All the days go by at high speed.
So how are you? Have you found yourself a love by now?
We dance, we kiss, we go our separate ways...
So why... why does my heart tremble so tonight?
Even if we hide our agitated feelings...
...we cannot keep ourselves apart.
That's high-school love.
Oh! Choose me! And take on me!
Dance with me again!
Choose me, and let's fall in love.
Oh! Choose me! And take on me!
Dance with me again!
And hold tight to the me that no one knows...
...because lovers' hearts are whimsical indeed.
KIMAGURE ORANGE ROAD
Stage of Love = Heart on Fire! (SPRING IS FOR IDOLS!)
"Hi, Kasuga?"
"Yeah... Ayukawa?"
"I'm glad you're there. How're the studies going?"
"Not too bad. How 'bout you?"
"Me? Well, I'm kinda tied up right now."
"Say what?!"
"Listen, Kasuga, can you do me a favor?"
A favor... heh?
The whole thing began on a wonderfully refreshing...
...morning in May, when all the young leaves were in bloom.
What the... what on earth...?!
Kurumi! Manami! H... Hikaru!
Hey, Oniichan!
Darling!
Yo, Kasuga!
"Talent Scout Caravan... with Hayakawa Mitsuru..."
My lonely heart hates to lose...
...but I took off on the night that I gently packed it away.
There is more joy and pain in me than I can hold...
...and I'll sing it with a hot beat, in the Lonely Hearts Club Band.
When a star drifts across the night sky... When the moon shines on you...
...then the noise of the city will go away, and you just call me...
-Huh? A... Ayukawa...! ...then the noise of the city will go away, and you just call me...
Where are you? I can't even catch the look in your eyes in this windy city.
You could go North, West, South, or East tomorrow, you're so whimsical.
You'll always be riding the wind, unable to tell where you're going... "I'm weak..."
So before I fall in love with you, let me put on my act.
What? A Scout Caravan?
Yep! Shuu's band made it through the tape audition, so next is...
Oh, yeah, I know.
The Hayakawa Mitsuru event that's coming to town, right?
Are you gonna be in it, Ayukawa?
What could I do? They said that the girl who used to be on keyboard left them.
So I'm the pinch hitter!
"Betcha didn't know Hayakawa Mitsuru is such a hot number with the girls!"
"Yeah, man! Why don't you help out a little too? Who knows?"
"Maybe you'll get some leftovers, if you catch my drift!"
No... No way! No way!
What?! What's got into you, all of a sudden, Kasuga?!
But... I mean...
I mean, we've got studying to do, what with exams coming up!
I know you can handle the job, but...
"Now, do as I tell you..."
"If you do... If you do..."
"...you too can be a star, like me."
No way! No way! NO!
Wh... What're you doing?!
I thought I could trust you to cover my shift at ABCB, but forget it!
You're acting weird today, Kasuga!
No... well... you see, Ayukawa...
Madoka! We'll be leaving in a bit!
Okay!
A... Ayukawa!
Hey, wait! Mitsuru, my honey!
Man! It's not that I don't like girls, or anything.
It's tough being an idol star!
Sometimes I wish I were a normal guy again.
Hayakawa Mitsuru, heh.
It must be nice being an idol star.
No exams or homework to worry about.
You just do whatever you want, and have millions of girls screaming at you.
Sometimes I wish I could be an idol star, just once.
Ow!
Hey, there goes me!
Fact is, in that moment, thanks to my power...
...or maybe because we both were wishing for it...
...Hayakawa Mitsuru and I switched places...
There he is!
What the... What... What in the world?!
And thus I became the idol that I had wished to become, you see...
Aw, for crying out loud, gimme a break! I can't even go out for a walk!
Gotcha!
Lemme go! Lemme go! What if some tabloid reporter sees us!
Why, look at you, Darling! You're as shy as always!
Come on! It's an open secret that we're a couple!
An open secret?
I get it!
I bet you're getting jealous...
...because I'm a campaign girl for Hayakawa Mitsuru, am I right?
Well, I'm so happy then!
