E12 - Towards The Light

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[00:04] Caster
    With the arrival of a
    record-breaking cold wave,
[00:06] Caster
    this year's Christmas
    will be particularly cold.
[00:09] Caster
    Here in Sendai, today is the day of the
    idol concert everyone's been talking about.
[00:14] Caster
    And for the first time ever,
     concerts will be held not just in Sendai,
[00:18] Caster
    but in stadiums all across japan.
[00:22] Caster
    It will be a day of Vdols in Japan.
[00:27] Mayu
    It's the day of the final concert
    of WUG's first national tour.
[00:32] Mayu
    We're not performing where
    we thought we'd be, but this is our stage.
[00:38] Mayu
    We'll be singing here today.
SIGN    Final Episode Towards The Light
[00:40] Mayu
    I'm glad.
SIGN    Wake Up, Girls! New Chapter
[00:43] Mayu
    Really, truly glad.
SIGN    Idol Cheer Squad!! Idols that previously performed at the idol festival will be participating in "Wake Up, Idols!," an event that involves them performing concerts in their local areas simultaneously! Comrades, do not miss this miracle!!
SIGN    Iroha Trio
SIGN    Tomigaoka Lumiere Academy
    Hanamaki Komachi
    Manba Onimori
SIGN    Sannomiya Opera Co.
[00:50] Ota
    Let's cheer our hearts out!
[00:53] All
    Yeah!
[00:55] Minami
    Hey, it's the seniors.
[00:57] Minami
    Hey!
[00:58] Yoshino
    Minyami, don't.
[01:01] Yoshino
    I came up with a cheer for our concert.
[01:05] Minami
    What is it?
[01:06] Yoshino
    "Is everyone ready to get high?"
[01:10] Yoshino
    What do you think?
[01:12] Airi
    What does that mean?
[01:14] Yoshino
    It's a play on burning up and turning into
    "hai" (ash) and feeling elated or high.
[01:19] All
    Oh, I see.
[01:21] Yoshino
    Anyway, Mayushi, I'm counting on you.
[01:24] Mayu
    Huh?
[01:25] Mayu
    You want me to say it? Really?
[01:27] Yoshino
    You're the center.
[01:29] Ayumi
    Um, excuse me...
[01:32] Ayumi
    What do you think?
[01:33] Otome
    Do we look weird?
[01:35] Miyu
    You look super cute.
[01:38] Ayumi
    Wow! Look at all those people.
[01:40] Otome
    Acchan, are you cold? Nervous?
[01:42] Otome
    Are you okay?
[01:44] Itsuka
    I'm... fine...
[01:46] Nanami
    You guys were fine during rehearsal.
[01:49] Ayumi
    But...
[01:50] Kaya
    Write the character for person
    on your hand and swallow it.
[01:53] Otome
    What? You want me to swallow my hand?
[01:55] Kaya
    No, just pretend to.
[01:58] Airi
    Here.
[02:00] Otome
    This is...
[02:02] Mayu
    Airi.
[02:05] Ayumi
    Are you sure?
[02:06] Yoshino
    Think of them as lucky charms.
[02:08] Yoshino
    You can do it.
[02:09] Miyu
    Good luck.
[02:11] Kaya
    I don't think having
    more of them makes it better.
[02:13] Nanami
    I feel like it actually reduces their value.
[02:17] Kaya
    Feel relaxed now?
[02:20] All
    Yeah.
SIGN    Why is she there after she was demoted
SIGN    Shiho was great lol
SIGN    I don't care
SIGN    Shiraki must not care who it is, anymore
[02:35] Megumi
    A surprise guest?
[02:40] Tina
    Machina is the presenter?
[02:43] Tina
    What is Shiraki-san thinking?
[02:45] Nanoka
    What if she steals our thunder?
[02:49] Moka
    I won't let that thing beat me!
[02:52] Megumi
    Moka...
[02:54] Rika
    Look at this.
[02:56] [Messenger] TEXT
    I'm looking forward
    to seeing you perform.
    Good luck to both of us.
[02:57] Megumi
    Shihocchi.
[02:59] MAI
    Oh, right. Next Storm is
    performing in Fukuoka today.
[03:03] Rena
    It's for Wake Up, Idols! right?
