1. I'm just awful.Copy !req
2. Oh... But you at least managed
to play it to the en—Copy !req
3. About that, though!Copy !req
4. Y-Yes?Copy !req
5. I just realized, I'm supposed
to do vocals too, right?Copy !req
6. But I can't sing while I'm focusing
all my motor control on the guitar.Copy !req
7. I... I see...Copy !req
8. I was thinking it might be better
for the band if I just sang...Copy !req
9. But then I wouldn't have anything
to do during interludes,Copy !req
10. and I'd probably start fidgeting on stage...Copy !req
11. Oh, um... Yeah!Copy !req
12. So...Copy !req
13. I guess I'd better work harder!Copy !req
14. Kit-aura!Copy !req
15. My eyes!Copy !req
16. N-Nothing.Copy !req
17. Her eager self-improvement power
is too bright to look directly at!Copy !req
18. But are you sure it's all right
for me to sing?Copy !req
19. I know! You should sing with me!Copy !req
20. N-N-Not happening!Copy !req
21. B-But...Copy !req
22. N-N-N-N-N-N-N-N-N...Copy !req
23. I'm sorry. Is it that unpleasant a thought?Copy !req
24. Hey, nice one.Copy !req
25. Is that some new guitar showmanship move?Copy !req
26. Senpai!Copy !req
27. Do you like it?Copy !req
28. Then I'll practice it too!Copy !req
29. You don't need to practice that.Copy !req
30. Ryo's here, so let's meet up at the club!Copy !req
31. Right!Copy !req
32. We will now begin the band meeting!Copy !req
33. Round of applause!Copy !req
34. Now, here's today's topic!Copy !req
35. The question:Copy !req
36. How can we be more band-like?Copy !req
37. It's so half-assed!Copy !req
38. I liked dark, cramped spaces,Copy !req
39. so I'd bury my face deep in my hoodCopy !req
40. My eyes resented the heartless world,Copy !req
41. but yearned for loveCopy !req
42. I liked being soaked by the rain,Copy !req
43. because my face looked better clouded overCopy !req
44. I pretended to be afraid of the stormCopy !req
45. while waiting for the sky to burstCopy !req
46. Strum through the light's distortionCopy !req
47. I want to make thunder roarCopy !req
48. Drum beyond the painCopy !req
49. What can I do? This fierce
pounding is out of controlCopy !req
50. Strum in a harmonizing quartetCopy !req
51. I want to cause a revolutionCopy !req
52. Drum in a lamenting forteCopy !req
53. What can I do? My savage
nature is beyond wildCopy !req
54. Now that we've got a full member lineup,Copy !req
55. I figured the first order of business
was to get us acting more band-like!Copy !req
56. I... I see!Copy !req
57. I know practice is crucial,Copy !req
58. but there's gotta be more to us than that!Copy !req
59. I think we should talk
about all kinds of stuff!Copy !req
60. Is she trying to give Kita-san
a break from all her practice?Copy !req
61. One tactic is to nail the
superficial stuff first!Copy !req
62. Oh, that totally works!Copy !req
63. Like if you start imitating a new popular
make-up technique and end up looking great!Copy !req
64. Exactly!Copy !req
65. It's like they're speaking
a foreign language...Copy !req
66. And with that in mind...Copy !req
67. I made us band merch!Copy !req
68. That's a more superficial
starting point than I expected!Copy !req
69. Did you just put a zip tie around your wrist?Copy !req
70. Cute, huh? They come in all colors!Copy !req
71. We'll sell them for 500 yen a piece.Copy !req
72. What a ripoff!Copy !req
73. 650 if they're signed.Copy !req
74. What a steal! I'll take one!Copy !req
75. Won't that just be circulating
money within the band?Copy !req
76. Anyone else with ideas
for becoming more band-like?Copy !req
77. I can set us up an Isstagram and run it!Copy !req
78. Great idea!Copy !req
79. I hereby appoint you
