3 - Daydream Believer

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[00:04] ---
    My name is Madarame Harunobu.
[00:07] ---
    I graduated Shiiiou University
    with a major in economics.
[00:09] ---
    Now I'm a salaryman who works for
    a sewer construction company.
[00:15] ---
    When I was a student, I loved being an otaku.
[00:19] ---
    I'd sworn to stay one my whole life, but...
[00:26] ---
    You know... being an adult is exhausting.
[00:42] ---
    Huh?
[00:43] ---
    It's all clean. And I can see the floor.
[00:46] ---
    Did Hato-kun do this? That was nice of her.
[00:51] ---
    Or was it just too dirty for her to handle.
[00:55] ---
    The games and books are sorted perfectly.
[01:05] ---
    It's safe.
[02:47] ---
    The club room feels kind of different now.
[02:52] ---
    I guess that can't be helped.
    It's mostly girls now.
[02:56] ---
    Back then...
[03:02] ---
    And then...
[03:14] ---
    Um...
[03:17] ---
    Watanabe?
[03:17] ---
    Madarame!
[03:18] ---
    Oh crap! Oh crap! Oh crap! That scared me.
[03:22] ---
    How could I confuse those two?
[03:23] ---
    There's only one person here?
[03:26] ---
    Yeah.
[03:27] ---
    What? I wanted to see the new girls.
[03:30] ---
    Huh?
[03:31] ---
    What? I, Sasahara Keiko,
     am a member of Genshiken too.
[03:36] ---
    I'm former president Sasahara's little sister,
     and the president's future sister-in-law.
[03:41] ---
    Isn't that a great position to be in?
[03:43] ---
    Even if it's kind of weird that the
    last two presidents are dating.
[03:47] ---
    Sasahara was the president two generations
    ago. The last one was Ohno-san.
[03:52] ---
    Come back in the evening.
     Not many people come during the day.
[03:55] ---
    And it's in the evening when the
    really interesting girl comes.
[03:58] ---
    What's she like?
[03:59] ---
    Huh?
[04:03] ---
    Daydream Believer
[04:05] ---
    It doesn't matter.
     It's just Genshiken, right?
[04:08] ---
    I just happened to get up early because
    I had yesterday off from work.
[04:12] ---
    Work?
[04:13] ---
    I'm a cabaret girl in Hachiouji.
[04:16] ---
    Ask for me sometime.
SIGN    Kyouko
[04:21] ---
    What?
[04:22] ---
    Um, I don't go to those places anyway.
[04:25] ---
    Jeez, she really doesn't belong here!
[04:28] ---
    Anyway...
[04:30] ---
    It's boring now that Kousaka
    and Saki-neesan have graduated.
[04:34] ---
    Do they ever come?
[04:36] ---
    I saw them a little at the welcome party,
[04:39] ---
    but they never come to the club room.
[04:42] ---
    I see. If Saki-neesan doesn't come,
     then why do you, Watanabe?
[04:46] ---
    What do you do?
[04:48] ---
    It's Madarame.
[04:55] ---
    What are you talking about?
[04:58] ---
    It doesn't matter to me that
    Kasukabe-san doesn't come anymore.
[05:01] ---
    That's what you say, after that long pause?
[05:04] ---
    No point in hiding it now, is there?
     You liked Saki-neesan.
[05:11] ---
    I don't understand.
     What are you talking about?
[05:16] ---
    Listen, it was obvious!
[05:18] ---
    Completely obvious!
[05:20] ---
    Seriously, I can't believe you
    thought no one could tell.
[05:23] ---
    Onee-chan and Ohno-chan
    were saying the same thing.
[05:26] ---
    Which means her boyfriend knows too!
[05:29] ---
    And my brother and that guy with the topknot!
[05:32] ---
    And I haven't asked, but I'm
    sure Saki-neesan noticed it too.
[05:44] ---
    I... I have no idea what
    you're talking about!
[05:47] ---
    Man you piss me off!
[05:50] ---
    Can otaku not even talk about romance?