[03:05] Tina
    Yeah. WUG's sponsoring it.
[03:08] Moka
    They won't beat me.
[03:11] Moka
    Not Shihocchi or anyone else.
[03:14] Megumi
    Let's give our 120%.
[03:19] Megumi
    Just like we always do.
[03:21] Megumi
    More intensely, more beautifully,
    and more precisely than anyone else!
[03:25] Megumi
    I-1 club, let's go!
[03:27] All
    Yeah!
[05:05] Shiho
    Today's performance is
    the new Next Storm's first step.
[05:09] Shiho
    Together, I believe
    we'll see the greatest sights.
[05:13] Noa
    I'd like to see that, too.
[05:14] Hinako
    Yeah. Together, with Shiho-san.
[05:16] Aya
    Let's make today's performance the best ever.
[05:19] Shiho
    Yeah. I'm counting on you.
[05:21] All
    Shiho-san.
[05:25] [Messenger] TEXT
    Let's enjoy our
    performances.
[05:28] Shiho
    Mayu...
[05:29] [Messenger] TEXT
    Of course!
    We'll be going all out!
[05:33] Shiho
    Okay.
[05:35] Shiho
    Next Storm, let's make our own storm!
[05:37] All
    Yeah!
SIGN    Okamoto Miyu
[05:40] [Messenger] TEXT
    Let's have fun
    together tonight!!!
SIGN    Yeah! You can do it!
[05:51] ---
    
[05:53] Airi
    Come on. Do your cheer.
[05:56] Ayumi
    O-Okay.
[05:56] [Messenger] TEXT
    Megumi-san, thank you
    for your message!
    Good luck to both of us tonight.
[05:59] Otome
    With a smile!
[05:59] ---
    
[06:00] Itsuka
    Shine!
[06:01] Ayumi
    And run!
[06:02] All
    Run Girls, Run!
[06:13] Ayumi
    Okay, we'll start by introducing ourselves.
[06:15] Ayumi
    When I say "on your marks"...
[06:17] Itsuka
    Ready, go!
[06:18] Ayumi
    Huh?
[06:19] Otome
    Acchan?
[06:21] Itsuki
    Huh?
[06:22] Itsuka
    Uh, I...
[06:24] Otome
    Calm down, Acchan.
[06:26] Ayumi
    What should we do?
[06:30] Ayumi
    It's okay. WUG is with us.
[06:34] Ayumi
    Come on, Acchan.
[06:35] Ayumi
    Person, person.
[06:36] Ayumi
    Now swallow it.
[06:39] Fan A
    You've got this!
[06:40] Fan B
    You're cute!
[06:41] Itsuka
    Huh?
[06:42] Ayumi
    What?
[06:43] Otome
    Let's try that one more time.
[06:45] Otome
    Sorry, we made a mistake.
[06:46] Otome
    We're going to start over.
[06:50] Otome
    On your marks!
[06:51] Itsuka
    Ready, go!
[06:53] Ayumi
    We are...
[06:54] All
    ...Run Girls, Run!
[06:56] Otome
    This is our song "Run X Run!"
[08:13] Kaya
    They had me on edge.
[08:15] Yoshino
    It's their first performance.
[08:16] Yoshino
    It can't be helped.
[08:26] Airi
    Looks like they're okay.
[08:28] Mayu
    Yeah.
[08:29] Miyu
    It's our turn to go on.
[08:32] Nanami
    Minyami, let's give everything we've got.
[08:33] Minami
    Okay, Nanamin.
[08:35] Yoshino
    Let's go!
[08:36] Kaya
    We can do this!
[08:37] All
    Wake Up, Girls!
[08:42] Miyu
    You were cute.
[08:42] Yoshino
    Good work.
[08:47] Ayumi
    Thank you for these.
[08:49] Itsuka
    Thank you.
[08:51] Mayu
    Good work.
[08:57] Yoshino
    Hello, every-WUG!
[09:00] Kaya
    We are...
[09:01] All
    Wake Up, Girls!
[09:03] Airi
    How was the first performance
    of our juniors, Run Girls, Run?
[09:07] Minami
    We appreciate your continued support.
[09:12] Nanami
    Now it's time for us to pump up the crowd.
[09:17] Mayu
    For the next two hours...
