Love In The Afternoon
Ah, Senpai's... huge...
Good morning.
What... was that you said just now?
Just something for work, for work!
Just... what kind of work is that?
N... no, Senpai.
I'm v-very... very sens... sensitive.
Umm... ehh...
All right, rewind it. Onda-san, please speak the lines clearly.
Ah right, sorry!
Sorry!
Let's end it here today. There won't be any progress like this.
Let's continue tomorrow.
My deepest apologies.
I'm sorry. I'm really sorry! I'm really, really sorry!
I can't do this...
Yoshioka-san.
I'm truly sorry.
Are you all right?
Ah... yeah.
Three-and-a-half Tatami
Behind Sliding Doors
An 18+ bishoujo-game, huh?
Although, it's completely acceptable for our agency...
Three-and-a-half Tatami
Behind Sliding Doors
Erm, Yoshioka-san.
What is it?
I can't do jobs like this, I just can't.
Dubbing for adult games...
As I thought, I really can't do this.
Aren't there... any better jobs?
Wait a minute, Aka, what are you trying to say?
Er... erm... I know that a job's a job, but...
Thanks for today.
This isn't a good place to talk. Let's head outside.
Listen to me, Aka.
Do you know how many voice actors graduate from specialized schools and training classes each year?
I don't know.
Ten thousand students. Every year, ten thousand students graduate from these schools.
What? That... that many voice actors?
Of course not.
You're right... not everyone will be able to...
...become one.
Although we do recruit new people, we only hire one or two each year.
Even a much larger agency will only hire a handful.
As one who graduated from the agency's own personal training classes, don't you understand...
...how lucky you are?
I...
Certainly, there will be good jobs, as well as bad ones.
However, there's no such thing as "jobs like this!"
Understand?
Will this do?
Yup.
I'll let you do whatever you want with this job.
It's my fault since I didn't talk to you about this.
If we state our reasons clearly, I think that the client will understand.
Uh... Though I don't have any confidence...
I will give it a shot!
I see.
Then, you'll need to get used to adult scenes, Aka...
Ri... right.
How about asking your boyfriend for help?
Eh? I... I don't have a boyfriend!
Really?
Adult
I'll take this one!
This is a rental.
Then... then, just for one night.
All right!
You're such a naughty boy...
N-no...
I can't sound like this...
What should I do?
No! I must do it!
So big...!
I'm back!
Pitch black...? Are you here, Aka?
Ah, yeah!
Aka.
Right. Welcome back.
What's up, why is it so dark?
No... just for a bit... no, it's all right!
I see. Then, I'll go take a shower.
Let's have dinner afterwards!
How about asking your boyfriend for help?
Aka, still not sleepy?
Eh? Yeah...
Ooh, it's so cold.
Then, I'll go to bed as well.
Since it's cold, let's sleep together.
Just kidding.
Yeah.
Eh?
Matsumaru-kun, you should sleep on the bed as well.
Is this... the OK sign?
I've got to be careful.
If I get too rough, and end up making her angry, our relationship will only get worse.
We had an argument about this not too long ago.
Although this is about asking Matsumaru-kun for help,
What should I do?
No, I better not think strange things.
Should I just go to sleep?
But...
However...
Why is this here?
Could this be...
Aka isn't getting enough action?
Aka.
Matsumaru-kun.
I want to do something together.
Aka...
Eh?
So, she wants to practice acting together...
Is it all right?
Yeah.
Ah, no... senpai...
I'm... very sensitive.
Eh? Eh... eh!?
It's just acting.
Ah... right.
How did that feel... just now?
I think it went pretty well.
Just "think" isn't enough!
Eh?
This is a job. For it to sound real you have to put some effort into it!
Just like today, because I was embarrassed, I couldn't say it properly!
I ended up just causing trouble for the staff,
as well as the other voice actresses.
We'll do this again tomorrow, and this time I want to do this job as well as I can!
Because... a job is a job...
You're right to see it through completion.
Yeah.
You won't look down on me for doing this job?
Of course not. I'll only think, "Aka is a real professional."
I'm sensitive...
Ah, that was fantastic!
No! That was a line from "Love In The Afternoon."
Come to think of it, there are similar lines in that movie.
In the movie, at the station, Hepburn held back her tears as she said this line to a man who was much older than her,
My heart is sensitive.
Saying that phrase with an air of superiority, it was really cute.
Shall we practice?
Sure!
Ah, no... Senpai.
I am... very sensitive.
In the end, I still can't do it...
All right. Good work!
Right.
I was able to read the script but,
I made a mistake half way through, my voice was flat, and I even went off key.
Even after practicing it with Matsumaru-kun.
Aka-san.
I'm sorry.
Not bad!
Eh?
You really made it sound like she was embarrassed.
Good work.
Isn't this great? The recording finished smoothly.
No, the embarrassment was because I really felt embarrassed, it wasn't acting.
I'll work harder next time.
Yeah, portraying feelings that aren't really there is sort of like lying.
Using lies to create real emotions, that's the interesting part of this job.
Right!
So the recording went so smoothly because of your boyfriend?
I-I don't have a boyfriend!
I'm home!
Welcome back!
The game you worked on was released!
Matsumaru-kun, you are NOT allowed to play it!
Why not?
You just can't!
Why!?!?
I'm against violence. There's too much of it in this world, full of war, lacking in love.
That's "Love In The Afternoon" again, isn't it....
Three-and-a-half Tatami
Behind Sliding Doors
Ah, Matsumaru-kun! Why do you always change the channel during the commercials?
*Sniff* *sniff* Just be quiet and watch them-ki!
The Children's Hour