You don't have to tell me
From the first moment we met
Glistening with sweat... baby face
You can't suppress that pounding heart
So you hide behind false pride
Breaking the speed limit... DRIVING
You can't even bring yourself to hold my hand
But you act tough and say "Follow me!"
Always in over your head, that's why I love you!
You're still so bland
The way you kiss is also bland
(Floating)
Why don't you take off those worn trousers
And just take the plunge?
Even so, you're still so bland
So this must be true love!
Wake up and see!
Just for you, I'll show you a hot un... deux... trois!
Gently...
Hard day's night game
I'm going to melt...
Episode Fourteen What If Kannagi Were Like This?
Well!
Oh, my...
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So you see...
As thanks, they gave us 10 percent, 100,000 yen!
That's awesome!
100,000 yen, did she say?
How many ten thousand yen bills go into 100,000?
Oh, um...
Anyway, we've been talking about what to spend it on,
but we just couldn't think of anything we wanted.
Since Takako's desires are more or less mental in nature...
So...
We decided to make a movie with this money!
A movie?
Why a movie?
Isn't this the art club?
All the more so! Because we're the art club!
We need to take on different visual mediums to express ourselves!
Sounds like pushing the envelope to me...
But are you sure that's what you want to use it for?
After all, it's your reward money, Senpai.
What are you talking about?!
If it means I can capture your fresh and vibrant bodies on video,
100,000 yen is a small price to pay!
Takako, your true motives are revealing themselves.
Be that as it may, since we have this opportunity,
we should try as much as possible to make everyone happy.
Tell me one at a time, what kind of movie you'd like to make!
Oh, but of course, a torrid love story about Jin and me!
Zange! When did you show up?
A little bird told me all about this wonderful project,
so I came, hoping you'd let me join you!
Hey, but you're not in the art club!
Oh, but who are you to talk?
As if you had any right to accuse her, either.
Please, President! Do let me join you in this venture!
This is Zange-chan saying...
I... beg... of... you!
We have ourselves a heroine!
Yay, score!
So indecent!
Now that we've got a bona fide idol on board...
Come on! Let's hear your ideas!
I think we should do an action film.
With a lot of stunts, like flying and jumping around...
Um... How about a high school movie?
Since a lot of people can relate to that...
I'd prefer a taste of science fiction.
With a story and worldview strong enough to camouflage our low budget,
and making sure we don't lose the audience's interest.
In this day and age, you can't compromise on quality
just because it's an independent film.
On the net, there are user-uploaded videos as good as professional works.
I don't really have a preference...
But if we're going to shoot something,
I'd like the composition to be really edgy.
The bad guys arrive on the scene with a bang!
And the Hero of Justice appears in a flash!
And wields a beam or something to take him out, pow-pow-pow!
It's almost refreshing, how your ideas are all over the map.
At least now we know that you all have something in mind.
Akiba!
Yes? Akiba!
Yes?
I want you to take everyone's ideas and turn them into a script.
Huh? Why do I have to do it?
Because you're the best man for the job!
Or rather, since there's no one else who can fill that post.
Oh, well... Perhaps...
But at least try to narrow it down to one genre!
What we have now is so incoherent I can't possibly tie them together!
Not gonna happen.
If we do that, everyone will be disappointed!
Are you saying that you're okay with making me suffer?!
Well... Well, but...
Of course... Since it's you...
Takako, such lame acting.
Could you tell?
I thought I could act like a cute character once in a while.
Fine, fine! All I have to do is write the script, right?
Fifteen Minutes Later
I'm done.
That was quick! I'm done.
That was quick!
I knew you could do it!
Huh?
But it's so... it's so dramatic!
Akiba, you really rock!
Why am I crying?
Hey, really?
Well, actually I based it on a plot I wrote back in eighth grade.
Who knew you'd all enjoy it that much?
You see, it's a good-versus-evil battle set against the backdrop of space,
something I'd always wanted to try, just once.
And I've been letting it simmer all this time...
