# E6 - Let's Do Better Than Last Time!
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***SIGN*** Film
**[00:02] A**
We've definitely got to add all
the coloring and sound effects
**[00:04] A**
we had to skip last time.
**[00:05] M**
Definitely. We definitely do!
**[00:07] A**
A story, too! I want it to be
even better than last time!
**[00:10] M**
Even better!
***SIGN*** 96 days until the culture festival Let's double what we did last time Not double!! Synopsis: Robot VS Monster Title: TBD Setting: Shibahama High School 15-20 minute runtime "All Digital Animation" Now using Bit Winsoft across the board!!
**[00:12] M**
If we're going to have dialog,
that means we need voice actors, right?
**[00:14] M**
We'll need to hold auditions.
**[00:15] K**
I'd wait until the storyboard
is done to worry about that.
**[00:18] M**
What about backgrounds?
**[00:19] A**
Colored this time. Naturally, I'll—
**[00:21] K**
The art club actually wants
to help us out this time.
**[00:25] K**
They said our work
**[00:26] K**
made an impression on them at the
budget committee, much like the robot club.
**[00:30] M**
Huh, that's pretty cool.
**[00:32] k**
I'm sure they realize they
can get something out of it.
**[00:34] k**
As soon as Asakusa finishes the storyboards,
**[00:36] k**
we'll meet with them to
hash out the backgrounds.
**[00:38] M**
A meeting...
**[00:40] K**
You're going to need to explain
to them what kind of art we need.
**[00:44] A**
I-I can't tell people what to do...
**[00:47] K**
Well, you also can't draw the backgrounds
for every cut on your own, can you?
**[00:51] K**
No groaning, moaning, or excuses.
**[00:54] K**
There's one other hurdle to deal with.
**[00:57] K**
The robot club has requested that an
opening sequence be included.
***SIGN*** Greatest, Strongest Robot Song
**[01:02] K**
The song is already in the works, apparently.
***SIGN*** Lots of Nutrition!
Allgrapes
Natural Sweetness
***SIGN*** Bright Day
Milk
***SIGN*** Bright Day
Milk
***SIGN*** Egg Biscuits
***SIGN*** A
***SIGN*** Cola
***SIGN*** Recommended for
7 months and up
**[01:05] K**
We'll discuss it in more detail
once the demo track is ready.
**[01:08] A**
What about the music during the actual film?
**[01:10] M**
I think it should be epic!
**[01:15] A**
Could you handle that, Mizusaki?
**[01:17] M**
Never done it before.
What about you, Asakusa?
**[01:20] A**
I've never had a chance to try before.
**[01:25] M**
I'll ask around to see if
anyone I know writes music.
**[01:28] K**
We've got three times the amount
of time for production...
**[01:32] K**
But will our club activity
time be enough, Mizusaki?
**[01:34] M**
No way! I've gotta work at home, too!
**[01:37] M**
Animating designs with so many
lines is a ton of work, y'know.
**[01:41] M**
They say you're not a real animator
until you can do 500 pieces of art a month,
**[01:45] M**
but for anime, you need to be able
to draw the necessary amount of art
**[01:48] M**
at the required standard of quality,
**[01:50] M**
which is nothing like randomly dashing
off 500 doodles of whatever you want!
**[01:54] K**
How difficult is it, exactly?
**[01:57] M**
Imagine having to draw 500 rough drafts
while wearing gloves and handcuffs,
**[02:03] M**
and if you're even 0.02 millimeters
off from frame to frame, you end up in hell.
**[02:07] M**
But even before that, imagine having
to uniformly draw ten pieces of art
**[02:10] M**
that accurately move a millimeter at a time,
while wearing armor, or you starve.
**[02:14] M**
Having to draw three pieces
of art, every hour,
**[02:16] M**
with so many lines, while thinking
about how it moves?
**[02:18] M**
It's basically a curse!
**[02:18] M**
Producing anime while in
high school is impossible!
**[02:22] K**
So the entire premise of this club is invalid.
