E4 - Raise the Volume More and More

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    "Hoshimi Productions"
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    I'd say we're looking pretty good.
[00:08] ---
    We're not stumbling around anymore.
[00:11] ---
    We've definitely improved...
[00:13] ---
    But compared to LizNoir,
    we are still way behind.
[00:16] ---
    The disparity is expected.
[00:18] ---
    Yeah...
[00:19] ---
    But still, we need to surpass LizNoir, right?
[00:24] ---
    Huh?
[00:25] ---
    Oh? Did I just say something weird?
[00:28] ---
    No, not at all.
[00:30] ---
    It sounded like something Kotono would say.
[00:33] ---
    Y-Yeah you're right.
[00:35] ---
    I agree with Sakura.
[00:38] ---
    We can put in more enthusiasm
    than them, at least.
[00:40] ---
    Or else we'll never catch up.
[00:42] ---
    I-I agree!
[00:44] ---
    But it doesn't mean we need to
    blindly increase our training.
[00:48] ---
    Let's come up with a smart strategy together.
[00:51] ---
    Yeah.
[00:52] ---
    Yes.
[00:54] ---
    How about a different group's choreography?
[00:56] ---
    We might discover something new.
[00:57] ---
    Any groups you recommend?
[00:59] ---
    I know.
[01:02] ---
    How are the fledglings doing upstairs?
[01:05] ---
    The joint lesson with LizNoir
    boosted their motivation quite a bit.
[01:09] ---
    As I expected.
[01:11] ---
    They were bound to feel something
    practicing alongside real idols.
[01:15] ---
    Did you foresee this happening?
[01:18] ---
    It just turned out this way.
[01:20] ---
    But it was good timing.
[01:21] ---
    "Proposal Manager: Kohei Makino"
    "Debut Plan"
    "Hoshimi Productions" "Confidential"
[01:21] ---
    "Proposal Manager: Kohei Makino"
    "Debut Plan"
    "Hoshimi Productions" "Confidential"
    It's almost time for you to make a move.
[01:24] ---
    "Proposal Manager: Kohei Makino"
    "Debut Plan"
    "Hoshimi Productions" "Confidential"
    Yes!
[01:30] ---
    Hey, when you made your debut...
[01:43] ---
    Bye-bye!
[01:46] ---
    Hey!
[01:47] ---
    Huh?
[01:48] ---
    Can you help me get down from here?
[01:52] ---
    Me?!
[01:53] ---
    Yup! I was playing with the cat
    and didn't notice how high we were.
[01:58] ---
    Okay, so... Let me find a ladder or something...
[02:01] ---
    Forget that! Just come over here!
[02:09] ---
    Ready?
[02:11] ---
    Here I come!
[02:12] ---
    What?!
[02:18] ---
    Light as a feather, right?
[02:22] ---
    All righty then.
[02:24] ---
    I'm Mei Hayasaka, what's your name?
[02:28] ---
    It's Makino...
[02:31] ---
    Thanks Mr. Makino!
[02:33] ---
    Bye-bye to the girl, too!
[02:35] ---
    The girl...?
[02:39] ---
    What?!
[04:14] ---
    Let's eat!
[04:18] ---
    Suzu.
[04:19] ---
    Huh?
[04:20] ---
    Do you have any material
    on idols by any chance?
[04:24] ---
    Like Miss Mana's?
[04:25] ---
    Yeah, and other idols, too.
[04:28] ---
    They'd be useful references from here on out.
[04:30] ---
    Of course I do!
[04:32] ---
    I have concert material exclusive to fan club
    members only and clippings of featured articles!
[04:36] ---
    Huh?
[04:37] ---
    I'll bring mine, too.
[04:40] ---
    Thanks.
[04:49] ---
    Miss Mana is hands down the best!
[04:52] ---
    The audience's reaction is incredible.
[04:54] ---
    This was when she broke
    LizNoir's attendance record!
[04:59] ---
    Big Sister...
[05:01] ---
    I wonder what kind of lessons Miss Mana took.
[05:05] ---
    I would like to know as well!
[05:07] ---
    Kotono, you must know, don't you?
[05:09] ---
    We didn't really talk about her work at home.
[05:14] ---
    Then let's ask Mr. Makino.
[05:16] ---
    Before that, I want you all to watch this, too.
[05:30] ---
    They're...
[05:32] ---
    They are TRINITYAiLE.
[05:35] ---
    They've been really popular recently.
[05:38] ---
    Their popularity is split with
    LizNoir as newcomer idols.
