TO-Y Based on the Original Comic Strip by Kamijo Atsushi Translated by Ken Nakata Edited by Chris Keller April 29th, 1990 Character Design/Animation Director: Onda Naoyuki Music Director: Matsuura Masaya/PSY~S SCENE #1 The Park following the show at the Shinjuku Loft ISAMI: It's been a while SHOJI: What's with you To-y? Getting wild like that... MOMO: Well we won't be playing there anymore. ISAMI: It's alright. We'll just play somewhere else. MOMO: It's not alright. We're scheduled to play at the Yaon Hibiya concert in two weeks. SHOJI: That's right. Gasp isn't a small time band. ISAMI: You must be drunk! SHOJI: What! TO-Y: Sorry. ..When I saw his face I just got irritated. MOMO: He was up in the front row, just sitting.... weird guy. SHOJI: That guy....was Yoji Aikawa. TO-Y: Don't know him. ISAMI: Well, what was he doing there? SHOJI: Who knows? TO-Y: Well, I'm going. NIYA: Wait Up!!! ISAMI: Who's That? NIYA: Come here Nya. SCENE 2: The TV studio where Yoji is doing a TV taping. TV CREW #1: Hey doesn't it seem different from rehearsal? TV CREW #2: Yeah, he came back with a bruise on his face. TV CREW #3: Camera 3 don't get to close. SONOKO: Ms. Kato... KATO: ..A bunch of ridiculous hoodlums. SONOKO: So that bruise... KATO: I'll find Yoji's backing band. Don't introduce him to any more strange people. SONOKO: By the way, how was the vocalist? KATO: So...that was it eh, Sonoko-chan. YOJI: No close ups today because of that fool...That guy! KATO: To-y hmmn. That boy... SCENE 3: Sonoko's Apartment where To-y is staying for the summer. SONOKO: Wh-who are you?!! NIYA: Niya is To-y's lover. (During chase) SONOKO: What's the meaning of this?!! Hey come here!!! NIYA: What are you thinking! (Chase ends) TO-Y: .. You're so noisy. Can you guys keep it down. [THE NEXT MORNING.] TO-Y: Niya. NIYA: What? TO-Y: Bang!...Sorry, sorry. NIYA: TO-Y!! TO-Y: Stop it already. NIYA: [looking at sign on the apartment door. The name reads Koishikawa Hiderow a masculine name and Sonoko's real name] Silent film style, the following exchange is read using dialogue panels. TO-Y: NIYA: NIYA: SONOKO: NIYA: TO-Y: SONOKO: End of Silent film sequence. SCENE #4 The Rehearsal Studio SHOJI'S MOM: (yelling out the window) Shoji!! Where are you going dressed like that. SHOJI'S DAD: If you're going out, why don't you deliver for the shop! STUDIO OWNER: Yo To-y, you had a call from a lady. TO-Y: A lady. SCENE #5 The Park NIYA: Who's the lady? TO-Y: A lady you don't know. NIYA: Kayama Productions. Kato... don't know her. SCENE #6 Various locations GASP FAN #1: Hey it's GASP! The Yaon concert rumor is true. (reading poster) GASP FAN #2: Their live show at the Loft was great. GASP FAN #1 Why didn't you ask me to come. (In a record store) GASP FAN #3: Do you still have GASP tickets? COUNTER PERSON: Ticket sales are at the entrance. (at the record bin) GIRL 1 The vocalist To-y is super! GIRL 2 They should make a record. TICKET COUNTER Let me see... There should be three left... I'm sorry, we're all out. PUNK 1 Damn! This place is out too. SCENE #7 Sonoko's Apartment NIYA Yea!. Watermelons! SONOKO D...Don't you have to go? NIYA Huh, where to? TV TO-Y Recording? NIYA You're playing hooky! SONOKO How does she know? TO-Y I didn't say anything. TV This week at No.1, Yoji Aikawa and "Up to Date Carnival"! SONOKO To-y, is it good? NIYA Delicious! SCENE #8 Yoji on his bike WALKMAN Tonight's live at the Shinjuku Loft... Had been a while since their last gig. Known for their violence, they had been in a slump for three months. We can look forward to next week's Gasp show at Hibiya Yaon. SCENE #9 To-y at a playground MOMO'S VOICE To-y, that lady called again. If something happens.. talk to me. SCENE #10 The roof of Kayama Productions TO-Y Gasp? KATO Are you kidding! Gasp? All I want is you. KATO I'm telling you, staying in that band will just ruin you. TO-Y Are you serious? KATO I hear you're Sonoko's cousin. You do carry a good mask. KATO Don't you want to be on TV with her ? TO-Y You want to make me a pop star? KATO You can probably get above Yoji Aikawa. TO-Y Huh? Who? TO-Y Sorry, rehearsal time is being wasted. KATO We'll be seeing each other soon. KATO But next time you'll be seeing me. SCENE #11 The Rehearsal Studio NIYA (singing the words) Tickets are sold out. MOMO U, Um. I just went to the 4B Label... the record deal for the Yaon concert... it's a go. NIYA Yeah! SCENE #12 The train ride back from the Obon festival KAIE It's only a week till the Yaon show. NIYA Tickets are sold out already. KAIE The guys in my band are looking forward to it. KAIE Well, good luck. NIYA Who's that? TO-Y A friend. NIYA To-y's friends are all so strange. TO-Y You too. SCENE #13 Sonoko's Apartment SONOKO I've made