**[02:27] K**
How are things coming along
for you, Asakusa?
**[02:30] A**
So far, so good!
**[02:31] K**
I'm pretty sure that can't be the case
since we're having to adjust the schedule
**[02:34] K**
based on your progress with the storyboards.
**[02:36] K**
Mizusaki, do you have any suggestions
for how we can improve our efficiency?
**[02:39] M**
Well, it'd definitely be faster if
we had a computer in the club room.
**[02:44] M**
That way, we can handle the finishing
touches and the photography here.
**[02:47] A**
Having to use the PC room every time
we need to make slight adjustments
**[02:49] A**
definitely eats up time.
**[02:53] K**
I'm heading out.
***SIGN*** Episode 6 Let's Do Better Than Last Time!
***SIGN*** Keep
***SIGN*** Your
***SIGN*** Hands
***SIGN*** Off
***SIGN*** Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!
***SIGN*** Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!
**[04:29] M**
Kanamori never came back, huh?
**[04:31] A**
I imagine she went home.
**[04:33] A**
Main
Gate
**[04:38] K**
Let's get something to eat.
**[04:40] M**
Kanamori is inviting us out to eat?
**[04:45] M**
Wh-What is this place?
**[04:46] K**
Does it look like a shoe store?
***SIGN*** R
a
m
e
n
**[04:48] A**
I can smell gasoline. Is this a good idea?
**[04:50] K**
A few fumes never killed anybody.
**[04:54] K**
This is my treat.
**[04:56] A**
Whuzzat?!
**[04:56] M**
Really?
**[04:57] A**
Whoa, hold on! This is
Kanamori we're talking about!
**[04:59] A**
Nothing is scarier than a
free meal from the yakuza!
**[05:01] K**
It's fine.
**[05:03] K**
I've just got ulterior motives.
**[05:04] A**
That's the scary part!
**[05:06] K**
Think of it as an advance
on your overtime.
**[05:09] K**
Since we're going to have
to work on this project
**[05:11] K**
outside of club hours to finish it.
***SIGN*** Pickled
***SIGN*** Garlic
**[05:13] M**
That's more considerate than I would've figured.
**[05:15] K**
Hardly. I'm only doing the obvious thing.
**[05:17] K**
You'll be expected to work it off, eventually.
***SIGN*** Bamboo Shoots
***SIGN*** Seaweed & Salt
***SIGN*** Roasted Pork
***SIGN*** Ramen
**[05:24] M**
Kake ramen!
**[05:25] K**
Red pepper, please.
**[05:25] A**
Can I get a soft-boiled egg in mine?
With extra wakame!
**[05:27] A**
And firm noodles?
**[05:28] Server**
Sure thing!
**[05:29] K**
So, Asakusa, have you made any
progress with the storyboards?
**[05:33] A**
Es perfecto!
**[05:35] A**
The time is before school is open.
**[05:37] A**
That'll save us the trouble
of drawing people.
**[05:38] K**
Good idea.
**[05:40] A**
Generally speaking, it's the
same layout as Shibahama High.
***SIGN*** Brrrmm... Brrrmm...
**[05:44] A**
There are eerie movements underground.
***SIGN*** Whoosh...
***SIGN*** The water shoots up!
***SIGN*** Splash
**[05:47] A**
There's a sudden spray of water!
**[05:49] A**
Here we have the base.
***SIGN*** Computer Room Crane Hydraulic Pistons Hatch
***SIGN*** Observation Tower
War Room
Rabbit
Pump
Water Tank
Catapult
**[05:51] A**
The first and second floor
are directly connected!
**[05:54] M**
Looks good.
**[05:56] A**
For various reasons, the robot
is now eight meters tall.
**[05:59] K**
That's a fair bit bigger.
**[06:01] K**
We'll need to confer with the robot club.
**[06:11] A**
They're alerted to the monster's appearance!
**[06:14] A**
There have been reports about
vibrations being detected underground.