[05:44] ---
    Amazing. Compared to us...
[05:46] ---
    It's like night and day.
[05:50] ---
    That means they're also...
[05:54] ---
    Our rivals...
[05:58] ---
    Huh? What Mana did for lessons?
[06:01] ---
    Yes. We'd like to know as a reference.
[06:04] ---
    Well, let's see...
[06:05] ---
    She'd do basic training and
    sing at the station regularly...
[06:09] ---
    And she would work with a professional coach
    a few times a week...
[06:13] ---
    A professional coach?!
[06:15] ---
    Maybe...
[06:16] ---
    Could that be it?
[06:17] ---
    We would like to take
    the same lessons, too!
[06:22] ---
    Trust me, I know.
[06:24] ---
    I'm in the process of arranging it right now.
[06:27] ---
    What else?
[06:28] ---
    What else...?
[06:29] ---
    Well...?
[06:32] ---
    I did take lessons seriously...
[06:35] ---
    But before I knew it,
    I was already popular.
[06:40] ---
    Just give me some time to remember.
[06:42] ---
    For now, focus on mastering the basics.
[06:45] ---
    --I am curious about everything!
    --Yeah.
[06:48] ---
    A professional coach.
[06:49] ---
    I wonder what it's like.
[06:50] ---
    Kotono...?
[06:52] ---
    Do you think we can surpass today's LizNoir
[06:55] ---
    and TRINITYAiLE if we work harder
    than my sister did back then?
[07:00] ---
    Please be honest with me.
[07:03] ---
    I don't know.
[07:04] ---
    They're evolving as idols every day.
[07:07] ---
    The fans' expectations are
    constantly getting higher, too.
[07:10] ---
    But you were all chosen carefully
    by Mr. Saegusa and myself.
[07:14] ---
    You all have just as much potential as they do.
[07:17] ---
    And...
[07:18] ---
    And?
[07:21] ---
    I'll think about it, too.
[07:25] ---
    Please do.
[07:27] ---
    "Hoshimi Productions"
[07:31] ---
    A potential new member?
[07:33] ---
    Yeah.
[07:34] ---
    Kotono prompted me to think about it,
    and this vague idea came to me...
[07:39] ---
    Our group, right now...
[07:41] ---
    "Is missing something."
[07:43] ---
    How did you know?
[07:45] ---
    Who do you think I am?
[07:48] ---
    The balance of the members isn't too bad.
[07:51] ---
    They've been clearing every criterion
    on their path to make their debut.
[07:54] ---
    It's just that...
[07:55] ---
    "They're too perfect"?
[07:57] ---
    You think so, too?
[08:00] ---
    I don't feel any kind of
    anxiety watching them.
[08:03] ---
    While that's a good thing,
[08:05] ---
    the popular idols I knew
[08:08] ---
    would all somehow keep
    everyone in suspense.
[08:11] ---
    It all started with you, you know?
[08:12] ---
    What?
[08:14] ---
    A little erratic...
[08:16] ---
    Huh?
[08:17] ---
    What is it?
[08:18] ---
    I felt that feeling somewhere recently...
[08:22] ---
    Oh, yeah.
[08:25] ---
    Are you about to scout
    that girl from the other day?
[08:27] ---
    I haven't decided yet, but I thought
    it wouldn't hurt to see her again.
[08:32] ---
    Do you really think she'd
    conveniently be at the same--
[08:35] ---
    There she is.
[08:38] ---
    Hey!
[08:39] ---
    Huh?
[08:41] ---
    Mr. Makino!
[08:42] ---
    Playing with a cat again?
[08:44] ---
    Nope!
[08:45] ---
    Today it's something even more impressive!
[08:47] ---
    Come on Mr. Makino, I'll show you!
[08:54] ---
    Whoa.
[08:55] ---
    Be careful, it's dangerous.
[08:57] ---
    So, what's there to see?
[09:00] ---
    That!
[09:16] ---
    Pretty cool, right?
[09:17] ---
    Yeah, do you know her?
[09:19] ---
    Nope.
[09:20] ---
    --Never spoken to her.
    --What?
[09:23] ---
    But I do know her name!
[09:25] ---
    It's Rei Ichinose!
[09:28] ---
    Rei Ichinose...
[09:30] ---
    I heard she won the high school
    dance competition.
[09:35] ---
    She amazes me so much,
[09:37] ---
    so I watch her all the time.
[09:39] ---
    All the time?
[09:40] ---
    Yup!
