"Everyone, Kaleido Star is about to start!" "When watching Kaleido Star, please keep the room brightly lit, and sit as far from the TV as you can." "I'm Sora Naegino." "I came to America all by myself with aspirations of joining Kaleido Stage." "Everything is new to me, but I'm doing my best in the spirit of "try it rather than think about it."" "There's nothing I can't do if I try and if I can do it without trying, I'd be super lucky." "And if I'm gonna do it, I just gotta do it!" "Gotta!" "Gotta!" "That's me." "Well, well, well, everyone, are you really able to tell your feelings to your mom and dad?" "About stuff like, "This is what I want to do."" "Of course, I know I shouldn't make my parents worry, but I don't want to have any regrets either." "I want to tell them how I really feel, you know?" "You know?" "You know?" "Yaritai koto wa nani" "What is it that you want to do?" "Sou kikareru tabi" "Every time I was asked that" "Aoi sora miageta" "I looked up at the blue sky" "Kotae wa only my heart" "The answer is only in my heart" "Honto ni daiji na kotoba wa kantan ni wa iwanai" "I don't easily say the words that are really important" "Hikari ga yubisasu basho e to hashiridasu yo" "I start running towards the place the light points to" "Dakishimetai mono nara nakitai hodo mune ni aru" "There's so much in my heart that I want to embrace, I could cry" "Egakitsuzukete yuku kitto take it someday" "I'll keep painting my way, I promise, take it someday" "Shiroi kumo ga nagareru chiheisen no mukou ni" "Beyond the horizon, where the white clouds drift" "Naranderu mirai wa itsumo soba ni aru kara" "The future is lined up and it'll always be there by my side" ""My Amazingly Distant Family"" "My Amazingly Distant Family" "The curtain rises in 15 minutes." "Mia, how did your grandma's surgery go?" "They called me a little while ago and said it was successful." "That's great." "Yeah, thank..." "We'll have to give it our best too." "Stop that." "Unless I'm doing something funny," "I feel like my mind's going to go blank!" "On the other hand, unlike us, ence, so she's calm and composed." "Maybe not." "Sora!" "Miss Sarah..." "The false appearance that deceives the world." "What?" "!" "Did you have to go that far?" "!" "Ouch!" "She's still the same inside." "That hurt!" "Excuse me, where is Kaleido Stage?" "Kaleido Stage?" "Yes..." "Are you Japanese?" "Yes." "You're in luck." "Today's the day the world famous star from Japan," "Sora, is appearing on the stage." "Sora will?" "!" "Do you know her?" "She's my daughter." "Papa!" "Pa..." "Papa?" "!" "The surprises are yet to come." "We have just a few more minutes until the show starts." "Take this time to say your fond farewells to your humdrum daily life." "We need to make sure we don't make any mistakes." "Yeah, I know." "Let's do it." "The seats are packed." "Break a leg." "Packed?" "!" "Sorry." "Did I make you nervous?" "There's no such thing as a performance that will not make you nervous." "I never realized." "Even Miss Layla gets nervous." "Don't forget that you guys are just barely passable." "Yes, sir!" "You didn't have to go to the trouble of driving me there..." "Sora and I are friends." "Let me do this for you, Papa." "Miss Layla truly is good." "She's so composed." "After all, she's been through a lots of opening days already." "Miss Layla really is amazing." "She's even livelier than she is at practice." "Being good during the real thing is what makes you a pro." "When Miss Sarah's song ends, it'll be time for you fairy godmothers to go on stage." "Are you ready?" "Yes." "Let's do our best." "We've done everything we can to be ready for this." "Right?" "Let's go!" "Oh, Sora..." "Be confident." "And keep in time with each other." "Good!" "Now, it's finally the scene where we cast the spell." "The Triple Illusion that we worked the hardest to get right." "No!" "I was late." "I'm going out!" "What?" "But..." "I'm going out!" "What?" "But..." "Prepare the smoke and flash!" "Yes, ma'am!" "Miss Layla!" "Miss Layla ad-libbed to cover for us." "Sora!" "Excuse me, I can't see!" "No, no." "Smile, smile." "I'm sorry." "It's because I made a mistake..." "You think the audience will accept that kind of excuse?" "Sora, I'm sorry." "I'm more to blame than you." "No, it's my fault for not being able to respond to Miss Layla's ad-lib at all." "Sora, you have a