***SIGN*** Darker than the last cut
(but power is still on)
Monitor is lit brightly
***SIGN*** Wall
***SIGN*** Rotating emergency light
***SIGN*** Voice on the Radio:
"It's a monster.
A crab-type monster
has appeared!"
***SIGN*** Captain:
"Move out!
Everyone, to your positions!"
***SIGN*** A1 (In Shadow)
A2 (Normal)
**[06:30] A**
The robot is being mobilized!
**[06:34] A**
The team rushes to their positions!
**[06:39] A**
Off go the bolts!
***SIGN*** Underwater
**[06:43] A**
The gate opens!
***SIGN*** Bottom of Gate
***SIGN*** Outer Wall (Bright)
**[06:50] A**
Light up the rails!
**[06:52] A**
All the various machines come
alive in a dizzying fashion!
***SIGN*** Preparing Launch
***SIGN*** Launching
**[06:57] A**
It launches!
**[06:58] A**
Ejected from the catapult!
**[07:00] A**
It encounters the crabtle underground
before the creature escapes,
**[07:02] A**
but once it re-appears on the
school grounds, they battle!
**[07:05] A**
The robot wins! The end!
**[07:06] Server**
Here you go.
**[07:08] Server**
The others will be a bit longer.
**[07:09] M**
Go ahead and eat.
**[07:11] A**
Appreciate it.
***SIGN*** SHIBA8 is lit up
Explosion SE: Pow!
Struck by the cavitation,
SHIBA8 is blasted back
SE: Bang!
**[07:12] A**
Time to eat!
**[07:14] K**
These action scenes are extremely...
broad, to put it lightly.
**[07:18] A**
That's all up here.
**[07:20] K**
Well, it needs to be on the damn page!
**[07:23] K**
How is this "perfecto"?!
You're supposed to be specific!
**[07:25] A**
I'm not good at action, okay?!
**[07:27] M**
I've been drawing a bit of action myself.
**[07:32] M**
The arm shakes from the impact of the blow!
**[07:34] M**
It pulls a leg back to avoid
from getting too close.
**[07:36] A**
That's cool!
**[07:38] M**
And then, the arm is knocked back
from the recoil of an attack!
**[07:42] M**
The movements leading into a charge...
**[07:45] M**
The wind-up for a punch...
**[07:47] M**
When you're trying to show a powerful hit,
**[07:49] M**
you need to include these little movements!
**[07:52] A**
That's some high-quality acting.
**[07:55] K**
Why don't we let Mizusaki
choreograph the action scenes?
**[07:58] A**
No objections.
**[07:59] Server**
Here's your kake ramen.
**[08:01] Server**
Sorry, the red pepper ramen's
gonna take a little bit longer.
**[08:04] M**
Time to eat!
**[08:06] A**
I wanted to ask, what're we
gonna do about sound effects?
**[08:08] A**
They're really important.
**[08:11] M**
Good question. What should we do?
**[08:16] M**
For now, I can look into
using royalty-free ones.
**[08:19] K**
That reminds me, I've made
arrangements for a computer.
**[08:22] M**
How much was it?
**[08:23] K**
Thirty-two thousand yen.
**[08:25] A**
That is a thuggishly low price!
**[08:27] K**
I talked to the information
service research group.
**[08:30] K**
Apparently, every time they
put together a new PC,
**[08:33] K**
they dispose of the old one,
no matter how powerful it was.
**[08:37] A**
Like when they tear down new buildings
**[08:38] A**
just to throw up newer ones.
**[08:40] M**
What about the software and other stuff?
**[08:41] K**
It's already taken care of.
**[08:43] A**
It is?!
**[08:44] A**
You sure about this, Kanamori?
**[08:47] A**
We're not gonna get raided later, are we?
**[08:50] K**
Would you put a sock in it already,
you cowardly raccoon dog?
**[08:54] K**
For the software... the school
already had paid for the licenses.
**[08:58] K**
So it's... basically free.
**[09:07] Server**
Here you are. One red pepper ramen.
**[09:09] M**
I guess this is part of why she's so tall.
