Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! (2024) s01e03 Episode Script

[footsteps approaching]
[knob squeaks]
[water trickling]
And then he took me out to eat.
Really?
[water trickling]
[water trickling]
[knob squeaks]
[sighs]
[gasps]
[whimpering]
[KOMARI]
What are you doing here?
I was thirsty, so I thought
I'd come get a drink of water.
But why here?
It's so far away.
I could ask you
the same question.
You fountain-hopping to avoid
going to class or something?
No, I'm not!
Shut up.
I've got an actual reason,
but don't laugh, okay?
[KOMARI] I'm doing research
on the school's water.
[NUKUMIZU]
Research, oh.
[whimpering]
I happen to know quite a bit
about the school's
water fountains.
Fine, then prove it!
Where do you get your
first drink in the morning?
[chuckles]
There's only one place
to start the day.
Second floor, west building,
next to the classroom.
Until around third period
the water in the pipes is still
from the day before.
[NUKUMIZU] There's
almost no chlorine taste.
[NUKUMIZU]
And it's cool in the morning,
even in the summer.
It's the best drinking water
on campus.
[chuckles]
[NUKUMIZU]
Hm?
That's so weak.
What?
How's it weak?
[KOMARI]
You,
you're using that fountain
completely wrong.
[KOMARI]
The one on the second floor
of the west building
is best during lunch.
[NUKUMIZU]
Are you hearing yourself?
The water from the upper floors
is terrible after noon.
The chlorine smell
gets so strong!
[NUKUMIZU]
And it comes out warm!
[KOMARI]
You amateur.
Everyone knows that warm water
is better for you.
It's easier on the stomach.
Sure,
but what about the chlorine.
[KOMARI]
Well,
once your nose adjusts
to the chlorine it
Why would that?
Wait,
don't tell me.
It covers up the smell
in the bathroom.
No way.
You eat lunch there?
Uh-huh
[NUKUMIZU]
I wish I'd never asked.
Just eat in the club room!
[MALE STUDENT 1]
The ending was a cliffhanger.
Yeah, to keep you hooked.
-Komari. Nukumizu.
-[gasps]
I almost
didn't see you over here.
[both whimpering]
[TAMAKI]
Glad I did, though.
Wanted to make sure to tell you
to come to the clubroom
after school.
Koto has
a big announcement to make.
Okay.
And that's that.
I'll see you later.
[footsteps receding]
[water trickles]
♪
[Koto clears throat]
[KOTO] I've gathered
you all here today
for an important mission.
[KOTO]
The time has come to set sail
and brave the open internet.
Our ship is the "Become
a Literary Icon" site.
[claps]
[Komari chuckles excitedly]
Can I ask
why we're doing this now?
The student council
got on my case
at the last club
presidents' meeting.
None of us are writing,
so they asked
how I could justify
listing composition
as an activity.
What?
It's Lit Club!
You haven't written anything?
[KOTO] It's much more fun
to imagine writing
than it is to do it.
If we published a zine
we'd have to pay
for paper and printing.
Not to mention distribution.
[NUKUMIZU]
Guess you're right.
Publishing online
really is the only route
that makes sense for us.
[KOTO]
And to get us started.
The Literature Club
will be holding
a training camp this weekend!
[BOTH]
Huh?
[KOTO] There was
a last-minute opening
at the youth house.
I was able to book two rooms.
[NUKUMIZU]
Hold on a second!
The weekend is only
two days from now!
Speed equals survival
in the dog-eat-dog world
of publishing.
[KOTO]
Hm?
[KOTO] [scoffs]
You don't get it, do you?
This is a rare opportunity.
And I know
just how to sell you on it.
You'll be canned.
[NUKUMIZU]
"Canned?"
Isn't that
when writers lock down
so they can focus?
Ah
[NUKUMIZU]
What is she so excited about?
I knew you'd understand!
Doesn't it sound fun?
Yeah! Mm-hmm.
Let's do it! Can me!
[KOTO] I'd like for each of you
to come up with a plot
you want to work
on this weekend.
