E7 - Believe in Yourself

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[00:21] (Flashback) Yae
    Acting?
[00:23] (Flashback) Hiiragi
    Yes. You have a Sense that would
    shine brilliantly onstage.
[00:28] (Flashback) Yae
    Sense?
[00:30] (Flashback) Hiiragi
    Why not come to SIRIUS?
[00:35] (Flashback) Hiiragi
    If you're interested at all,
    come check us out.
[00:40] Sign
    The Little Prince
[00:45] Yae
    It was like a dream.
[00:49] Yae
    When she speaks, everyone's enraptured,
    drawn into the story.
[00:55] Yae
    When she looks sad,
[00:58] Yae
    we all feel it.
[01:00] Yae
    When she smiles...
[01:03] Yae
    She was the one who taught me that theater
    is beloved throughout the world.
[01:09] Yae
    That it brings happiness to so many.
[01:13] Yae
    I wonder if I can do that too...
[01:29] Sign
    Stella of the Theater:
[02:47] Sign
    Believe in Yourself
[02:50] Sign
    Arabian Nights
[02:50] Sign
    Arabian Nights
[02:50] Sign
    Arabian Nights
[02:50] Kokona
    "I need to get better for Yae-chan's sake..."
[02:55] Kokona
    That's all I could think
    while playing Aladdin.
[02:58] Shizuka
    You need to get more familiar with the role.
[03:01] Kokona
    Yeah.
[03:02] Shizuka
    All right!
[03:03] Sign
    Arabian Nights
[03:03] Shizuka
    I'm going to try playing various versions
    of Aladdin, so make sure you watch.
[03:08] Kokona
    Okay!
[03:10] Sign
    Established in 1962
[03:10] Reporter
    Thank you very much.
[03:13] Sign
    Coffee
[03:13] Reporter
    We'll send you the interview article soon.
[03:16] Yae
    Great. Thank you very much.
[03:23] Hiiragi
    You have so many press requests,
    I hardly know what to do.
[03:26] Yae
    If possible, I'd like to do them
    with Kokona-san.
[03:29] Hiiragi
    Now that theater is so mainstream,
[03:31] Hiiragi
    audience-goers are connoisseurs.
[03:33] Hiiragi
    It doesn't matter if you're the lead.
[03:35] Hiiragi
    If an actor has no presence, they vanish.
[03:38] Yae
    It's because Kokona-san is working so hard
[03:41] Yae
    that I'm able to play the
    Genie the way I want.
[03:44] Hiiragi
    Is it guilt that's making you
    worry so much about Kokona?
[03:47] Yae
    Huh?
[03:49] Hiiragi
    You had a hunch that this
    would happen, didn't you?
[03:54] Hiiragi
    Not giving your all up on that stage
[03:57] Hiiragi
    isn't just rude to your costars.
    It's rude to the audience.
[04:01] Yae
    You don't need to worry about that.
[04:07] Shizuka
    A kind Aladdin, a powerful
    Aladdin, an anxious Aladdin...
[04:17] Shizuka
    I played various versions,
    so which one felt right?
[04:20] Kokona
    You really are amazing, Shizuka-chan.
[04:23] Kokona
    If only I could act like that too!
[04:26] Shizuka
    You'll be the one on stage, remember?
[04:30] Shizuka
    Anyway, I guess you'll just have
    to try various Aladdins for yourself.
[04:34] Kokona
    You mean I'll have
    to change it up each time?
[04:37] Shizuka
    You'll be working to perfect the role.
[04:40] Shizuka
    I think that's the only way.
[04:42] Shizuka
    I'm not going to cause trouble
    for everyone, am I?
[04:51] Kokona
    Please!
[04:53] Kudo
    I don't even know what to say to that...
[04:58] Kathrina
    Oh, I found her.
[05:02] Panda
    Weren't you going to rehearse with me?
[05:05] Panda
    Er...
[05:06] Kathrina
    What are you looking at?
[05:07] Sasuga
    Kokona just said something
    really interesting.
