E1 - I Traveled Back in Time?!

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SIGN    Akiba Electric
SIGN    Day of Nurina
[00:27] Konoha
    E-Excuse me!
[00:28] Konoha
    What year is it right now?
[00:33] Uni Student B
    Um, it's the year 1992...
[00:38] Konoha
    1992?
[00:42] Konoha
    What?!
[00:44] Konoha
    This is the worst of the worst!
[00:49] Konoha
    Deep breaths! Deep breaths!
[00:53] Konoha
    U-Um...
[00:54] Konoha
    My name is Konoha Akisato!
[00:57] Konoha
    I-I-I'm from the year 2023,
    and I ended up in Akiba in 1992!
[01:05] Konoha
    Something's weird here!
[01:06] Konoha
    You've got the wrong person!
[01:08] Konoha
    I'm just a poor, lowly illustrator!
[01:12] Konoha
    I can't handle this at all!
[01:16] Konoha
    It's freezing!
[01:18] Konoha
    L-Listen!
[01:19] Konoha
    You, watching this video right now!
[01:21] Konoha
    If I end up dying here,
[01:23] Konoha
    take the PC in my apartment,
[01:24] Konoha
    and completely demolish it, without looking
    at the contents of the hard drive!
[01:27] Konoha
    Please, do it for me!
[01:30] Konoha
    My home address is Tokyo-to,
    Musashino-shi—
[01:33] Konoha
    I'm out of battery...
SIGN    "I Traveled Back in Time?!"
[01:36] Konoha
    This is the worst of the worst!
[02:01] Konoha
    I'm Konoha Akisato!
[02:03] Konoha
    I work as an illustrator at Blue Bell,
    a bishojo game company!
[02:07] Konoha
    In the near future, I plan on
    becoming a super-popular artist,
[02:10] Konoha
    who brings cute, cheerful heroines
    to life, one after another!
[02:14] Konoha
    But the truth is...
SIGN    Curry House Bongo
[02:19] President
    Listen up, everyone!
SIGN    Blue Bell
[02:21] President
    This is going to be our next work!
[02:23] President
    The title is, that's right,
    Welcome! MILF Hypnosis Salon!
SIGN    New Game Title Proposal
SIGN    Welcome!
SIGN    MILF Hypnosis Salon
SIGN    Blue Bell
SIGN    Confidential
    Final Draft
[02:28] President
    Oh, just look at the time.
[02:30] President
    We'll go through the rest tomorrow,
    so read over the proposal.
[02:39] Konoha
    The bishojo game industry these
    days is doing really badly,
[02:42] Konoha
    with light novels, gacha games,
    and VTubers clobbering it left and right,
[02:47] Konoha
    and my company, Blue Bell,
    is the worst of the worst!
[02:50] Konoha
    Our prez has given up on
    selling full-priced games,
[02:52] Konoha
    and he's going all in on the bargain market!
[02:55] Konoha
    And in this two-bit bishojo game company...
[03:00] Konoha
    I'm nothing more than a sub-illustrator!
[03:04] Konoha
    As for the company's main artist...
SIGN    Total lost cause with those ugly characters
    Are they even trying with that box art
SIGN    Anonymous Blue Belly
SIGN    Hard pass with that outdated art style
    Did they really think anyone would buy that
SIGN    Anonymous Blue Belly
SIGN    Anonymous Blue Belly
SIGN    Whoever approved these character designs needs to see an eye doctor
SIGN    Anonymous Blue Belly
SIGN    That box art is just fundamentally bad
SIGN    That box art is just fundamentally bad
SIGN    Total lost cause with those ugly characters
SIGN    Hard pass with that outdated art style
SIGN    Plain awful character designs lmao
SIGN    Please stop letting this guy do the designs...
[03:09] Konoha
    He's completely shattered after
    getting dragged on social media,
[03:12] Konoha
    and lost all his will to draw...
[03:16] Konoha
    I joined this company because I love
    cute girls and bishojo games...
SIGN     First Day at Work

