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They're so close, right?
Because they met many times since they were born.
Mei-chan is Yu's first friend.
Ah, that's right, Akane-chan.
Yes?
Do you know where I can find someone for this?
I knew it that you are looking it.
We are.
Then how about me?
Eh?
Can I do it?
ECOTV Presents
Natsuzora
Week 22 Natsu, Your Sweet Child, Yu (Episode 128)
重い扉を押し開けたら暗い道が続いてて Omoi tobira o oshiaketara Kurai michi ga tsuzuiteite Pushing a heavy door open. A dark path unfolded
Screenplay: Omori Sumio
Music: Hashimoto Yukari
Theme Song: That Sweet Girl SPITZ
めげずに歩いたその先に知らなかった世界 Megezuni aruita sono saki ni shiranakatta sekai Not faltering, I kept walking to an unknown world on the other side
Narrator: Uchimura Teruyoshi
氷を散らす風すら味方にもできるんだなあ Kori o chirasu kaze sura mikata mo dekirun da na Even the wind that scatters ice, could become a friend
Sakaba Natsu: Hirose Suzu
Sakaba Kazuhisa: Nakagawa Taishi
Shimoyama Katsumi: Kawashima Akira
Shimoyama Akane: Watanabe Mayu
切り取られることのない丸い大空の色を Kiritorareru koto no nai marui ozora no iro o The color of the unbroken, vast sky
Arai Kosuke: Hashimoto Satoshi
Yamakawa Shusaburo: Furuya Ryuta
Sato Toshiyuki: Hashimoto Jun
Horiuchi Yukimasa: Tamura Kentaro
Miyata: Kawashima Jun
Nakajima: Sakaguchi Ryotaro
Naka Tsutomu (flashback): Iura Arata
Kamiji Kouya (flashback): Sometani Shota
Idohara Noboru (flashback): Kote Shinya
優しいあの子にも教えたい Yasashii ano ko ni mo oshietai I want to tell her, that sweet girl
ルルル Rururu rururu rurururu
Osawa Asako: Kanjiya Shihori
Mei and Yu-chan are good friends... But I've only ever raised my own child,
If this would put Nat-chan at ease.
No, that's not...
Well, if it's Akane-san, I'm more at ease than anyone else, but...
This is good. That's the best way to go.
Y... You have to pay for it, just like you pay for a daycare mom.
Well, of course, but...
You've accepted the job of animation director, right?
Eh... Who told you that?
Kamicchi.
Eh?
Kamicchi called me
and asked me if I could you, Nat-chan.
Kamicchi feels a little bit responsible
for pushing you to do it.
The skills that Nat-chan has acquired
over the years here won't be replaced so easily!
Are you all okay with that?
If that's the case, then Kamicchi is really the idiot...
I have nothing but gratitude...
And he also said that it would be a loss for Japanese animation
if you keep Ikkyuu-san hanging around forever.
Ah... That Kamicchi...
Well, that's what the two of us have decided on.
So, is this problem solved?
Ah... If it's okay with you, Nat-chan and Ikkyuu-san.
Shimoyama-san, Akane-san, thank you very much!
Then, I leave the care to you.
I leave the care to you.
Let's work hard together.
Yes.
Let's do our best together, Ikkyuu-san.
Yes.
All right! Welcome to Mako Productions.
And so, the place where they will leave Yu
was decided on Akane-san's house for 6,000 yen a month.
And then April came, the day when they would leave Yu in Akane's care.
I'm sorry.
Coming!
Good morning.
Ah... It must've been hard, come in.
I'm counting on you.
Come in.
Here. Come in.
Good morning.
Good morning. Welcome.
Everyone's here.
Mei-chan, starting today, please take care of Yu, okay?
It's Yu-chan...
Akane-san, this is the futon for a nap.
Ah, yes, I'll take care of it.
And then a diaper and a change of clothes.
And then there's powdered milk,
a bottle cup, a spoon, and a fork.
I've also made some baby food that Yu likes,
so please heat it up and feed it to her.
