Oof...
Here we go...
Mio Akiyama Fan Club
Hey, this is...
Dear Sokabe-senpai.
The weather has finally turned warm. How have you been?
I'm writing to you today because there is something that I wish to tell you about.
Uh-oh! We can't stop, We won't stop! Noon, night, and morning, singing so loud!
All together (Chance Chance), let's make (Jump Jump) a wish
(Fun Fun) and tell each other (Shout Shout) how we feel!
If we blow it, think it's just rehearsal and take it all over again!
The microcosm called the heart that's inside everybody
Is chock full of joy, anger, sadness, humor, and love.
We're busy being down and excited
Let's turn our chaotic routine into a song and spill our guts to each other
Even in class, subconsciously studying musicianship
Air instruments are okay, the mood of the room is important, the rhythm comes naturally
Freely enjoy the beat and mind getting through
Those who have the most fun, win!
Sorry! We can't let it go, We won't let it go!
Vertically, horizontally, diagonally Swinging Around
Maniac. We're just putting out the sounds we love, Girls Go Maniac
We wanna live trying out that groove and this reverb, our breathing always in sync
(Chase Chase) Let's dream (Break Break) of tomorrow
(Faith Faith) and aggressively (Shake Shake) reach our crescendo.
Once you get a taste of it, you never forget it, the limelight!
Mio-chan? What's wrong? You seem really fidgety.
I've had this weird feeling all morning that I'm being watched.
It's because you're so popular.
No, it's not that. It's like someone's staring at me.
Staaaaare...
Don't do that!
Are you sure you're not just being self-conscious?
I'm serious!
I can feel someone's eyes on my back this very second!
Guess who!
Huh?
Sawa-chan...
#7: Tea Party!
You feel like someone's watching you, huh?
Personally, everybody's eyes are always on me!
Because your book has a really nice COVER, anyway.
What do you mean, "cover"?!
Maybe you're the culprit who's been tailing Mio.
As if! If it was me, I wouldn't stop at just watching!
Good point!
I've got it! The culprit is Ton-chan!
See? You're scared of Ton-chan, so you try to avoid him.
So Ton-chan glomped onto your back!
Get it off! Get it off! Get it off!
It's no use... These people aren't going to help me.
Come on, I think you should show a little more concern here!
She might be the target of a stalker!
Azusa!
Ah, now I see. I've solved the mystery.
The culprit is...
Is you!
I'm sorry, I always wanted to do that!
But the part about solving the mystery was true.
Mio-chan, you had a yakisoba bun for breakfast this morning, didn't you?
Y-You're right, I did!
I overslept this morning and didn't have time to sit down and eat breakfast.
And that yakisoba bun was 20% off, wasn't it?!
H-How in the world did you know that?!
From this. Look.
Yakisoba Bun 20% off!
Oh, I get it! You've been walking around all day with that stuck to your hair!
That's why everyone was staring at me?!
Why are you two peeking out here?
Nodoka, who are these two?
I'm not...
We're not criminals or anything!
We're members of the Mio-senpai Fan Club!
Fan club?
I came THIS close to forgetting about that...
You didn't come here to see the sticker in Mio-chan's hair, did you?
Yes! We heard about it from the other club members!
If you're her fans, why wouldn't you tell her about something like that?
Well, I did say that we really ought to tell her...
But having something stuck in her hair is so Mio-y and wonderful!
You call that wonderful?
I wondered if you had stuck it there on purpose!
You knew about it!?!
I'm sorry. It's because I've been so undependable that those two fan club girls...
Why are YOU apologizing?
I had no idea your fan club was still around!
Right! I thought it had disbanded after Sokabe-senpai graduated.
Sokabe-senpai? Who's that?
Oh, right, you never met her.
She used to be the president of the Mio-chan Fan Club.
Oh, right... Has it been so long since those events transpired?
What events?
Right, it was March, just before graduation.
Mio was scared, thinking that she was being watched by someone.
I couldn't bear seeing her like that, so I advised her to go talk to the Student Council about it.
Wow, really?
Dial down your imagination, okay?
No one took me seriously, so I decided on my own to go talk to the Student Council.
You feel like someone is always watching you?
I wonder if it's some sort of stalker?
It's hard to believe that there could be a intruder on campus, but we'd better-
Why are you crying?
I'm so happy that someone is finally reacting normally!
How are they treating her in the Light Music Club?
Miss Manabe, are you there?
Senpai?
Oh, we have a visitor?
Is there a problem?
I brought the handover paperwork.
Nodoka, who's this?
