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What do you think, Sensei?

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Everyone's so great at acting.

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I think we can put on a good play.

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Well, Lala Lai's full of top-class performers, after all!

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I bet... everyone is practicing a ton for this.

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Sensei, for a play, rather than "practicing,"

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it's best to say "rehearsing."

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Oh, is that so? Sorry.

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I'm clueless about all this.

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They're amazing. I sure couldn't do it.

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And that's all the more reason that, you know...

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I simply have to say it.

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About the script... Is it too late to ask you to revise it?

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Well, certainly, but what part exactly?

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Which part...? Well...

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the whole thing?

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{\an8}Stage Play

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"Tokyo Blade"

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Day of the

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preliminary

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meeting

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My impression of Lala Lai was that they're hardliners,

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so I can't believe they took on a 2.5D play.

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That said, they brought in half the cast

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from outside their ranks.

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There's no need to be nervous.

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It's not like I'm nervous or anything.

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Melt-kun...

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Hi.

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I hear Producer Kaburagi has a hand

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in the casting of outside actors for the play.

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I guess that makes us the Kaburagi group.

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Glad to work with you again.

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Yeah, same.

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What was with that pause?

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Well, I mean, I get it...

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You've gotta be thinking,

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"With this guy who can't act worth a damn,

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it'll be the Sweet Today nightmare all over again."

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Busted.

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That was my first time acting,

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and I won't tell you to cut me some slack, but...

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It's been nine months since Sweet Today.

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I did some, uh... studying up?

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I should be better than last time at least,

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so tell me straight up if I'm no good.

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Studio B

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I'm Melt Narushima with Sonic Stage,

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and I will be playing Kizami.

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I look forward to working with you.

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I'm Kana Arima with Strawberry Productions,

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and I will be playing Tsurugi.

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I'm Aqua Hoshino, also with Strawberry Productions.

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I will be playing Touki.

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Oh, you guys are all early.

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It's still not for another 10 minutes.

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Well, it seems we're all here,

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so let's start the introductions.

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My name's Raida, and I'm in charge of the whole project!

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And this here is the director, Kin-chan.

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I'm Toshirou Kindaichi.

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The scriptwriter, GOA-san.

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Sakuya Kamoshida-kun,

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who has a wealth of 2.5D-play experience.

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Nice to meet ya!

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He's in the Kaburagi group, too.

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Oh?

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And now, the Lala Lai performers...

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Norio Mita.

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Mei Adashino. Koyuki Yoshidomi.

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Kiiro Hayashibara. Ryouma Funato.

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Akane Kurokawa.

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I look forward to working together.

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Lastly, our protagonist is...

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Wake up, you idiot!

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Imperial Theater Award

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Oh, sorry. I'm the play's lead, portraying...

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Best Actor Award

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Lead Actor in a 9 p.m. Monday TV Drama

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Uh, what's my character called?

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Well, whatever. Taiki Himekawa. Hi, guys.

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Let's all work as one to turn

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the Tokyo Blade stage play into a success!

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Let's work together!

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Today's for introductions, but it seems

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we've got basically all the key figures here.

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Let's go ahead and do a script reading.

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We'll start at half past. Go ahead

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and chat, get ready, do whatever.

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Yes, sir!

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Aqua, it's been a minute.

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You say that, but we meet now and

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again to keep up appearances.

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Yeah, that's true, but I'm happy

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to be on another job with you.

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After all, on Love Now, I caused you nothing but trouble.

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Besides, theater's my main line of work.

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This time, I'll be the one to help you out.

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Seems you're confident, huh?

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No, I didn't mean it like that!

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I still have a lot to learn - it's not a confidence thing.

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It's just that we've got lots of scenes together,

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so I want you to always be able to count on me.

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I see. I appreciate it.

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I'll let you know if anything comes up.

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'Kay.

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Grr...

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Those two are dating, right? I hear one thing

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led to another on some reality show.

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A-apparently, that's how it went down on the show.

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But it seems to be purely business, okay?

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Besides, fans wouldn't take it well

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if they parted ways soon after kissing!