[05:52] ---
    Romance? I've never had any
    romance in my entire life!
[05:56] ---
    It's been otaku talk for me my entire life!
     I'm a natural born otaku!
[05:59] ---
    So in other words you have no
    friends? I see! Sorry for asking!
[06:03] ---
    Shut up! Go back to your cabaret
    and let some old man feel you up!
[06:06] ---
    You idiot! A cabaret isn't a brothel!
    Do you not even know the difference?
[06:14] ---
    Would you two just stay
    like that for a second?
[06:18] ---
    I'll go to the store and get an awl,
     a penknife, and a pot lid--
[06:22] ---
    No one's gonna get that. Don't force it.
[06:24] ---
    A foreigner?
[06:26] ---
    One of the new kids. Susanna Hopkins.
[06:29] ---
    Huh... forget it, I'm tired. Later.
[06:32] ---
    Yeah, get outta here.
[06:35] ---
    You haven't given up, have you?
[06:38] ---
    That's why you're still wasting
    your life in this room.
[06:44] ---
    Right.
[06:45] ---
    Try asking somebody out in
    real life for once, otaku.
[06:53] ---
    A-Anyway, I have to get to work...
[06:57] ---
    There's a way to move forward without
    giving up on your last love.
[07:03] ---
    Huh?
[07:04] ---
    Find a new love.
[07:10] ---
    Funz!
[07:11] ---
    No, I don't think I'm going
    to get into that stuff.
[07:14] ---
    Hey there! Oh, Sue-san's here.
[07:16] ---
    Yo.
[07:17] ---
    Hello there, Madarame-sempai.
[07:19] ---
    Hi there. Uh, you're just arriving now?
[07:23] ---
    Isn't your lunch break going to end soon?
[07:24] ---
    We've got the afternoon off, so I was
    thinking of taking the freshmen to Ikebukuro.
[07:30] ---
    Hato-chan especially was excited.
[07:32] ---
    "I'll go change right now," she said.
    She's probably changing at your place.
[07:37] ---
    She's never been to Otome Road, she says.
[07:40] ---
    I see. Anyway, I'm heading back to work.
[07:43] ---
    Bye!
[07:45] ---
    Bye.
[08:02] ---
    So all the freshmen went?
[08:05] ---
    Supposedly.
[08:06] ---
    I guess working as assistants helped.
[08:09] ---
    Huh?
[08:09] ---
    Working together toward a goal
    makes you feel more like a team.
[08:15] ---
    I'm very grateful, myself.
[08:17] ---
    You staying on schedule?
[08:19] ---
    Yeah, thanks to you guys.
[08:20] ---
    Once a bit more of the draft is ready,
    I'll need some more of your help.
[08:25] ---
    Sounds good to me!
[08:32] ---
    Huh?
[08:34] ---
    Did I forget to turn the lights off?
     Or is that Hato-kun...?
[08:40] ---
    She's never been here at this hour.
[08:47] ---
    I'm sorry. I just came to get my stuff.
[08:54] ---
    Um, well... we went to Ikebukuro today.
[08:57] ---
    And I couldn't get a bag ready for
    all the stuff I was planning to buy,
[09:02] ---
    So I left my clothes and makeup here
    and took my changing bag with me,
[09:07] ---
    And I came back to pick up my things,
[09:09] ---
    but I couldn't control myself,
    so I read a doujinshi...
[09:11] ---
    It was one I really wanted and it was short,
    so I thought it wouldn't take long, but...
[09:18] ---
    Was Ikebukuro fun?
[09:25] ---
    Yes. Very.
[09:27] ---
    That's good. You can come
    here whenever you like.
[09:32] ---
    You were the one who cleaned my
    room up, right? I can't complain.
[09:36] ---
    I'm sorry for not asking first.
[09:38] ---
    You're nice enough to let me use it all the time,
     so I thought it was the least I could do.
[09:42] ---
    Don't worry about it.
[09:44] ---
    Wow, you did buy a lot.
