E2.1 - My Paradise Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) SIGN    Doing construction in work clothes?! SIGN    Narration by Honizumi Rina [00:02] nar     Today, we're donning helmets and shovels! [00:06] nar     Where are we?! [00:07] nar     What is about to happen? SIGN    Kirameki ☆ Unforent's "Rinne x Reincarnation" SIGN    A girls' trip to Tajimi, the stage of     Let's Make a Mug Too SIGN    For some reason we're all doing heavy labor?! SIGN    Keep digging for clay, the vital component of pottery [00:48] wom     Guys, take a look around. [00:50] ser     Wow, where are we?! [00:53] hon     This is an open-air pit where the clay     used for making pottery is mined. SIGN    Plays Kukuri Mika Serizawa Yū SIGN    Plays Naruse Naoko Wakai Yūki SIGN    Plays Toyokawa Himeno Tanaka Minami SIGN    Plays Aoki Touko Honizumi Rina [01:01] wak     This is amazing. SIGN    Open air pit SIGN    A place where the base resource for pottery is mined [01:04] nar     That's right. We're in Mizunami City, SIGN    Tajimi City SIGN    Mizunami City [01:06] nar     in the Tounou region     where Tajimi City is. [01:09] nar     We're here today to learn about the     vital element of pottery: the clay. [01:13] hon     This is Mizuno-san.     He'll be our teacher today. [01:15] all     Nice to meet you! [01:16] miz     Nice to meet you. [01:17] txt     Mizuno Kenichi-san [01:19] hon     Thank you so much. [01:20] hon     So the clay here is the raw     material for making pottery? [01:24] miz     That's right. [01:25] ser     So, like this here? [01:28] miz     That's correct. [01:29] ser     So this raw material here— [01:31] ser     I've done some homework. [01:32] all     Wow! [01:33] all     It's a study group! [01:33] miz     So this is called "potter's clay." SIGN    Frog Eye     Clay [01:34] all     Wow! Amazing! SIGN    Potter's Clay SIGN    When the particles in the clay get wet from     rain etc, it looks like frogs' eyes [01:36] miz     In Japanese, it's called "frog eye clay." [01:38] miz     When it rains, it looks like     frog eyes are looking at you. [01:45] ser     I just imagined it, and now     I see frogs everywhere. [01:48] wak     Please stop. I can't! SIGN    Potter's clay is mainly mined in the Tokai region. [01:51] nar     Potter's clay is mainly     mined in the Tokai region, SIGN    Frog Eye Clay [01:55] nar     and it's a high quality clay     that's widely used for pottery. [02:01] wak     That's so interesting. I'll remember that. [02:04] hon     Then let's get digging! [02:08] hon     But... [02:10] tan     How should we dig here? [02:12] tan     Could you show us how it's done? [02:13] hon     Thank you! [02:16] hon     Wow, it takes     quite a lot of strength! [02:18] ser     Ah, I see. [02:19] hon     So you use your foot. [02:20] miz     That's right. [02:21] hon     Let's give it a try! [02:21] tan     Let's go! [02:23] hon     And... go! [02:25] hon     Oh, that's hard! [02:26] wak     But... [02:27] tan     It's hard. [02:29] tan     This is hard work! [02:32] nar     It's hard work, and really tiring! [02:35] nar     But then! [02:37] wom     Oh, wow! [02:38] wom     Look at that! [02:43] wom     Amazing! [02:48] nar     Even carrying the material softened     by the heavy machine is exhausting. [02:52] nar     It's really hard work. [02:56] hon     Did you have a workout routine or something? [02:58] ser     You mean us? [03:02] wak     Every day, in the middle     of summer, about five kilometers. [03:05] ser     They made us run five kilometers. [03:07] hon     That's quite a lot. [03:08] ser     Voice acting lessons. [03:10] wak     Then voice training, dance, end. [03:13] ser     We did that for about     ten days at a camp. [03:16] tan     That's exactly what I had. [03:18] ser     We had an audition, but     how is it done normally? [03:22] ser     Do you do this kind of training yourself? [03:24] hon     So there are training schools,     that's where I first went. [03:27] hon     And I wasn't signed with a company,      so I barely got any work. [03:32] hon     I was seriously so broke, and you     know those sweet buns they have [03:35] hon     at the convenience store or super market? [03:39] hon     The ones that are like     98 yen for the big ones? [03:42] wom     Yeah. [03:42] hon     I honestly lived off of one for like three days. [03:46] hon     I was so broke. [03:47] ser     That's the kind of stuff I wanted to hear! [03:49] hon     Literally poor. [03:49] wak     You poor thing! [03:52] hon     How's this amount? Is it enough? [03:55] miz     Not enough. [03:56] tan     It's not enough! [03:58] wak     I thought we had a good amount. [03:59] tan     This isn't enough? [04:00] miz     It's not enough, that'll     get you maybe this much. [04:04] wak     Oh, I see. From this, you only take— [04:05] miz     The good clay out. [04:07] hon     Oh, right. Not all of it is usable. [04:08] wak     The good stuff. [04:09] tan     That means this is maybe not     even enough for one person. [04:12] hon     So when we were making mugs and stuff, [04:14] hon     that huge pile of clay must have come from     a ridiculous amount of material. [04:19] ser     