[NUKUMIZU]
It might help if we knew
what you were going to write.
[Koto chuckles softly]
I've got plans for
an isekai reincarnation.
First, Mishima commits seppuku
and then wakes up
in another world.
[KOTO]
Dazai tries to follow him
by drowning himself
in the Tamagawa Aqueduct
and bam!
There's the intro.
But it's rated X,
so I wouldn't be able
to show it to you.
[bangs]
[gasps]
[NUKUMIZU]
Huh?
[SHIKIYA]
Rated X?
Not good.
No.
Shikiya?
[KOTO]
How long have you been there?
Did I hear you correctly?
You want to hold
a training camp?
With no proposal?
But how?
Calm down.
I'll fill out
the forms tomorrow.
[gasps]
Who's she?
She's from the student council.
[SHIKIYA]
The student council
is watching.
Always watching you.
Don't you think
the student council's
going a little hard on us,
Shikiya?
No.
All the other clubs
are facing the same scrutiny.
The costs and cuts.
Dissolution
and then annihilation.
[NUKUMIZU]
What's wrong with this girl?
Could she at least blink!
annihilation.
The costs
[ANNA]
A training camp, huh?
That sounds like so much fun.
I guess we'll see.
We're supposed to be "canned"
all weekend,
so I'm not getting my hopes up.
You're gonna be
close to the beach,
that's exciting!
Does my swimsuit
from last year still fit?
-[ANNA] I'll try it on.
Uh, wait a minute.
Are you planning
on coming with us?
[ANNA]
Yesterday,
I ran into Sosuke's mom
on my way home.
With us
being childhood friends,
of course,
our families get along, too.
[NUKUMIZU] And there she goes
trauma dumping again.
She started
before I could get away.
"I haven't seen you
in the morning lately.
Is everything okay?"
[ANNA]
And now
both our families
have the wrong idea
and they think
we're fighting or something.
They're planning to throw
a "Make-Up" barbecue
this weekend as a surprise.
But I found out.
So please, you gotta take me
to the ocean with you!
That feels a little extreme.
Why don't you just go out
for a bit or something?
You don't understand
how passionate
my dad is about grilling!
If I'm not gone all weekend,
he'll just keep cooking
until I get back!
[NUKUMIZU] But you aren't even
in the Literature Club.
[ANNA] I'll join! Gimme
the paper, I'll join right now!
[train chugging]
[train chugging]
[NUKUMIZU]
Was this a good idea?
I gotta say,
I can't really see her
as a novelist.
Then again
it's my first time writing,
too.
What are we going to do?
[gasps]
Ah, Nukumizu!
What are you doing here?
Why do you always
ask me that?
You, you're so rude!
Play back the tape,
you were rude to me first.
[NUKUMIZU] But whatever.
I'm not worried about it.
Are you here to check out
the light novels, too?
[KOMARI]
I don't know much about them,
so I thought I should study.
[NUKUMIZU] You haven't decided
what to write yet,
have you?
[KOMARI]
I have.
[KOMARI]
I'm already working on it,
for your information.
Oh, good for you.
[KOMARI]
But, more importantly,
about Yanami.
-[NUKUMIZU] Huh?
[KOMARI] Is Yanami
joining the Lit Club or what?
[NUKUMIZU]
Looks like it.
Is that a problem?
[KOMARI]
No, but she's really cute.
And Yakishio
is really cute, too.
♪
Well, you're not exactly
ugly either, Komari.
[gasps]
[both gasp]
[NUKUMIZU]
What's wrong?
[KOMARI]
I mean
[whimpering]
[NUKUMIZU]
Huh?
It's-it's just that.
The pretty girls,
they don't join Lit Club.
[NUKUMIZU]
Hold it right there!
You owe an apology
to every Lit Club girl.
Go on, do it!
[train chugging]
[car honking in distance]
[chuckles softly]
Hi, big brother.
Are you on your way home now?
[NUKUMIZU]
Yup.
You're out pretty late.
What'd you get?
Some ingredients
to make curry udon.
