Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You. (2025) s01e08 Episode Script
The Shape of One-Sided Love
[footfall]
[MIZUHO]
Ah, yeah.
It's no problem at all.
I just swung by
to grab a couple of things.
Don't work too hard, okay, Dad?
[door opens]
Sure thing.
I'll make a point to come by
on a weekend next time.
[switch clicks]
We'll plan a visit soon.
Love you.
[MIZUHO]
Home again.
[rustling]
[sighs]
Ah?
[rustling]
[gasps]
Can I do this?
IMPORTANT STUFF
[grunts]
[gasps]
♪
You once told me
that you'd be
my first and last.
♪
[KIZUKI]
Mizuho.
[MIZUHO]
Uh!
♪
IMPORTANT STUFF
So, why?
♪
Why aren't you
by my side right now?
ANYWAY, I'M FALLING
IN LOVE WITH YOU
[water rippling]
I can't believe this.
How could you all go
to the beach without me?
Pretty darn easily.
'Cause you were busy
snoozing away.
We're just about to leave.
You're too late.
[MIZUHO] But I wanna have
a fun day with you guys, too!
Sure, no prob.
We can hang out tomorrow.
[all gasp]
To celebrate you
finishing your manuscript.
We'll take a ride,
the two of us.
Wow, you really mean it?
Ya know,
I've had a real craving
for octopus treats lately.
[TOGO]
As you wish.
Hey, wait a minute.
That sounds an awful lot
like a date to me.
Uh, so, tomorrow?
I can come with you guys!
Whoa, slow down, buddy.
You have swim club tomorrow.
You gonna bail
on your team, huh?
[KIZUKI]
Uh?
[sighs]
Guess I can't.
Well, Shin?
I have student-council stuff
to take care.
And I have
a photoshoot tomorrow,
which leaves us with
Shugo, you're our only hope.
Me, why would I do that?
Can't we just forget about
my shitty older brother.
Aren't you worried
about what'll happen?
He and Mizuho
will be alone together.
I don't care.
They can do whatever they want.
[birds chirping]
[car door opens]
Hey, there.
Hop in.
Aww, yeah!
[gasps]
Ugh!
Shugo, what the heck
are you doing here?
You'll be riding in the
back seat with me all day,
so you'd better get used to it.
Huh?
Don't you go and cramp
my style, little bro.
Not when I finally found a way
to get this cutie to myself.
Everyone kept nagging me
to join you.
How come?
[car door closes]
#8 THE SHAPE OF
ONE-SIDED LOVE
[SHUGO]
Who knows.
♪
[alarm blaring]
♪
[train brakes squealing]
♪
[footfall]
[trembling]
It's been too long!
I can see for miles
'cause the weather's so clear.
[TOGO]
Take a look over there.
-Someone's got a hang glider.
-Ooh.
[SHUGO]
I don't see it.
Please show me!
TAKOYAKI
[MIZUHO]
No way!
I didn't know
they remodeled this place.
♪
[chomps]
Man, it's so good!
Red alert, you got some on you.
Well spotted.
I've got it handled.
That's not what I had in mind.
♪
[water splashing]
♪
[water splashing]
♪
[MIZUHO]
Adorable!
So, why did we go
to the aquarium?
[sighs]
Hey, fella!
I haven't been here in a while.
And look,
she's having fun,
so it all works out.
She's such a simple woman.
[indistinct chatter]
[FEMALE 8A]
Excuse me.
Would you mind taking
a picture for us?
-[TOGO] No problem.
-Huh?
Actually, I was thinking
maybe you could be
in the photo with us!
[giggles]
Yeah, I suppose
that's Togo for ya.
Hey,
can you please
take our picture for us?
[SHUGO]
I'll take as many as you want.
Now say, "cheese!"
[TOGO] I'm about to take it.
Big smiles!
[FEMALE 8B]
Okay!
[groans]
Guess they're
birds of a feather.
-And, voila!
-I appreciate it.
You know,
you're quite handsome.
Please don't,
it's overwhelming!
I get so flustered when
pretty ladies compliment me.
[FEMALE 8D] [laughs]
What a cutie!
[FEMALE 8C] If he wasn't
a student, I'd shoot my shot!
Huh!
I remember Kizuki saying
you had a real thing
for older women.
