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E6.5 - Special

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[00:00] Saori
    Fans of Shikimori-san
    all around the country!
[00:03] Saori
    Hi, there! How are you doing?
[00:06] Saori
    For today's Shikimori-san's Not Just a Cutie,
[00:09] Saori
    we'll be looking back on episode 1
[00:12] Saori
    and providing audio commentary
    as we watch it with all of you!
[00:17] Saori
    Yay!
[00:19] Saori
    Well, shall we introduce ourselves?
[00:21] Saori
    I'm Ohnishi Saori, the voice
    of Shikimori-san. And...
[00:25] Umeda
    Yes! I'm Umeda Shuuichirou,
    the voice of Izumi-kun!
[00:28] Saori
    And...
[00:28] Rina
    I'm Hidaka Rina, the voice of Hachimitsu.
    Thank you for joining us!
[00:31] Saori/Umeda
    Thank you!
[00:33] Saori
    So, the three of us are
    providing commentary today.
[00:36] Rina
    Uh, are we sure I should be here?
[00:38] Rina
    Like, why...
[00:39] Saori
    I mean, I'm glad you're here, but...
     I wondered that, too.
[00:43] Rina
    Wait, no!
[00:44] Rina
    It makes sense that I'd think that,
[00:46] Rina
    but if you think that, that means it's true!
[00:48] Saori
    I was like, "Oh, Hachimitsu's here?"
[00:51] Rina
    My schedule was open, I guess.
[00:54] Saori
    I see how it is!
[00:55] Rina
    I see how it is!
[00:56] Umeda
    I see. Yeah.
[00:58] Saori
    What about you, Umeda-kun?
    How do you feel about commentary?
[01:01] Umeda
    Well...
[01:02] Saori
    Is this your first one?
[01:03] Umeda
    This is my first audio commentary.
[01:05] Umeda
    It's genuinely my first time doing this.
[01:05] Rina
    Your first? Wow!
[01:08] Saori
    Wow!
[01:10] Saori
    And how crazy is it that your
    first time is on broadcast TV?
[01:13] Rina
    Right?
[01:14] Umeda
    Yeah, I have no idea what to talk about...
[01:16] Saori
    Oh, just say whatever comes to mind.
[01:19] Umeda
    Whatever?
[01:20] Saori
    Yep.
[01:21] Rina
    And it's for episode 1, which we can
    assume everyone's watched already.
[01:21] Umeda
    Okay...
[01:25] Saori
    Right, right.
[01:28] Umeda
    Okay.
[01:28] Rina
    So the staff said we can talk about anything.
     Stories from the recording studio, even.
[01:33] Umeda
    That's right.
[01:33] Rina
    And they said it with a smile.
[01:35] Umeda
    That's true. Anything...
[01:37] Saori
    Anything you want to say to start with?
[01:39] Umeda
    "To start with"?!
     You're not giving me a choice!
[01:43] Umeda
    Huh?! Uh... Are you all enjoying
    watching Shikimori-san?
[01:48] Saori
    Ah, you're taking the
    "ask the viewers questions" route.
[01:51] Rina
    Impressive technique.
[01:52] Umeda
    Huh?! It is?!
[01:54] Saori
    But since this commentary is airing
    during the show's regular time slot,
[02:01] Saori
    people might be tweeting their thoughts
    about it to #shikimorisan right now.
[02:09] Rina
    They might be live-tweeting it.
[02:12] Rina
    But it's not often people get the chance to
    live-tweet about audio commentary, right?
[02:16] Saori
    Not at all!
[02:17] Umeda
    Oh, that's true.
[02:18] Rina
    So I'll keep an eye on
    all the hashtags today.
[02:22] Saori
    That's scary!
[02:22] Rina
    We're in them.
[02:24] Saori
    Wait, I'm gonna interact with them.
[02:28] Umeda
    Okay.
[02:28] Saori
    Everyone! Who's your favorite
    character in Shikimori-san?
[02:35] Saori
    They're typing their answers now.
[02:37] Umeda
    With the hashtag...
[02:38] Rina
    Hachimitsu! Thank you!
[02:39] Saori
    Oh! Shikimori-san! Thank you!
