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SIGN    Rinshi!! Ekoda-chan
SIGN    Director:
SIGN    Kobayashi Osamu
SIGN    On Koenji's Junjo Shopping Street
SIGN    Tales from New-Burg
SIGN    Featuring
SIGN    Ohken
SIGN    Music By
SIGN    Narasaki
SIGN    Hamburg
    Steak
    Specialty
    Restaurant
[00:18] Clerk
    Welcome.
[00:20] Clerk
    One A-Set: "The Mexican," coming right up.
[00:22] O
    Hey, you!
[00:24] Ekoda
    Yeah, what?
[00:25] O
    Look, all I'm trying to say is,
    music is entertainment.
[00:29] Clerk
    Here you are.
[00:30] O
    Oh, thanks.
[00:31] O
    See, my plan is to hit the big time by next year.
SIGN    That's what you said last year.
[00:35] BG Song
    Dog! Dog! Cat! Cat!
[00:37] O
    Anyway, what have you been up to lately?
[00:39] Ekoda
    Oh, just work, doing this and—
[00:40] O
    Just like a young lady should!
[00:41] BG Song
    Dog! Dog! Cat! Cat!
[00:42] O
    This is what I'm talkin' about.
[00:44] O
    Entertainment is the
    dog and the cat. You dig?
[00:47] BG Song
    Dog! Dog! Cat! Cat!
[00:49] Customer
    Thanks, it was delicious.
[00:49] Ekoda
    That pissed me off...
    But he looked kinda
    ...cute just now...
[00:50] Clerk
    Thank you for coming.
[00:51] O
    If anything, it helped me
    realize that Bowska is music.
[00:53] BG Song
    Dog! Dog! Cat!
[00:54] O
    And I've got nothing
    but gratitude for the fans!
SIGN    Would you please stop
    talking like you're giving an interview...
[00:57] ---
    Cat!
[01:00] Ekoda
    You know, Ohtsuki-kun... You're a funny guy.
[01:03] O
    See, I'm Bowska, and you're Juliette!
[01:05] O
    No, more like Kana-chan.
[01:07] O
    And there'll be a Takagi Boo-san
    who gains legendary status,
SIGN    ...well, I'm Ekoda-chan.
[01:09] O
    and that's how it oughta be.
[01:11] Ekoda
    Can I get a beer?
[01:12] Clerk
    Coming right up.
SIGN    A Night for Shoegazing
SIGN    Tales from Shinjuku Golden Gai
SIGN    Featuring
SIGN    Nakki
SIGN    Music By
SIGN    Narasaki
[01:36] Other customer
    Huh? You're drinking, Seiji-san?
[01:39] Seiji
    Thank you very much!
[01:41] Nakki
    Saying "rock" is fine,
    but that encompasses so much.
[01:44] Nakki
    I mean, you've got punk
    and new wave, of course...
[01:48] Nakki
    Then, out on the fringes, you've
    got stuff like shoegaze, you know?
[01:55] Nakki
    I bet you're thinking,
    "What the heck is shoegaze?"
[01:57] Nakki
    And I've asked that question myself...
[02:00] Nakki
    But the thing is, you can't
    really talk about shoegaze
[02:02] Nakki
    if you don't have a good grasp on the history
    of music, or the various epochs of rock...
SIGN    Deathbed Confessions
[02:07] Nakki
    See, in England, they had
    something called psychedelic rock,
[02:10] Nakki
    and that's where it all started.
[02:12] Nakki
    Noisy guitars and pop melodies.
    That's basically what it is.
[02:16] Nakki
    I think, for me, it started with
    My Bloody Valentine's "Loveless,"
[02:20] Nakki
    but then, you've also got techno,
    death metal, neo-acoustic, bossa nova...
[02:23] Ekoda
    Once again,
[02:23] Ekoda
    I've picked up a worthless guy...
[02:24] Nakki
    I went through phases of listening to
    all of them, and I think I needed to.
[02:24] Clerk
    See you next time, Seiji-san!
[02:27] Seiji
    Thank you very much!
[02:28] Nakki
    Just like how I needed to
    read Kamijo Atsushi's "To-y."
SIGN    One Early Afternoon in Ekoda
SIGN    Starring Ekoda-chan
SIGN    Featuring
SIGN    Koshoji
SIGN    Music By
SIGN    Sakurai Kenta
[02:45] Ekoda
    Okay! Ready to go.
SIGN    ...Ekoda-chan...
SIGN    who lives in Ekoda
[03:33] Narrator
    They say that ten different people
    produce ten different versions.
SIGN    Ten Versions
SIGN    Ten People
[03:37] Narrator
    But what if there were new Ekoda-chans?
