4 - King of POP

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SIGN    King of POP
[00:05] Hio
    All right.
[00:09] Hio
    Good morning.
SIGN    World Heritage Site Series
SIGN    Very delicious.
[00:23] Hio
    Is this a World Heritage Site?
[00:26] Kantoku
    It's no fun just filling
    the shelves, so I set it up
[00:29] ---
    so that the staff each have one
    shelf of manga to promote.
[00:33] Hio
    One shelf each?
[00:35] Kantoku
    Yeah, and you all compete against
    the other shelves' sales.
[00:39] Hio
    So that's why we have this huge line-up?
SIGN    Come on Parthenon
[00:43] Kantoku
    And this is Kameko's shelf.
[00:45] Hio
    It's pretty elaborate.
SIGN    Open Borders Magical Girl
    Kurofune Uraga-chan
[00:54] Hio
    Is this Sensei-chan's art?
[00:56] Kantoku
    Yeah. She made it at home.
[00:59] ---
    She's making good use of her talents here.
[01:02] Hio
    Sensei-chan's amazing.
SIGN    Chef Sommelier's Recommendation! Will the Sommelier present his smile?
SIGN    Bringing you the best hand-picked manga
SIGN    Synopsis
[01:05] Hio
    This one's Sommelier-kun's shelf, right?
[01:09] Kantoku
    Yeah, he had Kameko take a
    picture and make a panel.
[01:12] Hio
    I can't believe he's selling himself.
[01:14] Kantoku
    He's the face of this store, after all.
[01:18] Kantoku
    I'm sure a lot of people will buy it
    just because Sommelier recommends it.
[01:22] Hio
    It's Sommelier-kun all right.
    They all look good.
[01:26] Kantoku
    Those two read an insane amount.
[01:29] Hio
    I see.
[01:30] Kantoku
    Next up,
[01:32] Kantoku
    Fu Girl's zombie shelf!
[03:06] Kantoku
    Next up,
[03:08] Kantoku
    Fu Girl's zombie shelf!
[03:10] Hio
    Which means...
[03:15] Hio
    Huh?
[03:17] Hio
    Huh?
[03:19] Hio
    It's kind of normal.
[03:21] Kantoku
    Yeah.
[03:22] Hio
    I was totally expecting
    Fuga-chan's shelf to be...
[03:25] Hio
    or...
[03:28] Hio
    or something along those lines.
[03:30] Kantoku
    I asked her not to do real zombies,
    because they're too violent.
[03:34] (Flashback) Kantoku
    You shouldn't do gore.
[03:36] (Flashback) Fu
    Oh, come on.
[03:37] Hio
    There are all kinds of restrictions, huh?
[03:39] Hio
    I wonder if there's anything I can read.
[03:55] Kantoku
    She can't do gore, so she's
    doing shock stuff instead.
[03:59] Fu
    We were actually practicing for
    Umio-kun to play a zombie, but...
[04:05] Umio
    Are you ready?
[04:06] Fu
    Yes.
[04:25] Umio
    Wait, stop!
[04:36] Fu
    So Umio-kun stopped cooperating.
[04:40] Hio
    You should have stopped there.
[04:42] Kantoku
    And last, but not least...
[04:44] Kantoku
    My shelf.
SIGN    Hio-tan loves it!
SIGN    Limited edition post cards
SIGN    Momotarou of Wakasa
SIGN    Brawns and Buttheads
[04:48] Hio
    I never gave you permission to use me!
[04:50] Panel
    I recommend this. Hio-tan reads
    it, too. A lady needs to read BL.
[04:54] Hio
    It's talking, too!
[04:55] Hio
    And it's so low-quality!
[04:58] Hio
    And why is it all BL?!
[05:00] Kantoku
    It's easier to focus on selling a
    single genre, and more effective.
[05:04] Panel
    I recommend this. Hio-tan reads
    it, too. A lady needs to read BL.
[05:06] A
    I smell it.
[05:06] B
    I do.
[05:07] C
    I smell it.
[05:08] All
    I smell boys' love!
[05:13] Kantoku
    See? I'm selling like crazy.
[05:15] Hio
    No way!
[05:16] Hio
    Stop it! My image!
[05:18] Kantoku
    But it's the best-selling shelf.
[05:21] ---
    Your femininity must be bringing
    out the dudeness of the covers.
[05:26] Hio
    N-No.
[05:29] Kantoku
    I'm counting on you from now on.
[05:31] Hio
    Fine, if you insist.
[05:34] Kantoku
    Hio-tan's easy to handle.
[05:37] Hio
    What about Umi-chan's shelf?
SIGN    Popular!!!
SIGN    Anime in the works
SIGN    Staff pick
[05:41] Hio
    It's plain.
[05:44] Umio
    You're all too wacky!
