Morni-
mune no oku ga takanaru atsui koe ni kizuitara
胸の奥が高鳴る 熱い声に気付いたら
My heart races whenever it notices your warm voice
sutaatorain wa kimi no me no mae ni aru
スタートラインは君の目の前にある
The starting line is right in front of your eyes
mada mienai michi de mo hashirihajimereba ii sa
まだ見えない道でも走りはじめればいいさ
Just start running, even if it leads down a path you can't see yet
akirameru yori mo suteki da to omowanai?
あきらめるよりも素敵だと思わない？
Don't you think that's better than just giving up?
itsumo fuan wa sugu soba de
いつも不安はすぐそばで
My anxieties are always right here by my side
kakedasu omoi wo shimetsukeru keredo
駆け出す思いを締め付けるけれど
Even if I can quiet the feelings that race through me
ima wo koete arukidasu
今を超えて歩き出す
We'll start walking, passing by today
michi naru michi ni hikari wo
未知なる未来に光を
and cast light down the unknown path ahead
hajimete wo kurikaeshi
初めてを繰り返し
Let's go all the way back to the start
tsukamitore ashita wo
掴み取れ明日を
and seized everything we ever wanted!
sou sa bokutachi wa mugen no
そうさ僕達は無限の
Come on! We'll head onwards
yume dakishime susumu no sa
夢抱きしめ進むのさ
embracing our infinite dreams
kagayaiteru jibun wo shinjitai
輝いてる自分を信じたい
I want to believe in myself as I shine like this
tachiagaru chikara ni
立ち上がる力に
Filling ourselves with endless love...
saidai na ai wo komete
最大な愛をこめて
...and the strength to stand up...
omou mama tabidatou!
思うまま旅立とう！
Let's feel! And set off right away!
atarashii sekai no naka he
新しい世界の中へ
Toward a new world
Please, lend us your power, Wakanariya!
We need your power to free the sun god, who has been sealed in Ama no Iwato!
TL Note: "Ama no Iwato", or "Cave of the Sun God" is a location from Japanese myth where Amaterasu was said to have been driven into hiding.
Do you really believe that you can save the world alone,
having been cast out of Musicco, the land of sound?
Well...
You're not alone.
Sawanya! You came!
I was worried about you going off on your own.
Wakanariya, you want to retrieve the Harp of Musa as well, don't you?
But I can't go back to the land of sound...
I'm not trying to save the world.
Huh?
I just want to see how far the three of us can go on our own.
We'll definitely have lots of fun together!
Right.
Let's go!
And so the three set off,
accompanied by the frog brothers Taichi and Vienna,
their sights set on the distant Ama no Iwato!
We'll have the first song here!
I want to play the cow...
There's no cow part!
Hey, hey! Can I use magic?
Why are we frogs?
Konatsu, this is really long...
That's right!
The songs are supposed to be the main attraction, after all.
I know that!
You were the one just asking about magic and stuff.
Don't worry!
We'll really get a chance to strut our stuff at the end!
Wakana's majestic song...
Huh?! "Majestic"?
...will resonate around the gym!
Wakana, how's the song?
I want to start rehearsing soon.
I more or less have an idea of it now, but...
...it probably won't be done until the weekend,
or maybe the start of next week,
and I don't really know if it'll be majestic...
Then we'll spend that time perfecting the script,
and start rehearsals next week!
Right!
Episode 11
Filling Up, Coming Up Short, and...
I was thinking it was a little bit long myself.
It should be about half that long.
Half?!
Choir Culture Festival
"Beauty and the Frog (temporary)"
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ies
Script: Miyamoto
Music: Wakana
Other Candidates
Choreography
Sawa
Large Props
Tanaka
Small Props
Vienna
Costumes
Someone
help!
Stagehands
Everyone
26 days
to Shirosai
Yeah...
You're exaggerating, Wakana.
If we could use magic at this part, it'd be much quicker.
Hey, what do you mean by "large props"?
No magic...
You know, plywood sets with pictures of castles and forests on them.
Stuff like that.
Huh?!
Handling props means I have to draw?!
I can't draw.
Not at all!
People are always telling me I should never try to draw.
Who told you that?!
Why are you giving up before you've even given it a try?!
It's fine!
I don't expect much!
Even the sort of pictures a junior school kid would draw would be fine!
Wakana's writing a song, and Sawa's doing choreography!
They've never done any of that before!
You're not allowed to be the only one who's picky about what job he does!
Got it?!
Right...
Tanaka
Then it's decided!
