DokiDoki Precure Episode 05

Translation: Kanmuri

TL in progress

Translation

Prologue

Makoto: Here we go!
♪One, two, three, four.♪
♪Fly!♪
♪Fly!♪

Rikka: "Idol Kenzaki Makoto:"
"Her debut single is already a million-seller hit in just its first week on sale."
"A diva who is a quickly rising star in the entertainment world."
Is this girl really Cure Sword?

Alice: Yes.
The day that Cure Sword appeared at Clover Tower the number of people who ascended to the observation deck and the number of those who descended do not match up. There is no trace of Makoto-san or her Manager having returned from the observation deck.

Rikka: Yea, but just that's...

Sebastian: No, there's more. Their fingerprints, shoe size, DNA taken from samples of their hair, and more all match.

Rikka: You've even done forensic analysis?!

Mana: Makopi's Cure Sword!
That she's both an idol and a Precure is just too amazing.
I shouldn't be dawdling here!

Rikka: Hey, where are you going?!

Mana: I'm gonna go see Makopi and talk with her again.

Rikka: Do you even know where to go?
Not to mention that she's a celebrity.
You're not going to be able to meet up with her that easily.

Alice: If that's the problem, I'll take care of it.

Part 1

Bel: There's a 4th Precure now?!

Ira: Man, they just keep showing up one after the other.
Sooner or later, there's gonna be 100 of 'em at this rate.

Bel: You should take care of it before it gets that bad.

Ira: Why aren't you doing anything about it?

Bel: I'll get serious about it if there's 1000 of them.

Ira: Why you-

Mammo: Even if there's just 4 of them, if they band together they're going to be a nuisance.
I was planning on letting her run around until she could give me a lead to the princess.
But it looks like I'll have to crush her before she joins up with the others. {In this part, thanks to the vagueness of Japanese, it's not specific if she's talking about just Sword, or the other Precure as well, but I'm assuming just Sword.}

Title: No way! She's Cure Sword??

Alice: It seems that Makoto-san is recording a music show here today.

Cheryl: A TV station?

Rikka: How are we going to get in?
W-Wait Alice!

Guard: Welcome.
Alice: Good day to you.

Mana: Oh, you just walk right in.
Good day to you.

Guard: Stop there please.
Unauthorized personnel are not allowed beyond this point.

Alice: It's okay. Those two are my friends.

Guard: My apologies.

Rikka: What's going on?

Alice: This is one of the businesses that my dad manages. {Yes, "dad" because she used 父(ちち) by itself, and not something more formal.}

Mana: Yotsuba TV

Rikka: We should have realized that when we saw the name.

Makoto: ♪La la la la, la la la la♪
Here we go!

Mana: This song?

Makoto: ♪One, two, three, four♪
♪Fly!♪
♪Fly!♪

Director: Ok! That was good.

Makoto: Thank you.
Looking forward to the real thing. {or "actual performance" instead of "real thing"}

Mana: I-It's Makopi!

Alice: She certainly is a charming individual, isn't she?

Rikka: We didn't just come to watch. We need to confirm if it's her or not.

Alice: That's true.

{Akward silence....}

{And why is Mana gone from the shot? ;)}

Rikka: So, what's the next part of the plan.

Alice: There isn't one?

Director: Okay, let's move on to the next rehearsal.

Alice: Don't worry. I'm sure Mana-chan will think of something.

Rikka: M-Mana?
Mana?
Ma-?
I'm really sorry. I'm really sorry. I'm really sorry.

Sign: Top - Dressing Room 23 {控室 is "waiting room", but given the mirror, etc. and the fact that she's there between rehearsal and her performance, I think "dressing room" is the more appropriate translation.}
Middle - Music Xanadu {ミュージック・ザナドゥ - thanks Google IME for giving me Xanadu for that.}
Bottom - (Miss) Kenzaki Makoto

Makoto: What's my schedule after this?

DB: In an hour, you have a fashion magazine photo shoot.
After that you have a guest performance on a radio show.
On the way there you have 5 interviews in the car.
In the evening, there's a meeting about your album.
Oh and please have a message for your fan club's newsletter by the end of the day.
Oh yes, could you please sign these while we're waiting?

Makoto: Right, I'll start right away.

DB: Things have been just a bit too busy lately, haven't they?

Makoto: I'm fine.
I'm doing this all for the one who is waiting for my song.

DB: That's right. I'll go buy us drinks.

Makoto: I have no spare time to be tired in.
What's up?
Did you forget your wallet? {Or purse. Didn't see her carrying around a purse, though.}

Mana: Excuse me.

Makoto: You're... that girl from back then.

Mana: That's right. I'm Cure Heart. {Yeah... way to be extremely, overly direct, Mana. w}
Please be my comrade!
A lot has happened since then.
I even have two other comrades now.
I've always looked up to you, because I've thought that it was awesome that even though you're really cute, you still look so gallant when you sing.
When I found out that an idol like that was also a Precure, I was truly impressed!
If you were to be our comrade, we'd have the strength of a hundred people- no of ten thousand!
Huh?

Mana: Ummm....
You are Cure Sword, are you not?

Makoto: What are you talking about?
Do you understand exactly where you are right now?
You're at a TV station.
A place where us professionals broadcast our dreams to you while you're sitting there sipping tea!
You can't just come in here and start spouting off your desires willy-nilly. {Yeah, this is a bit liberal. Just a tad, w}

DB: What's the ruckus about?
You...

Rikka: Found her!

Alice: You really did come to Makoto-san's dressing room.

Makoto: I have an important performance now.
Will you please leave at once?

Rikka: Mana, let's go.

DB: That surprised me. That she would just suddenly walk in here, that is.

