Black Rose Group
Lily Group
Peony Group
I'm a huge Black Rose fan!
Lily For Life
I came all the way from Ezo!
Yeah!
Yes! I got a high five!
Come on over! Check it out!
You won't have to wait for the Dark Cherries!
We have some great pictures available now!
We'll teach you our secrets.
Have some tissues!
Dark Cherries LOVE LOVE Concert
Dark Cherries?
Are you the outcast dark idol group?
I am the totally dangerous queen, Ouno!
Ouno
The sheltered girl of fantasy, Ikumatsu!
Ikumatsu
Everyone's spirited and pure big sister, Oryo!
Oryo
Cutting through the darkness.
Summoning the wind.
A flurry of cherry blossoms rising to the moon.
Songstresses of the netherworld, the Dark Cherries!
Dark Cherries
You'll come see us, won't you?
We'll give you something extra.
If you don't come to see us, we'll hang you.
Girls!
Manager.
Idol Residence
I understand no one was coming to your handshake event,
but you went too far.
I know you've done your very best until now.
Idols on the brink
Taking leaps of desperation off an actual cliff!!
Idols on the brink taking leaps of desperation off an actual cliff.
Oryo, your bungee jump off Kiyomizu Temple was amazing.
Visitors
Ikumatsu, no one shone more than you
Life or Death! Cold Wave Festival
in the "Life or Death! Cold Wave Festival" you attended to gain attention.
Life or Death
Cold Wave Festival!
Ouno, the food report you gave while continuously eating noodles
at the "all you can eat" contest had me burning with passion.
All You Can Eat
Winner!!
Contest
However, you've been totally unsuccessful!
This is your last chance.
These are imperial orders from Ii-sama.
"Eliminate the troublesome Sakamoto Ryoma and his friends."
"The reward is to perform at New Year Eve's..."
"Music Battle Red & White Manju"?
Red
White
69th EDOTV Music Battle Red & White Manju
Go, Dark Cherries!
Cherries!
Di Telada
Now hiring part-time workers!
How would you like to work at Telada?
Now hiring!
Is this where we'll find the idiots trying to change the world with rock?
It's Sakamoto Ryoma and his allies.
Let's assassinate them and appear in the Red & White.
Death to rock!
Dark Cherries! Death to Rock
Closed
Let me introduce you to the new part-timers.
My name is Oryo.
I'm Ikumatsu.
I'm Ouno.
These girls will be living here.
I hope you'll show them around.
Nice to meet you.
Now the manager won't work us so hard anymore.
It'll be very hard, but do your best.
What does that mean?
Hijikata-san, Okita-san, good morning.
Good morning.
Good work!
Do you know them?
Oh, no! I couldn't help it!
N-No, we've never met them before.
Everyone knows them. They're famous.
These two like our morning pizza.
You girls can handle the cooking.
Cherries!
Hold on!
W-Women who wait when they're told to wait are second-rate!
What's wrong, Ryoma?
I just wanted to know
if she used the same Chinese character to write her name.
Let's figure out how we're killing them.
Who's going to be the first to go?
What about Takasugi Shinsaku who's good at housework?
We'll pretend to ask for his help and kill him when we have the chance.
A knife?
P-Please don't!
Why are you tickling him?
You should be doing this instead!
Death to rock.
Got it?
Cherries.
Tela
This is our famous rice dish.
Wow! Chili rice.
How novel and bold.
It looks beautiful, auspicious, and really delicious.
She's giving a food report out of habit.
This looks delicious?
Thanks for the food!
M-My tongue is burning with pleasure.
I can't stand the piercing intensity.
The shock is so great, my consciousness...
My dead grandmother, what are you doing there?
I see, I see. It's so good it knocked you out?
Okay, you two. Eat up.
What?
Th-Thanks for the food.
Not only did we fail to get Takasugi...
But he nearly killed us.
Let's pull ourselves together.
We'll torture him with water.
