【OSHI NO KO】 (【推しの子】)

What do you think, Sensei?

They're all very good actors.

I think the play will be great.

Well, of course. Lalalai only has first-class actors.

I bet everyone has been practicing really hard.

Sensei, you should say "rehearse" instead of "practice" for a play.

Oh, really? I'm sorry.

I don't know anything about it.

They're amazing. I could never do what they do.

But that's why I should, right?

I should say this myself, shouldn't I?

The script.

Can it still be changed?

Of course. But, which part?

"Which part?" Well...

All of it.

STAGE PLAY TOKYO BLADE , CAST MEETING DAY

I thought Theater Lalalai was a traditional group.

I'm surprised they accepted a 2.5D play.

But half of the actors are from outside agencies.

You don't have to be nervous.

I'm not nervous.

Melt.

Hey.

Apparently, Mr. Kaburagi is involved with casting outside agencies for this play.

So, that makes us Team Kaburagi. Great to be working with you again.

Same here.

What's with that pause?

Well, I get it.

"The guy who can't act is here."

You thought, "It's the Sweet Today nightmare all over again," right?

Busted.

I won't ask you to cut me slack just because that was my first acting gig.

But it's been nine months.

I've been working pretty hard too.

My acting should be a little better,

so just tell me if I'm doing badly.

B STUDIO

I'll be playing the role of Kizami.

I'm Melt Narushima from Sonic Stage.

Nice to meet you all.

I'll be playing Tsurugi.

I'm Kana Arima from Ichigo Production.

I'm Aqua, also from Ichigo Production.

I'll be playing Touki.

You're all here early. We still have ten minutes.

Since everyone's here, shall we introduce ourselves?

I'm Raida, the producer of this play.

And this is Kin-chan, the director.

I'm Toshiro Kindaichi.

Mr. GOA, the playwright.

That's Sakuya Kamoshida, who has a lot of experience in 2.5D.

Hi, everyone.

-He's Team Kaburagi as well. -I see.

Next up are the Lalalai actors.

Rio Mitano.

Mei Adashino.

Koyuki Yoshidomi.

Kiiro Hayashibara.

Ryoma Funato.

Akane Kurokawa.

Nice to meet you all.

And last but not least, the lead actor...

-Wake up, you idiot. -Ouch!

Sorry.

I'm playing the protagonist. What's his name again?

Oh, well. I'm Taiki Himekawa.

Hi.

Let's all work together

and make this stage play, Tokyo Blade , a success!

Pleasure to be working with you.

Today's just a cast meeting day, but the main cast all seems to be here.

Might as well do the script reading too.

We'll start at half past.

You guys can chat or prepare for it until then.

Yes, sir.

Aqua, long time no see.

Long time? We meet from time to time to keep up the act.

That's true, but still.

I'm happy I get to work with you again.

During Love For Real, I only caused you trouble.

But, theater is my forte.

I'll back you up, Aqua.

You seem confident.

Oh, no. That's not what I mean.

I still have a long way to go, so I'm not confident.

It's just, we have a lot of scenes together in this play.

So I wanted you to count on me if you need help.

I see. Thanks.

-I'll keep that in mind. -Sure.

They're dating, aren't they?

Since that reality show.

T-The show seemed to have made it look that way.

But apparently, it's strictly business.

They've kissed, so I guess it'd look bad if they broke up so soon.

They do seem to get along well though.

I see.

Well, she is playing his fiancée in this play too.

Maybe that's why they were cast.

I guess it's a good match.

I don't like it when they link actors' real lives to their characters.

I find it distracting.

More people will be touched by the show

when each audience gets the same amount of information.

But the promoters like to add on a little something for no reason.

That hasn't changed for the last two centuries.

Well. You seem to be on edge.

During Sweet Today , you were more...

I was the leader for that show.

I didn't want to ruin the atmosphere.

This is the real me.

You didn't have to act nice.

If you had been more open from the start,

I could've realized how bad my acting was sooner.

No, that's an excuse. Forget what I said.

We have a lot of scenes together, so I'll prove myself to you then.

Cheers!

Sensei, thank you for coming when you're so busy.

Mine is a monthly serialization.

I'm only busy when the deadline is close, so don't worry.

Still, you came for someone like me.

What are you talking about?

Though you were my assistant, you're a full-fledged author now.

If anything, you've already surpassed me.

A weekly serialized manga artist whose manga and anime became a huge hit

asked me out for a drink.

Of course I'd come.

So? What did you want to discuss?

You have experience with both anime and drama adaptation, correct?

This is my first time and I don't understand anything.

There's a lot I want to say to them,

but I don't even know how much I'm allowed to say.

Oh, that.

They're going to do a stage adaptation of Tokyo Blade .

But it's a little...

Sensei, could you come with me to watch the rehearsal?

I won't be able to help you with anything.

But sure, I'll go.

Great. Thank you very much.

Can we get the check please?

I'm sorry you ended up treating me instead.

Older people are supposed to pay at times like this.

-Let's go to the next bar. -Oh.

Can I brush my teeth before we go?

I feel uncomfortable if I don't brush my teeth right after I eat.

Oh, that's right. I remember.

I'll make it quick.

The manga industry is filled with weirdos.

But even amongst them, Ms. Abiko has a strong character.

You can draw manga on your own if you have to.

But for adaptations, you need good communication skills.

It's true that if you don't say anything, the production side will do as they like.

But I also know that meddling in their business too much

confuses the whole thing.

That's why both sides need to compromise to a certain level.

On that point, Ms. Abiko is...

I need to use the restroom too.

Hey, what are you doing?

It's double brushing.

If I use two toothbrushes, I can brush twice as fast.

I don't want to make you wait, so I'm doing it at double speed.

She really is a weirdo.

I hope nothing goes wrong with the Tokyo Blade stage play .

Please change the whole script.

I knew it!

T-The whole script? That's a little...

The script was approved and we've already started rehearsing.

We only have 20 more days until the show.

I asked for it to be fixed many times.

But they told me that if I watch the actors perform,

I'll see that this script is good.

So I said that if it really is good, then it's fine.

But it's not, so it's not fine. Is it?

Sensei!

First, please let me apologize for writing a script that didn't satisfy you.