Outou
Festival
Opening Ceremony
Accepting Project Proposals
A culture festival, huh?
It's that time of the year.
The exams are also coming up...
Second semester is such a hassle with so many things to do.
With the last culture festival of high school ahead of us,
do you really have no other thoughts?
Opening ceremony?
What's this?
In the Outou Festival,
there's a block where people work together
and present their performance at the very start of the day.
I have a good idea!
T.B.A.
Bazaar
Maze
Fortune teller's mansion
Okay!
It's been decided that our class's program will be a fortune teller's mansion,
so before the next homeroom, each of you...
...come up with what type of fortune-telling you'll do!
Toothbrushing exercise
The history and construction of chests-of-drawers made from Empress wood
Haunted house
You tried hard.
I was moved!
...and so,
I was thinking about doing a cheerleading dance!
Cheerleading?
For the opening ceremony from this morning!
It's the best performance for energizing the festival!
It does sound flashy and fun.
I know, right?
We'll be the talk of the school!
By we, you mean...
What!?
We're participating, too?
I asked the teacher and she said,
"The plan needs to be well-formed, and that includes participants."
And so...
Y-Yutaka, how about you?
Me?
For Yuu-chan, it might be a little physically... you know.
Maybe I'll give it a try?
What?
If it isn't any trouble,
I might try it,
perhaps.
Trouble?
It definitely won't be trouble!
You're totally welcome!
W-Will you be okay?
I'm sure it'll be tough,
and I thought I might be dragging you guys down,
but I want to give it a try this time.
See?
Now that Yutaka's on board,
how about you two?
Well then...
I mean, if everyone's going to do it.
I sure made some great friends!
Really?
Fortune-telling, huh?
But do you actually know fortune-telling?
Nope.
Not at all.
Dondake...
Hey.
You proposed the idea!
It doesn't matter if the fortune-telling at a culture fest is arbitrary!
By the way, what is your class doing, Sis?
Well, we're being ordinary and doing a haunted house.
Wow!
Very conventional.
We couldn't come up with anything else that's fun.
Something the matter?
Well...
I think it's very appropriate...
What are you trying to say!?
Oh no, the real ogre's angry!
I knew you would say it...
...and so, Patty-chan said she wanted to do cheerleading.
And I thought, maybe I should put some effort into it, too.
Why now?
I'm always absent,
so I never accomplished anything with friends, you know?
But I've been feeling a little better lately,
and I figure what I've been hoping for,
and what Patty-chan's hoping for right now...
...are probably the same.
But I think it'll be rough...
Anyway, we just can't get enough people,
so Patty-chan was asking if we can get you to join us, Sis.
Is that right...?
You're athletic, Sis,
and if people like you and Minami-chan were there,
I think I could keep going to the end!
I mean, you do sound driven and it's Patty who's asking, but...
Yes, hello?
Good evening,
Konata!
Oh it's you, Patty.
I just heard about it and I was deciding...
Here's a quiz!
I'm holding in my hand a certain ticket.
Now, what is the ticket for?
C-Could it be--
Konata,
the Gekisou was electrifying, wasn't it?
Hirano
Don't you want to exchange a hot handshake with Haruhi?
A handshake session!
I wanna go!
Aya in the flesh!
By the way, Konata,
you were going to say something earlier, right?
Yuu-chan.
Let's try to make some memories, okay?
Y-Yeah!
...therefore!
Cheerleading is in, my two friends.
What kind of a conclusion is that?
Patty said she's doing a cheerleading act for the culture fest opening ceremony.
Oh yeah?
It does seem like it'll fit her.
That's why it's been decided that you and Tsukasa will be dancing, too.
What...
Oh.
Do you have anyone in your class who might be able to do it too, Kagami?
Hold on!
Don't push ahead the plan by yourself like that!
I-I don't think I'm good at those things...
What?
But we probably won't have a chance like this ever again.
It's once in a lifetime!
We're doing it among the people we know,
and it's a festival, so it'd be fun if we could make some noise with friends!
Really?
Yeah, that might be true!
You're convinced too easily, Tsukasa.
I'm out!
I have to prep for my own class, too.
All I wanted was to make a memory with everyone in our final culture fest...
You're always too sudden with your theory of friendship!