[03:24] (Flashback) Konoha
    I'm gonna be a star illustrator!
[03:28] Konoha
    That's what I said back then...
[03:32] Konoha
    So why am I stuck coloring
    in back views of men?!
[03:38] Konoha
    Reality is just a crappy game!
[03:45] Employee A
    Done for the day!
[03:47] Employee B
    Let's get out of here.
[03:48] Employee C
    Yep, time to leave.
SIGN    Swipe up to unlock
SIGN    Sofmap - Pick up pre-order
[03:57] Konoha
    Good work today!
[03:59] Konoha
    I'll be heading out!
[04:00] Main Artist
    Good work...
[04:05] Cashier
    Can you please confirm that this
    is the item you pre-ordered?
[04:09] Konoha
    Ah, yes, th-that's the one.
[04:12] Konoha
    Yep, th-thanks, um, a lot...
[04:16] Cashier
    Thank you very much!
[04:21] Konoha
    The latest Purple game!
[04:23] Konoha
    I can't wait to play it!
SIGN    Box Innards
SIGN    Hungry
    Off to the corner store
SIGN    White Scrap of Cloth
SIGN    Lick lick lollipop
[04:26] Konoha
    Oh, that's cute!
SIGN    Mental Plaque
SIGN    Living up your youth?
[04:28] Konoha
    Have a like!
SIGN    Midnight Pizza Liker
SIGN    Drew this with the motif of jellyfish and a jellyfish girl
[04:29] Konoha
    Whoa, this one's sick, too!
[04:32] Konoha
    This one's also good!
[04:42] Announcement
    The next station is Nishi-Ogikubo.
[04:44] Announcement
    Nishi-Ogikubo.
[04:46] Announcement
    The doors on the right side will open.
[04:48] Announcement
    The next station is Nishi-Ogikubo.
[04:52] Announcement
    The doors on the right side will open.
SIGN     The eroge industry is going to die out before we know it
SIGN    Anonymous Blue Belly
SIGN    Why this...
SIGN    Anonymous Blue Belly
SIGN    Time to jump ship (to gacha games)
SIGN    Anonymous Blue Belly
SIGN    Of course (if you keep making nothing but shallow trash) it'd end up (with consumers leaving) that way
SIGN    Anonymous Blue Belly
SIGN    Blame the devs who don't put out anything decent too
SIGN    Anonymous Blue Belly
SIGN    Otaku nowadays are too busy with anime and gacha games to buy eroge
SIGN    Anonymous Blue Belly
SIGN    There are a lot less engaging titles now for real
SIGN    Anonymous Blue Belly
SIGN    It really is a serious matter
SIGN    Anonymous Blue Belly
SIGN    Where are all the anons who said that eroge was life?
SIGN    Anonymous Blue Belly
SIGN    Otaku nowadays are too busy with anime and gacha games to buy eroge
SIGN    Anonymous Blue Belly
SIGN    There are a lot less engaging titles now for real
SIGN    Anonymous Blue Belly
SIGN    It really is a serious matter
[05:03] Konoha
    Grr...
[05:06] Announcement
    Mitaka. Mitaka.
[05:28] Konoha
    Just you wait, world!
[05:30] Konoha
    One day, I'll have a game
    with my art on this shelf!
[05:34] Konoha
    But before that...
SIGN    Overall Daily Rankings
SIGN    #448 Debut!
SIGN    #449
SIGN    #450
SIGN    Romancing HMX
[05:49] Konoha
    I've gone down in the rankings!
[05:53] Konoha
    It came out really good this time, too...
[05:56] Konoha
    What am I missing?
[05:59] Konoha
    Dang it!
[06:00] Konoha
    Next time for sure!
[06:04] Konoha
    Now, then...
SIGN    Image color is white
    
    Angel who's half-human, half-fairy
    
    Likes:
    Lily-of-the-valley, cats, pudding
    
    Dislikes:
    Spicy food, bitter food,
    fighting, evening sky,
    spiky things
    
    Fluffy
    floaty
    
    Only child Sisters?
    