[05:46] Hio
    I'm a bit disappointed.
[05:47] Umio
    Oh, come on! I tried!
SIGN    Drifting Classroom
     Back to the ocean!
     No. 1 drifter manga
[05:50] Kantoku
    You like this manga, huh?
[05:52] Umio
    Yes, I've been reading the
    author's webcomics, too.
[05:56] Kantoku
    It looks normal at first glance,
    but you've chosen some promising books.
[06:00] Umio
    None of them are famous yet,
    but they're all manga that I like.
[06:04] Hio
    I get it.
[06:06] Hio
    It's because you all have manga that you like
[06:10] ---
    that you can present so many.
[06:13] Hio
    I'm counting on you, too.
[06:15] ---
    Okay.
[06:18] Hio
    But then, what kind of shelf should I make?
[06:24] Hio
    All the manga I like are mainstream.
[06:29] Sensei
    I think your only option would
    be to read a lot of manga.
[06:32] Kameko
    Indeed.
[06:34] Hio
    You're all so awesome.
[06:36] Hio
    You set up all those memorable shelves.
[06:40] Hio
    Kame-chan's photo and Sensei's
    manga are practically professional.
[06:43] Hio
    You're both good at it because
    you like doing it, right?
[06:46] Sensei
    Well, I do, I guess.
[06:48] Kameko
    I do.
[06:50] Hio
    I don't even have anything I like.
[06:53] Hio
    I don't have anything.
[06:58] Sensei
    That's not true.
[07:00] Sensei
    You just don't know what you like yet.
[07:04] Sensei
    Okay, let's go find it.
[07:11] Sensei
    Gotta have a change of perspective sometimes.
SIGN    Mikan Books
[07:18] Hio
    I-It's the—
[07:21] Hio
    It's Umanohone's rival store.
[07:23] Hio
    Our enemies in the Denki-gai bloodbath.
[07:28] Hio
    It's Mikan Books!
[07:30] Sensei
    It is.
[07:31] Hio
    Why are we here?
[07:33] Sensei
    We're spying!
[07:44] Sensei
    I don't think you have to hide.
[07:46] Hio
    But won't we get tortured if we get caught?
[07:49] Sensei
    Of course not.
[07:50] Fu
    Different stores have different
    ways of pushing books.
[07:54] ---
    You should check other stores sometimes.
[07:56] Hio
    Oh, really?
[08:00] Hio
    Are you interested in that book?
SIGN    Gleaming with Manliness
     Bouzuman's crowning achievement
[08:02] Sensei
    I can't see inside,
    and there's no marketing text.
[08:06] Sensei
    Still, I'm buying it.
[08:08] Sensei
    I like this cover, and this one.
[08:11] Sensei
    I'm buying it.
[08:14] Hio
    Can you tell from just the
    cover whether it's good or not?
[08:17] Sensei
    I can't.
[08:18] ---
    But it'd be a shame if there's a
    good one that I ended up not buying.
[08:23] Sensei
    Besides, it'd suck if it
    ended before it got popular.
[08:35] Sensei
    You'll never see the same manga twice.
[08:37] Sensei
    If there's ever a manga that I'm even
    slightly interested in, I buy it.
[08:43] Sensei
    Of course, a lot of times I don't
    have enough money to buy what want.
[08:47] Fu
    Can I go look upstairs?
[08:49] Kameko
    I want to see the figures.
[08:51] Sensei
    Sure, we'll be waiting here.
[08:54] A
    Yikes!
[08:56] Sensei
    See how they're true to their desires?
[09:00] Sensei
    But there are some that
    can never become honest.
SIGN    Games 3D History Adult Shoujo manga Comedy Shonen manga
[09:04] Sensei
    A store's job is to guide
    people to their desires.
[09:08] Sensei
    That's what the line-ups are for.
[09:10] Sensei
    Are you true to your desires, Hio-tan?
[09:13] Sensei
    That's, well...
[09:16] Sensei
    You really do want some books, don't you?
[09:20] Sensei
    You don't have to hide it.
[09:27] Sensei
    This is Denki-gai, the land
    where all desires are welcome.
[09:32] Hio
    Desires?
[09:33] Sensei
    So, Hio-tan, be honest about what you want.
[09:37] Hio
    Okay.
[09:43] Hio
    I want to read that book.
[09:49] Hio
    It's good. I like it.
[09:52] Sensei
    You're getting it now.
[09:58] Hio
    All those books I've been ignoring
    until now are sparkling.
[10:02] Sensei
    This sense when you enter a new genre
[10:04] ---
    of having found a mountain of treasures.
[10:05] Sensei
    Isn't it fun?
[10:07] Hio
    Yes, it's exciting.
[10:09] Hio
    I want to share this feeling with people.
[10:13] Hio
    Sensei, I'm going to make my shelf.
