2 - So Be It! 2D It Is!
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[00:04] ---
What should I do, Kotori?
[00:07] ---
I'm not so sure myself.
This is a bit unexpected.
[00:12] ---
Well, anime and manga characters
are ideal companions, in a way.
[00:19] ---
When you compare them to real people,
reality seems like a letdown.
[00:25] ---
Speaking from experience?
[00:27] ---
Tsk, tsk, tsk. I fancy
voice actresses, too, Commander.
[00:33] ---
Okay then.
[00:34] ---
Commander. Didn't Nia say
she liked some character?
[00:38] ---
Tokiya. Girls seem to love him.
[00:42] ---
I see...
[00:44] ---
Shido, help is on the way.
Just follow my plan to the word.
[00:49] ---
He's taking forever.
Strategizing with Kotori, maybe?
[00:55] ---
Oh, there you are--
[02:38] ---
It's Tokiya.
[02:40] ---
From Chronicle?
[02:41] ---
That costume's legit!
[02:44] ---
This seat's mine, woman.
[02:48] ---
Tokiya...? Why?
[02:51] ---
Mind yourself, woman.
I didn't say you can use my name.
[02:59] ---
Back off, woman.
[03:04] ---
Happiness climbing!
[03:06] ---
Sealing levels reached.
[03:08] ---
It worked, Shido! Go for it!
[03:11] ---
Huh? What's wrong?
[03:15] ---
Shut your mouth.
[03:20] ---
As if!
[03:21] ---
Eh?
[03:24] ---
Happiness falling!
[03:25] ---
It's lower than ever!
[03:27] ---
No way! Why?!
[03:31] ---
What the hell were you thinking?
[03:34] ---
Huh? Meaning?
[03:36] ---
Tokiya would never make moves
on a woman! Use common sense!
[03:41] ---
Common sense?
[03:43] ---
Tokiya's on a journey to avenge
his little sister and lover, Hibari!
[03:49] ---
As a lonely observer, I wouldn't dare
intrude on that beautiful world!
[03:55] ---
Don't break the fourth wall!
Don't break it!
[03:59] ---
Hey! Calm down, Nia!
[04:01] ---
Tokiya would never do that!
[04:03] ---
If you wanna make me fall for you,
come back when you're 2D!
[04:11] ---
Well, that didn't work out.
[04:14] ---
Oh my. You sure took a beating.
[04:17] ---
And who's fault is that?!
[04:19] ---
Commander. The plan failed,
but it's true that her levels rose.
[04:25] ---
Precisely.
[04:27] ---
In other words, if a character
she likes is brought to life,
[04:33] ---
it's possible to raise her happiness.
[04:36] ---
So, 2.5D will work.
[04:41] ---
In that case...!
[04:46] ---
Was that a bit cruel of me?
[04:50] ---
I guess ditching him there
wasn't the nicest thing.
[04:55] ---
Maybe I should've let him kiss me.
[04:59] ---
Though, Spirit power can't be sealed
unless you open your heart.
[05:04] ---
He seems like a good guy,
but 3D doesn't do it for me...
[05:11] ---
Argh! What the hell should I do?!
Just tell me, Raziel!
[05:21] ---
Huh?
[05:24] ---
Hello. Delivery.
[05:29] ---
"Demo"
[05:30] ---
"As thanks for your services,
we've sent you a demo of a new game."
[05:37] ---
Really? Have I done work
for this company before?
[05:44] ---
Looks like a school-based otome game.
[05:48] ---
"Please input your name..."
"Back | OK"
[05:50] ---
Nia... Honjo...
SIGN "Birthday: 2/29 Nia Honjo" "Back | OK"
[06:00] ---
Hey, are you the new transfer student?
I'm Shido Itsuki. Nice to meet you.
[06:06] ---
He looks awfully like Boy...
Just a coincidence?
[06:12] ---
You're so funny, Nia.
[06:14] ---
Whoa! He spoke my name?!
And it sounded so natural, too!
[06:21] ---
Games sure have come far
in the past five years!
[06:25] ---
Next Saturday, huh?
Sure. Where should we go?
[06:30] ---
"Enter your date plans"
[06:32] ---
You're kidding! I can write anything?!
[06:35] ---
"Enter your date plans"
"I wanna buy doujinshi in Akiba"
[06:36] ---
There's no way this works.