Minister of Social Media!Copy !req
80. And I'll post every day when the time comes!Copy !req
81. And...Copy !req
82. What about forming a fan club?Copy !req
83. That's awfully hasty!Copy !req
84. 10,000 yen annual membership fee.Copy !req
85. That's awfully expensive!Copy !req
86. Membership perks include meet-and-greetsCopy !req
87. and a once-a-year takoyaki party with the band.Copy !req
88. The fans bring the ingredients.Copy !req
89. What a steal! I'll join!Copy !req
90. Kita-chan, you're already in the band.Copy !req
91. What about you, Gotoh-san?Copy !req
92. Any ideas?Copy !req
93. What do I do? I wasn't even thinking!Copy !req
94. W-Well...Copy !req
95. H-Her eyes are so sparkly!Copy !req
96. I feel the burden of expectation!Copy !req
97. Um... Um...Copy !req
98. I-If I don't say something, I... I...Copy !req
99. Nothing's coming to mind!Copy !req
100. What do I... What do I...Copy !req
101. Oh, Bocchi-chan can sit this one out.Copy !req
102. She has a more important job:
writing lyrics for our original song!Copy !req
103. We settled on it before, remember?Copy !req
104. Ryo would write the music,
and you'd write the lyrics!Copy !req
105. If you've got off-limits words,
Bocchi-chan, you should write the lyrics!Copy !req
106. write the lyrics!Copy !req
107. write the lyrics!Copy !req
108. write the lyrics!Copy !req
109. Wow! I can't wait to hear
your song, Ryo-senpai.Copy !req
110. Have you written it already?Copy !req
111. No.Copy !req
112. I'll do it once I get inspiration.Copy !req
113. I just can't wait!Copy !req
114. Go for it, Ryo!Copy !req
115. And Minister of Lyrics!Copy !req
116. R-Right...Copy !req
117. Gotoh-san, it's so cool that
you took on such a tough job!Copy !req
118. C-Cool?Copy !req
119. W-Well, I can write lyrics
like nobody's business!Copy !req
120. It's the super-easiest thing ever!Copy !req
121. You get carried away so easily, Gotoh-san.Copy !req
122. I'm gonna write the most band-like lyrics
and guarantee us a huge hit!Copy !req
123. "Band-like"?Copy !req
124. I couldn't think of anything!Copy !req
125. Shake!Copy !req
126. Change paws!Copy !req
127. I failed to write a single lyric,
but I've perfected my signature...Copy !req
128. Change, and pose!Copy !req
129. Isn't it cool?Copy !req
130. Why can't I get my priorities in order?Copy !req
131. Jimihen's amazing!Copy !req
132. Futari!Copy !req
133. I already spent five hours yesterday
editing video to escape reality.Copy !req
134. Done.Copy !req
135. I'm so stupid! I'm a paramecium!Copy !req
136. Whatcha writin'?Copy !req
137. No!Copy !req
138. Here it is!Copy !req
139. My lyrics notebook from middle school!Copy !req
140. A curse?Copy !req
141. Let's get organized.Copy !req
142. Kita-san's gonna be singing this song.Copy !req
143. Cheerful lyrics.Copy !req
144. A seishun song, maybe?Copy !req
145. Kit-aura!Copy !req
146. I could easily write depressing lyrics,
of course...Copy !req
147. Kit-aura!Copy !req
148. Nobody wants that,Copy !req
149. so I've gotta write something band-like,
with real Kit-aura!Copy !req
150. Put yourself in the mind
of cheery person!Copy !req
151. I'm an extrovert!Copy !req
152. The woman who surfs in the pool at night!Copy !req
153. The woman who claims the title Queen of Woot!Copy !req
154. Woot! Woot! Woot!Copy !req
155. Woot! Go! Go!Copy !req
156. Let's get some vibes up in here!Copy !req
157. Tequila shots in the house!Copy !req
158. No! That's not a cheery person,Copy !req
159. it's just a party animal!Copy !req
160. No more shortcuts.Copy !req
161. You must become Kita-san.Copy !req
162. Come over now if you wanna go to Shibuya!Copy !req