SIGN    Sugii 
    Gisaburo
SIGN    Takahashi
    Ryosuke
SIGN    Daichi Akitaro
SIGN    Mochizuki 
    Tomomi
SIGN    Misawa Shin
SIGN    Takahashi Takeo
SIGN    Yonetani
    Yoshitomo
SIGN    Kobayashi
     Osamu
SIGN    Kojima 
    Masayuki
SIGN    Shigino Akira
SIGN    Nagahama Hiroshi
SIGN    Morimoto Koji
SIGN    12 Women
SIGN    12 Versions!?
[03:43] Narrator
    12 women, 12 versions?!
SIGN    Over the course of the next 12 episodes of the anime "Rinshi!! Ekoda-chan," 
    we'll be checking in with the directors of each episode, and the voice 
    actress portraying Ekoda-chan!!
[03:46] Narrator
    Over the course of the next 12 episodes
    of the anime "Rinshi!! Ekoda-chan,"
[03:49] Narrator
    we'll be checking in with
    the directors of each episode,
[03:52] Narrator
    and the voice actress
    portraying Ekoda-chan.
[03:54] Narrator
    Today, we're unveiling the director
    of Episode 11: Kobayashi Osamu,
SIGN    Director
SIGN    Kobayashi Osamu
[03:59] Narrator
    and Ekoda-chan's VA: Koshoji Megumi.
SIGN    Playing Ekoda-chan
SIGN    Koshoji Megumi
SIGN    Episode 11's Director
SIGN    Kobayashi Osamu
SIGN    Episode 11's Ekoda-chan
SIGN    Koshoji Megumi
[04:02] Narrator
    We've also got an amazing
    group of guest musicians,
[04:05] Narrator
    with a lively discussion from
    the episode wrap party!
[04:10] Narrator
    "Rinshi!! Ekoda-chan" special feature:
    The Director and Ekoda-chan's Naked Chat!
SIGN    Rinshi!! Ekoda-Chan
SIGN    The Director and Ekoda -chan's
SIGN    The Director and Ekoda -chan's
SIGN    The Director and Ekoda -chan's
SIGN    The Director and Ekoda -chan's
SIGN    The Director and Ekoda -chan's
SIGN    Naked Chat
SIGN    Naked Chat
SIGN    Naked Chat
[04:15] Censor Bar
    Kobayashi
    Osamu
[04:15] Narrator
    We're baring all for you!
SIGN    Rinshi!! 
    Ekoda-Chan: 
    The Director 
    and 
    Ekoda-chan's 
    Naked
    Chat
[04:18] Osamu
    Cheers!
SIGN    Shot with the co-operation of
[04:18] Cast
    Cheers!
[04:21] Kosho
    Good work!
SIGN    Kobayashi Osamu x Koshoji Megumi
[04:24] Osamu
    I'm Kobayashi Osamu, and
    I directed this episode of the anime.
SIGN    Episode 11's Director
    Kobayashi Osamu
[04:30] Osamu
    In the past, I've directed "Beck"
    and "Paradise Kiss," among others.
[04:34] Osamu
    Stoked to be here.
SIGN    Episode 11's Ekoda-chan
    Koshoji Megumi
[04:35] Megumi
    I played the role of Ekoda-chan.
[04:38] Megumi
    I'm Koshoji Megumi of "Maison
    book girl" fame. It's nice to be here.
[04:45] Kenji
    Oh, um, well, I played the role of Ohken...
[04:50] Kenji
    Nakki and me are in a band
    together called Tokusatsu.
[04:53] Kenji
    I'm Ohtsuki Kenji. Thanks for having me.
SIGN    Ohtsuki Kenji
[04:58] Osamu
    Ohken!
[04:59] Kenji
    Thanks.
[05:00] Nara
    I'm Narasaki. I played the role of Nakki.
SIGN    Music
[05:06] Nara
    Ohken and me are in a band called Tokusatsu.
[05:07] Ohken
    Yeah, we are.
[05:09] Ohken
    Good to be here.
[05:11] Osamu
    Nakki!
[05:14] Kenta
    Well, I did some of the
    background music on this episode.
[05:19] Kenta
    I'm Maison book girl's...
    uh, the band Koshoji over here is in...
[05:25] Kenta
    I'm Maison book girl's
    producer, Sakurai Kenta.
SIGN    Music
    Sakurai Kenta
[05:29] Kenta
    Great to be here.
[05:31] Osamu
    Sakurai!
[05:34] Osamu
    Now, looking at Ohken himself, Ohtsuki-san...
[05:34] Censor Bar
    Kobayashi
    Osamu
SIGN    Thoughts on working on Ekoda-chan
[05:35] Kenji
    Right.
[05:37] Osamu
    You played a character
    who was pretty much you...
[05:39] Osamu
    Although, I was the one who wrote your lines,
[05:41] Kenji
    Right.
[05:43] Kenji
    Right.
[05:44] Osamu
    so he was kinda you, but not completely.
