E8 - A Wingman's Traumatic Recollection Mode
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SIGN Little Love Rhapsody
[01:06] ---
It's hot...
[02:43] ---
So, wasn't today's club meeting supposed
to be on character design direction?
SIGN A Wingman's Traumatic Recollection Mode
[02:50] ---
Yeah, in particular the main heroine
that you're the model for, Kato.
[02:59] ---
Nobody said anything about
me taking my clothes off!
[03:01] ---
Relax, Kato. That isn't artwork for our game.
[03:05] ---
They're the manuscript for the book
Eriri's circle is doing for Summer Comiket.
[03:07] ---
Sorry, Kato-san. I'm a little behind schedule.
[03:12] ---
Oh, that's why...
[03:17] ---
Sounds rough...
[03:19] ---
I forget, when does Summer Comiket start?
[03:22] ---
Tomorrow.
[03:23] ---
It starts tomorrow.
[03:24] ---
Um, so you're going to start
printing it right now?
[03:28] ---
It's all right, Comiket runs for three days.
[03:30] ---
My circle is attending on the third,
so it's no problem.
[03:35] ---
Oh, it's not?
[03:36] ---
Of course it's a problem!
[03:37] ---
Not only will there be a surcharge
tacked on to the printing fee,
[03:40] ---
stealing the print shop's Bon vacation
is the worst thing you can do!
[03:43] ---
I helped you with the storyboards, so why are
you still working at the 11th hour?!
[03:48] ---
That's no reason for a creator holding
up delivery of finished pages.
[03:52] ---
That's kind of cool.
[03:53] ---
Of course it's not cool!
[03:56] ---
Still, Comiket, huh? It's finally here.
[03:59] ---
Yeah, finally.
[04:01] ---
But remember, this Comiket is nothing
more than an opening skirmish.
[04:05] ---
Our true battle will be Winter
Comiket at the end of the year!
[04:07] ---
It will mark the beginning of the legend of
super-producer and director Tomoya Aki,
[04:10] ---
who will march in, his debut
mega-production dating sim in hand,
[04:13] ---
and set off a revolution in the doujin world!
[04:16] ---
Now that you mention it,
aren't you going, Sawamura-san?
[04:18] ---
After all, you're releasing
your own book there.
[04:20] ---
Of course I'm not going.
I'm having my mom and dad man my table.
[04:24] ---
You must have awfully
understanding parents.
[04:27] ---
Are you planning to go?
[04:29] ---
If a civilian casually strolls
onto that battlefield,
[04:32] ---
the world's largest gathering
of otaku, she'll regret it.
[04:35] ---
But I already got
a ticket from Izumi-chan,
[04:39] ---
and I thought I would go as a sort of
rehearsal for the end of the year.
[04:43] ---
I'm really looking forward to
seeing Izumi-chan's doujinshi.
[04:46] ---
Yeah! With all her enthusiasm,
[04:48] ---
I bet it's gonna be a fun book that's
brimming with love for LitRhap!
[04:54] ---
I'm not asking for much, I just pray
that it won't be like this book.
[04:58] ---
You don't have to worry about that.
[05:01] ---
An LitRhap book probably won't have any
girl nudity even if it's 18+.
[05:06] ---
What kind of nudity are we talking
about, then? Is it really safe?
[05:12] ---
Are you sure that you want to play this game?
[05:14] ---
Well, Izumi-chan said it was really fun,
so my curiosity is kinda piqued.
[05:20] ---
It was LitRhap3 that Izumi-chan was raving about.
This one's the first game.
SIGN Little Love Rhapsody
SIGN New Game Continue Options
[05:25] ---
You don't have 3 here,
so this will have to do.
[05:28] ---
Besides, isn't it better for your first exposure
to be with the first entry in the series?
[05:34] ---
You're saying that you want to play girls' dating
sims of your own volition now!
[05:38] ---
Kato! You've grown up so fast as an otaku!
[05:42] ---
I guess I have.
SIGN Megumi
[05:45] ---
Whoa, you're jumping right in,
playing under your own name?!
