E1 - The Girl with Dreams

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[00:08] Kokona
    A World Dai Star?
[00:10] Shizuka
    I know you'll be one someday, Kokona.
[00:12] Kokona
    No way.
[00:14] Kokona
    Even at the audition the other day...
[00:16] Sign
    Regarding Your Audition
    
    Hello, Kokona Otori-sama.
    Thank you very much for auditioning with us.
    After careful deliberation, we regret to inform you that
    you have not passed our audition.
[00:17] Kokona
    they told me I lacked Sense.
[00:19] Shizuka
    Well, I disagree.
[00:24] Shizuka
    You don't believe them either,
     do you, Kokona?
[00:27] Kokona
    Well...
[00:32] Shizuka
    Do you know what kind of people
    become World Dai Stars?
[00:36] Kokona
    Huh? Um...
[00:38] Kokona
    People who are really good at acting...
    and singing and dancing...
[00:43] Kokona
    People so dazzling that you just
    can't take your eyes off of them?
[00:47] Shizuka
    That's not it at all!
[00:53] Shizuka
    They're people who believe
     in their future selves.
[01:03] Shizuka
    You can hear them, can't you?
    The voices calling your name.
[01:23] Kokona
    I wonder if I'll ever make it...
[01:25] Kokona
    Can I really become a World Dai Star?
[01:32] Shizuka
    You will, Kokona.
[01:35] Shizuka
    I'll make it happen.
[01:43] Narrator
    In the twentieth century,
[01:45] Narrator
    the passionate performances of actors
    who appeared like shooting stars
[01:49] Narrator
    ushered the world into
    the great age of theater.
[01:52] Sign
    Kaminarimon
[01:54] Narrator
    It became the ultimate entertainment
    for the masses around the globe,
[01:59] Narrator
    and many an actor competed
    for the spotlight.
[02:08] Narrator
    Performers with the Sense to outshine others
    became known as "Dai Stars."
[02:14] Narrator
    And the pinnacle of Dai Stars
    was given the title...
[02:19] Narrator
    World Dai Star.
[02:22] Sign
    Stella of the Theater:
[02:28] Sign
    The Girl with Dreams
[02:30] Sign
    At Twilight When
    the Cold Wind Blows
[02:30] Sign
    The Little Mermaid
[02:33] Sign
    Become a World Dai Star!
[02:35] Sign
    Kokona Otori-sama
[02:35] Sign
    Notification of Second Audition
[02:35] Sign
    Shinkansen Ticket
[02:35] Sign
    Hachinohe
[02:35] Sign
    Ueno
[02:40] Shizuka
    What are you so nervous about?
[02:42] Kokona
    I mean, who wouldn't be?
[02:44] Kokona
    I've always wanted to join SIRIUS,
[02:47] Kokona
    and I've already gotten
     two tryout rejections.
[02:50] Shizuka
    There you go getting down on yourself.
[02:52] Shizuka
    You've rehearsed loads for this,
[02:55] Shizuka
    so you need to go in full of confidence!
[02:58] Kokona
    Hup...
[03:00] Kokona
    Yeah, you're right.
[03:01] Kokona
    I finally got to a callback,
    so I've gotta do my best.
[03:11] Kokona
    There we go.
[03:12] Kokona's Mother
    Kokona.
[03:15] Kokona
    Oh, sorry. Did I wake you?
[03:18] Kokona's Mother
    Here's your lunch.
[03:20] Kokona's Mother
    You can't project properly
     on an empty stomach.
[03:23] Kokona's Father
    Leave no room for regrets.
[03:27] Kokona
    Right!
[03:28] Kokona
    Off I go!
[03:34] Kokona (Romeo)
    Like a rich jewel in an Ethiope's ear;
[03:36] Kokona (Romeo)
    Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear!
[03:40] Kokona (Romeo)
    Did my heart love till now?
    Forswear it, sight!
[03:46] Kokona (Romeo)
    For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night.
[03:51] Kokona (Romeo)
    Forsooth... this is true love!
[03:55] Shizuka
    You're overacting.
[03:57] Kokona
    Huh? You think so?