    Always a bright smile on her face
    Makes everyone around her happy
    Envision soft lines
    
    Draw 1 10 3 pictures every day!
SIGN    Can't swim. (likes the sea)
    
    Hair takes on color when she uses her power
    Length? Long hair could work too
    (Make design sheet!)
    
    Collects flower and wing accessories
    Bad at lying
    Angel
    Angel who's half-human, half-fairy
    
    Love!!
    Love!!
    
    I'll make her a popular heroine for sure!!!
    
    Pay attention down to the tips of her toes and fingers
    
    Important to establish her character!
    
    Aim for over 1,000 likes!
SIGN    I'll make her a popular
    heroine for sure!!!
SIGN    Curry House Bongo
SIGN    New Game Title Proposal
SIGN    Welcome!
SIGN    MILF Hypnosis Salon
SIGN    Blue Bell
SIGN    Confidential
    Final Draft
[06:38] President
    Okay, continuing where
    we left off yesterday,
[06:41] President
    have you all taken a look at the proposal?
[06:45] Konoha
    I have a suggestion!
[06:46] President
    Oh, it's just you.
[06:48] President
    A suggestion, you say?
[06:50] President
    An idea for our new game?
[06:51] Konoha
    Yes!
[06:52] Konoha
    It's a way better idea
    than what you have now!
[06:55] President
    So what's it about?
[06:57] Konoha
    It begins, well, in the midst of battle!
[07:01] Konoha
    On a far-off planet, there's a war underway!
[07:05] Konoha
    I think every story needs to start
    in a super-distant location!
[07:11] Konoha
    Is this Earth in the future?
[07:13] Konoha
    Or are we in a different
    dimension altogether?!
[07:16] Konoha
    My, oh my!
[07:19] Konoha
    Meanwhile, you have a girl who attends
    school in the Japanese countryside!
[07:25] Konoha
    But then, half of her body
    melts away to nothing!
[07:32] President
    Hey, now!
[07:33] President
    How long is this story?!
[07:36] Konoha
    Um, this is still the opening,
    so the heroine hasn't shown up yet.
[07:41] Konoha
    So far, I've talked about
    the heroine's friend—
[07:44] President
    That's enough of that!
[07:46] President
    How many minutes are you going to
    waste on explaining the opening?!
[07:49] President
    What kind of game are you
    trying to make here?!
[07:52] President
    Do you know how much it'd cost
    to make a game like that?!
[07:56] President
    Are you trying to bankrupt
    us with your dream game?!
[08:02] President
    The days when people would buy
    monumental games are long gone!
[08:08] President
    This 4,500 yen MILF hypnosis
    game is all we can manage now!
[08:35] Konoha
    It's still cold.
[08:37] Konoha
    Is the microwave busted?
[08:42] Konoha
    I'm gonna go buy some lunch!
[08:47] Konoha
    Making a MILF hypnosis game
    because you have no funds...
[08:51] Konoha
    You're gonna have plenty of rivals,
[08:53] Konoha
    and there's no way you can compete with the
    ones that specialize in hypnosis plots...
[09:00] (Flashback) President
    The days when people would buy
    monumental games are long gone!
[09:07] Konoha
    I know. In times like these...
SIGN    Seven Lucky Gods
[09:13] Konoha
    When you're in trouble, turn to the gods!
[09:16] Announcement
    I wish for a full-priced game,
    with me as main artist!
[09:20] Konoha
    If you can grant that
    wish, I'll do whatever...
[09:24] Konoha
    Well, maybe not.
[09:26] Konoha
    But I'll do almost whatever you ask!
[09:28] Konoha
    So please consider it!
SIGN    Used Games
[09:46] Konoha
    Game Shop BiBi?
[09:49] Konoha
    A used video game store? Here?!
[09:53] Konoha
    I had no clue.
[09:55] Konoha
    I can't believe I hadn't noticed!