[09:42] ---
    Hey, be careful!
[09:44] ---
    I'm totally fine!
[09:45] ---
    I've got a great sense of balance.
[09:49] ---
    I wonder if I'd be able to
    dance like her if I practiced.
[09:53] ---
    Do you like to dance?
[09:57] ---
    Yeah!
[09:58] ---
    It makes me feel like
[09:59] ---
    I can become something sparkly!
[10:06] ---
    Miss Mei Hayasaka.
[10:07] ---
    What's up?
[10:08] ---
    --You might be surprised at the sudden--
[10:09] ---
    --Hello? Is this the police?
    --You might be surprised at the sudden--
[10:13] ---
    Yes.
[10:14] ---
    A suspicious man is speaking to a girl wearing
    a school uniform on top of the wall.
[10:17] ---
    That's not good!
[10:18] ---
    Huh?
[10:20] ---
    Hey! Wait up!
[10:26] ---
    Did she report you?
[10:28] ---
    Most likely.
[10:29] ---
    We probably shouldn't be together right now.
[10:31] ---
    But you wanted to talk to me, right?
[10:34] ---
    You were just about to say something.
[10:37] ---
    That's right.
[10:41] ---
    Miss Mei Hayasaka.
[10:43] ---
    Yes?
[10:45] ---
    Would you be interested in becoming an idol?
[10:55] ---
    Sure thing!
[10:59] ---
    Idoly Pride.
[11:01] ---
    "Hoshimi Productions"
[11:03] ---
    A new member...?
[11:06] ---
    Yeah.
[11:07] ---
    Come on in.
[11:11] ---
    Hello there!
[11:12] ---
    I'm Mei Hayasaka,
    a first-year at Hoshimi High!
[11:15] ---
    Good to meet you!
[11:17] ---
    Likewise.
[11:18] ---
    Nice to meet you.
[11:20] ---
    Mr. Makino, may I have a word?
[11:25] ---
    What is going on?
[11:26] ---
    I was never told about a new member.
[11:29] ---
    Because I never said anything.
[11:31] ---
    Mr. Makino.
[11:32] ---
    Kotono...
[11:34] ---
    I said I would think about it, remember?
[11:36] ---
    And you came up with adding a new member?
[11:39] ---
    To my eyes, I think this group
    is still incomplete.
[11:45] ---
    Who knows, more members
    could be added at any time.
[11:48] ---
    Possibly for another...
[11:52] ---
    I'm doing my best to figure out
    what we're lacking.
[11:57] ---
    Are you saying she has something we lack?
[12:00] ---
    That's what I thought.
[12:03] ---
    Anyway, it's Mei's first day.
[12:06] ---
    I'm counting on you all to help her.
[12:08] ---
    Will do.
[12:31] ---
    Hey, hey!
[12:32] ---
    The group name isn't decided yet, right?
[12:36] ---
    I came up with a good one!
[12:40] ---
    Introducing! Mei Donuts!
[12:44] ---
    Why did you choose donuts...?
[12:47] ---
    Because I love them!
[12:49] ---
    Oh, yeah!
[12:50] ---
    I'm moving into the dorms today, too.
[12:53] ---
    Maybe I'll move into
    the same room as Mr. Makino!
[12:58] ---
    Mr. Makino...?
[12:59] ---
    No...!
[13:00] ---
    C-Come on, Mei.
[13:01] ---
    You can't joke like that--
[13:02] ---
    Why are you getting all embarrassed?
[13:04] ---
    We've already had a date
    on top of the wall.
[13:07] ---
    A date?
[13:08] ---
    No! Wait!
[13:09] ---
    What are you calling a date?!
[13:13] ---
    Mr. Makino.
[13:14] ---
    Yes?
[13:15] ---
    May I have a word?
[13:19] ---
    Mei was just joking.
[13:20] ---
    I know that.
[13:23] ---
    She is a cute girl.
[13:25] ---
    She's cheerful and has good style.
[13:28] ---
    She does seem suited to becoming an idol.
[13:31] ---
    Mr. Makino, does this mean
    you think we lack those things?
[13:36] ---
    No, not at all.
[13:40] ---
    I felt it was necessary to change the air.
[13:43] ---
    I don't understand.
[13:49] ---
    But I think this is what it
    means to "change the air."
[13:52] ---
    I didn't mean to cause all this tension.
[13:56] ---
    Long day?
[13:58] ---
    Miss Haruko...
[14:00] ---
    How is the new girl?