Water torture...
Ikumatsu-san, more.
No one cares about your fantasies!
Listen up. This is what we'll do.
I'll hide in the well...
When Ryoma falters with his hands full, you'll push him into the well!
I'm dripping...
Got it?
Cherries.
Ryoma-san, I have a favor to ask you.
What's up?
Ryo-chan, come here!
Otose-yan?
Hold this.
What? Um...
Rock must die.
Why did you let go?
Why are you a ghost?
I've been asked to play a ghost in a well a lot these days.
I couldn't help myself.
I'm an actress, you know?
You girls.
Yes?
What was that sound?
Y-You're imagining things.
Do you need something?
I need you to deliver something.
It's a little far.
What is he doing?
He's drying his books to keep insects away.
Really?
Instead of books, I would dry out Katsura...
I'm drying out...
I told you. We don't need your fantasies!
Ikumatsu, it's time for your throwing weapons!
Cherries.
Rock must die!
Impressive, sister!
Why are you her target?
Oh, no. I usually put myself in danger for work and couldn't help myself.
Where's Katsura?
That was impressive.
Adding this kind of performance to your deliveries is a good idea.
We didn't get anywhere...
Our work habits keep getting in the way.
I wonder if we're unsuccessful idols to the bone.
No, no!
We're gonna fulfill the imperial order
and appear in the Music Battle Red & White Manju!
Cutting through the darkness.
Summoning the wind.
A flurry of cherry blossoms rising to the moon.
Songstresses of the netherworld, the Dark Cherries!
I wonder when we'll finally become the moon...
The depths of my mind are...
Oh, Oryo-san.
That's an impressive moon.
Are you drunk?
I worked hard today.
You must be tired, too.
Ryoma, I heard you possess a weapon known as rock.
It's not a weapon. It's a soul.
What are you aiming for?
Are you trying to conquer the world with rock?
The world?
My dream is even bigger than that!
I'll reach beyond Japan to the world...
No, my passion for rock will reach the moon!
What? How are you going to get there?
You're right. I'd need a ship at least as big as Nijo Castle.
A ship?
You're an idiot.
Wh-What?
Oryo-san, you should smile more.
What? No, I...
All right!
Oryo-san, we share the same name.
When I go to the moon, I'll take you with me.
You idiot! Put me down!
Put me down now!
We'll take an epic voyage to the moon!
Don't! Stop!
I told you to put me down!
I shall sing.
Sister, no!
They'll discover your identity!
At least let me sing what I want to sing!
You've been acting strange since this morning.
Did something happen?
Nothing. I just really want to sing.
When does a woman want to sing for no particular reason?
When she's in love.
What? In love?
No way.
When a woman's in love, she can't stop eating.
You're the only one who does that.
Shut up, you idiots.
I'm going to pick some poisonous plants.
It's love!
Idols are prohibited from falling in love.
Scandals can destroy an idol.
Ikeya
Entrance
If she made it on the front page of a block print...
She would truly be a top idol!
Shopping with her Lover Dark Cherries' Oryo "I chose my boyfriend's dresser" "Secret" Date What is the handsome man's identity?! \
I'm so jealous!
But what should we do?
We can't count on our sister, anymore.
We'll have to fulfill the imperial order ourselves.
Cherries. So, what are we going to do?
Our next targets are the traitors to the government.
He's beautiful...
This isn't appropriate for children.
Sister, no fair!
What's your problem? I'm just trying to look!
Are you perverts?
Those are mine.
Shall I sign them for you?
Let's get Hijikata next.
This is what we'll do.
Jump!
Yeah!
Then I will punish him.
No, I'll do it.
No, I'm the one who gets to touch him.
Help me!
I'm going to die!
Are you dead?
We're not dead.
Sister.
Is she still looking for poisonous plants?
He loves me... He loves me not...
I wonder who she's in love with?
I understand how she feels.
They're all so cool.
I don't want her to end up in love with anyone.