So, it's true, then?
I dunno.
Maybe I just don't fall
for childhood friends
who are nerdy and lame.
Do you mean me?
That's rude!
[indistinct chatter]
♪
[giggles]
So cute!
Oh, hello.
Kizuki would love this.
I wonder how
his swim practice is going.
Ah!
A gift for Kizuki?
Just wait right there.
Hmm.
[birds chirping]
[SHIN] That's everything
from the student council.
Last thing,
all the club presidents
2020 CULTURAL CLUBS
CLUB PRESIDENTS' MEETING
thank you.
[chairs scraping]
[indistinct chatter]
[FEMALE 8A] Why was
the Ao High Festival canceled?
[FEMALE 8B]
It's the virus.
Apparently,
another wave is expected.
[FEMALE 8A] First the recital,
now the festival's gone, too.
[FEMALE 8B] And just
when we'd started prepping.
Everyone will be
totally crushed.
[indistinct chatter]
[AKIYAMA]
Are you okay, Kashiwagi?
[SHIN]
Akiyama.
The Tea Ceremony Club
and the Drama Club
swung by today's
council meeting to protest.
They insist
we hold the festival.
I asked them to leave.
[SHIN]
Understood.
You do realize
none of this is your fault.
It is.
They were counting on me
to convince the teachers
but I utterly failed
to change their minds.
Later.
[AKIYAMA]
Take it easy.
♪
[CAMERAMAN 8A]
You're rocking it, Airu!
You were born to wear that!
[camera shutter clicking]
♪
Look this way a bit more.
[smirks]
[camera shutter clicking]
Lemme just check out
the photos real quick.
[AIRU]
Cool!
♪
Oh!
[CAMERAMAN 8A] There we go.
This one's fantastic.
You're looking great
in this one, too.
Well, duh!
As expected!
We need to set things up
for the next round,
so you can take a little break
if you want to.
Great!
♪
[CAMERAMAN 8A]
Toya, change the lighting.
[TOYA]
Right!
Huh?
♪
[AIRU]
Toya.
[MALE POLICE OFFICER A]
Freeze, I'm warning you!
[panting]
♪
[gasps]
♪
[MALE POLICE OFFICER B]
He disappeared!
[sighs]
[TOYA]
Do you get it now?
You live in a completely
different world
than the rest of us.
Hm?
You can stop this.
Just go back home
to your friends.
Carry these over there, too.
Yeah, no problem.
[AIRU]
No way.
I never thought
I'd see him again.
♪
♪
[hissing]
If it's not too much trouble,
can I have three more?
[FEMALE 8A]
Of course!
♪
Aren't you annoyed by now?
By what, exactly?
You're here watching her
because your friends made you.
[TOGO] To make sure
I didn't try anything, yeah?
♪
Your life-long friends
clearly don't see you
as a legit threat.
It's insulting, they don't even
consider you another rival.
♪
You sure you're okay with that?
♪
It doesn't matter.
♪
She's my childhood friend
and nothing more.
♪
[chuckles]
Score!
I got 'em!
♪
-Ah!
-Look out!
[gasps]
♪
That was too close.
[sighs]
I was almost smooshed!
Thank you for saving me.
Sure, it's fine.
No worries.
Uh?
-[SHUGO] Hang on.
-Hm?
-[MIZUHO] Ah!
-[SHUGO] Your shoe.
[SHUGO]
It's untied.
I didn't even notice that.
♪
[TOGO]
Aren't you annoyed by now?
They don't even consider you
another rival.
♪
[MIZUHO]
Thanks again!
Anytime.
♪
[vehicles humming]
[engine whirring]
[bells jingle]
Ah?
[bells jingle]
You should do it.
-Give Kizuki his gift.
-[gasps]
Don't try to hide it.
I know that you thought
about him today
and that you missed him.
[gasps]
How did you--
Haven't you figured it out?
I can see right through
that little act of yours.
Ah, whoa, whoa,
hey, what's your problem?
[MIZUHO]
Hmm.
Nope, I still can't see
what you're talking about.
I guess these aren't
magic glasses, huh?
Seems you're just
special like that.
The way you notice things
about me before even I do.
♪
That makes me really happy.
Because no matter what,
I know you'll always
see the real me.
