Third Aerial Girls Squad Audition
How many do we have coming today?
Thirty-eight in the morning and sixty-seven in the afternoon.
You know, my ears get all confused
after thirteen people.
The director shouldn't be saying that.
Sorry.
This is probably getting a second season, isn't it?
There are already rumors that you've got it in the bag for next year, Nabe-P.
Please don't say that. What a terrible rumor.
We're ready to begin.
All right.
I'm Sono Ayano from Taharazaka Office. I will be reading for the role of Aria.
Thank you for having me.
Yellow 4 to Strike Leader.
Doggy Bag has sustained major damage. The strike team is essentially wiped out.
I've already thrown away my soul.
Do as you please.
How are you going to explain the engine's durability?
You can do something about an engine's performance with skill and will power.
Thank you, Aria, for saving me.
Tatiana can't accept this!
You two are such good friends, Tanya and Noa-chan.
I'm Sakaki Shizuka from Aka Oni Productions.
I will be reading for the part of Noa.
How are you going to explain the engine's durability?
You can do something about an engine's performance with skill and will power.
Don't compare me to her!
I'm different!
Midway Pillar...
This is...
All right, thank you very much.
Please wait a moment.
Um... Could you read the role of Catherine, too?
Huh?
Do you have the script?
Oh, yes! I do!
Thank you, Aria,
for saving me.
I will never forget the unseen blood
and tears you spilled for me.
Man... I want to go home.
That would be very rude to Atsumi-san.
No, he's definitely going to decline. I know these things.
Definitely? Why do you say that?
A while back...
Yes?
My ex-wife went back to her family's home.
Right...
After a while, she came back and said she had something to discuss.
I was sure we were going to reconcile,
but instead, it was "I want a divorce."
Oh, my...
So, when they say they have something to discuss, it's always bad.
No, no, no. Let's try to be more positive about this.
That's not possible.
My thoughts are filled with dark clouds.
Sorry to keep you waiting.
Oh, not at all!
We weren't waiting long at all. Thank you for coming.
Would you—
You're going to decline, right?
In regards to that,
Miyamori-san left me with a question last time we met.
What was it again?
What is the appeal of clouds?
Right...
I thought the answer was that no matter how many clouds I drew,
I still haven't drawn one that I was satisfied with.
Because your expectations are so high...
Of course. I can always visualize the perfect cloud in my head.
However, I can never reproduce it
completely with my hand.
It's very stressful.
Do you understand?
Oh...
However, when it finally gets filmed, and the results are what I wanted,
it's the most amazing feeling.
I don't really get it, but I do...
If my technique or vision can be useful at all,
I'd be very grateful.
Please allow me to help.
What?!
Thank you very much!
Oh, um... Does that mean you accept?
Yes!
I don't know how much I'll be able to do, but...
No, no, it's an honor to have you.
This is one of those cheap chairs.
Uh, um...
Oh, Hiraoka-kun?
Yeah.
Ah, Miyamori. Let me introduce you.
This is the new production assistant, Hiraoka Daisuke-kun.
This is the production desk, Miyamori Aoi.
Production desk?
I'm Miyamori, and this is my first series as the production desk.
It'll be a pleasure working with you!
Your first?
Oh, I see.
This is Hiraoka Daisuke-kun. He'll be joining our production team today.
Please briefly introduce yourself.
Right.
Hiraoka Daisuke Production Assistant
Well, I'm Hiraoka.
I've been in the field for five years.
The studios I've worked for are Studio Amin, Ruin Films,
Kimon Pro, and Chabec, in that order.
My strong point is that I'm well-connected, and my weak point is I'm a bit pushy.
That's all.
Pleasure to meet you, Hiraoka-kun.
Sounds all right.
What do you even mean?
The Ruthless Audition Meeting!
So, here are the tally results.
Try to keep this in mind without making it the deciding factor,
Shunkashutou Aria Toyomori Popomi Jindaiji Miyabi Ide Kirara Moriguchi Nagisa Suzuki Kyoko
and contribute your honest opinions.
Let's see...
First, let's start with the protagonist, Aria.
Right, since she is the protagonist.
So...
The one with the most votes is Suzuki Kyoko-san,
Suzuki Kyoko Height: 150cm From: Fukuoka Prefecture Dialect: Hakata Dialect Range: Alto Experience: Hairen Voice Actors' School [Notable Roles] Anime Radio "Midnight Japan" Drama CD "Buyuden Fanbook 10"
but looking at her profile and past roles,
she's still a newcomer.
