Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! (2024) s01e01 Episode Script
Professional Childhood Friend Yanami Anna's Style of Losing
[NUKUMIZU]
They say seven out of ten
high school relationships
fall apart within a year.
Once you get past graduation,
almost all those couples
are destined to break up.
Despite that,
people get swept up in love
♪
In the tears.
In the laughter.
I don't have
a lot of confidence
in myself, or reality.
I doubt that
I'll ever find my world
changed by a fleeting
relationship.
But sometimes,
I can't help but wonder.
What ifwhat if it did
happen for me?
♪
What if I found my very
own teary-eyed heroine?
♪
What if I was the main
character?
♪
If that happened.
What would I think about it?
[KURUMI]
You did your best, big brother!
It must've been hard.
[KURUMI, NUKUMIZU]
"I know how dedicated you are,
so if you need someone
to lean on."
"Your little Kurumi will be
right here waiting for you."
[sighs]
[drink fizzing]
[NUKUMIZU]
This book's the best yet!
Now, onto the climax!
Every volume ends
with at least
20 pages of pampering!
[ANNA]
You can't, Sosuke!
-[gasps]
-What are you thinking?
You can't afford
to waste time here!
[NUKUMIZU] That's Anna Yanami
from my class.
And Sosuke Hakamada.
Sure picked a weird place
for a lover's quarrel.
[ANNA] If you don't go see
her right now,
Karen is gonna leave
for England!
Doesn't that bother you?
[NUKUMIZU]
Isn't Karen the girl
who transferred here recently?
[KAREN]
I know you!
You're that pervert
from earlier!
[NUKUMIZU]
She's transferring again?
To England?
Talk about pacing problems!
Karen said goodbye to me.
Her mind is already made up.
She said goodbye early to see
if you were going
to fight for her!
-How could you know that?
-Because I would!
Sosuke.
Don't you understand?
I feel the same way.
[gasps]
Anna, I
I
[gasps]
You should go.
I'm sure
Karen's waiting for you.
[chuckle]
I'm sorry.
Don't apologize. Idiot.
[NUKUMIZU] Probably best
if I pretend I didn't see that.
[gulps]
[gasps]
Please, no! Put the straw down!
[sighs]
♪
[NUKUMIZU]
Don't do it!
That's so painfully desperate!
I can't stand it!
Ugh!
[slurps]
[sighs]
[groans]
[FEMALE EMPLOYEE 01A]
Uh! Are you okay?
-Do you need some help?
-[coughing]
[NUKUMIZU] I'll pretend
I didn't see that either.
[coughing]
[ANNA]
Sosuke and I,
we've been friends
since we were little.
-Uh, oh.
-[ANNA] One day,
he made me ring
out of white clover.
And he promised me.
Well,
I'd be his wife.
-Whoa, easy!
-[cries loud]
-[ANNA] He promised!
-Yanami!
-Are you gonna be all right?
-He promised!
[indistinct chatter]
[NUKUMIZU]
Have some tea.
-It should help you
calm down a bit. -[sniffles]
I sure hope so.
Aren't we in the same
class together.
-Nukumizu, right?
-[NUKUMIZU] Huh?
You're asking me now?
That's good. Thank you.
It's rosehip tea.
It's supposed to be
good for your skin.
[ANNA]
My skin?
I don't have anyone
to show it off to.
[NUKUMIZU]
That's way too graphic for me!
[FEMALE EMPLOYEE 01B]
One order of extra-large fries.
Yeah!
[chuckles]
[NUKUMIZU]
I didn't order any fries.
[ANNA] You're cool
with honey mustard
-and cod roe mayo, right?
-[gasps]
Hold on,
so you ordered the fries?
[chomping]
Karen's a really good
friend of mine and everything.
But still,
the girl just got here!
She transferred
to our school in May,
so who does she think she is?
Don't the 12 years
I've known Sosuke
count for anything, huh?
Right, but back to the fries.
I didn't order them,
so was it you, or not?
[ANNA] Sosuke promised
he'd marry me one day,
isn't that mean?
What a liar. Don't you think?
I guess my answer depends on
when the promise was made.
It was even before
elementary school!
So we must've been
four or five!
[NUKUMIZU]
Yeah, that doesn't count.
Is he cheating on me, then?
You gotta date to cheat.
Are you?
Are we dating? Technically, no!
-[chuckles]
-You You're not?
Then that's not
cheating at all.
I need you to tell me
you understand that!
I mean, it was basically
like we are half-dating,
though.
And then she moved
on in on my man
with those cow udders of hers,
that snake in the grass!
[NUKUMIZU] I'm lost,
is she a cow or a snake?
[ANNA]
But I get it.
If only I'd worked up
the courage sooner,
then things might not have
ended up like this.
[NUKUMIZU]
Yeah, maybe you're right.
Sorry, I'm such
a freaking mess today.
[NUKUMIZU] Don't worry,
that's totally fine.
