Sakura Quest Season 1 Episode 12 The Dawn Guild
- TV-14
- June 22, 2017
- 23 min
The episode starts with the five girls of the "Queen's" team in the castle discussing the lack of tourism in Manoyama. Yoshino suggests that they hold another "foundational festival" to attract tourists. The other girls are not very optimistic about the idea, but Yoshino convinces them that it could work.
They go to the tourism office to check the schedule for other events in the upcoming weeks, but find that there are many events already scheduled that would compete with their festival. Ririko suggests holding an event they call "The Dawn Guild" to try to attract the attention of tourists.
It's then shown that Kumano-san has been struggling to come up with new ideas for the town's mascot, but he gets inspiration from a trinket shop and comes up with the idea of making a character called "Kitsubushi". He presents the idea to the team, but they are not very enthusiastic about it. Eventually, they all agree to give it a try.
As the festival approaches, the team struggles to get everything organized. The other events in the area are also taking place around the same time, making it difficult to attract visitors. However, they are able to secure a special guest for the event: the famous illustrator and animator, Tooru Ichii.
The event itself is a success, with many visitors coming to see the various activities and attractions. The girls are happy to see so many people enjoying themselves in Manoyama.
After the festival is over, everyone is exhausted. They all gather at the castle for a meeting and Yoshino announces that the famous animator, Tooru Ichii, wants to create an anime about Manoyama. The girls are thrilled at the idea, and the episode ends with them looking forward to the future.
Overall, this episode focuses on the girls' efforts to attract tourists to Manoyama and the difficulties they face. It also introduces Kumano-san's new mascot idea and the eventual success of the festival. The announcement of the anime at the end sets up for future episodes and leaves viewers excited to see what will happen next.