163. Everyone takes Isstaworthy pics right here!Copy !req
164. They'll be launching fireworks in ten mins,
so let's take pictures together then!Copy !req
165. I know an exorcist, if you need one...Copy !req
166. It's n-n-n-not like that!Copy !req
167. Okay, no seishun songs.Copy !req
168. Let's try a song of encouragement.Copy !req
169. I personally find status-quo-affirming
lyrics annoyingly irresponsible, but...Copy !req
170. It's so shallow...Copy !req
171. Any depressed person hearing this song
would just drop deeper into despair!Copy !req
172. F-F-Forgive me!Copy !req
173. Gotoh-san?Copy !req
174. What's the matter now?Copy !req
175. I-Isn't this an intervention
where you tear into meCopy !req
176. for failing to write lyrics
despite all the bragging I did?Copy !req
177. That's perverse! No way!Copy !req
178. Then why did you call us here?Copy !req
179. I didn't think of it until now,Copy !req
180. but there's one other really
band-like thing we can do!Copy !req
181. Take ProPhos!Copy !req
182. Promotional photos, she means.Copy !req
183. Since Bocchi-chan isn't in
Kessoku Band's current ProPho.Copy !req
184. C-Current?Copy !req
185. Want to see?Copy !req
186. We took it for our last concert.Copy !req
187. I mean, since Kita-chan ditched us...Copy !req
188. I'm sorry!Copy !req
189. I've never seen such an awful ProPho.Copy !req
190. So, because it's nice out today
and none of us have plans,Copy !req
191. I figured we'd take a few ProPhos!Copy !req
192. O-Outside?Copy !req
193. We don't have the money
to rent a studio, so...Copy !req
194. Taking public pictures in Shimo-Kita
is too much to ask of a nerd like me!Copy !req
195. We could do it in Starry
instead if you prefer,Copy !req
196. but a ProPho is important
for conveying a band's directionCopy !req
197. and the unique qualities of its members.Copy !req
198. So we really need to give it
everything we have?Copy !req
199. Precisely!Copy !req
200. We need something that'll have impact,Copy !req
201. whether it's in a club ad online,
a flyer, or a magazine!Copy !req
202. What she said.Copy !req
203. V-Very well.Copy !req
204. I resign myself to this fate.Copy !req
205. I declare this ProPho-scouting journey on!Copy !req
206. Let's la go!Copy !req
207. Yeah!Copy !req
208. Yeah...Copy !req
209. Stairs...Copy !req
210. A fence...Copy !req
211. With plants...Copy !req
212. At the park...Copy !req
213. I think we've covered all the bases
for broke band ProPhos...Copy !req
214. Oh, and an evocative wall!Copy !req
215. I wish we'd brought our instruments.Copy !req
216. G-Good point...Copy !req
217. Having our instruments
might make us look cooler.Copy !req
218. For you guys, maybe.Copy !req
219. Only guitarists and bassists
look cool that way.Copy !req
220. What about the poor drummer?Copy !req
221. I'm stuck just holding up my drumsticks!Copy !req
222. But that's cute.Copy !req
223. Then let's swap instruments, just for today!Copy !req
224. Nah, that's lame.Copy !req
225. What about here?Copy !req
226. Isn't it nice?Copy !req
227. With all these posters up, it has
a real "Shimo-Kitazawa" vibe!Copy !req
228. That used to be a CD shop I went to a lot.Copy !req
229. Huh?Copy !req
230. Lots of record shops and club venues
closing these days, yeah.Copy !req
231. Shops that have been there for decades,
disappearing one by one...Copy !req
232. I-I'm really sorry...Copy !req
233. Ryo, you were just celebrating
that new book store.Copy !req
234. Yeah. I love B&C.Copy !req
235. Kita-chan, don't let Ryo jerk you around.Copy !req
236. Ninety percent of the things she says
are more or less just for vibes.Copy !req
237. But Senpai can jerk me around