[05:47] ---
That's getting way too into it!
[05:49] ---
Not even I could do something
that embarrassing!
[05:51] ---
You can go back to work, Aki-kun.
I'll pass the time on my own.
[05:57] ---
Uh... Okay.
[06:02] ---
Eriri?
[06:03] ---
What?
[06:05] ---
Um, how are those pieces coming?
[06:08] ---
I was taking a little break, that's all!
[06:10] ---
You're so annoying, constantly
nitpicking every little thing!
[06:13] ---
Am I now?
[06:14] ---
I, the guy you are forcing to help
with your artwork for some crazy reason,
[06:16] ---
am annoying, am I?
I'm ever so sorry.
[06:19] ---
Oh. I have to select a character.
SIGN Symphonne Jeas Servis Erral
[06:22] ---
Right. This is where you choose your knight
attendant who will keep watch over you.
[06:27] ---
By the way, once you choose, you only
get events specific to that character
[06:31] ---
for the first month, so you
need to choose carefully.
[06:33] ---
I'll be fine, Aki-kun. I'm reading the manual as I go.
[06:38] ---
Oh, I see.
[06:41] ---
Hm, who should I pick?
[06:43] ---
Big brother Erral, Prince Jeas,
or Lord Symphonne...
[06:48] ---
Oh, I think I'll go with this one.
Servis, my childhood friend.
SIGN Childhood Friend Servis
[06:52] ---
You picked Servis?!
[06:56] ---
Look, I'm not telling you not to, but
his flags are really hard to manage,
[07:01] ---
and he has pretty specific
hidden event triggers.
[07:04] ---
He's a character that's geared
towards advanced players.
[07:06] ---
Look, Sawamura-san, I can do this on my–
[07:09] ---
Come to think of it, you've always
been a Servis fan, haven't you?
SIGN Servis
[07:16] ---
The fireworks sure are pretty...
[07:18] ---
I've always had feelings for–
[07:20] ---
What should I do, Aki-kun?
How should I answer?
[07:23] ---
Don't ask me, Megumi!
[07:25] ---
I mean, this love confession
seems really profound...
[07:28] ---
In dating sims, once you accept
a confession of love, that's it.
[07:32] ---
After that, it's a straight line to eternal love.
[07:35] ---
No cheating or changes of heart allowed.
[07:38] ---
But we're still high schoolers...
[07:40] ---
Don't try to escape back to reality!
[07:43] ---
Sawamura-san, how would you...
[07:50] ---
I'm sorry. Really, I'm sorry for
distracting you from your inking.
SIGN Little Love Rhapsody
SIGN New Game Continue Options
[07:57] ---
I have to say,
your doujinshi are really consistent.
[08:01] ---
It would be an insult to my buyers
if my artwork was sloppy
[08:04] ---
just because I was pressed for time.
[08:06] ---
Eriri, couldn't you already make it as a pro?
[08:09] ---
Apparently, industry editors keep
coming to my circle's tables.
[08:14] ---
I never go to events, so I've never talked
to any of them in person, though.
[08:21] ---
My circle is quite interested in you!
[08:29] ---
Say, Eriri...
[08:30] ---
Yeah?
[08:31] ---
What are you going to do about that
invitation from Rouge en Rouge?
[08:37] ---
It's a tempting offer.
[08:40] ---
I think so, too.
[08:42] ---
They're a shutter circle, so I bet
I could more than double my sales.
[08:46] ---
Success would pretty much be assured.
[08:49] ---
Where do you want to go from here?
[08:51] ---
From here?
[08:53] ---
Keep on drawing as a hobby like you do now,
[08:56] ---
or strive for something bigger?
[08:59] ---
If you say that you really want
to make a go of it, I won't–
[09:03] ---
All done!
[09:06] ---
Ever since I watched Kato-san play,
I've been itching to have a go!
SIGN Little Love Rhapsody
SIGN New Game Continue Options
[09:12] ---
Wow, it's like I still remember
all the event triggers...