**[09:11] A**
Her ramen's gonna get cold.
**[09:13] M**
Okay, I'm ready to start
drawing when I get home!
**[09:15] M**
If we're doing this on PC, there's a
tablet at home I can animate on.
**[09:19] A**
You sure you won't get caught?
**[09:20] M**
It's easy to hide stuff when you're in bed!
**[09:23] M**
I'm gonna be animating at home and on the train!
**[09:25] M**
Our goal this time is to complete this anime!
**[09:28] K**
Completion isn't our goal,
it's a predetermined outcome!
**[09:35] K**
We're not starting production,
we've already started!
**[09:39] A**
That is a terrifying way to eat.
**[09:42] K**
Thank you for the food! Check, please!
**[09:45] Server**
That'll be 2,450 yen!
**[09:47] K**
Separate tickets, please.
**[09:49] K**
I make it a point to never
carry more than 1,000 yen.
**[09:52] K**
I'll pay you back for the ramen later.
**[09:54] A**
What the heck?!
***SIGN*** Student Council
**[09:57] Sakaki**
The robot club explained what's up.
**[09:59] Sakaki**
The student council has to
track the flow of money.
**[10:02] K**
Why, are you going to tax us?
**[10:04] Sakaki**
It's just a simple check to make
sure it's not being misused.
**[10:08] Sakaki**
We've got a lot of crazy clubs,
like yours, and it keeps us busy.
***SIGN*** Akihabara Culture Group & Fermented Foods Advocacy Club: Odor complaints Drone Photography Club: Invasion of privacy Messenger Pigeon Club: Forgery of school documents Carbohydrates Revolution Lab: Dangerous protest activities Sound Club: Ignored order to vacate Lure Appreciation Club: Prohibited deals Neue Deutsche Härte Club: Noise complaints Saw Table Tennis: Destruction of equipment Man-Faced Fish Investigation Lab: Incitement of other students Exterior Club: Excessive spending on renovations
***SIGN*** Messenger Pigeon Club: Forgery of school documents
***SIGN*** Carbohydrates Revolution Lab: Dangerous protest activities
***SIGN*** • Sound Club: Ignored order to vacate
***SIGN*** • Lure Appreciation Club: Prohibited deals
***SIGN*** • Neue Deutsche Härte Club: Noise complaints
***SIGN*** • Saw Table Tennis: Destruction of equipment
***SIGN*** Sound
***SIGN*** Storage Building 3
***SIGN*** Sliding Door
***SIGN*** Music Room
***SIGN*** Sound Club 2
***SIGN*** Audio Room
***SIGN*** Sound Club 3
***SIGN*** Broadcast Room
***SIGN*** Sound Club 4
***SIGN*** Sound Club
**[10:34] K**
Excuse me.
**[10:39] K**
A sound-proof door, huh?
**[10:46] Doumeki**
Would you knock it off?!
**[10:48] Doumeki**
Who are you supposed to be?
**[10:49] K**
I'm with the film club.
**[10:51] Doumeki**
Film club? No, thanks.
**[10:57] K**
I don't exactly need
your thanks, as it turns out.
**[10:59] Doumeki**
Wh-What?!
**[11:01] K**
Give it up...
**[11:02] Doumeki**
Hey!
**[11:04] Doumeki**
Don't just barge in here!
**[11:07] K**
A bit cold, isn't it?
**[11:09] Doumeki**
What exactly do you want?
**[11:11] K**
I'm here on behalf of the student council.
**[11:14] K**
It seems you've been
occupying four club rooms,
**[11:17] K**
on top of ignoring orders to vacate them.
**[11:21] A**
Wow!
**[11:22] ---**
Whoa!
**[11:27] A**
This is crazy!
**[11:30] K**
You got here fast.
**[11:31] A**
This place is totally amazing!
**[11:35] A**
This room has every sound
effect you can imagine!
**[11:39] K**
And how much do those cost to use?
**[11:42] A**
There are free libraries,
and ones for professionals
**[11:44] A**
that cost hundreds of thousands of yen...
