It's an all-girl school!
Everyone gather round!
Have you eaten dinner?
Have you brushed your teeth?
Have you finished your homework?
Have you taken a bath?
See you again next week!
Hey, there is no episode next week!
Okay, then...see you this week!
Uh, this is no good!
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
All right! We're good to go, right, Yuma?
Yuma, Eriko...good job, you two!
Well? Is the sign crooked?
No sweat, it's all good!
Hey, so you finished the sign!
That looks pretty darn good!
How about you guys? Ready to go?
Whoopsy-daisy...
We're all set!
Sweet young high school girls, the annual Culture Festival...
...and to top it all off, a Maid Café...
There's gonna be a stampede of customers!
And we'll use our earnings...
...to go overseas with the whole class! And we'll use our earnings...
Hawaii! L.A.!
New York!
Hooray for Bamboo Class! Hooray for the Culture Festival!
Our goal is to win the No. 1 spot in sales!
2006 CULTURE FESTIVAL
IDIOCY...NEVERENDING IDIOCY!
Café Perfume
What?!
Why are we the only ones here?
What happened to everyone else?
Well, what can you do?
We lost everyone whose club is running a shop...
All the quiet types can't make it because they have a doujinshi-selling event.
All the party animal types won't show up at the Culture Festival in the first place.
Well, then, does that mean it's just us, Koshiba and Mouri?
That really becomes you, Sayaka. Even the Goddess of Beauty...
...would be jealous of you if she saw you now!
Oh, thank you, Nao...
You look very handsome yourself... infuriatingly handsome!
That Koshiba and Mouri... they sound different again today.
Maybe their voices are changing?
Oh, man, so we're the only ones who'll be pulling our weight, huh?
Oh, well, it doesn't matter, Eriko.
Let's make as much money as we can, so we can...
...travel first class all around the world!
She's right, Eri, we worked so hard to set this up, so let's give it our best shot!
I'm sure we're gonna get a LOT of customers!
You guys...
All right! Then, just for today, we're gonna work our butts off...
...and try to take that No. 1 spot!
Right!
Oh, please...really, Nao!
My little kitten...
Jeez, we were all so gung-ho about it, but...
We're not getting any customers.
I don't understand it, considering the other shops seem to be pretty crowded.
And we put up our posters where they'd really stand out!
Hmm, wonder what's going on?
You guys! You won't believe this!
Actually, that outfit you've got on is what's unbelievable.
You disappeared all of a sudden. Were you fooling around in that costume?
This is my costume for the Drama Club!
Never mind that, Pine Class next door is...
Pine Class next door?
MAID CAFÉ... PINK ROMANCE
My lord and master! Welcome home! Meow!
Please sit down and have some tea! Meow!
Oh, but I was gonna check out Bamboo Class's café, Perfume...
You mustn't go to a place like that-meow!
Please don't go-meow!
Uh...uh, okay, then maybe I will check out this place instead!
We've taken another lord and master-meow!
Meow!
What...what the hell?
You saw what they've been up to... Damn that Pine Class!
They know perfectly well that we're running a Maid Café and they're challenging us!
Not only that, but did you see how pushy they were?
No wonder we're not getting any customers...
Damn! They've got a lot of nerve, playing dirty like that!
Excuse me?
Playing dirty? I wish you wouldn't slander us like that.
I'd rather you referred to it as a strategic victory!
Why, you...
Who are you again?
Hey, I'm Mari Saionji from Pine Class!
Remember? Kouda's rival from our middle school days, the one who went...
...head-to-head with her during the Spring Sports Festival!
Right, right, we know who you are.
We were just teasing you a little, that's all.
That Saionji...she was really having a cow, wasn't she?
Who could blame us if we did forget all about her, anyway?
Hey, you! I heard that!
And you, Akari Kouda... what's up with that outfit?
Don't tell me you're switching over from a Maid Café to a Stand-up Comedy Club!
You really look pathetic...
Y-you're wrong! See, this is just...
And look at the rest of you... you're all dressed so lame!
I guess you virgins can't get anything right!
Well, then, you might as well take a good long nap in that deserted café of yours!
Hold on a second, you!
If you're gonna give us attitude, then we'll be happy to take you on!
Let's see who does better in sales today... Bamboo Class or Pine Class!
Oh, my, how amusing! Do you know what's going to happen if you lose?
That's for us to say, actually!
We're gonna settle the score with you once and for all!
Here's our next Lord and Master! Welcome home-meow!
At this rate, it doesn't look like we'll be getting inside any time soon.
Yeah, it was the cat ears that drew me here, but...
...I'm getting tired of waiting.
Yeah, but it's a freakin' Cat Ear Maid Café! We shouldn't give up now...
All righty! You two gentlemen there!
Right now, 9th Grade Bamboo Class's Café Perfume...
...is offering a special Shortened Skirt service!
The skirt worn by our maids...
No...!
...will be altered like so!
Gentlemen! Please come visit us at Café Perfume!
I-I think I'm gonna go over there!
M-me, too!
Welcome! Welcome!
Hey, but Yuma, you've gotten really good at slashing skirts!
Yup!
What do you mean, "Yup!"?