Makoto: Somehow, that girl...

DB: Yes, but you can certainly feel her excitement about you.

Rikka: Geez, what are you doing? Just walking in uninvited on your own like that.
Before we realized it, you'd already wandered off.
You should have thought a bit more about it first-

Alice: Rikka-chan.
Please don't criticize her so much.
She's already feeling quite guilty about it.

Mana: I... always thought that I could make friends with anyone just by shaking their hand.
I thought that was even more true when it came to Precure. That befriending each other was just a matter of course.
But, I forgot something very important.
If you don't understand each other's feelings, you can't become friends.
Makopi's an idol, and singing is very important to her.
And yet, I got in the way of those earnest feelings.

Alice: Mana-chan...

DB: It seems you understand now.
Kenzaki Makoto is always serious.
So her songs resonate in your heart.

Rikka: You're...
Alice: her manager.

{eyecatch}

Part 2

Sign: On Air {本番中}

Announcer: Next up is one that's quickly rising up the charts. Kenzaki Makoto-san with "Song Bird"!

{Insert song - partial}

♪Song bird♪
♪La la la la, la la la la♪
♪Fly!♪
♪Blue sky, bright and clear♪ {Going to be slightly liberal in parts here so it doesn't sound as horrible as the direct translation would, w.}
♪Singing a phrase of hope to myself♪
♪One voice, can you hear it now?♪
♪This melody that continues for eternity♪
♪Let the seeds of the words I convey to your hearts, sprout into smiling faces♪
♪The tones that echo from your headphones...♪

{Song lyric captions end, and song fades out to flashback dialogue}

DB: She's a bit awkward, so she often can't help coming across like that.
But she's got a precious wish of hers that she puts into her singing.
And when people hear her singing, it brings smiles to their faces.
So she's got to try her hardest, and show the best performance she can.
Haven't you felt the same?

Mana: Yes, yes I have.
I would like to apologize to her.

DB: Okay then, I'll make some time for it.

Mana: Thank you!

{Insert song resumes}

♪... this love I wish for you to feel♪
♪So no matter how far we may be separated, we can still be one♪
♪La la la la, la la la la♪
♪One, two, three, four♪
♪Fly...♪

{song fades again}

Female victim: What gives? Both the director and the cameramen are entranced by her.

{song again}

♪Don't mind, if you get down, signing together will bring happiness...♪

{fades again}

Female victim: I'm not giving up the top idol spot to her!
The spotlights and everyone's attention are both mine.
But, I can't win against such unrestrained singing and dancing.
I need to practice more.

Mammo: It's fine, you should be the only one basking in everyone's attention.

Female victim: W-Who's there?

Mammo: I'm gonna go ahead and grant... your... wish... {not sure how else to represent the deliberate pause between mora in あ・げ・る, except for ellipses}
Rampage, and unleash the darkness within your heart!

Selfishe: Selfishe!

Crowd: Hey, what's that?

Cheryl: It's a Selfishe!

Rikka: Why's a Selfishe here of all places?

Mammo: Now, take her out!

Selfishe: Selfishe!
I'm number one!

Mana: Makopi!

Selfishe: I'm a star. A huge star! {You said it.}

Guy in the crowd: R-Run!

Mana: We've got to save Makopi!

Rikka + Alice: Right!

Cheryl: Cheryl!

Mana: Precure Love Link!

Cheryl: L O V E

Cure Heart: Abundant love, Cure Heart!

Rikka: Precure Love Link!

Raquel: L O V E

Cure Diamond: The light of wisdom, Cure Diamond!

Lance: Lance!

Alice: Precure Love Link!

Lance: L O V E

Cure Rosetta: Shining in the sun's warm embrace, Cure Rosetta!

Selfishe: Self?

Cure Heart: Poor, sad, and lovelorn star...
I, Cure Heart, will make your heart beat with love again!

Mammo: Well then, take them out!

Selfishe: You three... are a new idol group, aren't you? {Yes, the selfish says "idol unit", but that's Engrish}
This industry isn't very forgiving to tender young sprouts such as yourselves.
Cheeky newbies, I see. But remember well now the true brilliance of a star.

Cure Heart: I can't see!

Selfishe: I'm not handing over my star rank to anyone!
I am the only true star!
Rival Crush! {could be "crash" too, but I think "crush" fits better}
Erg... self?
Selfishe?

Makoto: Why are you doing this?!

Cure Heart: I won't let anyone interfere, because this is a performance that's important to you.
I want your song that brings smiles to people to reach them!

Selfishe: Self!

Mammo: I really hate sultry weather. {Wha? Talk about random}
Selfishe!
Hurry up and crush them already!

Selfishe: Selfishe!
The brilliance of a star!

Cure Diamond: Cure Heart!

Selfishe: Move it!

Mammo: What's the matter? You seem to be incapacitated.
Now, finish them off!

Selfishe: Newbie buster!
Self?

Mammo: Wh-What?

Cure Rosetta: By any chance, would she be...

Cure Heart: Cure Sword!

Mammo: So you finally showed up. Selfishe!

Selfishe: The brilliance of a star!
Self!

Mammo: Could she actually see it?

Cure Sword: I didn't need to be able to see to dodge that attack.

Selfishe: I am.... number one!
Self!

Cure Sword: Davi!

Davi: Davi!

Cure Sword: Gleam, Holy Sword!

Selfishe: Love! Love Loooooove!

Female victim: Huh? What was I...?

Cure Diamond: She's strong.

Mammo: Grr, I'll get you for this!

Cure Heart: Umm.... thanks.

Cure Sword: I just didn't want to let a Selfishe keep rampaging like that.