[02:41] Umeda
    Izumi-kun? Thank you!
[02:45] Saori
    But you know, Inu and Neko
    are great characters, too.
[02:49] Umeda
    They are.
[02:50] Rina
    And you just grow to love
    them more and more.
[02:52] Saori
    Exactly.
[02:54] Rina
    Of course, in episode 1,
    the two main characters
[02:58] Rina
    get their chance to show off
    all their great qualities,
[03:02] Rina
    but after this, the other characters
    get some great moments.
[03:04] Saori
    Yeah!
[03:07] Saori
    So after seeing all the episodes thus far,
[03:10] Saori
    people whose first thoughts were how
    cute and interesting Shikimori-san was
[03:15] Saori
    might be saying, "Hachimitsu's my favorite."
    Or, "I like Neko."
[03:20] Rina
    And Inu's actually pretty cute, isn't he?
[03:20] Umeda
    That's true.
[03:23] Umeda
    Yeah, he is!
[03:24] Saori
    He really is!
[03:26] Rina
    There are lots of rivals.
[03:28] Saori
    Exactly.
[03:29] Umeda
    That's true.
[03:30] Saori
    Even to Shikimori-san, Inu is kind of...
[03:33] Umeda
    Oh, right.
[03:34] Saori
    It's like she's worried Inu
    might take Izumi-kun from her.
[03:39] Saori
    He's a great character, though.
[03:41] Rina
    When she gets jealous, that pouty face
     she does... Like just now! I love that!
[03:45] Saori
    Oh, Shikimori-san? I know, it's so cute!
[03:46] Rina
    Yeah!
[03:47] Umeda
    It's so cute!
[03:48] Rina
    I just love that!
[03:49] Umeda
    It really is.
[03:50] Rina
    And watching the broadcast, I realized
    that the color schemes are beautiful.
[03:55] Saori
    They're gorgeous!
[03:55] Umeda
    They are nice.
[03:58] Rina
    It's amazing.
[03:59] Umeda
    Their eye colors are really pretty.
[04:02] Saori
    Look. What is this? Check out this scene.
[04:06] Saori
    And you know, the art in the manga is
    really... I guess I'd call it unique.
[04:14] Saori
    I was wondering how that would
    translate to an animated format,
[04:17] Saori
    but they've worked really hard
    to create such a gorgeous—
[04:23] Rina
    Oh, right there! That look!
[04:24] Saori
    It's just... It's just so beautiful!
[04:29] Saori
    But, you know, that line...
[04:32] Saori
    There were three versions of it.
[04:34] Saori
    There's the one I did in the show,
     which we just saw,
[04:38] Saori
    the one I did for the PV, and...
[04:40] Rina
    Mainichi Calendar?
[04:41] Saori
    Yeah! I did it for Mainichi
    Shikimori-san, too.
[04:45] Saori
    And they're all different.
    Even I can tell when I hear them.
[04:48] Rina
    Well, the circumstances and
    emotions are different.
[04:50] Saori
    Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
[04:52] Saori
    So I'd like everyone to listen
    and compare them... and...
[04:56] Rina
    And here we are! It's the opening!
[04:59] Rina
    "Honey Jet Coaster" by nasuo☆.
[05:02] Saori
    It's awesome.
[05:04] Umeda
    The lighting is so nice.
[05:06] Saori
    I know!
[05:07] Rina
    It's so good.
[05:08] Umeda
    Yeah.
[05:10] Rina
    I love it. Also, on the
    official Twitter account,
[05:13] Rina
    you can see both the storyboard version
    and the final version of the opening.
[05:18] Saori/Umeda
    I saw that!
[05:19] Rina
    Did you?
[05:19] Saori
    I did!
[05:20] Umeda
    I saw it.
[05:21] Rina
    If anyone hasn't, you should see it!
[05:24] Rina
    It's so good, right?
[05:25] Umeda
    It is.
[05:26] Saori
    So good!
[05:26] Rina
    And the moody tone here...
[05:28] Saori
    Yes! This!
[05:30] Saori
    The number of animation frames here!
[05:33] Rina
    For real, is this okay?
    It's way too amazing.
[05:35] Rina
    We all watched this together in the studio.