[NUKUMIZU] You owe me
an apology, but not for that.
[ANNA] But I'm okay now.
Sosuke's happy.
That's all that matters.
I'm okay. I'm gonna have to be.
[NUKUMIZU] A truly spectacular
reaction to being rejected.
Speaking of,
I think there's a term
that perfectly describes
girls like her.
♪
No doubt about it.
Anna Yanami.
You are a "losing heroine."
[chuckles]
♪
Hey!
[NUKUMIZU] Few people realize
the water faucet
you choose affects the flavor.
But me?
I know
all the subtle differences.
In the morning,
the water from this faucet
is the best one.
This tap is the farthest one
from the water tank
on the roof.
That means it's got the lowest
-concentration of chlorine.
-Which one?
[NUKUMIZU]
Once I'm good and hydrated,
I plan my route to class
carefully
so I can get there
at the perfect time.
If I get there too soon,
there's a chance
I'll find someone
sitting at my desk,
which is always annoying.
Nailed it.
[gasps]
[NUKUMIZU]
That's my seat.
Ah, man.
I guess that explains it.
[sighs]
[indistinct chatter]
Oh, hey.
The archery team
made it to the nationals
for the third year in a row.
-Impressive. -[KAREN]
Okay, then the three of us
should eat lunch together!
[ANNA] I'm gonna have
to pass this time.
You have fun, though.
I'm sure you and Sosuke
will manage to find
something to do.
[KAREN]
Anna!
I'm really lucky to have you
as my best friend.
You know that?
[NUKUMIZU]
Yeah, right.
She called you a snake
in the grass yesterday.
Wellmaybe
Yanami's over it by now.
Nope.
She is not over it by now.
[sighs]
-[NUKUMIZU] Hey, excuse me.
-Lemme go, lemme go,
lemme go, lemme go.
Sorry to bug you but,
Yanami, you're on duty, right?
Ms. Amanatsu's asking
for your help
in the printing room.
[ANNA] Oh, you don't say!
I'm on my way.
[ANNA]
Nukumizu.
Did you say that just
to help me get out of there?
[NUKUMIZU]
Yeah, kind of.
Well, thank you.
Another second
and I would've had my hands
in a death grip
on Karen's boobs.
[NUKUMIZU] She's saying that
with a straight face?
Hey, by the way.
You remember
how I paid for you on Friday?
[ANNA] Oh, yeah.
Thanks for that. Really.
I don't have my wallet with me,
but maybe you can meet me
on the emergency
stairs at lunch?
Huh?
The fire escape.
What do you say?
Sure, as long as you plan
on paying me back.
Did you know that they start
Oh. They started dating
this weekend,
so why did they invite me
to lunch?
We're supposed to be friends,
you know.
But it feels like
they're trying to hurt me more.
[NUKUMIZU] Are you sure
you guys are friends?
[AMANATSU]
Hey! Yanami!
What are you doing?
Class is about to st
Ms. Amana! Are you okay?
[AMANATSU]
Ow, ow. I'm fine.
Ms. Amanatsu.
I'm pretty sure
these are the wrong
lesson materials.
I don't know who you think
you're talking to, kid,
but you're a second year now,
and we cover
the Byzantine Empire!
Viva. Byzantine!
Actually, we're first years
and your next class is ours.
Huh?
[NUKUMIZU]
And believe it or not.
I'm one of your students, too.
-[AMANATSU] Byzantine?
-[ANNA] Not Byzantine.
[indistinct chatter]
[insects chirping]
[sighs]
[ANNA]
Please save me.
'Cause I'm gonna die.
They want to do karaoke,
and I literally can't think
of anything worse.
That sounds fun.
It's not fun!
They're gonna make me
listen to them sing a duet!
Oh, I get it.
You've wanted me
dead from the start.
No, I
Sorry.
Good luck, though.
So, about the money
you owe me from Frid--
[ANNA]
That night.
I even got a message
from Sosuke's sister,
saying, "I can't get
a hold of Sosuke.
Are you two together?"
Now, why in the world
didn't he see her messages?
-I wonder.
-[NUKUMIZU] Somebody help.
[ANNA]
I wonder. I wonder!
[gasps]
I'm sorry.
This isn't something
I can talk about
with my friends
and acquaintances, so
[NUKUMIZU] I didn't even make
the cut for acquaintance?
[exhale sharply]
Hey, uh.
Sorry for the timing,
but I have a receipt.
Here you go.
Can you pay me back now?
Yeah, least I can do
after you saved my life.
Now, let's see here.
Oh. Was the number
always this big?
[NUKUMIZU] Yeah, you, um,
got those watermelon pancakes,
-too, remember?
-[ANNA] Ah.
[NUKUMIZU] And also
a pork shabu udon salad.
Yeah, 'cause salads
don't make you gain weight.
[NUKUMIZU] I'm not opposed
to your faith in salads.