And also, I wanted to tell you
that I'm not going
to be around this weekend.
Is that okay?
Yeah.
Doesn't bother me any.
You're not gonna get lonely
and cry the whole time, right?
I'll be fine, Kaju.
I've got plans of my own.
My club's holding
an overnight training camp
-this weekend.
-Huh? What?
Really, you've finally
made some friends?
[NUKUMIZU] I don't think
I'd call them friends.
Here you go.
Hope you enjoy.
[KAJU] Thank you, sir!
I'd also like to order
some red beans.
I'm going to make red rice!
[MALE OWNER]
Celebrating good news, are you?
That's right, my big brother
just made
his very first friends!
[MALE OWNER]
Oh, that is good news!
Everyone
in the shop owners' association
has been worried about you!
We were even thinking about
making you a checkpoint
in our shopping arcade
stamp rally!
But maybe
you don't need the help.
[NUKUMIZU]
Please don't do that.
I'm serious!
[seagulls squawking]
-Did you bring sunscreen?
-Of course, I did.
[TAMAKI]
I gotta say,
you really came through
for us, Nukumizu.
[NUKUMIZU]
Thanks. Wait, what'd I do?
[TAMAKI] You brought in
Yanami and Yakishio.
Changing our
boy to girl ratio overnight.
And now we get to see
our female members
in swimsuits.
But don't we get to see that
during swim lessons?
[TAMAKI]
Oh, come on, man,
you know
there's a big difference
between school swimsuits
and personal ones.
Listen up.
During swim lessons,
they've got no choice
but to wear the school suit.
[TAMAKI] But when
they're on their own time,
they can wear whatever
they think looks best on them.
[TAMAKI]
Do you see the difference, now?
[NUKUMIZU]
Do me a favor and elaborate.
Go on.
[TAMAKI]
Okay, okay.
Normally,
girls are in a position
where doing something like
exposing their shoulders
and thighs would be shameful.
[TAMAKI]
But when they're at the beach,
they're willing
to walk around freely
in what's essentially
public-facing underwear.
And that means
we're allowed
to stare all we want.
In fact,
it could be considered rude
if we didn't.
You get what I'm saying, right?
[Nukumizu gasps]
[NUKUMIZU]
I see.
And that's the magic of summer.
-It's so obvious now.
-[Tamaki groans]
[KOTO] What are you two idiots
talking about?
[ANNA]
Ooh, our own umbrellas!
And they have chairs.
[ANNA]
Nice!
[chuckles softly]
Thanks for the invite,
Nukumizu.
Yeah, sure thing.
[LEMON]
Hey, Yana!
Did you bring sunscreen?
[ANNA]
Yep, I did.
Just gotta dig it out.
I forgot mine last time,
and I'm still regretting it.
Heads up. You're gawking
like a massive perv.
[gasps]
[TAMAKI]
So, no bikini for you, Koto?
[KOTO]
Clearly.
Now, let's stop talking
and hit the water!
Great, I'm right behind you.
[LEMON]
Me, too. Wait up, guys!
[NUKUMIZU]
Aren't you going in?
[KOMARI]
No, I-I'm good right here.
[TAMAKI]
Shark atta
[water splashes]
This is your big chance.
Why not spend time with him?
That's none of your business.
Now stop harassing me
and get in there
with the rest of them.
♪
[footsteps receding]
[wind blowing]
[indistinct chatter]
[seagulls squawking]
[waves crashing]
So how was it?
[LEMON]
Best swim ever!
Seriously, it felt so good.
I love the ocean.
[TAMAKI]
Anyone thirsty?
-[KOTO] Yeah, I'll take a soda.
-Have you just been reading?
[ANNA]
A water for me, please!
[KOTO]
Whoa
[NUKUMIZU]
It's official.
I'm gonna cherish this day
for as long as I live.
The memory
of time spent on the beach
with swimsuit-clad girls
will sustain me through
what will no doubt be
many long
and lonely years to come.
[ANNA] So, what's the plan
for lunch, guys?
[KOTO]
We could pick up something
and eat it here.