**[11:45] A**
For movies, they tend to be custom made.
**[11:48] A**
This room alone might be
worth over five million yen!
**[11:53] K**
All right, let's sell it all!
**[11:55] Doumeki**
The library isn't for sale, not for
whatever dirty money you're after!
**[11:59] Doumeki**
You're looking at an audio collection!
**[12:01] Doumeki**
A museum of sound, indexed by
location, time, and recorder!
**[12:04] Doumeki**
You could search the entire world and
not find something this valuable!
**[12:09] A**
That's right!
**[12:11] A**
For example, look at these 72 different
recordings of Kegon Falls!
***SIGN*** Kegon Falls: Clear Skies, Rain, Snow, Cloudy
***SIGN*** 72 Variants
**[12:14] A**
Normally, when you're indicating
the season in anime...
**[12:17] A**
You have cicadas in summer,
**[12:19] A**
bell crickets in fall,
**[12:21] A**
and dogs howling at night in winter.
**[12:25] A**
Not a lot of variety, right?
**[12:27] A**
But here we've got 72 different
takes on the sounds of Kegon Falls!
**[12:31] A**
That's every different type of weather
condition multiplied times three plus alpha!
**[12:34] A**
Forget the four seasons, we're talking
about seventy-two times of year!
**[12:38] A**
You're not going to find a massive
record like that anywhere else!
**[12:40] Doumeki**
Yeah, what she said.
**[12:42] Doumeki**
Now, if you understand, get out of here!
**[12:44] Doumeki**
Before I call school security!
**[12:47] K**
You still don't seem to
understand your situation.
**[12:50] Doumeki**
I wouldn't try and threaten me, if I were you!
**[12:53] Doumeki**
I'm recording this entire conversation!
**[12:55] K**
* You still don't seem to*
* understand your situation.*
***SIGN*** SEARCH WARRANT
**[13:00] K**
We're here to enact legitimate
school council business.
**[13:05] Doumeki**
Y-You can't trick me like
you can everybody else!
**[13:09] Doumeki**
Everyone knows that anarchists,
street gangs, the yakuza,
**[13:11] Doumeki**
violent criminals, and the
eizouken are public enemies!
**[13:14] Doumeki**
So if you try to stick me up
and damage my precious sounds—
**[13:17] K**
This has nothing to do with anarchy,
bureaucracy, or anything else.
**[13:20] K**
The bottom line is you're squatting
here against the rules.
**[13:23] K**
Read the damn thing!
**[13:26] Doumeki**
I am done!
**[13:28] Doumeki**
I give up! You can have the building back.
**[13:31] Doumeki**
But do you realize how long it
took me to move this stuff in here?
**[13:34] Doumeki**
And you want me to clear out in a rush?
When there's four whole rooms?!
**[13:37] Doumeki**
That's not happening, especially considering
I don't have a budget.
**[13:40] A**
Wait, there's another four rooms like this?!
**[13:42] Doumeki**
The whole reason I joined
was the sound library,
**[13:44] Doumeki**
but I'm the only club member...
**[13:45] Doumeki**
And now I'm supposed to clear
out right after joining?
**[13:48] Doumeki**
I'm begging you, could you
pretend you didn't see me?
**[13:51] Doumeki**
Either that, or loan me some cash?
**[13:54] K**
You expect a loan when your club's got no budget
**[13:56] K**
and is on the verge of
being dissolved? Damn, you're dumb.
**[13:58] Doumeki**
What?! I won't let them dissolve the club!
**[14:01] K**
I'm not seeing any other
outcomes for you right now.
**[14:04] A**
Yeah...
**[14:05] A**
What a waste!
**[14:07] A**
When there's all this great stuff...
**[14:09] A**
Meanwhile, listen to our audio situation!
**[14:40] Doumeki**
Stop those sound effects right now!
**[14:45] A**
This is what we're actually dealing with.
**[14:55] Doumeki**
Please, make it stop!