Not at all.
[ANNA]
What if, instead of money,
I figured out another way
to pay you back?
[NUKUMIZU]
Another way?
[ANNA]
Hm.
Um, the thing is
I'm not actually
very good at it.
So, I'm not sure
if you'll be satisfied.
But, Sosuke.
He always used to say
he really liked it.
[NUKUMIZU]
Huh? What? No way!
Does she mean
what I think she means?
This is bad!
We can't do that,
we're at school!
-I just wish.
-No, wai--
I wish that
I were a better cook!
But I'll make a bento for you!
A bento?
[ANNA]
Sure, what else?
Oh. Yeah!
A bento, of course.
It'll probably take more than
one to pay me back, though.
Obviously.
I'll make you one every day
until I've paid off
all the money I owe you.
Yeah, I, uh
-I'm not so sure.
-We've got a deal!
Meet me here tomorrow, okay?
[chomping]
[groans]
[NUKUMIZU]
Right.
I'm looking forward to it.
-Oh, he said that.
-[laughing]
[bell tolling]
[KOMARI]
Uh. Excuse me.
You're Nukumizu, right?
Hello! I'm a first year.
And, um. I'm in the lit
[gags]
[coughs]
[NUKUMIZU]
Huh? Who? From where?
[gasps]
I'm um, Komari, from lit club.
Chika Komari.
-Hey, so
-[gasps]
I kinda need to talk to you
about the club.
You do?
What does the lit club
want with me?
Well, you see
Uh!
[inhales]
Nukumizu. You're in lit club!
Huh?
Huh?
[NUKUMIZU]
Come to think of it.
Just after I started here,
I think someone did talk me
into signing up
for the literature club.
[tapping]
"The student council
just sent out a warning
regarding members
who aren't participating
enough in the club?"
[KOTO]
You're Nukumizu, aren't you?
It's been a while.
Yeah, I'm sorry.
Guess,
I've kind of been ghosting.
The important thing is that
you came back.
Koto Tskinoki, third year,
and vice president.
Do you remember me?
[NUKUMIZU]
Oh, sure. Of course, I do.
[NUKUMIZU]
Of course. I'm lying.
Not a bad selection.
You can borrow
whatever you want.
Except for the Dazai
or Mishima,
don't even touch those.
The student council
has had their eyes
on us lately.
Sorry to say it,
but you're gonna be
stuck with us
until further notice.
See ya later.
And I meant what I said.
No Dazai. No Mishima.
Uh
[NUKUMIZU]
Putting aside the BL.
There's a bunch of popular
series I haven't read yet.
I don't need to worry
about lunch money for a while.
Maybe I can use those
funds to catch up
on a few series the
literature club doesn't have.
[KAJU]
You should buy
"You're the Innocent
Queen of Darkness."
At least up to volume five,
when my favorite character
starts turning
to the dark side and--
Kaju.
Why are you in my room?
Oh, I'm almost always
in your room, silly.
You just don't notice.
[NUKUMIZU]
What a creepy thing to say.
[KAJU]
So, how's it going?
Have you made any friends
at school yet?
[groans]
Have no fear,
your little sister's here!
I've got a fool-proof plan
that'll have people clambering
to be your friend in no time!
We'll start with a chara-ben!
-Hm?
-That's right!
A character bento
is the perfect conversation
starter and the first step
to winning people over!
About that, uhI'm okay.
I've kind of got someone
making lunch for me now.
[gasps]
Tell me everything!
Does that mean
you're finally dating somebody?
-No! You've got it all wrong!
-Oh, yeah, of course not!
It's impossible for someone
with no friends to have
a girlfriend.
But isn't it a little strange
to have a non-friend,
non-girlfriend
making you lunch?
What's with that?
It's simple.
I paid for a girl
to make me lunches.
[KAJU]
Oh, you met a working girl?
So, you must have bought
the "bento lunch service,"
then!
My friends told me
all about that one.
-[NUKUMIZU] Kaju.
-[KAJU] Yeah, what's up?
[NUKUMIZU] I keep telling you,
find better friends.
[ANNA]
Isn't that mean?
What is?
I'm talking about you, jerk!
I asked you for help
yesterday, remember?
Thanks to you
I had to listen to the happy
couple sing duets together.
Can you imagine how that felt?
Yeah, tough break.
So, what about lunch?
[ANNA]
Fine. Here you go.
Okay. What's this?
Things didn't go exactly
as I planned, all right?
I tried to make two bentos
but my mom was like,
"Oh, I'm sure
Sosuke will be thrilled!"
Isn't this
from a convenience store?
Like I said, I couldn't
make enough for two, today.
I was humiliated.
[NUKUMIZU] Well, the packaging
is hand-made, but
Let's say 268 yen.
Cheap!
[NUKUMIZU] That's literally
how much it cost.
[smirks]
[NUKUMIZU]
Fine, 300.