Yakisoba sounds good.
I'm sure it does.
You're holding
a container of it right now.
I took a chance on a place
that didn't have a line,
and it was the wrong call.
There's another shop
down at the end, though.
I have a good feeling
about that one!
[NUKUMIZU] But you're
still gonna eat that?
I'll go grab some, then.
Cool, thanks.
Nukumizu, you go with her.
Oh, sure.
[waves crashing]
-Hey, Yakishio.
-[LEMON] Hmm?
Did you get home all right
from the restaurant
the other day?
What's that?
Aww, were you worried about me?
[NUKUMIZU]
I feel kinda bad.
I was trying to help
but I wound up
making things worse.
[LEMON]
It's not on you.
For a smart guy,
Mitsuki can be
pretty dense sometimes.
I mean, I've known him
for how many years?
And in all that time,
he never saw me
as an actual girl.
♪
[sighs]
[NUKUMIZU]
I was thinking.
What if, today, we, um
Let go and just have fun!
[Lemon laughs]
[LEMON]
That sounds good.
Thanks, Nuku.
Hmm.
Right, here we go!
[NUKUMIZU]
Hey, wait!
[thuds]
That's gonna bruise.
Hmm.
[gasps]
Oh, man.
Are you okay?
[Nukumizu groans]
[Lemon laughing]
[LEMON]
You totally face-planted!
[NUKUMIZU]
Yeah, yeah.
Could you please be
a bit more careful?
[LEMON]
I'm sorry.
And you don't have
to be so polite all the time.
[LEMON]
Here.
[NUKUMIZU]
Hmm.
Hmm?
[NUKUMIZU]
Uh.
What's wrong?
[Lemon sighs]
Nuku, sometimes girls just
want to be spoiled a little.
Okay, that's good to know.
[wind whooshing]
I guess
I shouldn't be surprised.
[LEMON]
Yana was right about you.
So good!
Hmm.
Hey, Komari,
don't you want some?
I can't eat now.
The president's
reading my novel.
Hmm.
The plot's compelling
and you write well
and I'm loving the title, too.
[KOMARI]
You really mean that?
[TAMAKI] Yeah,
but you might want to think
about adding a subtitle
to introduce the story
a little better.
[KOMARI] Um,
how would that work exactly?
[TAMAKI]
Well, let's see.
Say your main title is
"The Literature Club
Takes a Trip to the Beach."
[TAMAKI]
Then subtitle might be,
"But We Didn't Realize
It Was a Nudist Beach."
"So We Decided
to Start Things Off
With a Round of Strip Poker!"
Add that on.
And I swear your view count
-will go through the freaking--
-That's enough, Shintaro!
[TAMAKI]
Hey, what's the big deal?
It's not like I was saying
we should actually play.
[KOTO]
I said that's enough.
[indistinct chatter]
[LEMON]
Hey, it looks like
they're holding some kind
of event over there.
[LEMON]
Let's check it out!
You've been
sitting all day, Komari.
Don't you wanna
stretch your legs?
[KOMARI] Uh, no.
I'm fine, thanks.
[ANNA] I wonder
if they have food stands.
[seagulls squawking]
So this is Komari's novel, huh?
Yeah.
She's been working hard.
What do you think
of the writing?
It's impressive.
[NUKUMIZU] What about you?
Got any big projects?
[TAMAKI]
I guess.
There's this one
I've had running on Lit Icon
for about three years now.
[NUKUMIZU]
I know that title!
I'm actually reading it.
[TAMAKI]
No way!
I've never met
one of my readers in the flesh.
So, you're the Tarosuke.
But that story of yours
racked up a ton of points,
more than 20,000, right?
You think
you'll go the book route?
It's nowhere near
long enough for that.
[LEMON]
Hey!
Here brought some goodies.
Whoa, where did you
get all that?
Lemon crushed
the beach flag contest
with her mad sprinting skills
and snagged it as a prize.
You were amazing out there.
[LEMON] Oh, was I?
Please, tell me more.
[KOTO]
'Kay, you guys.