**[15:01] A**
We've got basically no sound effect files.
**[15:04] K**
And even if we were to take
all of these files in,
**[15:07] K**
we wouldn't be able to
digitize them quickly enough.
**[15:10] K**
How about it?
**[15:11] K**
We're willing to loan the
sound club our two stories
**[15:14] K**
and one basement's worth of storage.
**[15:16] K**
We'll also guarantee your independence
and continued existence.
**[15:18] K**
In exchange, we'll be granted
free use of your sound library.
**[15:24] K**
You can digitize and sell
**[15:25] K**
the sound club's library in
order to secure your own funds,
**[15:28] K**
and we'll take a service fee.
**[15:31] K**
One other thing... I'd like you to
be an audio advisor on our projects.
**[15:36] Doumeki**
If it'll keep the club from being dissolved,
and won't cost me anything...
**[15:40] Doumeki**
O-Okay, agreed.
**[15:42] K**
We have a deal, then.
**[15:44] A**
Yes! We just scored all
the sound effects we need!
**[15:47] K**
You'll need to empty this place
out and move everything today.
**[15:50] Doumeki**
Whoa, I can't manage that! I've got
my hands full with existing business!
**[15:55] Doumeki**
I should be able to manage next month...
**[15:56] K**
I suppose that'll have to do.
**[15:59] K**
But make it some time this month.
**[16:02] Doumeki**
Right, understood.
**[16:04] K**
How about we get a formal handshake?
**[16:06] K**
So I can report it to the student council.
**[16:08] A**
Who, me?
**[16:11] A**
The name's Asakusa. Nice to meet you.
**[16:13] Doumeki**
I'm Doumeki.
**[16:15] A**
Doumeki? How do you write that?
**[16:17] Doumeki**
The kanji for "hundred-eyed demon."
**[16:19] A**
Oh, wow! That's cool!
**[16:21] K**
Yeah, yeah, I'm taking the shot. Look this way.
**[16:23] K**
And click.
**[16:27] M**
Kanamori! Good morning.
**[16:29] K**
How are things progressing?
**[16:33] M**
Straight to that, huh?
***SIGN*** Film
**[16:42] K**
Asakusa?
**[16:43] A**
G'mornin!
**[16:45] M**
How'd you come in from up there?
**[16:46] A**
I found a route into the club from the forest
**[16:48] A**
that passes through the sound
club's building three days ago!
**[16:50] A**
Here's today's storyboards!
**[16:52] M**
Wait, you already finished this much?
**[16:54] K**
I see you're still fast when you get going.
**[16:57] A**
I'm going exploring until
first period starts!
**[17:01] K**
Asakusa has this ability to draw an
incredible amount once she gets going,
**[17:04] K**
but she spends too much
time not drawing otherwise.
**[17:07] K**
How do the storyboards look, Mizusaki?
**[17:11] A**
There's a big clang, and then a rumble...
**[17:14] A**
And boom...
**[17:20] K**
Four days of delays, and then
three days' worth of progress.
**[17:30] K**
Asakusa's motivation switch...
**[17:36] Okamoto**
Okay, lemme introduce you.
**[17:38] Okamoto**
I'm the club president, Okamoto.
**[17:40] Okamoto**
And working on this is gonna be...
**[17:42] Okamoto**
Nakamura and Kubo.
They're both second-years.
**[17:45] Nakamura**
I'm Nakamura.
**[17:47] Kubo**
I'm Kubo. It's nice to meet you.
**[17:50] A**
H-Hello there! It's nice to meet you!
**[17:52] K**
Let's begin, then. Asakusa?
**[17:55] A**
R-Right!
**[17:57] A**
Uh, um...
**[17:58] K**
Here's the storyboard.
We've also got the data for you.
**[18:03] A**
This scene takes place at around 6:00 AM,
**[18:05] A**
so the light would be coming
from this direction.
**[18:07] Nakamura**
Huh? What're these holes?
**[18:10] A**
Oh, those are for pegs.
**[18:12] Nakamura**
What pegs?