[09:16] ---
How can you be so good at it?
[09:20] ---
I know, right?
I haven't touched this in 8 years.
[09:26] ---
I wonder why...
[09:29] ---
Hey, Tomoya, do you remember?
[09:33] ---
This game, it–
[09:34] ---
Oh... It used to belong to you.
[09:36] ---
You borrowed it and
never gave it back.
[09:38] ---
Well, I wasn't in
a position to return it.
[09:43] ---
Hey, Tomoya.
[09:45] ---
Starting now, I'm Eri Kashiwagi,
a member of your circle, got it?
[09:52] ---
Until Winter Comiket,
I won't attend any events,
[09:55] ---
and I don't intend to take on
a single guest artist job.
[10:00] ---
Wait, are you saying...
[10:03] ---
Anyway, if I did get poached, I sure as
hell wouldn't let it be by Hashima.
[10:07] ---
He's only in it for the money and discards
creators and women when he's done with them.
[10:10] ---
Wow, that's a pretty harsh thing
to say about a former classmate.
[10:15] ---
I knew it, you really like Hashima, don't you?
[10:18] ---
In the way that fangirls love to see.
[10:20] ---
I don't need a secret backstory!
[10:25] ---
Unbelievable...
[10:27] ---
Dinner's ready!
[10:30] ---
You two sure seem cozy for some reason.
[10:34] ---
This, from a girl who cooks dinner
at a guy's house like it's nothing?
[10:39] ---
I'm not sure how I feel about that.
[10:42] ---
Hurry, Kato! But don't run!
[10:45] ---
It's almost the cutoff time for circle entry!
[10:48] ---
By the way, Aki-kun...
[10:49] ---
What?
[10:50] ---
What is all that?!
[10:53] ---
Surprised, huh?
[10:54] ---
This is the legendary stairway
[10:56] ---
that makes everyone who turns around here
want to shout, "Look, people are like garbage!"
[11:02] ---
I don't think it's the stairway that's legendary.
[11:06] ---
But today, we're not like those poor
schlubs standing in line there!
[11:10] ---
We're circle ticketholders, chosen by the world
order that is the Planning Committee!
[11:14] ---
So it's perfectly fine to treat them like garbage!
[11:17] ---
It is not, and you know it.
[11:19] ---
Hey, Izumi-chan.
[11:22] ---
Tomoya-senpai!
[11:26] ---
You really came!
[11:28] ---
Of course, this is a once-in-a-lifetime,
huge deal for you, so how–
[11:32] ---
I'm so glad!
[11:36] ---
I...
[11:38] ---
I...!
[11:43] ---
Excuse me? I'm here, too.
[11:46] ---
You too, Tomoya's girlfriend!
Thank you so much!
[11:52] ---
Since I'm being mistaken for
his girlfriend and all,
[11:56] ---
get your mitts off my Tomoya,
you homewrecker.
[11:59] ---
Is that what I should have said?
[12:01] ---
If you're going to do that,
at least put some feeling into it.
SIGN Sample
[12:15] ---
Thank you so much for all your help, you two!
[12:19] ---
This is all you're going to do?
[12:20] ---
Yes, now we wait for the hall to open.
[12:23] ---
But those people there seem
to be hard at work.
[12:30] ---
Kato...
[12:31] ---
Um, did I say something wrong?
[12:34] ---
Circles that get placed
there are, well...
[12:36] ---
They have sales in the thousands of units
[12:38] ---
and proceeds ranging from the millions of
yen on a bad day to the tens of millions.
[12:42] ---
They're veritable superstar circles
who attract lots of attention
[12:44] ---
for various reasons, even from
the National Tax Agency.
[12:46] ---
Compared to them,
[12:48] ---
we're happy if we sell half of the 100 units
we ordered with a smile always on our faces.
[12:52] ---
We're Fancy Wave, whose ledger
is always in the red.
[12:54] ---
Oh, I didn't know. Sorry, I guess?
[12:57] ---
Well, that's true for over 90% of the
circles that take part in Comiket.