♪
-Ugh, hey, Togo!
-[gasps]
Stop the car!
[TOGO]
Um, sure?
If you want me to see you,
then give me my glasses back!
[MIZUHO] [gasps]
What the heck?
Shugo!
What are you doing?
Nothing, now just stay
right where you are.
♪
[both sigh]
[Togo chuckles]
♪
[bell chiming]
[birds chirping]
STAFF ROOM
-[door sliding open]
-[SHUGO] Excuse me.
Hello?
[sighs]
Explain why you can't ask
one of the students
from your own class
to do manual labor for you,
Mister Hoshikawa?
You know it's only because
you're the best!
Right, little Shugo?
You're just doing this
to troll me, aren't you?
We both know
someone super obedient.
Like Kizuki, and Kizuki,
or perhaps Kizuki.
[TOGO]
I know it fills you with joy
to have a teacher rely on you.
Don't be modest!
[SHUGO] Don't act like
you're doing me a favor!
You two really
are siblings, huh?
[indistinct chatter]
Oh, yes, we certainly are,
Ms. Shiraishi.
He's my adorable
little brother.
Oh, and did ya know
he's quite attached to you?
Shiraishi
I mean, ma'am, you should know,
I'm nothing like this
disingenuous brother of mine
who hands out smiles
like they're candy.
Don't lump me in
with this awful guy
with shady motives
just 'cause we share DNA.
That would be totally unfair!
Calm down.
What are you even
trying to prove, anyway?
Mister Hoshikawa
he's not attached.
Your brother is just
using me as camouflage.
[Shugo gasps]
[SHIRAISHI]
The truth is
there's someone else
that he likes.
He's afraid to get hurt,
so he hides his true feelings.
♪
But if he doesn't stop this
I'm sure
♪
he'll deeply regret it
when he's older.
♪
STAFF ROOM
[TOGO] A woman's intuition
is never wrong.
♪
Please excuse me.
[footfall]
♪
[train chugging]
[alarm blaring]
[vehicle passing]
[SHIRAISHI]
The truth is
♪
there's someone else
that he likes.
♪
He's afraid to get hurt,
so he hides his true feelings.
♪
Ah?
[birds chirping]
[footfall]
Did ya give it to him?
Hey, Shugo.
In the end I didn't do it.
Why?
[birds chirping]
I don't know.
I just couldn't is all.
Is that so.
Well, give it here.
[alarm blaring]
[train horn blowing]
[train chugging]
[brakes squealing]
I'm sorry,
but I can't give this gift
to anybody else.
Live without regret.
Yeah.
As always, you're right.
I'm heading back now.
-Go on without me.
-Ah!
♪
[wind rustling]
[KIZUKI]
Almost done.
After this, I can head home.
[groans]
♪
Huh?
♪
It's you.
♪
[MIZUHO]
Um, here.
I've been meaning
to give you this gift all day.
♪
I got it for you
while I was out and about
with Togo and Shugo.
[gasps]
There, gotta run!
[KIZUKI]
Not so fast!
♪
[SHIRAISHI]
I'm sure.
He'll deeply regret it
when he's older.
♪
[SHUGO]
No, I won't regret it.
♪
I'm used to chasing
one-sided love by now.
♪
-Kizuki.
-I'm happy.
[KIZUKI] This proves
I was on your mind
even while you were
out with Togo.
♪
So, I guess this means you're
always thinking about me?
[groans]
You!
♪
You're overly confident!
I don't get
how you can be like that.
♪
The rest of us are scared.
It's scary to share
your feelings with someone
and it's scary not to.
♪
I'm terrified of destroying
what we already have
but I'm no less
afraid of regret.
[footfall]
[wind howling]
[KIZUKI]
What scares me most
is the thought of losing you
to someone else.
I won't live with that regret.
One day we'll grow up
and no matter
what the future holds
I've made up my mind.
♪
I want to be your first.
♪
Your first
and your last boyfriend.
♪
[MIZUHO]
Those honest eyes of his.
He kept them locked on me,
never letting go.
♪
[sighs]
[footfall]
Oh, Shugo.
You're late, you know.
Dinner's ready and waiting.
[MIZUHO] [sighs]
Thank goodness!
I'm starving!