Curses! I'm so pissed!
Well, I'm just gonna have to think up my next move!
Meow!
All right! We're gaining ground, we're gaining ground!
Once we grab all the momentum, victory will be ours!
We can pull off a come-from-behind win by evening!
Hey!
Take a look at Pine Class's cafe next door! It's unbelievable!
Welcome home, Big Brother!
Big Brother...
I put a lot of effort into making you some tea, so you've got to have some!
Pretty please, Big Brother!
What the...?
Check out that sign of theirs! Eriko!
LITTLE SISTER CAFÉ... PINK ROMANCE
L-little Sister Café? LITTLE SISTER CAFÉ... PINK ROMANCE
Damn! They've really found their niche!
Well, we've got to come up with something better!
Hey, guys...then how about this?
Hello! Welcome to our café!
No way! Never gonna happen!
Come on, that would just be too embarrassing.
We're not streetwalkers, you know!
Hey, then why did you make me dress up like this?
Even if we think up something else...
...those guys are sure to come right back at us.
And if that happens, we won't be able to close that first gap in sales...
So in that case, we need to pull out all the stops!
Bamboo Class shut down their café?
What the heck are they thinking?
I have no idea, but...
Don't you think it's a sign that they're acknowledging defeat?
I certainly hope so, but Kouda is as stubborn as a reincarnated snake!
I just can't believe that she'd give up so easily.
Hey, Saionji, come to think of it, I think I just saw those girls from...
...Bamboo Class looking for Mr. Matsuo.
For Macho?!
Welcome! Welcome!
We're about to reopen after renewal! Spa & Massage...
...by Perfume, 9th Grade Bamboo Class, everybody!
Don't miss out!
You shall be gently massaged by high school girls at a heated indoor pool!
Hey! Hey! They said poolside massage!
Let's check it out!
Hey, come on! What on earth do you think you're doing?
Oh, my, Saionji...
Check it out, we've got permission to use the indoor pool!
We just decided to switch from a café to a massage parlor.
But that's not possible!
The pool is off limits during the Culture Festival, remember?
Really? What are you talking about?
Macho Matsuo!
FACULTY ROOM
Mr. Matsuo! FACULTY ROOM
What's the meaning of this?
Why did you give Bamboo Class permission to use the pool?
That's unfair!
Oh, uh, well...you see, uh...
But Yuma, I can't believe you got him to let us use the heated pool!
I was positive we'd never get permission!
Oh, you mean that?
I just told Macho that I'd tell the principal that he'd tried to hit on us by mistake!
And that's all it took.
You can still use that ace-in-the-hole?
Hey!
We just passed out a ton of flyers!
Good job!
We've got everything set up, too!
Wow! This is amazing!
It's just like a tropical spa resort!
You said it!
Ogawa gave us a set of bath salts, and we poured it all into the pool!
We're done prepping for the massages!
The new sign is ready too!
All right!
Then why don't we welcome our milestone first client? Show him in, girls!
What the...it's Odagiri!
Who ever thought our first client would be Odagiri...
That's enough to make us lose all motivation!
How unlucky can you get...
I'm so disappointed!
Whatever...let's just rip him off!
Hey, I can hear everything you're saying!
My beloved students, so eager to experience the...
...struggles of running a business...
As your homeroom teacher, I wanted to do what I could to help.
In other words, you want some amazing service from the...
...students who bully you on a daily basis.
Don't speak of me as if I were a perverted teacher!
But you are a perverted teacher!
It can't be helped. Even if it's Odagiri, a client is a client.
Sir? Please come this way.
Right.
Now then, let me tell you all about our basic menu!
First of all, we'd like you to step into the hot spring to relax and warm up...
...and make sure the tension in your body is alleviated!
Once you're all warmed up...
...you'll be treated to an all-body massage that will ease your stress!
I'm going to spread the lotion evenly on my palm, like this...
All right, let me try hooking more customers with a little extra service!
That's what I was going to do, but instead, here's today's special!
I'm going to use my entire body like this to rub the lotion on you!
Service! Service!
Takahashi! You're in high school, this isn't appropriate!
I want the 60-minute course!
I'll have the special course!
OK, thank you very much.
All right! Now we've got a ton of customers!
Nice going, Eriko!
This is bad, Saionji.
With that many customers, we don't have a chance of beating them!
What should we do?
It's just a matter of time before they overtake us in sales!
I hate to say it, but there's no way we can compete with their popularity.
We have no choice but to keep going with our own café.
I'm not going to let it end this way.
No way in hell!
Ah, that was amazing. The best!
Thank you very much.
How are our numbers looking, Ayano?
The thing is, we're not getting much of a boost.
We do have a lot of customers...
But with just the five of you on staff, our turnaround isn't very good...
I see...
Oh, Nao! Please...
You're so sweet, Sayaka.
Say, Eriko, why don't we let Koshiba and Mouri handle reception...
...so I can join the massage team?
Well, that would be a really big help.
Wait!
Shimotakatani! What's the matter?
I can't allow Ayano to get involved in this kind of work!
If you're really that understaffed, then I'll be glad to take her place!
