Layer out! Wizard wins!
He did it!
It was a brilliant win by pushing the other Angel out of the Layer.
He's Ohjiro Mihara, the Layer's master.
Undefeated in ten matches, this win gets him to the Kansai Games.
Mr. Ohjiro, please look this way!
Mr. Ohjiro!
A little star shining far in the night sky
Probably nobody has found it yet
But it's shining so brightly, never giving up
It's just like me somehow
At the corner of a street filled with different people
I'm about to become unsure what is real
Looking for myself, stretching the antenna of my heart
I know the excitement, I wanna get it!
The dream is here
It's always right here near me
No matter how small it is
Yes, it becomes the beginning
Someday I will meet
The one and only me
I should believe more, there is a future
Be my only angel
"Who Are You? Misaki's Nervous Lesson"
You were awesome yesterday, Misakichi!
It was Hikaru's Reverse Lariat!
I didn't know it was named that. Tamayo-chan knows so much.
Pro wrestling, karate, K-1, kempo,
boxing, jujitsu, capoeira, tae kwon do...
I love all martial arts.
Amazing! Please teach me more, master!
Well, all right!
I'll instruct you in all my secrets.
I've spent two-thirds of my life learning it all.
What are you talking about?!
Kotaro-chan!
She tries every new technique on me when she learns it.
Oh, well, who else can I practice on?
You won't master a technique if you don't practice it.
In that case, that means that...
That's right! She's practiced all her moves on ME since I was four!
It's because Kotaro-chan is such an easy target!
Get together, boys!
Almost! I was about to finish the move too.
Are you all right, Kotaro-chan?
No need to worry!
Kotaro-chan does karate. He can block the move so he won't die.
See?
I've trained him well for eight years.
If you ask, I'll let you borrow Kotaro-chan.
But I don't do any martial arts. I'm not athletic at all either.
He's useful for other things too!
It's also fun to dress him in girl's clothes!
Kotaro-chan's a cross-dresser?!
Impossible! You can't get an Angel Card by the end of the day!
Would you stop whining and do it?!
If it's not done today, she'll miss the tournament deadline.
Even if you say so...
She won an official game. She qualifies.
You need to speed it up a little bit.
Speed it up a little bit?! It usually takes two weeks to do!
Who's the Deus you want to send to the tournament this much?
Who do you think? Guess who.
Someone who doesn't have an Angel Card...
Is she a beginner?
Maybe a Deus with talent, but hasn't been in a game.
I got it! Chief Mihara!
Wrong! The penalty's eating spaghetti through your nose!
Listen! Finish the card and bring it to me by the end of the day!
Yes...
Suzuhara, aren't you going to join the tournament?
I thought I heard today's the last day to sign up.
Tournament?
We're talking about the Angelic Layer tournament!
They fight, fight and fight some more!
They decide who's the strongest Angel and Deus in Japan!
I'm so excited!
Hey, you're too excited.
Well, Suzuhara's just started.
She may want to watch this time.
Can anybody watch?
Probably, I'll ask Hatoko.
Hatoko-chan? Is Hatoko-chan attending the tournament?
Attending, nothing, she's...
See you later, Misakichi. Attending, nothing, she's...
See you later, Misakichi.
Let us know when you do Angelic Layer next time.
We'll come to cheer.
Okay, see you, Tamayo-chan, Kotaro-chan.
See you, Suzuhara.
Call her Misakichi instead of Suzuhara.
Calling her Suzuhara's fine.
So you're too shy to call a girl by her first name, Kotaro-chan?
I am not!
I see... I never knew about the tournament.
Angelic Layer must be popular all over Japan.
If I can't participate, I wish to go see it at least.
I may be able to see the white Angel I saw at Tokyo station.
I'm wiggly lcchan! Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle....
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle...
Mr. Icchan! Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle...
We won yesterday's fight. Hikaru won! Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle...
We won yesterday's fight. Hikaru won!
I was watching. You did a good job.
Yes!
But!
It'll be a big mistake if you think that's your real ability.
It was simply a fluke.
Yes...
If you want to be strong, you need to practice.
Do you know how to practice?
All right! Icchan will teach you the special practice menu.
Come with me!
Yes!
Listen, the Angel reads the Deus's thoughts through this cord.
Thoughts?
Simply put, it's the feeling of what you want her to do.
You can get her to fly, jump or run.
The other day I told you to make an image.
That means you picture these feelings in your mind.
Then, if I want Hikaru to smile, she will smile for me?
Yes, she will, but she moves only on the Layer.
Amazing! I wonder how she understands what I'm thinking?
You wouldn't understand the explanation.