Megumi Sokabe, Student Council President.
Former president, actually. Nice to meet you, Miss Akiyama.
S-Sure.
I guess a member of the Light Music Club wouldn't have heard heard of me...
I-I'm sorry!
That was the moment of their first encounter!
However, Mio had no idea what fate held in store for them!
Lay off the creepy narration.
What kind of fate do you mean?
That's where things get weird...
Here you are. I'm afraid it's not as fancy as the Light Music Club's tea.
Not at all, this is fine.
Still, a stalker... This is a rather serious matter.
Miss Manabe, will you inform the Disciplinary Committee of this incident?
Of course.
Y-You don't need to go to all that trouble!
It's no trouble. If a student at our school is in trouble, we want to do all we can to help.
I wish my club president could hear you say that...
Still, what sort of person would follow Mio around?
A member of her fan club, perhaps?
You know about that?
Oh, dear. What's the matter?
Nothing, it's just that you know a lot about the Light Music Club.
You even knew my name.
Come to think of it, you also knew that the Light Music Club has tea parties, didn't you?
Um... You must have mentioned it to me at some point, Miss Manabe!
No, I don't think I did.
Oh, you didn't?
Well, the Light Music Club is rather famous. Or infamous, as the case may be.
Well, I should be going.
Senpai? You dropped something.
"Mio Akiyama Fan Club Membership Card"...
I found this in the hall earlier!
But your name was written on it.
I have to say something to break the tension!
Gosh, could you be the culprit?
Tee-hee, as if!
Right! I'll go with that!
Gosh, you couldn't be the stalker yourself, could you?
I didn't mean to frighten you!
I'm graduating soon, right?
The thought of never seeing you again was...
I couldn't help myself...
It's okay.
I'm flattered to hear you say that.
And embarrassed, too...
Miss Akiyama...
Member #1?
Oh, I'm also the president of the fan club.
So the Student Council President was the culprit?
Her position would have made it difficult to be open about it...
I suppose.
That's why we wanted to come up with something special to do for her.
Yeah. So then we...
The Light Music Club asked us to come to the auditorium... I wonder why?
To get even with me?
Oh, I doubt...
Sokabe-senpai, congratulations on graduating!
...on graduating!
Um...
We, Sakura High's Light Music Club, would like to play for you to celebrate your graduation!
We hope you enjoy it!
This is Fuwa Fuwa Time!
One! Two! One, two, three, four!
Senpai? Senpai?
The song is over!
What's the meaning of this, using the auditorium without permission?!
Is what my official response would be...
Thank you, everyone. No one's ever given me a gift like this.
She smiled!
To mark the occasion...
Please autograph this!
Please sign it "From Mio-tan"!
My image of her as a wise elder, shattered forever...
Did you write it? "Mio-tan"?
I did...
She was ecstatic.
A membership card with a number of 0001?
And it's in your name, Nodoka?!
The thing is, after you played...
I'd like you to also take over as fan club president, Miss Manabe.
Thank-you-but-no!
Nodoka Manabe Thank-you-but-no!
Nodoka Manabe
I couldn't turn down this membership card, so I gave in and accepted the position
Nodoka Manabe but I never had time for it, and never carried out any of my duties.
Nodoka-chan...
That's why I came today to ask a favor of you.
To ask if you would hold a tea party for the members of the fan club.
A tea party?
Right. I could never look her in the eye if I don't do at least this.
You bet! We'll help you!
You're always helping us out, so we owe you!
Now that we've decided to help, what sort of tea party shall we have?
Et tu, Mugi?!
Let's have Mio come on stage first. Let's not rush into this, okay?
And there has to be a cake-cutting ceremony!
And then maybe a bouquet presentation and a memorial album?
What is this, a wedding reception?! And then maybe a bouquet presentation and a memorial album?
What is this, a wedding reception?! Why don't we do a Q&A period, then?
Great idea!
They're not listening...
So is it all right to take you up on your offer and leave all the planning to you, then?
I'll secure a venue and make the notifications.
I'll make the posters!
I will bring an extra-large cake!
Mugi, you're way too into this!
Come on, let's go all out! This is a special occasion!
With everyone's help, this is going to be an amazing tea party, Sokabe-senpai. Come on, let's go all out! This is a special occasion!
With everyone's help, this is going to be an amazing tea party, Sokabe-senpai. Yeah, you only get a few of these in your whole life!
With everyone's help, this is going to be an amazing tea party, Sokabe-senpai. What do you mean, a few?!
Things certainly seem to be coming together nicely.
