Serial TV Story
Ah!
Oh! Well, well!
President Kokado.
And he is?
Ah, Kentaro-kun here...
...is our new Director of the Development Promotion Division.
So we brought him to greet you.
Kiaris does get it, doesn't it?
Since they've made a leader out of such a young man.
Well then, we'll be on our way.
So long; excuse us.
I believe it is my duty to take part in letting Japan move forward.
Well, I am being very presumptuous.
Major Trading Company KADOSHO - President Kokado Mitsunobu
Kiyoshi-san. What sort of connection is there between KADOSHO and Orion?
Ah... We've had some talks about a business alliance.
Eh?
Will you go into a partnership with them?
Well... I'm thinking carefully about that.
How is Sakura-chan doing?
She's as healthy as ever.
Thankfully, the child inside her is also doing well.
Looking forward to it, aren't you?
Yes.
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『雨上がりの空に七色の虹が架かる』 "Ameagari no sora ni nanairo no niji ga kakaru" "A seven colored rainbow appears in the sky after a rain"
Week 23 "What Ai Inherits" (Episode 130)
Screenplay: Watanabe Chiho
Music: Semu Yuko
って そんなに単純じゃない Tte son'nani tanjun janai It's not as simple as a saying like that suggests
Theme Song: "Atelier of Light"
この夢想家でもそれくらい理解ってる Kono muso-ka demo sore kurai wakatteru Even wistful dreamers know that much
Narrator (Bando Hana): Kanno Miho
Cast:
たとえば 100万回のうちたった一度ある奇跡 Tatoeba 100 man-kai no uchi tatta ichido aru kiseki Let's say a once-in-a-million miracle were to come along
Bando Sumire: Yoshine Kyoko
Bando Norio: Nagayama Kento
Ono Akemi: Tanimura Mitsuki
下を向いてばかりいたら見逃してしまうだろう Shita o muite bakari itara minogashite shimaudarou You could miss it if all you're doing is just looking down
Ozawa Ryoko: Momota Kanako
Murata Kimie: Tsuchimura Kaho
Ozawa Katsuji: Tanaka Yoji
さぁ空に架かる虹を今日も信じ Saa, sora ni kakaru niji o kyou mo shinji Now, believe a rainbow will appear in the sky again today
Iwasa Eisuke: Matsushita Yuya
Murata Sakura: Igashira Narumi
Murata Kentaro: Furukawa Yuuki
Ozawa Ryuichi: Morinaga Yuki
歩き続けよう Aruki tsudzukeyou And keep on walking
Tamai: Tsuchihira Donpei
Saijo Ichiro: Nagase Masa
優しすぎる嘘で涙を拭いたら Yasashi sugiru uso de namida o fuitara After wiping away your tears from a too gentle lie
Tokida Asuka: Onishi Ayahoshi
Sato Kumiko: Kurejo Kumi
Abe Yasuo: Kamikawa Shusaku
Shimano Naoko: Aoyama Yuka
虹は もうそこにある Niji wa mou soko ni aru That rainbow will already be there
Nogami Kiyoshi: Kora Kengo
きっと 虹は もうここにある Kitto niji wa mou koko ni aru A rainbow will surely already be there
Kokado Mitsunobu: Nishioka Tokuma
Ken-chan, look at this.
It's cute.
It is, isn't it?
I designed it while thinking about our child.
The child would be happy knowing that, too.
Will it? I wonder if it will be pleased?
Baby's first friend.
I'll give it a name.
Hmm... What would be a good name for it...
Kokado Mitsunobu
Come in.
I've brought them.
Excuse me.
Oh... it's you!
Actually, compared to President Kokado and Eisuke-san's businesses...
...ours is about the size of a grain of rice...
Kiaris' main store has been entrusted to me.
I came hoping to find some tips in order to grow it.
It's speed.
Speed?
Yeah.
You have to increase your speed.
Do you know what AIS's expansion speed has been up till now?
AIS made things fashionable in no time flat, thus capturing the youth of Japan.
In just like that, Iwasa-kun became the darling of the age.
But if he had done the same thing over 30 years, no one would have given him any credit for it.
However, it would have meaning if he got to this point over just a few years.
That's why I kept telling him to hurry it up, hurry it up, didn't I?
Yes.
Murata-kun. You should aim for the world.
The world?
That's right.
The entire world!
Starting this Summer, I'm thinking of making some major changes to the main store.
Like what?
Putting experimental products up for sale...
...and changing its conception as just an ordinary shop...
...to a shop that watches its customers and society and reacts to them.
The budget for it will come from this department.
How would we bring that to reality?
We'll work on the specifics after this, but I feel that unless we expand the company's capabilities...
...and explore new directions...
...and take the challenge of doing things that seemingly aren't like the current Kiaris...
...then I don't think there'll be any meaning to it.
It wasn't wrong to make the youngest of us into the Director!