But my aim was not to merely process it metaphysically,
but to incorporate entertaining aspects as well,
I should've known, what an otaku hoards inside himself is not normal. But to incorporate entertaining aspects as well,
I should've known, what an otaku hoards inside himself is not normal. So that anyone could enjoy it...
I should've known, what an otaku hoards inside himself is not normal. Even so, my pride wouldn't allow me to be ridiculed by sci-fi fans.
But... I wonder if this can be made on just 100,000 yen? Even so, my pride wouldn't allow me to be ridiculed by sci-fi fans.
But... I wonder if this can be made on just 100,000 yen? Nevertheless, my masterpiece...
Sunday
Scene 42, Planet Iskandia!
Mimori and Kirara confront their past selves, Aphrodina and Lunalora...
And the fateful battle begins!
Actors ready? Action!
Lunalora? I never thought I'd run into you at the ends of the galaxy!
Truly, what a small universe this is!
Right, switch angles over to Lunalora!
I might say the same of you, Aphrodina.
I'm impressed you managed to escape from that Black-Graviton prison.
I see you've obtained the eighth Chakra Doll...
What do you say to that?
Okay, change angles!
Hurry up!
So you're still going off on those treasure-seeking adventures?
I hate to disappoint you,
but I no longer have any interest in dominating the galaxy!
What could have changed you so?
The answer is...
Love!
All right, zoom in!
Dialogue, start!
Love?!
Oh, we'll add a special effect there later.
Go on, Lunalora!
Speaking of love and romance to me, Lunalora,
the Genocide Princess who soars through space?
I'm overcome with laughter!
Say what you will.
The peace I've found on this remote planet...
You'll never understand! Go home!
To the threshold of time and darkness!
Never going to happen, my friend!
I must destroy you, the symbol of good,
or we'll never know when another Neo-Harmageddon might happen.
If you say you've changed, then I'll have to send you back!
Romero!
Aphrodina!
This boy who changed you...
From this moment onward, he is my prisoner!
Starting today, he'll be enraptured... We'll be intimate!
If you wish to stop me, then come on! Bring it!
I'll speed this part up later!
Is this going to be any good?
Is that all? Is this going to be any good?
Is that all? Who knows? I only came because I was bored...
Obviously you haven't found the thirteenth Chakra Doll yet! Who knows? I only came because I was bored...
Obviously you haven't found the thirteenth Chakra Doll yet!
By the way, our position is kind of random, don't you think?
Hey, what's going on? What a terrible pinch! Am I doomed? By the way, our position is kind of random, don't you think?
Hey, what's going on? What a terrible pinch! Am I doomed? Well, at least our characters have names...
All right, you're on, Miss Aoba!
Okay!
Yamada, we're childhood friends,
so let's go home together...
Hey! Yamada's in trouble!
Right, now you're going to quiver with fury!
Unforgivable! How could they do this to Yamada...
Unforgivable!
We'll stick a composite behind her!
This power!
Don't tell me this child is the thirteenth Chakra Doll?
Who knew it was so near...
For some reason, I'm getting very excited!
Hametching Beam!
Okay, cut!
Thank you very much!
You see? You can do it if you try, Miss Aoba!
The thing is, I had no idea what I was saying the whole time. You see? You can do it if you try, Miss Aoba!
The thing is, I had no idea what I was saying the whole time. Oh, thank you very much!
And it's not very romantic...
When actually uttered, these lines are so tedious!
That's because we're trying to explain the whole story through dialogue.
There's nothing we can do about that! We're on a tight budget.
At the formulation stage, it was a hundred-million-dollar epic!
Meaning that this one is only one hundred thousandth the scale?
Hey, Akiba, all I'm doing is sitting around tied up.
Don't I have any action scenes?
Of course you do!
Okay, jump!
Okay, now take a step back and jump again!
Again!
Akiba, what is this you're making me do?
If we keep repeating this action and edit it later,
you'll look like you're flying through the skies.
It's called single-frame animation!
But that's not flashy at all!
Akiba, if we don't shoot the next scene,
the sunlight will change.
Right, but I want to open this scene right in the sky.
That cloud's really in the way...
