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shoujo kageki revue starlight, episode 7 script
here at last......... my beautiful baby girl banana undertale,
since this is past where i just dropped the subs, this translation is completely without training wheels. this is my own translation and is not made for profit.
Episode 07: Daiba Nana
[99th Seishou Fest
Day of the Final Performance
March 3, 2018]
MAYA, CLAUDINE
Then let us go together, to claim that star!
JUNNA
No matter how many arrows I fire, none will reach that star. Can you who seek that star so innocently even begin to comprehend my wrath?!
KAREN
I know I should be able to claim that star! …That’s what I believed. But in the end, that was only hubris!
KAORUKO
If you cannot face the truth, all you have to do is run from it! Yes… avoidance was the only choice I had. I…!
FUTABA
But I’m still held prisoner within the entrapment of her wailing, her regrets…!
MAHIRU
This is naught but envy, ugly envy. So tell me…! What must I sacrifice to make my beloved mine?!
BANANA
Ah, it’s happening again. The cycle of despair will repeat itself under this starlight…!
MAYA
Our dream will never come true.
BANANA
Wow… hehe, it’s so bright here.
[99th Seishou Fest
2 days after the festival
Joint wrap party for
First-year classes A and B]
March 5, 2018]
[banner: Seishou Fest]
KIRIKO
This 99th Seishou Fest was the first performance of the 99th class’ Starlight!
JUNNA
To celebrate its great success… Cheers!
ALL
Cheers!
BANANA
Thanks for all your hard work, Junna-chan.
JUNNA
Nana… No, this was just the end of our first performance. We’ve got to get started preparing for next year’s right away!
BANANA
It’s too early to worry about that yet~
BANANA
This has been a big success, hasn’t it, Karen-chan!
KAREN
You were good too, Nana!
BANANA
How about your stage fright, Mahiru-chan?
MAHIRU
I was okay! My heart was really pounding, but Karen-chan helped me!
BANANA
And here’s our stars! Your performance was the best ever!
MAYA
Thank you very much
CLAUDINE
I haven’t lost yet.
MAYA
Then, let us meet again in next year’s auditions. Daiba Nana-san… I’m talking to you, too.
BANANA
Huh…? Maya-chan…?
FUTABA
Man, I never thought I could pull off playing a goddess, but it worked out somehow…
KAORUKO
Can you really say that worked?
FUTABA
Nanaaaaa!
BANANA
Futaba-chan?
FUTABA
Thanks for all your help!
KAORUKO
You helped me out a lot too, Nana-han! You’re so good at massaging my shoulders!
MAHIRU
Me too! Thanks for helping me practice!
CLASSMATE
And she helped us make the costumes, too!
CLASSMATE
And she even helped paint the set!
KAREN
And when we were all starving, she made snacks for us! I think Nana’s banana muffins really got us over that last hill! Oh, I know… Banana!
BANANA
Eh?
KAREN
Nana, you’re our Banana! Sweet and mild and nutritious! You even protect us from stiff shoulders!
JUNNA
Nana’s… a banana?
MAHIRU
What a cute nickname!
KAORUKO
I guess she IS tall like a tree… a banana tree?
FUTABA
And she smells great!
BANANA
Hehe… ahahaha! Banana, huh? Hehehe…hehehe… waaaaaah…
FUTABA
Did I say something wrong?!
KAORUKO
Nana-han…?
BANANA
No… no, that’s not it at all… I’m just so happy! I’m so glad I came to this school…! I never knew that putting on a play with all of you would be this fun, that it’d make me this happy, that it would sparkle so brightly… I’ll never forget the 99th Seishou Fest’s Starlight as long as I live!
BANANA
I finally found my own eternal friendships and my Stage of Fate. This is the day that Daiba Nana the Stage Girl was born…!
Who, oh who will be the one to pluck the star from the top of that tower?
The heat of a silent flame is burning in all of our chests.
This is the Wheel of Fortune
But we aren’t merely being forced to dance upon the stage
Spring forth!
I know that on that day
I saw the sparks of starlight spread
Until I’m able to touch
That faded promise…
We begin before the curtain rises,
The story is being written before our very eyes.
Now that I have been reborn,
I have been reunited with you here
Once more
[Seishou Music School
First day of spring break
March 26, 2018]
CLAUDINE
Oui, j’atteris a 15 heures demain. (Yes, I’ll be there at 15 tomorrow.)
