Kirika Asamori
24 Hours with Asamori-san
Okay!
Kuroda-san, what do you think?
Looks okay. Good work.
Yo!
Kobayakawa, come here.
Here's Kirika Asamori's script.
Oh!
Can we go to the recording sesh, too?
If you've finished your quota, then yes.
Who's this "Sakon Ooba?"
That's the main character's name. I finally decided on it.
Why "Sakon Ooba?"
Don't you think it's cool?
Really?
Older Sister (front) Kirika Asamori was a 2nd year and in my class. [ KIRIKA ] G'morning, everyone! Little sister(back) Sabaki Asamori, a 1st year and an underclassman. [ Sabaki ] ...good morning. I'm sorry we're late. [ Girl ] Morning, Kirika-chan! [ Boy ] Um, uh, Asamori-san, good morning!
We'll record the demo first, so look it over and practice.
G'morning, everyone!
I don't need someone who obeys me like a dog.
I want an assistant.
Ooba-kun, I'm buying you.
Whoa!
Kobayakawa-senpai, you're amazing!
It's your turn now.
Finally!
I hope you do the same at the recording session.
Leave it to me!
Zetsubou to kakki wa hitoe Despair and energy are one and the same
Jinsei wa hakanakute Life is short
Kusubutte irarenai We can't stay like this forever
Dakara arukidasou So let's start walking forward
Yukedo hatenai kono michi o What are you moving towards
Nani o hoshite susundeiku On this endless road?
Mizu o motome samayou you ni You won't get anywhere with hope without desire
Yoku no nai kibou ni mirai wa nai As if you're wandering looking only for water
Monogatari no algorithm The pilgrims pursue
Tadoru junreishatachi The algorithm of the story
Mune ni yadoru sono shin'nen ga The faith in our hearts
Death march wo ikinokoru sube Helps us survive this death march
Imagination no flow The imagination flows!
Junsui no mama ja iranai kanaetai dattara You can't stay pure if you want your dream to come true
Furenai unmei wo egakidasou Let's create an impossible fate
Tada matteitatte tsumannai It's boring just waiting around
Sou kanjiteitan janai That's how you felt, right?
Yume wa jibun de ubaitsukamu diamond Your dreams are a diamond you have to take for yourself
Chousen no turn It's our turn for challenge
Jounetsu no zone The passionate zone
Tomo ni tatte Let's stand together
Fumidashite mezasu kouya wo Take our first steps as we aim for the wasteland
Because I Love You
Oh, I like that!
Which one?
We're going to record in this den of normies?
Yes. Yoyogi, Harajuku, East Shinjuku...
Most recording studios are buried within normal-looking places you wouldn't think are special.
Like a fujoshi that's good at camouflage.
Jinsaka Studios
Good morning.
Hello!
Hello.
I'm Kuroda from Rokuhara.
I look forward to working with you today.
I'm Itou from Intro Production.
Nice to meet you as well.
Wow, you really are all high schoolers!
Tabe-san!
Oh, I'm sorry!
I'm Sayaka Tabe from Intro Pro!
Nice to meet you!
Nice to meet you, too!
Director.
Oh, Director Sayuki!
I'd like you to call me my real name.
Here, please share them with everyone.
Thanks.
It's like we've entered into the unknown.
Y-yeah.
It's a professional studio full of professionals.
Aw, you're getting so sensitive! How funn--
Ow! Ow, ow, ow!
This is my writer, Buntarou-san.
Our CGA, Hokekiyo-san.
Our scripter, Akkina-san.
H-hey.
I'm Kai, I'm her assistant.
I'm Yuka Kobayakawa, playing the role of Kirika Asamori!
Nice to meet you!
Nice to meet you all.
Go ahead and sit down.
Thank you very much!
It's fine, relax, relax.
R-right!
Alright, let's talk about the characters.
You wanna start, Sayuki-chan?
No, I'd like Buntarou-san to do so.
Huh?