[05:12] Kokona
    Please!
[05:14] Shizuka
    We promise it'll work out!
[05:16] Kudo
    If you change the way you play the role,
    we have to change the direction, too.
[05:19] Kudo
    And wanting to do that
     for every performance is...
[05:23] Kathrina
    The lead changing the role with each show?
[05:26] Kathrina
    I've never heard of anything like that.
[05:28] Panda
    It would also mean changing up
     our interactions with her, right?
[05:33] Panda
    The other actors and staff won't
     take kindly to grandstanding.
[05:38] Kudo
    Experimental acting during
     a real show is unprofessional.
[05:41] Kudo
    Shouldn't you take care of that beforehand?
[05:45] Kudo
    The production's going pretty well so far.
[05:49] Kudo
    Just learn from this for next time.
[05:51] Kudo
    Isn't that enough?
[05:53] Kokona
    It's not!
[05:55] Kokona
    If I give up now, I don't think I'll
    ever be able to take the stage again!
[05:58] Shizuka
    Please, let us do this.
[06:01] Kokona
    Please!
[06:02] Panda
    Talk about selfish.
[06:04] Kathrina
    My parents are both pretty nice,
    but they fight a lot when it comes to acting.
[06:11] Kathrina
    Neither one ever backs down.
[06:13] Kathrina
    They've both told me
[06:15] Kathrina
    that World Dai Stars should
    be just impertinent enough
[06:20] Kathrina
    to never relent until
    they get what they want.
[06:25] Yae
    I'm fine with it.
[06:28] Kudo
    This'll put the most stress on you, Yae.
[06:30] Kudo
    And there's no guarantee it'll go well.
[06:33] Yae
    That's all right.
[06:34] Yae
    I'll figure things out.
[06:37] Kokona
    Yae-chan...
[06:39] Kathrina
    I'm fine with it too.
[06:41] Kathrina
    Not that I have that many
    scenes with Aladdin.
[06:44] Sasuga
    I have a lot, but I'm cool with it.
[06:47] Kudo
    You are?
[06:50] Sasuga
    The Leila within me said, "Squee."
[06:55] Panda
    Leila doesn't say, "squee"!
[06:57] Panda
    Well, I'm fine with it too.
[07:00] Kokona
    Panda-chan!
[07:01] Panda
    It's totally illogical, unprofessional,
    and a whole mess of trouble...
[07:08] Panda
    But hey, it sounds fun.
[07:11] Panda
    What do you say, Hiiragi-san?
[07:18] Hiiragi
    Very well.
[07:21] Hiiragi
    But you only get to change up
    your performance once.
[07:24] Hiiragi
    Any more would be too much
    of a burden for everyone else.
[07:27] Hiiragi
    If you need to get the role down,
    do it tonight.
[07:30] Kudo
    And if she doesn't?
[07:31] Hiiragi
    Then she'll continue playing
    the role as she has been.
[07:35] Hiiragi
    Even if that means Kokona
    will never take the stage again.
[07:39] Shizuka
    Huh?
[07:40] Kokona
    Thank you very much!
[07:51] Hiiragi
    We'll hold a meeting tomorrow morning.
[07:53] Hiiragi
    Then we'll do a light dress rehearsal
    just prior to showtime.
[07:57] Hiiragi
    Inform the other staffers.
[07:59] Kudo
    Understood.
[08:01] Hiiragi
    This won't be easy,
    but I'm counting on all of you.
[08:05] Kokona and Shizuka
    Thank you!
[08:07] Kudo
    Do your best.
[08:08] Kokona
    I will!
[08:14] Hiiragi
    Come with me.
[08:15] Kokona
    Uh, okay!
[08:17] Sasuga
    We should get back to rehearsing.
[08:19] Kathrina
    Right.
[08:21] Kathrina
    What's wrong?
[08:22] Panda
    Did Hiiragi-san just... smile?
[08:33] Hiiragi
    It took you too long to find the answer.
