A live house?
Yeah, Yeah!
An old friend of mine from back in middle school invited us to come and play a show there.
This says here that the show is on New Year's Eve.
That's only ten days from now.
But we really don't have anything ready.
Aw, but it sounds like fun! I'd really love to give it a shot!
Me too!
Mm-hmm.
I don't know if I can handle playing in front of a big crowd again...
Mio! You know, if you keep talking like that, you're never gonna grow as a musician!
You look really cool when you play your bass, Mio.
Well, then, let's decide it by majority rule.
Who wants to pass on the show?
Ritsu-senpai, Yui-senpai, I'm sorry.
Huh! Such impudence! All those in favor of playing!
Yeah, yeah, yeah!
Yes!
Mugi-senpai?
But, Mugi, I thought you had a big trip plan for the end of the year.
Yes, but an opportunity like this doesn't come along very often.
And besides--
I really think it would be absolutely wonderful for all of us to play a big show together on the very last day of the year.
Mugi...
She has a point...
I can't disappoint Mugi-senpai.
Umm...
We change our votes to "yes."
Sweet! That settles it, we're playing a show!
Yahoo!
We're in it to win it!
And that is how we all decided to play our first show together at a real live house.
I'm so excited!
CHATTING NOW
It's really noisy Never Ending Girls' Talk
We can't wait until the bell rings at the end of class
Even if we're late,
leaving early is a
No no!
study
hard
We'll
after
School
Our hearts won't stop thumping
Our thoughts are going on full throttle
Hope
Desire
Suffering
Wrap them all up with a ribbon
We'll gather lots of data
and put it in a new type version
We have a photo album without guys
and a diary written with love
If we cut our skirts by 2 centimeters,
we can fly
Further than yesterday
We'll reach a higher octave
than the day before
Jumping
now
It's beautiful Never Ending
Girls' Life
We're looking forward to the daily concert
Even if we get up early,
going to bed early is a
No no!
Shouting with all
W
e've
got
Hooray
It's splendid
Never Ending
Girls' Song
The afternoon
tea time
is perfect
Our unrequited
L
O
V
E
will be defeated
But here we go!
We'll
sing
for
you
After school
He's so cute!
Christmas is just around the corner, isn't it?
C'mon, let's go.
Coming!
So this is a live house, huh?
I'm nervous for some reason.
Y-Yeah...
Hey, now, don't sweat it!
Hello? Anybody here?
Just a minute!
Yes, can I help you?
Um, well...
We've come to apply to play the big show!
We're After-school Teatime!
Oh, I've heard good things about you.
Love Crisis' Maki-chan referred you, right?
Love Crisis? Oh, man, They have a really cool name!
Hey, Ritchan, doesn't our band name seem a little bit too warm and fuzzy compared to theirs?
After-school Teatime, huh? What a cute name. I like it.
She complimented us on it!
Special: Live House!
Fluffy time, fluffy time...
So, that's what we sound like...
All right, then, would you mind filling out this application form?
Okay!
Let's see... On the day of the show, you have to arrive at 1PM.
Wow, that's pretty early...
Because of rehearsals. Each band will get 15 minutes.
Meeting at 3PM. Doors open at 4PM. Show starts at 5PM. Got it?
Sure!
Also,
Even if I forget, I'm sure the guys will--
as for what gear you'll be bringing, you'll need to fill out a basic itemized list beforehand.
So this is a ticket for our show...
You can fill that out later.
Wow, I guess you have to pay if you wanna be let in...
They're not listening!
Come on, I'll show you around the club.
This is the dressing room.
Dressing room?!
Wow, this is?!
Excuse me, would it be all right if we put up a shop curtain?
Sign: Sakuragaoka High / Afterschool Teatime
Come in!
That would be so cool, Mugi-chan!
Wouldn't it, though?
You know, all of the other bands will be using the room, too...
And this door leads to the stage.
Awesome!
Oh, look, there's even a disco ball!
You need to think about what sort of lighting setup you want for your numbers.
It needs to be all swirly and sparkly and shiny and fun!
We're really going to be playing here, aren't we?
It's exciting, isn't it?
Don't burn yourself out yet.
We look forward to having you for the show!
Yes, thank you very much!
Huh? You're playing at a live house?
Yeah, we're on our way to have a meeting there up to this.
Ah, that's amazing!
So, we have a four-song set,
"Stapler," "Brush Pen," "Curry," and "Fuwa Fuwa Time."
What should we wear?
How about what we wore to our first School Festival?
Those frilly things?
Don't worry, I'm sure Miss Yamanaka wouldn't mind making one for you!
Miss Yamanaka made some other outfits for us, too...
Nurse, school swimsuit, frilly Lolita...
No way!
Why don't we have her make something new, then.
How about something like transforming fighter outfits?!
Oh, adorable! You mean like magical girls?
Why not just wear our uniforms?
I vote for uniforms!
That's a great idea!
Oh, right!
Here! Tickets for you and Jun-chan.
Come watch us play, okay?
Commemorative tickets to my sister's first take show...
It almost seems like a waste to use them.
You can't get in if you don't.