Me?
Uh.
Sabaki's the little sister.
Oh, she's Kirika's little sister.
Hojo-kun,
that's all written in the profile.
Oh, you're right, sorry.
No, it's alright. Does Sabaki feel like "kh!" with her older sister?
"Kh?" Umm...
Like she's looking down on her, or...
Oh, uhh,
I don't think it goes that far, but...
Alright then. I'll give it a try.
Just the two of them today?
We'll do the rest on another day.
I see.
They record us one at a time.
For games, that's what it looks like.
How long is it gonna take?
Maybe just an hour per character.
Sayuki-chan, how's your brother?
Yes, well.
I know it's been rough.
Tell him I say "hi", yeah?
I will.
Tabe-kun, you good to go?
Yes, whenever you're ready!
Mickey?
Ready!
Page 5. The lines when Sabaki enters.
Good morning. I'm sorry we're late.
Have a good weekend.
Your little sister had to take care of the enemy you let get away.
You should be praising me a little more, Big Sis.
It's Sabaki!
It really is Sabaki!
Super Sabaki!
How was that?
Huh?
Was it just as you imagined, or different?
No, it was great!
Yeah?
Y-yes, I think it's very good!
Sayuki-chan?
It's good.
Alright, let's test it.
Whenever you're ready!
Good morning. I'm sorry we're late.
Have a good weekend.
Your little sister had to take care of the enemy you let get away.
You should be praising me a little more, Big Sis.
Welcome to the magic of Hades.
Alright, wait a sec while we check that take.
Okay!
Anything you wanna say?
No, it was great. Yeah?
Y-yes, I think it's very good!
That's all you've been saying.
I think it's good, too.
All good here.
We'll keep it, then.
Moving on, the part with the cheeky neighborhood kid.
Ready?
Yup!
Take this! Drill tornado!
Thank you very much!
T-thank you very much!
Can I have a bit of your time?
Of course. You want an interview right?
Okay, let's go over there.
That was amazing.
It went so fast.
It really only took an hour.
Kobayakawa-san.
Can you go get ready?
Right!
I heard you already had the right voice for Kirika, so can we go straight into the test?
S-sure!
Okay, so here's the cue light. Start talking when it goes on.
You can correct yourself if you mess up, so just keep going through to the end of the line.
We'll put it all together later.
Okay.
Anything you want to ask us?
I'm okay.
Get a little further away from the mic.
Try not to make too much noise with the paper.
Okay, let's do a take from page 4 from Kirika's entrance to Page 6.
Then let's skip to pages 13 through 19, do that all at once.
Alright.
G'mo--
G'morning, everyone!
What is it, Ooba-kun?
Oh, that was on the news, wasn't it?
You were there?
You sure are unlucky.
Okay, hold on a sec.
There was some noise on some lines, so we'll have to rerecord those.
Also, anything you want to comment on?
No, I'm good.
Y-yes, I think it's very good!
Excuse me.
Page 6, line 3, starting with "Ooba-kun,"
I'd like a little more intonation on that line.
Also, page 17, line 4, what happened there?
I've got a mark on that, too.
It feels like she's enjoying herself.
Yes.
It's a line that's supposed to be very Kirika.
Kobayakawa-san, that was pretty good.
There's a few lines we have to rerecord from the first half, but let's look at page 6, line 3--
Um, can I start from the beginning again?
From "G'morning!"
And the "What is it" line, too, since it's the first time she talks to the main character!
Alright, then can you do everything from the beginning to page 6?
And there are three lines we'd like you to redo. That okay?
Yes, I'm ready!
She's an eager one.
Alright, here we go.
G'morning, everyone!
What is it, Ooba-kun?
Oh, that was on the news, wasn't it?
You were there? You sure are unlucky.
Well, from what I see, you came out of it fine, yes?
You seem pretty tough, too, Ooba-kun.
So what did the robber look like?
Alright, got it.
Um, excuse me!
