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"New Year' Special!" "Gekidol Episode 1"

"To Airi"

Your dream is not possible!

You may want to save everyone,

but you can't!

You may want to save the world,

but you can't!

I won't let anyone tell me I can't do it!

Because I...

Because I have...

...you!

I have you, after all!

The Theatrical Material System was so compelling!

It's like she's right in front of you!

Amazing! Theater is amazing!

Actors are amazing!

I want to do it, too!

To be in a play!

To be there!

To stand on stage!

That was so amazing.

I think it went like this.

Your dream is not possible!

You may want to save everyone,

but you can't!

You may want to save the world,

but you can't!

I won't let anyone tell me I can't do it!

Because I have...

...you!

I have you, after all!

"New Year's Special!" "Gekidol Episode 1"

"New Year's Special!" "Gekidol Episode 1" "Acting"

"The Loss of Ikebukuro" "New Year's Special!" "Gekidol Episode 1" "Acting"

"The Loss of Ikebukuro" Five years after the Global Synchronic Urban Disappearance.

Naturally, the large-scale phenomenon was pronounced in urban areas,

though here in Toshima Ward, the damage was particularly great,

such that it was called the Loss of Ikebukuro.

"Class is putting me to sleep." "There were more Auroras yesterday..." "Think we'll lose power again?" such that it was called the Loss of Ikebukuro.

such that it was called the Loss of Ikebukuro.

Even now, as government reconstruction progresses,

unexplained electromagnetic abnormalities known as Auroras are observed...

Your dream is not possible!

You may want to save everyone,

but you can't!

You may want to save the world,

but you can't!

I won't let anyone tell me I can't do it!

Ms. Morino, what was that?

I-I can do it!

Then come to the front and fill in the blanks.

You can do it. Isn't that right?

I mean, that's not, uh...

"Such a pain..." "And it makes reception awful..." "Then let's meet on Sunshine Street" "Okay"

Oh, that reminds me, Seria. How was your first SMT experience?

"SMT"?

Super Material Theater! Hey, don't tell me you didn't go!

No, I went. I went.

Thanks for the ticket, Higuchi. They're hard to get, aren't they?

D-Don't worry about it. I've gone tons of times.

Also, will you stop calling me Higuchi already?

Everyone calls me Mako.

It was so incredible! I've never seen anything like it!

It was like the characters flew right at you!

Hey, Higuchi. Who do you like?

L-Like?

I like the lead! She's cute and cool.

Both her acting and singing are great, and basically, she's amazing!

Oh?

Do you mean Izumi Hinasaki?

Izumi Hinasaki...

You haven't heard of her? She's been on TV a lot lately.

She's actually pretty small, you know.

I didn't know that.

She didn't look that way at all.

I wonder if that's the kind of presence a star has.

"Lead Izumi Hinasaki" I wonder if that's the kind of presence a star has.

Do you want to be like Izumi?

"Revived!" "Alice in Theater" Recruiting Troupe Members" "Observation Welcome"

In that case, take this.

Um...

If you have the desire, we'll welcome you any time.

Alice in Theater?

I bet it's just another one of those SMT copycat groups that keep popping up.

Oh, yeah. The TMS tech is the same, but the actors are always totally awful.

Mako, is something wrong?

This is... the troupe Izumi Hinasaki used to be in.

Really? She was?!

"Recruiting Troupe Members" "Observation Welcome"

"Revived!" "Alice in Theater" "Recruiting Troupe Members" "Observation Welcome"

"Seria" "Subject: To Seria"

"Seria, I'm sorry.

It looks like it'll be a while longer before we can come back to Japan.

Grandpa's fallen ill.

I'm sorry you have to be all alone.

Eloise."

So Grandma's still in France...

Be at Grandpa's side until he gets better.

I'll be okay. I'm not lonely.

I found what I want to do.

But I'm not sure I can do it.

What do you think, Alice?

Don't worry! I know you can do it, Seria!

I'm not so sure...

I know you can!

But...