The runner-up, Moriguchi Nagisa-san,
From: Hokkaido Dialect Blood Type: O Size Hobbies: Visiting Cafés Skills: Piano
Resume [TV Anime] -Recently, My Real Sister Seems to be Acting Slightly Awkward (Main: Kamisaki Mitsuki) -Tenshi no Drill (Harigaya Hitsugi) -Sora no Risotto
is still young, but she's a voice actress with potential.
Her name's become more well-known in the past few years.
I voted for Suzuki Kyoko-san.
I think she has a pretty voice in general,
but there's something about her voice that makes me feel she has something
that no one else has... like a special aura.
That's why I decided to push for her.
It's true that she lacks experience, but...
I also believe that the new and fresh Suzuki Kyoko is best.
I'm rooting for Moriguchi Nagisa-san,
Mizuyama Yasuhiro Advertising Firm Producer
but I think Suzuki Kyoko-san is great, as well,
so I leave that decision up to all of you.
What shall we do?
I think we should just go with who has the most votes here.
Sounds good.
Hmm...
Enjo Sugesuke Bukkomi Games Producer
Well, I'm not sure about that.
Suzuki Kyoko has the most votes,
but I wonder if she's best for this series.
What do you mean by that?
Aerial Girls is a very popular piece of work.
Frankly, I think it might be too adventurous to have a newcomer
in such a popular series.
You could even call it reckless.
Reckless?
It is reckless, if you think about it logically.
Who's going to take responsibility if we use a newcomer and the show fails?
When a popular work becomes an anime,
it's only natural that we use some well-known voice actors,
and fans will be looking forward to that, as well.
With that in mind, too, I honestly think the runner-up,
Moriguchi Nagisa-san, is a weak choice, as well.
Which means Suzuki Kyoko-san is totally out of the question. It's unthinkable.
Therefore, I'd like to push for
the most popular among these candidates, Ide Kirara-san.
I see, I see.
Well, Ide Kirara-san is very popular...
Hold on. If we do go through with Ide Kirara-san,
Yarase Takumi Gorioshi Music Producer
viewing this from a musical standpoint,
she's not very good at singing, is she?
It says in her notes that character songs are NG.
Notes Character Songs NG Cosplay may be discussed
This is a huge problem!
Keeping songs in mind,
I think we should go with Jindaiji Miyabi-san.
Then we can release all the character songs we want.
We're releasing character songs?
Does that even fit this series?
It's not a matter of whether it fits. Let's just do it. Everyone else is!
These days, a voice actor who can't sing is unheard of!
It's not unheard of. A voice actor's main job is voice acting.
Man, talk about an old-fashioned way of thinking.
This is why the anime business is shrinking.
This isn't the Showa era anymore.
Let's just play it safe and go with Jindaiji Miyabi-san.
I know her agency pretty well, so it's easy for me to give them a call.
All right. Let's go with Jindaiji Miyabi.
There's no point in just thinking about songs.
Makurada Tsuyoshi DK Race Creative Producer
Now we have to look at the project as a whole, including events.
If we consider that as well, the only logical answer is
none other than Toyomori Popomi, don't you think?
Look at her figure. Man, she is hot.
She's sure to shine like no other at events!
Her profile even says she's okay with wearing cosplay outfits and swimsuits.
We can add that as a bonus with the first edition, and we'll sell tons.
I understand that it's important to consider their actual job,
but I think we should push for looks more in the future.
Plus her boobs are huge.
Her boobs have nothing to do with it.
They do a little bit!
When putting your own things in the fridge, please write your name and the date on them.
Do you have any other questions?
Is there a second season for Exodus?
Huh? No, I haven't heard anything about that...
Probably not, if it's only sold about four to five thousand.
Also, I heard from Tomigaya...
Oh, yes, from GI Staff.
Segawa-san is nice to girls, so she'll get her work done early for them,
but you shouldn't take advantage of that too much.
What the heck? He's sort of a jerk.
He's obviously being a bully. What an ass.
Oh, you really think so?
Turn him into mincemeat!
Don't! We just met him!
Miyamori?
Could we get refills on the tea?
Oh, sure.
You know, since we're all here, I'm going to say this.
If everyone doesn't take notice of a project, there's no point.
As people trying to sell the project,
we want famous voice actors all over it,
and we want people talking about it on the Internet.
With that in mind, the only choice is Ide Kirara-san,
and there should be no argument.
Well, I personally like
Pardon me.
Ide Kirara-san's acting a lot.
It's just that her voice is rather high, so having her play Aria,
who has a much cooler tone, doesn't really match my image.