any time she wants!Copy !req
238. Um?Copy !req
239. Oh, it's just Bocchi-chan.Copy !req
240. U-Um...Copy !req
241. I-I thought I saw a
n-nice-looking wall over there...Copy !req
242. Hey, great work!Copy !req
243. Taking it now!Copy !req
244. We're definitely capturing everyone's
personalities, but it's not really band-like.Copy !req
245. Isn't there a way to really
make it scream "band"?Copy !req
246. As I am the quintessential musician,Copy !req
247. you need only mimic my expression.Copy !req
248. I'd love to know where you
get all that confidence...Copy !req
249. But we can't go wrong doing what Senpai says!Copy !req
250. Right, Gotoh-san?Copy !req
251. Y-Yes...Copy !req
252. A pair of yes-men, huh?Copy !req
253. Fine, we'll do it.Copy !req
254. Looks like we're at a funeral.Copy !req
255. Yeah...Copy !req
256. But Kita-chan looks cute in any pic we take!Copy !req
257. Aw, no I don't!Copy !req
258. Sure you do!Copy !req
259. It's almost like you know what you're doing.Copy !req
260. Oh, I guess it's because I upload pics
to Issta all the time!Copy !req
261. See?Copy !req
262. That's our Minister of Social Media!Copy !req
263. Bocchi-chan's dying!Copy !req
264. What's wrong, Gotoh-san? Stay with us!Copy !req
265. Oh, no! She's flopping around like a fish!Copy !req
266. I've never taken pictures
with friends before.Copy !req
267. What do I do? Please, wake up!Copy !req
268. Since... I never had friends before.Copy !req
269. The only pictures I've taken
that weren't with familyCopy !req
270. were class pictures.Copy !req
271. With those as my only proof of existence
for the past fifteen years...Copy !req
272. Look at Bocchi-chan's weird face!Copy !req
273. I wonder if there are any other
high school girls like me still around?Copy !req
274. Perhaps I've become a rare species,
on par with the tsuchinoko?Copy !req
275. I am... I am the tsuchinoko
of Shimo-Kitazawa.Copy !req
276. Gotoh-san's saying the strangest things!Copy !req
277. Nah, this is normal for her.Copy !req
278. Noko-noko. Noko-noko.Copy !req
279. Bocchi-chan, why don't you
start your own Isstagram?Copy !req
280. What do you think, Minister?Copy !req
281. Totally!Copy !req
282. Let's become friends!Copy !req
283. If we're going to be a band,Copy !req
284. we should really have
individual member accounts!Copy !req
285. Gotoh-san?Copy !req
286. If I were to get an account...Copy !req
287. Someone with self-esteem so bad
she's already trying to form a bandCopy !req
288. to get popular despite
total social ineptitude...Copy !req
289. If s-someone like me were to
start an account like that...Copy !req
290. You would witness the birth of...Copy !req
291. The attention-whore monster!Copy !req
292. Like my posts!Copy !req
293. Like my posts!Copy !req
294. My video site is all I need.Copy !req
295. Gotoh-san!Copy !req
296. Bocchi-chan!Copy !req
297. We won't push you to get on social media anymore!
Please come back to us!Copy !req
298. You okay?Copy !req
299. Y-Yes...Copy !req
300. Okay, back to the ProPhos!Copy !req
301. Nothing's really hitting the spot...Copy !req
302. Hey, what about a jump pic?Copy !req
303. Jump pic?Copy !req
304. It's really photogenic, and it could
bring out everyone's personality!Copy !req
305. Great idea! You're a genius, Kita-chan!Copy !req
306. A wise man once said,Copy !req
307. any anime where they jump in
the OP is a god-tier anime.Copy !req
308. Would jumping in our ProPho
thus make us a god-tier band?Copy !req
309. Where is she getting that from?Copy !req
310. I'm not sure I followed your logic there...Copy !req
311. But let's give it a try!Copy !req