Show me how the dream turns out!

"Seria" "Seria, where are you?" "Everybody's waiting for you..." "Are you listening?!"

Still no response from Seria?

--Yeah... --After you were nice enough to invite her...

--After you were nice enough to invite her...

Change of plans today! I have somewhere I have to be!

What?!

Mako!

Whoa.

I'm sorr--

I'm very sorry!

Seria!

I'm sorry!

What are you doing over here?

What are you doing?

"We brew great coffee."

"We brew great coffee." Excuse me?!

You're saying you want to act?

Yeah.

I've never had something I wanted to do.

Until now.

I've finally found it.

If you join a theater troupe, we won't be able to hang out much anymore.

Huh?

In the first place, do you get it?

Acting is a profession only special, chosen people can have!

SMT's producer Takezaki said so!

What?

Oh, I forgot. You've auditioned for SMT, haven't you, Higuchi?

Yeah, though I was knocked out right away.

That brought me down to earth.

I realized there's no way normal girls like us can become special.

Especially not a spaced-out girl like you. Absolutely impossible!

--What? --In addition,

you have to have tons of training to stand on stage!

On top of talent, it requires an incredible amount of work!

Even so, I...

I'm doing it! I'll train as much as it takes!

I'm trying to tell you you can't do it!

Motivation isn't enough. The world's not that easy!

I'm trying to save you from the pain of failure!

You just need to do what I say!

I understand you better than anyone e--

I-I'm sorry.

I wonder if Higuchi's right about this.

After seeing the SMT stage,

maybe I was dreaming of something I could never do.

I won't let anyone tell me I can't do it!

Because I have...

...you!

I have you, after all!

"New Year's Special!" "Gekidol Episode 1"

Are you curious?

Uh, no...

Well, you might say it's my cane and my weapon.

This area is dangerous sometimes.

Especially for a young girl as beautiful as me. All sorts of guys try to latch on.

Wh-Wh-Who do you think you are?

Oh, I just thought I spotted one of our troupe applicants.

Huh? "Our"?

Oh, you gave me the flyer!

Kaworu Sakakibara.

I'm the director of Alice in Theater, and occasionally an actress.

Happy to have you.

M-My name is Seria Morino! I'm happy to join!

No, I mean, um... I-I want to apply.

Seria, we're about to do some rehearsing. Wanna observe?

Oh. Yes!

Fine! Do whatever you want!

"Alice in Paradise" Fine! Do whatever you want!

Fine! Do whatever you want! Um... is this...?

Fine! Do whatever you want! Excuse me!

Excuuuse mee!

Oh, Kaworu!

Eh? Looks like you found a real nice one this time.

I know, right?

Uh, um...

--Little lady. --Yes?

You'll be number 1 in no time!

Whaaaaaat?!

"Paradise" Whaaaaaat?!

"Price Chart" Whaaaaaat?!

Whaaaaaat?!

Uh, um, I, uh, I-I-I-I h-h-have to go!

Oh?

Kaworun, who's this girl?

I can't do it! Um, I'm not confident about my body, so...

We're just joking. A minor obviously can't work here.

This man is kind enough to sponsor the troupe.

I just thought I'd introduce you since I was already dropping by.

O-Oh...

Sorry for startling you.

No, it's okay. It's nice to meet you.

Over there is Akira Asagi. She's a member of the troupe.

Nice to meet you.

--Oh, I'm Seria Morino. It's nice to meet you.

--I'd say she's the most similar of all the ones so far. --Oh, I'm Seria Morino. It's nice to meet you.

What?

Nothing. I was just hoping you'd meet Airi's standards.

This way.

Head on in.

Where am I?

The third planet of the Solar System, Earth.

Its diameter is 13,000 kilometers.

It has one satellite.

Atmospheric composition suitable for the survival of carbon-based life forms--

I get it!

Wait, no, I don't.

Where on Earth am I?

Where did you come from? Likewise, where is it you are headed?

Do you know?

What? How could I?!

Airi!