She shouted him down.
Konatsu's grown so strong.
I understand, Konatsu!
I'm going to give it my everything as well!
Huh?
I've put together small figurines before,
but this is the first time I've worked with props!
R-Right.
And this is just an estimate,
but these sorts of things are usually made with foam boards.
Shall we take a photo?
The lowest pri-
Oh, did you bring it along?
How much would we pay?
Yeah, what I have so far.
Hm... Depends what you go with.
Shall we speak outside?
Thanks!
It's only half-finished, so there are some bits that don't join up.
I might change it...
If I can at least get a feel for the sort of song it is,
I'll have a better idea about the choreography.
Konatsu's crazy, isn't she? Making me do the choreography.
Ah, don't tell anyone yet, okay?
Roger!
I'm looking forward to hearing it.
No, don't expect anything!
It isn't majestic or anything!
It belonged to you and your mother first.
I think you should just write it however you like.
Konatsu said it should be majestic,
but that's just something she came up with on the spot.
Yeah, I know.
It's just that writing a song is a lot more difficult than I thought it'd be.
If Konatsu hadn't have suggested that we use it,
I probably would have abandoned it halfway,
telling myself I could finish it someday.
I want to do my best to live up to her expectations.
This'll probably be the first and last time I ever handle choreography, too.
I guess so!
Right!
Let's stick some really embarrassing poses into Konatsu's part!
I want to see that!
Shirosai
Welcome to Shirosai!
Welcome to the Shirosai music stage
Is this the last place?
Yeah.
President, are they building something in the school grounds as well?
I haven't heard of anything.
The stairs should be ten metres wide.
I listened to it!
You really wrote this, didn't you?
I think I'll really like it!
And I definitely want to sing it, so good luck!
(Sakai Wakana)
Thanks! I'll do my best!
We can't record all the backing music. What should we do?
2nd Music Room
Tada!
I thought I'd make miniatures to let you inspect my work before I make the real ones.
Amazing!
They're just like the real things!
Good job!
Please keep up the good work, Watson-kun!
"Watson"?
Actually, I drew a few sketches of the sets as well.
Wow!
Good job Tanaka as well!
It's been a long time since I last drew,
but I looked at manga as I drew,
and they came out better than I expected.
Huh?
What's this a picture of?
A forest and a castle.
A forest and a castle?
Aren't the proportions backwards?
That's not the issue here.
Never try to draw again.
Art Room
Excuse me, is the club president here?
We have our hands full with the pieces we're displaying at Shirosai.
We'll take anything.
Even something small would be good.
I can take that and copy it onto a piece of plywood on my own.
Have you ever used paints?
Huh?
What do you intend to paint the plywood with?
If I produce a sample for you, would you be able to reproduce the colours?
No no, it's nothing that big.
We're not expecting much.
Even the sort of pictures a junior school kid would draw would be fine!
Then you can draw them.
Huh?
Are you an idiot?
Oh, Hamachi.
You're in the Art Club?
Yep!
I'm going to become a manga artist and be rich and famous!
Huh?
You need a painter, right?
You'll do it?
I won't just be stingy and give you a sketch, either.
I'll hang around until it's finished!
Thanks!
But there's one condition!
Okita's a member of the choir, right? Well...
I'll trade you this for photos of her!
Why?
You sure are stupid.
Because she's hot, of course.
It's a trade.
One of her posing, one of her from behind...
One of her boobs, too.
I don't mind if you use your phone, but make sure they're big photos.
I'm home!
Oh, welcome... back...
Sorry.
Out of the way.
Almost there.
Shirahamasaka High School Cultural Festival
Shirosai
It's almost time.
Yes...
Combined apartment block for wealthy retirees Development Plan
We're moving on to the next step.
In order to ensure that we keep to schedule,
we will require your assistance in gaining a consensus among faculty members and guardians.
Yes...
I believe preparations are still going on around the school for the Culture Festival?
Ah, to be honest, I haven't been able to tell them yet...
Hey, are you okay?
I'll discuss it first with staff at today's emergency meeting,
and at the weekend, I'll gather the students' guardians, and...
Any delays in our plans will cost you dearly.
We're counting on you.
Yes.
The vice-principal will come via car, and we'll come individually.
Ueno-san!
What?
Ueno-san, I have a little favour to ask.
Can you be our accompaniment at Shirosai?
Oh?
What about Sakai-san?
We don't have very many members,
so I want Sakai-san to sing with the rest of us.
I'm looking for someone who can sight read,
and adjust her playing to the flow of our musical.
