1. How's it look?Copy !req
2. A little crooked on the right.Copy !req
3. Too far.Copy !req
4. There! Perfect!Copy !req
5. Now that is quite the sight.Copy !req
6. It looks good!Copy !req
7. Studio...Copy !req
8. Eizouken!Copy !req
9. What if we had the logo walk by at the
beginning of every project, like this?Copy !req
10. I love it!Copy !req
11. We don't even have a project yet.Copy !req
12. Oh, there you are, Kanamori—Copy !req
13. Didn't I tell you two not
to get ahead of yourselves?Copy !req
14. But since we've got a meeting place—Copy !req
15. It just looks like a random
sign that says "film."Copy !req
16. A good design is about paying attention
to the minute details that—Copy !req
17. More importantly...Copy !req
18. We need to fix up the building
and then get to some actual work.Copy !req
19. Because otherwise, our little
group is going to be broken up.Copy !req
20. Hang on! The eizouken
only just came together!Copy !req
21. Do you think we have
all the time in the world?Copy !req
22. After a certain someone
spilled the beans about ourCopy !req
23. anime production to a teacher?Copy !req
24. No way... I thought you
convinced him to back down!Copy !req
25. Are you getting enough
oxygen to your brain?Copy !req
26. My arguments were all just to get
him to back off for the time being.Copy !req
27. If he thinks about it calmly,
he'll realize that we don't have a case.Copy !req
28. My point being, if you don't
want to take that sign down,Copy !req
29. we need to accomplish something.Copy !req
30. KeepCopy !req
31. YourCopy !req
32. HandsCopy !req
33. OffCopy !req
34. Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!Copy !req
35. Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!Copy !req
36. It's time to begin the briefing
for our repairs of the club room.Copy !req
37. A lack of suitable seriousness
will not be tolerated!Copy !req
38. Okay!Copy !req
39. Kanamori, if you could get us started.Copy !req
40. The phrase "pure profit" speaks to theCopy !req
41. long-held dream of doing business
without any initial costs,Copy !req
42. but in reality, doing anything without
incurring costs is next to impossible!Copy !req
43. We've been able to obtain an animation desk
and fans from the school for free,Copy !req
44. but even those aren't usable
without additional elbow grease.Copy !req
45. The greatest example of which
is this decrepit club room!Copy !req
46. To wit: if we do not repair the
holes in the walls and roof,Copy !req
47. our crucial equipment runs
the risk of water damage—Copy !req
48. That's a alpine black swallowtail!Copy !req
49. Catch it!Copy !req
50. Wow, a butterfly!Copy !req
51. Butterfly, flutter butter fly fly!Copy !req
52. I have to say, the two of you are doing
an incredible job of staying serious.Copy !req
53. Uh... at this point I'd like
to remind you all that we,Copy !req
54. previously, came upon the
sizable sum of 30,000 yen!Copy !req
55. We did!Copy !req
56. The footage of my fall from the second floorCopy !req
57. managed to sell for 30,000
as accident footage.Copy !req
58. And if you'll look here, this is
all that remains of those 30,000.Copy !req
59. It has been nearly exhausted in
service of the roof and wall repairs.Copy !req
60. A moment of silence for our
late comrade, the 30,000 yen!Copy !req
61. Silence!Copy !req
62. Dearly departed 30,000 yen,
please send a large groupCopy !req
63. of your comrades to my pocket.Copy !req
64. I guess 30,000 yen is a lot of money?Copy !req
65. That's about as much as I got for
allowance when I was in third grade.Copy !req
66. Raccoon dog!Copy !req
67. Row row woof, it's a raccoon dog!Copy !req
68. It's a sign!Copy !req
69. Asakusa, we should start
a festival! It'd be great!Copy !req
70. Row row woof, it's a raccoon dog!Copy !req
71. Get serious!Copy !req
72. We are finishing these repairs today!Copy !req
73. Any idiot who wastes further timeCopy !req
74. will be punished without mercy,
so keep that in mind!Copy !req
75. R-Roger that.Copy !req
76. Well, I'll handle the external holes,
so the inside's all yours, Kanamori.Copy !req
77. Please take this seriously, Asakusa.Copy !req