KAREN
See you later, Banana!
MAHIRU
I’ll bring you a souvenir!
KAORUKO
Futaba-han, hurry up!
FUTABA
Hey, you need to carry some of this luggage too!
KAREN
Well then…
KAREN, FUTABA, KAORUKO, MAHIRU, MAYA, CLAUDINE
We’ll be back!
BANANA
It’s so quiet when they’re not here. Only Junna and I are still staying in the dorms!
JUNNA
Wait, hey, are you gonna film in our room too?
BANANA
The next Seishou Fest is going to be the hundredth one, after all! We’ve got to make sure to record all our precious memories.
JUNNA
Are you… really sure you don’t want to go home?
BANANA
Huh?
JUNNA
I… just made a vow to myself that I wouldn’t go home until I graduate, is all. So if… if you’re just staying with me so I won’t be lonely…
BANANA
Junna-chan, do you want some udon?
JUNNA
Hm?
BANANA
I’m here because I WANT to be here!
JUNNA
Okay, I’ll have some!
[Seishou Music School
First Term
April 9, 2018]
BANANA
All right! This is our first day as second-years! Let’s have a word from Junna-chan!
JUNNA
Wait, wait, I have to make sure I won’t embarrass myself as an upperclassman and as our class representative! Heh!
BANANA
They may look exactly the same as the old ones, but these are her new glasses!
JUNNA
Oh wow, look at the first-years…! They’re all stiff with nerves.
BANANA
They’re all new, too.
BANANA
And this is our second-year classroom! It’ll take good care of us for a whole year! Now that spring break is over, everybody’s back…! …Wait, huh? Naruse-san and Ohsaka-san still aren’t here yet.
JUNNA
Apparently they dropped out.
BANANA
Huh…?
[locker: Naruse Iroha]
JUNNA
I never imagined this would be my first job as Class Rep… Sigh… But to put on an even better play, we’ve got to look to the future!
BANANA
Yeah…
[100th Seishou Fest
Auditions begin
May 16, 2018]
BANANA
The 100th Seishou Fest is coming up, and it’ll be the second performance of our Starlight! Today we’re finally starting the auditions for the main cast!
CLAUDINE
This time, perfect victory WILL be mine! You hear that, Tendou Maya?!
KAREN
And the role of Flora WILL be mine!
MAHIRU
Then, I want to be Claire…!
KAORUKO
Nay, I shall be the next lead…!
FUTABA
You’re heavy…
BANANA
Hehe.
MAYA
Daiba-san. May I speak with you for a moment later?
BANANA
Sure…
BANANA
We’re already having auditions again, huh…? It doesn’t feel real yet. After all, I still can’t forget our Starlight! Our play and ours alone, the best play ever, that we all put on together…! Can’t we just do the same play again?
MAYA
Even with the same cast and the same set, the exact same play can never be performed twice.
BANANA
I know, but…
MAYA
They all have their hearts set. They must have been filled with frustration, pain, and anger that we couldn’t even begin to comprehend. Do you remember when I said that we should all meet again in the auditions with the lead roles at stake? There are girls who’ve left this stage after challenging rivals they could never hope to defeat even with all their skill… with dreams left unfulfilled despite all their best efforts. You have the ideal stature, a voice that carries, and a broad perspective that encompasses all of the stage. So why…?!
FUTABA
Hurry up and pick!
KAORUKO
Wait just a little longer…
MAYA
If the desire to stay everyone’s beloved Banana is what’s preventing you from taking this seriously… Daiba Nana, I will never forgive you.
BANANA
Maya-chan…
JUNNA
Nana…?
BANANA
Junna-chan.
KAREN
Ooh, are those pics from the wrap party?
BANANA
Yeah, wanna see?
KAREN
Ooh, the class rep! Nice pic! Wait, you even took a picture of this?! Ah…!
JUNNA
Barely two months have passed, but this already feels so nostalgic.
BANANA
I… like the Starlight we put on at Seishou Fest.
JUNNA
I do too.
KAREN
Yeah, me three!
BANANA
Group B were our stagehands, and we of group A sung and performed… It was our play and ours alone, made by the whole 99th class. Is it really impossible to put on exactly the same play…?