[05:36] Saori
    Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
[05:36] Umeda
    We did.
[05:38] Saori
    After the recording, we asked
    them to show us the opening.
[05:41] Umeda
    Yeah, Ohnishi-san was like, "Show us!"
[05:43] Umeda
    Then I said, "I'd like to see it, too."
[05:46] Saori
    That's right.
[05:47] Saori
    So anyway, we'll keep up the commentary...
[05:51] Umeda
    Yes!
[05:52] Saori
    So please don't change the channel!
[05:54] Rine
    Yes, please.
[05:54] Saori
    And I hope you enjoy it.
[05:55] Umeda
    Please stay tuned.
[06:01] Saori
    You know... Did we talk too much?
[06:04] Rina
    Yeah, we were reflecting
    on that during the break.
[06:06] Saori
    We were.
[06:08] Umeda
    No, no, I don't think we did.
[06:09] Saori
    Umeda-kun talked a lot, too!
[06:12] Rina
    We just need to keep that up until the end.
[06:15] Saori
    Yeah.
[06:16] Rina
    That's our goal.
[06:17] Saori
    Okay!
[06:17] Umeda
    Well, I'll do my best to contribute some
    material while you two do lots of talking.
[06:24] Saori
    He's trying so hard!
[06:25] Rina
    Have you experienced any bad luck lately?
[06:27] Umeda
    Bad luck?
[06:29] Rina
    Any sad stories?
[06:29] Umeda
    My latest misfortune was when I tried
    to catch the last train of the day.
[06:34] Umeda
    There was an attendant right in front of me.
[06:37] Umeda
    And since it was the last train,
    I thought he would wait a few seconds,
[06:42] Umeda
    but he instantly closed the doors
    and then he glanced over at me.
[06:49] Rina
    You know, you could literally be Izumi-kun.
[06:53] Saori
    Yes! For real!
[06:55] Umeda
    Wow... Hearing that from Rina-san
    really makes me happy.
[07:00] Rina
    It does?!
[07:01] Rina
    I mean, I'm not in the recording
    studio with him that often
[07:05] Rina
    since we don't have that
    many scenes together.
[07:07] Saori
    That's true.
[07:08] Rina
    So we've only spoken a few times,
[07:10] Rina
    but I've seen him have so
    many unfortunate moments!
[07:13] Saori
    Wait, that many?
[07:15] Rina
    Well, I mean, at events and stuff,
     like Anime Japan...
[07:18] Rina
    Didn't a bunch of bad stuff happen
     before your appearance?
[07:21] Saori
    Oh, like how he dropped a
    candy and it rolled away?
[07:22] Umeda
    Right... My throat drop.
[07:23] Rina
    Yeah, that, and like...
[07:25] Rina
    When he walked out still
    wearing his staff pass.
[07:29] Umeda
    Yeah...
[07:30] Saori
    That's right!
[07:31] Umeda
    Apparently, Nobuhiko-san thought it
    was weird, but didn't say anything.
[07:36] Rina
    Figures.
[07:37] Saori
    That figures.
[07:38] Umeda
    I had no idea.
[07:39] Saori
    I mean, Umeda-kun as Izumi-kun is...
[07:43] Umeda
    Yeah.
[07:43] Saori
    It's like you're his spitting image.
     You're a perfect match.
[07:50] Umeda
    Aw, thank you.
[07:51] Saori
    It's amazing.
[07:52] Umeda
    But, you know, I don't think I had this
    many sudden attacks of bad luck before...
[07:58] Saori
    Oh, so it's the other way around?
    You're living your role?
[08:01] Umeda
    I feel like it's become more
    common since I met Izumi-kun.
[08:06] Saori
    Is that okay?!
[08:08] Umeda
    Well, I figure it might be a good
    thing to feel closer to him.
[08:12] Saori
    But, you know, since meeting Shikimori-san,
[08:17] Saori
    Izumi-kun can kind of brush off
    the unlucky things that happen to him.
[08:21] Saori
    But if you don't have a Shikimori-san,
    it's just... like, are you okay?
[08:26] Umeda
    I think this show itself
    is my Shikimori-san.
[08:29] Saori
    The show itself?