78. But of course!Copy !req
79. I have my doubts about that.Copy !req
80. You say that, but Asakusa is pretty cool.Copy !req
81. Gross. What brought that on? And how, exactly?Copy !req
82. I have a big problem with people who
start a conversation by praising someone.Copy !req
83. That sounds like you!Copy !req
84. But repairing the walls
seems like a lot of work.Copy !req
85. Isn't it impressive that
she volunteered to do it?Copy !req
86. She's only doing it because she wants to.Copy !req
87. Asakusa is self-interested in that way.Copy !req
88. You mean she enjoys helping people?Copy !req
89. She isn't considering the fact
that the work might be difficult.Copy !req
90. Getting to play with a drill is fun to her,
and that gets her motivated.Copy !req
91. So it's more like our interests aligned!Copy !req
92. That what she's like.Copy !req
93. Think about grade school.
One student always rushed toCopy !req
94. the broom closet when clean-up time came.Copy !req
95. They didn't really want to help clean.Copy !req
96. They wanted to play with
the coolest-looking broom.Copy !req
97. That's a great example!Copy !req
98. I guess there wouldn't be any
motor noise, since space is a vacuum.Copy !req
99. The effects make for a stronger impact,Copy !req
100. but I think I'll deliberately
go with muted sound.Copy !req
101. There!Copy !req
102. Would liquid paint float off
before actually drying in space?Copy !req
103. That calls for electrostatic powder coating!Copy !req
104. Hang on...Copy !req
105. In a vacuum with no gravity, wouldn't the
ship develop an electric charge?Copy !req
106. Will a regular electrostatic charge be
enough for the powder to coat properly?Copy !req
107. Ah, who cares, it's my fantasy!Copy !req
108. No big deal if it's a little
bit more convenient for me.Copy !req
109. That just leaves applying the heat.Copy !req
110. Care to explain why you're doodling and
wearing a worn-out bucket on your head?Copy !req
111. Uh, well...Copy !req
112. I was just imagining what it'd be like
to train to repair a spaceship.Copy !req
113. A spaceship? That sounds like a ton of fun!Copy !req
114. I figured as much.Copy !req
115. The walls can wait for now, so could
you at least take care of the roof?Copy !req
116. What do you have your bag?Copy !req
117. It's a manned maneuvering unit!Copy !req
118. I'm going, too!Copy !req
119. There we go.Copy !req
120. This is so high up! Awesome!Copy !req
121. Wow, the hole is huge up close.Copy !req
122. It's set. Do you think you'll
be able to close the hole?Copy !req
123. It's just sticking another
panel over it! Piece of cake!Copy !req
124. No accidents, please.Copy !req
125. Let's commence the mission
to repair the spaceship.Copy !req
126. I copy!Copy !req
127. Ta-dah!Copy !req
128. The Eizouken's Club Room Ship!Copy !req
129. The hull! Since it's a medium-sized
space-faring vessel,Copy !req
130. it can't fly in high atmospheric
pressure or high gravity,Copy !req
131. and it also can't withstand
atmospheric entry.Copy !req
132. It uses typical vertical orientation,Copy !req
133. but since gravity control is a pricier option,Copy !req
134. it'll be operated in zero gravity.Copy !req
135. Classical design!Copy !req
136. It has a bulbous bow like you'd see in a
maritime vessel for wave resistance,Copy !req
137. but since that's pointless in space,
we'll stick the radar in there!Copy !req
138. The frame is made of a special materialCopy !req
139. that can transmit electrical
and optical signals,Copy !req
140. which eliminates the need for various cables!Copy !req
141. By altering this material, you can createCopy !req
142. optical and electric circuits inside of
the frame that function like computers!Copy !req
143. This is the part of the vessel that
needs the most advanced technology!Copy !req
144. And to allow for the slurping of
ramen in zero gravity, there is—Copy !req
145. Enough!Copy !req
146. The hole must've been caused by a debris impact.Copy !req
147. It's pretty long.Copy !req
148. The impact must've been at a shallow angle.Copy !req
149. We'll use a hydraulic cutter
to remove the warped parts.Copy !req
