E11 - Original Cuu

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[00:00] Mamoru
    We'll create the course of events that leads
    to the 2023 you know, here in this 2023.
[00:06] Mamoru
    We'll bring both histories into
    existence simultaneously!
[00:09] Mamoru
    You're facing off against your past self.
[00:12] Mamoru
    Can you beat her?
[00:15] Konoha
    Okay, Mamoru-kun.
[00:17] Konoha
    I'll give it all I've got!
[00:36] Konoha
    Hey, Mamoru-kun.
[00:38] Konoha
    I know you said it'll just be
    the two of us making this game,
[00:43] Konoha
    but we need writing
    and music to make a game,
[00:46] Konoha
    not to mention the hundreds
    of illustrations we'll need!
[00:49] Konoha
    Trying to do all that
    with just two people...
[00:52] Mamoru
    Other than system-related support,
    I can't help you with any of that, either.
[00:55] Mamoru
    I'm just a programmer.
[00:57] Mamoru
    You need to do it all by yourself.
SIGN    You need to do it all by
    yourself
SIGN    You need to do it all by
    yourself
SIGN    You need to do it all by
    yourself
SIGN    You need to do it all by
    yourself
SIGN    You need to do it all by
    yourself
SIGN    You need to do it all by
    yourself
SIGN    You need to do it all by
    yourself
SIGN    You need to do it all by
    yourself
SIGN    You need to do it all by
    yourself
[01:01] Konoha
    That's asking for way too much!
[01:04] Mamoru
    Game development has evolved.
[01:06] Mamoru
    Now, if you really want to, you
    can make a game all by yourself,
[01:10] Mamoru
    with the help of AI.
[01:12] Konoha
    AI?!
SIGN    16bit Sensation:
    Another Layer
SIGN    16bit Sensation:
    Another Layer
SIGN    "Original Cuu"
[02:48] Mamoru
    AI is responsible for creating the bulk
    of illustrations in video games today.
[02:53] Konoha
    Wait, these are...
[02:54] Mamoru
    That's right.
[02:55] Mamoru
    These are your drawings from the past.
[02:57] Mamoru
    As a test, I'm going to train
    the AI on this data.
[02:59] Konoha
    Mamoru-kun!
[03:02] Mamoru
    Don't worry.
[03:03] Mamoru
    This is a private AI that I created.
[03:06] Mamoru
    It hasn't been released to the public.
[03:09] Mamoru
    If we load in these images...
[03:12] Mamoru
    The AI will analyze them and
    create similar-looking pictures.
[03:16] Konoha
    Whoa, that's amazing!
[03:19] Mamoru
    You can easily change the
    coloring style as well.
[03:21] Mamoru
    From standard illustration coloring,
[03:24] Mamoru
    to anime-style coloring...
[03:25] Mamoru
    You can even make it look
    like watercolor art.
[03:28] Mamoru
    It can automatically correct
    issues with proportions as well.
[03:31] Konoha
    What?!
[03:32] Konoha
    That's super handy!
[03:34] Mamoru
    And it's not just art.
[03:35] Mamoru
    AI can assist you with the story and
    music, both indispensable for a game.
[03:41] Mamoru
    This method of utilizing AI is now
    mainstream for game development.
[03:46] Mamoru
    With this, you can make a
    game by yourself, right?
[03:49] Konoha
    If AI is so advanced, can't it just make
    games without humans doing anything?
[03:55] Mamoru
    It's true that, as a whole, that's where
    game development is headed right now.
[04:00] Mamoru
    But even as AI evolves, there's
    one thing that it can't create.
[04:05] Mamoru
    Do you know what that is?
[04:07] Konoha
    Huh?
[04:08] Konoha
    What could it be?
[04:10] Mamoru
    Passion.
[04:12] Mamoru
    AI can create games quickly, cheaply,
    and at a high level of quality.
[04:17] Mamoru
    But there's no passion in them.