[05:46] Kenji
    That sums it up.
[05:47] Osamu
    What did you think about that?
[05:49] Kenji
    Well, y'know... the art...
[05:53] Kenji
    When I saw the character design,
[05:55] Kenji
    he reminded me of myself 15 years ago.
[05:58] Osamu
    That's a good point.
[06:00] Kenji
    Back when I was rocking it
    with Nakki in Tokusatsu,
[06:04] Kenji
    every now and again.
[06:05] Osamu
    Right.
[06:05] Kenji
    And I was like, "Whoa, man!"
[06:07] Kenji
    Because the character's got long hair,
[06:10] Kenji
    and cracked makeup here...
[06:10] Osamu
    Oh, right! Right.
[06:12] Osamu
    You mean, his appearance.
[06:13] Kenji
    So he looks even younger,
    like how I did in the late '90s,
[06:17] Kenji
    all the way up to the early 2000s,
    when I was gaining more notoriety.
[06:21] Kenji
    And that was nice to see.
[06:23] Osamu
    Yeah! And I drew it.
[06:26] Megumi
    I was a bit nervous about
    whether I could do it or not,
[06:29] Megumi
    but since I already knew
    the director here...
[06:34] Megumi
    He's even come to a few of our shows.
[06:38] Osamu
    I love them.
[06:38] Megumi
    And he's passionate about our music.
[06:40] Osamu
    I love you, too, Sakurai.
[06:42] Megumi
    Right, so I was pretty sure...
[06:44] Megumi
    it'd be a good project to work on.
[06:45] Osamu
    You felt reassured?
[06:49] Megumi
    It's my first time doing anything like this,
    but since it was with someone I know,
[06:53] Megumi
    I didn't mind jumping on board.
[06:55] Osamu
    I see.
SIGN    Behind the scenes stories
    from Episode 11 of the
    "Rinshi!! Ekoda-chan" anime
[06:56] Censor Bar
    Kobayashi
    Osamu
SIGN    Reasons for working on "Rinshi!! Ekoda-chan"
[07:01] Censor Bar
    Kobayashi
    Osamu
SIGN    Rinshi!! 
    Ekoda-Chan: 
    The Director 
    and 
    Ekoda-chan's 
    Naked
    Chat
SIGN    Kobayashi Osamu x Koshoji Megumi
[07:02] Megumi
    When I heard plans were in place,
[07:03] Megumi
    I read the first volume of the manga.
[07:05] Osamu
    Right, I sent it over.
[07:06] Osamu
    The story I wrote is based
    on panels from that one.
[07:08] Megumi
    Right.
[07:10] Osamu
    So I gave her a copy and
    told her to check it out.
[07:12] Megumi
    So I got it, and read the parts in question...
[07:17] Osamu
    The part with Ohken was
    almost lifted wholesale.
[07:20] Osamu
    Talking about making his debut on
    a major label, and getting his big break...
[07:25] Osamu
    That was all from the manga.
[07:26] Kenji
    I see.
[07:28] Osamu
    And hearing you deliver that line
    adds another layer to the joke.
[07:32] Osamu
    I mean, how many decades has it been?
[07:33] Kenji
    My big break came 30 years ago, so...
[07:37] Osamu
    But next year...
[07:38] Megumi
    I imagined that was what you were
    like before getting your big break.
[07:42] Megumi
    Reading Ekoda-chan,
    I felt like Ekoda-chan and myself
[07:46] Megumi
    were pretty different people,
[07:49] Megumi
    but I could see a lot of people
    I know, or even friends of mine,
[07:56] Megumi
    reflected in how she acts, like
    "Oh, she's just like Ekoda-chan."
[08:00] Megumi
    And that made me feel like
    I understood her better while reading it.
[08:05] Megumi
    That thought kinda informed
    how I ended up voicing her.
[08:10] Megumi
    That was my takeaway.
[08:11] Osamu
    You were able to get a feel for
    the realism of the character, yeah?
[08:14] Osamu
    How people like her are out there,
    and how you recognized people in her.
[08:17] Megumi
    Oh, yeah, I definitely recognized her.
[08:20] Osamu
    Most people don't go: "Hey, you!"
[08:22] Megumi
    They certainly don't. That's true.
[08:24] Osamu
    But she just responds with: "Yeah, what?"
[08:26] Megumi
    Right!
[08:26] Osamu
    What did you think about that line?
[08:29] Megumi
    Well, after saying it...
[08:31] Megumi
    Let's see, I think it's a case of...
[08:33] Megumi
    Well, your version of Ekoda-chan is
[08:36] Megumi
    the really laid-back type, isn't she?
[08:39] Osamu
    Yeah. Sounds about right.
[08:41] Megumi
    That was the impression
    I got and... I'm not sure.
[08:47] Megumi
    I don't really think I'm all that laid-back.