150. And here's the Pistol Grip Power Tool,
PGT, which needs no introduction!Copy !req
151. I've never heard of it before.Copy !req
152. Well, it's a battery-powered
driving tool that's beenCopy !req
153. used since the first mission
for the space telescope's—Copy !req
154. Debris! Take cover! Now!Copy !req
155. No way! It's hailing!Copy !req
156. Yeowch!Copy !req
157. The sudden rush of debris made the
club room ship's emergency lock engage!Copy !req
158. This is bad! I have to go to the bathroom!Copy !req
159. We don't have much oxygen left.Copy !req
160. Hey!Copy !req
161. Mayday, mayday! Please respond!Copy !req
162. Yeah, yeah, this is the command room!Copy !req
163. Is it an incident or an accident?Copy !req
164. An accident! The ladder fell down,
and we're stuck up here!Copy !req
165. Requesting assistance!Copy !req
166. I need oxygen—I mean, to use the bathroom!Copy !req
167. What in the world are they doing?Copy !req
168. Kanamori, I have to go!Copy !req
169. That assistance is going to take a second.Copy !req
170. I've got a bit of situation down here, too.Copy !req
171. Help me!Copy !req
172. We're down to the air in our suits!Copy !req
173. Please! We're gonna die!Copy !req
174. Good grief.Copy !req
175. M-Mizusaki, calm down! Take deep breaths!Copy !req
176. We're doomed!Copy !req
177. I'm not sure why, but please
release the emergency lock.Copy !req
178. We've got two astronauts on the
verge of bladder rupture. Over.Copy !req
179. Or alternatively...Copy !req
180. All right, the ladder is up! Now get down here!Copy !req
181. K-Kanamori...Copy !req
182. The bathroom emergency is taken care—Copy !req
183. How'd you get down?Copy !req
184. We slid down the gutter pipe—Copy !req
185. I ended up having to smash through a wall.Copy !req
186. That's extra labor and expenses,
which I assure you will come at a cost.Copy !req
187. This rescue costs a week's worth of
bottled milk from the Ongyoku Bathhouse.Copy !req
188. S-Seven hundred yen, huh...Copy !req
189. Fourteen hundred yen, actually.
I intend to drink two a day.Copy !req
190. All right!Copy !req
191. Now to make a name for ourselves,
so we can get promoted to club status!Copy !req
192. How are we going to do that?Copy !req
193. Well, we're the film club, so the
smart thing to do would be toCopy !req
194. produce something high quality
to make our case to the school.Copy !req
195. Heavy...Copy !req
196. So heavy.Copy !req
197. And here I thought being a club advisor
would be good for my circulation,Copy !req
198. but my beard feels heavy, as usual.Copy !req
199. Oh, and here.Copy !req
200. The seasonal budgets for clubs and associationsCopy !req
201. are based on the presentations given here.Copy !req
202. Well, good luck with that.Copy !req
203. Let's announce a project
at that with our presentation.Copy !req
204. If we succeed, we'll have
made a name for ourselves,Copy !req
205. gotten promoted to a club,
and secured a budget!Copy !req
206. It'll be three birds with one stone!Copy !req
207. It's time to go on the attack!Copy !req
208. Yeah!Copy !req
209. It's essentially a place to announce
plans to the student council and teachers.Copy !req
210. Here's your beef bowl!Copy !req
211. I'll take a shoyu ramen with
with extra seaweed and nori!Copy !req
212. The format has each team make their
presentation in the gymnasium,Copy !req
213. which is then the basis for
their budget during that period.Copy !req
214. Here's your shoyu ramen with
extra seaweed and nori!Copy !req
215. Two bottles of milk, seven croquettes,
and one red bean bun with smooth paste.Copy !req
216. Wait, we've gotta go up in front of a crowd?Copy !req
217. That's right.Copy !req
218. Each group has ten minutes
to make their presentation.Copy !req
219. Our film production association is
going to be requesting 60,000 yen.Copy !req
220. That's the maximum amount an
"association" can ask for.Copy !req
221. So the anime should be about five minutes long?Copy !req
222. We'll have to start with a
script and some storyboards.Copy !req
223. Quality isn't our prime concern here.Copy !req
224. We need to make a big impact