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I admit they seem pretty close, though.

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Hmm...

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Anyway, their characters are engaged.

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Wasn't it a deliberate casting choice?

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Anyway, it's a good fit, right?

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I don't like the linking of actors' real lives and

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on-stage personas - I think it's distracting, okay?

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I mean, basically, the production resonates more broadly

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if the info the audience has is uniform across the board.

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And yet, the promoters' fondness

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for those small additions of

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dubious significance hasn't changed for two centuries.

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Oh, looks like somebody's touchy.

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Arima, on Sweet Today, you were more...

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Well, that's 'cause I was the leader of the cast.

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I didn't wanna ruin the mood on set is all.

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You're seeing the real me now.

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You shouldn't've been so considerate.

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If you'd torn into me from the start,

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I would've realized how bad I was sooner.

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Well, that's just an excuse. Forget it.

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We've got lots of scenes together.

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I'll prove myself with my acting.

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Toriko

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Cheers!

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Thanks for making time in your busy schedule, Sensei.

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My work is serialized monthly, so I'm usually free

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as long as the deadline isn't close - it's no biggie.

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Still, coming to meet little ol' me...

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Oh, please. You might've been my assistant,

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but you're a full-fledged author now, Samejima-san.

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In fact, you've long since surpassed me!

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A weekly-serialized manga artist with a super big-time hit

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manga and anime personally invited me out drinking.

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Of course I'd show up!

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Anyway, you wanted to talk?

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Sensei, you have experience with getting

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both anime and TV drama adaptations, right?

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This is a first for me, so I'm pretty clueless.

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There's a lot I want to say,

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but I'm not sure how far it's okay for me to go.

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Ooh...

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Now there's the Tokyo Blade stage play,

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but it's a bit, you know...

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Sensei, would you come with me to watch a rehearsal?

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It's not like there's anything I can really do,

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but sure, I'll go with you.

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Glad to hear it. Thank you.

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The check, please!

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Sorry, you didn't need to treat me...

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Well, the oldest one is supposed

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to cover these kinds of things.

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Let's head on to the next place!

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Uh, is it okay if I brush my teeth first?

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I feel kinda gross if I don't soon after eating.

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Oh, I remember now.

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I'll be right back.

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Even in the collection of weirdos that's the manga

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industry, Abiko-sensei is one of the odder characters.

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You can draw a manga on your own if need be,

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but adaptations to other mediums involve lots of

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people, which necessitates communication skills.

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Though it's true that leaving everything to the adaptation

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team means they tend to do whatever they please,

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I've heard of many cases where

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the original creator unduly inserts themself

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and the production is thrown into chaos.

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So, a certain degree of give and take is needed.

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And on that point, Abiko-sensei is...

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Guess I'll use the restroom, too.

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Huh? What're you doing?

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Double brushing. You can brush at twice the speed

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if you use two toothbrushes, right?

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I can't be making you wait,

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so I'm doing it at double speed.

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Sure enough, she's a weirdo.

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I hope there's no disputes over the Tokyo Blade play.

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Please, fix the entire script.

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I knew it!

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A-all of it?! That's a tough ask! We already got

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your approval for this script and started on rehearsals!

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We open in just twenty days!

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I've already said to revise it a number of times now.

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But I was told, "Once you see the performances,

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you'll understand this is a good script,"

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so I said that if it truly is good, I guess you have my okay.

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But, it's NOT good, which means it's not okay, right?

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Sensei, first of all, allow me to apologize for

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submitting a script that isn't in line with your wishes.

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Of course, even at this stage,

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I fully intend to fix it wherever I can.

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But that said...

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there was lots of back and forth beforehand,

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and I did my very best to consider your intentions.

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At this point, how do you propose I revise it?

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So you're the one who wrote this script?

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I believe I already pointed out the parts I wanted fixed...

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but it seems you've failed to grasp it.

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How should you revise it?

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Are you actually even reading Tokyo Blade?

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Of course I am reading it!

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Moreover, creating a script that

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draws out the manga's charm-

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THIS is your script even after reading it?

