"Negative/Positive" (ネガ/ポジ Nega/Poji?) is the fifth episode of D4DJ All Mix and the eighteenth episode of the D4DJ anime overall. It will officially air on February 10th, 2023, with early streaming available on February 5th, 2023.
Overview[]
In spite of the spring storm, "Operation Beckoning Cat" pulled off another successful concert. Rika, fired up thanks to RONDO's new song, sets her sights "across the sea" while riding her motorbike in the rain. When she returns, the other Merm4id members are surprised to learn they will be working with a popular music producer for their next song. Can Saori overcome the language barrier and create a new song in time for the performance...?
Summary[]
Inspired by the stormy spring performance RONDO gave, Seto Rika decides to take a trip to the United States. When she returns, she tells her fellow Merm4id members about her fun night out with an American music producer and that Merm4id will be collaborating with them for their next song. When they discover that the producer Rika met up with was famous American artist Laura Bradley, Hidaka Saori becomes starstruck. Not wanting to disappoint Laura, Saori gets to work on learning as much English as possible; however, not only is she having difficulties overcoming the language barrier when talking to Laura, but the pressure of meeting Laura's expectations causes her a lot of stress. Though Saori pushes her friends away at first, she eventually accepts their help and realizes that the stress of creating a new song made her forget why she loved music in the first place. To solve this, Rika, Mizushima Marika and Matsuyama Dalia take her to a club, where the music playing on the dancefloor reignites Saori's love of music and allows her to create a new song they can debut at their "Operation Beckoning Cat" concert.
Characters[]
Listed by Order of Appearance
- Seto Rika
- Miyake Aoi (flashback)
- Tsukimiyama Nagisa (flashback)
- Yano Hiiro (flashback)
- Aoyagi Tsubaki (flashback)
- Mizushima Marika
- Matsuyama Dalia
- Hidaka Saori
- Laura Bradley
- Aimoto Rinku
- Akashi Maho
- Togetsu Rei
- Ohnaruto Muni
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Trivia[]
- The public tag for the tweets related to this episode is #Merm4id色 (lit. The Color of Merm4id?).
- After the episode's airdate, Groovy Mix held a "MVP" voting contest in which players could vote for the character they felt did the most in that week's episode. The winner for both Japanese and English servers was Hidaka Saori.[1][2]