[10:08] Konoha
    Not a very exciting selection.
[10:13] Konoha
    They sell bishojo games here!
[10:15] Konoha
    What do we have here?
[10:20] Konoha
    A hundred yen for Kanon?!
[10:22] Konoha
    A hundred yen for ComiPa, too?!
[10:24] Konoha
    A hundred yen for Rance?!
[10:26] Konoha
    What?!
SIGN    First Edition
    Bonuses Included
[10:33] Konoha
    It's not an empty box.
[10:34] Konoha
    It comes with everything inside...
[10:38] Konoha
    U-Um, excuse me!
[10:41] Granny
    Oh, welcome.
[10:44] Konoha
    You see, I'm not trying to buy this.
[10:47] Konoha
    Um, why is this game so cheap?
[10:51] Granny
    Oh, I thought the box looked a little grimy.
[10:55] Konoha
    This much is nothing!
[10:57] Konoha
    This is a first press edition of Kanon!
[11:00] Konoha
    If you sell this for 100 yen,
    resellers are going to snatch it up!
[11:03] Granny
    Resellers?
[11:05] Granny
    I don't know much about all that business...
[11:10] Konoha
    Granny, this here is a masterpiece!
[11:12] Konoha
    It's very valuable!
[11:14] Konoha
    Even if you didn't dump it in the
    bargain bin, plenty of people would...
[11:18] Granny
    What kind of game is it?
[11:22] Konoha
    Huh?
[11:23] Konoha
    What kind of game?
[11:25] Konoha
    You want me to talk about it?
[11:27] Konoha
    Me?
[11:28] Granny
    Yes.
[11:29] Konoha
    Really?!
[11:30] Granny
    Of course.
[11:31] Granny
    Tell me all about it.
[11:34] Konoha
    Ahem!
[11:35] Konoha
    Well, you see, Kanon was released in 1999,
[11:40] Konoha
    and it's a really entertaining game!
[11:43] Konoha
    This girl's name is Ayu,
    and she goes "uguu"!
[11:46] Konoha
    "Uguu"!
[11:47] Granny
    "Uguu"?
[11:54] Konoha
    This bin is filled with all
    of these incredible games!
[11:59] Konoha
    So please give them some higher prices...
[12:02] Granny
    You sure do love video games,
    don't you, young lady?
[12:07] Konoha
    O-Oh, well...
[12:09] Konoha
    A-All of this is common knowledge
    for bishojo game otaku!
[12:17] Konoha
    I-I'm so sorry!
[12:19] Konoha
    I went off and blabbed on all
    by myself for so long...
[12:21] Konoha
    I need to get back to the office.
[12:25] Granny
    Konoha-chan, do you like
    games with girls in them?
[12:31] Konoha
    Huh? I-Is that weird?
[12:33] Granny
    No, not at all.
[12:37] Konoha
    Seeing cute girls really cheers me up.
[12:43] Konoha
    But the girls in these games
    are more than just cute.
[12:48] Konoha
    They cry, laugh, face lots of worries,
[12:53] Konoha
    but despite that, they stay
    strong and try their best...
[12:56] Konoha
    These girls shine brightest within a game!
[13:03] Konoha
    There's a girl who I want
    to star in her own game.
[13:08] Konoha
    I want her to go on a grand adventure!
[13:13] Konoha
    Which is why I want it to be a game,
    and not just illustrations.
[13:16] Konoha
    Bishojo games are where cute
    girls can truly come alive!
[13:23] Granny
    I don't know much about video games,
[13:27] Granny
    but I'm sure that any game you
    make would be very fun to play.
[13:39] Konoha
    Granny!
[13:40] Granny
    Goodness, what's wrong?
[13:43] Konoha
    No one at work will listen
    to what I have to say.
[13:47] Konoha
    I'm just as aware as everyone else!
[13:49] Konoha
    Our company could never
    make a full-priced game!
[13:52] Konoha
    Even so, I just want someone to hear
    me out a little, just a little!
[14:00] Konoha
    Games are supposed to be fun
    and fill you with excitement...
[14:05] Konoha
    But no one at our company dares to dream!
[14:09] Konoha