Do I love all of them?
Am I in love with all of them?
I have no idea how she feels.
What's so good about them?
Takasugi gave me a ton of chili rice.
Ryoma casually touched me.
Katsura was impressed with my technique.
Okita wanted to give me his autograph.
Hijikata wanted to tease me by ignoring me.
Do they all love me?
Are they all in love with me?
Live Music Club
We haven't played together in a while.
We should talk about our band name later.
It's Sakamocchis.
That's enough out of you!
What should we do?
Girls!
Manager.
You have to get out of here.
The government has abandoned you.
They're going to kill you.
What about assassinating Ryoma and his friends?
Who cares about the assassination?
Just run!
What? Government assassins?
No wonder they're such useless part-timers.
The government must be out of ideas to use them.
Oryo-san, there must be some reason, right?
Tell us everything.
There is no reason.
We meant to assassinate you and
Music Battle Red & White Manju
perform in the Music Battle Red & White Manju.
What?
Does that mean you're idols, too?
Unpopular idols, yes.
They're the underground group, the Dark Cherries.
I'm sure you've heard of them, Okita-san and Hijikata-san.
Come to think of it...
Government idols are ranked according to their popularity.
There's Lily Group, Peony Group...
The lowest rank is Darkness Group.
Unless we do something drastic like this,
desperate idols like us never get to perform!
You'd do anything for popularity?
Yeah, that's right. Look at this.
Just as you want to spread your rock to the moon,
we've always aimed to become idols.
No matter how difficult things are now, we'll never abandon our dreams.
These girls have worked so hard, but I couldn't make them successful...
Manager, you did your best. Thank you.
Yeah.
We won't run or hide!
Do as you please!
The Dark Cherries never stop working hard with smiles on their faces...
What?
You give everything your all.
You have passion. That's rock.
Instead of assassinating us, you should fight with your music.
You can't be serious. Turn them over to the government.
If you turn them over, they'll be executed.
Why don't we execute them here?
Wait. We just need to talk it out.
Why don't we decide after hearing them sing?
We'll understand everything once we hear their music.
Whether they're our enemies or our friends.
Whether they should live or die.
Do a good job.
Rock, Heaven's Song, and assassination...
I don't care about any of those things.
We finally got to stand onstage.
Let's give it everything we have.
Yeah.
Cutting through the darkness.
Summoning the wind.
A flurry of cherry blossoms rising to the moon.
Songstresses of the netherworld, the Dark Cherries!
Circle, circle, with you forever
Going mad, going mad, you are forever
Circle, circle, moon and sun
Round and round we spin in our dreams
Circle, circle, with you forever
Going mad, going mad, you are forever
Circle, circle, moon and sun
Round and round we spin in our dreams
SCREECH
Live Music Club
SCREECH
Live Music Club
That was amazing! I've never seen a performance like that.
You blew me away.
That's not good. You almost killed someone with your music.
Your assassination attempt would have been successful
if you'd performed for us from the beginning.
You girls are real rockers!
Nijo Castle
Sir, you cannot go out anymore.
You must understand your place.
Yoshinobu-sama.
Snacks for the Shogun
What should I choose for your snack today?
I'm sorry, sir.
The imperial orders we issued to the Dark Cherries has failed.
I'm busy now. Tell me later.
Yes, sir.
Here's your money. Use it to pay for your trip.
Thank you.
I'm sure you'll find an audience that understands your music in America.
Thank you. I promise to return after making these girls a success.
See you later.
Cherries.
Ryoma, don't forget our promise.
Yeah! We'll go on an epic voyage together in a huge ship!
Which way's America?
That way.
Mask the Rocker! The Soul is Important!
Since our descriptions have been circulated throughout the city,
we haven't been able to perform concerts, so we've been wearing masks,
but we've had some trouble.
In any case, I'll still fly high.
Mask the Rocker! The Soul is Important!
Burn this image into your eyes, piggies.