[04:20] Mamoru
    An AI doesn't have a reason to create games,
[04:23] Mamoru
    and it can't feel conflicted or
    afraid about what it's made.
[04:26] Mamoru
    It simply carries out the instructions
    that it's been given.
[04:30] Mamoru
    As a result, the games it spits out end
    up lacking the passion of a creator.
[04:34] Mamoru
    That said...
[04:35] Mamoru
    Games without passion sell just fine.
[04:38] Mamoru
    Since they still appear to be well-made.
[04:40] Mamoru
    That's why we're flooded
    with games made by AI.
SIGN    The Spread of AI Anyone Can Use!
SIGN    The Spread of AI Anyone Can Use!
SIGN    The Spread of AI Anyone Can Use!
SIGN    The Spread of AI Anyone Can Use!
SIGN    The Spread of AI Anyone Can Use!
SIGN    The Spread of AI Anyone Can Use!
SIGN    The Spread of AI Anyone Can Use!
SIGN    The Spread of AI Anyone Can Use!
SIGN    The Spread of AI Anyone Can Use!
SIGN    The Spread of AI Anyone Can Use!
SIGN    The Spread of AI Anyone Can Use!
SIGN    The Spread of AI Anyone Can Use!
[04:47] Mamoru
    Well, Meiko and the others still do
    the majority of their work manually.
[04:51] Mamoru
    But what we need now is no ordinary game.
[04:56] Mamoru
    It's a game that can change history.
[04:58] Mamoru
    You can't make a game
    like that with just AI.
[05:00] Mamoru
    You need human hands for that.
[05:03] Mamoru
    Which means it's up to you to create it.
[05:09] Konoha
    So much pressure...
[05:11] Mamoru
    No need to look so grim.
[05:14] Mamoru
    We also have plenty of items
    to combat fatigue now.
[05:17] Mamoru
    For example...
[05:19] Mamoru
    Office chairs with massaging built in!
[05:21] Konoha
    Is it supposed to be that intense?!
[05:23] Mamoru
    Mammoth Energy, to jolt you fully awake!
[05:25] Konoha
    Look at those messed-up colors!
[05:27] Mamoru
    Happy Supplements, to magically
    reduce your stress to zero!
[05:31] Mamoru
    Now available in packs with a
    needle-free injector as an add-on!
[05:34] Konoha
    This seems fishy in so many ways!
[05:36] Konoha
    S-So many items that all
    scream "crunch time"...
[05:43] Mamoru
    It's this late already?
[05:47] Mamoru
    This lock will open with
    fingerprint authentication.
[05:50] Mamoru
    You can go out any time you'd like,
[05:53] Mamoru
    but make sure you don't
    let anyone else in here.
[05:55] Mamoru
    Also, don't go near the shelves of PC-98s.
[05:58] Mamoru
    The PC-98s are very delicate!
[06:01] Konoha
    I'm not gonna touch them!
[06:03] Mamoru
    Well then, I'm leaving.
[06:05] Konoha
    Huh?
[06:05] Konoha
    You're leaving?
[06:07] Konoha
    Where to?!
[06:08] Mamoru
    Work, where else?
[06:10] Mamoru
    Didn't I tell you that my
    job is content supervision?
[06:12] Mamoru
    I'm the one who manages everything.
[06:14] Mamoru
    I don't intend on racking up debt like Dad.
[06:20] Konoha
    You've grown up into a fine adult!
[06:23] Mamoru
    Don't you talk down to me.
[06:25] Konoha
    Why not?!
[06:26] Konoha
    Why, I remember when you 
    used to be this small!
[06:30] Konoha
    You used to be such an obnoxious child!
[06:34] Mamoru
    I wasn't that small!
[06:36] Mamoru
    I was fifteen when we first met!
[06:39] Konoha
    Oh yeah, Mamoru-kun.
[06:42] Konoha
    Do you live here all by yourself?
[06:44] Mamoru
    Yeah.
