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!
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[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