[14:01] ---
    Since it was pretty abrupt,
    everyone's a bit flustered.
[14:06] ---
    Don't worry, I'm sure they'll
    manage to get along soon.
[14:12] ---
    I heard it was a wooden structure,
    so I assumed it'd be old...
[14:15] ---
    But this is nice!
[14:17] ---
    What were you imagining?
[14:21] ---
    Do you make the food, Nagisa?
[14:24] ---
    We all take turns.
[14:26] ---
    It's chicken karaage!
[14:28] ---
    I love chicken karaage!
[14:30] ---
    That's great!
[14:31] ---
    I made a lot, so eat up.
[14:33] ---
    Will do!
[14:35] ---
    All right, make sure
    you fill out the profile section.
[14:38] ---
    Got it.
[14:40] ---
    I'm jealous!
[14:41] ---
    The combination of crispy skin and tender meat!
[14:44] ---
    The juices flow out when you bite into it!
[14:46] ---
    That exactly!
[14:48] ---
    Can't wait to eat it!
[14:49] ---
    Yeah! What?
[14:51] ---
    What?
[14:52] ---
    Could it be that... You see me?
[14:55] ---
    Yup, sure can!
[14:57] ---
    What do you see?
[14:58] ---
    Right next to Mr. Makino--
[15:00] ---
    Wait! Mei! Come over here!
[15:07] ---
    Mei, so...
[15:09] ---
    Do you really see her?
[15:11] ---
    Sure do.
[15:12] ---
    Are you really, really sure?
[15:14] ---
    Yup!
[15:15] ---
    I really, really do!
[15:19] ---
    She really does!
[15:21] ---
    I can finally talk to a girl!
[15:23] ---
    I'm so happy!
[15:24] ---
    Imagine only being able
    to talk to this guy for years!
[15:28] ---
    Oh, wow.
[15:30] ---
    We've run out of topics to talk about.
[15:32] ---
    Liar.
[15:34] ---
    Hey, can I ask your name?
[15:37] ---
    I'm Mana Nagase.
[15:39] ---
    You're Kotono's big sister, right?
[15:42] ---
    That's right.
[15:43] ---
    You both look alike!
[15:45] ---
    Why are you able to see Mana, Mei?
[15:49] ---
    It's a disposition... that's been
    passed down in the family...?
[15:52] ---
    Wonder if that's the case with me, too.
[15:56] ---
    I doubt it...
[15:59] ---
    But anyway, Mei...
[16:01] ---
    Could you keep this a secret from everyone?
[16:04] ---
    Yup, I know.
[16:06] ---
    I would be called a liar all the time.
[16:08] ---
    I see...
[16:10] ---
    Right.
[16:11] ---
    That's what it would mean
    to see something others can't.
[16:16] ---
    Hey!
[16:17] ---
    Does this mean I can pop over all the time now?
[16:20] ---
    What?
[16:21] ---
    Let's chat about all sorts
    of things from here on out!
[16:26] ---
    Yeah!
[16:31] ---
    The chicken karaage was yummy!
[16:35] ---
    Thanks for showing me to the bath, Sakura!
[16:38] ---
    Sure thing.
[16:40] ---
    We take baths in pairs,
[16:42] ---
    and when we're done,
    we get the next pair.
[16:44] ---
    Gotcha!
[16:45] ---
    So Mei, what were you and
    Mr. Makino talking about earlier?
[16:51] ---
    It's a secret.
[16:52] ---
    What? I'm so curious.
[16:55] ---
    Oh?
[16:56] ---
    Sakura... Your chest...
[16:59] ---
    Oh, this?
[17:01] ---
    It's a scar from my surgery.
[17:02] ---
    Surgery?
[17:04] ---
    Yup.
[17:04] ---
    But I'm all better now!
[17:07] ---
    I see.
[17:12] ---
    The bath is open.
[17:13] ---
    Okay!
[17:14] ---
    All right! Time to go play!
[17:17] ---
    Where to?
[17:18] ---
    It's a secret!
[17:22] ---
    "Hoshimi Productions"
[17:35] ---
    Suzu-nyan! The bath is open!
[17:38] ---
    Okay, thank you.
[17:40] ---
    Suzu-nyan?
[17:41] ---
    I wonder where she's off to?
[17:44] ---
    She disappears a lot after the bath.
[17:47] ---
    Is she... going out at night?
[17:49] ---
    Judging from her attire,
    the furthest she'd be is Makino's room.
[17:53] ---
    Mr. Makino's...