Mio Akiyama Fan Club Tea Party! Things certainly seem to be coming together nicely.
We're pulling out all the stops for Mio-chan's fans!
Mio-chan pencils! Mio-chan erasers! Mio-chan tissues!
Mio-chan chocolates! Mio-chan bottle openers! Mio-chan chopsticks!
And the Mio-chan back scratchers!
Don't make weird stuff like that!
All I did was put a Mio-chan sticker on it!
It's simple, but isn't it cute?
Would anyone even WANT one?
Ui even made cookies.
They're Mio-chan cookies!
Ritsu-senpai, don't even think about charging admission.
Hey, don't make me sound like I'm some kind of miser!
Come in!
Excuse us! We have a special delivery!
You do?!
Please help yourselves.
Here.
Thanks! Here.
Wow, it's yakisoba buns!
And there's tea, too!
Mind if I eat now?
That was fast!
Thank you.
We're all looking forward to the tea party!
Sorry we bothered you!
Thanks!
They're so cute!
I'm glad that everyone seems to be looking forward to it.
Is Sokabe-senpai going to come?
About that...
She can't come?
I wrote her a letter, but she says that her college club has a trip that day.
So there's not much point, is there?
Can we change the date?
She said that since we've already announced it, we shouldn't reschedule.
No way...
She said that her dream is to keep the fan club going and get everyone excited
so if the current fan club members had fun at the party, that was enough for her.
What a mature thing to say...
She is in college, after all.
Hm, so when she graduated, she also moved on from being a Mio fan, huh?
That's not true! I bet she just had conflicting plans and couldn't make it!
Yes, maybe she just didn't want us to go to any trouble on her account.
For Mio-senpai Yes, maybe she just didn't want us to go to any trouble on her account.
For Mio-senpai When I... When I graduate, will I become as mature as her?
Just then, images of the happy days Mio spent with her friends flashed before her eyes...
I said to cut out the narration!
In that case, let's go ahead with the date as scheduled.
Here, this is the day's program.
Ritchan, you and Yui-chan will act as the hosts, all right?
Aye, aye!
As for the venue, we've gotten approval to decorate the Music Room.
It's not in the program, but maybe I should do something special for them, too. As for the venue, we've gotten approval to decorate the Music Room.
It's not in the program, but maybe I should do something special for them, too. But don't go overboard.
Let's keep it simple and informal.
Okay, let's run through the program to...
Yum... Okay, let's run through the program to...
Thank you for coming here today for the inaugural Mio Akiyama Fan Club Tea Party!
We will be acting your masters of ceremonies! I'm Ritsu Tainaka!
And I'm Yui Hirasawa!
Have a great time, everybody!
We are gathered here together today to join together these two families... What a great turnout!
We are gathered here together today to join together these two families... I think I see some familiar faces out there, too.
Hey, that's for a wedding ceremony! I think I see some familiar faces out there, too.
Hey, that's for a wedding ceremony!
Oops, sorry! Miss Sasaki was a member?
Anyway, life is a journey that is full of ups and downs...
Ritchan, that's a wedding toast, too!
So, let's leave our skit at that and get the Mio Akiyama Fan Club tea party underway!
Here comes our guest of honor!
Mio Akiyama!
Mio-chan looks so cool!
But her uniform's so boring!
Not to worry! We've got some costume changes coming!
No, we don't!
Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedules today to...
She bit her tongue!
But that's cute, too!
They're eating it up...
...join us here today!
To join us... for a bite.
Wow, Ritchan, she's a bigger hit than our skit was.
Seriously?
And on that note, let's cut the speeches short and get right to the cake cutting!
Go on, Mio-chan! This is your first act as a couple!
Act with who?!
Azu-nyan's gonna help! Act with who?!
And now, the cake and tea service will begin!
And your candles will be personally lit by Mio Akiyama!
Senpai, we're ready for you over here!
Over here, too!
And now, we'd like to move on to our special event!
We call it 100 Questions With Mio Akiyama!
Oh, each time a question is answered, please extinguish one candle on your table.
Okay, time for the first question! What's the scariest story you ever heard?!
What kind of question is that?!
Next question! What's the second scariest story?!
Third question! What's the third scariest story?!
Cut it out!
The next, next, next, next question! What's the fourth scariest story?!
They're playing One Hundred Tales of Terror?
Hang in there!
You can do it!
Mio-sen...
Let's open the floor to the audience!
Who has a question?!
Here! Me!
When you take a bath, what do you wash first?
T-The shower head...
She washes the bath?!
When you have grilled octopus, do you start with the head?
The branchial mantle...