Anyway, quit.
Why'd you even go?
Weren't you trying to keep
your distance from them?
I'm managing the mood.
Everyone's walking
on eggshells.
I mean,
we were always together.
And now people are like,
"Oh, yeah?
Yanami got dumped?"
I gotta do something.
I see. I don't know what to
We'll call it 350.
Hmm.
[indistinct chatter]
Hey, I heard you
joined the lit club.
And I also heard you guys
have the complete works
of Abe Kobo.
Think I could borrow
them sometime?
Uh, maybe.
I'm not really sure.
I'll check and get back to you.
[AYANO]
Thanks.
Mitsuki!
I don't feel like
going to my club today,
so I'm skipping.
You wanna get something
to eat with me?
Sorry. I have cram school
this evening.
C'mon.
You're only a first-year.
If you study too much,
it'll make you dumber,
you know?
-[laughing] -[AYANO]
And if you don't study at all,
they'll end up holding
you back a grade.
Hey, Mitsuki.
We're going to be late
for cram school
if we don't get going soon.
Oh, Chihaya.
I'll be right there.
See you later, Lemon.
Hm. Yeah, see ya.
Hey, you and Mitsuki
are friends, aren't you?
Friends?
No, I wouldn't go that far.
-We're in the same
cram school. So -Oh!
Then you can tell me
who that girl was!
Uh, yeah.
Her name is Asagumo, I think?
She and Ayano
are in the advanced course.
[LEMON]
Advanced course, huh?
Is that his type, then?
I never knew Mitsuki
was into smart girls.
What are your intentions
toward him, Lemon?
-[gasps]
-What? Nothing!
Ever since elementary school,
-we've been in class together
is all. -Sounds to me like
you two are childhood friends.
So, that's how it is.
Then she must be
the homewrecker.
"The homewrecker?"
Listen up, Nukumizu.
There are only two types
of girls in this world.
There are childhood friends
and then
there are the homewreckers.
[NUKUMIZU]
I see. Only two types.
Hey, be honest,
do you think something's
going on between them?
From the looks of it
they were pretty friendly.
But they also met
only recently.
Maybe they're just
hanging out as friends!
That's right!
They're just hanging out
as friends!
Yeah! Gotta be!
I knew you'd see it
my way, Yanami!
[ANNA]
You know what, Lemon?
I'm starting to think
you and I might have
-a lot in common!
-Yeah.
[ANNA]
I'll be rooting for you!
[whimpering]
They're asking me
to hang out again today.
"Wanna come study
at Karen's house after school?"
You can always say, "no."
Say no?
But if I don't go,
then it'll be just
the two of them!
Yeah, it's a real pickle.
Now, what's for lunch?
Very helpful.
You're not really
Mister Popular.
Starting to see why.
[NUKUMIZU]
I don't need that from you.
[ANNA]
Hold the lid a minute.
[gasps]
I can only use one
lunchbox right now.
I had to really stuff
two servings in there,
but I think I did
a pretty good job.
Okay, it's time to eat.
So, what's the verdict?
How much is that worth?
[NUKUMIZU]
I'm thinking 400.
Hey, that's not bad at all!
If I keep it going like this,
I can have it paid off
by summer break, huh?
♪
[chomping]
[indistinct chatter]
♪
[sighs]
♪
♪
[wind whooshing]
♪
There's a great view
of the field from here.
Yeah.
I bet.
Hey, look!
That's Lemon, isn't it?
Check it out.
She sure is fast, isn't she?
She placed
in the prefectural competition.
How do you know that?
I'm no slouch
when it comes to reading
the announcement board.
Well, good for her.
She's so cool.
[wind whooshing]
♪
I got dumped.
I really got dumped.
I knew that already, of course.
But it feels like
my body finally
caught up with my brain.
I was standing here thinking,
"Wow, Lemon sure can run."
Then suddenly,
"Wow, I sure got dumped."
It's hard to explain.
Not something
you can understand unless
you've been dumped
flat on your face.
I guess that makes sense.
[ANNA] The worst part is that
nothing changes afterward.
Doesn't even feel like
a fresh start.
It's like everything
just keeps moving.
So you have
to keep moving, too.
I've never been dumped before,
so I don't really get it.
Oh, wow. What a lady killer.
[chuckles]
♪
[NUKUMIZU]
They say that seven out of ten
high school relationships
fall apart within a year.
♪
Once you get past graduation,
almost all those couples
are destined to break up.
Despite that,
people get swept up in love.
In the tears. In the laughter.
♪
I don't have a lot
of confidence in myself,
or reality.
I doubt that I'll ever
find my world changed
by a fleeting relationship.
♪
But sometimes,
I can't help but wonder.
What if-What if it did
happen for me?
What if I found my very
own teary-eyed heroine?
♪
What if I was
the main character?
♪
If that happened.
[wind whooshing]
[cloth fluttering]
[grunts]
[chuckles]
[NUKUMIZU]
What would I think about it?