How can I explain it? Even though it's complex, it's still a toy.
The point is to have fun playing with it.
All right! Since I've finished the explanation,
I'll teach you lcchan's special practice menu.
Yes!
Let's start with this!
What're you looking at? Why don't you do it too?
Yes!
That's right. You're good. Good...
Idiot! You don't dance! Hikaru does.
Okay! You ready?
We'll do it from the beginning again.
Yes...
Switch on!
Let's go. Start with the right leg.
Yes!
Right, right, left, right, spin and clap!
I wonder if this is really practice? Right, right, left, right, spin and clap!
I wonder if this is really practice?
Right, right, left...
How can dancing be practice?
It's timing.
Timing?
If you can't see the timing of an opponent's moves, you can't respond.
It's meaningless to practice only HOW to move.
I see! Dancing to the music is good timing practice!
That's right.
So, flexibility beats strength, right?
That's the secret of how a lightweight like Athena keeps winning.
It seems wrong. Mr. Icchan, what's next?
He's gone again. He must be busy. I have no choice.
So once again from the beginning.
Look, the next one is a spin.
Yes!
I did it. I did it! Thank you very much!
You're welcome. I hate to ask you this, but...
Could you do me a favor?
Would you like to practice with me?
All the other tables are occupied.
May l?
Yes!
All right. You're doing well.
Yes!
Now spin here.
Finish!
You did it. You made no mistakes.
Yes! I'm so happy!
You need to keep practicing this over and over.
Once you master it,
then you'll be very good at Angelic Layer.
Oh, no! He'll be back soon!
Who is he?
My family complains about me making side trips.
Thank you very much. My name is Misaki Suzuhara.
I'm Ohjiro, Ohjiro Mihara. See you later, Misaki-chan.
Mr. Ohjiro...
It's busy.
It's because you're such a slowpoke!
Sorry.
It'll be okay, Kyoko, as long as you challenge someone as usual.
Look, there's an easy target.
That's true.
Are you alone?
Yes...
Would you like to do it with me?
Yes, it's all right, but...
Let's do it.
Yes...
Entry Angel!
Show your power! Queen!
No! I thought we were going to practice.
What are you talking about?
Don't you know that "do it" means to fight?
That's why we hate beginners.
Oh, no.
What are you gonna do? You gonna do it, or not?
I'm...
Is your Angel just a doll, or is it defective and doesn't move?
Hikaru isn't defective!
Then why don't you show me her entry? Come on!
Go, Hikaru!
I did it!
And now, Angelic Fight!
Good going!
Even if you keep your distance, you can't escape from Queen!
Whips?
Can you avoid it this time?
Oh, no!
Come on! You'd better get up!
She can't get any closer.
I thought she was a beginner.
Electric whips are prohibited in Angelic Layer.
If this girl says so, Miss Kyoko will lose the game on a foul.
That's why Kyoko always fights beginners.
It's easier on the high-win- percentage maniac.
I can't keep running away. I need to attack!
It's not that easy!
Come on! If you don't come closer, I will!
What shall I do? What?
Electric whips?!
Even if it's not an official game, she's STlLL doing something nasty!
What do I do?
How can I avoid hurting Hikaru any more?
How?
I got it!
What is she thinking?
What is she doing?
Hey, you need take this seriously!
Right, right, left, right, spin and clap.
One, two, three, four.
Stop that nonsense!
Spin...
Finish!
Hikaru wins!
Mr. Icchan!
I don't think I lost!
Miss Kyoko!
Wait, Kyoko!
Miss Kyoko!
Mr. Icchan!
You seem to have learned something from practice.
Yes!
That's a good "Yes," so, I'll give you a reward.
It's an Angel Card. It's like a member's card for Angelic Layer.
Once you win fights and collect points, you can get prizes.
You can also go to the tournament.
Tournament?!
That's right. I already signed you up.
The qualifying games start next week.
You'll need to do your best.
Sad feelings, a starry sky again tonight
I wish upon a shining star, so...
Trouble is never-ending
But the door has already been opened
You gave me strength to stand up when I'm stepped on, or I fall
I sing to become a star I can be proud of
I will try harder than ever because I want to be stronger
Steady love, such precious love
I cherish you more than anyone else
I have some unsure nights but
We'll keep on living without losing
Amazing! Is this the site for the tournament?
That's right. Can you see how many people are here?
Yes! It's like a concert. There are fireworks and TV cameras.
And it sparkles, somehow.
What's wrong?
I got blinded from looking at the lights!
Idiot! Then stop looking at them!
The next episode of Angelic Layer: "The Day an Angel Flew Down"
Hikaru, let's do our best!