[08:35] Kokona
    Huh?
[08:37] Hiiragi
    Come in.
[08:40] Hiiragi
    Shizuka.
[08:41] Shizuka
    Y-Yes, ma'am?
[08:42] Hiiragi
    You said that you two were
    practicing various Aladdins, right?
[08:45] Hiiragi
    Did you mean the versions
    others have played before you?
[08:50] Shizuka
    Yes.
[08:51] Hiiragi
    Forget all of that.
[08:53] Shizuka
    Huh?!
[08:53] Hiiragi
    There's no point in imitating other actors.
[08:57] Hiiragi
    Let's start right now by
    doing one scene at a time.
[08:59] Hiiragi
    I'll play the other roles.
[09:01] Kokona
    You will?
[09:03] Hiiragi
    I'll show you exactly how to use your Sense.
[09:07] Kokona
    My Sense?
[09:09] Shizuka
    How to use it?
[09:15] Sign
    Prince: Noa Hiiragi
[09:15] Sign
    The Little Mermaid:
    Yae Niizuma
[09:15] Sign
    The Little Mermaid
[09:24] Sign
    The Little Mermaid
[09:24] Sign
    Role
[09:24] Sign
    Actor
[09:24] Sign
    Yae Niizuma
[09:24] Sign
    Little Mermaid
[09:24] Sign
    Prince
[09:24] Sign
    Sea Witch
[09:24] Sign
    Noa Hiiragi
[09:33] (Flashback) Kudo
    Yae, where are you off to in such a rush?
[09:36] (Flashback) Yae
    I'm looking for Hiiragi-san!
    I wanted to rehearse with her!
[09:42] (Flashback) Shamo
    Are you really going to stay?
[09:45] (Flashback) Hiiragi
    Yes.
[09:47] (Flashback) Hiiragi
    After this performance,
    I'll step down from the stage.
[09:50] (Flashback) Hiiragi
    From now on, please let me support
    SIRIUS from behind the scenes.
[09:54] (Flashback) Shamo
    But you're still young
    and have a great Sense.
[09:58] (Flashback) Shamo
    You have offers from various
    other troupes, too, don't you?
[10:02] (Flashback) Shamo
    If you transfer, I'm sure you'll find
    your path to becoming a World Dai Star.
[10:06] (Flashback) Hiiragi
    It was SIRIUS that shepherded me
    down the path to acting.
[10:11] (Flashback) Hiiragi
    Until SIRIUS produces a World Dai Star,
[10:14] (Flashback) Hiiragi
    I have no plans to take the stage again.
[10:23] Yae
    I want to become a World Dai
    Star as soon as possible.
[10:29] Sign
    Stella of the Theater:
[10:37] Hiiragi
    The changed marks, lighting,
    music cues, and direction...
[10:42] Hiiragi
    You've got it all down now, right?
[10:44] Shizuka
    Kokona!
[10:47] Kokona
    I'm fine.
[10:48] Hiiragi
    What do you think?
[10:49] Kudo
    Well, we'll need to make some minor
    adjustments, but this should be fine.
[10:55] Hiiragi
    Well, Kokona? Have you hit your limit?
[10:58] Kokona
    No... I can keep going.
[11:00] Hiiragi
    Okay. Then let's continue
    rehearsing until you can't anymore,
[11:03] Hiiragi
    to increase the precision of your Sense.
[11:05] Kokona and Shizuka
    Yes, ma'am!
[11:07] Sign
    Arabian Nights
[11:07] Sign
    Sold Out Thank You
[11:07] Audience
    That person totally cut in line!
[11:10] Audience
    I'm so glad I made it in time!
[11:12] Audience
    We get to see Yae-chan, right?
[11:16] Audience
    I can't wait!
[11:24] Shizuka
    The curtain's rising, Kokona.
[11:26] Kokona
    Yeah. I'm fine now.
[11:33] Kokona
    Let's go, Shizuka-chan.
[11:42] Kokona (Aladdin)
    The people in this town never look up.