I think Suzuki Kyoko-san is much more—
Who said her tone should be cool?
Uh, well, that's just what I thought...
Yes, that is your own selfish vision.
That's not what everyone else thinks.
No matter how much you push Suzuki Kyoko-san,
Shunkashutou Aria Toyomori Popomi Jindaiji Miyabi Ide Kirara Moriguchi Nagisa Suzuki Kyoko
Director, no one knows who she is.
She doesn't even have a Wikipedia page.
We need someone who can blast the project out of the park,
not who needs to be carried by it.
Suzuki and Moriguchi will not bring in the viewers. Am I wrong?
You want to sell Blu-rays too, don't you, Director?
You don't want them to not sell, right? Like last time.
W-Well...
Let's grow up already, Director.
Um... Excuse me.
I'm not trying to take the director's side,
but I don't think Ide Kirara-san is fit for the role, either.
Ide Kirara-san is known for her super soprano voice.
A proud ace pilot who's a person of few words
having a Mickey voice would be very awkward.
Then the people who think it's awkward just need to learn.
No, no...
And that's that!
Hold on.
If we go with Ide Kirara, our company will be ruined.
We won't be able to sell any CDs!
Like it or not, anime and songs go together.
Therefore, Jindaiji Miyabi, who's released so many albums, is the obvious choice.
Plus she's a veteran.
No, she's too much of a veteran. I'm gonna put this out there,
but Jindaiji Miyabi is pretty old...
Oh, you're really going to bring up age? Age has nothing to do with this.
Yes, it does.
It does not!
Er, um... I personally don't think the voice actor's age
has anything to do with it as long as they fit the role.
However, in regards to Jindaiji Miyabi-san...
Exactly.
I mean, she's almost sixty.
I'm not sure about a sixty-year-old playing a seventeen-year-old.
Of course it's okay! If not, just make it okay!
It'll be fresh and new!
It's not fresh at all!
No one would come to the events. What would you do then?
Let's just go with Toyomori Popomi-san.
Er, um... Toyomori Popomi-san's work history...
There's nothing written.
Oh, is she new?
She hasn't done any voice work, so you could call her new.
Her main job is a gravure idol.
Gravure idols are the best!
Listening to her audition tape,
her acting is rather, uh...
Stiff.
That's what's great about it! She sounds so natural.
This is an age where amateurs take lead roles! Plus her boobs are huge!
Again, that has nothing to do with anything.
I can't wait for the after-recording sessions
and drinks with Toyomori Popomi after.
Please just make it Jindaiji Miyabi-san.
What'll happen to me, after I called her to the audition in secret?
It has to be Ide Kirara. She may sound awkward,
but after about three episodes, everyone will get used to it.
That's how anime works!
Anything goes if it sells, and if it doesn't, you're just a loser.
I don't care if we're the losers!
Our company is pushing for Jindaiji Miyabi!
Toyomori Popomi-chan!
No, it's Ide Kirara!
How'd it go? How'd it go?
I have no idea.
You're lying! Who is it? Who do you think it'll be?
I haven't heard anything.
What? You should've been listening!
What should we do, Katsuragi-san?
Um...
Inanami-san, as the sound producer, what do you think?
Well, despite being a newcomer, the fact that she got four out of nine votes
must mean Suzuki Kyoko-san has something.
She's been in to do minor roles many times, and she's really good.
But I can't say the ones that got one vote each
don't have the potential to improve and grow into the role.
Right?
Exactly.
You never know unless you try.
However, you three are choosing popularity, singing ability,
and physical appearances over acting, and that is a problem.
Who cares?
Everyone's doing it, right?
It smells like political casting.
You never know.
Being diverse is important.
Political casting will definitely be found out.
And I say this with confidence:
it's not something that'll be a positive to the project. Ever.
However, I can understand the concern about
Suzuki Kyoko-san's lack of experience.
That's when we nurture her.
Sorry I'm late.
Funny story, Musasakai is really far.
Oh, Chazawa-san. Thanks for coming by.
We were just deciding that Suzuki Kyoko-san should be Aria—
Oh, I think that sounds fine.
I don't think Sensei will have any objections, so sure, go for it.
Well, it looks like we got the author's approval,
so it's final. Aria will be played by Suzuki Kyoko-san.
Next, let's decide on Tatiana.
Pardon me.
I'm saying if we're going with popularity, Hitohira-san is the only option!
And you saying that's the only option is ludicrous.
More importantly, take a look at Hanajiri-san's butt.
Butts don't talk!
You never know!
I just got a great idea!