Oh, Kaworun.

Good morning!

For you to be practicing on your own, you must be motivated!

My motivation level is always at 120%!

Who's that with you?

Uh, h-hello. My name is Seria Morino.

A new member?

Yep. I told you about her yesterday.

The super cute girl I found while passing out flyers.

What? You remembered me?

Of course!

My policy is to pass out flyers only to pretty girls who catch my eye.

Oh...

I'm not sure that's the best approach for a troupe leader.

Morino, was it? Would you act out the part you just saw with me?

Huh?

Whaaat?! I-I-I can't! I've never acted before!

Kaworun, is that okay?

Oh, and there it is. Airi's hazing.

H-Hazing...

You're gonna give me a bad rap.

No need to be so stiff. Think of it more like a little test.

O-Okay.

Oh? She's more gutsy than she appears.

Here, you can read from the script.

Oh, uh... I'm fine.

What?

Um... I... know the lines.

O-Oh.

What?! She's bluffing, right?

I wouldn't be so sure.

Where am I?

The third planet of the Solar System, Earth.

Its diameter is 13,000 kilometers.

It has one satellite.

Atmospheric composition suitable for the survival of carbon-based life forms...

I get it!

Wait, no, I don't.

Where on Earth am I?

Where did you come from? Likewise, where is it you are headed?

Do you know?

Amazing!

I've heard of this. She has the ability to perfectly imitate others.

Imitation...

What? How could I?!

Seria, keep going!

I didn't see the rest.

You can read from the script.

O-Okay.

Um...

Th-Then do you know wh-where you came from?

What's wrong, Seria?

Oh, um...

Huh? What am I doing?

The next line is...

Where did you--?

What am I doing up here?

I-I'm sorry.

Morino! Your acting before was amazing! I had goosebumps!

You definitely have talent!

If you train with us, your acting will be even more amazing! No question!

U-Um...

Morino?!

Seria!

Are you okay?

Don't move her!

Pardon the intrusion.

Director Takezaki...

She is truly wasted on Alice in Theater.

"Do not leave your bags here."

"Do not leave your bags here." Where am I?

"Do not leave your bags here."

Amazing.

Let's do theater together!

Yes!

I look forward to working wif fou.

She messed up.

Yes, and it was a good one.

Morino, you're unbelievable! Too funny!

Welcome to Alice in Theater!

Now then, as for the next production for Alice in to challenge itself to,

I think we should do Alice in Deadly School.

What?

Is there a problem?

"Next up, please enjoy the New Year's Special, 'Alice in Deadly School' Special Version."

"Next up, please enjoy the New Year's Special, 'Alice in Deadly School' Special Version." Alice in Deadly School produced the greatest sales in Alice in Theater history.

"Next up, please enjoy the New Year's Special, 'Alice in Deadly School' Special Version." It's our best work.

"New Year's Special!" "Alice in Deadly School" "Special Version"

Wow! Look at all the melon bread!

Isn't yakisoba bread the clear winner?

Hey there! I'm Yuu!

I'm Nobu!

Saving the world through comedy...

We're No Byuuun!

Wait! Why are you eating melon bread?

Well, why do you have this?

Hey, Nobu, why is it yakisoba bread has yakisoba in it, but melon bread has no melon?

That's because a melon would be too big to fit inside the bun!

Oh, is that why? Nobu, you're so smart!

I'm just kidding.

Oh, Mommy, can you hear me? What? I'm with my friends.

Yeah. I hope you can come get us soon.

Mommy, are you listening?

Mommy? Are you okay, Mommy?

I see, young lady. To Osaka it is. Vroom, vroom! Here we go!

That's a motorcycle, not a taxi! And stop hitting on her!

Mommy, what's wrong? Mommy, I can't hear you!

Mommy, don't use a creepy voice!

Don't hang up, Mommy!

Meg.

This is Student Council President Kazuma Aoike.

The first floor is not safe. Everyone healthy should move to a higher floor.

President, I've got a feeling this will be an amazing documentary!