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The script you came out with is full of things

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the characters would never say and never do.

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Script: GOA

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Director: Toshirou Kindaichi

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Original Work: Abiko Samejima

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It's okay if you need to change some plotlines. But...

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don't you think it's rude to change the characters?!

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My babies aren't such idiots!

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Well, the nature of stage plays is such that...

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No... If you point out the parts to fix, I'll handle it.

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Like I said, all of it!

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No matter how many times I request it,

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it doesn't get fixed!

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I had thought I was simply being made light of,

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but it seems the scriptwriter genuinely

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doesn't grasp the material.

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I mean, if this is what he came up

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with after reading the original...

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then this guy's sense as a creator is-

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Abiko-sensei, come with me for a minute.

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Sensei! Just come over here!

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Lemme go!

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Come on!

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There's still lots I wanna say!

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For a moment! Only for a moment!

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So are we back to square one, then?

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I guess that does it for today's rehearsal.

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I'm outta here.

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When it comes to media franchising,

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it's quite common for there to be disputes

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between the original creator and scriptwriter.

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As for the workflow for producing a script,

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the first draft is created based on a briefing

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with the producer and the director.

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Next, rewrites take place for drafts two and three,

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and then when it's nearly in its finished form,

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it'll be checked by the original creator.

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I suspect that Abiko-sensei was dissatisfied

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with the script that was passed on to her.

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Undoubtedly, she was more or less fuming when

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she wrote instructions for revisions and sent them off.

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But, there are lots of intermediaries between

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the original creator and scriptwriter,

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so the rewrites basically become a game of telephone.

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Abiko-sensei is the type who

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relies on feel rather than logic,

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so it's possible even her editor

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couldn't grasp her intentions.

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This part's a highlight of the story but

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it's not moving at all! And it hasn't been fixed at all!

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They've turned into a gross group of attention seekers

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who glibly chatter about their feelings on the roadside!

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You've gotta do something!

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Abiko-sensei suddenly gets so talkative

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when the topic turns to manga.

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It's hard to organize everything and put it down in writing.

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I can't pass on these angry-sounding

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comments to the client as is...

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{\an8}Rights Manager

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I've gotta tone this down somehow.

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With this project, it seems the manga author's team

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doesn't know the first thing about plays.

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Producer

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These revisions would necessitate a new set,

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and that's impossible with our schedule!

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Also, we can't be cutting the protagonist's time on stage!

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Scriptwriter's Manager

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Pass that on to GOA-chan for me!

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Okay...

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Manager

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It seems that the original creator would like you

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to express the emotions in a more evocative way.

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Hmm... I guess I'll add something here, then.

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I personally think it would be more

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moving with fewer lines, though.

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But if it's what the author wants, that's how it's

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gotta be.

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Now it's even more disgusting!

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The scriptwriter must be a hack!

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The actors will be starting rehearsals soon, so for now,

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the production side would like to go with this script...

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They say that once you actually see the performances,

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you should come around.

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So it'll really be better when I see actual play?

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Well, I guess it's okay, then.

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There aren't any creators who'd seek

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to make a work they're in charge of worse.

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Discord arises even as both parties are giving their

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best... Mediators are unable to convey that dispute well...

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For all sorts of reasons,

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somewhere in the world there's an original creator

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and scriptwriter fighting even as I speak.

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Abiko-sensei's anger isn't something

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that boiled up all of a sudden.

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It likely also involves a sense of protest born of

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not seeing her intentions reflected in the slightest.

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Frankly, I think the scriptwriter simply

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isn't a good fit for my work.

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Like, look at this revision! Her wisdom has vanished

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and she just looks like some idiot!

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He's got no feel for it.

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His revisions miss the mark.

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I don't think he understands entertainment.

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Please just let me write the entire script.

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Wait, that would be...!

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It's a no-go from an editorial standpoint too, right?

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Yeah, it's absolutely...

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I WILL do it.

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Otherwise, I'll rescind my permission for the play.

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Sensei, if you do that, there'll be all kinds of...!

