All right!
MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRL
HIGH SCHOOL GIRL
High...school...girl... HIGH SCHOOL GIRL
I'm gonna be a high school girl!
Hey Mom, Eriko's yelling about something again.
She's always doing that. Just ignore her.
If you look up at the sparkling lights of the sky...
Will your overflowing tears start sparkling too?
I want to see you with a sparkling smile on my face
Let's leave yesterday behind
When did I start looking down all the time?
I had no time to see the different colors of the seasons
Every time I take a deep breath, the wind blows through my heart
Come on, let's spread our arms
If we all dream a big, sparkling dream...
Will all the time we spent worrying disappear?
I want to get there with sparkling eyes
To reach that faraway future
GIRL'S HIGH
YAMASAKI GIRLS' ACADEMY FUJI MIDDLE SCHOOL / HIGH SCHOOL
I can't believe Eriko's so late!
YUMA SUZUKI
It's her idea, she shouldn't make us wait! YUMA SUZUKI
She wants to go scout the school today. AYANO SATO
But tomorrow's the commencement ceremony! AYANO SATO
Hey, sorry I'm late! AYANO SATO
You are SO not on time, Eriko!
ERIKO TAKAHASHI
Just thinking how close I am to being... ERIKO TAKAHASHI
...a high school girl kept me up all night. ERIKO TAKAHASHI
Dammit, we're not in grammar school anymore!
But I think I know where you're coming from.
After all, we're brand-new, sparkling freshmen, right?
Uh, the cherry blossoms are in full bloom...spring has arrived!
Ah...such a beautiful day!
Come on! Don't ignore me!
All right, then! Let's get this show on the road!
Hey, Eriko! Where are you going? The school grounds aren't that way, dude.
And besides, we've got to get permission from the Administration Office.
Permission? No need for that!
Because we're not really scouting the place...we're gonna explore!
Huh?
Let's infiltrate from here!
But, Eri!
For real?
Come on, you two, what are you waiting for? Hurry up!
Augh!
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS ARE IDIOTS.
RESTROOM
You told us to bring our uniforms, Eriko... RESTROOM
You told us to bring our uniforms, Eriko...
...so I thought something fishy was up.
But sneaking onto campus like this...
Won't we get in trouble if we're caught?
No sweat, no sweat!
As long as we're dressed like this, we've got nothing to worry about.
Oh!
Huh? Don't tell me...do I look awesome?
Uh, no...the total opposite, actually.
Hold on! I don't mean you, Eriko... it's the uniform!
See...look! It's just a little too long, so it looks really lame!
Does that mean that Eriko's legs are short?
Don't say stuff like that!
Sorry.
So anyway...
I'm gonna trim it for you!
Are you're serious?
Now, now! Don't move or I'll end up slicing your butt too!
This is just a little too graphic for me...
Not to worry, girl! I'll just go snippity-snip, and...
Nurse Sato...I'm afraid I'm a failure as a doctor.
Doctor, you're not to blame! You did the best you could!
Hey, enough with the soap opera, you two!
It's perfectly fine, Eriko.
It's like a tennis skirt... I think it's cute!
Hey, listen, there's 3 important "bags" you need to pack when you get married...
The first is your "patience" bag and... um...I'm not sure whether...
...the others are your shopping bag, or your lunch bag or your money bag...
All right.
Why don't we just move on and set off on our High School Exploration?
It's the day before Commencement, for God's sake!
Let's all show up tomorrow in our summer uniforms, okay?
Oh, wow! You sure can tell this is a private school!
It's all so nice and clean. A totally different world than our public junior high!
Remember how totally gross it was around the boys' clubrooms?
You said it! Dirty, nasty, smelly, itchy, hair all over the place, bear-like and...
..."no problem if half their thing's sticking out"...the Seven Deadly Sins!
Bear-like? Don't just say whatever comes into your head!
Compared to all that, a girls' school is like a female paradise!
Clean, orderly, everything in its place...the 3 Virtues!
Ah! The high school girls' life of our dreams!
Not...not! There's no way in hell!
I'm telling you, you're both totally deluded about girls' schools!