[11:45] Kokona (Aladdin)
    They're too busy running their shops.
[11:52] Kokona (Aladdin)
    No one ever sees me.
[11:56] Kokona (Aladdin)
    No one even knows my name.
[12:02] Shizuka (Aladdin)
    But...
[12:02] Kokona (Aladdin)
    But...
[12:04] Kokona (Aladdin)
    I love this city!
[12:06] Kokona (Aladdin)
    Everyone's desperate to survive.
[12:08] Kokona (Aladdin)
    At night, they all get drunk to the music.
[12:10] Kokona (Aladdin)
    You can smell the sweet aroma
    and hear the laughter...
[12:16] Kokona (Aladdin)
    See? It's starting again tonight.
[12:19] Kokona (Aladdin)
    Another Arabian night.
[12:23] [SONG] Song
    Make your dreams come true
[12:31] [SONG] Song
    Leggo!
[12:32] [SONG] Song
    Sing and dance to your heart's content
[12:35] Panda
    Did her acting skills go up another notch?
[12:35] [SONG] Song
    A mirage rises from the heat
[12:39] Kathrina
    Aladdin's presence on stage is stronger.
[12:39] [SONG] Song
    All I can rely on is my body
[12:42] Kathrina
    This feeling...
[12:43] [SONG] Song
    My earnest eyes just look ahead
[12:43] Sasuga
    It's the Prince from The Little Mermaid.
[12:49] (Flashback) Kokona
    Um, when you say how to use my Sense...
[12:52] (Flashback) Hiiragi
    When you played the Prince
    from The Little Mermaid,
[12:55] (Flashback) Hiiragi
    what were you thinking about, Kokona?
[12:58] (Flashback) Kokona
    I was just so caught up in the moment...
[13:00] (Flashback) Kokona
    I figured that was how Shizuka-chan
    would play the part.
[13:04] (Flashback) Hiiragi
    It was a short scene, but you could
    clearly tell what the Prince was feeling.
[13:10] (Flashback) Hiiragi
    If you're just playing the role,
[13:12] (Flashback) Hiiragi
    you can't express
    what a character is feeling.
[13:15] (Flashback) Hiiragi
    Shizuka must be strangely good
    at blending into roles.
[13:20] (Flashback) Hiiragi
    Your acting style is close
    to perfect immersion.
[13:23] (Flashback) Kokona
    Perfect immersion?
[13:25] (Flashback) Hiiragi
    That might be the ideal type of
    acting you want to adopt, Kokona.
[13:34] Kokona (Aladdin)
    Wait!
[13:35] Sasuga (Princess Leila)
    Let go of me!
[13:36] Shizuka
    What Aladdin feels here
    is a faint sense of hope
[13:39] Shizuka
    after meeting Leila, who's from
    a completely different world.
[13:43] Shizuka
    Just maybe, he can finally escape
    his days of fighting for survival.
[13:47] Shizuka
    So...
[13:48] Kokona (Aladdin)
    Please.
[13:53] Kokona (Aladdin)
    I'd like to talk with
    you for a little longer.
[14:01] Panda (Abdullah)
    Will you live your whole life being poor,
    or will you step forward into a new life?
[14:07] Panda (Abdullah)
    The choice is entirely yours.
[14:11] Shizuka
    Aladdin knows nothing
    about the outside world,
[14:14] Shizuka
    so everything outside
    the city is unknown to him.
[14:16] Shizuka
    So to meet a mysterious man
    who sees right through him...
[14:21] Shizuka
    He's nervous and anxious.
[14:26] Panda
    She's actually pale and shaking.
[14:29] Panda
    It's like she's truly terrified
    to go into that cave.
[14:37] Panda
    Through Aladdin, even the
    audience is feeling it.
[14:40] Hiiragi
    To Kokona, Shizuka is the ideal actor.
[14:44] Hiiragi
    All she needs to do now is put in
    a little sweat to reach that ideal.
[14:48] Hiiragi
    That's why I've drilled the basics into
    Kokona these past three months.
