Kabukicho Fremantle

**Kabukicho Fremantle** is the second episode of *A Place Further Than the Universe*.

## Synopsis

Still in Kure to tour the icebreaker, Shirase  and Kimari  discuss the Antarctic expedition that they want to join.

Megumi  tries to discourage Kimari and shows her some concerning news articles about the expedition, which ends up with Kimari in detention for reading them on her phone during class time. Kimari expresses these concerns to Shirase, who is upset at first, but then talks it over.

Kimari gets a job at a convenience store near the school. Her co-worker Hinata Miyake inquires about the Antarctic expedition, and wishes to come along as well.

The three of them travel to Tokyo, to Shinjuku district where a meet-up of expedition members is being held. Shirase reveals her plan. One of them will seduce a member of the crew, and get him to sneak them on board. They are spotted by the expedition leaders, who recognize Shirase. The girls run off, but are chased down by Kanae Maekawa and Yumiko Samejima. Shirase offers the million yen to join the expedition, but gets turned down. The girls head home on the train in defeat.

## Trivia

* Kimari and Shirase attend the fictional Tatara Nishi High School.
* The pavilion where Kimari and Shirase meet up is at Tsutsujigaoka Park.map
* Hinata works for Lawson Convenience Store,map which is located near the park.
* Kimari and Hinata meet up with Shirase at Morinji Templemap (茂林寺), which has a large collection of tanuki statues.
* After their first meeting, the girls go to Morinji-Mae Station.map Shirase leaves on her bike, Hinata takes a southbound train by herself, and Kimari will presumably take a northbound train to get to Tatebayashi Station near where she lives.
* *Kabukicho*map (歌舞伎) is the entertainment district of Shinjuku where the girls go to infiltrate the Antarctic expedition.
* *Fremantle*map is a port city (a suburb of metropolitan Perth) in Western Australia from which the expedition departs.
* The travel itinerary to Antarctica is detailed in what appears to be Takako Kobichizawa's book
	+ Depart Harumi - Nov 14
	+ Arrive Fremantle - Nov 28,
	+ Depart Fremantle - Dec 3
	+ Cross 55th Parallel - Dec 7
	+ Arrive Syowa (not shown)
	+ Depart Syowa - Feb 22
	+ Arrive Sydney - Mar 21
	+ Depart Sydney - Mar 27
	+ Arrive at Harumi - Apr 14
* The next episode's stinger appears before the credits instead of after.

## Quotes

"If you can still turn back, it’s not really a journey. When you hit the point of no return, that’s the moment it becomes a journey." - *Hinata, explaining why they might as well proceed with Shirase's plan. This is the first of Hinata's made-up sayings.*

## Music

The insert song for this episode is "Sora wo Miagete".

* Vocals: saya
* Music and lyrics: Fujisawa, Yoshiaki (藤澤 慶昌)

## Gallery

Title card - Kimari and Shirase visit Robot RestaurantMorinji-Mae StationKimari and Shirase go to a coffee shop in KureThe actual café is Minatomachi Coffee, in Kure by the submarine wharfKimari runs for her youthKimari chats with MegumiKimari starts her job at the convenience storeShirase walks past Lawson convenience storeThey run past a sign for Robot RestaurantIn 2018, this corner had a billboard for Robot RestaurantShirase passes the entrance of Robot RestaurantRobot Restaurant has these two robots out frontThe girls exit the alley onto Hanamichi-dori StAlley at Hanamichi-dori StKimari crosses Shintoshinhodo BridgeView east from Shintoshinhodo BridgeShintoshinhodo Bridge is a pedestrian bridge crossing the streetThe chase ends at a pachinko parlorThe place at the left with white awnings is a pachinko parlor
## Videos

Enter Miyake Hinata - A Place Further Than the UniverseHinata asks to join the quest