Oh right. [04:20] wak     That makes you feel so grateful. [04:21] all     Yeah, true. [04:23] nar     After seeing how hard it is, [04:25] nar     we're on our way to see world-class     pottery here in Mizunami City. [04:30] nar     And that is... [04:32] tan     That's huge! [04:33] wak     Really huge! HUGE! [04:35] tan     It's there, there! [04:36] hon     See there? [04:39] ser     So big! SIGN    World's Biggest Mino Ware Komainu SIGN    Height: 3.3 m, clay used: 15 tons, made in 1990 [04:45] nar     Here are the world's biggest     komainu statues, at 3.3 meters high. [04:52] nar     Additionally, there's one     more thing close by. [04:55] nar     Another ultimate thing! [04:57] nar     Can you believe it? A     5.4-meter-high tea jar! SIGN    World's Biggest Tea Jar "Jar of Plenty" SIGN    Height: 5.4 m, Diameter: 4 m, clay used: 32 tons, made in 1999 [05:02] nar     Both of these works are joint     efforts of the people of Mizunami. [05:07] tan     This really is the world's biggest. [05:10] tan     Yeah, they even have two! [05:11] ser     That's amazing. [05:11] wak     It's so close by, too. [05:13] wak     This jar, huh? [05:14] ser     This isn't just biggest in Japan,     it's the world's biggest, right? [05:16] hon     Yeah. [05:17] ser     Makes you feel proud, huh? [05:19] ser     Pottery's also limitless     when it comes to size, huh? [05:23] ser     Limitless! [05:25] hon     What's with the sudden smug face? SIGN    Tajimi Station SIGN    Eihouji SIGN    Honmachi Oribe Street [05:29] nar     Now that we saw Yuu's smug face,     we're off to a certain kiln. [05:33] tan     Wait, that's! SIGN    We visit the model for the Oribe Academy's Pottery club! [05:34] wak     Are we here?! [05:36] tan     I know this place! [05:38] wak     Oh, right! [05:39] hon     You're right. [05:40] hon     Let's go closer. [05:42] wak     This makes me so happy. [05:43] ser     Let's go! [05:43] wak     This is where we always come! [05:45] hon     Yeah, right? SIGN    Suigetsugama [05:48] nar     Suigetsugama is the model for the     exterior of the anime's club room. [05:55] mik     Yes! This is the club room     for the pottery club! [05:58] him     How is it this fancy?! [05:59] wak     This is where Mika and Touko are like "sorry." [06:01] ser     Where they make up! [06:02] wak     Where she's apologizing! [06:04] hon     I remember, it was here at the entrance! [06:07] ser     And I was like this. [06:08] wak     Yeah, exactly like that! [06:09] hon     And when I open the door,     I'm like "Mika-chan." [06:09] tan     Yeah, totally! [06:11] ser     I'm sulking here. [06:12] hon     And then I'm like, "We have sweets." [06:16] wak     Oh, yeah. And then Mika's like, "I'll have some!" [06:22] nar     And the actual scene from     the anime was like this: [06:24] Mik     I already finished it. The new design. [06:28] tou     That's cute! [06:30] Mik     I'm sorry. [06:33] tou     I'm sorry, too. [06:37] tou     There are some sweets. [06:39] Mik     I'll have some! [06:43] nar     And there was this exchange in     front of the club room, too. [06:47] Him     Then I humbly request a test sitting! [06:51] Nao     I shall do my best. [06:56] Nao     Here I go. [07:09] Him     That makes sense. [07:11] Mik     Yeah. [07:12] Him     In some ways, it was     exactly what I expected. [07:14] Him     So, next! [07:15] Him     Kukuri-chan, would you do the honors? [07:17] Mik     I will! [07:18] Him     Please start with this kind. [07:20] Mik     Here I go. [07:24] Mik     Oh, this one is better.     Just perfect for my butt. [07:29] hon     Since we were already here, we recreated it! [07:32] Tan     Then I humbly request a test sitting! [07:35] wak     I shall do my best. [07:39] wak     Here I go. [07:42] wak     Crack! [07:53] Tan     That makes sense. [07:54] Ser     Yeah. [07:56] Tan     In some ways, it was     exactly what I expected. [07:58] Tan     So, next! [07:59] Tan     Kukuri-chan, would you do the honors? [08:00] Ser     I will! [08:01] Tan     Please start with this kind. [08:04] Ser     Here I go. [08:10] Ser     Oh, this one is better.     Just perfect for my butt. [08:16] hon     Excuse us. Hello! [08:18] nar     On the inside, though, it's completely     different from the club room. SIGN    Hand spun pottery wheel SIGN    You use a stick to manually turn the wheel [08:24] hon     There's a pottery wheel that you     manually turn with a stick... [08:27] wak     Oh, so that's how that works! SIGN    Making flower patterns with your finger tips [08:29] nar     ...or pottery where you use your fingers     instead of a brush to decorate. [08:32] nar     They make pottery here according     to the traditional methods. [08:37] hon     This is so nice. [08:38] guy     It's only been dried a little. [08:40] nar     We really got in touch with     the history of pottery today! SIGN    Next episode: Encounter with the     works of a living national treasure [08:46] nar     Next time, we encounter the works     of a living national treasure! [08:50] nar     We get inspired after we     see the best of the best! [08:53] all     Amazing! [08:56] wak     You can study that in so many ways.