E1 - Crunch Time with the Princess

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[00:03] islander 1
    Princess!
[00:04] islander
    Princess!
[00:04] islander 2
    Your Highness!
[00:14] (Flashback) Aya
    Allow her to go.
[00:19] Takeru
    Shouldn't you have spoken to her?
[00:23] Miyako
    She'll probably come back soon enough.
[00:27] Takeru
    Ah, yes.
[00:29] (Flashback) Aya
    The princess will discover a new world.
[00:34] Miyako
    A new world...
[01:02] [SONG] OP
    Looks like it started before I knew it
[01:10] [SONG] OP
    Thanks to you, I'm all smiles
[01:17] [SONG] OP
    The usual townscape lends charm to the two of us
[01:25] [SONG] OP
    Funny how it looks like a starry sky
[01:34] [SONG] OP
    Suddenly buying flowers
[01:36] [SONG] OP
    Standing around in the kitchen
[01:38] [SONG] OP
    Sending a photo, because the setting sun is pretty
[01:41] [SONG] OP
    Trying to spend as much time with you as I can
[01:46] [SONG] OP
    This is all new for me
[01:51] [SONG] OP
    I hope tomorrow is like today
[01:57] [SONG] OP
    I've never felt this way before
[02:03] [SONG] OP
    We'll go on a date this weekend if possible
[02:09] [SONG] OP
    But it's fine if we stay home
[02:16] [SONG] OP
    I can't wait to see you
[02:23] (Flashback) attendee 1
    They're so young, too.
SIGN    Episode 1
    
    
    Crunch Time with the Princess
[02:25] (Flashback) attendee 2
    I feel sorry for Machi-chan and her family.
[02:27] (Flashback) attendee 1
    What are they going to do?
[02:29] (Flashback) Machi
    Ichiro.
[02:31] (Flashback) Machi
    What'll happen to us now?
[02:33] (Flashback) Ichiro
    Don't worry.
[02:35] (Flashback) Ichiro
    I'll take care of everything, somehow.
SIGN    rough sketches by 10AM!
[02:51] Ichiro
    Oh, no!
[03:01] Chihiro
    You got that, Machi-chan?
[03:03] Machi
    Yep.
[03:04] Machi
    The food Ichiro makes is easy to prepare.
[03:12] Fumio
    Thank you.
[03:14] Chihiro
    You're welcome.
[03:17] Chihiro
    Is Ichiro-kun busy again?
[03:19] Machi
    There's a deadline coming.
[03:23] Machi
    Ichiro, here's breakfast.
[03:26] Ichiro
    Man, oh man!
[03:29] Fumio
    You okay?
[03:31] Ichiro
    I-I-I'm fine.
[03:34] Machi
    You must've overslept.
[03:36] Chihiro
    You still haven't found an assistant?
[03:39] Ichiro
    Right.
[03:40] Ichiro
    It's hard to find anyone who'll
    do the finishing touches by hand.
[03:44] Chihiro
    And Sano-kun and Akita-kun both
    suddenly did the solo debut thing.
[03:50] Ichiro
    My deadline's 7:00 the day after tomorrow.
[03:53] Ichiro
    After rough sketches,
    I've got ten more pages to ink.
[03:57] Ichiro
    For backgrounds... I've got zilch.
[04:01] Ichiro
    Don't worry! I'll be sure to get it done!
[04:03] Ichiro
    And then, with the pay,
    we'll all go out for steak!
[04:07] Machi
    Steak? Come on, Ichiro.
[04:10] Chihiro
    Don't overextend yourself.
[04:14] Ichiro
    After I graduated high school and debuted
    as a manga artist, our father passed away.
[04:20] Ichiro
    I was already serialized in a magazine,
    so instead of finding a job,
[04:23] Ichiro
    I began living off manuscript fees and the
    rent from the apartment building I inherited.
SIGN    Alice and the Knight of Thorns
    Momo-Tea Kokone
[04:29] Ichiro
    My stuff doesn't sell well, to be honest.
[04:32] Ichiro
    But I've got to work hard to send
    my sister and brother to college.
SIGN    Masahiro Morikuni
[04:42] Ichiro
    Hello, Kuga speaking.
[04:43] Machi
    It's Morikuni.
[04:46] Ichiro
    You found an assistant?!
[04:50] Ichiro
    Understood!
[04:55] Machi
    I'll predict your future!
[05:04] Machi
    See you later!
[05:06] Fumio
    Later.
[05:07] Ichiro
    Wait! Tell me my fortune!
[05:10] Chihiro
    What was his fortune?
[05:14] Machi
    It came up colorless.