[door closes]
♪
#9 THE TIMES I SPENT WITH YOU
[MIZUHO]
Ah, yeah.
It's no problem at all.
I just swung by
to grab a couple of things.
Don't work too hard, okay, Dad?
[door opens]
Sure thing.
I'll make a point to come by
on a weekend next time.
[switch clicks]
We'll plan a visit soon.
Love you.
[MIZUHO]
Home again.
[rustling]
[sighs]
Ah?
[rustling]
[gasps]
Can I do this?
IMPORTANT STUFF
[grunts]
[gasps]
♪
You once told me
that you'd be
my first and last.
♪
[KIZUKI]
Mizuho.
[MIZUHO]
Uh!
♪
IMPORTANT STUFF
So, why?
♪
Why aren't you
by my side right now?
ANYWAY, I'M FALLING
IN LOVE WITH YOU
[water rippling]
I can't believe this.
How could you all go
to the beach without me?
Pretty darn easily.
'Cause you were busy
snoozing away.
We're just about to leave.
You're too late.
[MIZUHO] But I wanna have
a fun day with you guys, too!
Sure, no prob.
We can hang out tomorrow.
[all gasp]
To celebrate you
finishing your manuscript.
We'll take a ride,
the two of us.
Wow, you really mean it?
Ya know,
I've had a real craving
for octopus treats lately.
[TOGO]
As you wish.
Hey, wait a minute.
That sounds an awful lot
like a date to me.
Uh, so, tomorrow?
I can come with you guys!
Whoa, slow down, buddy.
You have swim club tomorrow.
You gonna bail
on your team, huh?
[KIZUKI]
Uh?
[sighs]
Guess I can't.
Well, Shin?
I have student-council stuff
to take care.
And I have
a photoshoot tomorrow,
which leaves us with
Shugo, you're our only hope.
Me, why would I do that?
Can't we just forget about
my shitty older brother.
Aren't you worried
about what'll happen?
He and Mizuho
will be alone together.
I don't care.
They can do whatever they want.
[birds chirping]
[car door opens]
Hey, there.
Hop in.
Aww, yeah!
[gasps]
Ugh!
Shugo, what the heck
are you doing here?
You'll be riding in the
back seat with me all day,
so you'd better get used to it.
Huh?
Don't you go and cramp
my style, little bro.
Not when I finally found a way
to get this cutie to myself.
Everyone kept nagging me
to join you.
How come?
[car door closes]
#8 THE SHAPE OF
ONE-SIDED LOVE
[SHUGO]
Who knows.
♪
[alarm blaring]
♪
[train brakes squealing]
♪
[footfall]
[trembling]
It's been too long!
I can see for miles
'cause the weather's so clear.
[TOGO]
Take a look over there.
-Someone's got a hang glider.
-Ooh.
[SHUGO]
I don't see it.
Please show me!
TAKOYAKI
[MIZUHO]
No way!
I didn't know
they remodeled this place.
♪
[chomps]
Man, it's so good!
Red alert, you got some on you.
Well spotted.
I've got it handled.
That's not what I had in mind.
♪
[water splashing]
♪
[water splashing]
♪
[MIZUHO]
Adorable!
So, why did we go
to the aquarium?
[sighs]
Hey, fella!
I haven't been here in a while.
And look,
she's having fun,
so it all works out.
She's such a simple woman.
[indistinct chatter]
[FEMALE 8A]
Excuse me.
Would you mind taking
a picture for us?
-[TOGO] No problem.
-Huh?
Actually, I was thinking
maybe you could be
in the photo with us!
[giggles]
Yeah, I suppose
that's Togo for ya.
Hey,
can you please
take our picture for us?
[SHUGO]
I'll take as many as you want.
Now say, "cheese!"
[TOGO] I'm about to take it.
Big smiles!
[FEMALE 8B]
Okay!
[groans]
Guess they're
birds of a feather.
-And, voila!
-I appreciate it.
You know,
you're quite handsome.
Please don't,
it's overwhelming!
I get so flustered when
pretty ladies compliment me.
[FEMALE 8D] [laughs]
What a cutie!
[FEMALE 8C] If he wasn't
a student, I'd shoot my shot!
Huh!
I remember Kizuki saying
you had a real thing
for older women.
So, it's true, then?