[08:30] Umeda
    I think, since I met Izumi-kun,
[08:33] Umeda
    watching him makes me feel like
    I should just do my best, too.
[08:38] Saori
    That's so optimistic.
[08:39] Rina
    Wow...
[08:40] Rina
    But in that sense, look at
    people like Okamoto-san.
[08:43] Rina
    All the older male voice actors around him
[08:45] Rina
    seem to see him as the type
    they want to help and protect.
[08:52] Saori
    Yeah, that's true!
[08:54] Umeda
    Thank you... No, honestly, I...
[08:57] Umeda
    I asked Ohnishi-san for
    advice not long ago, too.
[09:01] Rina
    What'd she say?
[09:02] Umeda
    I was like, "Here's what I was thinking
    about this... Is that okay?"
[09:09] Umeda
    And she said, "It's fine!"
[09:11] Rina
    Wait, were you actually listening to him?
[09:14] Saori
    Rude! That's so rude!
[09:14] Rude
    Are you sure you picked the
    right person to talk to?
[09:18] Saori
    It's true, though.
[09:19] Saori
    We weren't talking about casual things we
    could repeat in a TV broadcast commentary.
[09:26] Rina
    Oh, so it was pretty serious.
[09:27] Umeda
    It was serious.
[09:27] Saori
    He really had serious concerns.
[09:29] Saori
    And younger voice actors never
    come to me for advice, so...
[09:38] Saori
    I thought it through the best I could
    and answered him in my own way,
[09:42] Saori
    but I don't know if it
    really stuck with him.
[09:45] Umeda
    Oh, no, it stuck really well.
[09:48] Saori
    It stuck?! Really?!
[09:51] Umeda
    Well, even at our recordings,
    when you're standing next to me
[09:57] Umeda
    or you're watching from behind
    me as I'm recording...
[10:01] Umeda
    There are a lot of moments when
    I think you're really cool.
[10:04] Rina
    Yeah, she is really cool.
[10:04] Umeda
    Right? She's always cool!
[10:07] Saori
    Come on, cut it out!
[10:09] Rina
    She's swaying!
[10:11] Saori
    Cut it out! I can't handle that kind of thing!
[10:14] Rina
    But since I know the real,
    everyday Ohnishi so well,
[10:18] Rina
    the Ohnishi of Shikimori-san
    just fascinates me!
[10:23] Rina
    Like, how can they be so different?
[10:25] Saori
    Stop! The fans say that about me, too!
[10:27] Rina
    They do?
[10:28] Saori
    Yes! They've been saying stuff
    like, "Wait, this is Ohnishi?"
[10:32] Rina
    Seriously, though, Shikimori-san is cute,
     but she's more than just that.
[10:36] Rina
    So it's hard to find that balance, right?
[10:39] Rina
    I think it blends Ohnishi's playfulness
    and her dauntlessness really well.
[10:45] Saori
    Really? I'm so glad to hear that.
[10:48] Saori
    For episode 1, Hachimitsu recorded
    separately from us, right?
[10:52] Saori
    So when we finished and went outside,
    Rina-chan was there.
[10:55] Saori
    I think you were listening from outside.
[10:57] Rina
    I was.
[10:58] Saori
    She said, "Ohnishi, Shikimori-san
    sounded so good."
[11:01] Saori
    "Your voice sounded beautiful!"
[11:05] Saori
    Like, wait, that's not the usual Ohnishi...
[11:08] Rina
    I actually got emotional!
    Like, "She really is a voice actress!"
[11:12] Saori
    I am a voice actress! That's my job!
[11:16] Rina
    That's just how different it was.
[11:17] Saori
    Yeah, it really was.
[11:18] Rina
    I did read the manga, too,
[11:21] Rina
    and I felt like I could hear
    the characters talking in it.
[11:24] Rina
    All the voices in the anime
    are just like I imagined.
[11:27] Rina
    It's really great.
[11:28] Saori
    Everyone's just perfectly matched!
[11:30] Rina
    Exactly.
[11:31] Umeda
    They really are.
[11:33] Umeda
    The first time I heard all
    of the characters' voices,
[11:37] Umeda
    I thought the same thing.
    "Wow, they're talking!"
[11:42] Saori
    There was a drama CD or something
    released first, right?