Everyone, let's work on this together.
I'm home.
Oh, thanks for your hard work.
Welcome back. Ken-chan, want dinner? Or have a bath first?
Sakura, could you show me your drawing of a squirrel again?
I've named him Sammy-chan.
Let's make a product out of this.
Eh?
As a new product for the main store. We'll print up tee-shirts...
...plus stationary items like notebooks and such, and then mugs...
I want to nurture a character such as this that anyone in the world would say is cute.
Yeah.
Hmm... Sammy-chan, huh? Cute, isn't it?
Just looking at this, it really has the cutest eyes.
Thank you very much.
I'll be happy if lots of children make it their friend.
That's a mother's love, isn't it?
Ah... you've made so many.
Thank you, Sakura.
I was surprised myself. Before I realized it, I had drawn all this.
Just what is this Sammy-chan like?
"Like this?" "Like that?" I thought...
You're incredible, Sakura.
Ah, um... I've thought about this, but how about if we made some space at the main office for children to play in?
A space for children to play in?
Right.
A place where children wouldn't be bored while their mothers are doing their shopping.
If we had that kind of space available, it'd be better to put things up for sale in it.
Let's sell this.
I think the company won't change if we don't.
Eh? "Change"? It's not doing well as it is now?
It's not that, but there's how will it do in our era after this.
I feel we can't allow ourselves to be satisfied with the current situation our parents generation created...
...and neglect our own efforts for the company.
Once we've suddenly realized we've let the times get by us...
...I'm sure it would already be too late.
The important thing is speed.
I feel I want to get done in one year what ordinary people would take ten years to accomplish.
I want to take advantage of this and try out my own powers.
I see...
I wonder how it turned out?
We're looking forward to that, aren't we?
Yeah.
We've come to see it...
Ah... thank you very much.
We not only have children's clothes, but things for adults as well.
Is this... "Kiaris" though?
Yes. Of course it's Kiaris.
But not the Kiaris it's been up till now.
The future Kiaris.
The future...
Please watch what we of the young generation can do.
Somehow or other...
Yeah. Will this really work out?
Well, Kentaro is a man of action.
And his strong point is he kin utilize dat.
Don't go talking so big.
Even so, you left it to him, didn't you?
Yes. We told him to take care of it.
We shouldn't meddle, should we?
I'm sure of it...
Whaa!
One, two! Transform! Now!
Yeah!
It is now Summer of Showa 48 (1973).
You're off for maternity leave, huh?
Call me as soon it's to be born.
I'll take care of it.
Yes. That's reassuring.
Sakura!
Sakura-chan.
This is from the three of us.
Open it.
Whaa... it's awesome!
We knitted it all at once with all our hearts.
Thank you very much.
I pray you give birth to a healthy baby.
I pray you give birth to a cute baby.
I pray the child you give birth to leads a life of happiness.
Thank you very much.
With such feelings... this child will be happy.
Ken-chan said he'd be late today.
I see.
Can't be helped since has to work.
Yeah.
That's true.
In that case, shall we eat?
Ah... we should.
Ah... Too bad he's missing this.
Okay, itadakimasu.
Itadakimasu.
Sakura, you've worked hard up till today.
Starting tomorrow, give your body some rest and think only about the baby.
I will.
Is there anything you're lacking in?
I have everything.
Since Mom and the others prepared everything for me.
Norio-san. Just who do you think we are?
True, huh? You're right.
Ah, Ken-chan's back.
Sakura.
Welcome back.
I'm home.
Sakura, it's something amazing.
What is it?
It seems we can enter into a licensing agreement with the stationery manufacturer, Matsumoto.
Licensing agreement?
A license agreement...
...for Sammy-chan, the character Sakura created.
Ken-chan, what do you mean?
Could you explain it so we can understand?
Yes.
To put it simply...
...we'd be saying it's fine for them to use Sammy-chan on products they make.
And in exchange, we would have a business where they would pay us royalties for using it.
Eh? Sammy-chan could be used by that company however they pleased?
Not as they pleased. They'd have to get our consent on everything.
However, for everything we do consent to, we would receive a certain percentage of that company's sales of them.
It's an incredible business, isn't it?
I'm sure it would be a great help in ensuring a revenue stream to Kiaris from here on.
There's a business like that?
There is.
Stationery manufacturer Matsumoto is a long-established store, known by everyone, right?
It's one we could trust, isn't it?
Ah, that's true.
I... didn't make Sammy-chan for that kind of business.
Sakura?
It was meant to be...
...the first best friend to a newly born baby...
"I would be happy if lots of children came to love it..."
I made it thinking that.
Sakura and Kentaro-kun.
Even though their thoughts for Kiaris should be the same...
...these two were misunderstanding the other.
To Be Continued
Our four-leaf clover of happiness
Beppin-san
End
We deepen our bonds by playing baseball every weekend!!