Title: すぱすぱ (Spas-pa) Drama CD LE
Original Creator: 三宅大志 (Taishi Miyake)
Release Date: 9/24/04
Catalog No.: AFC-3016
Rating: 4/4

I've had this CD since it was released, but I've been waiting until I finished volume 3 of the manga, just in case the story was included in that volume. But it turns out that the drama CD contains an original script. I can't really say it's one of my all-time favorites, but it's still pretty good story.

Off the top of my head, the only seiyuu that I recognize immediately is Haruna's voice actress, Akemi Kanda, who plays Asuna in Negima. However, that's only from the cast list. Haruna speaks with a very slow prosody and a lot of uncertainty which is a stark contrast to Asuna's independence, so it's hard to make the connection that they're from the same seiyuu.

The background music is cute, although there are other drama CD BGMs that I like better.

Like the Karin Drama CD, the limited edition comes with a bonus CD with 10 short drama tracks and a long seiyuu free-talk. The conversations with the seiyuu isn't as interesting as the one that came with Karin. Akemi Kanda isn't even a part of the conversation and only has a pre-recorded message that they play back at the very very end. LE also includes a postcard.

1. Story starts off with Itsuki being followed by an evil spirit. Rin and Suzu are there to exterminate it. Itsuki then introduces Suzu as a world class ghostbuster and childhood friend, although he doesn't remember much of it. Suzu reminds him that she's also his fiance at which time, Rin jumps in and gets introduced too.

2. In the morning, Itsuki wakes up to find Suzu in his bed. Rin and Enki barge into his room to find the two together. Before the two of them can fight, Itsuki tells him to start their morning chores at the shrine. While he's sweeping the grounds, Itsuki's father drops by and makes suggestions that he and Suzu should get married. When Itsuki dismisses his talk, the father piles on guilt trip and even brings up his deceased mother. The kids leave for school, but Itsuki is already beat and has an upset stomach from Suzu's cooking. Little do they know that they're being stalked by two ghosts, Sakon and Ukon, who think that the two girls, Rin and Suzu, are disrupting the order. They plan to bring back their boss ghost. At school, Itsuki introduces his classmate, Haruna and Chihaya. During lunch, Suzu and Itsuki have some pastries.

3. That night, Itsuki's father brings up that the summer festival is next week and fortunately there's Rin and Suzu to help out. There's a hugh storm caused by Sakon and Ukon and during the night, Suzu and Rin both want to sleep by Itsuki. The two spirits manage to revive their boss with the storm.

4. The next morning, the skies are clear and they leave for school. Meanwhile, the spirits show their boss, who has taken a human form for now, this world which he hasn't seen in 500 years. The boss fumbles around this society full of cars and bikes. As Suzu and Itsuki are walking to school, Suzu senses the presence of spirits. The boss sees Suzu and thinks she's adorable. During lunch, Itsuki ends up having some lunch with Haruna who just happened to make too much and is more than willing to share. The boss spirit sees the two and thinks Haruna is cute too and is jealous of Itsuki that he goes for the attack. Suzu jumps in just in time to fend him off, but in the aftermath, Suzu sees Itsuki having fallen on top of Haruna. The two sidekick ghosts try to convince their boss not to pursue those girls, but he won't give up.

5. After some failed attempts, Rin teaches Suzu how to make some miso which Itsuki can finally enjoy.

6. At the summer festival, everyone's busy at work. The boss spirit transforms into a clone of Itsuki and convinces Suzu to go to the woods without her ghostbusting gun. Chihaya and Haruka see Suzu and the fake Itsuki together and both freak out, but then the real Itsuki comes with Rin. Rin tries to eliminate the ghosts with her oversided brush pen, but it's suprisingly ineffective. Suzu apologies to Itsuki for being suckered and then asks Itsuki to kiss her so she can turn into her adult form and fight. He does so and she manages to rid the evil spirits.

7. After the fight, Suzu and Itsuki apologize and thanks each other. However, their romantic moment is interrupted when Chihaya, Haruka, and Rin catches Itsuki with a semi-asleep Suzu.

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