[06:39] ---
Doujinshi in Akiba?
[06:43] ---
That's so like you. It's a date.
[06:49] ---
This dialogue! This freedom!
Are games really this advanced?!
[06:54] ---
Science is fricken' awesome!
[06:58] ---
Oh? You like these kinda books?
[07:02] ---
No, it's all good. I think
having passions is a wonderful thing.
[07:08] ---
She's played for two hours.
[07:10] ---
Happiness is rising steadily.
[07:13] ---
Once Nia's done with the game,
Shido can appear before her as "Itsuki."
[07:20] ---
Seeing how it's really him,
there's nothing to screw up.
[07:26] ---
Ah... Incredible!
[07:29] ---
But it's just a demo,
so I'll have to buy the real version.
[07:36] ---
Has this publisher made anything else?
[07:39] ---
I'll just ask Raziel.
[07:45] ---
Oh, shoot!
[07:47] ---
Huh?
[07:50] ---
Grr! This was all your doing?!
[07:53] ---
"Emergency Meeting"
"How to make Nia Honjo fall for Shido!?"
[07:54] ---
Well, now we've really pissed her off.
[07:57] ---
"Tohka Yatogami"
[07:58] ---
I'm not surprised. You guys used
a fake game to basically spy on her.
[08:04] ---
Hey, Shido. Why does Nia only like 2D?
[08:09] ---
"Kotori Itsuka"
[08:09] ---
Huh? Well...
[08:12] ---
I wondered that, too.
[08:14] ---
Reine is checking if
she had any manga artist pals.
[08:19] ---
Suggestion. Shouldn't we just
make Shido suit her preferences?
[08:25] ---
We're talking 2D, though.
Should we flatten him with a steamroller?
[08:30] ---
Eh?!
[08:31] ---
"Natsumi"
[08:31] ---
In that case, what if I made him
into a manga page with Haniel?
[08:37] ---
Hold your horses! Making me 2D is nuts!
[08:40] ---
"Origami Tobiichi"
[08:41] ---
I think Natsumi has the right idea.
[08:45] ---
Let's put Shido on a page.
[08:47] ---
"Emergency Meeting"
"How to make Nia Honjo fall for Shido!?"
[08:47] ---
--What?
--Huh?
[08:48] ---
Though, not by
transforming Shido himself,
[08:51] ---
but by making a manga
where Shido is a character.
[08:56] ---
Wha--?!
[08:57] ---
I see! That's a way of making him 2D!
[09:01] ---
"Yuzuru Yamai"
[09:01] ---
Mm! It'll be fine as long as
we write stuff that's true.
[09:07] ---
"Yoshino"
[09:07] ---
Yeah. If Nia knows about
everything Shido's done for us,
[09:12] ---
I'm sure she'll end up liking Shido, too.
[09:16] ---
Really, guys?
[09:18] ---
Ooh! Shido in a manga!
That's awesome! I wanna help!
[09:23] ---
Agreement. After tying in our 39th match,
"Best Manga Submission,"
[09:29] ---
the two of us are due
to put our skills back to the test.
[09:34] ---
You guys sure compete over everything.
[09:38] ---
The outside line? I wonder who it is?
[09:41] ---
Yo! Plotting something, are we?
[09:46] ---
I had Raziel tell me about this line...
and about what you're planning.
[09:52] ---
Still, even if you do make a manga,
[09:57] ---
why do you just assume that I'll read it?
[10:02] ---
I might've taken a look at it before,
[10:06] ---
but you guys have put me in "angry mode."
[10:10] ---
With Comico coming up,
I can't waste my time.
[10:14] ---
Comico? You're entering Comico?
[10:17] ---
Yup. My first in five years.
[10:20] ---
Miku, what's Comico?
[10:23] ---
Comic Colosseum.
[10:24] ---
It's a convention for people
to sell the doujinshi they make.
[10:30] ---
If our manga was worth reading,
would you take the time to read it?
[10:36] ---
Hmm?
[10:37] ---
For example, if our manga manages
to sell more copies than yours at Comico.
[10:44] ---
Oh? You're actually serious?
[10:47] ---
Yeah. If we end up winning,
you have to read our manga.
[10:56] ---
Okay! You're on!
[11:00] ---
You think you can beat
Souji Honjo, do you?
[11:05] ---
H-Hey, Kotori...
[11:08] ---
Don't worry. I've got a plan.