Your act is obvious!
Yuu-chan's really interested in it this time.
Oh yeah?
But will she be okay?
I told her that she shouldn't do it, too...
But she was really into it, saying she wanted to accomplish something with everyone.
I-I see.
But...
She says she just can't get enough people.
That's why she came to me...
I guess I was too forceful.
I shouldn't force anyone, so I'll just look for other people.
Fine...
Huh? What was that?
I said fine!
I'll do it!
Sis!
What? Are you sure?
Do I have a choice?
They can manage to replace me in my class,
but you don't have replacements, right?
I've gotta say, Kagami sure is cute!
Ch-Cheerleading, is it?
I'm not confident that I'd do well in it...
Well,
we're uncertain about getting a lot of things at the moment...
Especially volume, for example.
*boing*
We'd be in great shape if you joined us!
Is that so?
I understand.
If I can be of assistance...
Thanks, boin--
I mean, Miyuki-san!
Exams are over,
so we'll be focusing on prepping for the culture fest. However!
Don't loosen up too much!
Geez.
They could lighten up on the tests when there's a lot of school events, at least...
Yo!
Hey Konata,
what's going on with the cheerleading?
Now that you mention it...
Before the exams,
"The plan was approved!"
...she said.
I haven't heard from her since.
What--
How irresponsible.
We'll be in trouble if we don't practice soon--
Wait, it might be too late already!
Guess we'll go ask.
Sorry!
The moves and stuff haven't been completely decided yet!
What do you mean!?
What are we going to do?
It's been taking a while to pick the song...
It's kinda hard to make it feel like Hare Hare...
What did you say?
Anyway,
if you were struggling, you could've asked other people about it!
You came up with the idea,
so take some responsibility with the scheduling, alright?
I don't know those hard Nippon words!
You've been speaking so fluently up 'til now, and yet you say that!?
At least decide on some of the dance moves by today!
We'll fix the trouble spots as we practice them!
If you don't know something, ask someone who's easy to talk to!
General scheduling and reservation of practice spots can be done by me and Miyuki!
I'm seriously counting on you!
Hey, Kagami...
What!?
You were so against it before,
but, uh...
You seem to be the most enthusiastic one here.
Shut up.
What will you be doing, Miyuki-san?
It'll be a tarot reading...
Wow!
And you, Tsukasa?
I haven't thought of one yet, actually...
Yuki-chan, is there one that even I could do?
Let's see..
How about one where you read shapes?
T-This shape represents...
...the fact that your love fortune is good...
I-I think!
Tsukasa.
You just made that up right now, didn't you?
I-Ikahodo...
Wait a second!
Are we doing this?
Is it not good?
It's not about being good...
It seems pretty rough.
We don't got much time,
so we just have to simplify the hard parts as we go, don't ya think?
Dondake...
However!
When we get through this, it will be incredibly emotional!
You shouldn't be the one saying it!
We ran out of masking tape...
Guess I'll have to go and stock up on stuff.
Grab some markers while you're there, thanks.
And some blades for the box cutter.
Cardboard!
Playboy.
Glue!
There was some weird stuff in there...
Wait, if we've got so much stuff to buy,
stop playing games and go buy them already!
What's the yakisoba called?
yakisoba: fried sauce noodles
It's "The Fragrant Breath of Spring."
And what's "The Droplet That Fell From the Sun?"
That's the okonomiyaki.
okonomiyaki: pan-fried batter cake
Geez, you can't tell what these things are on this menu!
Japanese culture is funny!
I think this plan has some prejudices involved...
Yahoo!
What will you guys be doing, Yuu-chan?
Umm...
Z-Zuka Cafe.
(Takara-)Zuka: all-female musical theater troupe
Class 1-D Outou Festival Presentation
Zuka Cafe
"Wind Troupe"
Elisabeth
Der Tod
Lucheni
Joseph
Sophie
Lucanor
Leon
Celestina
Delvalles
Granados
H-H--
How's it work?
Basically,
it's a cafe where you can enjoy a simple show with a Zuka theme!
With girls in charming dresses,
and girls in beautiful male costumes,
both of which you can choose to be your waitress!
You get twice the fun!
Male costume...?
Oh, yeah!
Yuu-chan and Minami-chan will be our leads!