KAREN
I… don’t think I’d be able to act in that play.
BANANA
Huh?
KAREN
See, it’s ‘cause performances are alive! Even if we do Starlight the same way again, it couldn’t be exactly the same.
JUNNA
And… some of our classmates have left since then, too.
KAREN
Yeah! So we’ve gotta practice a ton, and put on a new play that’s ten tons better!
MAHIRU
Karen-chan…?
JUNNA
Hey!! Don’t stand on the bench like that, Aijou-san!!
KAREN
This is a stage! It’s MY stage!! And I took my shoes off first!
JUNNA
That’s not the problem! Sigh… you sure do like places that’re high up, don’t you, Aijou-san?
KAREN
Yeah! I love ‘em!
BANANA
A better play… the pursuit of new possibilities… But for me, that play is still the best, and my most beloved—
BANANA
Ah… a giraffe. That’s cute.
BANANA
Eh?
GIRAFFE
Good evening, Daiba Nana-san. Is it too bright?
BANANA
Eh?
GIRAFFE
I understand.
BANANA
A real… giraffe?
GIRAFFE
Revue… a bewitching play wrought by song and dance. The more they sense a Stage Girl’s sparkle, the more the lighting equipment, and the foley equipment, and the stage equipment will spring to life. In response to a Stage Girl’s acting, her song, her dance. This stage will respond to a Stage Girl’s sparkle.
BANANA
Sparkle…?
GIRAFFE
To she who performs the most dazzling Revue, the road to becoming Top Star shall surely open.
BANANA
Top Star…
GIRAFFE
She who stands upon the Stage of Fate. She emits an endless light, blossoms in every talent, and shines beyond the bounds of time as the eternal lead role.
BANANA
I don’t care. I don’t want that.
GIRAFFE
I see. But what if it meant that you could perform on any stage your heart desires…?
BANANA
Any…?
GIRAFFE
You have one too, do you not…? A play so dazzling it blinded you. A play filled with sparkle, that you can never touch again. Isn’t it bright…? I know it is.
BANANA
It can really be ANY play? Any play from any time?
GIRAFFE
Will you participate in the auditions? I understand.
MAYA
Is this… your true skill?! What has changed you like this?
BANANA
Is it bright…?
MAYA
What?
BANANA
It’s so bright I can barely see.
MAYA
What has made you…?
BANANA
I can’t reach it.
MAYA
What has changed you into this—?
BANANA
Position Zero. I can’t reach it, and it’s blinding me.
GIRAFFE
Congratulations. Is it bright?
BANANA
It is.
GIRAFFE
The winner of this audition is you, Daiba Nana-san. So what is the Stage of Fate you desire, now that you are Top Star?
BANANA
I want to replay the 99th class’ Starlight from the 99th Seishou Fest. I want to relive that play that sparkled like a burning jewel, and those days were as blessed as a shining rainbow, once more. That play is blindingly bright, even now.
GIRAFFE
As you wish.
SAKURAGI
As the 99th class, you are tasked with performing Starlight.
KAREN
Oh, I love Starlight!
MAHIRU
Me too!
CLAUDINE
Oh! Lumière d’étoile, yes? That’s fine.
FUTABA, KAORUKO
“Starlight”?
BANANA
Why is everyone making such a big fuss over Starlight after everything? Junna-chan…
JUNNA
Ehhh?!
BANANA
Junna-chan…?
JUNNA
Of course I’m surprised! Why are you calling me by my given name already, Daiba-san?!
BANANA
Eh…?
[The year leading to
The 99th Seishou Fest
Daiba Nana’s
Stage of Fate
May 25, 2018 – April 17, 2017]
BANANA
And this is how my replays began. Replays of the 99th Seishou Fest. Replays of my beloved friends, that beloved play, and those beloved days. As long as I can stay inside these replays, I don’t have to be afraid of anything. I won’t have to grow, and I won’t have to be an adult. I’ll protect everyone from being cornered by their own pain and the difficulty of trying new things, so that none of them become so hurt they’ll give up and walk away from the path we share.
KAREN
Oh, I know… Banana!
BANANA
Eh?
KAREN
Nana, you’re our Banana!
BANANA
Let me guess: Because I’m sweet and mild and nutritious, and I even protect you from stiff shoulders?