Whoa! Okay, okay, gotcha! Ayano doesn't have to massage anyone!
Sorry, Eriko.
For chrissake...
Eriko!
Sorry, but this guy just asked me out, so I'm out of here, all right?
Good luck!
Hey, wait, Himeji!
Eriko! Hey, wait, Himeji!
Now what's the matter?
Ogawa just slipped into nap mode!
Yeah, but there's still you, Yuma, and me!
If the three of us work our butts off, I think we'll manage somehow!
Eriko...
Huh? Eriko...
Yuma!
I thought I could hang on somehow, but I think I've reached my limit.
The thing is, I just got my damned period...
Don't tell me you've been pushing yourself in that condition?
Your cramps are worse than anyone's!
Of course...of course, because we really want to beat Pine Class, don't we?
Yuma, you've got to stop talking!
E-Eriko...
Yuma!
I really wanted to go, you know... overseas with you guys...
Yuma? Yuma!
Yuma!
So anyway, I'm off to the infirmary, okay?
Roger!
So now we're down to just the two of us.
But it's going to be impossible for us to handle this number of customers.
Even so...
We've got to try!
Right!
Big Brother, welcome home!
Welcome home!
I just can't lose to Kouda and the others...no way!
They've got an inefficient business, so as long as we stay focused...
...we still have a chance to win.
Welcome home, Big Brother!
Thank you very much.
You're welcome! That was amazing!
Listen, Eriko, are you okay?
I'm fine. How about you, Kouda?
Eriko, how can I possibly whine when you're working so hard?
Kouda...
All right...next, please!
Huh? Hey, aren't you...?
Nakamura! What are you doing here?
I'm sorry I showed up without any warning.
You see, I didn't give it much thought during the reunion...
...but as the days went by, I just couldn't get you out of my mind.
This is so sudden... I don't know what to say!
I promise I'll take care of you, so will you go out with me?
All right. This is a surprise to me, because it was so sudden, but...
I'm in love with you, Akari!
Huh?
I'm really sorry, Eriko. I'm counting on you, okay?
Wait, Kouda! What happened to the goal of beating Pine Class?
Guys are more important than goals like that. GUYS!
Hey, what's going on?
Hurry up, will you?
Eri...
I've only got an hour left before the Culture Festival ends.
I'll have to see how much I can accomplish on my own...
Really, now!
You're so inefficient, it's painful to watch, you know!
Momoka!
Oh...
Hey, Nakamura!
Please go out with me!
Right, right, come back the day before yesterday!
This looks pretty hopeless, so let me help you out a little!
You can't possibly be thorough with all those customers.
You'll be here till nightfall!
Yeah, but...what should I do?
I'm going to give you all a massage, so please lie down in a single row!
Ready? Just go over them...
But wait, Momoka!
There's no way the customers aren't gonna complain about that.
Yeah, all you did was step on them.
Man, that was great.
Getting stepped on by a cute girl like that, now that's an awesome experience!
Right, this was really a bargain!
They liked it.
How come?
Listen to me, Eriko, Kouda!
We're high school and middle school girls...
In other words, the most valuable brand in Japan!
Just by stepping on guys, you can make a decent amount of money!
High school and middle school girls...
...are Japan's No. 1 brand?
Step! Jump!
Thank you for coming!
Hey, this place is hopping!
I feel so much better after taking the medicine they gave me in the infirmary...
I'm gonna chip in now, too!
Good thing I came back.
They can't manage without my help after all!
Yeah, right! I'll bet that guy just dumped you!
No! I just realized that friendship between girls is more important!
Sayaka...
Nao...
Welcome....
In the end...
Pine Class managed to clobber us good. MO
Oh, man! I was gonna write "UGLY" on... RO
...Saionji's face if we won! N
...Saionji's face if we won! CO
I'm so pissed! CO
I'm so pissed! RP
You better watch it, Saionji, you witch! RP
You better watch it, Saionji, you witch! S
You better watch it, Saionji, you witch! KID SISTER
Anyway, I don't see why she had to write on my face, too!
Well, you shouldn't complain. You did help out with the spa.
You did a good job, Momoka.
Still, we gained so much ground in the last hour!
I really had a good time!
How can you say that when you either fell asleep or ran off with some guy?
Kouda, who are you to talk?
Love follows an actress wherever she goes.
Not that that's a reason!
Wow, that's so beautiful!
Gotta hand it to these private schools, they sure know how to spend money!
Yuma, what's up with Momoka?
She said she's going to take the entrance exam for Sakijo next year.
Tamaya!
Kagiya!
Ready...
Sakijoya!
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, 'cause 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, 'cause you're included in my life.
COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY
10TH GRADE - BAMBOO CLASS
Man, time really flies! 10TH GRADE - BAMBOO CLASS
We're 10th-graders now, you guys!
That first year went by in a flash, huh?
But what a coincidence. Who knew all six of us would be in the same class again?
We must be destined to be together!
Of course, getting stuck with the same homeroom teacher again is a real drag...
Well, excuse me!
Hey, let's take a picture to commemorate our becoming 10th-graders!
Let's go...
Ready?
High school girls!
MORON CORPS
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