Where's that?!
And now, let's move on to the next portion of our program!
Let's have a look back at the first half of Mio's life with the following slideshow!
My life is half over at 17?
Mio Akiyama, This Was Your Life
She was so cute!
Look at how much she's grown!
She's so cute I'm gonna burst!
Is it just me, or are these slides more about you than Mio-senpai?
Duh! That's because I got these from my own photo album!
Entrance Ceremony
Sadly, the end of the tea party is now upon us.
As the grand finale, we of After-school Tea Time would like to play...
Wait!
Um, there's something that I'd like you all to hear.
I knew I wouldn't be able to express my feelings clearly, so I put them into lyrics instead.
A big surprise!
Heart-throbbing Sugar...
I make a caramel sauce for you, my beloved.
Granulated sugar and brown sugar.
Maple, honey, and wasanbon sugar.
I make a caramel sauce for you, my beloved.
My heart is also caramel sauce.
Even if it gets a little burnt,
your tender heat will make it taste delicious!
Figures, not even Mio's fans can make heads or tails out of her lyrics.
And now, it's time for our performance!
A new song by After-school Tea Time!
Pure Pure Heart!
Shoo, shoo, shoo! Pure Pure Heart!
My head is full of emotions
And I'm kinda worried they'll spill out
I'll plug it up with headphones for now
Don't stop the music!
I'd say I wanna get what I want
I'd say I wanna do what I want to do
But there are some words that I can't say
Can't stop my heartbeat!
A chance comes like a bolt from the blue!
We happen to take the same road home
Wow! The balloon in my heart inflates
My feet suddenly start floating in the air
Catching an updraft
Fly away, take me to where you are!
My pure, pure heart
If you accept it, I won't be afraid of anything
When my feelings rise up out of the atmosphere
You're suddenly gone, on the other side of the street
I Don't Mind
Okay, everybody say cheese!
Look over here next, please!
And now over here, please!
The song studded with words of love
You're all crowded in too close to Mio! The song studded with words of love
I wish Sokabe-senpai could see how excited everyone is. The song studded with words of love
I wish Sokabe-senpai could see how excited everyone is. Is pure and sweet
I'll walk along, humming for no special reason
Oh, hey! I'll walk along, humming for no special reason
What are you going to do with that? I'll walk along, humming for no special reason
What are you going to do with that? Don't stop the music!
I'm going to send her a picture! Don't stop the music!
I'm going to send her a picture! Melodies sweeter than cotton candy
But I don't know her cell number. Melodies sweeter than cotton candy
But I don't know her cell number. Rhythms hotter than fireworks
Look it up at the Student Council office! Rhythms hotter than fireworks
Look it up at the Student Council office! I could say "I like it" for songs that I like, but
Can't stop my heartbeat!
Surprise! A sudden crisis strikes!
I'm gonna go buy something to drink, okay? Surprise! A sudden crisis strikes!
You might have heard me humming
No! Our eyes meet for the first time
I'm happy, but embarrassed
They gave me another wonderful gift. I'm happy, but embarrassed
They gave me another wonderful gift. I feel like running away - what do I do?
Run away! There at the side of the road
Dear Sokabe-senpai. Run away! There at the side of the road
Dear Sokabe-senpai. Is my trembling, pure, pure heart
Please be sure to come to the next one. Is my trembling, pure, pure heart
Please be sure to come to the next one. Up there in the clear, blue sky that goes on forever
I'm sure that it will be another terrific tea party. Up there in the clear, blue sky that goes on forever
Are the newborn altocumulus clouds of my feelings
(It's deep deep) In the depths of my heart
Inside the sanctuary where no sounds carried
(Heat heat) a fire's been lit, so there's no going back now
(It's shock shock) Shocking transmission, "Hey, let's stick together forever."
(Rock rock) Storms of sound trigger tsunamis
Dropped pick, broken sticks, no problem at all
We're inside the same sound, that's the real miracle here
(We'll Sing) We'll sing exactly what we're feeling
No matter how small it is, this is the only song in the world
We want to live life to the fullest so that we could die today without any regrets
Set it free, passionately
This is our PRECIOUS Heart Beat
Hear us sing!
TREASURE Heart Beat Listen!
Next Time
This is your future that we're talking about, so put some thought into it.
It seems like it's so far off that it's hard to picture it.
Yui! You haven't decided on a school yet?
I know what you mean! I know what you mean!
You do?
For now, just put down the first thing that comes to mind.
The first thing that comes to mind...
#8: Career! The first thing that comes to mind...
#8: Career!