    A game that doesn't dare to
    dream isn't a game at all!
[14:12] Konoha
    I don't care if it's a game about hypnosis!
[14:14] Konoha
    I want to make a game that dares to dream!
[14:19] Granny
    And you can't stop working at that company?
[14:22] Konoha
    Well, um...
[14:24] Konoha
    I don't have it in me to be so assertive...
[14:27] Konoha
    Quitting would be too scary, so that's
    gonna be a no sirree from me...
[14:32] Granny
    Dearie me...
[14:36] Konoha
    But thanks to you, it feels like I
    managed to shake off some of my gloom!
[14:42] Konoha
    Um, may I come back here?
[14:45] Granny
    Yes, of course.
[14:46] Granny
    Feel free to visit whenever we're open.
[14:51] Konoha
    Thanks, granny!
[15:07] Konoha
    Maybe I'll stop by that BiBi game
    store I found during lunch.
[15:13] Taiyaki Man
    Thank you very much!
SIGN    Taiyaki Specialty Truck
     Homemade Ogura-an
SIGN    Taiyaki Specialty Truck
     Homemade Ogura-an
[15:15] Konoha
    Taiyaki...
[15:17] Konoha
    Maybe I should bring something to thank
    her for listening to me earlier.
[15:23] Konoha
    Excuse me!
SIGN    FOR LEASE
SIGN    Please feel free to contact us
SIGN    Akihabara Properties
[15:26] Konoha
    Eh?
[15:26] Konoha
    Huh?
[15:29] Konoha
    Wasn't this the place?
[15:37] Konoha
    It's unlocked...
[15:49] Konoha
    A paper bag?
[15:55] Granny
    For Konoha-chan.
SIGN    For Konoha-chan
SIGN    Thank you for the fun chat
[15:56] Granny
    Thank you for the fun chat.
[16:00] Konoha
    Granny...
[16:01] Konoha
    Everything looked normal during lunchtime.
[16:04] Konoha
    Did she fly the coop in the afternoon?
[16:07] Konoha
    No, that's impossible!
[16:09] Konoha
    No way she cleared this
    place out so quickly!
[16:22] Konoha
    Don't tell me that this is
    a parting gift from her...
[16:32] Konoha
    Wait!
SIGN    Doukyuusei
[16:33] Konoha
    These are the games I
    talked about back then!
[16:36] Konoha
    All masterpieces!
[16:38] Konoha
    It must have been so thrilling back then.
[16:42] Konoha
    The golden age of bishojo games!
[16:47] Konoha
    Look at all of these cute
    girls out in the world...
SIGN    Doukyuusei
[16:56] Konoha
    Am I going to spend my entire life
    without accomplishing anything?
[17:09] Konoha
    Doukyuusei...
[17:14] Konoha
    The DOS version...
[17:31] Konoha
    Huh? Wh-What?!
SIGN    Personal Computers
    OA
    System Place
SIGN    OA
    System Place
    Personal Computers
    & Word Processors
    for Cheap
SIGN    Personal Computer Station
SIGN    Personal computers
    are going to
    get more exciting!
SIGN    Tanaka Radio
SIGN    Sewing Machines &
    Washing Machines
SIGN    TVs & VHS
SIGN    Freezers & Microwaves
SIGN    Special Audio Campaign
[17:44] Konoha
    Huh?!
SIGN    Tanaka Radio
SIGN    Color TVs
    Karaoke
[18:01] Radio Host
    We're almost at the end of 1992.
[18:04] Radio Host
    How did the year turn out for everyone?
SIGN    Choice "I'll go with Erina"
    "I'm not sure"
SIGN    Rie "Hmm, perhaps this is fate at work. Why don't you go with
SIGN    Choice "I'll go with Erina"
    "I'm not sure"
[18:08] Radio Host
    As for me, this was finally the year...
[18:11] Radio Host
    that I still didn't get a boyfriend!
[18:15] Manager
    Kaori, turn that radio off.
[18:18] Manager
    It's bumming me out!
[18:19] Manager
    Here we are on Christmas, busy with
    working instead of out on a date!
[18:23] Kaori
    If that's how you feel,
    get to debugging, Manager!
[18:27] Meiko
    Kyonshi-san, are you done
    with the text for Scene 33?
[18:31] Kyonshi
    I'm on it right now!
SIGN    Execute in debug mode? Y
    