If no guys are around...
I think your indoor shoes smell really skanky, don't you ever wash them?
Are you kidding? I never take 'em off!
I haven't done anything with mine since the commencement ceremony!
Okay, well...I'm sure there are some exceptions!
That's actually the majority!
SWIM TEAM
My sister went to a girls' school. SWIM TEAM
My sister went to a girls' school.
That's how I know.
Boys' schools are unclean, but girls' school are dirty and out of control!
Dirty?
Especially the sports teams... their club rooms are in the "Danger Zone."
If there're no guys to show off to, girls let themselves sink as low as they can go.
Just look at those old hags lying around their houses all day!
Hey, doesn't it stink in here?
Like sweat and deodorant spray and perfume all mixed up?
When do you think was the last time they cleaned this room?
5 years?
10 years?
Come on, this is just a fluke!
Maybe it stinks in here, but it's still better than a skanky guys' room...whoa!
Right out in the open...
Never mind that...if you've shaved off your body hair, at least clean it up!
What kind of hair is this?
I bet it's her curlies...her pubic hair!
If you're gonna get rid of that stuff, do it at home, dammit!
Don't you want to see what's in their lockers?
God only knows what's gonna spill out of there!
You two are so brave!
You know what? I don't think it would be a crime if we set fire to this room.
Even if it went to trial, we'd be sure to win!
What the hell did they just see?
Maybe it's not exactly what I envisioned!
So far from the 3 Virtues...heck, it's even worse than a boys' school!
Could this be the reality of a girls' school?
Athlete's Foot Remedy
Gimme a break! What the hell is going on here?
I thought people who went to an all-girls' school would be stylish and super-cool!
Hey, Eriko!
Eri! Hey, Eriko!
No way! This can't be real!
The girls' school I always dreamed of... it's nothing like this!
Eriko!
I'm really sorry!
AKARI KOUDA
That's all right. I don't mind. AKARI KOUDA
Please stop apologizing...Senpai! AKARI KOUDA
Huh? Senpai?
That's right. The uniform is for the high school, isn't it?
Just look at your skirt...so short and cool, and full-on customized!
Yeah, I guess.
It's our fault for wandering around the... KYOKO HIMEJI
...high school when we're in junior high. KYOKO HIMEJI
Even though we're being promoted to the... IKUE OGAWA
...high school from junior high tomorrow... IKUE OGAWA
...Koudacchi insisted on exploring a day early.
Well, but...
I guess some people do come up with the exact same ideas in this world!
Never mind that, aren't those girls the same age as us?
They've got the wrong idea...
By the way, Senpai!
Huh?
I'm sure it was fate that led us to meet here.
If you don't mind, I'd like you to tell us all about what goes on in high school!
Even though we're part of the Sakijo school system...
...we have no idea what the high school's like!
Please, won't you tell us?
Is it totally different from junior high?
Do you all get boyfriends?
Is the homework difficult? Do you all get boyfriends?
Uh, well, actually... the thing is, see...
Please, tell us all about it, Senpai!
Well, um...
Oh, man...whatever!
Why don't I just tell everything you need to know about life at Sakijo High!
Oh!
That's it, she's on her own!
This is what they mean by "past the point of no return", right?
What are you gonna do, Eriko?
Lying your head off about being their senpai and giving them all that B.S.!
But I couldn't help it!
Telling them that once you're in high school, everyone gets a boyfriend...
...that they'll get 10 times as much allowance and have their periods once a year!
What kind of a pyramid scheme are you trying to sell?
Ow, ow, ow!
I didn't have any choice! I was just telling them what I thought...
And besides, they were so happy to hear what I had to say!
That's not the point, dummy!
Now, now, Yuma, I'm sure they didn't believe a word Eriko said.
They just went along with her because they thought she was their senpai.
Well, yeah, of course...but the fact is, we fed them a bunch of lies.
But what the hell...there are 6 classes to a grade at Sakijo.
If we are not in the same class, I bet they'll forget what we look like after a while.
But saying things like that just might...
...jinx us into landing in the same class as them!
You're right, it could happen!
Like Murphy's Law, right?