[14:53] Hiiragi
    I had her play a variety of roles
    so she could gain experience.
[14:56] Kokona (Aladdin)
    This is the lamp he's after.
[15:00] Kokona (Aladdin)
    Finally, my life will be...
[15:03] Hiiragi
    The comprehension to perfectly
    draw out the emotions of a role.
[15:07] Hiiragi
    The keen expressive ability to convey
    those emotions to the audience.
[15:11] Hiiragi
    The two of them together bring
    the ideal performance to life.
[15:16] Kokona and Shizuka
    That's...
[15:18] Kokona and Shizuka
    our Sense!
[15:29] Yae (Genie)
    I'm the Genie of the Lamp!
[15:31] Yae (Genie)
    I serve whosoever possesses my lamp!
[15:34] Yae (Genie)
    I shall grant you any
    wish your heart desires!
[15:39] Kokona (Aladdin)
    You must be the genie from this lamp.
[15:42] Yae (Genie)
    Yup!
[15:44] Yae (Genie)
    You're in luck! You're one of a
    select few who get to see my powers!
[15:50] Yae (Genie)
    Let's start the music!
[15:53] [SONG] Song
    Gather the moments where the highlights burst
[15:59] [SONG] Song
    Surprise into when there was magic!
[16:07] [SONG] Song
    (So just special for you)
[16:10] [SONG] Song
    With everything just how you like it
[16:13] [SONG] Song
    A place where wishes came true,
    that's the world we were in
[16:18] [SONG] Song
    (Dream like this come true,
    dream like that come true)
[16:22] [SONG] Song
    (Ah) Even when I went into
    the Lost Woods alone,
[16:22] Kathrina
    The atmosphere just completely changed.
[16:24] Kathrina
    It's like a concert.
[16:26] [SONG] ---
    Surprisingly, I was never scared
[16:26] Panda
    If you get swallowed up here,
    this will be Niizumacchi's stage!
[16:28] [SONG] ---
    Because I've got adventure
[16:30] [SONG] ---
    (When I was little, the world was mysterious)
[16:34] [SONG] ---
    (Uh)
[16:38] Yae
    Your performance earlier was brilliant.
[16:41] Yae
    But I can't let you outshine me
    on this stage.
[16:47] Kokona (Aladdin)
    Wow! You're totally amazing!
[16:51] Yae
    Huh?
[16:53] Kokona (Aladdin)
    Show me more!
[16:53] Panda
    She's not fazed at all.
[16:56] Kathrina
    She's planning to play Aladdin as he is.
[16:59] Sasuga
    My heart just squeed.
[17:01] Kokona (Aladdin)
    You really surprised me!
[17:02] Hiiragi
    When Kokona smiles, everyone smiles.
[17:07] Hiiragi
    When Kokona speaks, everyone...
[17:13] Yae
    I'm looking forward to it!
[17:39] (Flashback) Kokona
    Yae-chan's flaw?
[17:41] (Flashback) Hiiragi
    Yes.
[17:43] (Flashback) Hiiragi
    No one's realized it yet, though.
[17:46] (Flashback) Hiiragi
    Her Sense that allows her to express her
    emotions to the audience through song
[17:50] (Flashback) Hiiragi
    is entirely too powerful.
[17:52] (Flashback) Hiiragi
    By the end of a show, the audience
    will only remember Yae Niizuma.
[17:59] (Flashback) Shizuka
    But for a performance, that's...
[18:01] (Flashback) Hiiragi
    The world will never acknowledge an actor
    who destroys a performance as a Dai Star.
[18:06] (Flashback) Kokona
    Um... Why are you telling us this?
[18:13] Kokona (Aladdin)
    Do you hear the revelry?
[18:17] Kokona (Aladdin)
    Everyone's intoxicated
    by the Arabian night.
[18:22] Kokona (Aladdin)
    Just as you wished, Leila and I
    are living happily ever after.
[18:30] Kokona (Aladdin)
    It's all thanks to you.