[03:59] Shizuka
    You sound more like a fool than a lover.
[04:02] Shizuka
    Romeo's actually quite the playboy,
[04:05] Shizuka
    yet in this moment, he feels his destiny.
[04:08] Shizuka
    He'd probably sound way more exhilarated.
[04:11] Kokona
    Destiny? Exhilarated?
[04:17] Kokona
    This is...
[04:18] Kokona
    True! Love!
[04:20] Shizuka
    Congrats. Now you're a bigger fool.
[04:22] Kokona
    That's so mean!
[04:25] Kokona
    I just don't get it.
    I've never been in love before.
[04:29] Shizuka
    You've never been a murderer
     or a detective either, have you?
[04:33] Shizuka
    But even so, an actor must
     play those roles convincingly.
[04:36] Kokona
    Then how would you do the scene, Shizuka-chan?
[04:39] Shizuka
    Huh? Me?
[04:54] Shizuka
    Did my heart love till now?
    Forswear it, sight!
[05:00] Shizuka
    For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night.
[05:04] Shizuka
    Forsooth...
[05:07] Shizuka
    This is true love!
[05:26] Kokona
    Whoa! That was amazing, Shizuka-chan!
[05:29] Shizuka
    You're supposed to be doing it.
[05:31] Kokona
    If only you could
    audition too, Shizuka-chan...
[05:36] Shizuka
    Come on. The first train will be here soon.
[05:38] Kokona
    Oh, right!
[05:54] Sign
    Elisabeth
[05:54] Sign
    Now Playing!
[05:55] Shizuka
    Oh, Elisabeth is playing again.
    I wonder if we can get tickets the day of.
[05:59] Kokona
    There's an audition for it.
[06:01] Shizuka
    You'll pass, so it's all good.
[06:03] Kokona
    It's me auditioning, remember?
SIGN    The metro... Which one goes to... Asakusa?
[06:11] Sign
    Minami Urawa Omiya
[06:11] Sign
    Ikebukuro Shinjuku Shibuya
[06:11] Sign
    Tokyo Hamamatsucho Shinagawa
[06:11] Sign
    Kawasaki Yokohama Kannai
SIGN    It's basically a maze...
[06:19] Kokona
    Konnichiwa! Um, hello?
[06:22] Kokona
    Guten Tag? Добрый день?
[06:25] Kokona
    Bonjour?
[06:27] Kokona
    Oh, I know! Merci!
[06:29] Shizuka
    That means "thank you."
[06:33] Kathrina
    Guten Tag. I'm German, but you
    can speak to me in Japanese.
[06:38] Kokona
    Thanks so much!
[06:39] Kokona
    So... where are you headed?
    I'll be happy to show you the way!
[06:43] Kathrina
    Huh?
[06:47] Kathrina
    Asakusa...
[06:48] Kokona
    Asakusa?! We're headed there, too!
[06:51] Kathrina
    Huh?
[06:52] Kokona
    Come on! This way!
[06:53] Kathrina
    Hey—
[06:54] Kathrina
    H-Hey!
[06:58] Sign
    Won't You Be a Dai Star, too?
[07:00] Kokona
    So, what did you come to see today?
[07:02] Kathrina
    Huh?
[07:03] Kokona
    You're going to Asakusa,
    so I figure you're seeing a play.
[07:06] Kokona
    It has over a hundred theaters!
[07:08] Shizuka
    Is anything super popular right now?
SIGN    Did you make it to Japan safely?
    Tell me if you pass or fail your audition immediately.
[07:11] Kokona
    Maybe... Mecha Macbeth Versus Space Hamlet?
[07:16] Kokona
    So, what is it, Kathrina-chan?
[07:19] Kathrina
    Yeah, sure. Whatever.
[07:22] Shizuka
    Just leave her alone.
[07:24] Kokona
    Okay...
[07:25] Girl
    When's the train coming?
[07:27] Mother
    It'll be here soon. Just keep
    reading your picture book.
[07:33] Sign
    Little Red Riding Hood
[07:34] Kokona
    Do you like "Little Red Riding Hood"?
