Yoshimizu Kagami Theater
Year 3, Class B?
Kuroi Sensei!
Yeah, yeah...
Hey.
Hi Sis!
How was the exam?
Like usual...
Terrible.
You have more free time during exam weeks,
but you always end up wasting it
and cramming for the exam on the last night, right?
You should probably act more like a test-prepping student...
Under the Sun
Thousands of mangas and games were confiscated from the suspect's room...
and from his methods, they suspect that he was involved in similar crimes...
There they go again...
That's scary!
I heard they caught another guy like you, Konata.
Every time it happens, I think it's so unfair.
They always make an example out of those kinds of manga,
but there's plenty of good manga that they'll never cover in the news.
Y-You're right...
Sorry.
You're a pretty good person, Kagami!
If I ranted to other people,
they'd say stuff like, "You otakus are desperate!" and make fun of me!
When you look at sisters,
they look like one of them's absorbed some quality from the other!
Like Yuu-chan and sister Yui, or Kagami and Tsukasa.
Hmm...
Oh!
...I was talking about it this morning with Sis.
Minami's so close to Miyuki-chan.
You two are so friendly with each other, you look like sisters!
I see...
absorbed, is it?
Kona-chan, happy birthday!
I would've forgotten if Tsukasa hadn't said anything, just so you know...
Congratulations!
Thanks, guys!
You must be happy that we're celebrating,
but at this age, I bet you're not happy that you're any older!
Actually, I'm incredibly happy!
Oh, why's that?
Interested in getting a driver's license, perhaps?
I meant that I can play adult games now!
Haven't you already been playing those?
Of course not...
You might be a year older,
but you haven't changed at all, inside or outside!
L-Let go!
I bet you appear older to other people, Miyuki.
Yuki-chan does look mature.
Yes... when I walk around in my street clothes,
I'm sometimes mistaken for an office lady.
So they skip "college student," huh.
As for you...
You go backwards and end up looking like a grade schooler!
No matter what you say, I'm an adult from this day forward!
Yeah, whatever.
Besides, if you're a proper adult,
wouldn't you be less excited about games and mangas?
Y-You've gotta have that childish spirit, full of dreams and passions!
You just want it both ways...
Oh, this?
While Sis is at work, we're gonna prepare a surprise birthday party!
Sorry I'm late!
Alright, let's set it up!
Okay!
Sis, Happy Birt--
Happy Birthday
Konata - Cell Phone
And here's a call from Konata.
I guess she'll be home soon.
Konata?
Sorry!
I forgot to tell you!
Everyone at work's going to help celebrate,
so I won't need dinner tonight.
Oh, and I'll be home late, too.
Yutaka, this tastes good, huh?
Yup, we tried hard.
Yui-chan, you can take that off now...
Career and college planning...
We might have lots of dream jobs,
but it's hard to think of any practical ones!
That's true.
Your choice of what field of study you go on to
will have an effect on your future career!
First choice is nutrition science,
second is fashion design,
third is marketing.
I like cooking and sewing.
You wrote down your dreams, then!
What about you, Miyuki-san?
I want to be a doctor,
so I wrote medicine for my first, second, and third choices,
but in three different universities.
Just like we expected! You have your sights set.
What about Kagami?
Me?
I put down law as my first choice,
economics as my second,
and humanities as my third.
Oh. Well that doesn't sound like fun.
Does it really have to sound fun?
So what about you?
First Choice Brigade leader
Second Choice Nanto Shinken master
Third Choice Animator guy
Oh, I get it.
You're the kind of person who writes things to get a laugh.
Besides winning staring contests, don't you have any special talents?
Talents...
Oh!
I can name every single Po**mon!
T-That's seriously amazing...
Even if has nothing to do with your future.
Found it!
I'm gonna go pay for this.
You always take magazines and mangas from the bottom of the pile, don't you?
People look through the ones on the top!
I'd like to buy the cleanest copy, wouldn't you?
Oh, I can understand that.
It's like going to a conveyor-belt sushi place,
and instead of taking the ones on the belt, you order directly from the sushi chef.
The ones on the belt are often dried up and stuff.
Whoa, you really do that, Kagami?
What a bad customer.
No way! You don't do that!?
That's kinda cheap...
I always think,
you sure like to read all those wordy books.
Don't they make you sleepy?
Well, these are just light novels.
You read them kinda like mangas.
They can't be that similar...
It has a lot of pictures in between,
and the wording isn't too difficult.
You should try reading one, too.
But, you know, that's already made into an anime,
so you can just keep that in storage...
Yet when it comes to mangas, you say that originals are worth reading,
and you bother checking both manga and anime...
Just read the thing.
I respecfully decline.
But, you know...
You read a lot of books, even when they're not light novels.
How should I put it...
I think that if I take in literary works, my mind becomes richer.
It's like nutrition for your mind!
Oh, I see.
What?
By the same logic, taking in snacks is like enriching your body!
Quiet!
Don't they publish novel series in those magazines that you read?
Aside from the comics.
Well, I at least look at the accompanying pictures...
So despite talking so much about it every day...