312. Five, four, three,Copy !req
313. I c-can't even remember
the last time I jumped!Copy !req
314. two, one!Copy !req
315. Oh, I see Bocchi's undies.Copy !req
316. Wow, that's one hell of a picture!Copy !req
317. I'm sorry for putting something
so worthless in the picture.Copy !req
318. Please delete it.Copy !req
319. I was hoping for a cuter reaction there...Copy !req
320. If I can't even jump properly, I'm...Copy !req
321. Okay, let's try one more!Copy !req
322. Awesome! It's got the band feel
and the seishun thing going!Copy !req
323. Do you think I could get
a copy of that picture?Copy !req
324. M-Me too!Copy !req
325. Yeah, we're feeling band-like now!Copy !req
326. I feel like we're one step closer
to becoming a popular band!Copy !req
327. R-Right!Copy !req
328. Kessoku Band is getting started for real!Copy !req
329. Okay!Copy !req
330. We'll have our concert in summer (TBD),Copy !req
331. our demo CD sale (TBD),Copy !req
332. our first album release in winter (TBD),Copy !req
333. and become Shimo-Kitazawa's own
good vibes-iest vibes-band!Copy !req
334. Sounds like there's a lot
still to be decided!Copy !req
335. Good point!Copy !req
336. We don't even have a song yet!Copy !req
337. I t-totally forgot about the lyrics!Copy !req
338. Of course, we've got Ryo and
Bocchi-chan on the case, so...Copy !req
339. Hey, where's Ryo?Copy !req
340. She must have disappeared.Copy !req
341. What a total free spirit!Copy !req
342. Anyway, thanks for coming today!Copy !req
343. Dismissed!Copy !req
344. The more time that passes,Copy !req
345. the higher the lyrics bar seems to rise.Copy !req
346. I-If I show them this and
they're mean to me...Copy !req
347. O-Or worse, if they're
obviously humoring me, I...Copy !req
348. M-Maybe I should show it to
someone and see how they react.Copy !req
349. Ryo-san, maybe.Copy !req
350. I don't think Ryo-san would ever humor me.Copy !req
351. She already read it!Copy !req
352. Huh?Copy !req
353. A t-trendy café!Copy !req
354. I've never been to a real
restaurant by myself.Copy !req
355. I can't even enter a convenience store
without psyching myself up in advance.Copy !req
356. A-Am I allowed to just walk in?Copy !req
357. How do people just walk into places?Copy !req
358. How do they do it on TV and stuff?Copy !req
359. Oh, I know!Copy !req
360. Are ya winning, diners?Copy !req
361. Oh, Bocchi.Copy !req
362. Over here.Copy !req
363. Th-This is awkward.Copy !req
364. Come to think of it, I've never
been alone with Ryo-san before.Copy !req
365. I don't even know much about her.Copy !req
366. F-For that matter, why hasn't
she talked to me yet?Copy !req
367. That was delicious.Copy !req
368. She finished eating!Copy !req
369. What do I do? Should I initiate?Copy !req
370. But...Copy !req
371. That photo shoot sure was fun, huh?Copy !req
372. Not really.Copy !req
373. That could be the result!Copy !req
374. Just show me the lyrics.Copy !req
375. Oh, right.Copy !req
376. Thank you.Copy !req
377. No problem. Let's see.Copy !req
378. Oh, ohh!Copy !req
379. She's unusually flustered!Copy !req
380. This is good.Copy !req
381. I'm not sure I agree,
but for the band's sake...Copy !req
382. Yes, it's a masterpiece.Copy !req
383. Though personally I think one
is a bit childish for a band.Copy !req
384. That's not the right page!Copy !req
385. Are you personally satisfied
with these lyrics, Bocchi?Copy !req
386. Oh, w-well...Copy !req
387. I figured we should do something
really "hit band"-like...Copy !req
388. Did I ever tell you?Copy !req
389. I was in another band a long time ago.Copy !req
390. Their lyrics were awkward,
but I liked how honest they were.Copy !req