[13:03] ---
No, I like it better that way!
[13:05] ---
When it comes to selling
doujinshi from a table,
[13:06] ---
there's something that's far more important
than moving lots of units!
[13:10] ---
There is.
[13:11] ---
I mean, lots of people who share
a hobby are coming together,
[13:15] ---
showing each other their wares,
and having passionate discussions!
[13:18] ---
Don't you think that's great?
[13:21] ---
So what you're saying is, everyone
here is like you and Aki-kun?
[13:30] ---
Hey, what's with that disgusted reaction?
[13:33] ---
Um, exactly what it looked like.
[13:36] ---
This place is filled with doujinshi,
with dreams, and with fellow fans.
[13:42] ---
There are so many wonderful things here.
[13:45] ---
It's only been a year since
I started making doujinshi,
[13:49] ---
but I've had all kinds of fun experiences,
[13:51] ---
and I think that there will
be many more to come.
[13:54] ---
That's why, even if our books don't sell at all,
[13:57] ---
even if I can't go buy books from other circles
[13:59] ---
because I have to man
the table by myself,
[14:02] ---
and even if my wheeled suitcase weighs a
ton because it's full of unsold books,
[14:05] ---
you can bet that I won't shed a single tear.
[14:08] ---
Izumi-chan...
[14:09] ---
We'll be here today,
so feel free to go buy books.
[14:13] ---
I-I will! Thank you, Miss Girlfriend!
I'm forever in your debt!
[14:18] ---
Um, you can call me by name.
[14:20] ---
I will, Kamo-san!
[14:22] ---
Er...
[14:23] ---
Izumi-chan!
[14:24] ---
Yes?
[14:26] ---
How many years did you say it was since
you started making doujinshi?
[14:29] ---
Like I said, just barely one year.
[14:31] ---
Up until then, I only bought them.
[14:33] ---
You drew this... after only a year?
[14:37] ---
Tomoya-senpai?
[14:39] ---
Aki-kun... Are you all right?
[14:42] ---
Look, Izumi-chan...
[14:43] ---
About this book...
[14:46] ---
Would you be mad if I sold all of these?
[14:50] ---
The second day of
Comic Market is now open.
[15:00] ---
Crap... Crap...!
[15:02] ---
This is why I can't
walk away from doujinshi!
[15:14] ---
Miss Megumi?
[15:16] ---
Um, Megumi-san?
[15:18] ---
Oh, I'm sorry. What is it?
[15:21] ---
Where do you suppose Tomoya-senpai went?
[15:24] ---
Who knows? But I'm sure that
he'll come back before long.
[15:28] ---
You aren't worried?
[15:30] ---
Anyway, I'm the one
that no one worries about.
[15:33] ---
Oh, you're a little angry?
[15:35] ---
For one thing, you're the reason that
Aki-kun is working so hard right now.
[15:39] ---
Kokusai-Tenjijo Station
[15:40] ---
How can you know that?
[15:42] ---
How can you have so much faith in him?
[15:44] ---
I know it because I don't
believe in him at all.
[15:48] ---
Did I make you angry again?
[15:50] ---
Um...
[15:51] ---
What is it, Izumi-chan?
[15:53] ---
Megumi-san... Are you
really Tomoya-senpai's girlfriend?
[15:57] ---
No, I'm his main heroine.
[15:59] ---
What does that mean?
[16:01] ---
That is a very good question.
[16:08] ---
Sorry... I got held up.
[16:09] ---
Tomoya!
[16:12] ---
Tomoya...
[16:15] ---
How many have we sold?
[16:17] ---
About 30, I think.
[16:19] ---
Which means we have 70 to go, huh?
[16:21] ---
No sweat.
[16:31] ---
Come on, step right up!
[16:33] ---
Please take a look!
[16:35] ---
W-Wait a minute, Tomoya! Why did
you make such a huge poster?!
[16:42] ---
Izumi-chan...
[16:44] ---
That stuff about not caring if your
books didn't sell was a lie, right?