[09:22] Mayu
    Is everyone ready to get high?
[09:39] Yoshino
    Until recently, we lacked the confidence
    to say you can count on us.
[09:44] Yoshino
    But now we can say it
    with our heads held high.
[09:47] Airi
    We achieved our dream of becoming idols,
    but what does it mean to be an idol?
[09:52] Airi
    What can we do?
[09:54] Airi
    Those thoughts nearly
    stopped us dead in our tracks.
[09:58] Kaya
    You can't try too hard to do something well.
[10:01] Kaya
    Even if it makes you look pathetic or lame,
    you have to show your true self.
[10:05] Kaya
    After all, that's all we can do.
[10:08] Miyu
    By doing our best at what we can,
    have we managed to grow a little?
[10:14] Miyu
    Is each of us capable of being the star now?
[10:18] Nanami
    We fought and worried, but we'll be okay.
[10:23] Nanami
    The time we've spent together
    hasn't been a waste.
[10:27] Minami
    Now we understand each other
    as much as—no, better than family.
[10:33] Minami
    We know each other's
    strengths and weaknesses.
[10:35] Minami
    And we'll keep supporting
    each other as we move forward.
[10:39] Mayu
    And all the important people we've met,
    all the people who have made us feel,
[10:45] Mayu
    all the people we remain
    connected to even when we're far away...
[10:47] Mayu
    I thought it would take
    way longer for us to become
[10:50] Mayu
    the light illuminating someone's way.
[10:53] Mayu
    But we've actually been illuminating
    each other all along as we moved forward.
[15:18] Namahage Fan
    Namahagez are the best!
[15:20] NS Fan
    Shihocchi, welcome back!
[15:22] NS Fan
    Thanks for coming back!
[15:32] Hayasaka
    Wake Up, Idols!...
[15:35] Hayasaka
    Honestly, I wasn't expecting
    those potatoes to go this far.
[15:40] Shiraki
    Why do you help them so much
    when you're on the Vdol's side?
[15:45] Shiraki
    Providing them with a venue seems
    more than a little mischievous to me.
[15:51] Hayasaka
    The only thing I act on is whether or not
    I think something will be interesting.
[15:57] Hayasaka
    By the way, Iwasaki Shiho
    fell into that category this time.
[16:01] Shiraki
    What?
[16:02] Hayasaka
    She contacted me.
[16:05] Hayasaka
    She asked me to provide a venue
    for WUG's final performance.
[16:14] Makina X A
    Don't you want to go
    to a world of only Machina?
[16:17] Makina Fan
    Yeah!
[16:20] Makina X B
    Then I'll take you there!
[16:22] Makina X C
    This is "Glossy World!"
[16:37] Yoshino
    This is our last song.
[16:40] Fan
    What? But we just got here!
[16:43] WUG
    We know!
[16:44] Yoshino
    We worked together to write
    the lyrics for this song.
[16:48] Yoshino
    It's about how we feel now,
    the message we want to convey,
[16:52] Yoshino
    and all the important feelings we have.
[16:56] Yoshino
    This is "Polaris."
[17:36] Tange
    It's really starting to come down.
[17:38] Matsuda
    Will the stage be okay?
[17:41] Ayumi
    WUG...
[17:44] Hayasaka
    Shiraki-san, what do you think the
    difference is between Vdols and human idols?
[17:50] Shiraki
    Idols are an image.
[17:52] Shiraki
    There's no difference between them.
[17:54] Hayasaka
    Indeed.
[17:55] Hayasaka
    But in the case of humans,
    they have ups and downs.
[17:59] Hayasaka
    They can't move exactly how you want them to.
[18:01] Hayasaka
    But sometimes, they easily
    overcome our expectations.
[18:06] Hayasaka
    Don't you think that's fascinating?
[18:13] Yoshino
    Minami's mic...
[19:02] Operator A
    The snow is causing a system error!
[19:04] Operator B
    It's happening in Tokyo, too!
[19:11] Tange
    You still haven't fixed it?
[19:14] Staff
    It'll take some time.
[19:16] Staff
    The cold is affecting the system.
[19:18] Matsuda
    Ma'am, we have to shut it down.
[19:21] Tange
    Wait. Let them handle it.