[08:51] Megumi
    I mean, maybe I am,
    but I don't think of myself that way.
[08:53] Osamu
    Cool, sure, but maybe not laid-back.
[08:56] Megumi
    So I think if someone said, "Hey, you!" at me,
    I'd probably go, "Hey, you!" right back.
[09:00] Kenji
    That seems like what someone
    who's laid-back would say back, though.
[09:04] Megumi
    I guess so!
[09:05] Kenji
    Right? That's pretty laid-back.
[09:05] Nakki
    I'm not sure.
[09:07] Megumi
    Is that what it is?
[09:08] Osamu
    Laid-back...
[09:09] Megumi
    Am I laid-back?
[09:09] Kenji
    Maybe it's more like... easygoing?
[09:11] Megumi
    Ah, easygoing, yeah.
[09:12] Megumi
    So because of that, I imagined
    her as this cool, laid-back chick.
[09:19] Kenji
    Dubbing voices is just...
    I mean, getting the timing right...
[09:23] Kenji
    I was clueless.
[09:24] Osamu
    You had to do a few takes.
[09:25] Kenji
    Oh, for sure!
[09:27] Kenji
    It was just... It made me realize
    how amazing voice actors are.
[09:31] Osamu
    I was impressed with your timing.
[09:33] Kenji
    I dunno...
[09:34] Osamu
    The "dog and the cat" part.
[09:37] Kenji
    I played a villain in "Kamen
    Rider" once, and I had to...
[09:43] Kenta
    You get around.
[09:44] Kenji
    Well, they had battle scenes, you know?
[09:47] Osamu
    Oh, that's iki-shibai! "Voice grunting."
[09:49] Osamu
    That's called iki-shibai.
[09:49] Kenji
    Iki-shibai, huh?
[09:51] Osamu
    Like when you're fighting...
[09:52] Kenji
    Right.
[09:55] Kenji
    Yeah, just like that!
[09:55] Osamu
    Those kinds of noises.
[09:56] Kenji
    That was really tough!
[09:58] Kenta
    Oh, I get it. The "iki" part of
    "iki-shibai" means "breathing."
[10:02] Osamu
    Right, it's all about breathing.
[10:04] Osamu
    It happens a lot in anime.
[10:05] Kenta
    Ah, I see.
[10:06] Kenji
    It's seriously hard.
[10:08] Osamu
    There's a story behind why
    I asked Koshoji-san to act in this.
[10:13] Megumi
    Oh, yeah. A story—
[10:14] Osamu
    When Getters-san said...
[10:17] Megumi
    So there's this famous fortune-teller
    called Getters Iida-san,
[10:23] Megumi
    and we were appearing at an event together,
[10:26] Megumi
    so he ended up reading my fortune.
[10:30] Osamu
    And then?
[10:30] Megumi
    Well, he said... uh...
[10:32] Megumi
    It'd be a good idea for me to go into acting.
[10:35] Osamu
    It was foretold.
[10:37] Megumi
    And I think you caught wind of it.
[10:38] Osamu
    Right.
[10:39] Megumi
    But even though he'd said that,
[10:41] Megumi
    I wasn't so sure, so I told you,
    and you brought up voice acting.
[10:45] Osamu
    I asked her if she wanted to do it.
[10:47] Megumi
    Right, right. There and then.
[10:48] Osamu
    And you agreed straight away.
[10:50] Osamu
    So it was settled in that moment,
    and you became Ekoda-chan.
[10:52] Megumi
    Really? Thanks!
[10:54] Megumi
    It was a lot of fun.
[10:56] Osamu
    Nakki, you also played a you
    that wasn't really you.
SIGN    Narasaki-san's first experience doing voice-overs
[11:01] Osamu
    And it's funny, because you would never
    talk about shoegaze, but the character does.
[11:05] Osamu
    But there was an element of you
    in there. Art-wise, at least.
[11:08] Osamu
    What did you think about playing him?
[11:10] Nakki
    Well, it was my first time acting,
    and I think I've caught the acting bug.
[11:16] Osamu
    I knew it! I thought you would!
[11:18] Nakki
    I wanted to flex my acting muscles.
[11:20] Osamu
    You sent over a little sample
    beforehand that was very voice actor-y.
[11:25] Nakki
    Well, I was practicing,
    and I sent you the results...
[11:27] Nakki
    And then, you told me
[11:28] Nakki
    I needed to sound more normal.
[11:29] Osamu
    Not my exact words.
[11:30] Kenta
    Something I like about
    Nakki-san is, he's got a cute side.
[11:33] Kenta
    I've always thought that.
    Like, how he's always practicing...
[11:37] Kenta
    I really like how diligent you are.
[11:40] Megumi
    He's lost for words!
[11:42] Osamu
    But what did you think after doing it?
[11:44] Osamu
    I know I gave you a bit of direction.
