Shoujo-tachi wa Kouya wo Mezasu (Girls Beyond the Wasteland)

Kirika Asamori

24 Hours with Asamori-san

Okay!

Kuroda-san, what do you think?

Looks okay. Good work.

Yo!

Kobayakawa, come here.

Here's Kirika Asamori's script.

Oh!

Can we go to the recording sesh, too?

If you've finished your quota, then yes.

Who's this "Sakon Ooba?"

That's the main character's name. I finally decided on it.

Why "Sakon Ooba?"

Don't you think it's cool?

Really?

Older Sister (front) Kirika Asamori was a 2nd year and in my class. G'morning, everyone! Little sister(back) Sabaki Asamori, a 1st year and an underclassman. ...good morning. I'm sorry we're late. Morning, Kirika-chan! Um, uh, Asamori-san, good morning!

We'll record the demo first, so look it over and practice.

G'morning, everyone!

I don't need someone who obeys me like a dog.

I want an assistant.

Ooba-kun, I'm buying you.

Whoa!

Kobayakawa-senpai, you're amazing!

It's your turn now.

Finally!

I hope you do the same at the recording session.

Leave it to me!

Zetsubou to kakki wa hitoe Despair and energy are one and the same

Jinsei wa hakanakute Life is short

Kusubutte irarenai We can't stay like this forever

Dakara arukidasou So let's start walking forward

Yukedo hatenai kono michi o What are you moving towards

Nani o hoshite susundeiku On this endless road?

Mizu o motome samayou you ni You won't get anywhere with hope without desire

Yoku no nai kibou ni mirai wa nai As if you're wandering looking only for water

Monogatari no algorithm The pilgrims pursue

Tadoru junreishatachi The algorithm of the story

Mune ni yadoru sono shin'nen ga The faith in our hearts

Death march wo ikinokoru sube Helps us survive this death march

Imagination no flow The imagination flows!

Junsui no mama ja iranai kanaetai dattara You can't stay pure if you want your dream to come true

Furenai unmei wo egakidasou Let's create an impossible fate

Tada matteitatte tsumannai It's boring just waiting around

Sou kanjiteitan janai That's how you felt, right?

Yume wa jibun de ubaitsukamu diamond Your dreams are a diamond you have to take for yourself

Chousen no turn It's our turn for challenge

Jounetsu no zone The passionate zone

Tomo ni tatte Let's stand together

Fumidashite mezasu kouya wo Take our first steps as we aim for the wasteland

Because I Love You

Oh, I like that!

Which one?

We're going to record in this den of normies?

Yes. Yoyogi, Harajuku, East Shinjuku...

Most recording studios are buried within normal-looking places you wouldn't think are special.

Like a fujoshi that's good at camouflage.

Jinsaka Studios

Good morning.

Good morning.

Hello!

Hello.

I'm Kuroda from Rokuhara.

I look forward to working with you today.

I'm Itou from Intro Production.

Nice to meet you as well.

Wow, you really are all high schoolers!

Tabe-san!

Oh, I'm sorry!

I'm Sayaka Tabe from Intro Pro!

Nice to meet you!

Nice to meet you, too!

Director.

Oh, Director Sayuki!

I'd like you to call me my real name.

Here, please share them with everyone.

Thanks.

It's like we've entered into the unknown.

Y-yeah.

It's a professional studio full of professionals.

Aw, you're getting so sensitive! How funn--

Ow! Ow, ow, ow!

This is my writer, Buntarou-san.

Our CGA, Hokekiyo-san.

Our scripter, Akkina-san.

H-hey.

I'm Kai, I'm her assistant.

I'm Yuka Kobayakawa, playing the role of Kirika Asamori!

Nice to meet you!

Nice to meet you all.

Go ahead and sit down.

Thank you very much!

It's fine, relax, relax.

R-right!

Alright, let's talk about the characters.

You wanna start, Sayuki-chan?

No, I'd like Buntarou-san to do so.

Huh?

Me?

Uh.

Sabaki's the little sister.

Oh, she's Kirika's little sister.

Hojo-kun,

that's all written in the profile.

Oh, you're right, sorry.

No, it's alright. Does Sabaki feel like "kh!" with her older sister?

"Kh?" Umm...

Like she's looking down on her, or...

Oh, uhh,

I don't think it goes that far, but...

Alright then. I'll give it a try.

Just the two of them today?

We'll do the rest on another day.

I see.

They record us one at a time.

For games, that's what it looks like.

How long is it gonna take?

Maybe just an hour per character.

Sayuki-chan, how's your brother?

Yes, well.

I know it's been rough.

Tell him I say "hi", yeah?

I will.

Tabe-kun, you good to go?

Yes, whenever you're ready!

Mickey?

Ready!

Page 5. The lines when Sabaki enters.

Good morning. I'm sorry we're late.

Have a good weekend.

Your little sister had to take care of the enemy you let get away.

You should be praising me a little more, Big Sis.

It's Sabaki!

It really is Sabaki!

Super Sabaki!

How was that?

Huh?

Was it just as you imagined, or different?

No, it was great!

Yeah?

Y-yes, I think it's very good!

Sayuki-chan?

It's good.

Alright, let's test it.

Whenever you're ready!

Good morning. I'm sorry we're late.

Have a good weekend.

Your little sister had to take care of the enemy you let get away.

You should be praising me a little more, Big Sis.

Welcome to the magic of Hades.

Alright, wait a sec while we check that take.

Okay!

Anything you wanna say?

No, it was great. Yeah?

Y-yes, I think it's very good!

That's all you've been saying.

I think it's good, too.

All good here.

We'll keep it, then.

Moving on, the part with the cheeky neighborhood kid.

Ready?

Yup!

Take this! Drill tornado!

Thank you very much!

T-thank you very much!

Can I have a bit of your time?

Of course. You want an interview right?

Okay, let's go over there.

That was amazing.

It went so fast.

It really only took an hour.

Kobayakawa-san.

Can you go get ready?

Right!

I heard you already had the right voice for Kirika, so can we go straight into the test?

S-sure!

Okay, so here's the cue light. Start talking when it goes on.

You can correct yourself if you mess up, so just keep going through to the end of the line.

We'll put it all together later.

Okay.

Anything you want to ask us?

I'm okay.

Get a little further away from the mic.

Try not to make too much noise with the paper.

Okay, let's do a take from page 4 from Kirika's entrance to Page 6.

Then let's skip to pages 13 through 19, do that all at once.

Alright.

G'mo--

G'morning, everyone!

What is it, Ooba-kun?

Oh, that was on the news, wasn't it?

You were there?

You sure are unlucky.

Okay, hold on a sec.

There was some noise on some lines, so we'll have to rerecord those.

Also, anything you want to comment on?

No, I'm good.

Y-yes, I think it's very good!

Excuse me.

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