Episode 8

Excitement! (しげき！, Shigeki!) is the 8th episode of Maesetsu!: Opening Act.

Summary
Spending their last day in Osaka, the girls meet a woman named Keiko Matsuura a former prize-winning ballerina now pro comedian. They also meet again with the owarai Spike and get good advice from them.

Plot
Enjoying omelet sandwiches in a restaurant, the girls review their itinerary for the day while doing a bit of a skit in the process. Later, Mafuyu gets an ice pop from an old lady street vendor with whom she talks in an Osakian accent with. Eventually, Mafuyu gets hungry again and as it's close to lunchtime, it's decided they'll get something to eat again. What's chosen is takoyaki, and later the group head to a park that's over Osaka Castle. It's there they're handed a flyer by a lady who informs them of an upcoming comedy event, but they already have tickets to it. Pleased to hear that she introduces herself as Keiko Matsuura and heads on her way. Rin then uses her phone to look up information on her and finds out that she won an award in ballet.

Later that day, the girls watch Keiko's comedy performance, and after it, the girls talk with Keiko and introduce themselves to her. They learn that although she was a star ballerina, comedy had a great part in her life. So after joining a troupe, she clawed the way to the top, and utilizing some of her ballet skills made it part of her comedic repertoire.

As the day comes to a close, the girls realize they haven't bought any souvenirs for Junki or Ubuno yet. Rectifying this, the girls head to the shop again and buy them limited-edition cookies for them and the workers at The Baron. Once they're finished with this shopping trip, they purchase again takoyaki. At the restaurant, they run into the members of Spike again and learn about their backstories and get mindful advice from them. Soon after this, the girls head to the train station and head back home.

The following day, the girls give their souvenirs to Junki and Ubuno, as it turns out Junki is a big fan of Spike and was envious they got to meet them. Ubuno then invites the girls to another local comedy event later that day and the girls agree to go. Fubuki is notably hesitant about it, however. This is seen when both Mafuyu and Fubuki walk home from it later and when at home, Fubuki is seen in a dour disposition.

Characters

 * Mafuyu Kogarashi
 * Fubuki Kitakaze
 * Rin Araya
 * Nayuta Asōgi
 * Keiko Matsuura
 * Junki Tomita
 * Ubuno Hatsuna
 * Keiko Matsuura
 * Manatsu Kogarashi
 * Kanae Kanari