Watamote ch197: Since I'm Not Popular, We're Making Some Progress

p1
>Everyone making their own preparations... having fun before the beginning.

>>Teacup Ride Role Assignment - Design Illustration
>>Design Team - 3 People
>>Material Provision
>*Voluntary. Those with club activities are welcome.

p2
>>3-5 Movie Production
>Regarding the movie we're making.
>After talking things over, we have decided to screen a selection of short films.

>Out of our list of contenders, we'll be going with stupicool videos for now.
>We'll be starting filming today, so we'd appreciate your support.
>>Stupicool
>>Commercial parody
>>One-shot film
>>Blackboard anime
>>Dancing
>The heck does stupicool mean?
>No idea.

>They're everyday life challenge videos.

>Basically, we'll be trying to look stupidly cool while doing pointless stuff at school.
>An example would be throwing something in a trash can without looking.
>>Blind shot into trash can
>>Trash can
>Heh~
>>Shoot without looking

p3
>But are you sure about this, Kuroki? It's different from the idea you first came up with.
>Well, that one needed a little revision...
>And while we were doing that, the amount of time we were alotted increased, so I was wondering what we should shoot.

>It's over an hour, right?
>So I figured everyone could make short films out of various ideas instead.
>Well, it's fine.
>We are running low on time.

>So like, Kuro wanted you and Yocchan to be our stupicool directors, Ah-chan.
>Us? Are you sure?

>Y-
>Yeah...
>You two are able to talk with the boys, after all.
>I mean, we're a chigyu girl and a gloomy braggart. We can't exactly teach boys how to act, can we? [TN: Chigyu - A slang referring to someone with a dull, baby-faced appearance, said to be the traits of someone who would order cheese gyuudon, hence the name.]

>What should we do for plot? Copy some internet videos?
>We should consider doing both parodies and originals...
>>OO High School Festival "Stupicool Everyday Life"
>>OO High Class 2-5 Stupicool Movie

p4
>Based on the ideas we got, the boys like the stupicool stuff while musicals were pretty popular with the girls.
>Hmm...

>Wanna try doing a short musical? Any ideas for a story?
>...Hey, I've been thinking...

>Aren't I being given too many things to do?
>You think about it too, Nemo.
>Eh!?

>I'm the one who proposed that we make a short film collection and I'm the one writing the scripts, right?
>Why don't you do something too, Nemo?
>I can't think of anything after Okada-san jacked up the runtime.

>She's completely useless.
>No, you're just standing around doing nothing too, Yuri-chan. You're no better than an ornament.

p5
>I left you in charge because I thought you could handle it, Kuro!
>I was fine with your first idea, but then you chickened out.
>No, I chickened out because of the situation you put me in!!
>Ornament...

>At any rate, the movie's different now,
>so we need to think about this together.
>Let's come up with something based on the ideas that were brought up earlier...
>You too, Yuri-chan.
>I have to think too?

>...
>...

p6
>Alright, let's start with Nemo's idea.
>right.

>For my idea, I combined the blackboard anime and commecial parody ideas that were brought up as contenders.
>First, we animate some cutesy characters on the blackboard,

>and then they spring into real life.
>Y'know. Like those commercials where they switch to live-action.

>What do you think? Pretty good, right?

p7
>That was so delightfulling boring that I can't help but blush.
>Huuuh!?

>What about you, Yuri-chan?
>I figured doing the same thing as Nemoto-san wouldn't be interesting.

>I know it's okay to imitate those school festival movies,
>so I used the movie I watched with Tomoko as a basis.
>So it's a parody, basically.
>It's a musical film starring Tomoko about a band wanting to perform at the school festival.
>I'm mixed on being the star, but go on.
>>Movie idea
>>Cast: Protagonist - Tomoko
>>Musical about a band wanting to perform at the school festival
>>Story
>>Yoshida Masaki - Drums
>>Tanaka Mako - Keyboard
>>(Reports Tomoko's theft to the school)

>The band members gather together to practise everyday. A few days later, on a certain day before the festival...
>Tomoko finds a guitar she always yearned for downtown.

>Wanting the guitar really badly, Tomoko steals it for herself.
>I feel suddenly uneasy about this...

p8
>On the day of the festival, her crime is exposed and she is executed in the gymnasium in front of everyone.
>For shoplifting?

>And then the credits roll
>while still hanging on that last scene.

>WHY ARE YOU BLUSHING!?

p9
>Because it wasn't as funny as Nemoto-san's idea.
>No, it's not so much that the joke didn't land than it was because it was disturbing...

>You came up with a plot like that because you wanted it to be funny? That's freaky.
>I figured it would shine more with your misfortune, Tomoko.
>Why do you sound like a deranged fan?

>Besides, playing the guitar for the band scenes would be impossible for you, right, Tomoko?
>So I figured I'd kill you instead.
>Killing me out of consideration... That's unbelievably scary.

>Ah-chan says they're filming outside.
>Wanna go watch?
>She's gathered people already? Cheery girls sure know how to draw a crowd...

p10
>Seems pretty so-so.
>I think the composition is off.

>Let's try this angle instead.
>Alright. Yoshi~ Let's go~
>Okay!

p11
>Alright! Take 3!!
>3, 2, 1!
>Gah!!
>So close!!
>Okay, okay, you can do this~

>That looks like fun.
>How about it?
>Looks good.
>Should be able to do it next time.

p12
>Nemoto-san, if you want to go over and help them out, you can.
>We'll just keep having a meeting by ourselves forever.
>What's that gonna accomplish?

>Well, I understand how Nemo feels.
>I think it's time we take things to the next stage.
>Eh?

>Tomorrow, let's go to the festival at my friend's school!
>Your friend?
>From another school?
>>Free Ticket
>>42nd ____ High School Festival
>>[Date] - September 25th
>>[Place] - High School
>>*Admits up to 4

>I'm sure you don't know about this, Nemoto-san, but there's this girl called Naruse-san who was Tomoko's only friend.
>No, you don't know that she was my only friend, do you, Yuri-chan?
>Hmmm. So in the end, we've still made no progress on this movie, huh?