Episode 9

**The Living Corpse** is the 9th episode of the Gekidol anime.

## Summary

Izumi rejoins the Alice in Theater and thanks to the help from Makoto the AiT troupe gain access to a new theater venue. Meanwhile, Hirokazu is one step closer to making his dream come true, but one last thing impedes him from achieving it.

## Plot

News of Izumi's graduation performance with SMT is announced and the person in question meets with Airi.

Late that afternoon, Seria is visited by Makoto at her house. It's there that Seria reveals to Makoto that due to a fallout with Kaworu, the ownership of Alice in Theater has been forfeited to Hirokazu. Learning this, Makoto exclaims that she'll confront the SMT over the situation, but is dissuaded by Seria who is distraught by it all. While trying to calm Seria down, Makoto spots a DVD of Alice in Theater's first play called, "Marker Light-Blue". Seria then talks how impressed she was with Izumi's performance and Makoto then asks if she can meet with the new director Akira.

Meanwhile, Izumi walks through the alleyway connected to Alice in Theater, and catches Airi climbing through a window with a large sack in arm. Airi informs Izumi that all of the locks were changed in the place and while Izumi laughs at that, Airi then asks about the buzzing new of Izumi's retirement. Hesitant to answer, Izumi is then invited by Airi to follow her someplace. Elsewhere, the AiT troupe prepare for another idol performance and are left astonished when Airi arrives with Izumi and suggests that their guest perform with them. Due to the time conflict, there was no room for arguments and Izumi perform with the troupe on stage. After the performance, Izumi notes how she still wants to act and Seria agrees as does most of the troupe. This excludes Mayuri who voices her disdain with Izumi rejoining the group as she hasn't forgiven Izumi and then abruptly leaves with Kazuharu tacitly following her.

Outside, Mayuri and Kazuharu talk with each other about their performance and what inspired them to join AiT, the play Marker Light-Blue. Soon, Izumi catches up to the two of them and beseeches them for their approval to let her rejoin AiT for desire to act again. A back and forth debate between Mayuri and Izumi occurs that's interrupted by Kazuharu who snaps at the two. Kazuharu then goes on a tirade on how Izumi is acting out of the character she's known to be like and how Mayuri respects and admires Izumi the most out of everyone in AiT. Out of breath because of her tirade Kazuharu faints and falls asleep. With that, Mayuri forgives Izumi and formally accepts her back into the theater business. Elsewhere, Akira talks with the remaining troupe members on where they can get a new theater venue when Makoto approaches the group with a proposal. Hirokazu is brought to where the crater is which is really called the Grand Material System, and gloats how his dream of making the entire world into a TMS will be fulfilled. However, Mino denies that notion because, he would need the Chrono Crystal that Kaworu has.

Eventually, the AiT troupe are brought to their new theater venue, the so called haunted school where Makoto's father once served as part of the board of directors. From there, the AiT troupe set up there new theater venue for their next play, "Marker Light-Blue".

## Characters

* Izumi Hinasaki
* Airi Kagami
* Seria Morino
* Makoto Higuchi
* Akira Asagi
* Manami Fujita
* Kazuharu Yamamoto
* Mayuri Nakamura
* Hirokazu Takezaki
* Izumi Hinasaki