[09:47] ---
    I'll get it out of here right now!
[09:48] ---
    Can you carry it all?
[09:49] ---
    I'll be fine!
[09:52] ---
    Okay!
[09:53] ---
    Want to have something to drink first?
[09:58] ---
    I haven't had enough yet,
    so I bought some beer.
[10:06] ---
    Um...
[10:08] ---
    I'm sorry, I want to read these
    as soon as physically possible!
[10:11] ---
    Sorry. Of course you do. Of course...
[10:16] ---
    Good night!
[10:17] ---
    Take care.
[10:27] ---
    What was I doing just now?!
[10:33] ---
    It smells kind of good now...
[10:51] ---
    So that's how you finished your last draft?
[10:55] ---
    With a ton of assistants.
[10:57] ---
    Just like a professional.
    An asshole professional!
[10:59] ---
    I am a professional, I guess...
[11:01] ---
    And I paid them too, so I don't
    see why you're complaining.
[11:07] ---
    So when's it coming out?
[11:09] ---
    At the end of the month.
[11:12] ---
    It doesn't matter!
[11:15] ---
    What about the draft for Comic Festival?
[11:17] ---
    If you miss the deadline 'cause you have to
    finish your pro work, I'm gonna be really mad!
[11:21] ---
    We stopped work on Yabuhebi and helped you
[11:24] ---
    'cause you said you were going to make a
    book to celebrate Fullmetal Sorcerer finishing!
[11:27] ---
    I never asked for your help, though.
[11:29] ---
    What was that?
[11:31] ---
    A-As your partner, I need you to do your job!
[11:34] ---
    Partner? Since when?
[11:41] ---
    Well, I don't even have a draft ready for
    Comic Festival, so I know why you're worried.
[11:46] ---
    But once summer break comes I can
    spend all day on it. It'll be fine.
[11:51] ---
    If you absolutely insist, I could help you.
[11:54] ---
    I can't hear you, sempai!
[11:57] ---
    It's tsundere time!
[11:58] ---
    Get lost, you two!
[12:01] ---
    The freshmen are more of
    a help than I thought.
[12:06] ---
    The freshmen?
[12:07] ---
    Yeah, Hato-kun especially.
[12:10] ---
    It's hot...
[12:12] ---
    Did Genshiken pick up another dude?
[12:15] ---
    Sorry, I got that wrong. Hato-san.
[12:19] ---
    And this weighs a ton...
[12:22] ---
    I wonder if I could just leave the makeup
    in Madarame-sempai's room..
[12:26] ---
    No, I can't take advantage of him any more.
[12:39] ---
    That's right. It's better
    to be slightly hesitant.
[12:42] ---
    Like you just can't get used to it.
[12:45] ---
    Look at this from the outside.
     It's totally Hato x Mada!
[12:50] ---
    But what am I, exactly?
[12:53] ---
    A geppledonger? Your second self?
[12:55] ---
    A spiritual entity?
     A figment of your imagination?
[12:58] ---
    Your Stand? Or your tokatonton?
[13:07] ---
    Sempai gave me permission
    to use the air conditioner.
[13:10] ---
    Otherwise I'd be too sweaty
    to change or put on makeup.
[13:15] ---
    He never cleans up his room! Silly sempai.
[13:20] ---
    "Silly sempai!" I said!
[13:23] ---
    After this I'll say,
     "Sempai couldn't survive without my help."
[13:27] ---
    You need to help out your sempai!
[13:29] ---
    It's good when the younger one is on top!
SIGN    High School Girls Out of Control
[13:34] ---
    Oh sempai, put your doujinshi away!
[13:37] ---
    And you didn't wash the dishes...
[13:40] ---
    Oh my, Madarame-sempai!
[13:42] ---
    But this carelessness and vulnerability
    makes him an ideal bottom!
[13:49] ---
    I guess using his shower
    is taking it a bit too far.
[13:51] ---
    The shower?
[13:53] ---
    What kind of flag is that going to trigger?