KAREN
Y-yeah… Yeah, that’s it!!
BANANA
And all that time, I kept thinking about how to make that play exactly the same.
BANANA
I know I should have reached it, but it’s still… blindingly bright.
GIRAFFE
Congratulations. The winner of this audition is you, Daiba Nana-san. So, Nana-san, what is the Stage of Fate you desire, now that you are Top Star?
BANANA
It’s still so bright.
GIRAFFE
Not even I know how many times this makes, but… as you wish.
BANANA
Hey, why…? Why are you doing all this for me?
GIRAFFE
The moment a Stage Girl becomes Top Star, the chemical reaction caused when her sparkle fuses with that miracle… That eternal sparkle, that split second combustion… A Stage of Fate that none could possibly predict… That is what I wish to see.
BANANA
A Stage of Fate… that none could possibly predict…?
BANANA
Huh…?
BANANA
Who was that…?
[May 14, 2018]
BANANA
Huh…?
MAHIRU
Are you okay, Karen-chan…?
KAREN
The sandwiches have gotten to my brain…
MAHIRU
Ahh!! K-Karen-chan…! Are you okay? Karen-chan…
BANANA
She’ll be okay! Karen-chan’s sturdy.
MAHIRU
Banana-chan, that’s so mean!
FUTABA
Hey, are you okay over there, Karen?
SAKURAGI
Starting today, the Actors’ Education Class will receive a transfer student. I know this is sudden, but you all be good to her.
BANANA
Huh??? This has… never happened before. Just who… is she?
[Kagura Hikari]
KAORUKO
I did good at dance today, so lemme ride on your bike!
FUTABA
We gotta walk home to build up our leg strength! If you wanna ride, I’m charging you 5 MILLION yen.
HIKARI
I folded up my t-shirt and towel and put them away.
MAHIRU
Yeah, but…
BANANA
What is all this? Is the giraffe trying to tell me that replaying the same play over and over is boring? A Stage of Fate that none could possibly predict… But no matter who butts in, my replays won’t change. Kagura Hikari-chan! I want to keep her for my play!
Next Episode: Into the Light
BANANA
Girls’ Opera, Revue Starlight!
GIRAFFE
I getchu.
since this is past where i just dropped the subs, this translation is completely without training wheels. this is my own translation and is not made for profit.
Episode 07: Daiba Nana
[99th Seishou Fest
Day of the Final Performance
March 3, 2018]
MAYA, CLAUDINE
Then let us go together, to claim that star!
JUNNA
No matter how many arrows I fire, none will reach that star. Can you who seek that star so innocently even begin to comprehend my wrath?!
KAREN
I know I should be able to claim that star! …That’s what I believed. But in the end, that was only hubris!
KAORUKO
If you cannot face the truth, all you have to do is run from it! Yes… avoidance was the only choice I had. I…!
FUTABA
But I’m still held prisoner within the entrapment of her wailing, her regrets…!
MAHIRU
This is naught but envy, ugly envy. So tell me…! What must I sacrifice to make my beloved mine?!
BANANA
Ah, it’s happening again. The cycle of despair will repeat itself under this starlight…!
MAYA
Our dream will never come true.
BANANA
Wow… hehe, it’s so bright here.
[99th Seishou Fest
2 days after the festival
Joint wrap party for
First-year classes A and B]
March 5, 2018]
[banner: Seishou Fest]
KIRIKO
This 99th Seishou Fest was the first performance of the 99th class’ Starlight!
JUNNA
To celebrate its great success… Cheers!
ALL
Cheers!
BANANA
Thanks for all your hard work, Junna-chan.
JUNNA
Nana… No, this was just the end of our first performance. We’ve got to get started preparing for next year’s right away!
BANANA
It’s too early to worry about that yet~
BANANA
This has been a big success, hasn’t it, Karen-chan!
KAREN
You were good too, Nana!
BANANA
How about your stage fright, Mahiru-chan?
MAHIRU
I was okay! My heart was really pounding, but Karen-chan helped me!
BANANA
And here’s our stars! Your performance was the best ever!
MAYA
Thank you very much
CLAUDINE
I haven’t lost yet.
MAYA
Then, let us meet again in next year’s auditions. Daiba Nana-san… I’m talking to you, too.
BANANA
Huh…? Maya-chan…?