♪
They say seven out of ten
high school relationships
fall apart within a year.
Once you get past graduation,
almost all those couples
are destined to break up.
Despite that,
people get swept up in love
♪
In the tears.
In the laughter.
I don't have
a lot of confidence
in myself, or reality.
I doubt that
I'll ever find my world
changed by a fleeting
relationship.
But sometimes,
I can't help but wonder.
What ifwhat if it did
happen for me?
♪
What if I found my very
own teary-eyed heroine?
♪
What if I was the main
character?
♪
If that happened.
What would I think about it?
[KURUMI]
You did your best, big brother!
It must've been hard.
[KURUMI, NUKUMIZU]
"I know how dedicated you are,
so if you need someone
to lean on."
"Your little Kurumi will be
right here waiting for you."
[sighs]
[drink fizzing]
[NUKUMIZU]
This book's the best yet!
Now, onto the climax!
Every volume ends
with at least
20 pages of pampering!
[ANNA]
You can't, Sosuke!
-[gasps]
-What are you thinking?
You can't afford
to waste time here!
[NUKUMIZU] That's Anna Yanami
from my class.
And Sosuke Hakamada.
Sure picked a weird place
for a lover's quarrel.
[ANNA] If you don't go see
her right now,
Karen is gonna leave
for England!
Doesn't that bother you?
[NUKUMIZU]
Isn't Karen the girl
who transferred here recently?
[KAREN]
I know you!
You're that pervert
from earlier!
[NUKUMIZU]
She's transferring again?
To England?
Talk about pacing problems!
Karen said goodbye to me.
Her mind is already made up.
She said goodbye early to see
if you were going
to fight for her!
-How could you know that?
-Because I would!
Sosuke.
Don't you understand?
I feel the same way.
[gasps]
Anna, I
I
[gasps]
You should go.
I'm sure
Karen's waiting for you.
[chuckle]
I'm sorry.
Don't apologize. Idiot.
[NUKUMIZU] Probably best
if I pretend I didn't see that.
[gulps]
[gasps]
Please, no! Put the straw down!
[sighs]
♪
[NUKUMIZU]
Don't do it!
That's so painfully desperate!
I can't stand it!
Ugh!
[slurps]
[sighs]
[groans]
[FEMALE EMPLOYEE 01A]
Uh! Are you okay?
-Do you need some help?
-[coughing]
[NUKUMIZU] I'll pretend
I didn't see that either.
[coughing]
[ANNA]
Sosuke and I,
we've been friends
since we were little.
-Uh, oh.
-[ANNA] One day,
he made me ring
out of white clover.
And he promised me.
Well,
I'd be his wife.
-Whoa, easy!
-[cries loud]
-[ANNA] He promised!
-Yanami!
-Are you gonna be all right?
-He promised!
[indistinct chatter]
[NUKUMIZU]
Have some tea.
-It should help you
calm down a bit. -[sniffles]
I sure hope so.
Aren't we in the same
class together.
-Nukumizu, right?
-[NUKUMIZU] Huh?
You're asking me now?
That's good. Thank you.
It's rosehip tea.
It's supposed to be
good for your skin.
[ANNA]
My skin?
I don't have anyone
to show it off to.
[NUKUMIZU]
That's way too graphic for me!
[FEMALE EMPLOYEE 01B]
One order of extra-large fries.
Yeah!
[chuckles]
[NUKUMIZU]
I didn't order any fries.
[ANNA] You're cool
with honey mustard
-and cod roe mayo, right?
-[gasps]
Hold on,
so you ordered the fries?
[chomping]
Karen's a really good
friend of mine and everything.
But still,
the girl just got here!
She transferred
to our school in May,
so who does she think she is?
Don't the 12 years
I've known Sosuke
count for anything, huh?
Right, but back to the fries.
I didn't order them,
so was it you, or not?
[ANNA] Sosuke promised
he'd marry me one day,
isn't that mean?
What a liar. Don't you think?
I guess my answer depends on
when the promise was made.
It was even before
elementary school!
So we must've been
four or five!
[NUKUMIZU]
Yeah, that doesn't count.
Is he cheating on me, then?
You gotta date to cheat.
Are you?
Are we dating? Technically, no!
-[chuckles]
-You You're not?
Then that's not
cheating at all.
I need you to tell me
you understand that!
I mean, it was basically
like we are half-dating,
though.
And then she moved
on in on my man
with those cow udders of hers,
that snake in the grass!
[NUKUMIZU] I'm lost,
is she a cow or a snake?
[ANNA]
But I get it.
If only I'd worked up
the courage sooner,
then things might not have
ended up like this.
[NUKUMIZU]
Yeah, maybe you're right.
Sorry, I'm such
a freaking mess today.
[NUKUMIZU] Don't worry,
that's totally fine.
[NUKUMIZU] You owe me
an apology, but not for that.