[13:55] ---
    If there's no special event where he
    comes home while I'm in the shower,
[13:59] ---
    the player will be pissed!
[14:03] ---
    It's cool.
[14:20] ---
    Good job me! I want to
    pat myself on the back!
[14:23] ---
    I know what happens now!
[14:25] ---
    I fall asleep, surrounded by his scent,
    and then he finds me when he gets home.
[14:29] ---
    And then only two things can happen!
     One: He makes his move while I'm asleep!
[14:33] ---
    Two: I pretend to be asleep and jump him!
[14:36] ---
    And since it's Hato x Mada,
    the choice must be...
[14:40] ---
    Kissy-kissy rub-rub!
[14:45] ---
    Hato-kun?
[14:48] ---
    Hato-kun! Hato-kun!
[14:51] ---
    Huh?
[14:52] ---
    Good morning. Or good evening.
[14:56] ---
    Did you fall asleep?
[15:01] ---
    I'll leave right away! I'm sorry!
[15:02] ---
    You don't have to rush...
[15:04] ---
    Huh? Did I really fall asleep?
[15:07] ---
    I laid down just a second ago... Was I dreaming?
     When did it start? Am I dreaming now?
[15:14] ---
    Hato-kun?
[15:16] ---
    Calm down, Hato-kun.
     I don't think you're awake yet.
[15:20] ---
    Y-Yeah...
[15:33] ---
    This beer is great. So good!
[15:35] ---
    No, um... this is really good too.
[15:39] ---
    Glad to hear it. That's shrimp,
    ham, and cherry tomato pasta.
[15:44] ---
    Sometimes when you live alone you
    want to make something decent.
[15:47] ---
    What is this strange sense of defeat?
[15:51] ---
    He can't be good at this! Character-wise
    it should be the reverse! And I can't cook!
[15:56] ---
    He lets somebody like me into his
    room, and even cooks for me...
[16:00] ---
    What is he thinking?
[16:03] ---
    Wait a second... could it be Mada x Hato?
[16:07] ---
    Well, you know. I need to make friends
    with the only guy left in the club right now.
[16:12] ---
    It's hard to hang out in the club room,
     with all the girls there now.
[16:16] ---
    Oh, but I'm a girl when I'm there.
[16:19] ---
    That's true, yeah.
[16:22] ---
    Maybe I've read too much BL.
[16:24] ---
    Actually, I've never met you
    when you're a guy before.
[16:28] ---
    It's Hato-kun, right?
[16:30] ---
    Sure, I'm Hato.
[16:33] ---
    Just a second.
[16:38] ---
    Hello, Madarame-san.
[16:41] ---
    That scared me! You really do change.
[16:45] ---
    You sounded like Noumi Yamiko.
[16:47] ---
    I liked it when you said my name.
[16:48] ---
    No, my voice isn't that nice.
[16:51] ---
    I think anybody could do it
    if they put the effort in.
[16:53] ---
    I learned from books and the internet.
[16:56] ---
    The internet? I mean, sure... but
    it still takes a lot of time right?
[17:01] ---
    It took me about three months.
[17:03] ---
    I don't have that kind of energy.
[17:06] ---
    He treates me like I'm normal,
    whether I'm a girl or a guy.
[17:12] ---
    If you're that good, you can fit in with
    all the girls at Genshiken perfectly right?
[17:17] ---
    Oh, I don't know.
[17:19] ---
    Yajima-san's pretty persistent
    about telling me to stop.
[17:22] ---
    Is she?
[17:24] ---
    Yeah. She wants me to go as a guy.
    I can understand why, I guess.
[17:29] ---
    It must be a little creepy.
[17:35] ---
    I'd like to make something clear, I guess.
[17:39] ---
    What?
[17:41] ---
    It's not that I'm into other guys...
[17:50] ---
    Aren't you surprised?
[17:53] ---
    I thought that was pretty shocking myself.
[17:55] ---
    Sorry! I'd only ever thought
    of BL or crossdressing
[17:59] ---
    as something you did as a hobby.