FUTABA
Man, I never thought I could pull off playing a goddess, but it worked out somehow…
KAORUKO
Can you really say that worked?
FUTABA
Nanaaaaa!
BANANA
Futaba-chan?
FUTABA
Thanks for all your help!
KAORUKO
You helped me out a lot too, Nana-han! You’re so good at massaging my shoulders!
MAHIRU
Me too! Thanks for helping me practice!
CLASSMATE
And she helped us make the costumes, too!
CLASSMATE
And she even helped paint the set!
KAREN
And when we were all starving, she made snacks for us! I think Nana’s banana muffins really got us over that last hill! Oh, I know… Banana!
BANANA
Eh?
KAREN
Nana, you’re our Banana! Sweet and mild and nutritious! You even protect us from stiff shoulders!
JUNNA
Nana’s… a banana?
MAHIRU
What a cute nickname!
KAORUKO
I guess she IS tall like a tree… a banana tree?
FUTABA
And she smells great!
BANANA
Hehe… ahahaha! Banana, huh? Hehehe…hehehe… waaaaaah…
FUTABA
Did I say something wrong?!
KAORUKO
Nana-han…?
BANANA
No… no, that’s not it at all… I’m just so happy! I’m so glad I came to this school…! I never knew that putting on a play with all of you would be this fun, that it’d make me this happy, that it would sparkle so brightly… I’ll never forget the 99th Seishou Fest’s Starlight as long as I live!
BANANA
I finally found my own eternal friendships and my Stage of Fate. This is the day that Daiba Nana the Stage Girl was born…!
Who, oh who will be the one to pluck the star from the top of that tower?
The heat of a silent flame is burning in all of our chests.
This is the Wheel of Fortune
But we aren’t merely being forced to dance upon the stage
Spring forth!
I know that on that day
I saw the sparks of starlight spread
Until I’m able to touch
That faded promise…
We begin before the curtain rises,
The story is being written before our very eyes.
Now that I have been reborn,
I have been reunited with you here
Once more
[Seishou Music School
First day of spring break
March 26, 2018]
CLAUDINE
Oui, j’atteris a 15 heures demain. (Yes, I’ll be there at 15 tomorrow.)
KAREN
See you later, Banana!
MAHIRU
I’ll bring you a souvenir!
KAORUKO
Futaba-han, hurry up!
FUTABA
Hey, you need to carry some of this luggage too!
KAREN
Well then…
KAREN, FUTABA, KAORUKO, MAHIRU, MAYA, CLAUDINE
We’ll be back!
BANANA
It’s so quiet when they’re not here. Only Junna and I are still staying in the dorms!
JUNNA
Wait, hey, are you gonna film in our room too?
BANANA
The next Seishou Fest is going to be the hundredth one, after all! We’ve got to make sure to record all our precious memories.
JUNNA
Are you… really sure you don’t want to go home?
BANANA
Huh?
JUNNA
I… just made a vow to myself that I wouldn’t go home until I graduate, is all. So if… if you’re just staying with me so I won’t be lonely…
BANANA
Junna-chan, do you want some udon?
JUNNA
Hm?
BANANA
I’m here because I WANT to be here!
JUNNA
Okay, I’ll have some!
[Seishou Music School
First Term
April 9, 2018]
BANANA
All right! This is our first day as second-years! Let’s have a word from Junna-chan!
JUNNA
Wait, wait, I have to make sure I won’t embarrass myself as an upperclassman and as our class representative! Heh!
BANANA
They may look exactly the same as the old ones, but these are her new glasses!
JUNNA
Oh wow, look at the first-years…! They’re all stiff with nerves.
BANANA
They’re all new, too.
BANANA
And this is our second-year classroom! It’ll take good care of us for a whole year! Now that spring break is over, everybody’s back…! …Wait, huh? Naruse-san and Ohsaka-san still aren’t here yet.
JUNNA
Apparently they dropped out.
BANANA
Huh…?
[locker: Naruse Iroha]
JUNNA
I never imagined this would be my first job as Class Rep… Sigh… But to put on an even better play, we’ve got to look to the future!
BANANA
Yeah…
[100th Seishou Fest
Auditions begin
May 16, 2018]
BANANA
The 100th Seishou Fest is coming up, and it’ll be the second performance of our Starlight! Today we’re finally starting the auditions for the main cast!
