E8 - DANCING QUEENS

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SIGN    Wanku! Planning Meeting
SIGN    Wanku! Planning Meeting
[00:05] Train Otaku
    Would you give me a break!
    How long is this meeting anyway?
[00:09] Nick
    Yeah, it's like I said.
[00:10] Military Otaku
    A "secret underground party"?
[00:13] Military Otaku
    What are we even supposed to do?
[00:15] Anime Otaku
    Is it different from Comiket?
[00:17] Game Otaku
    I know all about game conventions.
[00:19] JSDF Otaku
    I bet it's like a live fire demonstration.
[00:21] Kyotaro
    Oh, very nice.
[00:22] Kyotaro
    Every word I'm hearing screams,
    "I've lived my whole life as a loser."
[00:27] Kyotaro
    Pretty much.
[00:27] Nick
    Yeah, they're basically the same,
[00:30] Nick
    but you guys aren't
    in the audience this time!
[00:33] Nick
    You're the organizers, so you make it happen!
[00:36] Military Otaku
    Yeah, but make what happen?
[00:38] Nick
    I'll tell you one more time.
[00:39] Nick
    The goal of this event
    is to spread the message
[00:43] Nick
    of our Revolutionary Army all around Japan.
[00:45] Nick
    The message that the flame
    of otaku still burns bright!
[00:48] Train Otaku
    That's easy for you to say.
    You're all talk anyway.
[00:52] Military Otaku
    Yeah, you can say whatever you
    want hiding behind that thing.
[00:54] Kyotaro
    I know the type.
[00:55] Kyotaro
    Dudes who play the role
    but have zero street cred.
[00:59] Nick
    Aww, guys, don't say it like that.
[01:01] Anarchy
    I'm going brain dead from the boredom.
[01:04] Blue
    That's the problem.
[01:05] Blue
    They got carried away
    and decided to throw a party,
[01:08] Blue
    but didn't actually have
    any idea how to do it.
[01:12] Pink
    Gobo gobo gobo gobo...
[01:13] Blue
    "Otaku who've never once taken
    the lead to get anything done
[01:18] Pink
    Gobo gobo gobo gobo...
[01:18] Blue
    aren't going to know how to take
    the lead to get something done."
[01:21] Kyotaro
    Teacher, I think the first thing they need
    to do is realize their own incompetence!
[01:26] Anarchy
    And on top of all that,
    this leader of ours...
[01:35] Blue
    Like an elementary schooler hiding
    in the back of the class
[01:38] Blue
    so he doesn't get called on.
[01:41] Nick
    Hey! Otaku Hero!
[01:43] Nick
    I know you're there.
    Tell us what you think!
[01:45] Idol Otaku
    Otaku Hero, what's your take on it?
[01:48] Anime Otaku
    He's right. You should tell us your vision
    as the leader of the Revolutionary Army.
[01:52] Otaku Hero
    Um, well, I just...
[01:57] Military Otaku
    Hm? What's this?
[02:01] all
    Whoa!
SIGN    Tell everyone how much
    you like the things you like
[03:41] Train Otaku
    Why didn't we think of this sooner?
[03:42] Military Otaku
    That's it! Yeah!
[03:44] Anime Otaku
    This explains what our secret
    underground party is all about!
[03:50] Game Otaku
    We knew you'd come through, Otaku Hero!
[03:51] JDSF Otaku
    Our leader!
[03:53] Idol Otaku
    Take control of our secret
    underground party, Otaku Hero!
[03:57] Otaku Hero
    Uh, yeah, I'm not so sure.
[04:00] Military Otaku
    We're totally depending on you!
[04:02] Game Otaku
    You're lead producer.
[04:04] Game Otaku
    If we're gonna make Wanku
    happen, we need your help!
[04:08] Anime Otaku
    We're begging you, Producer!
[04:09] JSDF Otaku
    Producer!
[04:10] Otaku Hero
    M-Me? A producer...?
SIGN    Tell everyone how much
    you like the things you like
[04:18] Otaku Hero
    Okay, cool.