Kiriko, get this angle, too!

Remain calm. Upperclassmen, look after the underclassmen.

If we trust and help each other, we can overcome this situation.

The brass band is working hard.

Then let's do our part, too.

See, there's an entire banana rolled cake,

but there's no such thing as an entire melon roll, is there?

I told you, a melon would be too big.

Oh, so that was it.

Big Sis.

Student president.

The roof is not the Rakugo club's playground! Isn't that right, President?

It's a stress release.

We're detoxing.

We're relaxing!

Regardless, I'm glad to see you're okay.

And I see Takamori and Ikari from the softball team are okay, too.

I'm Megumi, from the manga club.

Benishima from the go home club. Hope I'm not intruding.

"Science Lab System"

Film it, Kiriko!

P-President!

Film it.

Make... the ultimate documentary.

President! President Kaihara!

She's not breathing! President...

"School Route" She came back to life. So why did you--?

No. She was bitten and died. That's not Kaihara anymore.

It was something else.

But... But...

If you're bitten, then once you die...

...you become something else.

That thing then bites someone else, who dies, turns, and bites yet another person.

By now, the second floor is probably full of those who were bitten.

No way...

They were probably bitten before going to the second floor, and then...

Then they died, turned into something else, and bit some other student...

President...

Why do they bite?

That's... how they eat.

No!

Those stains... Were you two bitten? You'll end up like the others.

This?

This blood... got on me when I tried to save Kaihara.

Is that true?

The President died from being bitten!

Then she turned into something else...

This is her blood!

Sorry.

I believe Kiriko about her bloodstains. But Benishima--

Drop it, Kaoru.

I'm taking a smoke break.

Student Council President!

Hikami.

The science club is creating a bomb in the science lab.

Hey, hey, that girl Hikami from the science club was really busy, huh?

After telling us she'd signal when the bomb was ready

so we could blow those things away and escape,

she just grabbed a bag of chips and went back to the lab.

The brass band members said this would finally be the year

they win the prefectural tournament and go to nationals.

No Byun's goal is to save the world through comedy.

Yeah, world peace.

But once someone's bitten... they get hungry even though they're dead.

I kinda feel bad for them.

Nobu, if that happens to you, you can eat me.

Are you some kind of white knight?

Yuu, that fall was ridiculous!

You two aren't scared?

Meg, you want to be a manga author when you grow up, right?

Yeah! I'm gonna draw manga about Mr. Ribbit. Right, Mr. Ribbit?

That's ribbight.

Our dream is to save the world through comedy.

No Byuuun!

Hey, Big Sis.

You dream still hasn't changed, right?

Wh-Why bring that up all of a sudden?

Why do you call her that? You're not sisters, right?

Oh, well, our houses are right next to each other, so I grew up calling her that.

Ah-ha.

When we were really little, we played together all the time!

Big Sis would be a pop idol... and I'd be her fan!

I'd cheer for her.

The student council president's dream is to be a pop idol.

That's...

...something I can't even imagine.

No one's coming for us.

Yup. Nobody's coming.

I though a rescue might come if I uploaded a video, but my battery's dead!

Outdoor outlet located.

I saw the other part earlier.

Time for No Byun to move out, Yuu.

"New Year's Special!" "Alice in Deadly School" "Special Version"

"New Year's Special!" "Alice in Deadly School" "Special Version" There was a charger in the teacher's desk, right?

"New Year's Special!" "Alice in Deadly School" "Special Version" Yeah, there was.

"New Year's Special!" "Alice in Deadly School" "Special Version"

Looks like no one's there.

Hey.

Huh?

There's something I've been meaning to ask you.

What is it?

Nobu, what made you decide to do manzai with me?

Huh? Why do you ask?

I mean, I'm a weirdo, aren't I?

♬ Up to the roof ♬

--♬ where the setting sun shines. ♬

--Yeah. You're weird all right. --♬ where the setting sun shines. ♬

I thought, if I'm gonna team up with someone, not normal would be better.