We will now begin the Commencement Ceremony for the High School.
It's all because of what Ayano said...
Could this be...all my fault?
A nightmare...this is just a nightmare!
I wonder...if I can survive the next 3 years at this school?
1st year, Bamboo Class
No way! That's way cool, don't you think?
One, two...four!
They look like they're having fun... Kouda and the others.
Oh, just ignore them! They're making all that commotion so we'll hear them.
They've been like that everyday for a week since we started high school.
Always sticking to their middle school clique...
There's nothing we can do. We're "outside" students from another middle school.
We have absolutely nothing in common!
Anyway, it's not like we have to make friends with everyone in the whole class.
We should just think about enjoying our school life in our own way!
Right, Eriko?
I guess so.
Are you sure about this?
Am I sure? About what?
About Takahashi and the other two.
I know they lied to our faces, but it's not as if they did us any harm.
And besides, we're the ones who mistook them for our senpais in the first place!
Oh, that's easy for you to say, since that's all that happened to you.
But in my case, not only did she straddle my face at our first meeting...
Hey, did you know?
When we get to high school, we all get a boyfriend as a bonus!
Plus, we'll get 10 times as much allowance...
...and we only have to go through with our periods once a year!
You mean you...told other people?
That's right. Not only did I tell them, but I acted smug about it too!
Well, that might make it tough for you...
So I swore to myself that I'd get my revenge on that girl who plastered...
...her groin in my face, and filled me with misinformation about...
...being in a girls' high school, that Eriko Takahashi!
Holy crap, so one of them did actually swallow your story.
What are you gonna do, Eri?
She sounds serious about getting revenge on you!
That Kouda...I can't believe how anal that girl is!
What does she mean, revenge? I won't have it! Akari Kouda!
Eriko Takahashi!
You've got a warped personality... but I swear I'll take care of it!
Who are you to talk, you little liar?
All eyes are on me...
Mr. Odagiri! All eyes are on me...
Watch out!
Our homeroom teacher...
Idol Odagiri? Our homeroom teacher...
My jaw is killing me...
Nothing wrong with a little spirit...
...but if you'll fight, you've got to be more considerate of those around you.
What if it wasn't me who got in your way, but another student?
Oh, no need to worry about that!
If it hadn't been you, we wouldn't have let those punches go.
Yes, that's right.
Excuse me...
As punishment, you two are going to clean up this room.
Humph!
All right, then, I'm counting on you!
Whose fault is it that we ended up like this, anyway?
Don't ask me. It's certainly not MY fault, though!
I'm a princess who's been attending Sakijo since middle school.
Cleaning doesn't become me! You can clean it all up yourself, got that?
Hey, hold up, Kouda! You listen to me!
What's up with that? You're so lame! What an idiot!
Oh, is that right?
So I guess you princesses don't have the brains to learn on your own, huh?
Huh?
Moron!
Takahashi...ass-desk!
You laughed!
Is that the best you can come with?
"The Scream."
Huh?
Francisco Xavier.
The United Nations!
Hey, that's not bad at all.
I never thought you'd challenge my One-shot Impact Jokes like this.
Ha! Where I come from, I was known as the Nuclear Warhead of P.S. No. 2!
Although I was the only one who called me that.
Let's call a truce. We'll pick up again after we drink some water.
Fine by me!
Huh? What?
What are you doing? Outa my way!
Did...did we get locked in?
Let's try to get out through the window!
No good!
If we jump, it won't be a matter of escaping this room...we'll be escaping life!
Kouda! Don't you have a cell phone or something?
I left it in the classroom!
So you did bring one! Rule-breaker! I left it in the classroom!
That's just sour grapes from someone too poor to buy a cell phone!
You didn't need one if you went to a public junior high!
Oh, for God's sake! Now we can't go home!
We're here because SOMEBODY told a bunch of stupid lies!
I might say the same of you!
We're here because SOMEBODY's so small-minded!
What did you say, you lying bitch?
What did you say, you petty bitch? What did you say, you lying bitch?
Grrr...
Humph!
Ugh...
Oh, man...I really wanted to watch the Comical Magical Singing Contest tonight!