guest!" "What?" "Sora." "Dad!" "What?" "!" "Sora's... dad?" "Hey, do you think he came to take Sora back?" "He was against her joining Kaleido Stage, wasn't he?" "Dad..." "Oh, Dad, these are Mia and Anna;" "we joined at the same time." "Thank you for being friends with Sora." "Uh, hello." "Why didn't you let me know you were coming?" "Oh, well, I came here on short notice because of business." "How is Mom?" "Oh, she's worried about you." "I see." "Excuse me..." "Dad, this is Ken." "It's nice to meet you." "Here you are." "Thank you for coming to see me on stage today." "Even though you saw me in an awkward situation..." "Oh, this?" "I just bumped into something during practice." "Sora." "Oh, no." "It's nothing." "Okay..." "Are you going to stay here tonight?" "Yeah." "I wish I could show you around, but..." "Don't worry." "Oh, I know." "Why don't we go to the hotel restaurant tonight and have a Japanese meal?" "Well..." "But I'm supposed to practice with Mia and Anna, so..." "I see." "Oh, but come to think of it, I'd like that." "I haven't had Japanese in a while." "Don't push yourself." "Then I'll say goodbye here." "Okay." "Oh, Dad!" "Come to see me tomorrow too!" "I see." "So, that is how it is." "Your current parents are not your real parents." "Oh..." "Oh!" "Oh, Sora, I think my hair got caught..." "Dad came all this way to see me, so I'm going to do my best!" "Oh, this is terrible!" "This is just totally unacceptable." "Good morning." "What was that about?" "It wasn't very nice." "It's a review of yesterday's performance." "What?" ""In Kaleido Stage's new production," "Layla's big performance drew the audience's attention." "I appreciate the idea of the fairy godmother being played by a trio, but their mistakes stood out and their performance was also dull."" "Being written that kind of critique..." "Today's audience members have probably read that, haven't they?" "Mia, let's pull ourselves together and do our best." "What are you doing?" "Boss!" "What are you doing, being affected by a newspaper critique?" "Just watch, I will cover for any mistakes that you make." "Both Mia and Anna's jumps are smaller than yesterday." "Hey, those fairy godmothers are the ones the newspaper wrote a terrible review of, right?" "Yes, they are." "I feel sorry for Layla." "This way, Mr. Naegino." "What are you three doing?" "!" "If you're going to perform like that, step down from the stage right this minute!" "That is an important scene where the spell is cast!" "I'm very sorry." "I can't believe they have the nerve to appear on stage like that." "No kidding." "Sora." "I need to talk to you." "Sora, come home." "What?" "Come back to Japan." "Dad?" "To tell you the truth, I came to see how you're doing." "Your mom is also worried about you." "She wants me to bring you home if you seem to be having a hard time." "I should have opposed it more when you started telling me that you wanted to join Kaleido Stage." "I should have stopped you no matter what." "53A2}" "Besides, I don't want to see you struggle any more than this." "Sora, let's go home together." "I'm not leaving for Japan until you say that you're coming with me." "Sora!" "We came looking for you, since you were out for so long." "Oh, sorry for making you guys worry." "So, what did your dad say?" "Well..." "Sora?" "He told me... to come back to Japan." "Sora, you aren't going home, are you?" "Right?" "I don't want to go home!" "But I couldn't say that to my dad." "Because..." "Because..." "Starting today, we'll be your mom and dad." "Back before I was in grade school, my real mom and dad were killed in an automobile accident." "My current dad is my real dad's cousin." "It's because he's not your real dad that he's telling you to come home, ignoring your feelings." "No, you're wrong." "Mom and Dad both raised me with a lot of care." "And I really love them too." "That's why I couldn't tell him that I didn't want to go home." "Why don't you just tell him your honest feelings?" "Sora!" "Something terrible happened!" "Your dad..." "They said your dad collapsed!" "My dad?" "There was a call from the police and your dad was apparently taken to Cape Mary Hospital." "What'll you do?" "The evening show's going to start soon." "We need to be on standby." "Oh, Sora!" "Sora..." "I'll end up being absent for the performance." "They may not forgive me for that." "Even like this, if