Who cares about that? Just hurry up and shoot the scene!
I don't want to compromise on my scene just because we're low-budget!
Sorry everybody, we're waiting for the weather!
What the heck? Why'd it start pouring all of a sudden?
Oh, no! I'm going to get soaked!
It's your fault for not shooting the scene!
Have I been abandoned by the filmmaking gods?
What are you talking about? We're going back inside!
It's practically a typhoon...
We don't usually see them at this time of year.
Oh, man! After all the scheduling I did!
But it's not like there's a deadline.
No reason to get worked up.
But I AM worked up!
The longer we take to shoot,
the higher the fee for renting the equipment!
Hate to tell you this, but as it is, our budget's stretched tight.
You're not gonna see another cent.
Here's a towel.
Oh, hey, thanks.
But we're all soaked... We'll catch cold in these wet clothes.
True. Okay, everyone, let's get changed!
Art Room
President...
We've changed...
So now we're all changed!
Why are we all in swimsuits?
Well, because we've started swimming in gym class,
and our gym clothes are at home.
Besides, this is a once- in-a-lifetime opportunity!
Wow! Extracurricular Activities with Girls in Swimsuits!
Uh, some of us are guys...
Anyway, since we need to let our clothes dry,
why not just hang out here for a while like this?
Well, I have nothing against the idea itself, but...
These school swimsuits are so tight on me...
It was the wrong size to begin with...
I don't know what to do!
Hold it!
Jin! What are you doing, staring at her like that?!
That's so lewd!
I'm not staring at anything...
What? But I don't mind at all!
It's my job as an idol to be stared at!
That doesn't make that get-up of yours any less indecent!
Put something on...
Now, now, enough of this mean-spirited arguing.
We're in crisis mode right now.
Once it stops raining, we're going to start shooting again.
That means we really need to work as a team.
What?
Nagi, you...
...are even more pathetic than I thought...
Huh? What do you mean?
Stop it, Tsugumi! You mustn't think, "I win!"
Outward appearances change, and human nature rears its ugly head.
Jeez, it's all such a drag!
Hey! Anyone have something we can kill time with?
Just like that, you're asking?
Here we are, locked inside a room by a storm,
with tender, sweet young boys and girls all clad in swimsuits!
Now that's what you'd call a romantically adventurous situation!
So let's do something as bold as that calls for!
Yeah...
Editing Room Sales
What century is this game from?
It's from before we were even born.
The games from this era had low hardware specs, but quality content.
That's why its popularity on the Internet and such is so enduring.
Oh, come on! This isn't what I'm looking for!
Yeah, but I can't believe you found this.
In club rooms, legacies are often stashed away by our predecessors.
It's a common practice.
New Osaka International Airport
Whoa...
See? Nothing to it!
Daitetsu, want to give it a shot?
Huh? Me?
Right, Daitetsu!
That's it! Put it in there!
But... But how?
There, there, there! Like you're shoving it upwards from the back!
Daitetsu, come on, get it in there!
You know what...
Not that hole, the one over here!
Depending on how you look at it, this is a kind of tasty situation. Not that hole, the one over here!
Depending on how you look at it, this is a kind of tasty situation. Do you think I can enter there?
Come on, Daitetsu! If you can't do it, I'll put it in!
True...
I've never really played a lot of games before...
Watch your back, the next stage is a shoot-'em-up!
Huh? What do you mean? It's not an action game?
The unique setup of this game has now become legendary, you see.
My, you're so good, Jin!
You make me want to root for you!
What are you doing, Mikuriya?
My bad...
Hey, you! Would you mind not getting in Jin's way?
Excuse me, but I'm just cheering him on!
Actually, all you're doing is getting in his way!
I am not in his way!
Whatever you're doing, just get away from him!
Why don't you get away from him yourself?
Mikuriya! You're down to your last life!
There's a trap right in front of me...
Don't let it confuse you, Mikuriya!
Use your mind's eye! Believe in the Force!
Got it!
All right!
What's going on?
The power's out, I believe.
I should've written down the password!