[07:37] Girl
    Uh-huh.
[07:39] Kokona
    Then I'll perform it for you.
[07:43] Girl
    Are you an actress, miss?
[07:46] Kokona
    Uh... Not yet, but I hope to be someday.
[07:51] Kokona
    Okay, here goes.
[07:53] Kokona
    Once upon a time, there was a little girl
    who wore a cap of red velvet.
[08:01] Sign
    Kaminarimon
[08:03] Sign
    Kaminarimon
[08:06] Kokona
    Welcome to Asakusa!
[08:08] Kathrina
    Huh... It's much noisier
    than where I'm from.
[08:12] Kokona
    Where you're from?
[08:13] Kathrina
    Thanks for leading me here.
[08:15] Kokona
    What? I can take you to the theater.
[08:18] Kathrina
    I'll use my navigation app from here.
[08:19] Kathrina
    Goodbye.
[08:21] Kokona
    I see...
[08:25] Sign
    Nakamise
[08:27] Sign
    Toyotaya Shoes Shop
[08:27] Sign
    Koyama Shop
[08:29] Sign
    Toyotaya Shoes Shop
[08:29] Sign
    Koyama Shop
[08:35] Kokona
    Oh.
[08:37] Kokona
    I'll get as much on me as I can!
[08:40] Sign
    Hanayashiki Street
[08:44] Kathrina
    What?
[08:45] Kokona
    Uh—
[08:46] Kokona
    Well, I'm going that way too, so...
[08:50] Kokona
    Also, the theater playing
    Mecha Mac is the other way.
[08:53] Kathrina
    I know that. I'm going to the Sirius Theatre.
[08:57] Kokona
    Sirius...
[08:59] Kokona
    Wait, are you auditioning?!
[09:01] Kathrina
    Don't tell me...
[09:04] Kokona
    The Sirius Theatre!
[09:06] Kokona
    Home of the female acting troupe SIRIUS,
[09:08] Kokona
    founded by Japan's renowned
    World Dai Star, Shamo Yamabuki!
[09:13] Shizuka
    You said you saw your first play here, right?
[09:16] Kokona
    Yeah!
[09:17] Kokona
    The SIRIUS troupe mainly does musicals.
[09:20] Kokona
    They're so elegant and wonderful!
    I've seen them so many times!
[09:24] Kokona
    This is where I first realized
     I wanted to be an actor!
[09:29] Kathrina
    So you're auditioning, too?
[09:31] Kokona
    Yeah!
[09:33] Kokona
    Talk about a coincidence!
[09:35] Kokona
    It's nice to formally meet you.
     I'm Kokona Otori.
[09:38] Kokona
    Let's do our best so we can stand on
    that stage together, Kathrina-chan!
[09:43] Kathrina
    I'm not going to shake your hand.
    I'm fairly certain I won't see you again.
[09:48] Kokona
    Huh?
[09:50] Kathrina
    Frankly speaking,
    you have no Sense whatsoever.
[09:57] Sign
    Stella of the Theater:
[10:10] Shizuka
    The heck is her problem?
[10:12] Shizuka
    She may be cute,
     but she's got a rotten personality.
[10:15] Shizuka
    "I'm not going to shake your hand.
    I'm fairly certain I won't see you again."
[10:21] Shizuka
    Honestly, how nasty.
[10:23] Kokona
    That was great, Shizuka-chan!
    You're so good.
[10:26] Shizuka
    You're the one she mocked.
    Why are you so calm about it?
[10:31] Kokona
    Well, I mean, it's true.
[10:33] Kokona
    My Sense...
[10:39] [SONG] Sign
     Noa Hiiragi
[10:39] [SONG] Sign
     SIRIUS VP
[10:40] Hiiragi
    Welcome to auditions for SIRIUS.
[10:43] Kokona
    That's Hiiragi-san! The former Dai Star!
[10:46] Hiiragi
    We are currently looking for talent
     to become SIRIUS Dai Stars.
[10:51] Hiiragi
    Talent we can nurture into a World Dai Star
     to take the globe by storm.
[10:58] Hiiragi
    I'm looking forward to seeing
     your acting Sense.