[11:46] Nakki
    Oh, yeah, it was fun.
[11:47] Nakki
    Yeah, I think this might lead to me
    taking more and more voice-acting jobs.
[11:52] Nakki
    Let me know if you need anyone.
[11:54] Osamu
    I remember Sakurai-kun sent me a message,
[11:57] Kenta
    Right.
[11:58] Osamu
    telling me about what a great job you did.
[12:00] Osamu
    And it really was a super job.
[12:03] Osamu
    That's because, from
    a professional perspective,
[12:05] Osamu
    I wasn't looking for something
    that sounded too rehearsed.
[12:10] Osamu
    "Well, ya know what I think?"
[12:12] Kenta
    I didn't really want a run-of-the-mill
[12:12] Kenta
    That kind of finely-honed take.
[12:14] Kenta
    voice-acting performance.
[12:16] Nakki
    Right.
[12:16] Osamu
    I wanted it to sound natural,
[12:18] Osamu
    but not to the point
    where it was really loose.
[12:21] Osamu
    And Nakki was able to do that, walking the
    tightrope between too clunky and too slick.
[12:28] Kenta
    Right.
[12:29] Osamu
    Right?
[12:29] Kenta
    I think, normally...
[12:31] Kenta
    You get situations like this sometimes,
[12:33] Kenta
    where we go out for drinks,
    every now and then,
[12:38] Kenta
    and in situations like that, it's a bit like...
[12:41] Kenta
    You get a taste of Nakki-san's...
    Well, his great conversational tone, I guess?
[12:45] Kenta
    That's how I think of it.
[12:47] Kenta
    And I think it came out in
    the episode, which is great.
[12:52] Osamu
    Right?
SIGN    Rinshi!! Ekoda-chan
SIGN    The Director and
     Ekoda -chan's
    Naked Chat
SIGN    Episode 11's Director
SIGN    Kobayashi Osamu
SIGN    Episode 11's Ekoda-chan
SIGN    Koshoji Megumi
[12:59] Narrator
    In the first half, things were lively,
    with stories from the recording,
[13:03] Narrator
    and insights into the casting.
[13:05] Narrator
    In the second half, we'll hear about the
    attention to detail that goes into the music,
[13:08] Narrator
    and about the locations
    depicted in the anime.
SIGN    Thoughts on reading the
    script for the first time?
[13:15] Censor Bar
    Kobayashi
    Osamu
SIGN    Thoughts on reading the script?
[13:20] Censor Bar
    Kobayashi
    Osamu
SIGN    Rinshi!! 
    Ekoda-Chan: 
    The Director 
    and 
    Ekoda-chan's 
    Naked
    Chat
SIGN    Kobayashi Osamu x Koshoji Megumi
[13:20] Megumi
    When I first read the script...
[13:22] Osamu
    You saw the storyboards first.
[13:23] Megumi
    Oh, that's right.
[13:25] Megumi
    The thing with the art is, instead of
    how Ekoda-chan looks in the manga...
[13:31] Osamu
    Yeah?
[13:32] Megumi
    Which I read, Kobayashi-san,
[13:33] Osamu
    Right, right.
[13:35] Megumi
    when you sent it to me...
[13:37] Megumi
    But the art in the storyboards,
    instead of looking like Ekoda-chan...
[13:41] Megumi
    She looked a bit like me, I thought.
[13:43] Osamu
    My first sketch was basically you.
[13:45] Megumi
    Oh, I see now.
[13:46] Osamu
    Wasn't easy making her look like Ekoda-chan.
[13:48] Megumi
    And you know, as I was thinking that...
[13:53] Osamu
    I mixed you two together.
[13:56] Megumi
    And that somehow made it
[13:57] Megumi
    easier to get into the role.
[13:59] Osamu
    I see.
[14:00] Osamu
    Instead of it being a totally
    different person,
[14:03] Osamu
    it was more like an alternate
    version of myself.
[14:06] Osamu
    That was how it came across to me.
[14:08] Osamu
    That's a great way of putting it.
[14:10] Megumi
    Is it?
[14:10] Osamu
    But you're not usually
    a voice actress, are you?
[14:14] Megumi
    You're right.
[14:14] Osamu
    And people might wonder why
    I didn't cast seasoned voice actors,
[14:17] Osamu
    and I was the one who
    asked you all to do this...
[14:21] Osamu
    I wanted it to sound like something you
    wouldn't get if you used the usual suspects.
[14:26] Osamu
    And then, we have Nakki,
[14:28] Osamu
    who's like "I can totally do this,"
    and sounding like a proper voice actor.
[14:32] Osamu
    And he could totally pull that off.
[14:33] Osamu
    But what Sakurai-kun mentioned,
[14:35] Osamu
    his normal speaking voice
    was what I was really after.