391. But, desperate for sales, they started
going in a more commercial direction.Copy !req
392. I hated that. That's why I quit.Copy !req
393. We had a little fight about it at the time.Copy !req
394. And just as I was feeling sick
of the whole band thing...Copy !req
395. Hey.Copy !req
396. If you've got time,
will you play bass for me?Copy !req
397. Why?Copy !req
398. Because I love the way you play!Copy !req
399. When Nijika said that to me, I decided
to give playing in a band another try.Copy !req
400. Abandoning your uniqueness
is equivalent to dying.Copy !req
401. Ryo-san?Copy !req
402. So don't write generic lyrics
based on other concerns.Copy !req
403. Write what you want to write.Copy !req
404. B-But if I do that, I'll write bitter,
social-outcast lyrics—Copy !req
405. But won't it be hilarious
if a normie sings that?Copy !req
406. I spend my days cursing you losers!Copy !req
407. Bringing a wide variety of individuals
together into one sound...Copy !req
408. That's the color that Kessoku Band will have.Copy !req
409. Ryo-san is actually a considerate person.Copy !req
410. Let's get out of here.Copy !req
411. R-Right!Copy !req
412. Oh, Ryo-san...Copy !req
413. The check...Copy !req
414. Sorry, I'm broke. Treat me?Copy !req
415. Wh-What?Copy !req
416. B-But you're the one who invited me...Copy !req
417. I just couldn't take another
day of eating weeds.Copy !req
418. You're still doing that?Copy !req
419. And this shop just opened,
and I wanted to eat here so bad...Copy !req
420. Please, treat me?Copy !req
421. I t-take back what I said!Copy !req
422. I really am sorry.
I'll pay you back next month.Copy !req
423. N-No need to rush...Copy !req
424. U-Um...Copy !req
425. I-I'm going to try my best!Copy !req
426. Sure. Can't wait to see it.Copy !req
427. U-Um...Copy !req
428. I f-finished the lyrics...Copy !req
429. H-Here.Copy !req
430. Gotoh-san, are you all right? You look tired.Copy !req
431. I'm fine.Copy !req
432. I've just been so focused on the lyrics,Copy !req
433. I c-completely forgot to sleep...Copy !req
434. Wow!Copy !req
435. Let's have a look!Copy !req
436. I can't wait to see the
fruits of your labors!Copy !req
437. It m-might be... too much of a downer.Copy !req
438. It certainly is a downer.Copy !req
439. Ryo-senpai!Copy !req
440. But it's very Bocchi.Copy !req
441. It might not connect with too many people,Copy !req
442. but those it does, it'll hit deeply.Copy !req
443. Where'd this friendship come from?Copy !req
444. But these lyrics really are
super great, Bocchi-chan!Copy !req
445. I love this phrase here!Copy !req
446. Same.Copy !req
447. I m-managed to figure out the lyrics.Copy !req
448. I'm going to do my best...Copy !req
449. I hope the band can
stay together forever...Copy !req
450. and I can get lots of
pictures with everyone.Copy !req
451. I sleep, with big problems
weighing down on meCopy !req
452. Though you can't beat that feeling
of being loved, it's trueCopy !req
453. When I awaken from cold dreams,
my body feels numbCopy !req
454. You shine so brightly,
it could make me a shadowCopy !req
455. It's time to take that stepCopy !req
456. Though there's nothing certain about itCopy !req
457. It carries my childish heart into tomorrowCopy !req
458. It's time to blast out the thoughts
rattling around in my brainCopy !req
459. And live, to its fullest, a lifeCopy !req
460. I've been taking advances on for so longCopy !req
461. But I also love the days I spend
lying around, doing nothingCopy !req
462. So I know I'm going to go see youCopy !req
463. Before it all disappears some dayCopy !req
464. Watch it.Copy !req