Title: 君が望む永遠 (Kimi ga Nozomu Eien) Drama Theater Vol. 3
Original Creator: Age
Release Date: 4/24/02
Catalog No.: LACA-5106
Rating: 4/4

This drama CD pretty much parallels the Mitsuki drama CD in timeframe, but instead follows Akane's trials and tribulations. It starts off probably the spring of 99, several months after the accident when Akane is enrolled in high school and ends with her confrontation with Mitsuki that autumn. This confrontation is the same one as the last track from vol. 2. Having heard Akane's side of the story, I can fully understand why she would be so bitter against Takayuki and Mitsuki. To have your dreams crushed and to be backstabbed is not something anyone would take lightly.

The printing on the CD is a little better than vol. 2, but is still monochrome unlike the Haruka picture label on vol. 1. At the end of the last track includes an acoustic version of "Rumbling Hearts" with only Minami Kuribayashi's vocal and a guitar. The song has a different feel to it when it's heard without all the sound engineering that went into the original version (I still like the duet version better).

1. 後輩として　妹として (As a Junior Student, as a Younger Sister): Akane has joined the swim team at her new high school and during her self introduction, she announces that she wants to be like Mitsuki. She is greeted with a lot of gasps (Mitsuki had fallen out of favor with the team last fall). After school, she goes to the hospital and sees Takayuki there. Always being preoccupied, he hasn't noticed her new Hakuryo High School uniform that she got since a week ago.

2. 背負うべきもの (The Thing One Ought to be Burdened With): Akane wants to change seats in class, but she meets resistance from 榊千鶴 (Chizuru Sakaki), the class leader. At swim practice, the upperclasswomen bad-mouth Mitsuki. During her lap, she has flashbacks to when Mitsuki told her that she was quitting and is still in denial about it. After she finishes her swim, she gets an excellent time, but the only thing Akane can think about is that the time is still worse than Mitsuki's old record.

3. 茜の戦い (Akane's Battle): Akane isn't doing so well in English, but she doesn't really care. At swim practice, the upperclasswomen bad-mouth Mitsuki in front of Akane. So they have a race. If Akane wins, they stop talking trash about her idol. If Akane loses, she stops praising the swim team dropout (Akane is still in denial about Mitsuki's quitting). Akane wins...quite easily as she's the strongest swimmer.

4. 千鶴 (Chizuru): During English class, she doses off and has a very happy dream about competing with Mitsuki and having her say that the only rival she has is Akane. Chizuru and Akane get in a little argument over her attitude with the teacher when he woke her from her dream. After class, Chizuru has a heart-to-heart with Akane talking about her dreams and Mitsuki.

5. お兄ちゃんと。。。 (With Takayuki...): Akane wants to cheer up Takayuki, who is always moping in the hospital room. So she suggest they go on a (platonic) date. On the train, Takayuki is reminded of Haruka, which is what Akane doesn't want since those thoughts only make him more depressed.

6. 涙の行方 (The Ways of Tears): Akane falls asleep on the train and Takayuki only wakes her up at the last exit. There, she accidentally buy meatloaves for the two of them. Takayuki starts crying and only then does she remember that Haruka made meatloaf for her date with Takayuki. The date is a failure, but Takayuki forgives her. Back at school, Chizuru brings up the fact that she saw them and asks if Takayuki is her boyfriend. Akane takes offense to this remark saying that she just wants to cheer him up.

7. 震えるこころ (Trembling Heart): It's a while later and Takayuki has stopped coming to the hospital. In the street, she sees Mitsuki and Takayuki together and realizes that Takayuki has chosen Mitsuki and that Mitsuki really did quit for a guy.

8. 激情 (Fury): She appears in front of Takayuki's apartment and confronts Mitsuki.

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