Cinderella Girls S2 E2

## Plot

This is the first episode to use the new theme song. It's called Shine!! It's good, but not great like the first theme song. Although I do *love* the outfits they wear towards the end. From now on, Mishiro will choose the idols, who will all work on one project, and the goal will be major results. The producer objects to Mishiro's idea. That is AWESOME! Remember, he's standing up to his *boss*, someone who could easily fire him. And she doesn't. She thinks that the current process is too slow to produce results. She says that if he objects to her idea so much, he must have an alternate plan. He doesn't yet, but he'll come up with one. The major change doesn't just affect the Cinderella Girls, but everyone else in 346 Pro too. The girls are moved from the project room to an old, dark, and dank basement. No one knows what will happen next, but the producer asks the girls to let him handle this and continue with their work. Everyone is really tense. Karen and Nao have had their CD debut canceled. This makes Mio angry. Before she can go off to do something impulsive and stupid, Uzuki says that she doesn't know what's up ahead, but she'll continue to try her best and keep taking her lessons. This calms Mio down and they invite Karen and Nao to take lessons with them. The horrible weather definitely matches everyone's mood. And some poor idols actually have to leave. No! Mishiro! That awful, cruel, cold hearted woman! Mishiro speaks to Kaede Takagaki personally. Kaede is scheduled to do an event at a small venue, but Mishiro wants her to do a larger one instead. Over the next few days, everyone talks about what happened between the two. The producer is bouncing some of his ideas off of the manager when he brings it up. Kaede refused to perform the larger event. She's opposing Mishiro in her own way. All of the Cinderella Girls look up to her. But then Kanako and Chieri reveal that they overheard Kaede and her friends talking. Kaede likes really bad puns and drinking, but she's still a good person. The girls decide to write up proposals like last time, but first they have to clean up the basement. They decide to keep it from the producer and make it a surprise. New Generations is opening for Kaede at the event. She's giving out autographed fans. Yes, she's giving her fans autographed fans. Lots of people are pushing their way to the front because they believe there aren't that many. New Generations offers to help hand them out with the producer. Kaede goes out and performs. She reveals that she did the event because that was where she made her idol debut, and it has sentimental value for her and her first fans. She turned down Mishiro's offer because she believes that no work is major or minor. She and Mishiro have different goals. The others have cleaned up the basement, made it their own, and wrote their own proposals. The producer presents his alternate plan to Mishiro. It's called Cinderella's Ball: Power of Smile. Cheesy name, but still awesome!

## Review

I loved this episode! We learned more about Kaede. She appeared a few times in season 1, but other than making bad jokes, she didn't really do anything. The mood was really grim throughout most of the episode, so it was nice to see everyone brighten up towards the end.