[11:43] Rina
    Right, that came first.
[11:45] Umeda
    The bean-throwing episode, right?
[11:47] Saori/Rina
    Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
[11:49] Saori
    Yeah, that's right.
[11:51] Rina
    That was the first time
    I heard everyone's voices,
[11:53] Rina
    and it kinda made me nostalgic for that.
[11:56] Saori
    Yeah.
[11:57] Umeda
    For sure.
[11:58] Saori
    In part A, these two are in the spotlight,
[12:02] Saori
    and we only see Hachimitsu,
    Neko, and Inu briefly.
[12:06] Saori
    But there's more of them in part B.
[12:07] Rina
    Yeah, everyone's there.
[12:08] Umeda
    Yeah.
[12:09] Saori
    I wonder what everyone will think
    about how the voices match the roles.
[12:15] Rina
    I think everyone can feel like
    they're enjoying youth along with them,
[12:20] Rina
    so please look forward to the second half.
[12:22] Saori
    Yes, keep an eye out for that.
[12:24] Umeda
    Yes.
[12:26] Saori
    I guess there's still more.
[12:27] Saori
    Time for a commercial break!
[12:30] Saori
    Part B's started.
[12:32] Umeda
    Yay!
[12:32] Rina
    It's started.
[12:34] Rina
    So, do you two remember your auditions?
[12:37] Saori
    I do!
[12:38] Umeda
    I remember.
[12:39] Rina
    You do?
[12:40] Umeda
    Yeah.
[12:40] Rina
    We auditioned in the same studio
    that we use now for recording,
[12:44] Rina
    and that we're using for
    this commentary, right?
[12:46] Saori
    We did.
[12:46] Umeda
    That's right.
[12:47] Rina
    Were you guys nervous?
[12:50] Umeda
    I was super nervous...
[12:53] Umeda
    But it was a really weird
    feeling at the time.
[12:57] Umeda
    Usually at studio auditions,
    my whole body freezes up,
[13:03] Umeda
    but when auditioning
    for Izumi-kun, it was like...
[13:07] Umeda
    I wanted them to hear my portrayal of him.
[13:11] Umeda
    It felt like I was just leaving
    it in the hands of fate.
[13:15] Umeda
    It was strange...
[13:17] Umeda
    I mean, I was really nervous,
[13:19] Umeda
    but there was a sense of calm
    I'd never felt before.
[13:25] Rina
    I think there's been something like
    that ever since the audition.
[13:28] Saori
    Maybe Izumi-kun was already within you?
[13:32] Rina
    So you could slip right into the role.
[13:34] Umeda
    That might be why...
[13:35] Umeda
    Of course, I don't remember all
    of it since I was so nervous,
[13:40] Umeda
    but when it was over,
    I wasn't thinking, "Yes! That was perfect!"
[13:45] Umeda
    It was more like,
    "Okay, I did what I needed to do."
[13:48] Saori
    Spoken like a master!
[13:49] Rina
    Right?! And he got the role because of that!
[13:52] Saori
    That's awesome!
[13:53] Umeda
    But I was talking to some
    more experienced voice actors,
[13:56] Umeda
    and they were saying only one
    person could get the role.
[13:58] Saori
    Right.
[13:59] Umeda
    I didn't know what to expect.
[14:00] Rina
    Yeah.
[14:04] Umeda
    My memory of the script...
[14:06] Umeda
    Uh, is it okay to talk about the script?
[14:10] Rina
    Yeah, I think so.
[14:11] Umeda
    We did it like we were reading
    a scene from the manga, right?
[14:14] Saori
    For the audition, yeah.
[14:16] Umeda
    So I felt like I was naturally able to
    express the Izumi-kun within me.
[14:23] Umeda
    Yeah.
[14:24] Saori
    I think, in particular...
[14:26] Saori
    We all did our auditions in the studio,
[14:29] Saori
    but the Izumi-kun and Shikimori-san
    auditions were a two-way conversation.
[14:33] Umeda
    That's right.
[14:34] Saori
    It was the two characters together.
[14:35] Rina
    That's really unusual, right?