[04:19] Otaku Hero
    For starters, spit out all
    the ideas you brainstormed for Wanku.
[04:24] Otaku Hero
    There's no reason to be shy.
    Nah, it isn't difficult.
[04:27] Otaku Hero
    I mean, the important thing is to open your
    minds and let the ideas flow. Am I right?
[04:32] All
    Wow!
[04:32] Anime Otaku
    I think he's right!
[04:34] Train Otaku
    He really is a producer!
[04:37] Otaku Hero
    Let's show how much we like
    the things we like!
[04:42] Kyotaro
    Wha?
[04:44] Anarchy
    What's gotten into him?
[04:46] Pink
    Gobo gobo, gobo.
[04:47] Blue
    It's like he flipped a switch or something.
[04:54] Otaku Hero
    While we're at it, why don't
    we also sell some merch?
[04:57] Otaku Hero
    Oh? We don't have the funds or know-how?
[05:00] Otaku Hero
    If we don't give it a shot,
    it's over before it started.
[05:03] Otaku Hero
    Can't find an underground event venue?
[05:06] Otaku Hero
    So what? Do we really
    have to do it underground?
[05:09] Otaku Hero
    Let's build an outdoor stage
    at the Akihabara park ruins and do it big!
[05:15] Otaku Hero
    Let's show how much we like
    the things we like!
SIGN    "Can you explain why you agreed
    to produce this 'Wanku' event?"
[05:23] Otaku Hero
    There wasn't any one reason for it.
[05:25] Otaku Hero
    Everyone's passion and enthusiasm.
    Everyone's devotion...
[05:28] Otaku Hero
    When they showed me how they felt,
    no matter how much I searched for one,
[05:33] Otaku Hero
    I couldn't think of any
    reason to turn it down.
[05:39] Otaku Hero
    How's the stream prep going, Nick?
[05:41] Nick
    It's all coming together. No prob.
[05:43] Otaku Hero
    How about this, Nick?
    Instead of just streaming it,
[05:46] Otaku Hero
    why don't we hijack the TV signals and
[05:48] Otaku Hero
    broadcast our party
    into everyone's living room?
[05:51] Nick
    You mean forcing our otaku event
    on demographics that aren't even online?
[05:55] Nick
    That's pretty punk, man.
[05:57] Otaku Hero
    Can you handle it, Nick?
[05:59] Nick
    Leave it to this guy, Otaku Hero!
[06:02] Anime Otaku
    Lead Producer!
SIGN    Wanku!
[06:04] Idol Otaku
    Here are the guests who agreed
    to perform at Wanku.
[06:07] Idol Otaku
    First, the famous anisong
    singer Guts Takako-san!
[06:10] Guts Takako
    I'm Guts. It's very nice to meet you.
[06:12] Otaku Hero
    I enjoyed your work in Frozing.
[06:14] Otaku Hero
    Great to be working with you.
[06:16] Idol Otaku
    And over here,
[06:17] Idol Otaku
    the actress who played Obayashi Zeneko,
[06:20] Idol Otaku
    the construction site idol heroine of Super
    Galactic Construction Equipment Yunboger G.
[06:23] Idol Otaku
    It's Homura Yuriri-san!
[06:25] Otaku Hero
    Great to finally meet you, Yuririn.
[06:27] Homura Yuriri
    We all felt so awful when
    they started oppressing otaku.
[06:32] Homura Yuriri
    But still...
[06:33] Otaku Hero
    The otaku spirit piles up like falling snow.
[06:35] Homura Yuriri
    Right! And its layers embrace
    the changing times!
[06:39] Anime Otaku
    We're still getting buried
    in requests to appear
[06:43] Anime Otaku
    from tons of famous voice actors
    and anisong singers who've been in hiding!
[06:46] Otaku Hero
    Why don't we take the
    opportunity to film footage
[06:49] Otaku Hero
    for a physical release like
    a DVD or something?
[06:52] Idol Otaku
    Great idea!
[06:53] Otaku Hero
    What do they call it, "mixed media"?
[06:55] Otaku Hero
    We could do a comic adaptation,
    a film version, an anime,
[06:58] Otaku Hero
    and get the whole world
    caught up in this thing.