Huh?
Hello? Suzuki speaking. Is that Eriko's mom?
Did you say Eriko hasn't come home yet?
For God's sake! Where the hell does Eriko get off...
...wandering around without even letting anyone know?
Do you have any idea where she might be?
Beats me, dude. Let's start looking wherever...
Suzuki? Sato?
Himeji! Ogawa!
What are you two doing at this hour?
Eriko never made it home, that's why we're out looking for her.
Takahashi hasn't gotten home yet either?
Don't tell me Kouda hasn't either?
Maybe those two are still at school!
Looks like our only way out of this place is through that vent.
But one of us will have to get up on the desk and let...
...the other stand on her shoulders.
If that's the case, then our only option is for me to get up on top!
After all, as far as family and breeding goes, I outrank you in every way!
Fine.
Huh?
I don't know about family and breeding, but...
...even though it just happened that way, we wouldn't be stuck here if I hadn't...
...lied about being your senpai. Besides...
I like that show... the Comical Magical Singing Contest!
I mean, who wouldn't want to watch it live, right?
Well, to tell you the truth...
When I found out at commencement that you three were the same age...
...I was really a little glad.
Huh?
That there were other idiots around who had the same stupid idea as me...
...exploring the high school before commencement.
I don't know how to say it, but maybe we're on the same wavelength, you know?
Kouda...
Come on! Let's get out of here!
Let's make a quick escape and watch the show together!
Right!
If her street shoes are here, that means Eri must still be somewhere here!
We found Koudacchi's shoes too!
Don't tell me those two are still cleaning that room?
Hey, I'm counting on you!
Just leave it to me! Hey, I'm counting on you!
I'll show you the reserve power of a transfer student from a public junior high!
You can do it!
Let's go! Huh?
Hey, you dummy!
Eriko! Kouda, are you okay?
Eri!
Koudacchi...
I guess they awakened to that side of themselves!
A lot happened between us, but I'm going to count you as my friend now.
Same goes for you.
But about the One-shot Joke showdown... I'll make sure we settle it.
I wouldn't have it any other way!
I don't know about you guys, but I'm getting hungry!
It's around dinner time now.
Well, I skipped dinner to come out here.
Hey! I've got coupons for the noodle shop in front of the station!
All right! Then why don't we all go to dinner now, together?
Good idea!
Kouda's treat, right?
Huh? Hey, why is it suddenly my treat?
Koudacchi, thanks for dinner!
Hey, wait a minute! Come on, Eriko!
Eriko!
Private School, Yamasaki Girls' Academy Fuji...
...a.k.a. Sakijo...
This is how our 3 years at this school began!
You and I may overdo it sometimes, but crying when you want to cry is all right
I can be confident for no reason It's okay, 'cos I'm included in your life
Nobody told me that's how I should feel...
What did I do, acting on my own
My heart may understand, but my heart won't let me do it
Because I'm not running at the same speed as everyone else
As long as we're deceived by "the right way to be happy"...
...or the meaning of the word "ready-made", we'll never be together
You and I may overdo it sometimes, but crying when you want to cry is all right
I can be confident for no reason It's okay, 'cos I'm included in your life
RAMEN
All right, the contest has begun! The Comical Magical Singing Contest!
Kouda, everybody knows that the Bear Team's gonna win tonight, dummy!
Oh, please! You amateurs are all alike. The Giraffe Team's gonna win for sure!
Bear Team!
Giraffe Team!
Grr...
Who the hell cares anyway?
Just pretend we don't know them...
These noodles are delicious, huh?
Yeah! These noodles are delicious, huh?
Humph!
Next Episode
This is Eriko! So as you can see, the 3 of us have now become high school girls!
Next week we've got our physical exams! We'll get on the scale...
...take off our clothes and get measured!
You're so naive, Eriko. The physicals at Sakijo are unique!
Unique? Don't tell me they're gonna make us all measure each other?
I don't think I'm gonna enjoy that, but the audience is sure to love it!
Next episode of Girl's High: Physical Exams... The Scent of a Maiden's Shyness
Oh, man, I've got to start dieting!