It's so dark in here, we can't see anything without a light!
This is quite problematic. If only we had a flashlight...
Let there be light!
Hey, Nagi-sama! Nice!
It's good to have the right equipment, that's what I always say!
Whoa!
Jin!
I tripped over something.
What's this?
A DVD?
Uh, it says, "Fifth"?
Oh, that's the DVD I rented as a reference for our shoot.
Hey, hold on!
This is already overdue!
Sorry about that.
I was so swamped getting ready for the shoot, I kind of forgot...
Don't give me that! They're gonna make us pay a late fee!
Go return it right now!
What? Are you serious?
Didn't I tell you?! Our budget's stretched to the limit!
We can't cough up another cent!
But it's pouring out there!
You get yourself down there right now!
You just want to make me suffer, don't you?!
Why did it have to come to this?
Well, it can't be helped. You only have yourself to blame!
Still, wearing a damp uniform is pretty uncomfortable.
But it's better than walking around outside in our swimsuits!
Even so... Do we really need a whole crowd to go?
Then why don't you stay behind, Jin?
I'm going because I'm worried about Akiba.
Well, I'm worried about you, Jin!
So am I!
Me too.
Ah, friendship... Such a beautiful sight!
It's a full-on storm!
It's even worse than before.
Don't you think it's too dangerous to go out in weather this bad?
I guess there's no way around it.
If anything happens to you guys, I'll be accountable as president.
I'll find a way to scrape up the late fees.
I'm going!
I'm a man of my word. I said I'd go, so I'm going!
What are you saying, Akiba?
And besides, as director of this film,
I have certain responsibilities, and that includes the budget.
No, actually, if you don't let me take responsibility for this,
I won't be able to hold my head up high.
Please let me go!
Akiba...
I'll go with you.
Mikuriya...
I can't stand by and let you go alone, you know.
Since it's so dark out, my Oonusa is sure to come in handy!
I'll go, too!
All right, it's dangerous out there.
We'll go as the chosen team of four.
The rest of you, stand by inside the school. Agreed?
Akiba, you're so...
Promise me you'll come back alive!
You can count on it!
There's a strong wind, so let's proceed with caution, step by step!
I can't see anything ahead of me!
Daitetsu!
Stay with us, now! Daitetsu!
Sorry... Looks like this is as far as I can go.
Just leave me here and go on...
Ahead...
Daitetsu!
Daitetsu... We'll make sure that your death won't be in vain!
Let's keep moving. Our mission is not yet accomplished.
Great, the wind's dying down.
There's no more fear of being blown around, or things flying into us...
Right after I say that, we're hit by a sudden deluge?
Akiba!
Sorry... It's in your hands now.
Promise me you'll return it...
Akiba!
It's just the two of us now, huh?
Yeah...
Jin...
What is it?
If... If anything should happen to me...
Don't think twice about abandoning me, and go on!
Don't be ridiculous.
How could I ever abandon you?
Jin...
You don't have to worry.
I'll look after you, Nagi.
Thank you, Jin.
We made it.
Daitetsu... Akiba... We'll never forget the sacrifices you made!
The late fee is for one day. That'll be 210 yen.
I didn't bring my wallet.
Nagi, you wouldn't happen to have any money...
Nope.
Do you think maybe this is a twist ending?
Why is this happening?
Part One The End
What is this?
It has that "oops, we went ahead and did it" vibe...
What do you expect?
It couldn't have been made on that minuscule budget in the first place!
What do you think Takako will say when she sees this?
Oh, there's no need to worry about Takako.
Because, you see, she's always looking ahead to the future.
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Part Two, green light!
Gods of heaven, gods of earth
O myriads of gods
Listen to the sacred words:
All the sins of the world are no more.
Scatter away the mists of the high mountains,
And the mists of the low mountains
Listen to the sacred words:
All the sins of the world are no more.
Keep your heart true and honest
And you shall never stray from your path
O my beloved, beloved children
Such sound and healthy lives
Let us vow together
Find rest in the sacred grove,
Find peace.
In the sacred grove where time is endless.