[07:00] all
    Whoa!
[07:02] Otaku Hero
    Let's show how much we like
    the things we like!
[07:06] text
    "Performing on an outdoor stage,
    streaming worldwide..."
[07:09] text
    "Is it still possible to call this
    a secret underground party?"
[07:12] text
    "Isn't the scale of the event
    actually much bigger than that?"
[07:15] Otaku Hero
    Sure, there's really nothing secret
    or underground about it anymore.
[07:19] Otaku Hero
    But who cares about that anyway?
[07:22] Otaku Hero
    Who could stop us now,
    when we're riding this big wave?
[07:28] Otaku Hero
    The most difficult part of being a producer?
[07:31] Otaku Hero
    Honestly, I've never felt
    any of it was difficult.
[07:34] Otaku Hero
    If you have the passion, enthusiasm,
    and fire, anything is possible.
[07:38] Otaku Hero
    Nothing is out of reach!
[07:39] Otaku Hero
    But the second you give up on it,
    that becomes the final episode.
[07:45] Otaku Hero
    But isn't that right?
    Doesn't everybody think so?
[07:48] Otaku Hero
    Don't you want to show
    how much you like the things you like?
[07:51] Otaku Hero
    So do it! Shout it out!
[07:53] Otaku Hero
    Shout about how much you like
    the things you like!
SIGN    O
    T
    OTAKU
    K
    U
SIGN    CURRY RICE
SIGN    BEER
[08:19] both
    Whoa!
[08:21] Train Otaku
    The day is finally here!
[08:22] Military Otaku
    Yeah! It's gonna be
    a huge success, no question!
[08:25] JSDF Otaku
    And it's all thanks to Otaku Hero!
[08:27] Anime Otaku
    Lead Producer!
[08:29] Idol Otaku
    Lead Producer!
[08:31] Game Otaku
    Lead Producer!
[08:37] Otaku Hero
    How's attendance looking?
[08:38] Train Otaku
    What did you expect?
    We're way over capacity!
[08:44] Military Otaku
    Well, then, will you give the introduction?
[08:53] Otaku Hero
    Yeah, I guess so.
SIGN    Tell everyone how much
    you like the things you like
SIGN    "Are you at all nervous
    about hosting this event?"
[09:34] Otaku Hero
    Nervous?
[09:35] Otaku Hero
    I'm going to have the time of my life.
[09:38] Otaku Hero
    What do I have to be nervous about?
[09:41] Otaku Hero
    I think it's going to go great.
[09:43] Otaku Hero
    My heart's already racing with excitement!
[09:45] Anarchy
    Hey.
[09:46] Otaku Hero
    So yeah, what I mean
    about saying how much you like—
[09:48] Anarchy
    Hey, Otaku Hero!
[09:51] Otaku Hero
    Hm?
[09:53] Otaku Hero
    Huh?
[10:05] Blue
    Who the hell are you talking to?
SIGN    WANKU!
SIGN    CURRY RICE
SIGN    BEER
[10:15] Otaku Hero
    What... is this?
[10:25] Nick
    Hey! Otaku Hero!
[10:26] Nick
    I know you're there.
    Tell us what you think!
[10:29] Idol Otaku
    Otaku Hero, what's your take on it?
[10:32] Otaku Hero
    Um, well...
[10:35] Otaku Hero
    That's right. That's how it was.
[10:39] Otaku Hero
    When we decided to host
    Wanku!, our party event,
[10:43] Otaku Hero
    at first I thought I could
    power my way through it.
[10:46] Otaku Hero
    But when it came down to it,
[10:49] Otaku Hero
    when I stopped to think
    about what was going on,
SIGN    like
[10:53] Otaku Hero
    I started to get this bad feeling.
[10:56] Otaku Hero
    I want to celebrate our
    battle victories so far.
[10:59] Otaku Hero
    To enjoy them with everyone.
    To tell the whole world.
[11:02] Otaku Hero
    That's what our party was for.
[11:04] Otaku Hero
    And all these preparations.