[05:17] Machi
    Both his future and his
    manuscript are blank! Get it?
[05:21] Chihiro
    Right...
[05:24] Ichiro
    I'd better get going!
[05:32] (Flashback) Morikuni
    They were traced, but her
    backgrounds are pretty good!
[05:35] Ichiro
    Seriously? That'd be great!
[05:38] (Flashback) Morikuni
    I only just saw it via email,
    so no guarantees.
SIGN    Accepting
    New Students
SIGN    Dance
SIGN    Ballet
[05:41] Ichiro
    Hey, I'm just thankful you got one at all!
[05:45] (Flashback) Morikuni
    Go and meet up with her.
    Seems she doesn't know the area.
[05:49] Ichiro
    Will do.
[05:51] Ichiro
    At this point, I'd go any distance.
[06:04] Ichiro
    Excuse me.
[06:15] Ichiro
    Um, are you the assistant?
[06:20] Shiori
    Are you Momo-Tea Kokone-sensei?
[06:26] Ichiro
    Please call me by my real name,
     not my pen name!
[06:29] Ichiro
    It's Ichiro Kuga.
[06:33] Ichiro
    If word gets around that it's me,
[06:35] Ichiro
    it might end up being embarrassing
    for Machi and Fumio.
[06:37] classmate 1
    Your brother draws manga?
[06:40] classmate 2
    Is he famous? Get us his autograph!
[06:42] Machi
    Shut up.
[06:44] Shiori
    I beg your pardon.
[06:45] Shiori
    I am Shiori Goshiki,
    and I hope to be your assistant.
[06:49] Shiori
    It's nice to meet you.
[06:52] Ichiro
    Likewise.
[06:53] Ichiro
    W-Would you mind if we got right to work?
[06:57] Shiori
    All right.
[07:01] sign
    Hiiragi Apartments
[07:09] Ichiro
    I apologize.
[07:11] Ichiro
    I would have liked to give you
    a day to get used to things.
[07:14] Ichiro
    But we're in a rush today,
     so we need to get to work.
[07:17] Shiori
    Okay.
[07:18] Ichiro
    You can use the art tools here
    or ones you're already used to.
[07:23] Ichiro
    Here are the storyboards
    and some past works.
[07:26] Shiori
    All right.
[07:29] Ichiro
    Um...
[07:32] Ichiro
    There's a room where assistants can
    change their clothes, if needed.
[07:37] Shiori
    That's okay. I always dress like this.
[07:40] Ichiro
    Well...
[07:48] Ichiro
    Here.
[07:50] Ichiro
    Please borrow this,
    since your clothes look expensive.
[07:53] Shiori
    Is that so?
[07:54] Ichiro
    Don't worry if it gets dirty.
[08:02] Ichiro
    Okay, please start by doing panel
    borders and backgrounds for these.
[08:06] Shiori
    Will do.
[08:11] Ichiro
    Sh-She's fast! And skillful!
[08:14] Ichiro
    And also, very beautiful.
[08:18] Ichiro
    Your line work is beautiful!
[08:21] Ichiro
    Have you been an assistant for long?
[08:23] Shiori
    No, this is my first time.
[08:25] Ichiro
    For real?!
[08:28] Shiori
    I learned using this book,
    Shojo Manga Lessons.
[08:32] Ichiro
    That book's pretty old.
[08:35] Ichiro
    Oh, but it was compiled by
    Funeko Horehoro-sensei.
[08:39] Ichiro
    Not bad.
[08:41] Shiori
    Excuse me.
[08:42] Shiori
    What should I do next?
[08:44] Ichiro
    Oh, sorry.
[08:46] Ichiro
    Let's see.
[08:48] Ichiro
    Ink the highlights on this hair.
[08:49] Shiori
    All right.
[08:52] Shiori
    I'm done.
[08:53] Ichiro
    Okay.
[08:55] Ichiro
    Would you mind scraping this screentone?
[08:57] Shiori
    Sure.
[09:01] Shiori
    Finished.
[09:03] Shiori
    What's next?
[09:06] Ichiro
    I'm so grateful! I'll definitely
    make the deadline now!
[09:10] Shiori
    Um...
[09:13] Ichiro
    It's flawless!
[09:14] Machi
    We're home!
[09:16] Fumio
    Home.
[09:23] Ichiro
    Welcome back.
[09:26] Machi
    Are you a gemstone princess?!
[09:29] Shiori
    No, children, not gemstone.
[09:32] Ichiro
    Machi.
[09:34] Ichiro
    This is Shiori Goshiki-san,
    who became my assistant in a hurry.