[11:06] Hiiragi
    We will now begin auditions,
     so please gather at the venue.
[11:14] Shizuka
    You've been practicing even
    more since you met me.
[11:18] Shizuka
    You can do this, Kokona.
[11:20] Shizuka
    Believe in me. And yourself.
[11:23] Kokona
    Yeah...
[11:35] Panda
    I'm gonna get amazing pictures of my
    future juniors at their audition!
[11:35] [SONG] Sign
     Panda Yanagiba
[11:35] [SONG] Sign
     SIRIUS Member
[11:40] Panda
    Hmm... This one's too pretty
     and this one's too hot.
[11:44] Panda
    Reverse corrections.
[11:46] Panda
    Making sure their privacy is safe and...
[11:49] Panda
    Yup! I'm definitely the cutest.
[11:52] [SONG] Sign
     SIRIUS Member
[11:52] [SONG] Sign
     Chisa Sasuga
[11:52] Sasuga
    Acting's not about your face.
[11:54] Panda
    Shut up!
[11:55] Panda
    That just sounds like sarcasm coming
     from a pretty girl like you, Sassu!
[12:01] Panda
    Also, what is that?
[12:03] Sasuga
    It's great when they loosen up.
[12:05] Panda
    The noodles? Or your nerves?
[12:09] [SONG] Sign
     SIRIUS Director
[12:09] [SONG] Sign
     Hana Kudo
[12:10] Kudo
    This is our fifth audition, but we still
    haven't found our diamond in the rough.
[12:16] Kudo
    Kathrina Griebel,
    Tobias and Theresa's daughter...
[12:21] Kudo
    I guess we're lucky to even have her here.
[12:25] Kudo
    I'm sure she's got it.
[12:31] Shizuka
    It's finally time to see everyone's acting.
[12:34] Shizuka
    They said you'd find out the role the day of.
[12:37] Hiiragi
    We'll now proceed with the readings.
[12:41] Hiiragi
    We'll also be handing out your scripts.
[12:45] Kokona
    Thank you very much.
[12:47] Sign
    The Little Mermaid
[12:47] Shizuka
    SIRIUS's The Little Mermaid!
[12:49] Shizuka
    You've totally practiced this one before!
[12:51] Kokona
    Y-Yeah...
[12:54] Hiiragi
    Act 2.
[12:56] Hiiragi
    The Little Mermaid swims to
    the Sea Witch's lair
[12:59] Hiiragi
    and asks to be made into a human.
[13:02] Hiiragi
    The Sea Witch promises to do so
[13:05] Hiiragi
    in exchange for her beautiful voice.
[13:08] Kathrina
    Who's the Sea Witch?
[13:10] Hiiragi
    I'll be reading the part.
[13:13] Kokona
    Hiiragi-san's doing it?
[13:15] Hiiragi
    You can keep your scripts with you.
    Come up onto the stage.
[13:19] Hiiragi
    Let's start with number 1.
[13:21] Auditionee C
    Y-Yes, ma'am!
[13:25] Panda
    Reading with Hiiragi-san, eh?
[13:27] Sasuga
    I wonder if the boss plans to fail them all.
[13:30] Auditionee C
    I'm ready.
[13:32] Hiiragi
    All right.
[13:34] Hiiragi
    Let's get started, then.
[13:42] Hiiragi (Sea Witch)
    Once you become human,
    you can never be a mermaid again.
[13:48] Hiiragi (Sea Witch)
    And should the prince marry another girl,
[13:53] Hiiragi (Sea Witch)
    your heart will be ripped apart.
[13:56] Hiiragi (Sea Witch)
    Without even a moment to repent,
[13:59] Hiiragi (Sea Witch)
    you'll disappear into sea-foam.
[14:07] Hiiragi (Sea Witch)
    Do you still want to be human?
[14:12] Hiiragi (Sea Witch)
    I'm asking you if you're prepared for that!
[14:19] Hiiragi
    Next.
[14:20] Auditionee D
    Y-Yes, ma'am!
[14:25] Auditionee D
    I'm prepared... S-Sea Witch...
