# E8 - A Wingman's Traumatic Recollection Mode
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GY5VK733Y/a-wingmans-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!