The dazzling world of beauty...!
When did they decide on this...
Cheerleading's scary,
but will this go well, too?
Those two sure are good!
You're good, Minami-san!
Let's try it once more.
Yup!
Their timing is perfect, too.
By the way.
Is that Miyuki-san's sadistic game?
Or is it Minami-chan's masochistic game?
Now that you mention it...
Takara-senpai's dynamic dance moves must be pressure for Minami-chan.
Ikahodo?
You two better forget that and practice.
The cheerleading costume's complete!
It looks wonderful,
but it's a little embarrassing!
Costumes like that are more pleasing for the people watching!
After all,
this outfit was chosen by someone who enjoys seeing this stuff!
Oh, the guy you mentioned before...
Gotta watch out for Tamura's brother!
Look forward to the Zuka costume, too!
By the way,
you guys are doing a cheerleading act, Yutaka?
Y-Yeah...
Can I take photos of that!?
Within the bounds of common sense.
I'll be careful...
But we haven't been successful yet, so we're kinda in trouble.
I'll infuse you guys with Sis's power,
so try harder!
If we receive your power, Sis,
it might make us too energetic and tire us out sooner!
...that's how it went.
We don't have much time, so it's a hassle.
A culture fest, huh?
What did we do in ours?
In my case, I remember doing what you guys call, you know...
...a "manga cafe" one time.
All the boys in the class...
...brought in their manga, right?
You guys were ahead of your time, huh?
Nowadays, it seems pretty common to bring them to school.
But in our days, they were strict about it.
That's why festival time was so special.
Well, there's people who bring them,
but they're not exactly approved...
Wow, a fortune-telling mansion?
Make sure to tell everyone, "If Mom comes, tell her a good fortune!"
I-It won't be fortune telling like that...
By the way,
what did they do in your case, Mom?
I think each class or club did their own project.
The projects were stuff like haunted houses,
and okonomiyaki shops.
There were a lot of standard fare.
It appears the past and the present are quite similar...
It feels somewhat strange.
By the way,
was "a study of cultural objects such as chests-of-drawers made from Empress wood"
or a similar topic ever used as a project?
What is that?
If you were to do that, it wouldn't be fun at all!
That's right...
You're right...
Okay, time for a break!
We just might pull off a spirited performance!
Well, it's not like it's completed yet,
so let's brace ourselves and keep going.
At times like this,
it's a big help when Hiiragi's here to take control!
Well, I don't want to be the only one without a memory with you guys...
*grin*
W-What!?
Don't look at me!
16th
Outou Festival
Now's the time to shine...
Oh, is that so?
I'm sorry about that.
Not at all.
Today's like a rehearsal,
and it's only for students.
And?
He said the general audience like us...
...can't go in until tomorrow.
That's why I said we should've confirmed it before coming here!
But...
I heard that Akira-chan would be coming here today!
God, the train fare was such a waste!
16th Outou Festival
Open to Students
Open to the General Public
Nov.
If we still had that money,
we could've treated ourselves to a burger or something!
Oh my,
the incompleteness of it is great!
Leave me alone.
Besides,
are you seriously walking around in that?
This is advertisement for us, so it's better!
Your costume is so cute, Kona-chan!
Gotta go for the look first.
I'm gonna do a lot of fortune readings today!
In five minutes and fifteen seconds,
you will buy soft serve ice cream,
and in five minutes and twenty-eight seconds,
you will drop it,
and in seven minutes and six seconds...
Perhaps that's not fortune telling, but a prediction...
Just as it is!?
You senpais look great.
But we're not bad, either!
We barely made it,
but it's finally complete!
Cute!
It's very wonderful.
It's really embarrassing to walk around in this costume, though...
What an outfit.
Oh, it's cute though.
Senpai,
Kogami Akira's stage is about to start.
Oh, yeah.
I'll be right there!
Pleased to meet you, Sensei!
I'm Kogami Akira!
I'll be doing my best today!
Name's Sakuraba.
I mean, I'm Sakuraba.
Today's like a rehearsal,
so just do some checks and we'll be set.
Please.
Hey, Shiraishi, you can deal with the rest.
Uh, okay.
I'm the chair of the culture fest planning committee, Shiraishi.
Pleased to meet you.