[14:37] Saori
    Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
[14:38] Saori
    So of course, as I was recording later,
[14:41] Saori
    there were several times when I thought,
    "Oh, this is from the audition!"
[14:47] Saori
    And I never thought I'd
    actually get the part, so...
[14:52] Umeda
    Yeah, you did say that.
[14:53] Saori
    Yeah. Of course, I knew this was
    an incredibly popular title,
[14:58] Saori
    so I read the manga to
    prepare for the audition,
[15:01] Saori
    and that really made me want the part.
[15:03] Saori
    But I thought... "Can I really play an
    amazing character like Shikimori-san?"
[15:11] Rina
    Oh, really?
[15:11] Saori
    Yeah. And at auditions, you really
    don't get any feedback, right?
[15:15] Rina
    None.
[15:16] Saori
    Right?
[15:16] Umeda
    Yeah, nothing.
[15:17] Saori
    I've never had an audition where
    I got immediate feedback!
[15:20] Rina
    Sometimes you're just like,
    "Hey, that went well? Oh... nope."
[15:22] Saori
    Right, right!
[15:23] Rina
    You're not allowed to feel
    like you've gotten feedback!
[15:25] Saori
    Right! You're like, "I think I got this,"
     and then you fail.
[15:29] Saori
    Yeah. So I was really happy
    when I got the role.
[15:34] Rina
    But the fact that you two
    did your audition as a duo
[15:37] Rina
    shows just how important
    conversations are in this title.
[15:42] Rina
    Even if we all can't record
    our lines together,
[15:45] Rina
    we still get to connect.
    That goes for the two leads, of course,
[15:50] Rina
    but the sessions are set up so
     featured characters record together.
[15:56] Saori
    Right.
[15:57] Saori
    I wish we could all record together, though!
[16:00] Umeda
    I know!
[16:01] Saori
    That would definitely be a blast.
[16:04] Rina
    What was episode 1 like? I wasn't there.
[16:07] Saori
    Oh, that's right. Sorry.
[16:08] Rina
    What was it like?
[16:09] Umeda
    Episode 1...
[16:10] Saori
    It was really friendly. I mean, like you
    see here, we went bowling together...
[16:16] Rina
    Yeah, I could hear you all laughing
    from outside the studio.
[16:19] Rina
    I thought it must've been really fun.
[16:22] Rina
    Also, you do Hachimitsu's voice
    during the tests sometimes, right?
[16:28] Saori
    Yeah, I do.
[16:30] Saori
    We all sort of cover for the
    people who aren't there
[16:35] Saori
    and build the atmosphere
    together when we do the tests.
[16:38] Saori
    So it's just like, "I guess this is
    how Rina-chan would do Hachimitsu..."
[16:42] Rina
    You imagine it?
[16:43] Saori
    Yeah... so...
[16:45] Rina
    How is... Wait, I'll ask Umeda-san.
[16:47] Umeda
    Okay.
[16:47] Rina
    What do you think of Ohnishi's version
    of Hachimitsu? Does it sound like me?
[16:52] Umeda
    From episode 1?
[16:54] Rina
    Yeah, or any episode after that.
[16:56] Umeda
    I was so nervous on episode 1
    that I don't remember anything.
[17:00] Saori
    You couldn't think about
    anything but the recording!
[17:02] Umeda
    I don't remember a thing!
[17:04] Umeda
    But her usual imitations of you
    are done with a lot of love.
[17:08] Saori
    Yeah!
[17:09] Rina
    Wow, really?
[17:11] Saori
    I knew you'd understand, Umeda-kun!
[17:13] Umeda
    She does Hachimitsu in a way that
    shows how close you two are.
[17:17] Saori
    Ah, right.
[17:18] Rina
    Shikimori...
[17:19] Saori
    That's just a frail old lady!
    She's about to fall over!
[17:23] Rina
    Shikimori! Get a strike!
[17:26] Rina
    You can do it!
[17:27] Saori
    That's not right. You know that's wrong.
[17:30] Saori
    You're in no place to talk about me, though.
[17:32] Rina
    Why not?
[17:32] Saori
    You were impersonating all of us in
    Hachimitsu-san's voice in the commercial!
[17:37] Umeda
    She was.
[17:37] Rina
    Actually, there's one thing
    I want to say about that.