[ANNA] But I'm okay now.
Sosuke's happy.
That's all that matters.
I'm okay. I'm gonna have to be.
[NUKUMIZU] A truly spectacular
reaction to being rejected.
Speaking of,
I think there's a term
that perfectly describes
girls like her.
♪
No doubt about it.
Anna Yanami.
You are a "losing heroine."
[chuckles]
♪
Hey!
[NUKUMIZU] Few people realize
the water faucet
you choose affects the flavor.
But me?
I know
all the subtle differences.
In the morning,
the water from this faucet
is the best one.
This tap is the farthest one
from the water tank
on the roof.
That means it's got the lowest
-concentration of chlorine.
-Which one?
[NUKUMIZU]
Once I'm good and hydrated,
I plan my route to class
carefully
so I can get there
at the perfect time.
If I get there too soon,
there's a chance
I'll find someone
sitting at my desk,
which is always annoying.
Nailed it.
[gasps]
[NUKUMIZU]
That's my seat.
Ah, man.
I guess that explains it.
[sighs]
[indistinct chatter]
Oh, hey.
The archery team
made it to the nationals
for the third year in a row.
-Impressive. -[KAREN]
Okay, then the three of us
should eat lunch together!
[ANNA] I'm gonna have
to pass this time.
You have fun, though.
I'm sure you and Sosuke
will manage to find
something to do.
[KAREN]
Anna!
I'm really lucky to have you
as my best friend.
You know that?
[NUKUMIZU]
Yeah, right.
She called you a snake
in the grass yesterday.
Wellmaybe
Yanami's over it by now.
Nope.
She is not over it by now.
[sighs]
-[NUKUMIZU] Hey, excuse me.
-Lemme go, lemme go,
lemme go, lemme go.
Sorry to bug you but,
Yanami, you're on duty, right?
Ms. Amanatsu's asking
for your help
in the printing room.
[ANNA] Oh, you don't say!
I'm on my way.
[ANNA]
Nukumizu.
Did you say that just
to help me get out of there?
[NUKUMIZU]
Yeah, kind of.
Well, thank you.
Another second
and I would've had my hands
in a death grip
on Karen's boobs.
[NUKUMIZU] She's saying that
with a straight face?
Hey, by the way.
You remember
how I paid for you on Friday?
[ANNA] Oh, yeah.
Thanks for that. Really.
I don't have my wallet with me,
but maybe you can meet me
on the emergency
stairs at lunch?
Huh?
The fire escape.
What do you say?
Sure, as long as you plan
on paying me back.
Did you know that they start
Oh. They started dating
this weekend,
so why did they invite me
to lunch?
We're supposed to be friends,
you know.
But it feels like
they're trying to hurt me more.
[NUKUMIZU] Are you sure
you guys are friends?
[AMANATSU]
Hey! Yanami!
What are you doing?
Class is about to st
Ms. Amana! Are you okay?
[AMANATSU]
Ow, ow. I'm fine.
Ms. Amanatsu.
I'm pretty sure
these are the wrong
lesson materials.
I don't know who you think
you're talking to, kid,
but you're a second year now,
and we cover
the Byzantine Empire!
Viva. Byzantine!
Actually, we're first years
and your next class is ours.
Huh?
[NUKUMIZU]
And believe it or not.
I'm one of your students, too.
-[AMANATSU] Byzantine?
-[ANNA] Not Byzantine.
[indistinct chatter]
[insects chirping]
[sighs]
[ANNA]
Please save me.
'Cause I'm gonna die.
They want to do karaoke,
and I literally can't think
of anything worse.
That sounds fun.
It's not fun!
They're gonna make me
listen to them sing a duet!
Oh, I get it.
You've wanted me
dead from the start.
No, I
Sorry.
Good luck, though.
So, about the money
you owe me from Frid--
[ANNA]
That night.
I even got a message
from Sosuke's sister,
saying, "I can't get
a hold of Sosuke.
Are you two together?"
Now, why in the world
didn't he see her messages?
-I wonder.
-[NUKUMIZU] Somebody help.
[ANNA]
I wonder. I wonder!
[gasps]
I'm sorry.
This isn't something
I can talk about
with my friends
and acquaintances, so
[NUKUMIZU] I didn't even make
the cut for acquaintance?
[exhale sharply]
Hey, uh.
Sorry for the timing,
but I have a receipt.
Here you go.
Can you pay me back now?
Yeah, least I can do
after you saved my life.
Now, let's see here.
Oh. Was the number
always this big?
[NUKUMIZU] Yeah, you, um,
got those watermelon pancakes,
-too, remember?
-[ANNA] Ah.
[NUKUMIZU] And also
a pork shabu udon salad.
Yeah, 'cause salads
don't make you gain weight.
[NUKUMIZU] I'm not opposed
to your faith in salads.
Not at all.