I'm letting Shiraishi handle the rest,
so if you need anything, go up to that guy.
I mean, please ask him about it.
Okay!
Hey, you.
Say something.
Huh?
You should've gone to the Youkai Meeting...
Something the matter?
Oh, it's nothing!
We were just planning things and it got kinda lively...!
Anyway,
you're a grateful guest, Akira-sama, so we'll treat you accordingly.
And?
After this,
we'll have you do a mic check for "the Cape of Age Thirty" at Lucky Channel.
Tomorrow, please talk freely on stage.
Well, I'll get them all done nicely.
Then head to the stage, please.
That Shiraishi...
How crappy...!
Oha-lucky!
Everyone, thanks for coming to see Akira!
I hope you have lots of fun today!
On her way to her loved one's arms...
The day when she reaches him, will it ever come?
She travels alone, drifting, drifting away...
With his words on that fateful day as her companion...
She'll go anywhere to find his face...
Let's listen to her song.
Kogami Akira-san,
with "Cape of Age Thirty."
"Do you mi--"
Okay, that's good enough!
You bastard, let me sing some of it!
I said it's a god damn mic check!
We don't have time!
Why should I give a shi--
Oh, I don't know those hard Nippon words!
I'm going to murder you, you--
Why you little--
Are you ready, everyone?
This is the last run-through.
It was an idea that I came up with on a whim,
but now that it's become a chance for me to do something with all of you like this,
I'm happy!
Rather than worry about success or failure,
it'll be great if we can just have fun with it!
We did it!
It's dondake.
It's ikahodo.
What's up with all of you?
You're still here?
We were practicing the cheerleading.
I see.
And how's it going?
I guess I can look forward to it!
Sensei! I'm thirsty!
Guess it's okay.
I can pay for drinks when they're for youngsters who are working so hard.
Lucky!
Is it okay?
No problem!
Just for this special case, though.
In exchange,
pump everyone up first thing tomorrow for the culture fest!
Okay!
What's up, Tsukasa?
I don't know how to say it,
but it feels a little weird.
That's true.
To be honest, I'm feeling a little sad, too.
They say that the preparation stage is the funnest part of a festival, after all!
Oh yeah, tomorrow's the real deal, isn't it?
That's right.
We may never stay at school so late at night again.
It's a little lonely when you think about that.
T-Tamura-san, your face looks stressed...
Yeah, um...
My stomach kinda hurts.
Tsukasa, you're frozen up, huh...?
You don't look as calm as usual, either!
T-The more nervous you are, the more focused you are!
M-Maybe I'm too nervous to move now.
Uh, test, test.
We will now begin the Outou Festival.
The first presentation today is based on an idea by Patricia-san, the exchange student.
It's a cheerleading act by members who she says are all friendly.
Well then, let's--
Min-Min-Miracle Mino-run-run
Uh, sorry, please turn off--
Whoa, it's mine!
Oh god--
Trouble at the very last moment!
It made me loosen up so much that I almost fell down!
What timing!
Wasn't that totally awkward?
They say trouble follows some people around, but...
I guess it's appropriate for us, when you think about it!
There's a sense that we're never too serious!
Alright.
Well, you know, uh--
Rental Magica starts 10/7.
Okay!
Um, I'm sorry!
Seriously, sorry!
Anyway...
Okay then, let's try one more time.
It's "Motteke, Sailor-fuku!"
Your random acts have started up again.
You've made me so sad, I guess it's all over now.
You must be dreaming about her once again.
Sighing, "So long in my dreams..."
She's an angel, no, she's a devil
Oh, for you
She's someone who sets a sweet trap
Your love is paradise
It's repeated, but now it's gone
I love you
In my lips
Maybe, just maybe
Maybe love is...
...a boomerang that you throw around.
Ending Credits: "Love is a Boomerang" Music: Matsuda Ryou Words: Miura Noriko Song: Shiraishi Minoru (Shiraishi Minoru) Cast: Shiraishi Minoru (Shiraishi Minoru) Planning: Shiraishi Minoru (Shiraishi Minoru)
Maybe, just maybe
Maybe love is...
...a boomerang that you throw around.
Special Thanks Sugawara Keisuke (Oligoclase) Kasukabe Kyoei Senior High School Hotel Park Hills