[17:40] Rina
    When I got the script for it...
[17:42] Rina
    I was just like, "Wait, which way
    should I be going with this?"
[17:45] Saori
    Well, this is our only chance to talk
    about what happened with that commercial!
[17:48] Umeda
    True.
[17:49] Rina
    I mean, in the show,
    Hachimitsu is usually kind of low-energy,
[17:54] Rina
    but she's really funny, right?
[17:57] Rina
    Which is why, for commercials
    and collaborations and such,
[18:01] Rina
    I have a little fun with
     the narration and stuff.
[18:05] Rina
    But if I get too playful,
    it's out of character.
[18:08] Rina
    Since there's no visual.
[18:11] Rina
    But since I have this funny role,
    I want to play around with it,
[18:16] Rina
    and I've gone back and forth
     with a lot of the staff.
[18:18] Rina
    But what really saved it is how hard
    Ohnishi laughed when I did it.
[18:23] Rina
    She was giggling more than anyone!
[18:26] Saori
    I should've kept a straight face...
[18:28] Rina
    She kept saying,
    "That was great! That's so funny!"
[18:31] Rina
    I was really happy.
[18:32] Saori
    Well, in the commercial
    that's actually airing,
[18:36] Saori
    it's the version that's basically all
    at Hachimitsu's usual energy level.
[18:42] Umeda
    Right.
[18:42] Saori
    But there was also a fabled version
    where she imitated everyone!
[18:46] Umeda
    Right, there was! The fabled version!
[18:47] Rina
    Oh, yeah!
[18:48] Saori
    Can't that be released as a
    bonus feature or something?
[18:51] Saori/Umeda
    It'd be such a waste not to!
[18:53] Rina
    It's true I did a take like that.
[18:55] Saori
    You sure did.
[18:57] Rina
    Having Hachimitsu do everyone
    was really funny, though.
[18:59] Saori
    It was super funny!
    It didn't make any sense at all.
[19:00] Umeda
    That was hilarious.
[19:04] Rina
    It was just Hachimitsu being Hachimitsu.
[19:07] Umeda
    Hachimitsu is one of those characters
    that gives this show color.
[19:13] Rina
    She is.
[19:13] Umeda
    She's indispensable. All of them are, but...
[19:16] Saori
    Yeah.
[19:18] Rina
    She's the most unrestricted, in a way.
     She has this flexibility.
[19:21] Rina
    She even changes shape.
[19:23] Umeda
    Changes shape?!
[19:24] Saori
    She's not human, then!
[19:25] Umeda
    True...
[19:27] Saori
    She gets all melty, like a slime.
[19:30] Rina
    She does.
[19:31] Rina
    But really, the recording studio is
    seriously just like what you see in the show.
[19:37] Saori
    It is!
[19:39] Rina
    It's so much fun.
[19:40] Umeda
    It really is.
[19:40] Saori
    Yeah.
[19:42] Umeda
    It's a lot of fun.
[19:44] Rina
    When we did episode 1,
    remember when Umeda-san...
[19:46] Umeda
    Yes?
[19:47] Rina
    ...brought bite-sized dorayaki for everyone?
[19:50] Saori
    Oh, yeah! I got one of those!
[19:51] Umeda
    Yeah, I did do that.
[19:52] Rina
    It left such an impression when
    you said, "They're really good!"
[19:55] Umeda
    I'm so glad you remember that.
[19:57] Rina
    It made me see what a nice person you are.
[19:59] Saori
    People who bring snacks for everyone
    right from episode 1 are amazing, huh?
[20:04] Umeda
    Really?
[20:04] Rina
    Yes!
[20:05] Saori
    I mean... sorry to say it, but I've never
    really brought snacks to a recording.
[20:10] Rina
    Yeah, you always just eat them.
[20:11] Saori
    Hey!
[20:12] Umeda
    Well, there was another show where
    a guy my age brought in snacks,
[20:18] Umeda
    and it got me thinking that bringing
    snacks to the workplace is really nice,
[20:23] Umeda
    so I decided to do it for episode 1.
[20:25] Umeda
    I had never met anyone there before,
[20:28] Umeda
    so I thought if we could all eat together,
[20:30] Umeda
    it would give us something
     in common to talk about...