CLAUDINE
This time, perfect victory WILL be mine! You hear that, Tendou Maya?!
KAREN
And the role of Flora WILL be mine!
MAHIRU
Then, I want to be Claire…!
KAORUKO
Nay, I shall be the next lead…!
FUTABA
You’re heavy…
BANANA
Hehe.
MAYA
Daiba-san. May I speak with you for a moment later?
BANANA
Sure…
BANANA
We’re already having auditions again, huh…? It doesn’t feel real yet. After all, I still can’t forget our Starlight! Our play and ours alone, the best play ever, that we all put on together…! Can’t we just do the same play again?
MAYA
Even with the same cast and the same set, the exact same play can never be performed twice.
BANANA
I know, but…
MAYA
They all have their hearts set. They must have been filled with frustration, pain, and anger that we couldn’t even begin to comprehend. Do you remember when I said that we should all meet again in the auditions with the lead roles at stake? There are girls who’ve left this stage after challenging rivals they could never hope to defeat even with all their skill… with dreams left unfulfilled despite all their best efforts. You have the ideal stature, a voice that carries, and a broad perspective that encompasses all of the stage. So why…?!
FUTABA
Hurry up and pick!
KAORUKO
Wait just a little longer…
MAYA
If the desire to stay everyone’s beloved Banana is what’s preventing you from taking this seriously… Daiba Nana, I will never forgive you.
BANANA
Maya-chan…
JUNNA
Nana…?
BANANA
Junna-chan.
KAREN
Ooh, are those pics from the wrap party?
BANANA
Yeah, wanna see?
KAREN
Ooh, the class rep! Nice pic! Wait, you even took a picture of this?! Ah…!
JUNNA
Barely two months have passed, but this already feels so nostalgic.
BANANA
I… like the Starlight we put on at Seishou Fest.
JUNNA
I do too.
KAREN
Yeah, me three!
BANANA
Group B were our stagehands, and we of group A sung and performed… It was our play and ours alone, made by the whole 99th class. Is it really impossible to put on exactly the same play…?
KAREN
I… don’t think I’d be able to act in that play.
BANANA
Huh?
KAREN
See, it’s ‘cause performances are alive! Even if we do Starlight the same way again, it couldn’t be exactly the same.
JUNNA
And… some of our classmates have left since then, too.
KAREN
Yeah! So we’ve gotta practice a ton, and put on a new play that’s ten tons better!
MAHIRU
Karen-chan…?
JUNNA
Hey!! Don’t stand on the bench like that, Aijou-san!!
KAREN
This is a stage! It’s MY stage!! And I took my shoes off first!
JUNNA
That’s not the problem! Sigh… you sure do like places that’re high up, don’t you, Aijou-san?
KAREN
Yeah! I love ‘em!
BANANA
A better play… the pursuit of new possibilities… But for me, that play is still the best, and my most beloved—
BANANA
Ah… a giraffe. That’s cute.
BANANA
Eh?
GIRAFFE
Good evening, Daiba Nana-san. Is it too bright?
BANANA
Eh?
GIRAFFE
I understand.
BANANA
A real… giraffe?
GIRAFFE
Revue… a bewitching play wrought by song and dance. The more they sense a Stage Girl’s sparkle, the more the lighting equipment, and the foley equipment, and the stage equipment will spring to life. In response to a Stage Girl’s acting, her song, her dance. This stage will respond to a Stage Girl’s sparkle.
BANANA
Sparkle…?
GIRAFFE
To she who performs the most dazzling Revue, the road to becoming Top Star shall surely open.
BANANA
Top Star…
GIRAFFE
She who stands upon the Stage of Fate. She emits an endless light, blossoms in every talent, and shines beyond the bounds of time as the eternal lead role.
BANANA
I don’t care. I don’t want that.
GIRAFFE
I see. But what if it meant that you could perform on any stage your heart desires…?
BANANA
Any…?
GIRAFFE
You have one too, do you not…? A play so dazzling it blinded you. A play filled with sparkle, that you can never touch again. Isn’t it bright…? I know it is.
BANANA
It can really be ANY play? Any play from any time?
GIRAFFE
Will you participate in the auditions? I understand.
MAYA
Is this… your true skill?! What has changed you like this?
