Bishoujo Senshi Sailor.... Utena? - Pre viewing session
By: Petrael
It seemed to be any ordinary morning for Kunihiko Ikuhara, director of Shoujo Kakumei Utena, Sailormoon and other anime. He was busy today though. He was looking at the scripts of the newest episodes for "The Kurobara Arc" of Utena and hurriedly trying to make corrections to them. He screamed as he worked and poured over each of the scripts. His blood pressure began to rise and he began to hyperventilate.
"Iie! Iie! Iie!" he yelled. "These scripts have to be done by 8:00 this morning and turned in so the animators can get working! I can't present these crappy scripts to the review board! THEY'D HAVE MY ASS!"
He took a sip of coffee and went back through the scripts. He grabbed episode 14 and then something strange began to happen. He grabbed his stomach and then his arm. He fell over out of his chair and blacked out.
* * *
The entire cast of Utena waited patiently in the waiting room for news about their director. Utena was pacing the floor, Touga and Saionji were both sitting in the chairs. Anthy was cuddling up to her brother with a worried expression on her face. Shiori was looking to Juri as well as Ruka for comfort. Wakaba watched nervously as Utena paced. Kanae's arms were crossed as she watched Anthy's cuddling with Akio. Mamiya and Mikage had not yet shown up, though Nanami and her lackeys were plotting something in the corner. Finally a doctor came out of the room. The group ran to hear what was to become of them
"Is he going to be all right doctor?"
"Is he ill?"
"Is he ever going to write again?"
"Is he going to get me some action?" was Touga's question. The other's glared at him. The doctor shook his head.
"He's very unstable right now. We need to keep him under 24 hour surveillance for at least a week. If he makes it through then we can expect good things, but until he starts to recover, I am afraid I can not allow any visitors," the doctor told them.
"But what are we supposed to do until then? Our writers were all fired, our director's in bed, and the new scripts are due in an hour. What are we going to do?" Anthy cried
"You'll just have to find a new writer," the doctor told her. "Here's the card of a very well known writer. Give her a call and she'll be right over." Touga took the card from the doctor and found a youthful name and phone number on the card. He walked over to the phone and dialled the number. He mumbled a couple of things into the phone and then hung up.
"She's going to be here in a few moments she said," Touga told them.
As promise the new writer entered the room. Her smile scared everyone. "Cone ichy wa!!! I'm Writer san. Now, I've got some new ideas for this show and you are all going to have to work really hard to get these roles down well."
"Wait a minute..." Utena and Touga stopped the girl in her tracks. They looked at her closely and realized she had to be no older than Utena herself. "What gives you the resume to write for our series?"
"Well... let's see. I've written five Utena fics already. Not to mention eight Sailormoon fanfics, a Trigun fanfic, a couple Evangelion poems, oh and a Magic Knight Rayearth story," the writer said. The cast looked at each other.
"And how many have you finished?"
"One." The cast gulped. "But I'm still working very hard on the others. Here is the cast list of who you will be playing. I hope you enjoy." The writer bounced off to start the script. They looked at the list heading which read: "BISHOUJO SENSHI SAILORUTENA." Anthy screamed.
"A CROSS-OVER!!!"
"That's not all," Touga read. "The role of Sailormoon goes to Utena..." Utena felt her heart fall. This would totally be a mockery of her acting talent.
"The role of Sailormercury goes to Miki..." Miki
"The role of Sailormars goes to Me... The role of Sailorjupiter goes to Saionji..."
"No... No way!! I am not playing a Sailorsenshi! I do not care!" Touga looked at Saionji in an odd manner and Saionji went silent.
"The role of Sailorvenus goes to Wakaba..." A perfect match of character personality. Wakaba would have an easy time doing this role, Touga thought.
"The role of Sailoruranus goes to Juri..." Juri was just about as infuriated as Saionji. She didn't want to play a masculine gay woman. She also felt she would be more suited for a job for someone like... Sailormoon.
"The role of Sailorneptune goes to Shiori..." This cheered Juri up a little bit, but she still didn't want to play the gay girl.
"The role of Sailorsaturn goes to Anthy..." Anthy didn't say anything. It was almost a perfect role for her. Almost.
"The role of Sailorpluto goes to Kanae..." Kanae sighed. It was inevitable that she would get a role, but it was fortunate she should get this one.
"The role of Princess Kakyuu goes to Nanami." A princess. Such a perfect role for me, Nanami thought, though I should have gotten the role of Sailormoon.
"The role of Sailorstarfighter goes to Keiko, the role of Sailorstarhealer goes to Aiko, and the role of Sailorstarmaker goes to Yuuko..."
"The role of Most of the Villians except Jadite, Nephrite and Zoicite goes to Mikage." No one thought twice about this role, because Mikage wasn't there.
"The role of Jadite goes to Ruka..." Ruka was pleased with his selection.
"The role of Nephrite goes to Saionji..." A better role but Saionji was still unhappy with that choice.
"The role of Zoicite goes to Mamiya..." Again, this was not thought twice about since the person was gone.
"The role of Mamoru goes to Akio..." A smile ran across Akio's face.
"The role of Naru and other minor characters goes to Kozue..."
"And the role of Shingo and other minor characters goes to Mitsuru. Well that's it. We start shooting tomorrow."
The cast took a deep breath and prayed that Mr. Ikuhara would get better soon.