Let's see, I still have to give one to Nodoka-chan.
Here, this is for you!
Wow, you're playing a live show?
That's amazing.
You'd better hurry and get all our autographs now before we make it really big!
Oh, that's okay, Yui.
But I already made one for you...
You jumped the gun.
In that case, I'll take it.
Oh, thank you, Nodoka-chan!
Let's see, now we need to give one to Miss Yamanaka.
There's a poster!
I can't believe we're gonna be in this show.
Wonder what other kinds of bands will be playing?
Mio-senpai?
Mio's kinda shy, that's all.
Sis! I'm gonna take a bath first, okay?
'Kay!
Geeta, let's do our best together tomorrow, okay?
I just know this is gonna be a lot of fun!
Have a great show!
Huh?
Will do!
Do you think they play in one of the other bands or something?
No, I'm pretty sure that they're fans.
We've got fans already?!
Hi, everyone!
It's nice to meet you all!
Everyone seems like they're really hardcore...
Hey there, how are you doing?
How's it going?
Nice to meet ya.
They were nice and said hello!
Yo, Ritchan!
You, too, Mio, it's been forever!
Good to see you, Maki!
Let me introduce you, guys.
This is my friend Maki, drummer for Love Crisis.
She's the one who sent us the invite to play!
Nice to meet ya.
The pleasure's all ours!
Thank you for looking after our Ritchan!
It's Mio!
This is Aya, our bassist. She's a big fan of yours, Mio.
You were completely awesome at the School Festival show!
Oh, you came to see us play?
Yeah, you're the one who came late!
I-I'm so sorry! I'm so sorry!
It's okay, it was a fun show!
Is she okay?
Sorry, it's 'cause we don't get complemented on our performances by strangers very often.
I think.
Well, that explains it.
Oh, that's right!
Make sure you come see us at our next show, okay?
Our next one's gonna be a solo gig.
Goodness...
Oh, and have a CD!
It's homemade, but still...
This is amazing!
Gotta go! Talk to you later!
Sure!
Their enthusiasm is on a whole other level...
Hey, you know, we really ought to have a logo or something like that, too, shouldn't we?
Let's see...
How about this one?
That's like for a hot spring!
It is?
Why don't you try adding a tea cup?
Like this?
It's like we're having a leisurely cup of tea!
All done!
Draw one on these, too!
And on my keyboard!
I want mine on my guitar case.
I'd like one on my pick.
Great! we'll all be matching!
Okay, time to go to the meeting!
Oh, yeah!
Let's do it!
We're gonna be the second band to play!
Second, huh?
Excuse me.
Here are your backstage passes.
Thank you very much.
Yeah, thank you.
So where do you think we should stick these?
Oh, like that!
Amazing...
They're like battle-hardened veterans of the show circuit.
And these will be the very first ones that we're gonna collect!
Yeah!
Here.
At show time, you can't get back in here unless you have the pass stick somewhere on yourself.
Oh, yeah, you're right!
You're putting it there?!
What?
It's not a patch!
It seems like I'm playing it safe...
Oh, right! Let's fill out our setup sheet!
L to R: Song Order | Original Performer | Backing Track | Song Tempo | Acoustics Requests
It's got spots for everything!
Well, we've got our song names and melodies, so that's okay, but...
What's it mean by "lighting style"?
Yeah, that's a really good question.
What do you think we should put down?
Wait, I'll be right back!
Why did she head straight to the scariest-looking bunch?!
They wrote down stuff like "cheerful and happy" or "pop-style"!
We'll go with something like that, then.
Wait a second!
Ours should... It should all be pink!
All pink?!
We can't?
Well, we can go with a pink vibe for Fuwa Fuwa Time.
And let's use the disco ball!
Okay, we'll use it for the intros and solos.
What else?
It might be pretty cool to have them put a tight spotlight on me!
Hey, why put the light only on you?!
What we should do is have them light up each member of the band right as we're being introduced!
And on Geeta, too!
I don't want one on me!
If the bassist trips, get a spot on her.
I'm not gonna trip!
What about "acoustics style"?
Wait! Give me a sec!
They wrote stuff like "Reverb on song 3," and "Both of the guitars" and "Boost the vocals to the max."
We'll write down stuff like that, then.
Where is it that we are supposed to do our banter?
I'll go ask!
They're done with theirs, so they said we could use it for reference if we want!
We're so sorry!
Thank you, guys!
She's friends with them already...
She can be a force to be reckoned with.
We can use the other bands' rehearsals as reference for us, too.
Wow, they use a ton of effects...
They have a personal mic!
I wonder how much one of those mics costs?
Look, look!
They sell tasty snacks!
Ritchan, they sell CDs!
Gosh, we don't have any merchandise to sell, huh, Mio-chan?
Azu-nyan, do you think we'll ever be on one of these, too?
This is amazing, Mugi-chan!
Come on, come on, come on...
T to B: Death Bang Bang Chickens / Afterschool Teatime / Cheeky Chicks / Black Thrill / Love Crisis
Look, it says "After-school Teatime" here! Check it out!
Calm down, already, will you?
Shall we have some tea?