BANANA
Is it bright…?
MAYA
What?
BANANA
It’s so bright I can barely see.
MAYA
What has made you…?
BANANA
I can’t reach it.
MAYA
What has changed you into this—?
BANANA
Position Zero. I can’t reach it, and it’s blinding me.
GIRAFFE
Congratulations. Is it bright?
BANANA
It is.
GIRAFFE
The winner of this audition is you, Daiba Nana-san. So what is the Stage of Fate you desire, now that you are Top Star?
BANANA
I want to replay the 99th class’ Starlight from the 99th Seishou Fest. I want to relive that play that sparkled like a burning jewel, and those days were as blessed as a shining rainbow, once more. That play is blindingly bright, even now.
GIRAFFE
As you wish.
SAKURAGI
As the 99th class, you are tasked with performing Starlight.
KAREN
Oh, I love Starlight!
MAHIRU
Me too!
CLAUDINE
Oh! Lumière d’étoile, yes? That’s fine.
FUTABA, KAORUKO
“Starlight”?
BANANA
Why is everyone making such a big fuss over Starlight after everything? Junna-chan…
JUNNA
Ehhh?!
BANANA
Junna-chan…?
JUNNA
Of course I’m surprised! Why are you calling me by my given name already, Daiba-san?!
BANANA
Eh…?
[The year leading to
The 99th Seishou Fest
Daiba Nana’s
Stage of Fate
May 25, 2018 – April 17, 2017]
BANANA
And this is how my replays began. Replays of the 99th Seishou Fest. Replays of my beloved friends, that beloved play, and those beloved days. As long as I can stay inside these replays, I don’t have to be afraid of anything. I won’t have to grow, and I won’t have to be an adult. I’ll protect everyone from being cornered by their own pain and the difficulty of trying new things, so that none of them become so hurt they’ll give up and walk away from the path we share.
KAREN
Oh, I know… Banana!
BANANA
Eh?
KAREN
Nana, you’re our Banana!
BANANA
Let me guess: Because I’m sweet and mild and nutritious, and I even protect you from stiff shoulders?
KAREN
Y-yeah… Yeah, that’s it!!
BANANA
And all that time, I kept thinking about how to make that play exactly the same.
BANANA
I know I should have reached it, but it’s still… blindingly bright.
GIRAFFE
Congratulations. The winner of this audition is you, Daiba Nana-san. So, Nana-san, what is the Stage of Fate you desire, now that you are Top Star?
BANANA
It’s still so bright.
GIRAFFE
Not even I know how many times this makes, but… as you wish.
BANANA
Hey, why…? Why are you doing all this for me?
GIRAFFE
The moment a Stage Girl becomes Top Star, the chemical reaction caused when her sparkle fuses with that miracle… That eternal sparkle, that split second combustion… A Stage of Fate that none could possibly predict… That is what I wish to see.
BANANA
A Stage of Fate… that none could possibly predict…?
BANANA
Huh…?
BANANA
Who was that…?
[May 14, 2018]
BANANA
Huh…?
MAHIRU
Are you okay, Karen-chan…?
KAREN
The sandwiches have gotten to my brain…
MAHIRU
Ahh!! K-Karen-chan…! Are you okay? Karen-chan…
BANANA
She’ll be okay! Karen-chan’s sturdy.
MAHIRU
Banana-chan, that’s so mean!
FUTABA
Hey, are you okay over there, Karen?
SAKURAGI
Starting today, the Actors’ Education Class will receive a transfer student. I know this is sudden, but you all be good to her.
BANANA
Huh??? This has… never happened before. Just who… is she?
[Kagura Hikari]
KAORUKO
I did good at dance today, so lemme ride on your bike!
FUTABA
We gotta walk home to build up our leg strength! If you wanna ride, I’m charging you 5 MILLION yen.
HIKARI
I folded up my t-shirt and towel and put them away.
MAHIRU
Yeah, but…
BANANA
What is all this? Is the giraffe trying to tell me that replaying the same play over and over is boring? A Stage of Fate that none could possibly predict… But no matter who butts in, my replays won’t change. Kagura Hikari-chan! I want to keep her for my play!
Next Episode: Into the Light
BANANA
Girls’ Opera, Revue Starlight!
GIRAFFE
I getchu.