    Save logs? Y
    Display report on error? Y
    A:\beta\prog_dbg.exe /p /e /l
    Allocating execution memory... OK
    Initializing... OK
    Reading gconf.bin... OK
    Executing
    Log saved [A:\beta
    
    A:

[18:35] Meiko
    Um, Mamoru-kun.
[18:37] Meiko
    I'm getting an error.
[18:38] Meiko
    Do you know why?
[18:40] Mamoru
    Hey!
[18:43] Mamoru
    Can't you read this?
[18:45] Meiko
    Um... PBA?
[18:50] Kaori
    What's that mean?
[18:52] Mamoru
    Programming skills, bozos! Acquire them!
[18:56] Mamoru
    My program is flawless.
[18:59] Mamoru
    You're the ones meddling
    with it without thinking,
[19:01] Mamoru
    forcing it to error out, and then
    I have to clean up after you!
[19:06] Meiko
    W-Well...
[19:09] Mamoru
    Think about how this 98 must feel!
[19:12] Mamoru
    The 9801 is working as hard as it can!
[19:17] Mamoru
    Don't make wonky files and
    make it spit out errors!
[19:20] Mamoru
    Things used to be better...
[19:22] Mamoru
    Back when everyone was a programmer...
[19:26] Kaori
    There goes Mamocchi's
    98-itis acting up again.
[19:30] Kaori
    Only 15 and already missing
    the good old days.
[19:32] Meiko
    U-Um...
[19:33] Meiko
    We're all counting on you, Mamoru-kun.
SIGN    Revised Edition
SIGN    Programmer Training Course Ver. 5.2
SIGN    Programming
    Basics of Basics
SIGN    What every beginner should do first
    What's happening while a personal computer runs?
    Steps and essentials to make it run
[19:39] Meiko
    I'm learning how to program, too.
[19:42] Meiko
    So help me debug it!
[19:44] Meiko
    Pretty please!
[19:48] Mamoru
    The file size on save is probably
    what's causing the error.
[19:53] Mamoru
    I'll fix it later.
[19:55] Kaori
    Where are you going, Mamocchi?
[19:57] Mamoru
    I'm going outside for some coffee.
[19:59] Kaori
    You know 100 yen isn't enough anymore!
[20:01] Kaori
    Not with the consumption tax now!
[20:03] Mamoru
    I know that!
SIGN    Warm
SIGN    Warm
SIGN    Warm
[20:16] Mamoru
    What's so great about bishojo games?
[20:20] Manager
    Why are we still debugging?
[20:23] Manager
    We should have finished a long time ago!
[20:25] Kaori
    That's how game programming works!
[20:28] Mamoru
    Grown-ups should really know better!
[20:30] Mamoru
    If I didn't have to help
    out Dad with his company,
[20:33] Mamoru
    there's no way I'd bother with this!
[20:38] Mamoru
    I'm calling it quits.
[20:40] Mamoru
    Once this game is finished,
[20:42] Mamoru
    I'll call it quits with these
    no-good bishojo games!
[20:50] Mamoru
    What was that?
[21:02] Mamoru
    Ouch!
[21:06] Mamoru
    Ow, ow, ow...
[21:09] Mamoru
    Wh-Who are you?!
[21:11] Konoha
    Ah! Sorry! Sorry!
[21:13] Konoha
    I-I was just in a bit of a panic...
SIGN    Personal Computer Shop "R"
[21:18] Konoha
    I-It's gone!
[21:19] Konoha
    My workplace!
[21:22] (Flashback) Uni Student B
    Um, it's the year 1992...
[21:27] (Flashback) Uni Student B
    The year 1992...
[21:31] Konoha
    Seriously? For real?
[21:35] Konoha
    I traveled back in time?!
SIGN    Akihabara, December 1992
[22:01] Mamoru
    Huh?
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    Another Layer
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    Another Layer
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