[11:06] Otaku Hero
    But... But...
[11:09] Anarchy
    Is it really the time for that?
[11:12] Blue
    To be letting loose?
[11:14] Pink
    Gobo gobo gobo gobo.
[11:15] Blue (P)
    "Aren't you forgetting something important?"
[11:19] Anarchy
    It's not like we've already won the war.
[11:22] Blue
    The fight is only gonna
    get harder from here on out.
[11:28] Pink
    Gobo gobo, gobo gobo gobo...
[11:28] Blue (P)
    "By throwing a big, flashy party like this,
[11:31] Blue (P)
    you're surely going to get more heat
    from the public than ever before."
[11:35] Anarchy
    Shobon is definitely going to
    find out about it, too.
[11:39] Blue
    Oh, yeah.
[11:40] Blue
    It'll give them a prime
    opportunity to attack.
[11:44] Anarchy
    Basically, I think we're all trying
    to ignore how bad the situation is,
[11:49] Anarchy
    while deep inside we're
    terrified and full of doubt.
[11:52] Blue
    Planning a big party,
    as if that's something you'd ever do.
[11:55] Blue
    Aren't you just being stupid?
[11:58] Pink
    Gobo gobo, gobo gobo, gobogo.
[11:59] Blue (P)
    "In other words, all you're doing
    is avoiding reality."
[12:11] Otaku Hero
    Some part of me realized that.
    I was aware of it.
[12:15] Otaku Hero
    But the pain of reality,
    the uncertainty of what was ahead...
[12:20] Otaku Hero
    I couldn't stand to deal with it.
[12:23] Otaku Hero
    I got too scared to face it.
[12:26] Otaku Hero
    I mean, we otaku are already
    alienated from the world.
[12:31] Otaku Hero
    But despite that, throwing a party
    or event or whatever...
[12:35] Otaku Hero
    Maybe it was a mistake to try to have
    a festival in the first place.
[12:39] Otaku Hero
    Otaku gods, I'm very sorry.
[12:42] Otaku Hero
    I won't do it again.
[12:43] Otaku Hero
    I won't try to throw any parties.
[12:46] Otaku Hero
    I'm truly sorry!
[12:50] Anarchy
    You shouldn't have to apologize.
[12:53] Anarchy
    Throwing an event like this
    isn't such a bad idea.
[12:56] Otaku Hero
    Huh?
[12:58] Anarchy
    I think you're right to be worried
    about those things, Otaku Hero.
[13:03] Anarchy
    I've been really worried, too.
[13:06] Blue
    Our battles with the enemy have
    actually been getting worse.
[13:11] Pink
    Gobo. Gobo gobo gobobobo.
[13:12] Blue (P)
    "There is absolutely no reason
    to be holding a festival right now."
[13:15] Anarchy
    But I do understand why you'd want to
    try something like that once in a while.
[13:21] Anarchy
    If you go wild when it's peaceful
    and nothing is going on,
[13:25] Anarchy
    it wouldn't be nearly as exciting.
[13:27] Blue
    Although we're at the absolute bottom,
[13:30] Blue
    you're risking it all to run
    head-first toward destruction.
[13:33] Blue
    You can only do that when you're young.
[13:35] Anarchy
    Let's set fire to the hearts of all
    the otaku out there and go all out!
[13:38] Anarchy
    Into despair, into depression,
    even into hell!
[13:42] Pink
    Gobo! Gobo gobo gobo!
[13:44] Blue
    Let's highway to the hell!
[13:47] Otaku Hero
    Anarchy-chan, Blue-chan, Pink-chan.
[13:51] Otaku Hero
    Hold on a sec, but won't it
    all end in a flash anyway?
[13:56] Otaku Hero
    If we run from depression for a minute of
    fun without thinking of the consequences...
[14:00] Anarchy
    Then would you rather do nothing?
[14:03] Otaku Hero
    Huh?
[14:03] Blue
    When everyday is a tough battle,
    and you've lost all the joy in life,
[14:08] Blue
    the only victory left is a total victory.
