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.

<Koishikawa Hiderow...who's this?>


TO-Y:
<The one that's cooking right now.>

NIYA:
<Hiderow, Hiderow!!>

NIYA:
<It's true!>

SONOKO:
<What is?>

NIYA:
<So you were a homosexual.>

TO-Y:
<Shouldn't you let her in?>

SONOKO:
<She'll be alright. Say Ahhh.>

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
<Due to recording sessions we will broadcast a video taped performance>

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