Hold it! I'm that Hayakawa Mitsuru you just spoke of.
Oh, stop it! You're a lot better than him! I really think so!
I think you have mistaken me for someone else.
Maybe you have a problem with your eyesight?
As you can see, I'm the one and only...
...th... the one and only...
What the...
What the...?! Where the hell did this ugly face come from?!
Cut that out! Darling, sometimes you come up with the weirdest jokes!
My face! My really cool face is gone!
To which I say, gee thanks.
Mitsuru!
NO! You're wrong! Hold it right there!
I'm not Hayakawa Mitsuru! You're all mistaken!
That's a good one! My Mitsuru!
Who's gonna believe me anyway?
Here! Hop in!
Wha...
Hurry!
Step on it, driver!
Yes, ma'am!
Th... Thanks.
Right on cue.
Well, we finally meet again, right, Kazuto?
Ka... Kazuto?
Oh, come on! You don't have to play the star in front of me.
Let me call you by your real name, Hayakawa Kazuto!
We're old friends, after all, right?
An unexpected girl. An unexpected kiss.
I loved it, but I was extremely tired by this time...
Rain?
Oh, the shower.
That girl, I wonder who she is.
Shimazu Shiori... Sendai College of Domestic Science...
A college student!
Kazuto? You awake?
Uh, yeah...
You just wait there. I'll be right out, okay?
Ow!
But, hey, the way things are going...
Oh, you stop that! You're too much!
Darling, do that again! Once more, please!
I'm Hayakawa Mitsuru, baby! Yeah!
This is the greatest!
Damn, I didn't know you could do such a great Hayakawa Mitsuru impression!
Of course, even I look up to a real cool guy like him.
I'm always wishing I could be like Hayakawa Mitsuru, you know.
How can you say that, Darling?
Huh?
How many times do I have to tell you?!
You're much much better than Hayakawa Mitsuru!
You're a lot cooler than he is!
Oh... Oh, maybe you're right...
Darling, thanks for treating me to a wonderful dinner tonight!
Oh, it was nothing. Now, how about a little treat for me?
Well, good luck with your studies! Bye!
A case of "eat 'n run!"
"Sorry to keep you waiting."
"Here she comes! But, should I really do this?"
"I'm... all yours... tonight!"
"Kazuto!"
Huh?
Look at you! You must be pretty exhausted, huh, Kazuto?
Well, I bet you're hungry. Shall we go get some dinner?
Oh... sure, yeah...
It's my treat this time around.
Can you believe it? A regular girl treating a superstar idol?
C'mon, now. Let's get going!
But why in the world has my appearance suddenly changed so much?
Could it be that my wish to become a normal guy again...
...has been granted through some divine intervention?
Yeah, right!
But not being surrounded by groupies can only be good, man!
All right! Am I gonna have some fun tonight! Yahoo!
Hey...
Hey, babe! You closin' up already?
Why... Kasuga!
Wha... The real Kasuga must know this girl then.
What a fine lookin' chick!
There's no one like this even in showbiz, for heaven's sake!
All right! I'm gonna score with her tonight!
What're you looking at me like that for? It's too late to come around now!
Well, let's see about that.
Huh?
There are lot of wolves hanging around on the streets at night.
I see. So you're offering to be my knight in shining armor, is that it?
If you like, I'll even stick around 'til morning.
All right, then.
Hmmm...
What is it?
You've become so stylish that you look like a total stranger...
...but seeing you like this, you're still the Kazuto that I used to know.
Oh... Oh...
You've lost a little weight, haven't you?
In that moment... all at once I picked up on what she was thinking.
Back in high school, the two were in the Broadcasting CIub together...
Hayakawa Mitsuru, or rather, Kazuto, was the announcer... "Broadcast Studio"
...and loved getting attention.
He was really popular. But one day...
"I want to be a singer."
"Huh?"
"When I close my eyes like this, I can see the stage waiting for me."
"The curtain rising... The audience shouting... My entrance!"
"But I bet you're hoping that your audience will be all cute girls!"
"Talk about selfish motives!"