[14:11] Blue
    Always judging yourself so
    harshly, pushing yourself,
[14:13] Blue
    closing off your mind, your heart.
[14:17] Blue
    Closing yourself off completely.
[14:20] Pink
    Gobo gobo gobo gobo, gobo gobo...
[14:21] Blue (P)
    "That probably only leads
    to one thing. Destruction."
[14:25] Otaku Hero
    Hold on... Wait a minute.
[14:28] Otaku Hero
    Which one is it? Which one am I in?
[14:49] Otaku Hero
    What is happening here?
[14:52] Anarchy
    You need to decide. By yourself.
[14:54] Otaku Hero
    I can't.
[14:56] Anarchy
    Isn't it what you've always said?
[15:00] Anarchy
    To say you like...
[15:02] Blue
    ...what you want to like...
[15:04] Pink
    Gobo gobo bo?
[15:06] Otaku Hero
    I do want to say it.
[15:10] Otaku Hero
    I do.
[15:12] Otaku Hero
    The things I like are...
SIGN    Wanku!
[15:26] Kyotaro
    Are y'all ready?!
[15:29] audience
    Yeah!
[15:31] Kyotaro
    Together, we're gonna blow
    the minds of otaku all around the world!
[15:37] Kyotaro
    Welcome to the secret
    underground party Wanku!
[15:40] Kyotaro
    Let's get started!
[15:43] Kyotaro
    First off, the heroine from Super
    Galactic Construction Equipment Yunboger G.
[15:47] Kyotaro
    You adored her in her role
    as construction site idol Obayashi Zeneko!
[15:50] Kyotaro
    Let's get Homura Yuriri-chan on the stage!
[15:56] fan
    Yuririn!
[16:13] Anime Otaku
    The crowd is going wild!
    This is a huge success, man!
[16:18] Nick
    Yo, things are crazy here, too!
    Wanku! is all over the Internet!
[16:23] Nick
    Here, there, even over there.
    It's everywhere!
SIGN    Wanku
[16:27] Anime Otaku
    What about the broadcast hijack?
[16:29] Nick
    Yeah, I nailed it!
[16:30] Nick
    By now, all the non-otaku
    are probably losing their minds!
SIGN    Wanku!
SIGN    Wanku
[16:36] Shobon
    Hmm.
[16:38] Kyotaro
    Next up is the leader of our
    very own Revolutionary Army.
[16:42] Kyotaro
    Otaku Hero!
[17:20] Otaku Hero singing
    Ah, why is it so?
[17:23] Otaku Hero singing
    I'm sure you all know what I mean
[17:28] Otaku Hero singing
    Right here we have a
[17:31] Otaku Hero singing
    Beautiful world all around us
[17:34] Otaku Hero singing
    But we get mislead,
[17:35] Idol Otaku
    W-We're in trouble!
[17:36] Anime Otaku
    What's wrong?
[17:37] Idol Otaku
    There are huge armies approaching
    Akiba from all directions!
[17:39] Otaku Hero singing
    Mud thrown at our heads
[17:43] Otaku Hero singing
    Still even then, I know we'll find
[17:47] Otaku Hero singing
    Something to keep holding on to, whoo
[17:53] Otaku Hero singing
    Everything happens for a reason
[17:57] Otaku Hero singing
    Hold on to your love
[18:00] Otaku Hero singing
    Whatever kind of present,
    it all leads to a future
[18:04] Otaku Hero
    Yeah. This is reality.
[18:04] Otaku Hero singing
    That's for you, whoo
[18:07] Otaku Hero
    It's painful. It's bloody.
[18:08] Otaku Hero singing
    Keep on blowin' like a strong wind
[18:10] Otaku Hero
    There might be nothing but despair ahead.
[18:12] Otaku Hero singing
    Keep on fighting until the end
[18:14] Otaku Hero
    But still...
SIGN    Tell everyone how much you like
[18:22] Nick
    Hey! Otaku Hero!
[18:23] Nick
    I know you're there.
    Tell us what you think!
