{"id":11993,"date":"2012-10-07T06:00:47","date_gmt":"2012-10-07T06:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/?p=11993"},"modified":"2013-10-12T03:22:31","modified_gmt":"2013-10-12T03:22:31","slug":"nico26a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/nico26a\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 26 Nico Nico Simulcast highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Date: September 29, 2013. Location: Hall A of the KDX Higashi Shinjuku building in Kabuko-cho, Tokyo<\/p>\n

Scenes from the four-hour marathon webcast with elapsed time for each.<\/p>\n

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02:00 – the first salute to the live audience officially gets the show off the ground.
\n08:40 – the Yamato<\/em> Girls each present written messages for the benefit of the home viewers, giving their vitals, such as Twitter and blog addresses. (See them here<\/a>.) First up, Shiki Aoki cosplaying as Akira Yamamoto.
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Next, Sayako Toujo (as Yuria Misaki) and Momoko Miyauchi (as Makoto Harada).
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Last but not least, Rio Nanase (as Kaoru Niimi).
\n45:03 – special items provided by the audience get some screen time. First, a combat group hand puppet.
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46:27 – then a pair of handmade Starsha and Dessler figures (left) and giant Pocky sticks (right). The girls always nibbled on Pocky during a TV episode in past webcasts, so this time somebody brought them sticks that would last the entire show.
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53:29 – the first special guest arrives, race queen Noa Mizutani of Team LeMans. Despite the fact that the Yamato<\/em> car was in actual race that day, she brought her own special brand of sunshine.
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1:01:42 – the broadcast of Episode 26 begins. Again, since the webcast can’t play any part of the show, the sound is dropped for home viewers.
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1:03:4 – the first shock of the episode when Niimi spots the apparation of Mamoru Kodai. Or does she?
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1:08:09 – an altogether different kind of surprise, the marriage announcement of Harada and Kato.
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1:08:33 – everyone looks at the happy couple in a new way. It goes without saying that each Yamato<\/em> Girl has a special bond with her on-screen counterpart.
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1:09:59 – the next twist: Harada sees Yuki Mori revive from her coma inside the Iscandar capsule!
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1:12:04 – but a cruel fate tips the scale in the other direction and Kodai’s gaze falls upon her now-lifeless face.
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1:13:01 – a commercial break comes up (for the EARTH design book) and the tears begin to flow from the emotional workout. But they haven’t seen anything yet!
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1:13:34 – the tension breaks when the Yamato<\/em> Girls’ commercial pops up and everyone has a good laugh.
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1:15:20 – the mood lightens during the wedding party and Yamamoto vetoes Shinohara’s ham-handed attempt to take advantage of it.
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1:17:03 – despite the festivities, dark clouds gather when Kodai’s resolve finally breaks and the girls feel every ounce of it go.
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1:17:12 – everyone watches in suspense as Mamoru observes his brother’s grief.
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1:17:51 – hearts break for Kodai as he finally accepts the inevitable.
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1:18:48 – flashbacks to Kodai and Yuki’s most memorable moments plunge the knife deeper, and Shiki finally joins Sayako and Rio in the tissue brigade. Momoko watches silently.
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1:20:01 – Mamoru makes his final gesture to his younger brother. At this point, Sayako and Rio are weeping openly.
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1:20:38 – a miracle! The tears are unstoppable.
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1:20:58 – Yuki opens her eyes at last (as we all knew she would).
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1:22:47 – but this is Yamato<\/em>. It’s not going to be that easy. Okita says his final words: “Earth\u2026what good memories.”
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1:23:14 – the Cosmo Reverse System powers back up. Rio writes down the line spoken by Okita for later reference.
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1:23:35 – a dawning realization spreads over the crew and the viewers alike. This is what was meant to be.
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1:24:03 – Yuki reappears on the bridge. Yuria Misaki is the first to blurt out what everyone wants to say: “Welcome back!”
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1:25:06 – everyone can see the future from here.
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1:26:14 – Earth regains its shining blue color. The tears begin to subside.
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1:26:33 – then the most unexpected shock of all! Complete new story – Theatrical release, coming in 2014! Talk about an emotional rollercoaster!
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1:26:54 – the episode ends. There is applause, but few words.
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1:27:27 – the girls try to put themselves back together. Momoko is still unreadable.
\n1:27:50 – Shiki tries to speak. Words fail her. A first.
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1:28:11 – Shiki gives up and hands the mike over to Momoko to rally the crowd. Rio continues to struggle.
\n1:33:27 – Noa Mizutani rejoins the group and everyone starts to share their views of the episode that just utterly destroyed them.<\/p>\n

Click here to continue<\/a><\/p>\n

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