Bokutachi no Remake

Nothing Was Working Out

Kyoya Hashiba returns to his parents' home in Nara after getting laid off by the video game company SucceedSoft and reflects on his past ten years of life with regret while thinking about the works done by the prestigious circle called the Platinum Generation, whose members are about his age. He recalls his decision to attend a regular university instead of an arts college, and his time as an intern at SucceedSoft working under his boss Eiko Kawasegawa. Kyoya was a standout employee and was set to work with the Platinum Generation on an ambitious project, but one day the project was cancelled and the team that worked on it was laid off. Kyoya goes to sleep and after waking up he finds himself ten years in the past right after graduating from high school in the year 2006. This time, Kyoya decides to attend the arts college. After moving into the Share House Kitayama, he immediately falls asleep, and when he wakes up he finds Aki Shino sleeping next to him. Afterwards the other residents Nanako Kogure and Tsurayuki Rokuonji come by and everybody introduces themselves. The four head out to the welcoming ceremony where Professor Misaki Kano warns the students that the chances of having a career in the field they came to the college to pursue are very low and Kyoya meets up with his would-be boss Eiko. Two weeks later after getting to know his classmates better, Kyoya attends the mixer and learns more about Aki. After returning home from the mixer, Kyoya figures out that he is living with the people who would go on to be the members of the Platinum Generation. (Source: Wikipedia)

Ten Years Back in Time

Kano assigns the students to create a three-minute short with time as the theme. After the lecture, Kyoya and Nanako begin working a part-time job at the same convenience store, while discussion ideas for their short. Using an idea Tsurayuki would go on to use in the future, Kyoya proposes that the four film at the train station. Having had that exact same idea locked away, Tsurayuki asks about how Kyoya came up with the idea in private, but Tsurayuki dismisses it as purely coincidence. After working on the project, Kyoya notices that the short goes over the allotted time limit and cuts need to be made, and Tsurayuki reluctantly agrees to the cuts. The four are recruited to join the Fine Arts Study Club and Aki and Nanako agree to join on a trial basis despite Kyoya's objection. Kyoya reviews the script with Kano, and she tells him to be more audience-focused, and relays the feedback to Tsurayuki as they modify the script together. On the day of the shooting, Aki discovers that Tsurayuki borrowed a standard camera instead of a video camera and with no time to return it and get the right camera, Kyoya comes up with an idea. (Source: Wikipedia)

Just Who Am I?

Kyoya's improvised idea is to use a series of camera stills shot at the station, and then tell a narrative utilizing Kyoya's expertise in editing to craft a proper story. Team Kitayama's short was well-received at the screening, finishing third with Eiko's team taking first. Afterwards, Eiko asks Kano why Kitayama's short did not finish first, and it is revealed that Kano is an accomplished film maker and Eiko is her younger sister. Sometime later, Nanako takes Kyoya to a karaoke parlor, where Kyoya learns about Nanako's musical background that came from her grandmother. Nanako then asks Kyoya to continue listening to her singing, giving him the idea to upload her singing online. Team Kitayama then has a party with the fine arts club. Afterwards as Kyoya and Aki walk home, Kyoya inspires Aki to do her best by praising her artwork. (Source: Wikipedia)

Consider What You Can Do

Team Kitayama completes their summer break assignment with a movie filmed on the beach with assistance from Eiko and the fine arts club. While working on one of his part-time jobs with Eiko, Kyoya meets up with Keiko Tomioka, an alum who is the leader of the popular dojin circle Hallucigenia Soft. The films are screened to start the next semester and despite the professional-level acting in the last film shown, Kitayama's film takes first place due to the superior technical aspects beyond the acting as Kano explains to Nanako. Kitayama and the fine arts club celebrates at a karaoke parlor, and when Nanako is asked to sing, Eiko questions her commitment to becoming a singer causing Nanako to walk out dejected. The next day, Eiko apologizes to Kyoya for her behavior that resulted from jealousy and asks him to reconcile with Nanako. Back in the fine arts club room, Keiko drops by to ask Kyoya to work for her but declines. That night back at the share house Kyoya plays a recording of Nanako's songs she and reveals that she has trouble getting the right pitch as he convinces her to continue her pursuit of a singing career. (Source: Wikipedia)

Reveal Your Feelings

After much preparation, the university festival begins. Kitayama and the fine arts club put on a maid cafe with Keiko helping out. After spending two days working in the cafe, Kyoya and Aki walk together around the festival. At an art exhibit, Kyoya sees a painting by a familiar artist named Kazu Yamashina and passes out. At the end of the day, Kyoya wakes up with Aki and as the two were about to kiss, Kyoya gets a call from Tsurayuki. Due to the planned secret guest having a scheduling conflict, Kyoya is tasked with finding a replacement singer as the concert's secret guest, and asks Nanako to fill the role. Nanako runs away not confident in her singing, but Kyoya convinces her by presenting this as an opportunity. After the concert, Kyoya and Aki kiss each other with Nanako watching them unbeknownst to them. (Source: Wikipedia)

We'll Figure It Out

For several days after the festival, Tsurayuki has been skipping classes and working almost nonstop at his part-time jobs causing the share house residents to be concerned. After collapsing and resting up at a doctor's clinic, Tsurayuki privately explains his situation to Kyoya, revealing that he comes from a family with a long line of doctors, and wanting a career in script writing instead of being a doctor, he ran away from home and worked several jobs to pay for his own tuition. After hearing this, Kyoya decides to make a dojin game to be sold through Keiko's circle and use the profits to help pay for Tsurayuki's tuition. Kyoya gets to work recruiting Kazu to do backgrounds, while working the share house residents hard causing their performances in class to slip. Sometime later, Tsurayuki gets a visit from his fiancée and childhood friend Sayuri Jisshoji. (Source: Wikipedia)

Tackling Awkward Situations

Produce Results

Kyouya and the others finish the game just in time to sell successfully. All seems well when Tsurayuki reveals a starting decision. Kyouya is then transported back 10 years in the future to find a surprising change.

Showing Off

Learn Lessons

Be Prepared

Facing Forward Again