SIGN    Tell everyone how much
    you like the things you like
[18:35] Otaku Hero singing
    Living your own life just the way you want
[18:39] Otaku Hero singing
    Is what we all want, baby
[18:43] Otaku Hero singing
    Because I am what I am
[18:47] Otaku Hero singing
    And you are just as you are
[19:14] Shobon
    Hm?
[19:33] Anarchy; Blue
    Magical Destroyers, suckers!
[19:33] Pink
    Gobobo gobo-bo, gobo!
[19:36] Anarchy
    Heading straight for destruction!
[19:38] Anarchy
    If you like it, then say so!
[19:40] Anarchy
    Screw it!
[19:41] Pink
    Gobobo!
[19:42] Anarchy; Blue; Pink singing
    That ain't enough! You're almost brain dead!
[19:45] Anarchy; Blue; Pink singing
    Please, please! Asking nicely, please!
[19:47] Anarchy; Blue; Pink singing
    Come on, come on, don't chicken out!
[19:50] Anarchy; Blue; Pink singing
    Let us hear it, let us
    hear it, take us away!
[19:52] Anarchy; Blue; Pink singing
    Violent girls, right here before you!
[19:54] Anarchy; Blue; Pink singing
    Let's go crazy! Let it loose today!
[19:57] Anarchy; Blue; Pink singing
    Shake, shake, shake off frustration!
[19:59] Anarchy; Blue; Pink singing
    Push, push, push!
[20:01] Anarchy
    Don't just stand there!
[20:02] Anarchy; Blue; Pink singing
    One two, one two, punchline!
[20:04] Anarchy; Blue; Pink; Otaku Hero singing
    We are, we are party girls!
[20:07] Anarchy; Blue; Pink; Otaku Hero singing
    No one, no one, anti-side!
[20:09] Anarchy; Blue; Pink; Otaku Hero singing
    Pan two, pan two, no panty flash!
[20:12] Anarchy
    Not nearly enough. This ain't even close!
[20:15] Anarchy
    What are you waiting for, magical mosh pit?!
[20:18] Anarchy
    Show us what you got, assholes!
[20:26] Blue
    These bandwagoned baby yes-men
    need their diapers changed.
[20:31] Anarchy; Blue; Pink; Otaku Hero singing
    Loser, loser, loser, loser winners
[20:34] Anarchy; Blue; Pink; Otaku Hero singing
    Love their, love their,
    love their, love their freedom
[20:36] Anarchy; Blue; Pink; Otaku Hero singing
    Easy, easy, easy, easy dreamers
[20:38] Anarchy; Blue; Pink; Otaku Hero singing
    Look they're, look they're,
    look they're big complainers
[20:41] Anarchy; Blue; Pink; Otaku Hero singing
    Loser, loser, loser, loser winners
[20:43] Anarchy; Blue; Pink; Otaku Hero singing
    Love their, love their,
    love their, love their freedom
[20:46] Anarchy; Blue; Pink; Otaku Hero singing
    Heaven! Or! Hell!
[20:48] Anarchy; Blue; Pink; Otaku Hero singing
    Rage!
[21:02] Otaku Hero
    My God!
[21:04] Train Otaku
    Is this for real?
[21:06] Military Otaku
    It's a miracle!
[21:09] Anime Otaku
    Wait, were we supposed to
    have other performers?
[21:14] Otaku Hero
    This isn't a dream, is it?
[21:17] Anarchy
    No.
[21:19] Blue
    Your dreams, Otaku Hero...
[21:21] Pink
    ...gobo bobobo gobo...
[21:22] Blue (P)
    "...and the fiery passions
    of everyone here..."
[21:25] Anarchy
    ...have changed the world!
[21:28] Otaku Hero
    Yeah.
[21:35] Kyotaro
    Too soon!
[21:50] Otaku Hero
    Huh?
[21:52] Big Bro
    Hello!
[23:25] narrator
    Love. It gets heavy.
[23:27] narrator
    Love. It sends you flying.
[23:29] narrator
    Love. It tears you apart.
[23:32] narrator
    Love. It messes with everything.
[23:34] narrator
    Yeah, in love,
[23:36] narrator
    telepathic fits, smashed into bits.