[11:16] ---
They underestimate me.
[11:19] ---
They really think they can beat a pro?
[11:24] ---
Regardless of what happens, it's not like
I could like a real person anyway.
[11:31] ---
Besides, it's not like
anyone would like me, either.
[11:39] ---
That's the all-knowing Angel,
Raziel, is it not?
[11:53] ---
Nice to meet you, Nia Honjo.
My name is Kurumi Tokisaki.
[12:13] ---
Kurumi Tokisaki,
the Spirit who manipulates time...
[12:17] ---
I see. You're the one
who saved me from DEM.
[12:22] ---
That saves an explanation.
[12:24] ---
You're the second Spirit
seen after the "Spirit of Origin."
[12:29] ---
I've been longing to meet you.
[12:32] ---
Hmm? And why's that?
[12:35] ---
No need to be on your guard.
I just came to ask a favor.
[12:43] ---
Could you look into something with Raziel?
[12:47] ---
Tell me about the Spirit of Origin...
[12:51] ---
...and how to kill it.
[12:59] ---
Whoa! This is neat!
[13:02] ---
It's so "professional."
[13:05] ---
Comico's in two days.
Can we do it in time?
[13:09] ---
We'll have to.
Let's see how well everyone draws.
[13:14] ---
You draw something, too.
[13:16] ---
Me?
[13:19] ---
Didn't you use to sketch all the time?
[13:22] ---
The Black Knight, Lievan, or something?
[13:23] ---
"The Black Knight, Lievan"
[13:34] ---
If you're done drawing, let's see it!
[13:37] ---
I see... Yeah, very cute.
[13:40] ---
Really?!
[13:42] ---
Yeah, but I don't think
it'll work for us this time.
[13:47] ---
Oh...
[13:48] ---
S-Sorry.
[13:54] ---
Next one! Next!
[13:56] ---
No fair, Darling!
[14:00] ---
Whoa! You guys are pretty good!
[14:04] ---
So far, you two are our
best candidates. So, who's next?
[14:11] ---
What did you draw, Origami?!
[14:13] ---
Shido and me, becoming one.
[14:17] ---
No one asked you to draw that!
[14:19] ---
If we're trying to sell doujinshi,
going 18+ is the way to go.
[14:26] ---
We're entering as
a "General Audience" booth, you know.
[14:31] ---
What's up? If you drew something,
let's see it. C'mon.
[14:36] ---
Um, it's bad, so don't expect much.
[14:40] ---
I didn't sleep well last night,
and I haven't drawn in forever.
[14:46] ---
Okay, fine. Just show us already!
[14:52] ---
Incredible, Natsumi!
Who knew you had such skill?!
[14:56] ---
Well, I wouldn't say "skill."
[14:59] ---
But I did imitate
a manga artist once, just for fun.
[15:04] ---
That settles it!
Natsumi's our main artist.
[15:07] ---
With Yuzuru, Kaguya, Shido,
and Origami supporting her.
[15:11] ---
Roger that!
[15:14] ---
A-Are you really fine with me?
[15:17] ---
Of course! We need your talent
to help Nia, Natsumi!
[15:24] ---
Don't complain about it later.
[15:27] ---
Kotori, what can the rest of us do?
[15:31] ---
I have another job for you guys.
[15:34] ---
In a way, it's more important
than the manga.
[15:37] ---
Hmm?
[15:50] ---
Well then...
[15:52] ---
That's troubling news.
[15:54] ---
What do you suppose we do?
[15:57] ---
Indeed. According to what
Raziel had to say,
[16:00] ---
even if I gather Spirit power, I stand
no chance against the Spirit of Origin.
[16:08] ---
But...
[16:11] ---
...what does it matter anyway?
[16:13] ---
I'm the Spirit with power over time.
[16:16] ---
The notion of time makes
everything else insignificant.
[16:26] ---
Gah! Messed up the grid.
[16:28] ---
Geh! The tears are invading the white!
[16:32] ---
Likewise. The ink spread under the ruler.
[16:37] ---
It's okay. This can be fixed.
[16:41] ---
Shido, got a minute?
[16:47] ---
I'm Hiroki Takajo.
[16:49] ---
The manga artist!
[16:51] ---
Yes. Looking into Nia's--that is,
Souji Honjo's friends, led me to her.
[16:58] ---
I hear you guys are relatives of Honjo's?