We should get changed
and head back to the lodge.
[ALL]
Okay.
Wait, we've been here for hours
and you haven't
gone in the water once.
[KOMARI]
Oh, well, uh
[chuckles]
[LEMON] We'll see
you guys in a minute!
-You kids have fun out there!
-[TAMAKI] Just be careful!
[screaming]
[water splashing]
[insects chirping]
[TAMAKI] Koto,
-does that one look ready?
-[LEMON] Food always tastes
-better outside!
-[KOTO] No, it's still
got a long way to go.
-[TAMAKI] You sure?
-[LEMON] Aren't you glad
you got in the water, Komari?
[KOTO]
This one looks done.
-Here.
-Great, thanks.
[LEMON] Right?
I love the ocean!
[NUKUMIZU] Look at them
stuffing their faces.
[indistinct chatter]
[NUKUMIZU] When that meat's
still practically raw!
[munching]
[NUKUMIZU]
The clock's ticking.
If I wait, there might
not be anything left.
I've got to suck it up
and get in there!
Dude, I get that you're hungry,
but we just put those on.
At least give them
a few minutes to cook.
You're a real glutton.
Gross.
[KOTO]
Here,
in the meantime,
you can eat this if you want.
Um, sounds good, thank you.
[KOTO] Someone at a nearby spot
shared them with us.
A middle schooler, maybe?
She was so cute.
[NUKUMIZU]
Red rice?
♪
[LEMON] Careful where you're
pointing that thing.
Check it out you guys.
I've got a wand!
No, wait I've got three!
Immobulus!
Expulso!
[NUKUMIZU]
I'll use the last of the coals
to raise this one right.
Her name will be Setsuko.
Are you not gonna
join the others?
[ANNA]
Dessert first, then fireworks.
You got marshmallows in there?
[ANNA]
Even better!
Mixed organ meats!
Silly me.
[TAMAKI]
Hmm.
[KOTO]
Look alive, Shintaro!
What's up?
Oh,
well, ya know,
it's just
[KOTO] These are too big
for one person to do,
I thought I'd help you out.
[TAMAKI]
Come on, give me some credit
[NUKUMIZU]
Seriously, you two.
Just get married
already, will you?
Nice.
I like that one.
-[KOTO] Comin' at ya!
-[TAMAKI] Hey, be careful!
One left.
Don't mind if I do!
Ah, Setsuko!
[ANNA]
Huh? "Setsuko?"
Oh, I, uh
Calm down,
if you want it so much,
you can just say so.
[blows air]
Say, aah.
Uh.
Ah
♪
It's good, right?
Hmm.
So, what's it worth?
[NUKUMIZU]
Huh? Um.
[Nukumizu gulps]
Seven hundred, I guess?
[Anna laughs]
[ANNA]
I'm just messing with you.
No charge this time.
-[Anna laughs]
-Hmm.
[NUKUMIZU]
Huh?
[sparks]
Oh, no!
Watch out!
[sparkles]
[TAMAKI] That was close!
Are you all right?
Huh?!
I-I'm okay.
[Koto sighs in relief]
[Anna sighs in relief]
[Komari gasps]
Your hand, um
[TAMAKI]
Don't worry about that.
.I'm just glad
you didn't burn your face
or anything.
Well, even if I had
it wouldn't matter.
Of course, it would,
don't be an idiot.
Why?
It's not like
anyone looks at it, anyway.
[TAMAKI]
I mean, you do, right?
So, you'd see that injury
every day in the mirror
and remember
something sad and painful.
I'd hate for that to happen.
You, you would?
[Tamaki chuckles softly]
The point is
you shouldn't act like
what happens to you
doesn't matter.
'Kay?
[whimpering]
♪
President, I
Hmm.
I like you!
Here.
-[ANNA] Huh?
-[NUKUMIZU] Hm?
[sparkling]
Komari?
[KOMARI]
The truth is
that I've
always liked you.
You listen to me.
[sniffles]
Pay attention when I talk.
Say I matter.
I like you a lot.
So, will you
[sparkles]
please go out with me!