[14:39] Sakurai
    Oh, I see.
[14:41] Osamu
    For Ohken, I mean, he's
    a consummate entertainer...
[14:43] Kenta
    Right.
[14:44] Osamu
    So I just wanted him to be entertaining.
[14:47] Osamu
    And it's the same with you, Koshoji-san.
[14:49] Osamu
    I wanted it to be good,
    and not just "good for voice-acting."
[14:52] Osamu
    I wanted something different.
[14:55] Osamu
    That's why I wanted you
    to put your own mark on it.
[15:00] Osamu
    And that's exactly what
    you did, so it's all good.
[15:04] Kenji
    I lack some kind of fundamental skill
    when it comes to reading scripts,
[15:08] Kenji
    so... I mean, I've had cameos
    on TV shows and in movies before,
[15:13] Kenji
    but voice scripts are different, right?
    They're not written in prose.
[15:18] Kenji
    And there's stuff I don't
    understand with the drawings...
[15:21] Osamu
    Did I show you the
    storyboards first this time?
[15:24] Kenji
    Did you?
[15:25] Osamu
    Before the script?
[15:25] Kenji
    I remember seeing New-Burg.
[15:29] Kenji
    I thought that was interesting.
[15:30] Osamu
    We can get back to that later!
[15:32] Kenji
    I think this is a case where...
[15:35] Kenji
    I mean, this is something I've learned since
    doing Zetsubou-sensei and meeting Nakki,
[15:40] Kenji
    but in terms of anime, I'm from
    the "Inakappe Taisho" generation.
[15:44] Osamu
    The "Buh why?" guy?
[15:45] Kenji
    Yeah, like "Hakushon Daimao." The old stuff.
[15:47] Kenji
    So I had no idea anime had become
    so sharp-looking, with such an edge to it.
[15:54] Osamu
    Especially this episode, since
    my version delves into subcultures.
[15:57] Kenji
    So I thought, since we were going for edgy,
[16:01] Kenji
    I thought, instead of trying
    to memorize the script,
[16:04] Kenji
    I'd just capitalize on the
    mood in the booth.
[16:07] Osamu
    Of course.
[16:07] Kenji
    I thought that was more what you wanted.
[16:10] Osamu
    Since it's in New-Burg.
[16:10] Kenji
    Right, that's where we were.
[16:12] Nakki
    I had quite a few lines...
[16:18] Nakki
    So I thought I probably needed to practice.
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[16:23] Kenta
    Something that came up early was...
[16:26] Kenta
    I was asked... by the director,
    Kobayashi-san, no less,
[16:32] Kenta
    to make the music a bit like
    an advertisement for Maison book girl.
[16:37] Megumi
    Like it was promotional?
[16:38] Osamu
    I specifically wanted the music to sound
[16:39] Kenta
    You kept asking for it to be more like that.
[16:40] Osamu
    like something from the band!
[16:42] Kenta
    For it to sound like Maison book girl.
[16:44] Osamu
    I wanted it to sound modern.
[16:46] Kenta
    And well, since that was what you wanted,
[16:50] Kenta
    I reworked the music.
[16:52] Osamu
    Right. And then, it was perfect.
[16:52] Kenta
    And then... Oh, thank you.
[16:55] Megumi
    In the reworked version of the music,
[16:57] Megumi
    there's a bit where I'm humming.
[16:58] Osamu
    Right.
[16:59] Kenta
    I felt like I'd heard that
    melody somewhere before.
[17:02] Megumi
    Yeah, it's actually a "book girl" song.
[17:05] Osamu
    I didn't get the feeling
    that you were nervous.
[17:08] Megumi
    Well... I don't think I was.
[17:11] Osamu
    You're probably used to mics.
[17:12] Megumi
    Well, y'know, recording vocals
    for songs normalizes it for me.
[17:19] Megumi
    But I wear headphones when I do vocals.
[17:22] Megumi
    This was just a mic
[17:24] Megumi
    sitting in front of me.
[17:26] Osamu
    Right, right.
[17:26] Megumi
    And I was alone in this huge, well-lit room.
[17:28] Osamu
    It's a different vibe.
[17:30] Megumi
    And it felt a lot more
    like acting than singing.
[17:34] Osamu
    Yeah, yeah.
[17:34] Megumi
    I mean, when it comes to singing,
[17:36] Megumi
    you're still recording your voice...
[17:38] Osamu
    Right, right.
[17:39] Megumi
    But I could tell there was a difference
    between reading a script and acting.
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    Tales about a "special" location!
[17:46] Censor Bar
    Kobayashi
    Osamu
[17:51] Osamu
    I think maybe the most unique part
    about my episode of Ekoda-chan,
SIGN    What's this "New-Burg" place mentioned in the script?
[17:51] Censor Bar
    Kobayashi
    Osamu
SIGN    Rinshi!! 