I dunno.
Maybe I just don't fall
for childhood friends
who are nerdy and lame.
Do you mean me?
That's rude!
[indistinct chatter]
♪
[giggles]
So cute!
Oh, hello.
Kizuki would love this.
I wonder how
his swim practice is going.
Ah!
A gift for Kizuki?
Just wait right there.
Hmm.
[birds chirping]
[SHIN] That's everything
from the student council.
Last thing,
all the club presidents
2020 CULTURAL CLUBS
CLUB PRESIDENTS' MEETING
thank you.
[chairs scraping]
[indistinct chatter]
[FEMALE 8A] Why was
the Ao High Festival canceled?
[FEMALE 8B]
It's the virus.
Apparently,
another wave is expected.
[FEMALE 8A] First the recital,
now the festival's gone, too.
[FEMALE 8B] And just
when we'd started prepping.
Everyone will be
totally crushed.
[indistinct chatter]
[AKIYAMA]
Are you okay, Kashiwagi?
[SHIN]
Akiyama.
The Tea Ceremony Club
and the Drama Club
swung by today's
council meeting to protest.
They insist
we hold the festival.
I asked them to leave.
[SHIN]
Understood.
You do realize
none of this is your fault.
It is.
They were counting on me
to convince the teachers
but I utterly failed
to change their minds.
Later.
[AKIYAMA]
Take it easy.
♪
[CAMERAMAN 8A]
You're rocking it, Airu!
You were born to wear that!
[camera shutter clicking]
♪
Look this way a bit more.
[smirks]
[camera shutter clicking]
Lemme just check out
the photos real quick.
[AIRU]
Cool!
♪
Oh!
[CAMERAMAN 8A] There we go.
This one's fantastic.
You're looking great
in this one, too.
Well, duh!
As expected!
We need to set things up
for the next round,
so you can take a little break
if you want to.
Great!
♪
[CAMERAMAN 8A]
Toya, change the lighting.
[TOYA]
Right!
Huh?
♪
[AIRU]
Toya.
[MALE POLICE OFFICER A]
Freeze, I'm warning you!
[panting]
♪
[gasps]
♪
[MALE POLICE OFFICER B]
He disappeared!
[sighs]
[TOYA]
Do you get it now?
You live in a completely
different world
than the rest of us.
Hm?
You can stop this.
Just go back home
to your friends.
Carry these over there, too.
Yeah, no problem.
[AIRU]
No way.
I never thought
I'd see him again.
♪
♪
[hissing]
If it's not too much trouble,
can I have three more?
[FEMALE 8A]
Of course!
♪
Aren't you annoyed by now?
By what, exactly?
You're here watching her
because your friends made you.
[TOGO] To make sure
I didn't try anything, yeah?
♪
Your life-long friends
clearly don't see you
as a legit threat.
It's insulting, they don't even
consider you another rival.
♪
You sure you're okay with that?
♪
It doesn't matter.
♪
She's my childhood friend
and nothing more.
♪
[chuckles]
Score!
I got 'em!
♪
-Ah!
-Look out!
[gasps]
♪
That was too close.
[sighs]
I was almost smooshed!
Thank you for saving me.
Sure, it's fine.
No worries.
Uh?
-[SHUGO] Hang on.
-Hm?
-[MIZUHO] Ah!
-[SHUGO] Your shoe.
[SHUGO]
It's untied.
I didn't even notice that.
♪
[TOGO]
Aren't you annoyed by now?
They don't even consider you
another rival.
♪
[MIZUHO]
Thanks again!
Anytime.
♪
[vehicles humming]
[engine whirring]
[bells jingle]
Ah?
[bells jingle]
You should do it.
-Give Kizuki his gift.
-[gasps]
Don't try to hide it.
I know that you thought
about him today
and that you missed him.
[gasps]
How did you--
Haven't you figured it out?
I can see right through
that little act of yours.
Ah, whoa, whoa,
hey, what's your problem?
[MIZUHO]
Hmm.
Nope, I still can't see
what you're talking about.
I guess these aren't
magic glasses, huh?
Seems you're just
special like that.
The way you notice things
about me before even I do.
♪
That makes me really happy.
Because no matter what,
I know you'll always
see the real me.
♪
-Ugh, hey, Togo!