[17:02] ---
Yeah. We're worried since
we're having trouble contacting Nia.
[17:08] ---
So, we're hoping you can share
anything you know about her.
[17:13] ---
Honestly, I've been
worried about her, too.
[17:17] ---
I was glad to hear that
she's back to making manga,
[17:22] ---
but since it seems that she
doesn't like me, I'm not sure I can help.
[17:28] ---
--Huh?
--Huh?
[17:29] ---
At one time, she and I
used to get along well.
[17:34] ---
But then she suddenly acted cold
and we drifted apart.
[17:40] ---
Perhaps I did something rude
to her without knowing.
[17:45] ---
Honjo is a kind and friendly person,
but as for her life before an artist...
[17:52] ---
She rarely spoke about
the friends she had in the past.
[17:57] ---
And I feel like she suddenly distances
herself from any friends in the making.
[18:05] ---
If only I knew what I did to upset her,
[18:09] ---
I'd take that chance to apologize, but...
[18:16] ---
I bet Raziel played a part in this.
[18:19] ---
If you had the power to know anything,
you'd look up those around you.
[18:26] ---
True...
[18:27] ---
That probably made Nia
unable to trust other people.
[18:32] ---
Everyone's said or done mean things
behind people's backs to some extent.
[18:39] ---
You'd realize how
pathetic people are in no time.
[18:44] ---
She only opens her heart to 2D
because she knows they won't betray her.
[18:51] ---
That's--
[18:52] ---
--You think that's all it is?
--Huh?
[18:55] ---
Raziel shows her people's dark side.
[18:59] ---
But knowing Nia's personality,
I feel like she'd look past that.
[19:06] ---
Anyway, let's focus on the doujinshi.
[19:09] ---
We need another chance to talk with Nia.
Without that, we'll get nowhere.
[19:28] ---
Finally! Page 57 is done!
[19:32] ---
I just finished 58, too.
[19:37] ---
I, whom only hurricanes can subdue,
have finished the last page!
SIGN "Don't worry about it. Besides, we'd have been in trouble if you hadn't come." "Hey, Natsumi."
[19:43] ---
Gather. I'll scan all our pages
and make it digital.
[19:49] ---
With editing and printing,
it's gonna be a close one.
[19:55] ---
Good work, Shido.
[19:57] ---
You look exhausted, too.
What have you been up to?
[20:04] ---
It's a secret, Shido.
[20:06] ---
Look forward to it.
[20:09] ---
Are you okay, Natsumi?
[20:14] ---
Natsumi, how about a break?
[20:18] ---
Oh, right.
[20:20] ---
Swap out. You've been working non-stop.
[20:25] ---
No, it's fine. I'm almost done.
[20:29] ---
You did the storyboard, draft,
and worked harder than anyone.
[20:34] ---
That's right. The convention is
the real battle. Leave the rest to us.
[20:39] ---
Agreed. You've worked
way too hard, Natsumi.
[20:43] ---
Rest is important, too.
[20:46] ---
It's okay. I won't be
that much use at the convention.
[20:51] ---
This is about all I can do, so...
[20:54] ---
But...
[20:56] ---
You see, I'm really glad
I was saved by all of you guys.
[21:01] ---
This time, I can do my part
to help another Spirit.
[21:07] ---
That really... really makes me happy.
[21:12] ---
So, this is nothing.
I wanna show that dummy Nia, too:
[21:18] ---
That friends are a wonderful thing.
[21:23] ---
"H-Hey, Natsumi?"
[21:26] ---
And that's... the last... one.
[21:29] ---
Natsumi?!
[21:34] ---
Good work, Natsumi.
SIGN "Dummies..." "W-Waaah" "H-Hey, Natsumi?"
[21:43] ---
Now we have our weapon.
[21:46] ---
Guys, we've gotta win, no matter what!
[21:49] ---
"Episode 02:
'So Be It! 2D It Is!'"
[21:49] ---
Now then, shall we begin our date?
[23:25] ---
The doujinshi convention
is a battle of passion!
[23:29] ---
The love and fervor of artists
heats up the winter cold!
[23:34] ---
Next time: "What's Yours Is Mine."
[23:35] ---
"Episode 03: 'What's Yours Is Mine.'"
[23:37] ---
Westcott's intentions are finally known.
[23:41] ---
[23:43] ---
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