You don't really have a love for their work, do you?
If you're just skipping past them.
Fine. I'll read it, then!
Oh, don't worry about it!
You don't have to try so hard.
I was just skipping them 'cuz I had too much other stuff to read!
Yeah, so don't worry about it.
I wasn't suggesting anything!
Oh no!
I forgot my world history textbook.
I left it on my desk after studying.
Konata, let me borrow your world history text.
You leave it here, don't you?
Okay.
Did you forget it?
Yeah...
That's unusual.
Here you go.
Hahahaha
Harukaaaa...
I'm not giving that up!
Wha--!
Hey, Hiiragi. That sure looks like a fun textbook!
What!? No, this...
It's taking so long to get through this.
I guess I'll grab a drink...
Gosh!
Huh?
I thought I still had some left...
Might as well get some fresh air...
We have closed for today.
What!? It's closed...
This must be some sort of challenge against me, isn't it...
That'll be 320 yen.
Huh?
What's the matter, Sis?
Well, when you're irritated...
You tend to make a lot of tiny mistakes,
and it builds on your irritation, don't you think?
That happens to me, too!
Everything that you do seems to go wrong.
It's like you're spiraling into failure.
Oh, that's right!
I baked a cake!
Do you want some?
Hooray!
Studying for exams is tough, so you've gotta take some time off.
Hey, I think I'll bake cookies tomorrow!
I'm sure it'll relieve some stress.
Please do!
Later...
...and now I'm stressed about this.
Yeah, I know!
You think so too, Iwasaki-san?
That's right!
Those two are always so busy, they just keep brushing past each other!
I know, I know!
Oh, that's right...
Sis has exams, so I've gotta make sure I don't interrupt her studying!
Sorry, I'm going to speak a little softer now...
Yuu-chan, when you're done with the phone, let's play a video game!
One on one!
This shirt's done after this year, too.
That reminds me of all the memories.
There's something in here.
My favorite handkerchief, that I thought I lost...
So it was in the pocket of my summer shirt!
I thought we had tako-wasa?
tako-wasa: octopus tossed with wasabi sauce
What is this?
What was this!?
It's changed so much I can't tell...
It's the rainy season, so there sure is a lot of rain.
Ya.
There's times when you think it's too hot
and you change into your summer clothes,
only to get really cold all of a sudden.
You're still here?
You're lucky since you can change your clothes whenever you want, Sensei.
What are you talking about?
Uniforms are much better 'cause you don't have to think about what to wear every morning.
You're a class act, Sensei...
Yahoo!
It's the rainy season! So humid, isn't it!
Sis!
There's so much rain, it's depressing!
Want some tea?
Yes, please.
Well then, on a happy note,
it's almost your one year wedding anniversary, right?
Oh yeah...
It's coming up so soon!
Compare the sky during the rainy season...
...with sister Yui's heart, given that her husband is still away on business when their anniversary is coming up!
The similarity is...
Sorry, I shouldn't have brought it up!
It's okay. I'm used to such heartache.
Here you go. Drink something warm.
But it does drag me down...
Tastes good!
That's good.
My love's gonna rust away if it goes on like this!
If you take it to a repair shop, I bet it'll take like 45 minutes to fix up!
At least try to console me a little...
Sorry! I just...
Yes?
What?
So you can come home, then!
See, it didn't take 45 minutes.
More like an instant.
Looks like it!
What? You still haven't gotten that shirt back from sister Matsuri?
Yeah.
Don't do that! If you don't get it back from her soon,
you'll find her treating it like it belongs to her!
What!? That's bad.
I really like that shirt...
I envy Kagami-san and Tsukasa-san for having two older sisters.
I suppose.
Really?
For me, I envy only childs like Konata and Miyuki.
Right?
Well, I do sometimes.
If you've got a cast that big, you can do lots of stuff!
Like a story set in America, in the olden days..
Where a mother and her four daughters
long for the return of the successful father!
Or a mysterious band of female bandits!
One, two...
Huh?
Whoops, there's one too many.
Sheesh.
Whenever it's up to her, it's always some anime or game plot.
Hey, Kagami!
Did you buy the ingredients for dinner?
What?
Oh!
Tsukasa, did you forget to tell her?
I'm sorry...
Wait, what happened?
Did you forget?
Mom and Dad aren't home tonight.
Was their trip today?
Yeah, and we were supposed to get the stuff for dinner.
But I forgot all about it...
I called your cell phone, Kagami,
and left a message.
1 Message
Matsuri, let's just make do with whatever's in the fridge.
What? I thought I'd take the time to make something.
Come on! You can make it next time.
Seriously?
It's all Kagami and Tsukasa's fault, you know.
I'm sorry.
Fine. I'll just go right now.
It's because you were so harsh, Matsuri.
That's because...
Wait, does that girl even know what to buy?
Oh.
What's her problem? It's not like she likes to cook that much.
Why's she trying so hard?
Sis!
Tsukasa!
You don't have a shopping list, right Sis?
They're so late.
If you're that worried, you should've gone yourself!
You're late.
What happened? Matsuri was really worried.
The usual store didn't have saffron.