[14:28] Hiiragi
    Next.
[14:29] Auditionee E
    I'm prepared! Sea Witch,
     what do you require of me?
[14:34] Hiiragi
    Next...
[14:35] Auditionee F
    Yes, ma'am!
[14:36] Shizuka
    If they can't keep up with Hiiragi-san,
[14:38] Shizuka
    they can't express the
    Little Mermaid's true strength.
[14:41] Shizuka
    But if they push too much,
    they come off too strong.
[14:46] Kokona
    This is what a Dai Star's acting looks like...
[14:51] Hiiragi
    Next, number 16. Kathrina Griebel.
[15:32] Kathrina
    No set. Not even a backdrop.
[15:36] Kathrina
    Only a small spotlight
    shining on center stage.
[15:40] Kathrina
    She's hiding in the shadows to capture
    the Sea Witch's unpredictability.
[15:45] Kathrina
    No wonder the girls can't hold their own.
[15:48] Kathrina
    But they're all third-rate.
[15:55] Kathrina
    I'm ready whenever.
[16:09] Hiiragi (Sea Witch)
    Once you become human,
    you can never be a mermaid again.
[16:15] Hiiragi (Sea Witch)
    And should the prince marry another girl,
[16:21] Hiiragi (Sea Witch)
    your heart will be ripped apart.
[16:24] Hiiragi (Sea Witch)
    Without even a moment to repent,
[16:27] Hiiragi (Sea Witch)
    you'll disappear into sea-foam.
[16:30] Hiiragi (Sea Witch)
    Do you still want to be human?
[16:34] Kathrina (Little Mermaid)
    I do...
[16:36] Hiiragi (Sea Witch)
    Are you truly certain?
[16:44] Sasuga
    Did she forget her lines?
[16:47] Panda
    No, she's still in character.
[16:58] Kathrina (Little Mermaid)
    I'm prepared! Sea Witch,
     what do you require of me?
[17:07] Panda
    That pause was impeccable.
[17:09] Panda
    She used the spotlight to her advantage,
    transforming from the Little Mermaid
[17:14] Panda
    to a woman in love with the prince.
[17:17] Sasuga
    I think we found our promising new talent.
[17:20] Hiiragi
    Thank you. You can head back.
[17:24] Hiiragi
    Next up is our last candidate,
[17:25] Hiiragi
    Kokona Otori.
[17:28] Kokona
    Y-Yes, ma'am!
[17:30] Shizuka
    You've got this, Kokona. You'll be fine.
[17:31] Kokona
    What do I do?
    Maybe I can't do this... Because I...
[17:33] Shizuka
    You're going to be a Dai Star, aren't you?
[17:35] Shizuka
    Kokona? Are you listening?
[17:36] Kokona
    don't have it...
[17:39] Judge A
    You have no Sense.
[17:40] Judge B
    You're not bad, but...
[17:42] Judge C
    In this day in age, you have to have Sense.
[17:46] Hiiragi
    What's the matter?
[17:49] Hiiragi
    Can't play the part?
[17:52] Kokona
    I—
[17:53] Niizuma
    You mustn't look so scary, Hiiragi-san.
[17:56] Niizuma
    Everyone will tense up.
[17:59] Hiiragi
    Yae? What are you doing here?
[17:59] [SONG] Sign
     SIRIUS Member
[17:59] [SONG] Sign
     Yae Niizuma
[18:01] Niizuma
    I came to rehearse
    for our next performance,
[18:04] Niizuma
    but I can't find Panda-san or the others,
[18:06] Niizuma
    so I'm looking for them.
[18:10] Auditionees
    It's Yae-chan!
[18:11] Auditionees
    She's so cute!
[18:13] Niizuma
    Miss, would you mind if I
    did this scene with you?
[18:17] Kokona
    Huh? Um...
[18:19] Hiiragi
    What do you think you're doing?
[18:20] Niizuma
    It's only natural to help those in need.
[18:25] Niizuma
    That's what will lead to world peace.
[18:35] Hiiragi
    All right.
[18:38] Hiiragi
    However...
[18:39] Hiiragi
    If Yae's involved, we'll
    need to make some changes.