[18:03] ---
    Then didn't you think
    something bad might happen
[18:08] ---
    if you let a weirdo like me into
    your room and gave me food?
[18:10] ---
    Something bad? Like you're going to rob me?
[18:15] ---
    No...
[18:16] ---
    I think you've been reading too much BL.
[18:18] ---
    No, I mean... you're right, but...
[18:22] ---
    If I really was into that stuff,
[18:26] ---
    I should have fallen in love with you by now.
[18:29] ---
    
[18:33] ---
    Oh, that's it.
[18:36] ---
    Actually, since you were dressed like a guy,
     I felt really relaxed while talking to you.
[18:41] ---
    He doesn't seem scared at all. He...
[18:48] ---
    Uh?
[18:49] ---
    He really is careless and vulnerable.
[18:51] ---
    What?
[18:52] ---
    No. It's nothing. Thank you.
[18:56] ---
    What? Are we done with that subject?
[18:58] ---
    Yes. Thank you.
[19:00] ---
    You sure? I've barely said a word.
[19:03] ---
    I'm sure. Now let's eat! Have another beer.
[19:08] ---
    Yeah, you're right.
[19:32] ---
    He left his glasses on...
    should I take them off?
[19:36] ---
    Take them off and give him a kiss!
[19:38] ---
    Be quiet. Shut up!
[19:39] ---
    Why? He's totally open!
[19:42] ---
    I don't want to wake him.
[19:44] ---
    And I'm not into that stuff, personally.
[19:46] ---
    After all that fapping to BL you do?
[19:50] ---
    Don't say "fap".
[19:52] ---
    Something fell behind the shelves.
[20:06] ---
    Pictures?
[20:16] ---
    They're all...
[20:18] ---
    They're all...
[20:25] ---
    Madarame-sempai likes Kasukabe-sempai?
[20:32] ---
    Affairs are so hot!
[20:33] ---
    Shut up! You don't know
    what a man's heart is like!
[20:37] ---
    T-That's insulting! I'm you, after all!
SIGN    Cosplay Day
[22:30] ---
    Kyouko, are you really doing that?
SIGN    Kyouko (Real name: Sasahara Keiko)
[22:33] ---
    Yup, sure am!
[22:35] ---
    We've got a bunny girl, a
    nurse, and a high school girl.
[22:37] ---
    And a miniskirt police officer.
     So what's one more?
[22:41] ---
    There's a lot of demand for them.
[22:42] ---
    I need to go all out or I won't survive.
[22:45] ---
    This is really popular at pachinko, and there
    are even celebrities who imitate it!
[22:50] ---
    I think it might be pretty popular!
[22:52] ---
    Not happening.
[22:53] ---
    But manager, this was expensive!
    I bought it myself!
[22:57] ---
    We don't do that stuff here.
    Do it on your own time.
[23:00] ---
    What if we get sued?
[23:03] ---
    Damn it. If Watanabe came,
    I'm sure he'd love it.
SIGN    Genshiken Second Generation
SIGN    Preview
[23:10] ---
    It's almost time for Comic Festival!
[23:12] ---
    Let's buy all the BL books we can find!
[23:14] ---
    I hope there's some last minute stuff too!
[23:16] ---
    I'm so excited I can't sleep!
[23:17] ---
    Not getting enough sleep is bad for
    your skin and can lead to heatstroke!
[23:20] ---
    Yoshitake-san gave us a list
    of stuff to beat the heat.
[23:23] ---
    Hat. Towel. Fan. Suntan lotion. Deodorant.
[23:26] ---
    Napkins to wipe off the sweat.
    Change of clothes. Frozen drinks.
[23:28] ---
    What great ideas!
[23:29] ---
    Lastly, if you put an ice pack in your bra,
    it keeps you cool and gives you big boobs!
[23:33] ---
    
[23:34] ---
    That one's not happening.
[23:35] ---
    Yeah.
[23:36] ---
    Next time on Genshiken: Second Generation:
    Beards and Boobs!
[23:40] ---