[17:55] ---
    ...Room?!
[18:01] ---
    --Come on, hurry!
[18:02] ---
    --I can hear Mei's voice.
    --Come on, hurry!
[18:03] ---
    --I can hear Mei's voice.
    --Just go with your intuition!
[18:05] ---
    --An idol and manager's
    secret rendezvous?!
    --You can't look anymore!
    I can't keep a straight face.
[18:07] ---
    --I have read it in novels before!
    --You can't look anymore!
    I can't keep a straight face.
[18:10] ---
    --I wonder what they're doing.
    --You can't look anymore!
    I can't keep a straight face.
[18:12] ---
    --Anyway, this is imprudent.
    --Hurry up.
[18:13] ---
    --Anyway, this is imprudent.
    --I know! Now it's payback!
[18:14] ---
    --We need to speak up to Mr. Makino.
    --I know! Now it's payback!
[18:18] ---
    Is it this one?
[18:20] ---
    No, this one!
[18:21] ---
    Are you sure about that?
[18:25] ---
    --Mr. Makino?
    --Huh?
[18:27] ---
    Is Mei in your room?
[18:30] ---
    No... Wait a minute!
[18:33] ---
    Kotono!
[18:36] ---
    What's the matter?
[18:38] ---
    What are you doing?
[18:40] ---
    Um...
[18:41] ---
    Mei wanted to know more about Mana,
    so I was showing her.
[18:45] ---
    Oh, really?
[18:46] ---
    Shh.
[18:48] ---
    That video!
[18:49] ---
    It is the unreleased footage of
    Miss Mana's legendary concert!
[18:52] ---
    Sh-Shall we all watch it together?
[18:54] ---
    Yes, please!
[19:03] ---
    Yup! It looks better this way!
[19:05] ---
    Your ideas are great, Mei.
[19:08] ---
    Incorporating them really makes
    the choreography fun.
[19:12] ---
    Dancing is something fun in the first place.
[19:14] ---
    It's not because of me.
[19:24] ---
    Kotono...
[19:29] ---
    I feel like I kind of get what you mean
    by how Mei changes the air.
[19:34] ---
    How so?
[19:36] ---
    Before she came,
    the lessons felt somewhat tense.
[19:40] ---
    But because of her, that's changed.
[19:44] ---
    Everyone has been voicing
    their opinions more than before.
[19:47] ---
    We're all smiling more.
[19:49] ---
    That's a good thing.
[19:50] ---
    I was the one who caused the tension before.
[19:54] ---
    Everyone must've felt my frustration
    over wanting to catch up to my sister.
[19:59] ---
    That was necessary, too.
[20:02] ---
    That tension heightened everyone's awareness.
[20:05] ---
    It's not about who's right or wrong.
[20:09] ---
    There are times when coming together
    makes things better or worse.
[20:13] ---
    What do you think I should do?
[20:18] ---
    Don't hesitate and push forward
    as yourself, Kotono.
[20:22] ---
    You're the engine for everyone, Kotono.
[20:27] ---
    I am...?
[20:43] ---
    This takes me back!
[20:46] ---
    My monumental debut concert stage!
[20:48] ---
    I'm going to have them start here, too.
[20:52] ---
    Sounds good to me.
[20:54] ---
    But you're still unsure about something.
[20:56] ---
    Yeah.
[20:58] ---
    Let me guess.
[21:00] ---
    You're unsure who to designate as
    the leader--Kotono or Sakura, right?
[21:05] ---
    That's right.
[21:06] ---
    We've known each other too long,
    don't you think?
[21:11] ---
    Mana, who would you choose?
[21:14] ---
    That's your job, right, Makino?
[21:18] ---
    Indeed.
[21:19] ---
    But I've got a bit of advice for you.
[21:23] ---
    Makino... Have more faith in your intuition!
[21:27] ---
    You used to be the manager
    for the Mana Nagase.
[21:31] ---
    Mana...
[21:32] ---
    You've already made up your mind, right?
[21:39] ---
    "Raise the Volume More and More"
[21:39] ---
    "Raise the Volume More and More"
    Yeah.
[21:40] ---
    "Raise the Volume More and More"
[23:17] ---
    Your debut is set.
[23:20] ---
    From here on out, we'll be tailoring
    your lessons towards that end.
[23:24] ---
    I'll keep you informed about the details.
[23:26] ---
    But before that, Sakura...
[23:28] ---
    Yes?
[23:30] ---
    I'm going to have you leave this group.
[23:38] ---
    What...?