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It'll be tens of millions of yen for breach of

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contract, right? That's fine. I'll pay it.

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You can't just go and do that!

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Ultimately, it'll be the company that has to pay!

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Then, pay up.

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It seems this is what Abiko-sensei wants,

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so would it be possible to go forward with it?

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But, as for the scriptwriter...

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I don't need any payment. You can leave

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the scriptwriter's credit and pay him as usual.

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But, I don't want him involved with the project anymore.

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She's quite childish.

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Well, there are many manga artists who're

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very picky and likewise lack social skills.

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Of course, Abiko-sensei is an extreme case...

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Are you okay with this? She's having her way of things.

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You'll be dropped from the project.

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What can I do? The position of a scriptwriter

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is far lower than you guys think.

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We can easily be replaced if one of the higher-ups

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calls for it. This kind of thing happens all the time.

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You can try your best to create something good, but

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if it differs even slightly from the original creator's taste,

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you'll be detested and fall out of favor.

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If it's boring, the fans will publicly

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shame you like a war criminal.

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And if it's entertaining,

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the original work gets all the credit.

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The producer's own preferences get injected,

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and large agencies pressure you

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to increase their actors' appearances.

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Even so, you still need to create a work

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that's able to stand on its own.

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Rewriting is a hellish creative endeavor.

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So, that's how things stand.

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I don't mind being let go. It's just...

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could you please remove me from the credits?

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The idea of presenting a script sensei

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rewrote as though it's my own...

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I have too have a sense of pride, after all.

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Ah, well, we've already announced the staff...

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Plus, there's the cost of reprinting

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the posters and pamphlets.

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I don't think the direction you took

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with the script is wrong, GOA-kun.

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I can proudly proclaim this is another good one.

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Could you find it in yourself to consider

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this a mishap and accept the situation?

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Okay.

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My credit can stand.

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Treat me to a dinner sometime, though.

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My deepest apologies!

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Please eat all you want of whatever you want!

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I've been reading the original manga

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in this magazine since the first chapter.

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Abiko Samejima

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{\an8}Volume 14

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{\an8}Tokyo Blade

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Conclusion

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I adjusted the schedules of

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my other jobs to take this one on.

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I poured my soul into writing the script

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so that it'd be a good play.

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No matter how late at night revision requests came in,

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I worked on them right away.

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I handled absurd demands, racking

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my brain to the point of becoming feverish.

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I hardly allowed myself sleep,

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persevering right up to my deadline.

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I tried to do my best, and yet...

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This guy's sense as a creator is-

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Damn it all.

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And so, we're back at square one for the script.

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After negotiations with the author's team,

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they'll contact us when the new script is finished.

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Until then, rehearsals are on hold.

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This has turned into a big mess.

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Well, we can't just go ahead without the author's consent.

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The suspension of rehearsals is hard to take.

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This is a Stage Around play.

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I would've liked a nice, long time to rehearse.

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Speaking of that, what is "Stage Around" anyway?

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You've been rehearsing without knowing that?!

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Can you even envision the play?!

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Theater stages are all pretty much the same, right?

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What is it?

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You don't like theater very much, do you, Aqua-kun?

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You noticed, huh?

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You made it obvious enough.

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It's not so much that I don't like it - it's more

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that I don't go out of my way to watch it.

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Why's that?

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The pacing's poor because they switch sets whenever

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the scene changes, and the movable sets look cheap.

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I also can't really get into the exaggerated

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acting that's characteristic of theater.

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If I'm gonna spend the same amount of time,

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watching video content with effective directing-

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I more or less figured you'd say that.

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Well, you did ask.

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True enough, that's one of the

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long-discussed challenges for theater.

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The customers are drifting away,

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and some have said theater culture is in decline.

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But that way of thinking is a bit outdated.

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And as an actor, that perception won't do.

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So you've never seen a Stage Around play? Hmm?

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What's your point?

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We finally have some free time, so how about a date?

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Theater is more immersive than video...

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{\an8}Stage Play

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I'll show you.

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{\an8}Episode 13

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Game of Telephone