it were Miss Layla, she might be able to get on stage as usual." "But though they might say I'm not being professional, for me..." "Dad?" "!" "Dad..." "Sora..." "There's nothing to worry about." "Just let him rest." "Dad, I..." "I think maybe I will go back to Japan with you." "Sora..." "I figured I'd stay near you and Mom after all." "Sora..." "Dad..." "What is that girl thinking?" "!" "As I said, her dad was..." "It doesn't matter what reason she might have!" "We'll need a substitute for..." "We'll do the show with just two fairy godmothers." "Layla, cover for her." "It's already started." "Miss Layla!" "Excuse me!" "You!" "I'm very sorry." "You think you can get away with it by apologizing?" "I'm... going to quit Kaleido Stage." "I'm surprised." "I didn't know you could be clever and live your life that way." "I wonder if she's serious?" "You sound disappointed." "You're kidding me, right, Sora?" "!" "You should really think it over one more time." "Sorry, but I've already decided." "We can't play that part without you." "It's not too late, let's go apologize to the Boss right now." "You can do that part even without me." "But I'm the only child Mom and Dad have." "It was fun getting to perform in Kaleido Stage, even if it was only for a short time." "The Moon." "Wavering emotions." "But when the clouds clear, your indecision will also vanish." "Are you sure you don't need to stay in the hospital here a little longer?" "Since you told me that you would come home, I got better." "I'm glad." "Hey, Dad." "That was the first time you saw Kaleido Stage, right?" "How was it?" "Did you enjoy it?" "Yes." "Wasn't Miss Layla amazing?" "Mr. Yuri too." "I can't believe I got to be on stage with those people." "When you said I could go to the audition, it made me so happy." "When I told you that I'd been accepted, you said, "Congratulations!"" "Even at that time..." "I was so happy." "Because I knew that you and Mom were actually against it." "So when you came to see me, I was really happy." "I wish I could've shown you a better performance, but..." "Sora..." "I'm sorry." "I don't know what to do." "To be honest, I don't want to quit Kaleido Stage." "But I don't want to make you and Mom worry, either." "What should I do?" "Sora, I'll go home by myself." "But if it gets tough, you can come home whenever you want." "You're our precious daughter, after all." "Dad..." "Be careful not to get injured." "Dad!" "Thank you." "I'm very sorry!" "I know what I told you yesterday, but I just love Kaleido Stage." "So, let me try one more time." "Please!" "We are not the ones you need to apologize to." "You're greatly indebted to the audience who came to see the show." "Show them your best performance." "I will!" "Someday, I want to be able to tell my mom and dad to come to see my performance with confidence." "Someday, I'll be able to." "When you sabishii toki doushitemasuka" "When you're lonely, what do you do?" "Never say sonna no wakannai" "Never say you don't get any of that" "Nemuru asobu magazine mekuru" "Sleep, play, flip through a magazine" "Sabishii toki wa sabishii yo" "When you're lonely, you're lonely" "Mienai denpa ga kyou mo tulututu machi ni tobikau" "Like always, invisible vibes fly around the city today, tulututu" "Anyway kokoro no bekutoru so many reason hanashiteru" "Anyway, the vector of my heart is talking about so many reasons" "Jiyuu ni sora o tobitai keredo" "I want to be free and fly the skies" "Hane o hirogeru basho ga nai" "But I don't have space to spread my wings" "Demo shinjiteru" "But I have faith" "Katachi no nai mirai ga aru yo" "There is a future yet to be shaped" "Katachi ni shitai watashi ga iru" "And there's a me that I want to shape" "Kanashikutemo machigai demo" "Even if I'm sad, even if it's a mistake" "Omou mama fly to the free" "I'll do what I want and fly towards the freedom" "Next Kaleido Star" "And so, I brought home a seal." "What?" "His name is Jonathan!" "But I heard we're not allowed to keep any pets here." "You say you'll take care of it yourself, but there's the cost of feeding him too." "All right!" "In that case, the three of us will enter a juggling contest and aim for victory." "Yeah!" "Yeah!" "Yeah!" "Yeah!" "Next time on Kaleido Star, "The Amazing Seal"" "Next time on Kaleido Star, "The Amazing Seal"" "My wings are my dream and on towards the sky..." "The Amazing Seal"