"You're wrong!"
"I love..."
"What?"
"...singing... I want to sing!"
"Uh-huh."
"And then..."
"...I want to make it big, and make you happy."
Well, I'm glad you managed to become a singer, Kazuto!
And a superstar idol at that!
Well! This Hayakawa Mitsuru's got a few points on the plus side after all!
Say, isn't that Hayakawa Mitsuru over there?
Now that you mention it, yeah, even with those shades.
Then who's that girl with him?
I think I smell a tabloid scandal here!
Maybe I've asked for too much from you.
Honestly... just being able to watch you in concert is good enough for me.
I'm really glad you could hang around with me for a while.
I see you're pretty popular with the girls, huh!
Congratulations, Kazuto! I'm really happy that your dream came true!
But don't get caught by the tabloids!
'Cause a lot of girls will be crying if that happens!
I wish you the best in whatever you do, Hayakawa Mitsuru!
I'll be... I'll be your true fan forever.
Well... I should be going.
W... Wait!
Won't you... Won't you stay with me just a little longer?
I figured the least I could do was take her to the REAL Hayakawa Kazuto.
What is it, Kasuga? Did you forget something?
Uh, well... let's check this place out.
What?
Looks like the real me hasn't returned home.
I gotta find him.
I mean, he's in my body, for crying out loud!
Man, this takes me back!
Be serious! What're you talking about, Kasuga?
Gee, you seem to be pretty good at it.
Of course! Watch, this is how to set the microphone levels.
"Watch, this is how to set the microphone levels."
"Shiori!"
Hayakawa Mitsuru...
Huh?
A CD.
You've heard of Hayakawa Mitsuru?
Yeah, the womanizer, right?
I'm not a womanizer!
Not you, Hayakawa Mitsuru.
I AM Hayakawa Mitsuru!
Be serious! What in the world are you saying, Kasuga?!
A... Ayukawa!
Someone just said "Hayakawa Mitsuru..."
Uh, yeah! You... You wait here just a sec!
Kazuto!
I'll be right back! I'll be back for sure!
And when I do, it'll be as the real Hayakawa Kazuto!
A womanizer?
Why, if you're an idol star, or even if you just want to be a singer...
...all the guys are like that, babe!
Talk about selfish motives!
"Talk about selfish motives!"
"...I want to make it big, and make you happy."
What's wrong?
My! I wonder what's with Kasuga today?
I've been so caught up in myself these past few years...
...that I completely forgot about Shiori!
Shiori...
Ayukawa!
Th... There you are!
Why, that's me coming this way!
Why, you! You better not have laid a finger on Ayukawa!
I didn't! I didn't! I wanted to, but that's another story.
Say what?! You slimy...!
What's all this racket?
Ow... Ow!
A... Ayukawa! Are you all right?
What're you talking about? You were with me all the time.
What the... Isn't that that idol star...?
Yup. Hayakawa Mitsuru.
The real thing?
Yeah. If you want his autograph, now's the time, Ayukawa.
Shiori.
Welcome back... Kazuto.
Good to be back.
Don't cry.
But...
Maybe I should take back my comment about him being...
...a womanizing idol singer.
To Ayukawa, even an idol superstar like that is just a womanizer, huh.
What?!
Oh, nothing.
By the way, what about your offer to hang around with me 'til morning?
Say what?
You forgot?
Forgot what?
Forget it!
Wait! Ayukawa!
But at that moment...
...I was very uncomfortable about just how much Hayakawa Mitsuru...
...might remember about my power.
I'm not as carefree as you always say.
Even I, at times, become all emotional, you see...
It's her, isn't it? You're concerned about her, I can tell...
Even though I knew, I said nothing because I prefer harmony.
Look, there's the footbridge where we once stood.
The sunrise brings back memories, and this feeling of love...
Come on, let's dance once more.
Even though you give me sweet kisses, my heart is sometimes blue.
Kisses alone aren't enough to put me at ease.
Even though you give me sweet kisses, my love is sometimes blue.
After we kiss, I make myself seem happy, but I'm really sometimes blue.