E12 - The Ups and Downs at the End of Each Day

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[00:01] ---
    Listen up.
[00:02] ---
    There are six bands performing
    in today's show.
[00:06] ---
    And of those six,
    we're going on first.
[00:09] ---
    But that makes us
    the warm-up act!
SIGN    Guitar Tokino Himekawa (Toki)
[00:12] ---
    That's given. For one thing,
    this is Icy Tail's first show,
[00:15] ---
    and we've got no name recognition,
    no history, and no fans.
[00:18] ---
    That's why we aren't on the tickets,
    the flyers, or the website.
[00:22] ---
    Meaning that nobody's
    specifically come to see us.
SIGN    Bass Echika Mizuhara (Echika)
[00:26] ---
    But it was because I agreed to those terms
    that you got to debut so quickly.
[00:31] ---
    From here on, you have to count
    on your own skill to reach the top.
SIGN    Drums Ranko Morioka (Ranko)
[00:37] ---
    Got cold feet?
    It's not too late to back out.
[00:42] ---
    Cold feet?
[00:43] ---
    My ass.
[00:45] ---
    We're gonna get name recognition,
    history, and fans today.
SIGN    Vocals & Guitar Michiru Hyodo (Mitchi)
[00:56] ---
    Remember, I've done all
    I can to help you guys.
[01:00] ---
    Once you get changed into your costumes,
    there's no turning back!
[01:04] ---
    It's all up to you now!
[01:06] ---
    Give the audience
    everything you've got!
[01:08] ---
    Give it all you've got!
[01:09] ---
    Create your legend!
[01:11] ---
    Okay, is everybody ready?
[01:13] ---
    Here comes Icy Tail!
[01:16] ---
    Yeah!
[02:51] ---
    Oh, this is it. MOGRA.
[02:54] ---
    So this is the live house where
    that woman is playing, eh?
[02:57] ---
    Huh? Where's Sawamura-san?
[02:59] ---
    I teased her a minute ago,
    bringing her to the verge of tears.
[03:02] ---
    She said, "I'm not going!" and then
    ran off to Cure Maid Cafe.
[03:05] ---
    When was that?
SIGN    #12 "The Ups and Downs at the End of Each Day"
[03:08] ---
    I wish you two would stop thinking
    only of yourselves!
[03:12] ---
    Where is that cafe?
[03:13] ---
    Which of us is thinking
    only of herself, Kato-san?
[03:18] ---
    What do you mean?
[03:20] ---
    You decided this arbitrarily, didn't you?
[03:23] ---
    Mr. Ethical becoming his cousin's manager,
[03:26] ---
    him choosing that band over the circle,
[03:29] ---
    even today's show, they were
    all done without consulting us.
[03:33] ---
    It was Aki-kun who decided it arbitrarily, actually...
[03:36] ---
    But you knew about it,
    yet didn't stop him.
[03:38] ---
    On the contrary,
    you supported him.
[03:40] ---
    Look, he has a plan.
    Please have a little more faith in Aki-kun.
[03:46] ---
    What was that "Only I understand
    him" vibe I just got?
[03:49] ---
    I really, really, really
    don't care for that.
[03:51] ---
    Um...
[03:54] ---
    Forgive me, I was simply thinking aloud.
[03:57] ---
    Forget anything I just said.
[04:02] ---
    Is Kasumigaoka-senpai going to be a problem?
[04:06] ---
    Don't worry.
[04:08] ---
    Sawamura-san is
    even more problematic.
[04:10] ---
    You two seem to have
    grown close lately,
[04:13] ---
    but if you get too close, she might
    turn your life into a living hell.
[04:16] ---
    I wish she would forget what
    I said just now, too.
[04:21] ---
    Welcome!
[04:23] ---
    Found her.
[04:27] ---
    Come on, Sawamura-san,
    the show's about to start!
[04:31] ---
    I can't do it, I'm not going.
[04:33] ---
    Don't be such a baby after you've
    already come all this way.
[04:36] ---
    Leave me alone! If I say
    I'm not going, I'm not going!
[04:40] ---
    Look, you've got it all wrong!
    Aki-kun is just–
[04:43] ---
    Nothing you say will get through
    to her in this condition.
[04:46] ---
    Kasumigaoka-senpai.