**[18:14] A**
Uh, well, um...
**[18:17] Kubo**
They hold the animation paper in
place when animation is being drawn.
**[18:21] Kubo**
It's also on the layouts, so you
can use them to make sure
**[18:24] Kubo**
the animation and backgrounds line up correctly.
**[18:31] A**
They'll be fastened to them too,
**[18:33] A**
so please be sure to note the peg
locations in the backgrounds.
**[18:35] Nakamura**
What color is this car? And the model?
**[18:38] A**
Uh, the car is going to be
a cel, so we'll be drawing that.
**[18:41] A**
Anything you see that's yellow will be on a cel.
**[18:43] Nakamura**
A cel? What's that?
**[18:45] A**
Well, it's not actually a cel in this case...
**[18:50] A**
So, considering the type of material...
**[18:52] Okamoto**
Hey, why's there no students around?
**[18:55] Okamoto**
Wouldn't a buncha people running
around be more of an anime thing?
**[18:58] Okamoto**
Not that I'd know, but...
**[19:00] A**
W-Well, having additional people
makes it more difficult to draw.
**[19:04] A**
That's why it's going to take
place so early in the day.
**[19:06] Okamoto**
Yeah, but don'tcha think it'd be weird
if there wasn't a night watchman around, y'know?
**[19:14] Okamoto**
Oh, sorry? Did I say something funny?
**[19:18] Okamoto**
Never mind me!
**[19:20] Nakamura**
What were you thinking for this one?
**[19:21] A**
Uh... W-Well...
**[19:23] N**
Something like this?
**[19:24] A**
Oh, right. Yes.
**[19:26] A**
You just need something similar
in atmosphere. I'll leave the details to you.
**[19:30] A**
But since it's going to need to match the cel,
**[19:32] A**
make sure you keep these lines intact—
**[19:33] Nakamura**
Okay.
**[19:35] Nakamura**
So, where is this building?
**[19:37] A**
R-Right...
**[19:40] A**
Wait, what?
***SIGN*** Film
**[19:44] M**
Welcome back!
**[19:45] M**
Huh? Where's Asakusa?
**[19:49] K**
She needed to oxygenate her depleted brain.
**[19:58] A**
Obsidian!
**[20:00] A**
If the soil here was brought
in from the residential area,
**[20:03] A**
that means there might be more
obsidian over on that mountain...
**[20:06] A**
Since the school grounds are
reclaimed land from a lake.
**[20:11] A**
A groundhopper! They're so round and cute!
**[20:13] A**
Groundhopper goes in the creature log.
**[20:16] A**
I'll mark the boat remains and tires
as not being able to be removed.
**[20:20] A**
As for the geological log,
I found some obsidian.
**[20:22] A**
Soil is mostly clay, but with lots of stones.
**[20:28] A**
There's a logic to all things.
**[20:31] A**
A monster-fighting robot...
**[20:33] A**
Wait. Is this really what we should go with?
**[20:36] A**
I've been trying to avoid thinking about it,
**[20:38] A**
but shouldn't it be able to fold
its arms? And look directly up?
**[20:42] A**
How does the pilot stay safe?
Would they be protected in this thing?
**[20:47] A**
I'm having trouble breathing.
What if people criticize it?
**[20:52] A**
Should we really have a robot like this?
**[20:54] A**
Not to mention, giant robots are like a
collection of lies in the first place!
**[20:57] A**
In that case...
**[21:03] A**
Let's ditch the giant robot anime!
**[21:04] K**
Dumbass!
**[21:05] K**
That's the one thing we can't do!
**[21:07] K**
Stop rocking the boat.
**[21:09] A**
But I can't come up with a robot
premise that can satisfy everybody!
**[21:13] K**
It's fine. Your art is already amazing.
**[21:16] A**
People who can't draw always say that!
**[21:19] K**
You're more cynical than I figured.
**[21:21] A**
Don't you worry.
**[21:22] A**
I've got an alternative in mind.
**[21:24] A**
Behold!