[ANNA]
What if, instead of money,
I figured out another way
to pay you back?
[NUKUMIZU]
Another way?
[ANNA]
Hm.
Um, the thing is
I'm not actually
very good at it.
So, I'm not sure
if you'll be satisfied.
But, Sosuke.
He always used to say
he really liked it.
[NUKUMIZU]
Huh? What? No way!
Does she mean
what I think she means?
This is bad!
We can't do that,
we're at school!
-I just wish.
-No, wai--
I wish that
I were a better cook!
But I'll make a bento for you!
A bento?
[ANNA]
Sure, what else?
Oh. Yeah!
A bento, of course.
It'll probably take more than
one to pay me back, though.
Obviously.
I'll make you one every day
until I've paid off
all the money I owe you.
Yeah, I, uh
-I'm not so sure.
-We've got a deal!
Meet me here tomorrow, okay?
[chomping]
[groans]
[NUKUMIZU]
Right.
I'm looking forward to it.
-Oh, he said that.
-[laughing]
[bell tolling]
[KOMARI]
Uh. Excuse me.
You're Nukumizu, right?
Hello! I'm a first year.
And, um. I'm in the lit
[gags]
[coughs]
[NUKUMIZU]
Huh? Who? From where?
[gasps]
I'm um, Komari, from lit club.
Chika Komari.
-Hey, so
-[gasps]
I kinda need to talk to you
about the club.
You do?
What does the lit club
want with me?
Well, you see
Uh!
[inhales]
Nukumizu. You're in lit club!
Huh?
Huh?
[NUKUMIZU]
Come to think of it.
Just after I started here,
I think someone did talk me
into signing up
for the literature club.
[tapping]
"The student council
just sent out a warning
regarding members
who aren't participating
enough in the club?"
[KOTO]
You're Nukumizu, aren't you?
It's been a while.
Yeah, I'm sorry.
Guess,
I've kind of been ghosting.
The important thing is that
you came back.
Koto Tskinoki, third year,
and vice president.
Do you remember me?
[NUKUMIZU]
Oh, sure. Of course, I do.
[NUKUMIZU]
Of course. I'm lying.
Not a bad selection.
You can borrow
whatever you want.
Except for the Dazai
or Mishima,
don't even touch those.
The student council
has had their eyes
on us lately.
Sorry to say it,
but you're gonna be
stuck with us
until further notice.
See ya later.
And I meant what I said.
No Dazai. No Mishima.
Uh
[NUKUMIZU]
Putting aside the BL.
There's a bunch of popular
series I haven't read yet.
I don't need to worry
about lunch money for a while.
Maybe I can use those
funds to catch up
on a few series the
literature club doesn't have.
[KAJU]
You should buy
"You're the Innocent
Queen of Darkness."
At least up to volume five,
when my favorite character
starts turning
to the dark side and--
Kaju.
Why are you in my room?
Oh, I'm almost always
in your room, silly.
You just don't notice.
[NUKUMIZU]
What a creepy thing to say.
[KAJU]
So, how's it going?
Have you made any friends
at school yet?
[groans]
Have no fear,
your little sister's here!
I've got a fool-proof plan
that'll have people clambering
to be your friend in no time!
We'll start with a chara-ben!
-Hm?
-That's right!
A character bento
is the perfect conversation
starter and the first step
to winning people over!
About that, uhI'm okay.
I've kind of got someone
making lunch for me now.
[gasps]
Tell me everything!
Does that mean
you're finally dating somebody?
-No! You've got it all wrong!
-Oh, yeah, of course not!
It's impossible for someone
with no friends to have
a girlfriend.
But isn't it a little strange
to have a non-friend,
non-girlfriend
making you lunch?
What's with that?
It's simple.
I paid for a girl
to make me lunches.
[KAJU]
Oh, you met a working girl?
So, you must have bought
the "bento lunch service,"
then!
My friends told me
all about that one.
-[NUKUMIZU] Kaju.
-[KAJU] Yeah, what's up?
[NUKUMIZU] I keep telling you,
find better friends.
[ANNA]
Isn't that mean?
What is?
I'm talking about you, jerk!
I asked you for help
yesterday, remember?
Thanks to you
I had to listen to the happy
couple sing duets together.
Can you imagine how that felt?
Yeah, tough break.
So, what about lunch?
[ANNA]
Fine. Here you go.
Okay. What's this?
Things didn't go exactly
as I planned, all right?
I tried to make two bentos
but my mom was like,
"Oh, I'm sure
Sosuke will be thrilled!"
Isn't this
from a convenience store?
Like I said, I couldn't
make enough for two, today.
I was humiliated.
[NUKUMIZU] Well, the packaging
is hand-made, but
Let's say 268 yen.
Cheap!
[NUKUMIZU] That's literally
how much it cost.
[smirks]
[NUKUMIZU]
Fine, 300.
Anyway, quit.
Why'd you even go?
Weren't you trying to keep
your distance from them?