[04:48] ---
    Until now, the belief that she
    was his oldest childhood friend
[04:53] ---
    was Sawamura-san's one, only,
    and truly pathetic, article of faith.
[04:59] ---
    And now that that's all crumbled away
    with the appearance of Hyodo-san,
[05:03] ---
    she no longer has anything
    with which to define her identity.
[05:06] ---
    It's sad and pathetic,
    like some defeated warrior.
[05:13] ---
    You teased her just like
    this earlier, didn't you?
[05:16] ---
    I'm sure I don't know
    what you mean.
[05:17] ---
    Anyway, I wish you two
    would stop this infighting.
[05:20] ---
    It'll all work out.
    Have faith in Aki-kun.
[05:23] ---
    What about the Mr. Ethical we've seen thus
    far is supposed to inspire faith?
[05:27] ---
    I hate to say it, but I agree with Utaha Kasumigaoka
    so much, it isn't even funny.
[05:31] ---
    I also wish you would stop
    banding together so suddenly.
[05:37] ---
    Excuse us–
[05:38] ---
    Tomo!
[05:41] ---
    - M-M-Michiru, stop!
    - I'm gonna kill you, then die of shame!
[05:46] ---
    Have faith in whom, exactly?
[05:46] ---
    Explain this, Tomo!
[05:48] ---
    Seriously.
[05:49] ---
    What's up with these costumes?!
[05:53] ---
    I knew this was
    gonna happen.
[05:55] ---
    I don't really care, but certain parts are bumping
    into certain other parts over there.
[06:04] ---
    The time has finally come to reveal to
    you the truth about this band, I see.
[06:14] ---
    When you first met
    everyone in the band,
[06:18] ---
    the song that these girls
    were playing...
[06:20] ---
    No, even the songs you played
    after you joined...
[06:24] ---
    They were all covers
    of anime songs!
[06:27] ---
    Yes! Before you joined up, it was
    a hardcore anime cover band
[06:33] ---
    that was bound by
    their shared otakudom!
[06:37] ---
    Apparently, they told you that what you were
    playing were the latest trendy pop tunes,
[06:43] ---
    but it was all a clever trap!
[06:46] ---
    Because you had no interest
    in anime songs,
[06:48] ---
    you never realized that every last song you were
    exposed to was an anime cover song.
[06:52] ---
    And that's why your own songs have
    developed anime song melodies.
[06:57] ---
    You were brainwashed by your band
    without ever realizing it!
[07:02] ---
    Well, you had been listening to her music
    nonstop without catching on either, Aki-kun.
[07:08] ---
    Indeed, I didn't notice it because I
    listen to nothing but anime music.
[07:11] ---
    What an ingenious ruse!
[07:17] ---
    He's lying, right?
[07:19] ---
    Say it's not true!
    Toki! Echika! Ranko!
[07:22] ---
    I guess this comes as a
    shocking revelation, Mitchi.
SIGN    Voice Actor Fanatic Tokino Himekawa (Toki)
[07:26] ---
    We could never tell you because you got
    cranky whenever we brought up anime!
SIGN    Vocaloid Addict Echika Mizuhara (Echika)
SIGN    Casual Fan Ranko Morioka (Ranko)
[07:33] ---
    Sorry.
[07:34] ---
    It's a little late for sorries!
SIGN    Non-Otaku Michiru Hyodo (Mitchi)
[07:37] ---
    Michiru, the world around you has a little
    more otaku in it than you think.
[07:43] ---
    "A little," my ass!
[07:45] ---
    What a forced, unnatural plot twist.
[07:47] ---
    This is the very pinnacle of opportunism.
[07:49] ---
    Don't say that, you two.
[07:52] ---
    And so, Toki, Echika, Ranko, and I
    reached an agreement.
[07:55] ---
    In exchange for me managing
    Icy Tail as an anime cover band,
[07:59] ---
    they agree to allow Michiru to
    work with Blessing Software.
[08:02] ---
    It's a win-win for everyone.
[08:05] ---
    Hey, not so fast!
[08:06] ---
    I don't see a "win"
    anywhere in there for me!
[08:10] ---
    If you're that against it,
    you're free to quit.
[08:12] ---
    Take off the costume
    and leave the live house right now.
[08:16] ---
    But listen, Michiru. The best friends
    that mean so much to you are waiting.