[16:48] ---
You want lots of people to read them, right?
That's why you create doujinshi, right?
[16:52] ---
But why did you have to pick that page?
[16:55] ---
I'll be a laughingstock!
[16:58] ---
Why would you think that?
[16:59] ---
Because it's...
[17:01] ---
It's an unfinished page!
[17:04] ---
Let me guess, you ran out of time to ink it?
[17:06] ---
Well, I came up with a new story idea the day
before the finalized artwork delivery day.
[17:11] ---
What, you scrapped the artwork you had
already finished and drew new material?
[17:16] ---
But one day was nowhere near enough time,
[17:19] ---
so the end is still un-inked drawings.
[17:23] ---
Right, right, the second half is totally rushed.
[17:27] ---
So please stop using it as a billboard!
[17:30] ---
No, it's this page or nothing!
[17:32] ---
Why are you being
so mean to me?!
[17:34] ---
He's not being mean.
[17:36] ---
Megumi-san?
[17:38] ---
From that point until the last page,
I didn't get a chance to catch my breath.
[17:42] ---
It was really interesting.
[17:45] ---
Hello?
[17:47] ---
Excuse me, would you mind if I took a look?
[17:49] ---
By all means, browse all you want!
[17:52] ---
But this book isn't geared towards men–
[18:06] ---
Thank you.
[18:10] ---
One, please.
[18:13] ---
Thank you!
[18:21] ---
How about it?! It's really interesting!
[18:22] ---
Thank you.
[18:23] ---
Thank you.
[18:24] ---
Take a look!
[18:25] ---
Two orders over here.
[18:26] ---
You can just hold it if you like!
[18:31] ---
You just had to butt in, didn't you, Tomoya-kun?
SIGN One, please.
[18:39] ---
I was expecting to market it like crazy
through my own circle next year.
SIGN Thank you!
[18:45] ---
Sorry, everyone!
[18:47] ---
We're sold out!
[18:51] ---
I mean it...
[18:54] ---
I really mean it...
[18:55] ---
Thank you so much!
[19:02] ---
Comiket day two is now over.
[19:12] ---
Eriri.
[19:14] ---
I thought it was you.
[19:15] ---
You bought a book from Izumi-chan's
circle earlier, didn't you?
[19:27] ---
You don't have to be embarrassed
[19:29] ---
just because you came
to the dealer's hall without telling us.
[19:31] ---
Wasn't it because playing a game for the first
time in years rekindled your passion for LLR?
[19:36] ---
That's not why.
[19:37] ---
And Izumi-chan had nothing to do
with trying to poach you.
[19:41] ---
I know.
[19:43] ---
What's the matter?
[19:45] ---
Nothing.
[19:47] ---
Don't tell me it's nothing. Come on, Eriri,
you're mad about something.
[19:55] ---
How was this book?
[19:58] ---
How was it? You read it too, didn't you?
[20:03] ---
So you know how it was.
[20:08] ---
Yeah, I know.
[20:09] ---
I mean, you seemed incredibly happy, Tomoya.
[20:12] ---
You were totally gung-ho about selling them.
You were hyping it like crazy.
[20:16] ---
Of course I was. Izumi-chan's amazing.
She's come so far so fast–
[20:20] ---
You never reacted like that to my book!
[20:26] ---
You don't get worked up when
you look at my artwork...
[20:30] ---
You don't go all-out to sell my books!
[20:33] ---
You don't feel anything at all!
[20:36] ---
Hey, wait a second.
[20:37] ---
You and Izumi-chan are totally different.
[20:40] ---
Different genres, different popularity,
different places in life, everything.
[20:43] ---
So you think I'm better?
[20:46] ---
Come on, answer me!
[20:48] ---
Are my books better than hers?
[20:51] ---
Do they make you want to pull out
all the stops to sell them?
[20:54] ---
You... Your books sell just fine
without any help from me!
[20:58] ---
That's not an answer!
[21:00] ---
Tomoya, you haven't given me one
straight answer for a while now!
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