with the least effort possible.Copy !req
225. Our goal is to overwhelm the
committee and secure funding,Copy !req
226. along with a promotion to club status.Copy !req
227. Aw, I wanna take the time to make something good.Copy !req
228. Easily said, but we only
have 55 days to finish it.Copy !req
229. If we go for 12 frames a second,Copy !req
230. a five minute film means you'd
need to produce 3600 drawings.Copy !req
231. Factor in additional work beyond animation,Copy !req
232. and the two of you would need to work
50 days in a row non-stop, without sleep.Copy !req
233. That being the case, we need
to begin as soon as possible.Copy !req
234. Let's... make the runtime...
three minutes, then.Copy !req
235. We can't get started if we don't have
any idea what the story is, though.Copy !req
236. I've got a bunch of ideas
stockpiled over at my place.Copy !req
237. End seat is first come, first serve!Copy !req
238. Well, I get to sit on the end on the way back!Copy !req
239. This is my trip home anyway,
so no rematch for you!Copy !req
240. Dang it!Copy !req
241. Huh.Copy !req
242. I think the car's been hijacked
by ads starring you, Mizusaki.Copy !req
243. They definitely give off a
different impression.Copy !req
244. Can we shake your hand?Copy !req
245. Of course.Copy !req
246. Thank you so much!Copy !req
247. You're very welcome.Copy !req
248. She's switched into popular model mode.Copy !req
249. We're big fans! Please, keep up the great work!Copy !req
250. This place is pretty neat!Copy !req
251. M'home.Copy !req
252. Gimme one sec.Copy !req
253. Here we go.Copy !req
254. Well, that's certainly detailed.Copy !req
255. I looks like it'd be a lot of work to draw.Copy !req
256. Let's avoid anything too complicated.Copy !req
257. I like this one. It's relatively simple.Copy !req
258. It's basically just a stack of cubes, after all.Copy !req
259. Are we fine with using this for the location?Copy !req
260. I like it! So, what's going to happen here?Copy !req
261. We just need the animation.Copy !req
262. Tank coming through!Copy !req
263. Compact frame!Copy !req
264. Two main guns!Copy !req
265. And it comes with flashy
hydropneumatic suspension!Copy !req
266. Is that flashy?Copy !req
267. To her? Most likely.Copy !req
268. Ta-dah! The personal defense tank!Copy !req
269. An older design that resembles a rice cake.Copy !req
270. It's cool how using continuous tracksCopy !req
271. results in zero relative speed
difference with the point of contact!Copy !req
272. It can hit 190 km/h,
even over rough terrain!Copy !req
273. A trusty, fully-equipped vehicle which provides
consistent support for our adventures!Copy !req
274. The turret knocks the entire
turret rig backwardsCopy !req
275. to eject the shell casing,
after which it sits back up!Copy !req
276. The sound's a bit out of sync.Copy !req
277. That's detail in the sound effects.Copy !req
278. Light travels faster than sound, y'know.Copy !req
279. Think about light—Copy !req
280. Okay, enough.Copy !req
281. This is great and all, but can
you draw it, Mizusaki?Copy !req
282. Well, I've never done effectsCopy !req
283. like smoke and fire before,
so I'd have to try first.Copy !req
284. But the kind of animation
I want to make is more like...Copy !req
285. Sliding down an incline—Copy !req
286. And falling!Copy !req
287. Too plain.Copy !req
288. You know that some animation
puts a focus on realism, right?Copy !req
289. It can be really ordinary, everyday actions...Copy !req
290. But when animated, it looks really amazing!Copy !req
291. Isn't there something more efficient?Copy !req
292. Some kind of animation spectacle thatCopy !req
293. would be impressive to anyone who's watching?Copy !req
294. To me, this is the most
spectacular animation there is!Copy !req
295. It'd cost too much for how plain it is!Copy !req
296. You can even use limited animation, but please,Copy !req
297. make something that's more flashy!Copy !req
298. Animation is supposed to be about motion,Copy !req
299. and animators are supposed
to make stuff move!Copy !req
300. —make stuff move!Copy !req
301. Y'know, some professional
animators will pick up a swordCopy !req