[10:16] Sensei
    I'm looking forward to it.
[10:21] Hio
    So this one goes here, and this one...
[10:27] Kantoku
    Hey, Hio-tan.
[10:30] Hio
    Kantoku.
[10:31] Hio
    I found a genre that I like.
[10:33] Kantoku
    Sports dramas and friend dramas.
[10:37] Kantoku
    You're enthusiastic, huh?
[10:38] Kantoku
    I'll pay you for overtime.
[10:40] Hio
    Thank you.
[10:42] Kantoku
    Oh, in that case,
[10:44] ---
    you should set these ones up, too.
[10:47] Kantoku
    And this one.
[10:48] Hio
    All this?!
[10:50] Kantoku
    You can read them at home.
    I'll buy them for you.
[10:53] Hio
    But I haven't read them yet,
    so I can't recommend them.
[10:58] Kantoku
    Let's say I recommend them, then.
[11:01] Kantoku
    I'll teach you how to
    arrange books effectively.
[11:05] Kantoku
    What's wrong?
[11:06] Hio
    No— Thanks.
[11:10] Hio
    You're nice when we're alone.
[11:15] Kantoku
    I'm always nice.
[11:16] Hio
    You're always mean to me.
[11:18] Kantoku
    You sure?
[11:19] Hio
    I'm sure.
SIGN    I love you! (As a friend)
SIGN    Hot and heavy
SIGN    Balls-out sports battle
SIGN    Anything goes, 'cause we're just friends!
SIGN    Approved by the Kantoku!
SIGN    Boys' friendship special!
[11:31] Umio
    Kantoku, just what did
    you do to Hio-tan-senpai?
[11:36] Hio
    Good morning, Kantoku!
[11:41] Kantoku
    Morning, Hio-tan.
[11:42] Kantoku
    How were yesterday's books?
[11:45] Hio
    I read them, but they're all—
[11:49] Hio
    they all go way past friendship!
[11:52] Kantoku
    Were they?
[11:54] Kantoku
    You knew, and you read all of them anyway.
[11:57] Hio
    But—
[11:58] Kantoku
    You read them.
[12:00] Hio
    I read them.
[12:03] Hio
    Why are you looking at me like that?
[12:05] Umio
    Hio-tan's shelf soon became the best seller.
[12:19] Fu
    Good morning.
[12:21] Hio
    Hey, Fuga-chan. Morning.
[12:23] Sensei
    Morning.
[12:25] Fu
    Here.
[12:30] Sensei
    Here, Sensei.
[12:32] Sensei
    Here, Hio-tan.
[12:33] Hio
    Thanks.
[12:34] Hio
    This one's for you.
[12:35] Hio
    Thanks, I'm happy.
[12:36] Sensei
    I totally forgot.
[12:38] Sensei
    Today is the biggest
    girl's event of the year.
[12:40] Sensei
    It's Valentine's Day!
[12:41] Sensei
    Also known as "National Standardized
    Girl Power Exam Final Answer Finals!"
[13:03] Sensei
    My girl power is too damn low!
[13:08] Hio
    Sensei-chan, are you okay?
[13:09] Fu
    Hey, Fumio-kun,
[13:13] Fu
    I, uh, I made a chocolate.
[13:18] Fu
    I thought you might like it.
[13:21] Umio
    Homemade, huh?
[13:23] Umio
    Thank you.
[13:29] Fu
    Melty zombie chocolate.
[13:31] Fu
    Like it was too early.
[13:33] Umio
    I don't really like zombies.
[13:37] Umio
    I don't really like zombies.
[13:39] Umio
    I don't like zombies.
[13:40] Umio
    I don't like zombies.
[13:43] Umio
    I'm really a zombie.
[14:03] Kantoku
    Looking for something?
[14:04] Fu
    K-Kantoku.
[14:06] Fu
    Where's Sommelier-kun?
[14:08] Kantoku
    Sommelier?
[14:09] Kantoku
    He's on 6th floor today.
[14:11] Fu
    Oh, yeah. Today is the Sommelier Party.
[14:15] Kameko
    Testing.
[14:17] Kameko
    The wait is over.
[14:19] ---
    Sommelier Party Valentine's Special!
SIGN    Sommelier Party Valentine's Special!
[14:27] Hio
    "Sommelier Party Valentine's Special"?
[14:30] Kantoku
    Yeah, it's a romance manga
    special for Valentine's Day.
SIGN    Prescription of Love
SIGN    Sommelier, Cupid of Love
SIGN    One-winged fallen angel arrives
[14:35] Kantoku
    First love, unrequited love, steamy love,
[14:37] ---
    pure love, cheating, school romance,
    office romance, long-distance romance.
[14:39] Kantoku
    He'll hook you up with anything.
[14:41] Hio
    Sommelier-san sure is amazing.