[09:38] Machi
    Welcome.
[09:39] Machi
    Wait, have you been working her non-stop?
[09:42] Machi
    Taking breaks improves efficiency!
[09:44] Ichiro
    I-I'm sorry.
[09:46] Machi
    Does she know where to
     find the sink and bathroom?
[09:49] Ichiro
    Oh, that's right!
[09:51] Machi
    Don't forget these things!
[09:54] Machi
    Ten-minute break!
[09:55] Machi
    I'll show you around!
[09:58] Shiori
    Please do.
[10:00] Machi
    Each of these has a bedroom,
    dining area, and kitchenette.
[10:03] Machi
    You're guaranteed privacy,
     and there's also a common area.
[10:06] Machi
    They're "social apartments."
[10:08] Shiori
    Social apartments?
[10:10] Machi
    All sorts of people live in them:
    a manicurist, an office worker, etc.
[10:14] Machi
    Also our cousin, Chibi-chan.
[10:17] Shiori
    Chibi-chan?
[10:19] Machi
    Ichiro is a live-in landlord
     and manga artist!
[10:23] Shiori
    Now I see.
[10:25] Machi
    This is the communal kitchen and lounge.
[10:28] Machi
    There's an oven, so those who
    want to cook use this it a lot.
[10:32] Machi
    The rooms besides ours only have showers,
    but there's a public bath nearby.
[10:37] Shiori
    That's good to know.
[10:39] Machi
    So, this is the vacant room that
    assistants use for staying overnight.
[10:43] Shiori
    It's lovely.
[10:46] Machi
    You'll use it, right?
[10:50] Machi
    Food's here!
[10:56] Ichiro
    Huh? Where's Goshiki-san?
[10:59] Machi
    She said she'd eat alone
    in the assistant's room.
[11:03] Ichiro
    Maybe I should have told
    her to go out to eat.
[11:06] Machi
    Maybe...
[11:07] Machi
    She has a mouth on the back of her head!
[11:10] Machi
    Or she's an animal spirit
    who's repaying you.
[11:12] Ichiro
    Don't be weird about it.
[11:14] Ichiro
    You know what she is? She's pro-level.
[11:17] Ichiro
    No, goddess-level!
[11:19] Machi
    Okay!
[11:20] Machi
    I sure hope she stays on.
[11:22] Fumio
    Stays on.
[11:37] Ichiro
    Think I'll make some tea.
[11:39] Shiori
    I'll do it.
[11:40] Ichiro
    No, that's okay.
[11:42] Shiori
    I just finished this work I was doing.
[11:49] Machi
    Huh?
[11:51] Machi
    You knew where the tea was?
[11:53] Shiori
    Yes. Would you like some?
[11:55] Fumio
    Uh-uh.
[11:57] Machi
    We'd just have to go to the bathroom again.
[11:59] Machi
    Why don't you stop for the day?
    We don't wanna turn into a sweatshop.
[12:05] Shiori
    I can keep going.
[12:07] Shiori
    Actually, I thought I'd get
    even fewer breaks than this.
[12:11] Shiori
    I heard it's a tight schedule.
[12:12] Machi
    Oh, yeah.
[12:15] Machi
    Ichiro's no good at asking
    for help, even with work.
[12:18] Machi
    He said he's saving up money
    so he can send us to college.
[12:23] Machi
    He says he has to be like a parent to us.
[12:29] Machi
    And he tries to take care
    of everything by himself.
[12:34] Shiori
    Even without connection, you guys have
    some great communication going on.
[12:39] Machi
    Commu...
[12:41] Machi
    What?
[12:46] Machi
    Well, anyway, get some sleep.
[12:49] Shiori
    Okay.
[12:59] Ichiro
    So cute.
[13:02] Shiori
    Here.
[13:04] Ichiro
    Thank you. Go ahead and stop for the day.
[13:11] Shiori
    Just these panel borders.
[13:13] Ichiro
    Thanks, I appreciate it.
[13:18] Ichiro
    Want the radio on to keep you awake?
[13:21] Shiori
    No, thank you.
[13:22] Shiori
    I know. Why don't I tell you about myself?
[13:26] Ichiro
    Sure.
[13:30] Ichiro
    I'm nearly 19, and before this year,
    I had never read any manga.
[13:35] Ichiro
    Wow, that's unusual.
[13:38] Ichiro
    Well, not unheard of.
    Your parents didn't let you?
[13:43] Shiori
    That's correct.
[13:45] Shiori
    It's just that my grandmother loved books,
[13:49] Shiori
    and she let me alone see her collection.