[06:45] Mamoru
    There's nothing interesting
    back at my apartment,
[06:49] Mamoru
    so I spend most of my time here.
[06:50] Konoha
    All alone, huh?
[06:53] Mamoru
    Is that weird?
[06:55] Konoha
    Ah, no!
[06:56] Konoha
    It's not weird at all!
[06:58] Konoha
    You're exactly as I expected!
[07:02] Mamoru
    Okay, I'm going now.
[07:04] Konoha
    Ah, sure!
[07:06] Konoha
    Have fun at work!
[07:09] Mamoru
    Y-Yeah.
[07:28] DJ
    How are you all doing?
[07:30] DJ
    Oh yes, my daughter's about to take
    her university entrance exams!
[07:35] DJ
    Time sure does fly!
[07:37] Konoha
    This really is impossible!
[07:40] Mamoru
    It's only been a few days.
[07:42] Konoha
    Well, c'mon!
[07:43] Konoha
    I've never made a game to
    change history before!
[07:47] Konoha
    This is way harder than creating a
    game to earn one billion yen!
[07:52] Konoha
    At first, I thought I could do it,
[07:55] Konoha
    but even after thinking real
    hard, I've got nothing!
[07:58] Konoha
    I used up all my talent on the last game!
[08:02] Konoha
    I'm a one-hit wonder!
[08:04] Mamoru
    You traveled all the way across time
    just to make video games, right?
[08:09] Mamoru
    Are you saying you're done
    after one measly game?
[08:12] Mamoru
    I was sure that you'd be dying to make more.
[08:15] Konoha
    Yeah, yeah!
[08:16] Konoha
    You're just a consumer who's never made
    anything, and does nothing but criticize!
[08:20] Konoha
    Just keep your mouth shut!
[08:22] Mamoru
    Who are you calling a consumer?!
[08:23] Mamoru
    I did all the programming, didn't I?!
[08:25] Konoha
    Don't give me that!
[08:27] Konoha
    Reading with the radio on, and
    listening to music on top of that!
[08:30] Konoha
    Must be nice!
[08:31] Mamoru
    Ah!
[08:36] Konoha
    Wh-What the heck?!
[08:37] Mamoru
    Give it back!
[08:38] Mamoru
    It's the sound of a PC-98 running.
[08:40] Mamoru
    Listening to it helps me relax.
SIGN    Boot Up Sounds
SIGN    Boot Up Sounds
SIGN    Boot Up Sounds
SIGN    Boot Up Sounds
[08:43] Konoha
    What?!
[08:46] Mamoru
    Let's get this straight.
[08:47] Mamoru
    I never told you to make a
    game that will sell well,
[08:50] Mamoru
    and I didn't say you had to
    make an interesting game.
[08:52] Mamoru
    What is it that you want to make
    most in a video game right now?
[08:56] Mamoru
    That's all you need to think about.
[09:03] Konoha
    I'm going out for a change of pace!
[09:06] Mamoru
    That reminds me...
[09:09] Mamoru
    Is it me or do you sound
    more grown-up lately?
[09:11] Konoha
    What?
[09:12] Mamoru
    Before, you used to talk
    a lot more like a child.
[09:15] Konoha
    Huh?
[09:17] Konoha
    Haven't I always been like this?
[09:22] Mamoru
    You...
[09:24] Mamoru
    should hurry up and make that game.
[09:38] Mamoru
    You're changing as well.
[09:39] Mamoru
    You're being influenced by this world.
[09:43] Mamoru
    If this keeps up, you might end up losing
    your memories of your original world.
[09:53] Konoha
    No, I still remember it!
[09:55] Konoha
    It may look completely different 
    now, but I still remember!
[09:59] Konoha
    Like the first time I came to Akiba!
[10:07] Konoha
    I'd never seen such a 
    weird place in my life.
[10:10] Konoha
    With mountains of games and 
    anime, and tons of cute girls!
[10:16] Konoha
    It was a place that felt 
    like a year-round festival!