This is getting annoying, so why don't we just
decide by who has the most Twitter followers?
I'd be okay with whoever has the most Google hits, too.
Oh, hello. Thanks for your hard work.
Oh, she didn't participate in this audition,
but how about Kunitachi Nesuko-san?
She's holding third.
All right! So if we throw everyone else out, she has a chance!
Uh, we can't do that with a regular cast member.
Oh, whatever. Shut up, already.
She may not have voice actress experience,
but let's include one of the singers signed to my company.
Excuse me...
Even if she sucks, if she's among the five regulars, no one will notice.
More importantly, dat ass!
Excuse me. Please listen!
I'd like to come to a decision soon.
You mean about Hanajiri-san's butt?
No!
Pardon me.
Haotome-san's curves are so curvy...
Will you just shut up?!
How dare you talk to me like that?
I'm trying so hard to judge someone just by their cover.
Could you just pick someone from my agency already?
I can't go back empty-handed, or my boss'll yell at me.
At this point, as long as it's a popular voice actor, we can just use a guy.
He'd just have to use his head voice.
What are you going to do for events? Make him cross-dress?
Well, there are ghostwriters, so why not have a ghost event participant?
Of course that won't work!
Why won't anyone listen to what I have to say?!
We're investing in this! We're clients!
Same here!
Me, too!
Sorry. Funny story, I've got another appointment.
I'll leave the rest up to you. Thanks!
Everyone, we've decided that Tatiana will be Tokiha-san.
Please stop bringing this back up.
They seem to really be going at it.
They've been at it for about fourteen hours now.
Very good, very good.
All right, here's their midnight snack. Thanks.
I've brought your midnight snack.
Ooh, the president's homemade gyoza!
Thank you!
Yarase-san hasn't come back...
He's probably reporting to his boss.
He's probably getting yelled at for failing to push any Gori artist.
Let's just decide already.
Let's make this thing a little more rigged next time.
As long as we are involved, that will not be happening.
Catherine Weller
If we rig this, what about all of
the voice actors who worked so hard in their auditions?
If it was previously discussed, I might understand, but...
Oh, fine, fine. Everyone's so serious.
I don't care anymore. Can we just decide? I'm tired.
So, the final character is Catherine. What do you think?
I'd like to get a very skilled voice actress for this role.
She's supposed to be a cheerful, yet mysterious girl.
It'll call for some technical acting.
It should be someone flexible.
So out of everyone here...
It'd probably be Itou Suzuka-san or Musasabi Taeko-san.
Catherine Weller Tachibana Soyori Terasaki Ai Saotome Kaede Musasabi Taeko Itou Suzuka
U-Um...
Yes?
About this girl named Sakaki Shizuka...
Sakaki Shizuka?
Who's that?
No idea.
Oh, the one who came to audition for Noa,
and we had her read for Catherine, as well.
Yes. She's probably new, but what do you think?
She's my second choice...
Sakaki-san was asked to do Catherine's part on the spot,
yet she managed to get the character down very well.
I thought her voice and tone both fit pretty well.
As of today,
I've been assigned to the 307th Aerial Squad on Chofu Base.
I'm Second Lieutenant Ensign, Catherine Weller.
Please, just call me Cathy.
She's got a pretty voice.
No, not quite yet.
She's good, and she acts with confidence. It's hard to believe she's new.
For some reason, I remembered how to fly a plane, but nothing else.
But...
Compared to Itou Suzuka-san and Musasabi Taeko-san's power,
But I thought it'd be weird if I didn't have a name.
it feels like she's got a bit further to go.
So I just gave myself a name.
Though, she is good.
I see...
22 | Sakaki Shizuka | Aka Oni Productions | Might be good
Oh, it's nothing.
I just thought she might be good.
So, what should we do?
Schedule-wise, Itou-san is free on Thursday.
As for Musasabi Taeko-san,
she's waiting to hear back from two auditions.
Waiting to hear back, huh...
Whether she gets it or not, you always want to let them know as soon as possible.
Keeping them "just in case"
is a bad habit of the business.
Anyway, venting aside,
considering the schedule, it looks like it's going to be Itou Suzuka-san.
I think she fits the image.
The safe Itou Suzuka. I think that sounds good.
Whatever, already.
Same.
All right, then Itou Suzuka-san it is.
This ends the results of the regulars audition.
Thank you all for your time.
Thank you.
Shall I call a taxi?
Uh, I just want to confirm,
but it's the fuel and price of a Kfir C2, right?
And its longest cruise distance?
Yeah, just that for now. Thank you so much.
