# 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!