[18:33] Kokona (Aladdin)
    If I ever get to see you again...
[18:40] Kokona (Aladdin)
    No... No more wishes.
[19:19] Audience A
    Yae-chan's Genie was just like
    I heard. She was super cute!
[19:20] Sign
    Merchandise Area
[19:24] Audience B
    Right? I think it was
    even better than before.
[19:26] Audience B
    Especially that last scene
    with Aladdin and the Genie!
[19:29] Audience C (little girl)
    Um! I'd like a picture of Aladdin...
    Of Kokona Otori-chan, please!
[19:34] Sign
    T-shirts 2,500 yen
[19:34] Staff
    Here you go. Thank you very much.
[19:37] Audience E
    Was her name Kokona Otori?
    I heard she's new, but she's pretty good.
[19:48] Yae
    I guess I was destroying the performances.
[19:51] Yae
    To think that I could do
    just fine all by myself...
[19:54] Yae
    I was being vain.
[19:56] Hiiragi
    If you want to become a World Dai Star,
[19:58] Hiiragi
    I don't think you can do it alone.
[20:01] Hiiragi
    Sadly, I realized that too late.
[20:08] Yae
    I'll become one no matter what.
[20:10] Yae
    I'll work together with
    Kokona-san and the others.
[20:13] Yae
    So...
[20:15] Yae
    One day, will you join me again?
[20:18] Hiiragi
    That's...
[20:21] Kokona
    Hiiragi-san... and Yae-chan?!
[20:24] Hiiragi
    Did you need something?
[20:25] Kokona
    Oh, um... Panda-chan said
    you'd probably be here.
[20:30] Kokona
    Am I interrupting something?
[20:31] Hiiragi
    We're done.
[20:33] Hiiragi
    So, what do you need?
[20:34] Kokona
    Um...
[20:37] Kokona
    Thank you for helping me with my performance.
[20:41] Hiiragi
    Don't be so off the cuff next time.
[20:44] Hiiragi
    It's not good for my heart.
[20:45] Kokona
    Yes, ma'am!
[20:47] Yae
    Kokona-san.
[20:48] Kokona
    Yes?!
[20:49] Yae
    Thank you very much for helping me.
[20:52] Kokona
    Huh?
[20:53] Yae
    Tonight's performance was wonderful.
[20:56] Yae
    I'm looking forward to tomorrow's
    show as well, Kokona-san.
[21:02] Kokona
    Yeah!
[21:06] Kokona
    Whoa, Dugong-chan?!
[21:09] Koknoa
    Wh-Wh-What? What?!
[21:12] Yae
    It appears as though Dugong-san
    enjoyed the performance, too.
[21:15] Kokona
    Is that what this means?
[21:29] Kathrina
    Hey! Now the fireworks have started!
[21:32] Panda
    Come on! You know that
    was too awkward to butt in!
[21:35] Panda
    This is what people mean when
    they say you need to read the room!
[21:38] Kokona
    You were watching?!
[21:39] Sasuga
    Festival time, festival time!
[21:41] Yae
    Oh, I love festivals.
[21:44] Panda
    Festival time! Festival time! Festival time!
[21:45] Kokona
    Fireworks!
[21:47] Yae
    They're very pretty.
[21:50] Kokona
    Up they go!
[21:52] Sign
    Aladdin gets nervous
[21:52] Sign
    Make the Genie stand out
[21:52] Sign
    I'm the star!!
[21:52] Sign
    Without being swallowed up
    by the Genie, Aladdin is totally moved
    from the bottom of his heart!
[21:52] Sign
    Make sure you don't get upstaged by the Genie's lines!
[21:52] Sign
    Aladdin seems anxious
[21:52] Sign
    Make sure to be excited about new, unknown experiences!
[22:01] Sign
    Arabian Nights
[23:35] Sign
    Eighth Stage
[23:35] Sign
    Romeo and Juliet
[23:36] Kokona
    Next time: "Romeo and Juliet."