**[21:25] K**
What's this tiny thing?
**[21:25] A**
m 480 26 l 411 24 410 8 477 10
***SIGN*** 1) Press down the pedal
**[21:25] A**
m 482 7 l 482 27 546 27 544 9
***SIGN*** 2) Twist the seat
**[21:25] A**
m 552 8 l 552 28 624 26 624 10
***SIGN*** 3) Squeeze the lever
**[21:25] A**
m 566 81 l 588 127 638 130 624 81
***SIGN*** 4) As it goes down,
they fold over
**[21:25] A**
m 450 177 l 481 178 489 228 453 222
***SIGN*** Hunting
Mode
(High
Speed)
***SIGN*** Normal
***SIGN*** Both
**[21:25] A**
m 137 125 l 138 144 266 141 264 122
***SIGN*** Buggy (Electric Powered Model)
***SIGN*** Track control levers
***SIGN*** Accelerator
***SIGN*** Brake
**[21:27] A**
A vehicle that's going to take down
the monster instead of the robot!
**[21:29] A**
It's a buggy!
***SIGN*** Taser Gun (Multi-Probe) Panel pressed Elected
***SIGN*** Electric flow
***SIGN*** Exterior Generator & Converter Cable length is 35 meters Not very portable, but has high output!
***SIGN*** m 368 123 l 370 141 448 141 448 121
***SIGN*** Buggy (Electric
Powered Model)
***SIGN*** Track control levers
***SIGN*** Accelerator
***SIGN*** Break
***SIGN*** Tail light
**[21:38] A**
It's perfect!
**[21:39] K**
Completely unacceptable!
**[21:41] K**
We all agreed to this after trampling through
**[21:42] K**
those contradictions in that
pain-in-the-neck meeting!
**[21:46] A**
But the audience can be really harsh.
**[21:48] A**
If we cut corners, the robot
police will catch on fast.
**[21:51] A**
The pilot can't see behind them.
There's no space for an engine.
**[21:54] A**
And how do they escape if there's an emergency?
**[21:56] M**
Giant robots carry a lot
of responsibility, after all.
**[21:58] M**
And working on a robot anime means
having to commit all kinds of crimes.
**[22:02] M**
You're kind of doomed either way.
**[22:05] M**
An imperfect giant robot...
**[22:07] M**
Is my only option being doomed
to settle for what we've got?
**[22:10] K**
Since when are you slick enough to
satisfy everybody with your art, anyway?
**[22:14] A**
Well, what the heck am I supposed to do?!
**[22:16] K**
Just draw, and stop worrying
about anyone else.
**[22:19] A**
My dear Kanamori, if I were that bold,
we wouldn't be having this discussion.
**[22:21] A**
You can be quite foolish!
**[22:23] K**
You want me to slap you silly?
**[22:24] K**
Listen here. This project is only in
trouble if you think it's in trouble.
**[22:28] K**
It's got nothing to do with anyone else.
**[22:31] K**
Your only choice here is
to draw the kind of robot
**[22:33] K**
that you would be satisfied with!
**[22:37] K**
Everyone is working their hardest
to follow your directions.
**[22:40] K**
That's because we all believe you've
imagined something incredible.
**[22:44] K**
I won't be particular about
the final product as long
**[22:46] K**
as it's done in time for the culture festival.
**[22:48] K**
But if the finished product
is some boring piece of crap,
**[22:52] K**
then that's your responsibility!
**[22:54] K**
Because you're the director!
***SIGN*** Film
**[23:09] M**
Is she back?
**[23:13] K**
Changing just the interior, huh?
**[23:15] M**
This is amazing.
**[23:16] M**
So that's the trick, huh?
**[23:18] A**
I'm resuming my expedition!
**[23:20] A**
Behold my blade, the Lightning Flash!
**[23:23] M**
I guess Asakusa's motivation
switch is pretty random.
**[23:25] K**
Random enough that we should let her run free.
**[24:55] ---**
***SIGN*** Illustration by Eri Kinoshita