SIGN    Alice and the
     Knight of Thorns
SIGN    Momo-Tea Kokone
[13:51] Shiori
    Your manga was part of it.
[13:54] Ichiro
    Huh?!
[13:55] Shiori
    I was surprised.
[13:57] Ichiro
    Did I draw something weird?
[14:00] Shiori
    I never realized such
    flights of fancy existed.
[14:04] Ichiro
    That's not a compliment.
[14:06] Shiori
    A misunderstanding leads to a quarrel.
[14:08] Shiori
    But a mysterious fever called love
    somehow grows out of it all.
[14:14] Shiori
    There are so many such stories,
    ever in different forms.
[14:19] Ichiro
    Yeah, that's shojo manga for you.
[14:22] Ichiro
    Constant ups and downs.
    From one problem to the next.
[14:28] Shiori
    But I found all that
    discomfort to be touching.
[14:33] Ichiro
    Hey, Goshiki-san...
[14:35] Ichiro
    Usually, the workload is a little
    more evenly paced around here.
[14:39] Ichiro
    So can I continue to count on you?
[14:42] Shiori
    Yes!
[15:05] Ichiro
    Could you...
[15:07] Shiori
    Hair highlights, right?
[15:09] Ichiro
    Yeah.
[15:16] Ichiro
    The day's already gone by?!
[15:19] Ichiro
    Thanks, Goshiki-san.
    This is enough for today.
[15:23] Shiori
    I can keep going.
[15:25] Ichiro
    Thank you.
[15:27] Ichiro
    But once this page is done,
     that just leaves finishing touches.
[15:31] Ichiro
    I can do those myself.
[15:33] Shiori
    I'm reluctant to stop.
[15:35] Ichiro
    If you push too hard, you'll burn out.
[15:38] Ichiro
    Let's see, the finished manuscript
    is... one page, two...
[15:49] Shiori
    What's the matter?
[15:51] Ichiro
    It's missing... one.
[15:53] Shiori
    Missing one?
[15:57] Ichiro
    Hold on! Hold on!
[15:59] Shiori
    Um, what do you mean the
    manuscript's missing one?
[16:00] Ichiro
    Don't tell me...
[16:02] Ichiro
    No, it's here! I think
    I remember drawing it!
[16:06] Ichiro
    Found it!
[16:14] Ichiro
    I barely even touched it!
[16:16] Machi
    Blenk.
[16:20] Shiori
    I can keep going.
[16:22] Ichiro
    No, it's okay! I'll figure something out.
[16:25] Ichiro
    Rough sketch, inking, finishes.
    That'll take 2-3 hours.
[16:30] Ichiro
    Maybe I should ask Goshiki-san to...
[16:32] Ichiro
    No, an all-nighter is too much to
    ask when she's not permanent yet.
[16:38] Ichiro
    I'll finish just in time, if I don't sleep.
[16:40] Shiori
    I am unable to guess your feelings.
[16:46] Shiori
    If you really do want help,
    please tell me honestly.
[16:53] Shiori
    Do you need assistance?
[16:56] Ichiro
    I just can't afford to miss the deadline.
[16:59] Ichiro
    I'd lose a month's worth of manuscript pay.
[17:02] mother
    I know I'm your mother,
    but I have a new life now.
[17:06] Ichiro
    Worst case, I could submit
    it with just inks and fills.
[17:09] Ichiro
    This one page could have some
    white space left in it.
[17:13] (Flashback) Machi
    Work hard at the manga, Ichiro.
[17:15] Ichiro
    If I just do the best I can do...
[17:19] Shiori
    Do you...
[17:22] Shiori
    need assistance?
[17:27] Ichiro
    I'm sorry, Goshiki-san!
[17:29] Ichiro
    I don't really want to cut corners!
[17:32] Ichiro
    Please work with me all night!
[17:35] Ichiro
    I'll give you overtime pay!
[17:39] Shiori
    I will work with you.
[17:51] Ichiro/Shiori
    F-Finished!
[17:56] Ichiro
    I'll make copies, send an email,
    and check it over.
[18:02] Ichiro
    You sleep, Gohiki-han...
[18:04] Shiori
    Right.
[18:11] Ichiro
    I'm so tired.
[18:13] Ichiro
    I've kept such regular hours lately.
[18:16] Ichiro
    I haven't... done an all-nighter... in ages.
[18:26] Ichiro
    Shoot, I fell asleep briefly.
[18:30] Ichiro
    And Goshiki-san didn't get far, either.
[18:34] Ichiro
    Huh?!
[18:38] Ichiro
    There's a G-pen sticking her!
[18:41] Ichiro
    Look out!