[10:21] (Flashback) Konoha
    So this is Akihabara!
[10:33] Konoha
    That's right.
[10:35] Konoha
    I should get back soon
    and work on that game!
SIGN    Toya Yamada
[10:43] Konoha
    Toya-chan?!
SIGN    Toya Yamada
[10:51] Konoha
    Toya-chan...
[10:54] Konoha
    Hello? Toya-chan?
[10:57] Toya's Voice
    Onee-sama?
[10:58] Toya's Voice
    Onee-sama!
[11:00] Konoha
    Toya-chan!
[11:01] Konoha
    Toya-chan!
[11:03] Toya's Voice
    I-It's been so long!
[11:05] Konoha
    Huh?
[11:05] Konoha
    How do you know my phone number?
[11:08] Toya's Voice
    We exchanged numbers back
    in the day at Comiket.
[11:11] Konoha
    Ah, is that so?
[11:13] Toya's Voice
    But no matter how many times
    I called, it wouldn't go through...
[11:17] Toya's Voice
    I thought I'd never get
    to talk to you again.
[11:20] Konoha
    S-Sorry about that, Toya-chan.
[11:22] Konoha
    O-Oh yeah, I saw the news!
[11:24] Konoha
    That's amazing!
[11:25] Konoha
    Looks like things are going
    well with your company!
[11:28] Toya's Voice
    Thank you very much.
[11:30] Toya's Voice
    Um...
[11:31] Toya's Voice
    Onee-sama, where are you right now?
[11:33] Toya's Voice
    Would you like to meet up and
    chat for old times' sake?
[11:35] Konoha
    What?
[11:36] Konoha
    Ah, um...
[11:38] Konoha
    Well, I don't mind meeting up at all,
    but you might be a little surprised.
[11:45] Toya's Voice
    That's fine by me!
[11:46] Toya's Voice
    Onee-sama, where are you right now?
[11:49] Toya's Voice
    Just name the place, and
    I'll go and find you!
[11:51] Konoha
    Huh? Right now?!
[11:52] Toya's Voice
    Is that a no?
[11:55] Konoha
    That's not it at all!
[11:57] Konoha
    I'd love to see you, Toya-chan!
[12:03] Construction Worker
    That should just about do it, Rokuta-san.
[12:05] Mamoru
    Good work.
[12:07] Construction Worker
    Gosh, I can't believe Radio Kaikan is gone.
[12:11] Construction Worker
    I used to come here all the time.
[12:14] Construction Worker
    Back in the day, I used to really
    be into places like this.
[12:19] Construction Worker
    I'm a little sad to see it go.
[12:22] Construction Worker
    Anyway...
[12:24] Construction Worker
    I wonder when they're going to
    finish building that stadium.
[12:27] Construction Worker
    I hear that the company
    funding it got absorbed,
[12:30] Construction Worker
    and the parent company is
    now different or whatnot.
[12:34] Construction Worker
    Wonder if they ran into
    some sort of trouble.
[12:36] Mamoru
    Well, at the breakneck speed that
    this redevelopment is going at,
[12:40] Mamoru
    nothing would surprise me at this point.
[12:42] Construction Worker
    I suppose you're right...
[12:44] Construction Worker
    Well then, Rokuta-san.
[12:45] Construction Worker
    I'll be leaving now.
[12:46] Mamoru
    Thanks for your hard work.
[12:51] Mamoru
    That goes for you, too.
[13:01] Mamoru
    Even if Konoha manages to finish her 
    game, what should we do after that?
[13:07] Mamoru
    Just taking the game and going back to 1999 
    doesn't mean she can get it released.
[13:13] Mamoru
    She needs to get copies made in the past,
[13:15] Mamoru
    so that the data can become 
    a part of history.
[13:18] Mamoru
    So who can she entrust with that task?
[13:21] Mamoru
    Someone who will believe 
    Konoha's bizarre tale,
[13:24] Mamoru
    and turn her game into a success...
