Princess Lover ! 「Picture Drama⑥」
Is there anything that's starting today?
I haven't heard a thing.
Me neither.
I have not heard anything, either.
So, Nezu, what's your purpose in gathering everyone together?
If it's something worthless, I'll cut you down and throw you away.
The truth is...
Die!
*nyoge*
I hadn't even said anything, and yet you cut me down anyway.
Nothing less from you, Silvia-san.
Being praised by you doesn't make me happy.
Ah, this feeling of oppression... I can't hold back anymore!
Just get on with it already.
Now now, there's no need to rush.
This is the last Princess Lover DVD special feature.
Our fans want to hear everybody's voices until the last minute, the last second!
That is the true fan mentality!
Eh? Whose voice is that?
Grand Wave!
*nyoge*
You're the one talking the most here!
Honestly.
I never knew you two could use the Grand Wave.
I didn't know you had a special move like that, either!
Is this the concept we're going with today?
Then maybe I should reveal a secret, too.
Huh? You've also got something, Charl?
Charlotte-san's breasts are glowing with an awesome power!
Va-voom!
What in the name of--?
How was it?
Are you sure about this, Charl?
I'm pretty sure that building was a cultural treasure.
Even the Hazelrinks will have trouble sweeping this under the rug.
That's not what I'm concerned about!
But, if you had that ability,
why didn't you use it to escape when you were kidnapped?
Because, it would've ripped up my clothes!
I only could've used it once.
Although once the problem was resolved, my clothes would've returned to normal.
I don't get what you mean!
What is Charlotte-san talking about?
Is she fantasizing?
I just don't know anymore...
So anyway, here's the plan for the last volume:
"Should I Say it Now? The Pri-Lover Recollections and Reflections Session!"
Ah, this is from Episode 1.
Hey, why did you live at a soba restaurant?
It wasn't like that in the original game.
Uhh, that's something the director and the screenwriter decided on.
It was also the director's decision to make me know how to fence.
Now I get it!
Because of that trait, you were able to spar with Silvie.
Also, the screenwriter really likes soba.
That's how he came up with this introductory scene.
Ah yes, the sword fighting scene where Teppei-san's father used the soba sticks.
So that's a soba restaurant, huh?
If I may, here's something I heard about this part.
What is it?
The most popular character in Episode 1...
...was none other than Arima-sama's mother!
Oh, is that so?
I thought this scene had some "sway" to it!
Additionally, after the video for Ep.1 was assembled, the music was created.
What about it?
Normally, composers work off a "music menu" for TV anime.
The music and the animation are created separately.
So, then what?
Usually, the music can only be matched to the animation
when there is plenty of time and money involved, like with a movie.
But even with certain limitations in mind,
the first episode was considered important in this series,
so the music was made to fit it.
I guess you'd have to put a lot of drawings together to make that carriage and car chase scene.
What's wrong, Seika-san? Did we offend you somehow?
I wasn't in the first episode, so I'm feeling left out.
The director and the screenwriter agonized over that.
But in the end, they went with the Episode 1 you see here.
It was equally surprising to new and old Princess Lover fans alike.
Which was exactly what they intended.
But there were a lot of people online
who expected a moe anime and got action instead.
So in a way, you could say that the staff succeeded.
Ah, this is the so-called "Hot Springs Party."
In the original game, this was an important point where Arima-sama chooses
the heroine he wants to be with.
But for the TV series, they decided to go all-out with the gags.
When the staff considered what would bring the best results,
they thought "The hot springs"?
So they went with the hot springs.
So that's how it was...
You could say that once you've seen one hot spring, you've seen them all.
But I really enjoyed them~!
We played table tennis, too.
They'd decided that things would get serious from Episode 7 onward,
so the staff crammed in all the fanservice they could.
Yeah, they sure did a lot in this episode.
They certainly did.
They did as much as they wanted to.
However, if no one was entertained by this episode,
the director and the screenwriter
were prepared to give up on doing gags for the rest of the series.
By the way, the original creator, Ricotta,
checked over all the scripts carefully.
And apparently, the "Magical Knight Maria-chan" thing was their idea.
Indeed. Originally, it was scripted as a standard Magical Girl anime,
but Ricotta decided to design things that way on a "because we can" basis.
This person is Josephine, an anime-original character.
Apparently the scriptwriters had decided on her full name from the very beginning.
They envisioned various characteristics for her,
like secretly being George II's great-granddaughter.
What're you talking about, Yuu-san?!
It seems the 5th Squad adored her.
Say what?
They were brave enough to put her full name in the captions, because they really loved her.
Just curious, why was that?
They really loved her.
By this point, the series had nothing to do with the source material.
No, really?
Honestly.
Not that it matters,
but the guy who disappeared beneath the surface of the Earth in Episode 6
was named Yamashita.
Yeah, he was in the Society Club. What about him?
Take a gooood look at the last episode.
Behold! Yamashita's there, with a girlfriend!
How can this be?
Wait, calm down, Nezu-kun!
For the sake of being the comedic relief for this series,
I, Nezu Haruhiko, put my body through all kinds of abuse.
But do I get a girlfriend? Nooo~!
So why'd this Yamashita guy luck out?!
Die!
*gyapu!*
This is the first time I've ever heard Nezu-kun not say "nyoge."
Also, in the previous Picture Drama,
we were talking about doing a soba party for the last episode.
What's a soba party like?
You eat flowing soumen, right?
This is for the soba version.
You catch flowing soba, and eat it.
But some people fail to catch it,
and knock the bamboo chute loose.
The heroines get all wet, and their clothes become see-through...
If only I had a little more length, I could've done that...
...I'm talking about soba here.
Really!?
Of course.
I'd like to eat soba made by Teppei-dono.
Make some for us!
I would like to try some, as well.
Sure, no problem.
Yaay!
Did you all enjoy the "Princess Lover!" DVD release to the very end?
We really did the best we could.
Indeed, as per the script, I exposed my body.
And yes, it was a little embarrassing.
I hope we meet again some day.
Until next time~!
Die!
*nyoge*