"Musical"?
Well, I say I'm looking, but really you're the only person I know of.
It sounds like you have something fun planned.
I know, right?!
You don't have time to be playing with amateurs.
We have to prepare for the culture festival ourselves.
Especially this year.
Yeah...
What's wrong?
Normally by now we would have chosen our songs and started rehearsals,
but we haven't heard anything from the vice-principal, this year.
You're going to have to learn multiple songs very quickly.
You don't have time to spare.
But if it's a song I know, I can probably play it straight away, so...
What are you singing, Miyamoto-san?
Sakai-san's writing it right now!
Writing it?!
Yeah!
You must be an idiot or something... Amateurs.
I am not!
I'm not the one who can't even choose a song without the vice-principal's help!
The vice-principal has been acting a little strangely recently, hasn't she?
She used to be like a future robot soldier from some sort of sci-fi movie...
Now, she's like a robot soldier with flat batteries.
What the heck was that?
Thank you for coming to this emergency staff meeting, everyone.
If this is about what you mentioned before,
then I don't need to hear it.
R-Right... Sorry...
Nao!
Hey!
Don't talk amongst yourselves!
Divide into your sections, and start practising warm-ups!
Without the vice-principal here, everyone falls apart.
Huh...
Is the vice-principal off again today?
Don't worry about that.
Just do what you can on your own.
Right!
Off again...
No way!
It's like a different club to the one I was part of.
Yeah...
Sorry.
We haven't finished basic warm-ups yet.
It's fine.
This year's culture festival is cancelled.
What?!
From next year,
we will cease to accept applications from new students.
I'm sure you are already aware, but with the declining birth rate, student numbers are falling with each year,
and with falling student numbers,
so, too, has our funding decreased.
More than anything, this decision has been reached with the students' best interests at heart.
I am every bit as disappointed and unhappy as anyone else,
and will do anything in my power to support those living in the area through this.
We have begun construction on a series of prefabricated buildings within the school grounds,
and classes will be conducted there from next year.
Regarding Shirosai's cancellation.
From the end of the year, reconstruction work will begin on our school buildings,
and from next year, preparatory construction work will begin on the school grounds.
I promise that classes will be carried out without hindrance until all current students have graduated,
and will also directly provide support for those who wish for their children to be transferred elsewhere.
Notification of Shirosai's cancellation
You're still at it?
It's sort of relaxing.
Don't you have to study for your exams?
Why are you saying stuff my mum would say?
I'm everyone's mum.
What's that supposed to mean?
Konatsu, you should keep singing, even after you've graduated.
Yeah.
Hey.
Playing badminton?
Yeah.
What are you guys doing here?
It feels like it's been a while.
Even though we see each other in class every day.
Heading home now?
Yeah.
Tanaka, you don't need to study, since you have badmi, right?
You always just say whatever comes into your head, huh?
Maybe.
Shall we go home?
The song's done!
I want to sing you all the song I wrote with my mother!
We can't do anything about the end of our school,
but that doesn't have to be the end of us!
Let's have Shirosai!
hareta hi ame no hi de mo
晴れた日雨の日でも
Come rain or shine
minna ga ireba itsumo egao ni nareta
みんながいればいつも笑顔になれた
I was always able to smile when everyone was around
kioku no kanata made omoidashitari
記憶の彼方まで思い出したり
Let's think back to the farthest reaches of our memories
tayutau koe mimi sumasou
たゆたう声耳すまそう
and listen to the voices that murmur there
saa, te wo sashinoberarete wa no naka he
さぁ、 手を差し伸べられて輪の中へ
Oh, to a time where you reached your hands out to me and welcomed me into your circle
hitori ja nai kuukan de muchuu ni natteru jikan
一人じゃない空間で夢中になってる時間
And being in a place where I wasn't alone put me in a daze
kokochiyoi kaze ga fuite
心地好い風が吹いて
As the gentle breeze blows
warattari naitari utatte mitari
笑ったり泣いたり歌ってみたり
Let's smile, and cry, and try to sing, and...
tojiteita kokoro wo hiraite
閉じていた心を開いて
As even my once closed heart begins to open
omoide no fureezu kuchizusamu
思い出のフレーズ口ずさむ
I find myself humming the phrases of my feelings
kanadeyou
奏でよう
Let's play them together
Mum, the song we promised to write is finished.
I believe.
I'll definitely give it my all!
Episode 12
Piling Up, Ringing Out, and...
Put it on your horse.
Even still, we're going to sing!