    Ekoda-Chan: 
    The Director 
    and 
    Ekoda-chan's 
    Naked
    Chat
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[17:57] Osamu
    is that it features real locations.
[18:02] Osamu
    That's a bit of an oddity, I think.
[18:05] Osamu
    Plus, Nakki and Ohken, who are also in it,
[18:09] Osamu
    have some history with these places.
[18:12] Osamu
    One example is New-Burg.
[18:14] Kenji
    Oh, man, New-Burg!
    Let me tell you about New-Burg...
[18:17] Kenji
    I used to go there all the time
    when I was younger.
[18:19] Kenji
    New-Burg is...
[18:21] Osamu
    Have you—
[18:21] Nakki
    I went there yesterday.
[18:23] Osamu
    Really?
[18:24] Osamu
    The Mexican steak.
[18:26] Kenji
    Oh, the Mexican!
[18:27] Osamu
    That's my favorite.
[18:27] Kenji
    Yeah, yeah! I like the standard, too.
[18:29] Osamu
    It's so good.
[18:29] Kenta
    New-Burg came up a lot...
[18:31] Kenji
    The double, too.
[18:32] Kenta
    I think I might be the only one
    who doesn't know what it is.
[18:36] Megumi
    I don't, either.
[18:37] Kenta
    You don't?
[18:38] Kenta
    Yeah, I didn't think you knew.
[18:39] Kenji
    We got swept up in the moment!
[18:41] Kenta
    So could someone explain
    what this New-Burg place is?
[18:45] Kenji
    It's this place in Koenji, near the entrance
    to the shopping area on the main street...
[18:52] Osamu
    If you go down from
    the park, it's on the left.
[18:54] Kenji
    Right.
[18:54] Kenji
    When I was went regularly,
    it was around 380 yen a steak...
[18:57] Osamu
    Very affordable.
[18:58] Osamu
    I think it's around 500 now.
[18:59] Kenta
    Hang on a second. You still haven't—
[19:01] Megumi
    What kind of place is it?
[19:02] Everyone
    Oh, it's a Hamburg steak restaurant.
[19:04] Osamu
    It's "New-Burg" 'cause
    it gets new steaks a lot.
[19:06] Kenji
    Right!
[19:07] Kenta
    Okay, that wasn't very clear before.
[19:09] Kenji
    You get some rice on a plate.
[19:11] Kenta
    Right.
[19:12] Kenji
    And another plate with a Hamburg
    steak, with plenty of sauce on it.
[19:15] Kenji
    And you get pasta, and mixed vegetables.
[19:20] Kenji
    And the finishing touch is a fried egg.
[19:23] Osamu
    Right.
[19:23] Osamu
    It's so good!
[19:25] Megumi
    That was the one you appeared in?
[19:27] Osamu
    Right, the one in Koenji.
[19:29] Osamu
    It's a Hamburg steak restaurant.
[19:30] Megumi
    I didn't realize that!
[19:31] Osamu
    Great steaks.
[19:31] Megumi
    So that's what kind of place it was.
[19:33] Kenji
    What was the name of the other place?
SIGN    The appearance of Tres Tres in Golden Gai in the anime
[19:36] Osamu
    Oh, that's a bar called Tres Tres.
[19:39] Osamu
    It's kind of a rock bar.
[19:40] Kenji
    Do you have a bottle reserved there?
[19:42] Nakki
    Oh, no, I don't.
[19:45] Kenji
    I would've thought...
[19:46] Nakki
    Even if I did, I wouldn't tell you.
[19:48] Kenji
    I see.
[19:49] Kenji
    But y'know, it's a tiny place.
[19:51] Kenji
    So is it the kinda place you just go
    and get into conversations?
[19:55] Megumi
    With people you don't know?
[19:58] Osamu
    Well, with Tres Tres, it's just the bar.
[20:02] Osamu
    So when I go, I pick the brains
    of the young kids there.
[20:06] Nakki
    I met the director for "Gamera," Higuchi...
[20:09] Osamu
    Shin-chan.
[20:10] Nakki
    Right, at a bar in Golden Gai.
[20:12] Osamu
    That was at Plastic, though.
[20:14] Nakki
    Right.
[20:15] Osamu
    She's doing her best, y'know?
SIGN    Regarding women like Ekoda-chan
[20:18] Osamu
    Do you see yourself in her?
[20:19] Megumi
    Do I seem like her?
[20:20] Osamu
    You try your best.
[20:21] Megumi
    Oh, that part.
[20:22] Megumi
    I will say, she seems like the type
    who, even if you go out with her,
[20:26] Megumi
    you won't end up marrying her.
[20:29] Osamu
    So you'd love her and leave her?
[20:32] Megumi
    No, I mean more how she doesn't
    say what she really thinks.
[20:35] Osamu
    Oh, true.