[08:21] ---
    Sorry, Mitchi. We're sorry
    that we kept it from you.
[08:24] ---
    But we can't keep lying
    to ourselves anymore.
[08:28] ---
    We really want to do
    anime songs.
[08:31] ---
    Toki... Echika... Ranko...
[08:34] ---
    - Please, Mitchi!
    - We need you, Mitchi!
    - Let's do it, Mitchi!
[08:36] ---
    Whoa, we're looking at a forced,
    unnatural resolution here.
[08:39] ---
    You can try to deliver cool lines while in Cowgirl
    position, but it will still look, you know...
[08:42] ---
    Please cut that out, Kasumigaoka-senpai.
[08:46] ---
    But I... I'm not an otaku–
[08:49] ---
    You don't have to be one.
[08:51] ---
    You just have to sing for them.
[08:54] ---
    I'm not sure...
[08:56] ---
    Do you think a non-otaku's singing
    will win over an otaku crowd?
[09:00] ---
    It's okay, Michiru. I know you'll grow up
    to be a fine otaku one day.
[09:04] ---
    Um, I don't think that's
    really necessary...
[09:07] ---
    Hey, you've admitted that
    anime songs are good music,
[09:10] ---
    so there's already a sense
    of respect there.
[09:13] ---
    So I'm positive that they'll
    pick up on that.
[09:15] ---
    Your songs will definitely
    resonate with otaku!
[09:18] ---
    Tomo...
[09:19] ---
    Michiru... Let's be happy together!
[09:27] ---
    You can try to deliver cool lines while in the
    Lotus Blossom position, but–
[09:49] ---
    Ready.
[11:25] ---
    Okay, we're gonna close
    with this next one!
[11:30] ---
    This last song's kind of
    a selfish pick...
[11:33] ---
    It's an original that I wrote,
    but I hope you like it.
[11:38] ---
    "Cherish You."
[13:08] ---
    Thank you...
[13:12] ---
    Thank you!
[13:20] ---
    I love you!
[13:27] ---
    It's the band's name!
    "Icy Tail" (Aishi-teru)!
[13:36] ---
    So, how did your
    first live show feel?
[13:41] ---
    It felt hot...
[13:42] ---
    No kidding.
[13:44] ---
    I didn't think that they'd
    get so into it.
[13:48] ---
    That was amazing.
[13:49] ---
    Damn right they were.
    Those are fans who come to concerts.
[13:52] ---
    No matter the genre, they're amazing,
    intense, and creepy.
[13:55] ---
    Creepy? That's mean, Tomo.
    You're talking about my fans.
[14:01] ---
    Michiru. I made your dream come true.
[14:05] ---
    It wasn't at all what I imagined, but yeah.
[14:08] ---
    So now it's your turn to
    make mine come true.
[14:13] ---
    I'm gonna have you write
    our game's music.
[14:17] ---
    Hm, I dunno...
[14:20] ---
    You can't turn me down anymore.
[14:22] ---
    I heard those cheering otaku
    out there today.
[14:27] ---
    And this time, your music is
    going to move them to tears.
[14:30] ---
    They're gonna cry
    because of my music?
[14:33] ---
    I'll combine Utaha's scenario, Eriri's artwork,
    and your music and make a miracle happen.
[14:39] ---
    You can be so over the top, Tomo.
[14:41] ---
    Do you really think it's over the top?
[14:44] ---
    Do you think someone is stupid
    if they cry over some game?
[14:50] ---
    Well, after today, I guess I owe you
    the benefit of the doubt.
[14:55] ---
    Then the pact is sealed.
[15:05] ---
    In that case, Tomo...
[15:07] ---
    Let's seal the deal.
[15:10] ---
    M-Michiru?
[15:12] ---
    Tomo...
[15:13] ---
    H-Hey...
[15:15] ---
    Uh, we're... um...
[15:26] ---
    Like I'd let forgive you that easily, Tomo!
[15:31] ---
    I give, I give, I give! Mitchan!
[15:39] ---
    That's great, Hyodo-san is a member now.
[15:42] ---
    Whatever.
[15:44] ---
    I can't wait. She's going to write
    really good songs for us.
[15:48] ---
    Even without music, the scenario and artwork
    are enough to make people cry.
[16:00] ---
    What, was it something I said?
