Chiisana Lion

**"Chiisana Lion"** is a song created for LIP×LIP, as a collaborative effort between Y!mobile and HoneyWorks. The song is included on the *Confession Executive Committee* myList on Niconico as its 37th original entry, and is featured in the *Idol Series* as the sixth installment. Much like most of "Romeo" and "Nonfantasy", it is a music video for an in-universe song.

The characters seen here are based off of Y!mobile personalities Futenyan and the members of Y!Mobile Smartphone Division (particularly Hibiki Miyahara/Hibiki, who is the love interest of this PV).  The only original character to the collaboration, Minami, is also introduced to the *CEC* continuity with this PV. The song made its commercial debut as a single on December 1, 2018.

A shortened, solo acoustic version of the song was performed on the second episode of *Minami Channel*, sung by Minami himself.

## Chiisana Lion

### English

Little Lion
A Small Lion (Official English)

## Song Information

### Music

Nakanishi (guitar)shito (bass)
cake (piano)
Leon Yuki (drums)
Hiroaki Tsutsumi (strings arrangement)
Kadowaki Daisuke (strings)

### Characters

Futenyan/Minami, Hibiki
**Cameo:**
LIP×LIP

### Sung by

LIP×LIP, Minami/Futenyan (cv.Toshiyuki Toyonaga)
halyosy (chorus)

## Synopsis

The story starts with a cat, Futenyan, getting stuck in a fence and injured. A high school girl on her way to school with friends (Hibiki) notices him, takes him out, and puts a bandana on him to bandage up his leg injury before leaving. He longs to show her his gratitude and love her the way a human male would after experiencing her kindess, and sheds tears over his inability to do so. Suddenly, two magicians (called "The Moon" and "The Sun") approach him; taking pity on the cat, they turn him into a teenage boy (Minami) who attends the girl's high school. Although he is now fully human, he still has some of his cat mannerisms.
For a time, the cat is able to interact with the girl, and she develops feelings for him. However, the magicians warn the cat that he can't do this forever: they'll revoke their magic if he ever tells her the truth about his transformation, and everyone's memories of him in his human form will disappear. Even with this knowledge, the cat gathers his courage to confess and races to her before time runs out. He barely gets the first words out before his human form finally disappears, and he reverts. However, he still interacts with the girl as a cat, and she still treats him with as much affection as she did before his initial transformation.

## Lyrics

* Kanji
* Rōmaji

よくある日常の1ページに

現れた少し不愛想な猫

ケガをした足がかわいそうで

見兼ねた女の子は助けてのでした

"ありがとう"すら伝えられニャい

涙が落ちて魔法がかかる

「秘密だよ」月は言葉を与えて

太陽は人の姿を与えた

キラキラと世界を輝かせよう

イッツ•ショウタイム！！ 君なりの恩返しを

フレーフレ ニャーニャ 紳士に

レッツゴー レッツゴー 手を取り

フレーフレ ニャーニャ その手に

エスコート エスコート キスを

人の姿を手に入れたのに

へまばかり ほらまたやらかしちゃってる

それでも猫はめげずに笑う

叶わぬ恋を諦めずにいました

本当の事は伝えられニャい

バレてしまうと魔法が解ける

「約束だ」期限は近づくいていて

誰からも去られてしまうのだ

ドキドキな世界に飛び込んだけど

イッツ•正体！！ 君は人にはなれない

フレーフレ ニャーニャ それでも

レッツゴー レッツゴー がむしゃら

フレーフレ ニャーニャ 今だけ

エスコート エスコート 夢を

惹かれ会二人には

別べの幸せしかなくて

わかってるけど我慢できない

驚かないで話を聞いて

僕は…

「お別れだ」月は言葉を奪って

太陽は人の姿を奪った

すれ違い女の子は振り返る

少しだけ悲しそうな顔に見えた

あの日から

好きでした今日も明日も見守ってる

フレーフレ ニャーニャ 紳士に

レッツゴー レッツゴー 手を取り

フレーフレ ニャーニャ その手に

エスコート エスコート キスを

yoku aru nichijou no 1 peji ni

arawareta sukoshii buaisou na yatsu

kega wo shita ashi ga kawaisou de

mi kaneta onnanoko wa tasukete no deshita

"arigatou" sura tsutaerarenyai

namida ga ochite mahou ga kakaru

"himitsu da yo" tsuki wa kotoba wo ataete

taiyou wa hito no sugata wo ataeta

kirakira to sekai wo kagayakaseyou

It's showtime!! kiminari no ongaeshi wo

fure fure nyaa nyaa shinshi ni

retsu go retsu go te wo tori

fure fure nyaa nyaa sono te ni

eskooto eskooto kisu wo

hito no sugata wo te ni ireta no ni

hema bakari hora mata yarakashichatteru

sore demo yatsu wa megazu ni warau

kanawanu koi wo akiramezu ni imashita

honto no koto wa tsutaerarenyai

bareteshimau to mahou ga tokeru

"yakusoku da" kigen wa chigatzukuiteite

darekara mo wasuresarareteshimau no da

dokidoki na sekai ni tobikonda kedo

It's shoutai!! kimi wa hito ni hanarenai

fure fure nyaa nyaa sore demo

retsu go retsu go gamushara

fure fure nyaa nyaa ima dake

eskooto eskooto yume wo

hikare au futari ni wa

betsubetsu no shiawase shikanakute

wakatteru kedo gaman dekinai

odorokanaide hanashi wo kiite

boku wa...

"owakare da" tsuki wa kotoba wo ubattte

taiyou wa hito no sugata wo ubatta

sure chigai onnanoko wa furikaeru

sukoshi dake kanashisou na kao ni mieta

ano hi kara

suki deshita kyou mo ashita mo mimamotteru

fure fure nyaa nyaa shinshi ni

retsu go retsu go te wo tori

fure fure nyaa nyaa sono te ni

eskooto eskooto kisu wo

## Trivia

* This is the first song by LIP×LIP that includes a singer outside of the idol group.
* The other members of the Y!Mobile Smartphone Division make cameos throughout the PV. Narumi and Rina appear as Hibiki's two friends, Rin appears in the school hall, Maho appears during lunch break, and Manaka appears during Minami's search for Hibiki.
* When the song was first introduced on the *Idol Series*' official listing, it was placed as the fifth original installment. It is now placed sixth.

**Milestones:**

* First appearance of Minami