Welcome to Irabu's Office (空中ブランコ)

Ladies and gentlemen!

Thanks for waiting!

This is what you've all come to see!

Today's main event!

The Great Japan Circus' Top Flyer...

Kohei Yamashita, on stage!

Patient

Kohei Yamashita

Occupation

Company employee

A marvelous illusion.

Can he complete a series of 12 consecutive spins in mid-air?

What's your problem?!

I'll kick your ass!

Japanese, do you speak it?!

One, two, three, four...

Wait... What?

That bastard was laughing at me.

Come on Ko, give it a rest.

We paid big money to have them come here!

And we only hired Ali because he can speak Japanese!

"Gewd maorneeng".

And that's all he can say, no?

Well, he just started working for us...

The audience comes to see my trapeze.

It doesn't matter if I execute my part right. If he misses the catch, the whole thing's a failure.

Dammit.

We've got an important performance lined up in Tokyo, don't we?

Tell that to them!

Don't lose your head because of a new partner.

How have you been doing lately?

What do you mean?

Are you feeling all right?

You said you couldn't sleep at night, didn't you?

Wait, are you saying I screwed up?

You've had a lot to deal with lately.

Why don't you go see a doctor, get some pills and get a good night's sleep?

What the hell?

There's nothing wrong with me.

Irabu General Hospital

Welcome!!

Welcome!!

Ichiro Irabu

Ichiro Irabu

Here

Here

Get off my back.

Weeelcome!

U-Umm, this is the psychiatry ward, right?

Ichiro Irabu, at your service.

Want some coffee?

Only got instant though.

Oh, thanks.

Mayumi! Two cups of coffee.

Instant is fine.

Well then. Please take a seat.

I'm looking at the questionnaire you filled out at the reception. It says you're suffering from insomnia?

Yes.

Well, I've been really busy at work lately, so I think it might be stress.

I know what you mean. Really!

I can't sleep when I'm stressed out either.

My mom always tries to throw away my precious Gundam models.

When I think about that, I can't sleep at night either!

Simply put, it's a typical case.

Symptom

Sleep Disorder

Generalized anxiety disorder

The name of that disorder might seem rather cryptic.

However, it's a very common disorder which can affect anyone under stress.

For example, people who are working too hard.

It could affect you too.

Or rather, you, who works day in and day out, might already be affected by it.

Oh, pardon my late introduction.

I'm Fukuicchi of Fuji TV.

I'll be providing frequent commentary based on expert opinions from the field of mental health.

You'll be seeing more of me later on.

You're... mentally ill!

I-I wanna go home...

TRAPEZE

Let's see... Kohei Yamashita.

32 years old, company employee.

In what type of business?

Stage manager and artist at the Great Japan Circus.

More specifically, I'm a trapeze artist.

Circus?!

There's a circus in town?!

Y-Yes.

Didn't you know? The world's first-

I wanna go! Let's go after this!

Sorry, we're not performing yet.

No way! You haven't started yet?

What a letdown.

But you're practicing, right?

Yes.

All right. From tomorrow on, I'm making house visits!

U-Um, you can come look, but I can't sleep at night, so maybe you could give me something...

This is Fukuicchi again.

While some of you might drink alcohol and fall asleep. That's definitely not good for your health.

Although personally, I'm the type who dozes off once I've started to drink.

That's all I have to say.

Your company is based in Shizuoka? Smells of tea and all that jazz?

So, you're on the road then?

Well, yes...

That means you can't come here on a regular basis...

All right, let's hit you with a thick one!

Mayumi, a thick one!

U-Umm, Doctor...

I-It's just that I can't sleep at night, so...

If you could give me some pills...

Don't worry, don't worry...

C'mon. Your arm.

Flash.

It's g-g-going in...

The fluid is slowly e-entering him...

Mayumi...

You're fabulously good at giving injections!

Yes!

Owowowowowow!

Hello.

I'm Ichiro Irabu.

It's gonna be so much fun...

The trapeze has to be the high point of circus.

Have you been doing it since you were a kid?

No, not exactly.

But ever since I was little, my body has been light.

I'm the third generation.

My family's been into circus since my granddad,

but it really doesn't require any special skills at all.

Could I do it too?

Sure you could.

It's a matter of if you can walk a balance beam 50 meters above the ground or not.

Being able to overcome your fear is the most important thing.

I'd pick the trapeze if I could.

After all, It's the main event.