Karin Ep. 23: A Coming-of-Age Story!
At the grand school event that is the Nijigasaki Film Festival, clubs hoping to win will screen their films. Each club has asked a School Idol Club member for promotion help. Karin's helping the Cinema Studies Club!
Player
Has the Cinema Studies Club decided on the film they're submitting to the film festival?
Karin
Yes. It's going to be a coming-of-age story about five high school girls forming a band.
Player
Ooh, a coming-of-age tale. That sounds nice and wholesome.
Karin
That's what you'd think, right? But it's actually a story about passion.
Karin
To change up their otherwise normal lives and make lifelong memories in their final year of high school, these girls start a band and pour their hearts into it.
Karin
These five are super close friends, but once they start to get serious about the band, we see them clash at times but still they support each other.
Karin
It's really like the quintessential coming-of-age story.
Player
I bet you can empathize with that story a lot, Karin.
Karin
Huh?
Player
I mean, didn't you just decide to get serious and passionate about your work?
Karin
Urgh… You don't need to remember all of that so well.
Player
No, I'm going to!
Karin
Fine, I give up. Yes, you're right.
Karin
It fits with my current attitude perfectly. And it isn't just their screenplay—the girls in the Cinema Studies Club are just as passionate.
Karin
So, I've grown especially attached to it.
Karin
I want to make the girls in the Cinema Studies Club the very best theme song.
| Option 1: “I'll do my best too.” |
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| Player I'll do my best too, and get just as fired up as you. Karin *Giggle* I am positive that you'll rise to the occasion. |
| Option 2: “I'll make sure that it is.” |
| Player I'll make sure that it's the best, for the Cinema Studies Club and for you, Karin. Karin I appreciate that, but focus on the Cinema Studies Club this time. I'm just their support—but let's be the best supports we can for each other, too. |
Karin
And because I don't have any experience making a signature song like this, I'll have a lot to ask you about.
Karin
Like, how do you express a coming-of-age feel?
Player
Speaking as a composer, you could express it with the instruments you use.
Player
You know, like the pep band songs that you'd hear at nationals for high school baseball. Those really express a sense of youth.
Karin
I see. So instruments that people would play in a school concert band…
Player
Hey, will you come with me to go check out the concert band's practice now?
Karin
Sure, I'd like to go take a look. We should go peek in on the cheerleaders' practice too.
Player
If we're doing that, I'd like to go by the baseball, soccer, and basketball teams' practices too…
Karin
*Giggle* Let's go witness some real life coming-of-age stories.
Karin
I know we're going to make a beautiful song!
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