302. and swing it around while working.Copy !req
303. What kind of poses happen when
you've got a sword on your hip?Copy !req
304. How does it look when you unsheathe it?Copy !req
305. How do the wrinkles bunch up
when you move in a hakama?Copy !req
306. They work while studying all
those details, not just imagining them!Copy !req
307. Being an animator is like being an actor!Copy !req
308. But you portray more than just people...Copy !req
309. The movement of dogs and cats,
the ocean, the weather...Copy !req
310. Cars, planes, all of that
is the animators acting!Copy !req
311. I want to draw realistic,
lifelike acting with my own hands!Copy !req
312. I don't just want to make anime,
I want to make animation!Copy !req
313. —to make animation!Copy !req
314. It won't matter how flashy
the subject matter isCopy !req
315. if the final product has
less motion than a picture book.Copy !req
316. That won't make a good impression
with the review committee.Copy !req
317. Technical experience
is valuable, but more than that,Copy !req
318. hurting the artist's motivation seems unwise.Copy !req
319. Fair enough. Let's combine the tank
with what you're trying to do, Mizusaki.Copy !req
320. How about a schoolgirl with a
sword fighting a tank?Copy !req
321. You can put the focus on realistic
acting with the girl's animation!Copy !req
322. Oh... okay.Copy !req
323. And we can balance that by
making the parts with the tankCopy !req
324. and the explosions as over-the-top as we can.Copy !req
325. Sounds good to me!Copy !req
326. Should the sword be a katana?Copy !req
327. How about a machete?Copy !req
328. It's a bit more realistic for combat,Copy !req
329. and you see them in action movies all the time,Copy !req
330. but not too much in anime, I think!Copy !req
331. I like the realism! Let's go with that!Copy !req
332. Her hair should be able to flutter in the wind.Copy !req
333. So cool!Copy !req
334. Maybe I'm missing something, but how's
she going to be able to fight a tank?Copy !req
335. What if we give her an oxygen tank and mask?Copy !req
336. Huh?Copy !req
337. The world she's on has low gravity!Copy !req
338. Which means the atmosphere is thin,
and you need the mask to breathe!Copy !req
339. But in exchange, since she came
from a world with stronger gravity,Copy !req
340. she can jump around all over
the place, really quickly!Copy !req
341. Since you won't have to worry about the face,Copy !req
342. you can put your focus on the action!Copy !req
343. Faces take quite a bit of time, after all.Copy !req
344. I wanted to draw expressions, too.Copy !req
345. Then how about simplifying
things for the long shots,Copy !req
346. but then you go for detail
during the close ups?Copy !req
347. Yeah! That should work!Copy !req
348. Okay! Let's do that!Copy !req
349. You're getting fired up!Copy !req
350. I can't believe that animation
paper costs so much,Copy !req
351. when the only thing
special about it is the holes.Copy !req
352. Wouldn't punching holes in
regular paper be good enough?Copy !req
353. Hello... a hole puncher for animation pegs?Copy !req
354. It's the exact three holes needed...
this'll cover its own cost in no time.Copy !req
355. So one thing we can do to make things
look flashy without extra workCopy !req
356. is draw one explosion,Copy !req
357. and then copy it, to make it
look like a string of blasts.Copy !req
358. I see.Copy !req
359. Oh, there's that thing where you build up
tension during a big attack...Copy !req
360. Cut between the tank, the girl,
the tank, and the girl,Copy !req
361. enough that it starts to seem repetitive!Copy !req
362. Ta-dah! A vast world!Copy !req
363. A girl in a gas mask!Copy !req
364. And her foe...Copy !req
365. Wouldn't it be easy to shoot
someone who's jumping around?Copy !req
366. We can give her a cable gun, then.Copy !req
367. And then, while firing
the cable, she climbs up a wall!Copy !req
368. All to get in the blind spot of the tank,Copy !req
369. since its turret can't aim high enough!Copy !req
370. But then!Copy !req
371. Will it all work out in the end?Copy !req
372. Dun dun...Copy !req