[20:35] Umeda
    That's why I brought snacks.
[20:37] Saori
    But you were so nervous,
    you don't remember anything.
[20:41] Umeda
    Yeah. I was so nervous.
[20:43] Saori
    You were, huh?
[20:44] Umeda
    Yeah. Really nervous.
[20:48] Rina
    But that sort of anxious panic
    is also perfect for Izumi-kun.
[20:53] Umeda
    Thank you.
[20:55] Umeda
    I'm honestly just trying my
    hardest to play his part.
[20:57] Saori
    You're always Izumi-kun at max strength.
[20:59] Umeda
    He really...
[21:01] Rina
    Yeah.
[21:03] Rina
    But you know, Ohnishi,
    it's like that with you, too.
[21:09] Rina
    Instead of your usual chatty self,
[21:10] Rina
    I love seeing you as an actress at recordings.
[21:12] Saori
    Oh, stop!
[21:13] Rina
    And sometimes as a mentor.
[21:16] Rina
    It's not just when you're acting.
[21:19] Rina
    That's all new.
[21:20] Saori
    But that's why being in a studio
    with people you're friends with...
[21:24] Saori
    kinda sucks, y'know?
[21:25] Rina
    Aw, why?
[21:27] Umeda
    To me, everyone there is a mentor to me.
[21:31] Umeda
    I think you're all very admirable.
[21:36] Umeda
    It's really cool that there might be something
     only Hidaka-san can see in you there.
[21:44] Rina
    That's like how Matsuoka-chan,
    who plays Neko, is exactly like her character.
[21:48] Umeda
    Exactly like her!
[21:48] Rina
    It's just... amazing, you know?
[21:51] Umeda
    Really amazing!
[21:51] Saori
    It is!
[21:52] Rina
    I was so impressed when I first met her.
[21:53] Rina
    And Okamoto-san, too...
[21:56] Rina
    He has a really serious side,
    like an older brother.
[22:00] Umeda
    He does.
[22:00] Rina
    That kind of thing is really...
[22:02] Saori
    He did give you advice,
    didn't he, Umeda-kun?
[22:04] Umeda
    He did.
[22:05] Umeda
    I always talk to him after
    recording sessions and stuff.
[22:11] Umeda
    Once, after a recording,
    he said, "Wanna go eat?"
[22:14] Saori
    You went out to eat?
[22:14] Umeda
    And he took me out to get a quick bite.
[22:18] Umeda
    So he really is like an older brother,
    the way he gives me advice and such.
[22:22] Saori
    Yeah, what left a huge impression on me
[22:25] Saori
    was when Matsuoka-chan was talking
    to someone in the hallway,
[22:29] Saori
    and a staff passing by them said,
    "Wow, even on your own time, you're still Neko."
[22:35] Rina
    She's so close, everyone can see it!
[22:36] Saori
    She's really just like her!
[22:38] Rina
    She is!
[22:40] Saori
    It's so amazing.
[22:42] Rina
    So, yeah, we're all having a
    great time recording the show,
[22:45] Rina
    and there are lots more great
    scenes and stories yet to come.
[22:48] Saori
    Yes, there are!
[22:50] Saori
    Look there! See Kamiya-san in the top right?
[22:52] Rina
    Oh, yeah!
[22:53] Saori
    We haven't seen Kamiya-san's
    story yet, right?
[22:56] Rina
    Right! And you really like her, don't you?
[22:58] Saori
    I love her!
[22:58] Umeda
    You do love her.
[23:00] Rina
    So we have those scenes in store, too.
[23:01] Saori
    That's coming up.
[23:05] Saori
    Exactly.
[23:06] Saori
    And this ending is really cute, too.
[23:08] Rina/Umeda
    It is cute!
[23:09] Saori
    It's kinda like a rhythm game.
[23:11] Rina
    Yeah!
[23:11] Saori
    Isn't it great?
[23:13] Umeda
    Oh... And in the end...
[23:16] Saori
    Nice.
[23:17] Saori
    Anyway, look forward to the
    next episode of Shikimori-san!
[23:21] Saori/Umeda/Rina
    Bye-bye!