GaruGaku. ~Girls Garden~ Page 01

A Sudden Gradutaion Exam

## **Episode Synopsis**

"Produce Harajuku within three months!" This is the graduation exam given to Toa and the others by the principal. If they pass the exam they will be promised a major debut as Girls², however it they fail they will be forced to disband. As time passes by they wonder what they're going to do. Meanwhile, Toa, who obtained a free Harajuku Ai magazine, which is on the verge on discontinuation, heads to editorial deparetment for consultation on their graduation exam.

## **Summary**

Toa walks up to St. Girls Square Academy explaining how the school works and summarizing the events of GaruGaku. ~St. Girls Square Academy~. Through the montage, Toa is seen taking dance lessons, Yuzuha doing vocal warm-up and Ran practicing make-up. The Montage ends with an audience cheering while watching a recording of Girls²'s preformance of Tsunagu Tsunagu on the Girls Arena.

Yuzuha and Ran are on the school's rooftop praticing as they dance to Tsunagu Tsunagu. After stopping their pratice, they looks at their phones and Ran exclaims how Toa didn't come to pratice again. Yuzuha then states how Toa is probably at Harujuku again as the two look a recent photo she posted of herself at Harajuku.

Toa, whose at Harajuku, is seen taking a number of selfies. Districted by her phone, she runs into a lady who seems to be in a hurry. The man with the lady, who refers her to as Natsu, rushes her exclaiming that they need to hurry. As the two runs of Toa thanks them for their work. Toa then turns around discovering a magazine that the two dropped, picking it up and reading its title as "Harajuku Love."

Toa returns to St. Girls Square Academy and enters the student council room where she is greeted by Yuzuha and Ran. Ran scolds her for skipping pratice and constantly going to harajuku while Yuzuha tries to talk some sense into her by explain how they're are a preformance group. Toa states how they only have three members present and exclaims how she can't wait for Youka's return. Soon, the school's broadcast system turn on asking student council members to report to the principals's office. The three hurry themselves over to the principals office where he gives them the permission to enter the office. He introduces himself at the academy's new principal, Manabu Eguchi. The girls then introduced themselves to him as member of the student council. He explains how he heard plently about then and recognizes them as east², one of the three girls groups that stood on the Girls Arena the previous year.

A montage is played of the three groups. Each group then presents themselves, "Overflowing with the power of youth," east², "Abosolute perfection," south², and "Wanting to see everyone's smiles, west².

Back in principal's office, Manabu explains the girls current situations. east² working daily due to student council activies, south² working to further improve themselves in American and west² studying abroad in Asia. He states how there's nothing more for the girls to learn at the academy, so they will therefore be graduating. However in order to graduating they will need to complete a graduation exam, and subject of the exam is to produce Harajuku, which will need to be complete within a three month time window. If they complete the test, they will be promised a major debut, however if they fail, Girls² will be forces to disband.

Back in student council room, Toa and her free spirit is excited about their task and wonders what they could produce, however she is scolded by Ran, states that it is not enough for her to do what she wants. Yuzuha, trying to brighten up the situation wonders about what they could produce and Toa remembers the magazine picked up and takes it out. She then hands the magazine over to Yuzuha, who reads the title as "Harajuku Heart" whilst the other two gather around her to look at the magazine. Ran suggest that they should go ask the creator of the magzine to get a better idea of what they should do.

The three head to editorial department of Harajuku Ai where they are greeted by the editor of Harajuku Ai, Natsu Ota. Toa then exclaims how the title of the magazine isn't "love." The three then introduce themselves as student council memebrs of St. Girls Square Academy. After their introductions, Natsu questions them about what they're trying to accomplish and after hearing their answers, she calls them naive and calls them out on having no idea on what they're doing at all.

After leaving the office, Toa suggests that they make a proposal for their harajuku production on their back to the academy and once they returned they starte work on their proposal. Whilst the girls work on their proposal, Natsu, in her office, task her assistant with finding high school girl who could model for Harajuku Ai. Back at the academy, the girls gives her best effort into making the proposal and Toa continues to work on the proposal staying behind after school closing hours.

The next day, the girls hand out their proposals to stores across harajuku and as Toa was trying to convince a vintage clothing store to let her produce them, Natsu walks by, recognizing her. Natsu returns to her office where is greeted by her assisstant informing her that the girls had stopped by to hand them their proposals. She looks over the proposal and exclaims how it's terrible, but then interupts herself asking her assitant, Ryousuke, about he models she asked for, which replied that he had forgetten and receives a scolding from Natsu. As she rushes Ryousuke to set up the camera equipment, she picks up the girls' proposal once again.

Back with the girls, who are feeling down due to having all their proposal shut down, Toa states how maybe their proposal was just no enough. Natsu then appears in front of the girls and explains to them the problems with their proposal and giving them feedback. In exchange for this feedback she wants the girls to help her find high school girl models a page of Harajuku Ai. She promises the that if they can find her models, the she'll help them out as well.

The girls take to the streets of harajuku looking for girls who are willing to model, but were soon met with more rejections to their request. As they were about to give up, Toa spots two girls who she describes as standing out and having fun. The girls runs up to the girls and realise that they are Momoka and Minami.

The two girls are then seen modeling back at the office whilst Ryousuke takes their pictures as Natsu and three girls watch from behind the camera equipment. After completing their photoshoot, the five girls catch up and Ran asks the them about their early return from thier studies abroad. Minamis explains how they were suppose to continue to travel, however had to return after receiving a notice about heir final exams. The girls then consider the possibility of south² return from America, and Toa is excited by this due to the possibilty of Youka's return, however Ran points out that they haven't heard anything from them as of yet.

After their conversation, Natsu has the girls come over to her desk to look over the photos they took and the girls also provide her with advice on the page's design. Toa and Natsu then show of their interest in making magazines and Natsu asks the question, "If you were to start your own magazine in harajuku, what would you name it?" which Toa responds with the name "Girls Garden."

## **Cast**

Yuzuha Oda as Yuzuha

Momoka Sumitani as Momoka

Misaki Tsuruya as Misaki (Flashback)

Youka Ogawa as Youka (Flashback)

Kurea Masuda as Kurea (Flashback)

Minami Hishida as Minami

Kira Yamaguchi as Kira (Flashback)

Toa Harada as Toa

Ran Ishii as Ran

EXILE TETSUYA as Manabu Eguchi

Miwako Kakei as Natsu Ota

Shunpei Kawagoshi as Ryousuke

Yukiko Yamaguchi

Ryuunosuke Takayoshi

Nobuyuki Hirose

Ayane Tsukamoto

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