[14:45] A
    S-Sommelier-san, would you have this please?
[14:54] B
    Mine, too.
[14:55] C
    Me, too.
[14:57] Umio
    Sommelier-san is popular.
[15:00] Kantoku
    Yeah, and he has a lot of fans.
[15:03] Kantoku
    Every year, he gets a ton of chocolates.
[15:06] Kantoku
    That's roughly what he got last year.
[15:08] Umio
    All that?
[15:16] Kantoku
    Hey, Sommelier,
[15:18] Kantoku
    You remember this aura, don't you?
[15:30] All
    Ero-hon G-man-san!
[15:32] Hio
    She's back!
[15:34] (Flashback) G-men
    I am an ero book lover.
[15:38] (Flashback) G-men
    I am an ero book lover!
[15:52] G-men
    The book you showed that student just now.
[15:56] G-men
    Its content is rather extreme.
[15:58] G-men
    It's quite
[16:00] ---
    unwholesome!
[16:08] G-men
    The books you presented at
    the previous Sommelier Party
[16:11] ---
    were also unwholesome indeed.
[16:14] G-men
    However, I am
[16:19] ---
    an unwholesome human being!
[16:31] G-men
    I came today to thank you.
[16:36] G-men
    Please hook me up with more
    unwholesome books going forward.
[16:42] G-men
    Now, then.
SIGN    Take my chocolate banana
     in your mouth <3
[17:20] Sensei
    Which one is good?
[17:32] Sensei
    Which one is the right one?
[17:37] Sensei
    I choose you!
[17:41] A
    Hello.
[17:44] A
    Age verification, please.
[17:45] A
    Never mind, not for this one.
[17:50] Fu
    The Sommelier Party's over, right?
[17:52] Fu
    Where's Sommelier-kun?
[17:55] Kantoku
    He already went home.
[17:58] Kantoku
    You still haven't given him yours?
[18:01] Fu
    No, I'll give it to him some other day.
[18:07] Fu
    Sorry.
[18:08] Fu
    I'll go back to work.
[18:16] Kantoku
    It's fine. There aren't
    too many customers today.
[18:20] Kantoku
    You can still catch up to him.
[18:21] Fu
    Kantoku.
[18:24] Fu
    Thank you.
[18:26] Kantoku
    Yep, good luck.
[18:27] Fu
    Oh, and this.
[18:43] Fu
    There he is.
[18:44] Fu
    Sommelier-kun.
[18:48] Fu
    He walks so fast.
[18:52] Fu
    Sommelier-kun.
[18:54] Fu
    Sommelier-kun.
[18:57] Fu
    Sommelier-kun.
[19:01] Fu
    Sommelier-kun.
[19:12] Fu
    Sommelier-kun, where are we?
[19:29] Fu
    I ended up not catching
    you until you got home.
[19:37] Fu
    I'm in Sommelier-kun's room.
SIGN    Batalia
[19:46] Fu
    What's that manga? I really want to read it.
SIGN    28 Seconds Later
[20:13] Fu
    No, I didn't come here to read manga.
[20:16] Fu
    Beware, Sommelier's incredibly
    comfortable home.
[20:22] Fu
    I'm just here to give him something.
[20:25] Fu
    So why?
[20:27] Fu
    Why can't I bring it up?
[20:30] Fu
    Sommelier-kun.
[20:33] Fu
    H-Here.
[20:35] Fu
    For you.
[20:41] Fu
    Y-You can open it.
SIGN    Hot Chocolate Fudge
SIGN    Pour that hot chocolate on me...
[20:50] Fu
    Did you already have it?
[20:53] Fu
    You always teach me things.
[20:57] Fu
    So for once, I wanted to give you something.
[21:05] Fu
    Thanks for everything.
[21:07] Fu
    I hope you'll teach me more.
[21:18] Fu
    So can I come to your place again?
[21:23] Fu
    To read the rest, and stuff.
[21:56] Fu
    Why?
[22:01] Fu
    Why couldn't I give this to him?
SIGN    Manager
[23:37] G-men
    You want me to read the preview?
SIGN    Thank you for watching
[23:39] G-men
    I don't usually work after hours, but...
SIGN    See you again!
[23:41] G-men
    Very well.
[23:42] G-men
    Next episode is panty shots.
[23:44] G-men
    Understand? Panty shots.
[23:45] G-men
    Panty shots. Panty shots!
SIGN    Hot Chocolate Fudge
SIGN    Pour that hot chocolate on me...
SIGN    Illustration: Haruse Hiroki
SIGN    Uma-kun's pick!
[23:47] [SONG] Text
    Another uneventful Valentine's Day!
    A 2D gem to get you through the
    trials of reality!! Let's pour plenty
     of chocolate on this gift girl! (What)
SIGN    See you again!