[19:35] Mayu
    All we can do right now is sing so our
    voices reach as many people as possible.
[19:43] Hayasaka
    Letting an idol with
    perfect skills debut with my songs.
[19:49] Hayasaka
    I thought there would be no better way
    to maximize the potential of my music.
[19:55] Hayasaka
    But I was wrong.
[19:56] Shiraki
    Did they teach you that, too?
[19:59] Hayasaka
    Are you sure you don't actually understand?
[20:02] Shiraki
    What do you mean?
[20:10] MC
    I-1 club's true center is...
[20:15] Hayasaka
    It's not Vdols or me or you
    who will change the idol industry.
[20:22] MC
    Suzuki Moka!
[20:24] MC
    She has impressively reclaimed her title!
[20:27] MC
    Congratulations!
[20:29] MC
    And now we have the perfect
    surprise guest for this moment!
[20:34] MC
    Take a look at the screens!
[20:37] Moka
    This couldn't be worse.
[20:52] Megumi
    Shihocchi...
[20:54] Moka
    Shimada Mayu?
[21:01] Shiraki
    Did you do this?
[21:02] Shiraki
    How dare you interfere.
[21:04] Hayasaka
    But it's exciting, isn't it?
[21:07] Hayasaka
    This is the correct answer
    for the fans as well.
[21:20] Shiraki
    I-1 must stand at the pinnacle,
    not just internally,
[21:24] Shiraki
    but of all idols in the center position.
[21:29] Shiraki
    So I'd like to announce
    the return of a new idol festival.
[21:37] Shiraki
    This is my answer.
SIGN    This isn't a dream... My Mayushi's dancing right in front of me! This is my first concert ever, and it's super fun! There were technical issues at the WUG concert, but they handled it brilliantly by dancing in the stands! I wish everyone who couldn't come could see this! I don't know if it was a problem or a surprise... but either way, WUG is the best! I don't know what's happening, but WUG is dancing right in front of me!
[21:47] Mayu
    No matter how many times we fall,
    we won't give up. We won't hesitate.
[21:51] Mayu
    As long as we're together,
    we can keep walking towards the light.
[22:03] Mayu
    I believe there are three
    ways to make someone happy.
[22:09] Mayu
    First, there are people who can make
    lots of people around the world happy.
[22:14] Mayu
    People who can make those around them happy.
[22:18] Mayu
    And finally, people who
    can make themselves happy.
[22:23] Mayu
    But now I understand.
[22:26] Mayu
    By making others happy,
    we make ourselves happy.
[22:37] Staff
    Tasuku, what did you think of the US? Boring?
[22:41] Hayasaka
    It wasn't that bad.
[22:43] Hayasaka
    But soon Japan will become
    a much more fun place to be.
[22:50] Kaya
    Let's go to our lesson, Myu.
[22:52] Miyu
    KMH?
[22:54] Miyu
    Is this for real?
SIGN    I-1 club's Suzuki Moka steps down from center position!
[22:57] Minami
    What?
[22:58] Airi
    She's quitting? Why?
[23:00] Miyu
    Apparently, "the real battle is postponed
    until the new idol festival."
[23:05] Yoshino
    What does that mean?
SIGN    Vdol to participate in new idol festival!
SIGN    I-1 club withdraws from seed!
[23:06] Miyu
    This.
[23:07] Ayumi
    What? The Vdol, too?
[23:09] Yoshino
    Oh, hey. Good morning.
[23:12] All
    Good morning.
[23:14] Mayu
    I see. I-1 club's participating
    in the preliminaries, too.
[23:17] Otome
    WUG will be in this, too, right?
[23:19] Kaya
    Don't act like this doesn't affect you.
[23:22] Nanami
    Yeah. We're rivals now.
[23:25] Ayumi
    What? We are?
[23:27] Otome
    Rivals?
[23:28] Itsuka
    I'm honored.
[23:29] Yoshino
    I look forward to working with all of you.
[23:32] All
    Yeah!
[23:33] ---
    
[23:34] ---
    We can do it!
[23:34] ---
    Come on!
[23:35] All
    I'm leaving you behind!
[23:36] All
    Hurry up!
[23:38] ---
    
SIGN    Next Storm
SIGN    Oga Namahagez
SIGN    Akamiso All-stars