Sorry, but you wanted to find out how
a solo Kfir taking off from Tel Aviv should land in Chofu, right?
Right. In the original story, Noa just suddenly shows up,
but I'm not sure how that'd work if we thought about it realistically.
The tree's height is 20,000 meters, right?
Can they fly at that altitude?
They can, but the fuel consumption changes.
We don't have to concentrate on that too much.
But writing that without knowing and
writing that knowing it at one point and then forgetting is different.
So, Miyamori-san.
Could she look up the stuff we just talked about, too?
You know, Diesel-san.
Actually, I'd like it if Diesel-san would just come here in person.
Huh?
We might need setting production this time.
Thank you.
Considering how much work needs to be done with the setting.
But that girl's still a student, right? Does she even have time?
As long as it's at night when she's done with classes, I think she'll come.
Then...
Could you bring her to the office once? I'd like to talk to her.
Sure!
The work I'd like to offer you right now is setting production.
Yes.
It would consist of gathering material for writing the scenario,
to make sure we don't have the terminology wrong,
and making a catalog of all the items that come up.
Yes.
I heard you wanted to be a script writer, but would you be okay with working here?
Yes.
Is there anything else you'd like to ask?
Um...
The Marukawa-san who was credited for the setting research for Buumin...
Is that you, Mr. President?
Yes, that's me. Though that was almost forty years ago.
Was Shirobeko you, as well?
You've done your research.
That's what I like to do.
Oh, I like learning about things that I don't know.
I also learned that you used to dabble in theater
before getting into this business, President Marukawa.
We'd like you to start immediately, if you can.
Sure!
Then how about tomorrow?
I could even start now... sir.
Director, this is Imai-san, who just joined as a setting researcher.
Oh, hello.
I'm Imai Midori.
It's a pleasure to meet you.
Um...
Oh, it's Diesel-san in the flesh.
Hey!
You did research on diesel trains for us in Exodus,
so we know you as "Diesel-san" here.
Er... Sorry for calling you something so rude.
No, please call me Diesel.
Today, we're celebrating Mii-chan and Rii-chan moving a step closer to their dreams.
Rii-chan is now working part-time at Musani.
Mii-chan-senpai is going to be working at another company.
Really? Well, then, drink up, drink up!
But now Mii-chan will be working on planes all the time, so that seems rough.
Rii-chan's work is all planes, too.
I actually just auditioned for some show about airplanes.
Though I didn't get the part.
Huh...
What was it?
It was called Third Aerial Girls Squad...
What?!
We're
going to be doing that series...
What?!
Oh... I see.
I would have loved to work with all of you,
but I guess that can't be helped.
More importantly, listen!
That was the first time I was asked to voice another role at an audition.
Though I didn't get either part, it's still a step forward.
My sensei told me I should go in confident and prepared.
And that's what I did.
Zuka-chan-senpai, you're awesome!
I'll do my best.
Hmm... Okay!
Are they all right?
Yeah. I want to get things moving ASAP.
I'll get the storyboards for the first episode done right away.
Myamorin, did you hear anything back about the main character rough drafts?
I've had Watanabe-san ask, but...
Man, funny story.
Sensei's sort of in a downer phase right now.
It isn't about the anime, is it?
Nah, I don't think it has to do with that. Anyway, I'm counting on you.
Meaning, it's all right for us to proceed?
Yeah, sure. Something like that.
I tried writing up the rotation for production...
Yeah?
The best we can do with all of our forces in-house is eleven.
We're going to have to hire
another company to do the other two.
What about Verde Company?
They already have prior commitments.
Do you know of anywhere else?
Not off the top of my head...
I know a place that'll accept, as long as I talk to them.
Want me to introduce you?
Studio Taitanic, huh?
I've heard of them, but never worked with them.
I see.
But spreading out your connections is a good thing.
Yes... I feel like I'm going to learn just how
many connections and experiences I lack in the days ahead.
Everyone's like that in the beginning. You've gotta take challenges.
All right, your total is 1,236 yen.
Please bill it to Musashino Animation.
Understood.
Pardon me.
Good morning...
Good morni— Whoa!
Musani, Musani, Musani-san...
Yes, in regards to Third Aerial Girls Squad.
Hiraoka-chan's talked to me.
Then I'd like to cut to the chase.
This would be your schedule.
Say...
Is Director Kinoshita super picky?
Huh?
Yes, this is Musani. Tomigaya, it's been a while. It's me, Hiraoka.
Yeah, I'm surviving somehow.
Next time on Shirobako: Will These Drawings Work?