Potatoes and minced chicken...
Looks like I'm ready for anything.
It looks like Ikkyuu-san will be back in animation today, right?
I've been waiting for you to come with me.
I'm really grateful.
It's fine.
I'll come and visit Yu as much as possible.
Yes, I see.
See you soon, okay?
Nat-chan, I think it's best if you go now.
She's right.
Then... I leave her to you.
Yu-chan, come here! It's okay.
Yu-chan...
Look. It's Mei-chan. Yu-chan, play with her.
See you soon.
Then... We're going.
Goodbye. Mei-chan, say goodbye to daddy.
Yu-chan.
Yu...
Ah...
I'm sorry... Mama will be back soon, okay?
Hey, Yu-chan.
Come play with Oba-chan and Mei-chan. Okay?
Look... Yu-chan.
Hey, come here... Hey.
Mama will be gone for a bit, but it's okay. Right?
Yu, it's going to be okay. Hey.
Nat-chan, hurry up and go. It's okay.
If you don't go soon, you'll be in trouble.
Okay...
Ah... Nat-chan...
I'm sorry. Just for a bit.
If you do that, it's never going to end.
I know what I'm doing.
Nat-chan!
Nat-chan, you need to let go.
I know... Akane-san, I'm truly sorry.
No, it's fine.
All right... Yu, it's only for a short while, okay? You'll have to wait for me.
I leave her to you.
Yes, have a good day.
Yu-chan, say Mama have a good day.
MAMA!
Are you okay?
You'll be late, so go ahead.
I'll wait for you.
I'm fine now.
Good morning. I'm sorry I'm late.
Animation director, good morning!
I'm looking forward to working with you, Horiuchi-san.
Same here.
MAKO Productions
Anyway, I want you to brighten him up...
Hmm...But the story is about the Underworld, right?
Capone is a third generation gangster
but also the protagonist and is a good guy, right?
That's where it gets interesting. He's got the makings of a
gangster but it contradicts everything.
Why don't you put more emphasis on that?
Emphasis?
Like Shimoyama-san, make the character a bit more clever and funny.
H... Hey, what's make me so funny, Ikkyuu-san?
Aren't you like a hard-boiled person?
tough
I like hard-boiled things.
So he's not like Shimoyama-san.
I think it's better if you leave the main character alone.
Hey!
I think if we did that, with more hilarious stories,
we could change the current reputation for it being too dark.
Ikkyuu-san has become an adult, right?
Could you write a screenplay in that direction, please?
I will.
I am Okuhara, this is my first time as an animation director. I am looking forward to working with you.
We're counting on you.
Let's get right to it.
This is Kickjaguar.
And the main character, Nakagami Kenya.
He's rival, Blackman.
It's so much cooler than the original manga!
Thank you.
I didn't knew you could draw such dramatic touch.
Yes, I thought that this kind of rough drawing
would be more powerful even if the movement is limited,
so I want to use it as it is in the animation.
You're going to take advantage of the rough drafts? That would be very interesting.
The rough drafts, huh?
Yes.
Please check this.
Nakajima-kun.
Yes?
Make this up and down movement a little bigger.
Okay.
Ah! Nat-chan. I tried to do it better than the original, but...
It's cool. I think it's good.
It's better, right?
Yes, please do it like that.
Yes, thank you.
What do you mean by up and down movement?
That's the walking cut...
Yes.
Okuhara-san, I'm sorry. Can you please check this?
Ah...
Okay.
When it came to animation, the work,
no matter how much time there was, was still not enough.
It's about Blackman's draft was a bit stiff...
Hmm... Would you mind bringing the original drawings for me?
Okay.
Ah... I'm sorry to be at this late...
She just went to bed earlier.
Akane-san, I'm sorry.
It's okay, I know how hard it is.
Did you bring your work home?
Ah, yes. I couldn't finish... We'll go home right away.
Natsu, you're fighting well.
To Be Continued
Natsuzora
Natsuzora Animation
END
Saopi-san from Kanagawa Prefecture