Can I do that one more time?
Huh?
From the start!
I think that take was good.
Please.
Alright, from the top, then.
Oh? From how you're putting it, you must hav--
I'm sorry!
Sorry, can I do it standing up?
And why are you backed into such a--
I'm sorry!
Why don't we take a quick break?
Huh?
When's our next appointment?
8 PM.
Next?
They've got more appointments later.
What if we don't get all the lines? Do we have to come again?
We can't.
The staff have their own schedules to maintain, and adding time would cost money.
It's all up to Kobayakawa.
Yuka...
Go away!
What're you doing?!
I thought I'd get a little more pumped up about it.
Kobayakawa, you can't rerecord anything.
Huh?
You already have takes that were okayed.
If you don't record the last half, we won't make it in time.
But I just can't accept them.
But I thought they were pretty good!
It can't just be "pretty good"!
You and everyone worked so hard to get us here!
I can't scrape by with "pretty good"!
I didn't mean it that way, I'm sorry.
But my story's really only "pretty good"--
I won't have it!
There's been nothing for me to do until now!
There's no reason to exist if I don't get results here!
An amazing job is producing the best possible work within the time you're given.
Oh, so you don't care about quality, Kuroda-san!
Huh?!
I said there was nothing wrong with what you did.
So you're fine with that?
Kuroda-san, you don't really give a crap about how the game comes out, do you?!
I'd like to talk with her alone.
Huh?
This is a producer's job.
I told her to get it done in time.
Hold on just a moment.
I think it's good.
Yeah.
M-me too.
I think it's fine.
It's good.
We'll keep that take. Good work.
Thank you very much.
She made it just in time.
She didn't ask for any retakes.
Good work! You did great!
Hey.
I'm going home.
Hey, Yuka?
Hyakkei Municipal Academy
Drama Club?
Yeah, she said she's going there today...
...and she's not coming back.
Yuka Kobayakawa Call Message Email
This morning, I got a message from the recording studio.
They said we need to rerecord somethings.
Huh?
There's a line that could be a problem with a trademark.
There were also parts they couldn't cut the noise out of.
Did you talk to Yuka?
I talked to her at lunch.
She didn't respond.
Worst case scenario, we need a new voice actress to replace her.
Yuka!
Hey, Yuka!
Go away, go away, go away!
A-are you out of your mind?!
Why'd you run away from me?
Crying.
I promised you.
I said I'd pour my heart and soul into your script.
I said you could count on me.
But because she told me to do it in the time limit,
I did a crap job...
It wasn't crap.
Everyone said it was good.
I also--
I can't just be "good".
It can't!
If it's just good...
Auditions for child actors?
Yeah! I wanna be an actress!
Well, your daddy doesn't like that.
Huh?
Yeah. It's not a stable job, and I don't know if you've got the talent for it.
But I was the lead at the school arts festival!
Mommy, Daddy, you said I was good!
But that's not good enough, Yuka.
It's a really difficult world.
Huh?
Yuka?
They said I'm not good enough.
For what?
To be an actress.
Huh? Why?
But you're a genius at it, Yuka!
You're like super good at impressions!
I am?
You totally are! You did an awesome job at the arts festival!
Awesome...
Right, Atomu?
Yeah! Some kids even cried when you acted!
Maybe I have the talent.
You do! I guarantee it!
Me too!
You and Atomu were the only ones who acknowledged me.
So I wanted to do a good job.
But I couldn't do an awesome job for you.
Don't put it in the past tense.
You can still fix it.
You heard there were lines to rerecord, right?
Yeah, but I'll just have to--
If you avoid this one, we have to get a new VA for Kirika.
Huh?
Then it's not a problem. You don't need me.
Yuka.
There are tons of people way better than me!
I don't wanna keep bothering you!
Yuka!
I can only hear your voice for her!
It can't be anyone else!
But...
Kuroda-san might say something to you again, but I want you to do it!
So c'mon.
Let's go together!