I said we can use curry powder instead, but...
Sis said we might as well look for it and we went to the supermarket further away.
Geez, you didn't have to do that much!
I'm sorry for trying!
Now, let's just make dinner.
I'm so hungry.
Thanks for waiting!
All that's left is Matsuri's special.
It's done!
Wow, that looks so good!
It's baked just right.
Hey sister Matsuri, when did you learn to cook something like this?
I ate with some college friends, and we were served this.
It was so good that I thought I'd make it for you guys.
I went and asked for the recipe.
I'm surprised they told you.
Anyway, let's eat.
Okay!
Huh?
What happened?
Listen to this. Dad got the date wrong!
What?
What do you mean?
I guess our reservations are for next week...
It's like a sitcom...
Are you about to eat?
You didn't eat yet?
Nope.
Paella, is it?
Sister Matsuri made it!
Wow, that's impressive.
Yeah, but Kagami gathered all the ingredients for me.
She even went to a market far away for them.
Well, I guess we'll have some too.
Of course!
This is pretty good.
Hey, who took the mussel?
Mussel?
Was I not supposed to?
I can't believe you! I was saving it for last.
You should've written your name on it or something!
Hey, no fighting.
Hey.
I'm gonna hang out with you after school.
Do you need to buy something?
A new book by Yamada Shin**.
Not that I have much time to read, since I have so much homework.
I have lots of manga that I haven't read all around my bed, too.
I can't help but grab the new releases.
Yeah, I kinda know what you mean.
How about you read what you have instead of buying new books?
I feel more at ease when I buy the new stuff.
And I feel like something's missing when I don't.
Don't you?
Don't look for agreement from me!
Lucky Channel!
Oha-lucky!
Hi, we're gonna bring it to you with lots of energy as usual!
This is already our 17th episode of Lucky Channel!
Your navigator...
"Every red rose has its thorns,"
"The platypus of the idol world,"
It's Kogami Akira!
Well, then...
Hel--
Today we have invited a big guest!
How long are you going to keep me waiting!?
Wha--oh--sorry! Sorry!
He actually came back...
Indeed...
Um...
Today's guest is Anime Manager, aka Anizawa Meito-san!
Special Guest Anizawa Meito-san
This show's too long!
But...
Uh...
Lucky Star is an anime that covers the daily lives of very ordinary high school girls...
and they do it at a loose, relaxed pace!
So...
I'd say our Lucky Channel, too, is loose and--
That's not good!
Whoa, where'd he go!?
You're so fast!
Listen to me. What are the three factors in determining success for an anime?
Do you know?
The three factors?
Um...
Is it the voice actors, the art, and the script?
Wrong!
It's a little hot...
M-My back! My back burns red with fire!
They are...
They are?
The staff AND cast's love for the work!
And time!
And cost of production!
Well, of course these are all out of our control...
Huh.
Listen! No matter how good the original work may be,
if the script's bad, there's no point!
No matter how hard the voice actor may work,
if they don't have that extra touch of color, it won't work!
As you can see with Shiraishi.
...N-Now I'm Shiroishi...
shiro = white
Everyone must use up their resources in their respective roles!
They must give it their all, and thus the love and passion for the work...
Leads to a fantastic piece of art!
Oh. Is that how it works?
You. You're Kogami Akira-san right now, correct?
"Right now?" Akira was-and-am Akira, you know.
When you were Rou**n,
Gao**nger,
**tato,
Mai***...
Did you put your heart into the work!?
What are you talking about?
If you have any regrets from those times...
Nope.
Burn brightly and fade as Kogami Akira!
Like I was saying...
Alright!
I will burn out as Shiraishi Minoru!
You've said it, Shiraishi!
Alright, first...
Making a first impression at a live event!
The end?
I know you hosted a major event recently.
Bye-mee.
You caught that?
It's a part of my job!
Thanks for coming.
It was such an important job, I was nervous the entire time!
I'll be leaving.
Yes, there's plenty to learn!
Oh, you can handle the rest, Shiraishi.
First, your adlibs are weak!
True!
You can't be losing to Sugita--
Shiraishi Minoru Theater
Missus, is your husband not satisfying ya?
Hello, I'm Shiraishi Minoru.
Please listen to my song.
Aimai sunshine!
Shira * ishi
ED: Motteke! Sailor-fuku (Aimai Sunshine ver.) Song by Shiraishi Minoru Also featuring Kogami Akira (Konno Hiromi) and Hiiragi Tsukasa (Fukuhara Kaori)
Special Thanks Sugawara Keisuke (Oligoclase) Kasukabe Kyoei Senior High School Movic Animate Shimamoto Kazuhiko SOS-Dan
Due to circumstances, we are presenting a quickened footage.
Next Episode
Well, then--
That was boring, Shiraishi!
Stop the formal previews!
Understood, Manager!
Alright, listen.
Here's what you need to know to hit it big as a voice actor.
Number one!
Rule number one!
When you are powerless it is better not to resist.
T-That's weak!
Next time -- "So Many Men, So Many Minds"
This is the end for Anizawa. Goodbye.