[18:42] Hiiragi
    You'll be playing the Little Mermaid, Yae.
[18:44] Niizuma
    Okay.
[18:45] Kokona
    Huh?!
[18:46] Hiiragi
    Act 3.
[18:48] Hiiragi
    The prince tells the Little Mermaid
     he's to be engaged in a few days.
[18:52] Hiiragi
    He's marrying a princess from a neighboring
    kingdom who saved him from drowning.
[18:58] Hiiragi
    The Little Mermaid longs to tell him
    it was really her, but she has no voice.
[19:02] Hiiragi
    She tries desperately to convey her
    feelings, yet can't get through.
[19:07] Hiiragi
    You'll be playing the prince.
[19:11] Panda
    This is the crucial emotional moment
     leading up to the climax.
[19:16] Panda
    One wrong step,
[19:17] Panda
    and the audience's hate for the
     moronic prince will ruin the scene.
[19:20] Panda
    Hiiragi-san's being cruel.
[19:23] Sasuga
    That's what I love about the boss, though.
[19:27] Niizuma
    What kind of performer
     do you want to be, miss?
[19:32] Niizuma
    If you focus too much on being "good,"
[19:34] Niizuma
    you'll get so stiff you won't be able to speak.
[19:37] Niizuma
    What's important is what
     you want to be onstage.
[19:41] Kokona
    What I want to be?
[19:44] Niizuma (Little Mermaid)
    The world you've shown me
    is just so beautiful.
[19:50] Niizuma (Little Mermaid)
    If only I could tell you how I really feel...
[19:50] Kokona
    What I've wanted to be...
[19:58] (Flashback) Shizuka
    They're people who believe
     in their future selves.
[20:04] Kokona (Prince)
    What is it? What are you trying to say?
[20:08] Kokona (Prince)
    I know! You must be happy for me, too!
[20:12] Kokona (Prince)
    I'm just the luckiest man alive!
[20:15] Kokona (Prince)
    To think that the princess
    who saved me that stormy night
[20:19] Kokona (Prince)
    is going to marry me!
[20:22] Kathrina
    She wasn't like that at the station.
[20:24] Niizuma (Little Mermaid)
    No... I'm the one who saved you!
[20:28] Kokona (Prince)
    What?
[20:29] Niizuma (Little Mermaid)
    I'm the one who saved you!
[20:31] Kokona (Prince)
    What are you trying to tell me?
[20:35] Kokona (Prince)
    Did something painful happen?
[20:40] Kokona (Prince)
    Are you sad?
[20:47] Kokona (Prince)
    It's okay.
[20:49] Kokona (Prince)
    I'm here with you.
[20:51] Kokona (Prince)
    I'll always be on your side.
[20:56] Shizuka
    I told you so.
    I knew you could do it, Kokona.
[21:09] Kokona
    Thanks so much for earlier!
[21:12] Niizuma
    Were you waiting around
    just to tell me that?
[21:14] Kokona
    Yeah! If it weren't for you,
    I would've been sent packing.
[21:19] Kokona
    Oh, um...
[21:20] Niizuma
    I'm Yae. Yae Niizuma.
[21:23] Kokona
    Yae-chan...
[21:26] Kokona
    Even if I don't pass this round,
    I'm going to audition for SIRIUS again!
[21:30] Kokona
    And then, one day we can...
[21:31] Shizuka
    Hey, Kokona! Why are you talking
    like you're going to fail?!
[21:34] Kokona
    Hey! This part's really
    important, so butt out!
[21:38] Niizuma
    You're a strange one.
[21:50] Hiiragi
    Kokona Otori played the prince
    from The Little Mermaid*.*
[21:54] Hiiragi
    But...
[21:55] Kokona
    Just thinking about what I'd have
     done if Yae-chan hadn't shown up...
[21:56] Hiiragi
    That wasn't her take on the prince.
[21:59] Hiiragi
    Who exactly were you playing?
[23:34] Sign
    Second Stage
[23:34] Sign
    Copying Someone Else
[23:35] Kokona
    Next time: "Copying Someone Else."