But the truth is,

it's because you would sometimes get a lonely look on your face.

That's what drew my attention.

Yuu, I didn't realize your mother was gone.

Sorry.

It's fine. It happened a long time ago.

Besides, even now, my mom's death hasn't really hit me.

The moment I was told my mom died, know what I thought?

"What am I, some kind of fairy tale protagonist?"

Also, my mom was hospitalized the whole time, so it became normal for her to not be around.

Nobu, are you gonna cry?

You can't cry or you'll break the spell.

Okay, I get it.

As long as I keep making everyone laugh, the spell won't break.

Yeah, yeah. Okay, I get it.

I'm gonna be a fairy tale princess forever.

So I'm gonna study manzai even more.

What's important in manzai is aberration.

It's not aberration. It's articulation!

The tip of the tong, the teas, and the lisps.

You said that wrong!

The tip of the tongue, the teeth, and the lips.

That convinced me I was right.

I don't see any of those people.

Did you say something?

It's a secret.

This girl's not moving.

Maybe she didn't eat despite being hungry.

Who could that be playing?

Isn't that Shigemoto from class B?

Oh, I heard she won some fancy competition.

Sorry for interrupting.

Don't be. I'm glad there was someone to hear me play.

Listen, um, it's not safe here anymore.

You can come to the roof. We have food and water.

Thanks.

But right now, I want to keep playing the piano.

Found it!

We did it!

We need to help her, don't we?

Um, Shigemoto, please, come with us.

Shigemoto!

Nobu...

Nobu!

Nobu!

Hey!

The helicopter's leaving!

That's the one we just saw.

They're all moving toward the helicopter.

It's too dangerous.

I guess no one's coming to save us.

Well, the helicopter did crash.

Yeah.

I wonder if help is really coming.

If not, we'll eventually be attacked... or run out of food and starve.

Either way, we die.

I'm useless. We can't afford to have an indecisive student council president right now.

You aren't useless at all.

You don't know how reassuring it is just to have you here with us.

Thanks.

This is good.

"Cream Bread" "Fruit Mix Gummies"

Hungry?

No.

Okay then.

Benishima, stay away from Takamori.

Why?

Why? You know why.

Because you were kicked off the team for smoking,

we couldn't enter the summer tournament.

Whoa. Benishima...

...was on the softball team.

You and Captain Takamori were so good, people called you the Golden Battery.

Yet it was all gone in an instant!

You shattered our dreams!

Stop it, Kaoru.

But--!

Mommy, Daddy, get here soon!

Everyone's mental health is about to be a serious problem.

Let's go to the mall.

They said it was turned into a shelter.

Once night falls, rescue might not be possible.

If we try to leave, we'll be attacked.

If we stay here, we'll eventually be attacked.

So, let's launch a preemptive strike.

Then what's our plan of attack?

First, we break that fence.

By blowing it up, right?

Yes.

After that...

After that, we slip through the remains of the old school building...

...and enter the woods.

We'll cut through the woods and head for the mall.

I see. I forgot about using the old school building.

And those things are much less likely to be in the woods.

I know the way through.

You used to cut through the woods during practice to go eat croquettes pretty often.

Nobu, where are you hiding?

You're not thinking up jokes without me, are you?

Where are you hiding?

"Science Lab System"

Found you, Nobu!

Nobu, what's wrong?

I just feel so weak.

Do you have a fever?

That's the wrong forehead!

No fever. Actually, you're kinda cold.

Huh. Then I guess I'm fine.

Hikami's signaling us.

Then the bomb is ready.

All right. I'll go get it.

No, Yumiya, I'll go. I'm faster than you.

We should get moving, too.

Hey, Manzai Duo, you're gonna get left behind.

Don't worry! Go on ahead. We'll catch up.

Come on, Nobu. Let's go.

Nobu--

"New Year's Special!" "Gekidol Episode 1 & 'Alice in Deadly School" Special Version" "The curtain is rising on stage" "Thank you for watching!"