[13:31] Barista
    Thank you for waiting!
[13:48] Mamoru
    Another coffee, please.
[13:50] Barista
    Right away!
[13:55] Konoha
    When's Toya-chan gonna get here?
[14:31] Glenn
    What do you think of your new office?
[14:34] Glenn
    We think it's perfect for someone
    as beautiful and talented as you,
[14:42] Glenn
    Ms. Toya.
[14:44] Toya
    Yes.
[14:44] Toya
    It's quite a splendid office.
[14:47] Toya
    There's one thing, though.
[14:49] Toya
    Why won't you let me meet
    your founder, Mr. Glenn?
[14:54] Glenn
    My deepest apologies.
[14:55] Glenn
    Our founder is currently dealing
    with a very important matter.
[15:00] Glenn
    I have word that you'll be the first
    priority as soon as it's settled, Ms. Toya.
[15:05] Toya
    Is there something that takes
    priority over our meeting?
[15:09] Toya
    I thought we were supposed to
    be equal business partners.
[15:12] Glenn
    Why, of course it's an equal partnership.
[15:14] Glenn
    That's exactly the reason you're
    sitting at that desk, Ms. Toya.
[15:18] Glenn
    You saw our cuu game development know-how,
[15:21] Glenn
    struck a deal, and agreed to the terms.
[15:24] Toya
    I was...
[15:24] Glenn
    Ah, yes, I know.
[15:27] Glenn
    I understand how you must feel.
[15:29] Glenn
    That said, you're speaking with
    the CEO of Planet Games Japan.
[15:33] Glenn
    My authority is nothing to make light of...
[15:35] Glenn
    Oh?
[15:37] Glenn
    My word.
[15:39] Glenn
    Yes, excellent!
[15:41] Glenn
    Rejoice, Ms. Toya!
[15:43] Glenn
    Konoha Akisato-sama is headed your way.
[15:47] Toya
    Onee-sama?!
[15:48] Glenn
    You've been dying to meet her, haven't you?
[15:51] Toya
    Headed my way?
[15:52] Toya
    Mr. Glenn!
[15:53] Toya
    Why is Onee— Konoha Akisato-san coming here?!
[15:57] Glenn
    Why, it's simple.
[15:59] Glenn
    All I did was call her up.
[16:00] Glenn
    A single phone call.
[16:02] Glenn
    Ring, ring!
[16:03] Glenn
    Ah, and I just happened to 
    enlist your help in the matter.
[16:08] Toya
    What?
[16:09] Toya's Voice
    Onee-sama, where are you right now?
[16:12] Toya
    You used my voice...
[16:14] Toya's Voice
    In order to get Onee-sama's phone
    number, I hacked into your cell phone!
[16:20] Toya's Voice
    I'd do anything to meet Onee-sama again.
[16:24] Toya
    But I couldn't reach her, no
    matter how many times I tried...
[16:27] Toya
    So how?
[16:28] Glenn
    Now we've achieved what we set
    out to do with this merger.
[16:33] Glenn
    It was truly a long process getting here.
[16:36] Glenn
    But now it's finally in our hands:
[16:39] Glenn
    Original Cuu.
[16:41] Glenn
    The genius creator 
    behind The Last Waltz.
[16:45] Glenn
    The mysterious figure sought out by all,
[16:48] Glenn
    so that they might learn
    the source of her ideas.
[16:51] Glenn
    Konoha Akisato.
[16:53] Glenn
    Even as her name became known around the
    world, no one knew of her whereabouts.
[16:59] Glenn
    There was nobody who had met
    her, or spoken with her.
[17:02] Glenn
    With a limited number
    of exceptions, that is.
[17:05] Glenn
    And you were one of those
    lucky few, Ms. Toya.
[17:09] Toya
    What are you planning on
    doing with Onee-sama?!
[17:13] Toya
    Don't tell me...
[17:14] Toya
    You're going to subject her to that?!