[20:36] Osamu
    True.
[20:36] Megumi
    So I get the feeling
[20:38] Megumi
    she'd be too considerate,
[20:39] Megumi
    and that'd lead to distance.
SIGN    Thoughts on today
[20:41] Megumi
    Normally, I don't get to talk in a relaxed
    environment with all of you like this,
[20:48] Megumi
    so... this was a lot of fun.
[20:50] Osamu
    I had so much fun, I got drunk.
[20:52] Osamu
    Aw, yeah. Getting hammered is fun, yeah.
[20:56] Kenji
    You know, something that really
    shocked me about this shoot...
[21:03] Kenji
    is the cameras. There's... one...
[21:05] Kenji
    One, two, three, four, five,
    six, seven, eight, nine...
[21:09] Kenji
    Nine cameras!
[21:10] Osamu
    That's crazy!
[21:12] Kenji
    This seems more like a one cellphone
    camera kind of arrangement!
[21:15] Kenji
    Nine cameras?!
[21:16] Osamu
    They could've done it with three!
[21:17] Kenji
    Nine cameras... for this?!
[21:19] Megumi
    There're more cameras than people!
[21:20] Osamu
    I've never seen anything like it!
[21:22] Osamu
    The heck is up with that? Nine cameras!
[21:25] Osamu
    I'm really looking forward
    to seeing the final video.
[21:28] Osamu
    Lots of different angles. Just cut, cut, cut...
[21:30] Nakki
    Right?
[21:31] Kenta
    Makes you wonder where the cuts will be.
[21:32] Kenji
    Right?
[21:33] Kenta
    Should be interesting.
[21:34] Kenji
    They could make this segment
    in 3D with all these angles.
[21:37] Nakki
    I was kinda focused on the segment, so...
[21:40] Nakki
    Once the cameras are off,
    I'm ready to chow down.
[21:45] Nakki
    That's all.
[21:47] Osamu
    So cool!
[21:50] Kenta
    Well, today, I kind of... have my
    doubts about whether I should be here,
[21:56] Kenta
    considering the caliber
    of the other guests.
[21:59] Osamu
    C'mon, genius! Don't be like that, genius!
[22:00] Kenta
    But I had a lot of fun being able
    to kick back and chat with everyone.
[22:06] Kenta
    I'd love to do it again. Thanks for having me.
[22:10] Narrator
    And that's it for this week's round table.
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    VA
[22:18] Pink bubble
    But this is Ekoda-chan, so don't
    expect the usual kind of finale.
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[22:23] Pink bubble
    The director will talk about some unique
    difficulties he faced working on Ekoda-chan!
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    VA
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    VA
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[22:27] Pink bubble
    See you then!
SIGN    Rinshi!! Ekoda-chan
SIGN    The Director and Ekoda -chan's
SIGN    Naked Chat
SIGN    Rinshi!! Ekoda-chan
SIGN    Until she's ready
SIGN    Rinshi!! Ekoda-chan 
    Until she's ready
SIGN    Rinshi!! Ekoda-chan
SIGN    Director:
SIGN    Kobayashi Osamu
SIGN    On Koenji's Junjo Shopping Street
SIGN    Tales from New-Burg
SIGN    Featuring
SIGN    Ohken
SIGN    Music By
SIGN    Narasaki
SIGN    Worker
SIGN    Worker
SIGN    Ohken
SIGN    Ekoda-chan
SIGN    Worker
SIGN    Ohken
SIGN    Ohken
SIGN    That's what you said last year.
SIGN    Ekoda-chan
SIGN    Music
SIGN    Ohken
SIGN    Customer (Woman)
SIGN    That pissed me off...
    But he looked kinda
    ...cute just now...
SIGN    Customer (Woman)
SIGN    Customer (Woman)
SIGN    Worker
SIGN    Worker
SIGN    Would you please stop
    talking like you're giving an interview...
SIGN    Ohken
SIGN    Ohken
SIGN    Well, I'm Ekoda-chan.
SIGN    Ekoda-chan
SIGN    Worker
SIGN    A Night for Shoegazing
SIGN    Tales from Shinjuku Golden Gai
SIGN    Featuring
SIGN    Nakki
SIGN    Music By
SIGN    Narasaki
SIGN    Customer (Man)
SIGN    Seiji
SIGN    Ekoda-chan
SIGN    Nakki
[24:58] Ekoda
    Once again,
[24:58] Ekoda
    I've picked up a worthless guy...
SIGN    Customer (Man)
SIGN    One Early Afternoon
    in Ekoda
SIGN    Starring Ekoda-chan
SIGN    Featuring
SIGN    Koshoji
SIGN    Music By
SIGN    Sakurai Kenta
SIGN    ...Ekoda-chan...
SIGN    who lives in Ekoda
SIGN    Rinshi!! Ekoda-chan