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Oh god. No. A crossover. I never thought I'd do one. But wait til you see who is going to play Chibi Usa. Hee Hee Hee. If there's anyone from Utena I've forgotten email me at pakwhitaker@juno.com
By: Petrael
It seemed to be any ordinary morning for Kunihiko Ikuhara, director of Shoujo Kakumei Utena, Sailormoon and other anime. He was busy today though. He was looking at the scripts of the newest episodes for "The Kurobara Arc" of Utena and hurriedly trying to make corrections to them. He screamed as he worked and poured over each of the scripts. His blood pressure began to rise and he began to hyperventilate.
"Iie! Iie! Iie!" he yelled. "These scripts have to be done by 8:00 this morning and turned in so the animators can get working! I can't present these crappy scripts to the review board! THEY'D HAVE MY ASS!"
He took a sip of coffee and went back through the scripts. He grabbed episode 14 and then something strange began to happen. He grabbed his stomach and then his arm. He fell over out of his chair and blacked out.
* * *
The entire cast of Utena waited patiently in the waiting room for news about their director. Utena was pacing the floor, Touga and Saionji were both sitting in the chairs. Anthy was cuddling up to her brother with a worried expression on her face. Shiori was looking to Juri as well as Ruka for comfort. Wakaba watched nervously as Utena paced. Kanae's arms were crossed as she watched Anthy's cuddling with Akio. Mamiya and Mikage had not yet shown up, though Nanami and her lackeys were plotting something in the corner. Finally a doctor came out of the room. The group ran to hear what was to become of them
"Is he going to be all right doctor?"
"Is he ill?"
"Is he ever going to write again?"
"Is he going to get me some action?" was Touga's question. The other's glared at him. The doctor shook his head.
"He's very unstable right now. We need to keep him under 24 hour surveillance for at least a week. If he makes it through then we can expect good things, but until he starts to recover, I am afraid I can not allow any visitors," the doctor told them.
"But what are we supposed to do until then? Our writers were all fired, our director's in bed, and the new scripts are due in an hour. What are we going to do?" Anthy cried
"You'll just have to find a new writer," the doctor told her. "Here's the card of a very well known writer. Give her a call and she'll be right over." Touga took the card from the doctor and found a youthful name and phone number on the card. He walked over to the phone and dialled the number. He mumbled a couple of things into the phone and then hung up.
"She's going to be here in a few moments she said," Touga told them.
As promise the new writer entered the room. Her smile scared everyone. "Cone ichy wa!!! I'm Writer san. Now, I've got some new ideas for this show and you are all going to have to work really hard to get these roles down well."
"Wait a minute..." Utena and Touga stopped the girl in her tracks. They looked at her closely and realized she had to be no older than Utena herself. "What gives you the resume to write for our series?"
"Well... let's see. I've written five Utena fics already. Not to mention eight Sailormoon fanfics, a Trigun fanfic, a couple Evangelion poems, oh and a Magic Knight Rayearth story," the writer said. The cast looked at each other.
"And how many have you finished?"
"One." The cast gulped. "But I'm still working very hard on the others. Here is the cast list of who you will be playing. I hope you enjoy." The writer bounced off to start the script. They looked at the list heading which read: "BISHOUJO SENSHI SAILORUTENA." Anthy screamed.
"A CROSS-OVER!!!"
"That's not all," Touga read. "The role of Sailormoon goes to Utena..." Utena felt her heart fall. This would totally be a mockery of her acting talent.
"The role of Sailormercury goes to Miki..." Miki
"The role of Sailormars goes to Me... The role of Sailorjupiter goes to Saionji..."
"No... No way!! I am not playing a Sailorsenshi! I do not care!" Touga looked at Saionji in an odd manner and Saionji went silent.
"The role of Sailorvenus goes to Wakaba..." A perfect match of character personality. Wakaba would have an easy time doing this role, Touga thought.
"The role of Sailoruranus goes to Juri..." Juri was just about as infuriated as Saionji. She didn't want to play a masculine gay woman. She also felt she would be more suited for a job for someone like... Sailormoon.
"The role of Sailorneptune goes to Shiori..." This cheered Juri up a little bit, but she still didn't want to play the gay girl.
"The role of Sailorsaturn goes to Anthy..." Anthy didn't say anything. It was almost a perfect role for her. Almost.
"The role of Sailorpluto goes to Kanae..." Kanae sighed. It was inevitable that she would get a role, but it was fortunate she should get this one.
"The role of Princess Kakyuu goes to Nanami." A princess. Such a perfect role for me, Nanami thought, though I should have gotten the role of Sailormoon.
"The role of Sailorstarfighter goes to Keiko, the role of Sailorstarhealer goes to Aiko, and the role of Sailorstarmaker goes to Yuuko..."
"The role of Most of the Villians except Jadite, Nephrite and Zoicite goes to Mikage." No one thought twice about this role, because Mikage wasn't there.
"The role of Jadite goes to Ruka..." Ruka was pleased with his selection.
"The role of Nephrite goes to Saionji..." A better role but Saionji was still unhappy with that choice.
"The role of Zoicite goes to Mamiya..." Again, this was not thought twice about since the person was gone.
"The role of Mamoru goes to Akio..." A smile ran across Akio's face.
"The role of Naru and other minor characters goes to Kozue..."
"And the role of Shingo and other minor characters goes to Mitsuru. Well that's it. We start shooting tomorrow."
The cast took a deep breath and prayed that Mr. Ikuhara would get better soon.
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Oh god. No. A crossover. I never thought I'd do one. But wait til you see who is going to play Chibi Usa. Hee Hee Hee. If there's anyone from Utena I've forgotten email me at pakwhitaker@juno.com