[16:03] ---
    No, something nice happened,
    that's all. Two things, in fact.
[16:07] ---
    Come again?
[16:08] ---
    The first is that I now know
    that you respect Kasumigaoka-senpai.
[16:14] ---
    Personality and talent are two different things.
[16:17] ---
    And the second is that you're
    serious about gamemaking now.
[16:22] ---
    Doesn't that go for you, too?
[16:27] ---
    I can't wait for Winter Comiket.
[16:30] ---
    What kind of game will we be able to make?
[16:37] ---
    Hey, Megumi.
[16:40] ---
    Yes?
[16:45] ---
    "Megumi"?
[16:47] ---
    Forget I said it!
    It was a slip of the tongue.
[16:51] ---
    Wait, no. No, it wasn't.
[16:55] ---
    Sawamura-san?
[16:56] ---
    It's not right for fellow otaku who stayed up
    all night working on a game to be so formal.
[17:09] ---
    Don't you think so, too?
[17:13] ---
    If you get too close,
    she might turn your life into a living hell.
[17:17] ---
    Huh? Er, I...
[17:20] ---
    Um...
[17:27] ---
    Yeah, you're right. Eriri.
SIGN    The two only have memories of wondering why they were
    the only ones left with no injuries in a destroyed street...
[17:47] ---
    All right, I've saved the world for you.
SIGN    You finally noticed...
    My feelings for her
[18:09] ---
    All that's left now is your decision.
[18:14] ---
    So, who will you choose, Mr. Protagonist?
SIGN    Seiji:
[18:26] ---
    "I've come back once again
    to this world...
[18:30] ---
    To this era. And yet...
SIGN    Seiji:
[18:35] ---
    Have I managed to change
    anything at all?
[18:39] ---
    Was I able to save anyone?"
[18:42] ---
    Just then, a gust of wind blew
    from the top of the hill.
[18:47] ---
    "Hm?" I hastily shielded my eyes and
    stared in the direction of the wind.
SIGN    A miracle falls upon
SIGN    Seiji:
[19:01] ---
    "Ha ha..."
[19:02] ---
    My body sprang into motion in a flash, and before
    I knew it, I was running full tilt up the hill.
[19:07] ---
    And in a flash, she was running down the hill.
[19:11] ---
    Hey, don't trip! You know you're
    not very coordinated.
[19:16] ---
    Anyway, that aside, in less than three seconds,
    halfway up the hill, we...
SIGN    Seiji:
[19:22] ---
    "Ha ha... Aha ha ha!"
[19:26] ---
    ...we were reunited after several hours.
    After several decades.
SIGN    Meguri:
[19:32] ---
    "What should I call you?
    Seiji-kun? Or Big Brother?"
SIGN    Seiji:
[19:39] ---
    "Whatever you like best, Meguri. Or Ruri."
[21:17] ---
    It's over.
[21:19] ---
    It is.
[21:20] ---
    I didn't see any bugs.
[21:23] ---
    I didn't notice any typos
    or flubbed lines.
[21:26] ---
    Then we did it!
    It's perfect!
[21:41] ---
    Thanks, you guys... Thanks.
[21:45] ---
    Our game is...
[21:48] ---
    One route is completed!
[21:50] ---
    Well, I'd better get to writing the next route's scenario.
[21:54] ---
    Another 30 keyframes...
[21:56] ---
    And 12 background plates...
    And how many static poses...? Uh...
SIGN    I'm sorry, though. Give me just an hour's sleep.
[22:02] ---
    Hang in there, you guys!
[22:04] ---
    I'll sing you a song
    for moral support!
[22:08] ---
    Keep it down!
[22:09] ---
    I can't sleep with
    all this racket...
[22:15] ---
    Like it or not, it's two months
    until Winter Comiket.
[22:19] ---
    Otaku and non-otaku coming together,
    fooling around, getting frustrated,
[22:25] ---
    laughing together, having disagreements,
    working hand in hand, fighting...
[22:29] ---
    And, well, all kinds of other stuff.
[22:33] ---
    And the story of how we're
    finally rushing headlong
[22:36] ---
    into the last stretch of making
    our dream come true.
[22:42] ---
    No, that's not quite right.
[22:45] ---
    Our battle has only just beg–
[22:46] ---
    Don't raise any bad flags!
SIGN    Thanks for watching!