Huh?
Ah, hey, Bunta!
I'm sorry, but next week...
Right.
Something's come up, and we can't get it done in time.
Right. I'm really sorry about this.
I'll contact you again soon.
Who was that?
The publishing company is going to give us a few more days for the demo.
We're now giving it to them for distribution as an extra in magazines.
Now that the release is going to be delayed, I'll have to make some adjustments.
Why is it delayed?
Kobayakawa.
Is it my fault?
I'm sorry!
It's not just this time that we have a time limit.
We have to do our best within the limits we're given. That's our job.
Knowing that, will you still do it for us?
I want you to do it.
Kuroda-san?
We can get someone else to play Kirika.
But you're the only one who can do your Kirika.
And I've been listening to your voice here this whole time,
and I can't imagine Kirika with anyone but your voice.
It's really okay for me to do it?
I told you before.
An amazing job is producing the best possible work within the time you're given.
I made us a little time, so go do an amazing job.
Kuroda-san...
Alright. I'll do an amazing job!
Mickey, you good?
Anytime!
It's about that time...
Yup.
Yeah.
You can do it.
Jinsaka Studios
Okay, Kobayakawa-san. You ready?
Yes! Thank you in advance!
Sometimes, I'm the beautiful academy student, Kirika Asamori!
Sometimes I'm the assassin, Ruination Mask!
Next week, we're releasing our demo.
Next week?!
Seriously? That's really soon!
I'm getting nervous.
You've gotta get on the scripting starting from tomorrow.
I'll see you tomorrow, then.
Right. Good work!
Kuroda-san!
Thanks!
Making time for creators to work is a producer's job.
It was absolutely amazing work.
See ya later!
What'd you two talk about?
It's a secret!
What's that supposed to mean?
Oh, shove off!
I'm glad recording finished without a hitch.
The real tough part starts now.
Man, I wish I could leave my mark, too.
Huh?
What are you talking about?
Huh?
The director said a ton of good stuff about you, Atomu.
You gave every character their own color in the script and changed the text size, right?
He said it made it tons easier for the actresses to read.
Really?!
Managing the schedule, getting me to finish work.
It wasn't easy, was it?
Well, it's my job!
Hey, Tori-chan!
I'm sorry!
Mind if we barge in?
What?
I thought you guys were gonna kiss.
Like hell we were!
Oh, don't try to hide it!
Hey! I said don't look at us like that!
That's the only way I can see you guys!
Shut it! Just go finish programming!
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Oh, come on!
Brother?
Atarashii sekai tobikome mirai ga yonderu Jump into the new world, our future is calling
Yasashiku yorisottettai I want to gently be by your side
Kimi no yume ouensasete Let me support you and your dream
Chotto jiman dekiru mono Someone who doesn't have
Nan ni mo motteinakute Anything they can be proud of
Ki ga tsuitara shita bakari On cloudy days when they realize
Mitsumeteta no cloudy days They've only been looking at the ground
Sonna uyamuya shiteiru I want to change
Futoumei na kimochi wa ne That wavering, murky feeling
Jibun datte ni kaete hoshii Into a shout of "I can do it!"
Hajimete zukushi de When I'm first starting out
Tomadoi darake dakedo I'm full of so many doubts
Watashi mo onaji da yo It's the same for me, too
Atarashii sekai tobikome mirai ga matteru Jump into the new world, our future is waiting
Hikari ni mitasareta toki motomete Pursue a moment full of light
Gamushara ni ikeru shunkan sono saki ima da yo The present awaits us after this frantic moment
Yasashiku yorisottettai I want to gently be by your side
Dakara issho ni ganbarou So let's all work hard together
You're always a great help, Kai.
Kuroda-san!
Now that I realize it, I haven't really praised you for it.
You run errands smoothly, and always respond quickly.
If I had to give you advice...
Yeah?
...Ando would be happy if you got closer to Hojo-kun.
I'm just here for BL?