I'm managing the mood.
Everyone's walking
on eggshells.
I mean,
we were always together.
And now people are like,
"Oh, yeah?
Yanami got dumped?"
I gotta do something.
I see. I don't know what to
We'll call it 350.
Hmm.
[indistinct chatter]
Hey, I heard you
joined the lit club.
And I also heard you guys
have the complete works
of Abe Kobo.
Think I could borrow
them sometime?
Uh, maybe.
I'm not really sure.
I'll check and get back to you.
[AYANO]
Thanks.
Mitsuki!
I don't feel like
going to my club today,
so I'm skipping.
You wanna get something
to eat with me?
Sorry. I have cram school
this evening.
C'mon.
You're only a first-year.
If you study too much,
it'll make you dumber,
you know?
-[laughing] -[AYANO]
And if you don't study at all,
they'll end up holding
you back a grade.
Hey, Mitsuki.
We're going to be late
for cram school
if we don't get going soon.
Oh, Chihaya.
I'll be right there.
See you later, Lemon.
Hm. Yeah, see ya.
Hey, you and Mitsuki
are friends, aren't you?
Friends?
No, I wouldn't go that far.
-We're in the same
cram school. So -Oh!
Then you can tell me
who that girl was!
Uh, yeah.
Her name is Asagumo, I think?
She and Ayano
are in the advanced course.
[LEMON]
Advanced course, huh?
Is that his type, then?
I never knew Mitsuki
was into smart girls.
What are your intentions
toward him, Lemon?
-[gasps]
-What? Nothing!
Ever since elementary school,
-we've been in class together
is all. -Sounds to me like
you two are childhood friends.
So, that's how it is.
Then she must be
the homewrecker.
"The homewrecker?"
Listen up, Nukumizu.
There are only two types
of girls in this world.
There are childhood friends
and then
there are the homewreckers.
[NUKUMIZU]
I see. Only two types.
Hey, be honest,
do you think something's
going on between them?
From the looks of it
they were pretty friendly.
But they also met
only recently.
Maybe they're just
hanging out as friends!
That's right!
They're just hanging out
as friends!
Yeah! Gotta be!
I knew you'd see it
my way, Yanami!
[ANNA]
You know what, Lemon?
I'm starting to think
you and I might have
-a lot in common!
-Yeah.
[ANNA]
I'll be rooting for you!
[whimpering]
They're asking me
to hang out again today.
"Wanna come study
at Karen's house after school?"
You can always say, "no."
Say no?
But if I don't go,
then it'll be just
the two of them!
Yeah, it's a real pickle.
Now, what's for lunch?
Very helpful.
You're not really
Mister Popular.
Starting to see why.
[NUKUMIZU]
I don't need that from you.
[ANNA]
Hold the lid a minute.
[gasps]
I can only use one
lunchbox right now.
I had to really stuff
two servings in there,
but I think I did
a pretty good job.
Okay, it's time to eat.
So, what's the verdict?
How much is that worth?
[NUKUMIZU]
I'm thinking 400.
Hey, that's not bad at all!
If I keep it going like this,
I can have it paid off
by summer break, huh?
♪
[chomping]
[indistinct chatter]
♪
[sighs]
♪
♪
[wind whooshing]
♪
There's a great view
of the field from here.
Yeah.
I bet.
Hey, look!
That's Lemon, isn't it?
Check it out.
She sure is fast, isn't she?
She placed
in the prefectural competition.
How do you know that?
I'm no slouch
when it comes to reading
the announcement board.
Well, good for her.
She's so cool.
[wind whooshing]
♪
I got dumped.
I really got dumped.
I knew that already, of course.
But it feels like
my body finally
caught up with my brain.
I was standing here thinking,
"Wow, Lemon sure can run."
Then suddenly,
"Wow, I sure got dumped."
It's hard to explain.
Not something
you can understand unless
you've been dumped
flat on your face.
I guess that makes sense.
[ANNA] The worst part is that
nothing changes afterward.
Doesn't even feel like
a fresh start.
It's like everything
just keeps moving.
So you have
to keep moving, too.
I've never been dumped before,
so I don't really get it.
Oh, wow. What a lady killer.
[chuckles]
♪
[NUKUMIZU]
They say that seven out of ten
high school relationships
fall apart within a year.
♪
Once you get past graduation,
almost all those couples
are destined to break up.
Despite that,
people get swept up in love.
In the tears. In the laughter.
♪
I don't have a lot
of confidence in myself,
or reality.
I doubt that I'll ever
find my world changed
by a fleeting relationship.
♪
But sometimes,
I can't help but wonder.
What if-What if it did
happen for me?
What if I found my very
own teary-eyed heroine?
♪
What if I was
the main character?
♪
If that happened.
[wind whooshing]
[cloth fluttering]
[grunts]
[chuckles]
[NUKUMIZU]
What would I think about it?
♪