-[gasps]
Stop the car!
[TOGO]
Um, sure?
If you want me to see you,
then give me my glasses back!
[MIZUHO] [gasps]
What the heck?
Shugo!
What are you doing?
Nothing, now just stay
right where you are.
♪
[both sigh]
[Togo chuckles]
♪
[bell chiming]
[birds chirping]
STAFF ROOM
-[door sliding open]
-[SHUGO] Excuse me.
Hello?
[sighs]
Explain why you can't ask
one of the students
from your own class
to do manual labor for you,
Mister Hoshikawa?
You know it's only because
you're the best!
Right, little Shugo?
You're just doing this
to troll me, aren't you?
We both know
someone super obedient.
Like Kizuki, and Kizuki,
or perhaps Kizuki.
[TOGO]
I know it fills you with joy
to have a teacher rely on you.
Don't be modest!
[SHUGO] Don't act like
you're doing me a favor!
You two really
are siblings, huh?
[indistinct chatter]
Oh, yes, we certainly are,
Ms. Shiraishi.
He's my adorable
little brother.
Oh, and did ya know
he's quite attached to you?
Shiraishi
I mean, ma'am, you should know,
I'm nothing like this
disingenuous brother of mine
who hands out smiles
like they're candy.
Don't lump me in
with this awful guy
with shady motives
just 'cause we share DNA.
That would be totally unfair!
Calm down.
What are you even
trying to prove, anyway?
Mister Hoshikawa
he's not attached.
Your brother is just
using me as camouflage.
[Shugo gasps]
[SHIRAISHI]
The truth is
there's someone else
that he likes.
He's afraid to get hurt,
so he hides his true feelings.
♪
But if he doesn't stop this
I'm sure
♪
he'll deeply regret it
when he's older.
♪
STAFF ROOM
[TOGO] A woman's intuition
is never wrong.
♪
Please excuse me.
[footfall]
♪
[train chugging]
[alarm blaring]
[vehicle passing]
[SHIRAISHI]
The truth is
♪
there's someone else
that he likes.
♪
He's afraid to get hurt,
so he hides his true feelings.
♪
Ah?
[birds chirping]
[footfall]
Did ya give it to him?
Hey, Shugo.
In the end I didn't do it.
Why?
[birds chirping]
I don't know.
I just couldn't is all.
Is that so.
Well, give it here.
[alarm blaring]
[train horn blowing]
[train chugging]
[brakes squealing]
I'm sorry,
but I can't give this gift
to anybody else.
Live without regret.
Yeah.
As always, you're right.
I'm heading back now.
-Go on without me.
-Ah!
♪
[wind rustling]
[KIZUKI]
Almost done.
After this, I can head home.
[groans]
♪
Huh?
♪
It's you.
♪
[MIZUHO]
Um, here.
I've been meaning
to give you this gift all day.
♪
I got it for you
while I was out and about
with Togo and Shugo.
[gasps]
There, gotta run!
[KIZUKI]
Not so fast!
♪
[SHIRAISHI]
I'm sure.
He'll deeply regret it
when he's older.
♪
[SHUGO]
No, I won't regret it.
♪
I'm used to chasing
one-sided love by now.
♪
-Kizuki.
-I'm happy.
[KIZUKI] This proves
I was on your mind
even while you were
out with Togo.
♪
So, I guess this means you're
always thinking about me?
[groans]
You!
♪
You're overly confident!
I don't get
how you can be like that.
♪
The rest of us are scared.
It's scary to share
your feelings with someone
and it's scary not to.
♪
I'm terrified of destroying
what we already have
but I'm no less
afraid of regret.
[footfall]
[wind howling]
[KIZUKI]
What scares me most
is the thought of losing you
to someone else.
I won't live with that regret.
One day we'll grow up
and no matter
what the future holds
I've made up my mind.
♪
I want to be your first.
♪
Your first
and your last boyfriend.
♪
[MIZUHO]
Those honest eyes of his.
He kept them locked on me,
never letting go.
♪
[sighs]
[footfall]
Oh, Shugo.
You're late, you know.
Dinner's ready and waiting.
[MIZUHO] [sighs]
Thank goodness!
I'm starving!
[door closes]
♪
#9 THE TIMES I SPENT WITH YOU