[17:16] Toya
    Is that...
[17:17] Toya
    Is that why you acquired my company?!
[17:20] Glenn
    Ms. Toya, have you heard the saying,
     "A flower cannot bloom without secrecy"?
[17:26] Glenn
    Now, we can become the masters
    of global entertainment.
[17:31] Glenn
    The fame, fortune, and admiration you
    so desired is practically guaranteed.
[17:36] Toya
    Why are you telling me all of this?
[17:39] Toya
    If I report this to the police...
[17:45] Glenn
    You'll do no such thing.
[17:47] Glenn
    We did our research on you going
    into this merger, Ms. Toya.
[17:53] Glenn
    You're cut from the same cloth as us.
[17:57] Glenn
    Therefore, you won't go to the police.
[18:01] Glenn
    Or rather, you can't!
[18:02] Glenn
    Am I wrong, Ms. Toya?
[18:06] Glenn
    Let's settle this peacefully, Ms. Toya.
[18:09] Glenn
    I promise we'll make it worth it for you.
[18:12] Glenn
    So long.
[18:13] Toya
    Wait!
[18:18] Toya
    Onee-sama...
[18:27] Konoha
    The hospital?
[18:30] Konoha
    Why am I...
[18:35] Konoha
    That's right.
[18:37] Konoha
    I was waiting to meet up with Toya-chan,
    when I was dragged into that van...
[18:41] Konoha
    After that...
[18:43] Konoha
    What is this?!
[18:46] Konoha
    They put me into a plugsuit-looking thing!
[18:50] Konoha
    My clothes? They're gone!
[18:52] Konoha
    My phone? Gone!
[18:53] Konoha
    My backpack? Gone!
[18:56] Konoha
    But seriously, what is this place?
[19:00] Konoha
    Am I going to be sold off
    to some super rich guy?
[19:04] Konoha
    Like in one of those games...
[19:06] Konoha
    Huh?
[19:07] Konoha
    The door's not locked!
[19:12] Konoha
    In situations like these,
    when the door is unlocked,
[19:15] Konoha
    in most games, that means there's 
    something waiting outside.
[19:25] Konoha
    E-Excuse me...
[19:31] Konoha
    Anyway, let's look for a way out.
[19:40] Konoha
    Wait.
[19:41] Konoha
    Is this a life-size figure?
[19:53] Konoha
    Is that the exit?
[20:00] Konoha
    What?!
[20:04] Konoha
    Wh-Wh-Wh-Wh-Wh...
[20:06] Konoha
    What is this place?!
[20:13] Konoha
    Wait, more figures?
[20:15] Konoha
    It's really creeping me out...
[20:19] Konoha
    N-No...
[20:21] Konoha
    This isn't a figure!
[20:23] Konoha
    These are people...
[20:25] Konoha
    There are humans trapped inside!
[20:28] Konoha
    In all of these tanks?!
[22:26] Mamoru
    When I saw her...
[22:28] Mamoru
    It looked like she was waiting for someone.
[22:32] Mamoru
    But in the brief moment that I took my eyes 
    off her, she vanished into thin air.
[22:38] Mamoru
    Her words immediately 
    before she disappeared,
[22:40] Mamoru
    as well as the vehicle 
    that I saw drive off...
[22:50] Matsubara
    Yes, Matsubara speaking.
[22:51] Mamoru
    This is Rokuta.
[22:52] Matsubara
    Hello there, President.
[22:54] Matsubara
    Is something the matter?
[22:56] Mamoru
    I need a car.
[22:57] Mamoru
    Send over the fastest one
    we have to the warehouse.
[23:00] Matsubara
    Understood.
[23:01] Mamoru
    Thank you. Good-bye.
[23:19] Mamoru
    Sorry for waking all of you up so suddenly.
[23:23] Mamoru
    But right now, I need your help.
[23:27] Mamoru
    Find out where Konoha went.
[23:29] Mamoru
    I'm counting on all of you.
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