dinner for us... Where were you? NIYA Omatsuri, Omatsuri (festival) SONOKO Weren't you lucky. NIYA These are gifts. Here. SONOKO I don't want them. SONOKO Stop it! NIYA Just kidding. TO-Y So, it was you, you talked to her. SONOKO Ms. Kato is cold to Yoji lately, that's all. TO-Y So the Loft show was a set up. SONOKO I wanted you to be in the entertainment business. With your looks you're set. You can do plenty in this world. There's no doubt about it. TO-Y Not interested. SONOKO ....Are you leaving after Summer vacation? TO-Y Haven't decided yet. SONOKO Nasty clouds... SCENE #14 On the street outside a pool hall NIYA I'm going to get Coke's, what kind do you want? YOJI To-y... was it? TO-Y You want something? YOJI It's been a while? TO-Y You want to continue? YOJI You're very short tempered. SHOJI Hey, what do we do? ISAMI 2000 yen on To-y. SHOJI Not that! YOJI So... Did you get a contract? TO-Y Not again... What is it... Everyone trying to use me... YOJI Television creates bad images. YOJI You know you can't change anything alone. YOJI You should take advantage of things while they're there... YOJI It may give you a bad image, but we can reform this dull business. TO-Y Good luck, Senpai... NIYA What are you doing? SHOJI Nothing! Just get the Cokes! NIYA Isami? ISAMI Get Coke Classics! YOJI It seems as though Kato's main assessment was right. YOJI All you can do is cry and scream in your world. YOJI And that place won't be there forever. SCENE #13 The Rehearsal Hall ISAMI What's that!? No way! ISAMI It's a lie!! SHOJI What a bad joke... MOMO I asked for a reason but they wouldn't tell me. NIYA Sorry I'm late. NIYA Wait long? NIYA You know I couldn't find any Classics, so I went across town to look for them, but they were sold out. NIYA What's wrong? TO-Y It's canceled... The Hibiya Yaon show and the record deal. ISAMI Why are we in silence... everyone. ISAMI What's the matter... tell 'em... who caused all this... just like that. MOMO Cut it out. ISAMI What were you doing all this time... Moving around like a rat. ISAMI Do they want you or what! Tell 'em Shoji! SHOJI Aikawa came awhile ago... to To-y. ISAMI To-y, why didn't you hit him. TO-Y I'm not you. TO-Y What are you going on about. I'm not quitting. SHOJI That's right. It's not To-y's fault. MOMO It's that lady. Aikawa's manager. NIYA Fighting is sad. ISAMI What do you know. ISAMI It's the same thing... SHOJI Isami! ISAMI What are we?... A band that can't do a gig... isn't a band! SCENE #14 City Locations VOICE 1 What do you want to do about tomorrow's Yoji concert? VOICE 2 I'm going. It's his first at Yaon. VOICE A It was announced yesterday. VOICE B It's like him. VOICE 3 Ticket sales are only at the concert. VOICE C Are you crazy!? We bought Gasp tickets! BOX OFFICE We're sorry. We can refund the tickets. They are also good for Yoji Aikawa's concert. Please understand. GIRL Hey, you wanna sell those tickets? I'll pay double. VOICE 4 I'll pay triple! SCENE #15 Kayama Productions ASSISTANT #1 You're aggressive moves are effective as ever. ASSISTANT #2 As a talent manager, your image marketing strategy is superb. SCENE #16 Hibiya Yaon, The Park NIYA He wouldn't be here. SECURITY Hey! NIYA Hello. NIYA To-y. NIYA You smiled. SCENE #17 Sonoko's bedroom SONOKO Good morning. SONOKO Huh, To-y! Where have you been for the last three days. SONOKO Huh! I can't hear you... What?... SCENE #18 The Park, the day of the show GIRL A Will you look at them. VOICE 5 They're not normal. VOICE 6 Disgusting. GIRL B Weirdos. VOICE 7 Where'd they come from? ANNOUNCER Gasp ticket holders, please line up in a single file line and we will refund your tickets. PUNK 1 I didn't hear about this. ANNOUNCER The tickets are also good for today's Yoji Aikawa's concert. PUNK 2 Are you stoned?! I don't wanna see THAT Aikawa! GIRL C What do you mean THAT Aikawa! PUNK 2 What'd you say old hag! GIRL C What do you mean old hag!? ANNOUNCER Please be quiet. Do not cause any trouble. We do not want any accidents. VOICE Why don't they all go home. GIRL D Where did you get these tickets!? Show starts PUNKS Sit down!! Go home!! VOICES Hey, it's Gasp's sound. VOICES Gasp. VOICES Over there! VOICES Where? MAN 1 Where's that modern sound coming from? MAN 2 Hey, Gasp is playing at Hibiya! MAN 3 Gasp? VOICE I thought they were canceled! VOICE They're at the music hall! SCOOTER Aikawa is at the large hall. MAN Sorry, let's go. SCOOTER Where is it? VOICE Hey, what's that! VOICE Let's check it out! CREW It looks fun over there. CREW I'm going later Flashback SONOKO Huh, what did you say? TO-Y I've found a place for our show. Come see us. NIYA To-y, hurry. ISAMI You #&$#$#!! ISAMI I couldn't stand listening to your bass. NIYA To-y NIYA Bang. END