[18:46] Ichiro
    O-Outer space?
[19:01] Shiori
    Now you and my stinger have been linked.
[19:08] Shiori
    That amounts to the two of us vowing
    to bind our destinies together!
[19:14] Ichiro
    I just had some kind of hallucination.
[19:19] Shiori
    I'm saying that in my land,
[19:21] Shiori
    it's an act permitted only to
    those in a marital relationship.
[19:25] Ichiro
    Marital?
[19:27] Shiori
    I never thought you were the type to touch
    someone's body while they're asleep!
[19:31] Ichiro
    W-Wait, you've got the wrong idea!
[19:34] Ichiro
    I thought, well, there was a
    sharp object stuck in you!
[19:38] Shiori
    Sharp object?
[19:43] Ichiro
    This is how it looked!
[19:48] Shiori
    You were trying to save my life?
[19:50] Ichiro
    Yeah, and I messed up!
[19:52] Ichiro
    I mean, sorry.
[19:54] Ichiro
    If I hadn't been half asleep,
    I might not have mistaken it.
[20:00] Ichiro
    Goshiki-san, I realize I'm the one who
    asked you to pull an all-nighter.
[20:04] Ichiro
    I'm sorry.
[20:06] Shiori
    I'm sorry, too.
[20:09] Shiori
    If it looked like a sharp object
    was sticking me, then thank you.
[20:14] Ichiro
    That stinger thing.
[20:17] Ichiro
    It was like a tail.
[20:19] Ichiro
    Are there people with tails?
[20:22] Ichiro
    No, if that's the case,
    asking about it might be rude.
[20:27] Shiori
    You and I only just met,
     and you don't know anything.
[20:32] Shiori
    Maybe it was lucky that you
    happened to touch me this way?
[20:36] Ichiro
    We only just met, but I already
    know that you're reliable,
[20:40] Ichiro
    and you do meticulous work.
[20:43] Ichiro
    That's why I feel really sorry.
[20:46] Ichiro
    I would say I feel awkward.
[20:49] Ichiro
    Not lucky.
[20:53] Shiori
    Then, sure enough.
[20:55] Shiori
    Physical contact must be wonderful
    between those who trust one another.
[21:00] Shiori
    Like in the stories.
[21:04] Ichiro
    Just who are you, Goshiki-san?
[21:07] Shiori
    I am the princess of the Star People.
[21:10] Ichiro
    Huh?!
[21:11] Shiori
    I don't desire marriage born of mishap.
[21:14] Shiori
    I figure that love should come first.
[21:18] Ichiro
    No, wait a minute!
[21:20] Ichiro
    You shouldn't joke like that with
    a coworker you don't know well!
[21:23] Ichiro
    I'm raising young kids. I can't
    have weird rumors going around!
[21:29] Shiori
    I wouldn't say I don't know you well.
[21:33] Shiori
    I thought your art was the
    simplest in that magazine,
[21:37] Shiori
    so as practice, I started out by copying it.
[21:40] Shiori
    The more I traced, the more I could tell how
    much time and care was spent creating it.
[21:47] Shiori
    That's why I would say
    I know you by your work.
[21:52] Shiori
    I suppose you could say I'm your fan?
[21:56] Ichiro
    Well, in a way that makes it even worse.
[22:00] Shiori
    Oh, right.
[22:02] Shiori
    We'll start as friends, then.
[22:07] Shiori
    Here's hoping for the best.
[22:10] Ichiro
    Y-Yeah...
[22:16] [SONG] ED
    A long red thread stretching into the distance
[22:27] [SONG] ED
    Meeting you, even if it meant having to cross hundreds of light-years
[22:38] [SONG] ED
    Maybe I'll slowly get used to
[22:45] [SONG] ED
    The two of us going out to have fun
[22:52] [SONG] ED
    A tug on my arm, by the bond that was formed that day
[23:02] [SONG] ED
    A little at a time, we've come closer together
[23:08] [SONG] ED
    More smiles for us
[23:12] [SONG] ED
    That place I first learned of, and the shops we'll visit again tomorrow
[23:25] [SONG] ED
    They'll all be part of these lovely days
[23:31] [SONG] ED
    Looking forward to it, good night
[23:46] Machi
    I'm glad such a great person has come!
[23:49] Machi
    He said she's "goddess level"!
[23:50] Fumio
    They've gone somewhere together.
[23:52] Machi
    The heat is on!
[23:53] Fumio
    He's burning up.
[23:55] Machi
    Why?!
SIGN    Episode 2
SIGN    Shopping with the Princess
[23:56] Fumio
    Ouch, hot.