Mugi's a force to be reckoned with, too.
This is good...
This hits the spot!
That smells good!
If you like, please feel free to join us for tea.
Well... If you insist.
So I guess you've been in a lot of contests, huh?
Yeah, but we haven't managed to win any, though.
But we're going pro, so we're not giving up.
That's for sure. The instant you give up, it's all over.
I wanna keep playing music forever.
Oh, wow...
They're all in bands because they really wanna play music.
It's kind of embarrassing that we said we were gonna play the Budokan, huh?
Maybe it's thanks to Yui's spirit, and Mugi's grace, and everybody else that we can talk like this.
We're always opening new doors for ourselves, little by little.
After-school Teatime! Please start your rehearsal!
Oh, no! We got a little too calm down!
W-What do I do first?!
Check your setting!
O-Of course!
Who are you talking to?!
Okay, whenever you're ready.
Right!
E-Everybody ready?
Oh, yup!
Yes!
Good to go!
Okay, Um, then... We'll start with the second chorus from Fuwa Fuwa Time, all right?
Yui! Sing!
Ah, oops!
Yui!
Mio-senpai!
Calm down, everybody!
Just relax.
Hey, just take it again from the top, all right?
Don't sweat it, you'll be fine!
You can do it!
We have to work hard so we don't make everybody else look bad!
This isn't just our show.
So we have to relax and give it our best.
After all, this door was just opened for us!
Well, it ought to be somewhere right around here.
They're all here for the show?!
So many...
I wonder Big Sis would be okay?
Ui!
Big Sis!
Thank you for coming Ui and Nodoka-chan and Jun-chan.
Looks like there's gonna be a big crowd.
Check it out! My backstage pass!
Aren't you the least bit nervous?
Sure I am! That's why I'm eating snacks to help me unwind!
Oh, right! We'll call out your names from the stage, okay?!
No, don't! That'll just make US nervous!
See you later!
She's fine. She is her usual self.
Oh, man, It took forever for me to pull out my old outfits...
Catherine!
Janice! What are you doing here?!
Well, I'm the manager here at the club!
Oh, wow, It doesn't look like you've changed a single bit!
Oh, I've changed a lot!
For one thing, I'm the teacher of those terrific girls playing up there.
You are, huh?
Show's over!
It sure is...
Good job, ladies.
Miss Yamanaka!
You waited for us?
Big Sis!
Sis, you were very very good!
Thanks a lot, Ui.
You guys really played your hearts out, didn't you?
You looked great up there.
Thanks a lot!
Look at that!
Yeah!
Yeah, but we had Nodoka-chan and Ui and the others waiting out here for us.
Thank you, guys!
Yeah, thank you! Let's play together again!
Thanks for all your help!
Thank you very much!
And good job!
We'll invite you to play again!
Have a great new year!
I have a tiger bikini, too, so try it on!
Absolutely not!
Why not?
What happened to the mood?
All right, guys, I have New Year's noodles for everyone!
Those look great!
I feel bad about swarming you like this.
Oh, no, I don't mind at all. For one thing...
Yummy!
That happy look on her face is enough to make me happy.
I got the old maid again?
This year now has just one minute remaining!
Almost time...
Mio, what kind of year did you have?
It was packed full of great times. Thanks to all of you.
Thank you, Ritsu.
Oh, stop it, you're freaking me out!
What do you mean freaking you out?
Hey, the new year's about to begin, everybody!
They fell asleep!
Happy New Year, everybody!
Oh, it's the new year...
Hey! What's the big idea, falling asleep at a time like this?!
They're all exhausted. But that's part of being in the Light Music Club...
Mugi! Yui! Wake up, darn it!
For the love of...
Wake up! C'mon!
C'mon, wake up, everyone!
What? What is it?
Where am I?
What time is it?
Let's go watch the first sunrise of the year! The first one!
I'm too sleepy to go.
What's the big idea, sleeping at a time like this?!
Like you're one to talk?
We left Miss Yamanaka behind, think she'll be okay?
Ui's with her. She'll be fine. There.
It's lovely...
Isn't it, though?
This is my secret spot.
Okay, then... Here goes.
A Happy New Year to all my best friends!
Happy New Year to you, Mio!
Hey, Azu-nyan, how long are you gonna keep those ears on?
Why didn't anyone tell me I still had them on!
Sorry, sorry, they just looked so good on you.
They're awfully cute.
Azu-nyan, you should be more confident.
Oh, good grief...
Please don't say "you are lazy,"
because I am actually crazy
The swans are actually
kicking their legs
hard out
of sight
Being true and sincere to my instincts,
I accept that I'll be tossed around
The path ahead looks bright
That's why I
take rests
sometimes
If there's a shortcut, it's the easy way out
If I have wings to use, then it'll be the best
Crap, I broke a nail!
I'll fix it with glue
That's enough to give me
a sense of achievement
What's important is to take good care of yourself
If you can't love yourself, then you can't love someone else
Please
don't
say
you
are
because
you
are
actually
Capable
hawks
hide their picks out of sight
I try to use my imagination,
but reality is a bitch
I'm still just learning,
so I'll be out of pitch sometimes