Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You. (2025) s01e12 Episode Script

♪
[indistinct chatter]
[KIZUKI]
Mizuho!
[SHIN]
Mizuho!
Uh?
Ah?
You've gotta be thirsty!
Here, take this!
It's freezing.
You should really
be wearing a jacket.
♪
[both growl]
SHIN
KIZUKI
We're eating lunch together.
We'll be sharing a bento.
After school's out,
she's all mine.
I'll be helping her
with homework.
[KIZUKI] What?
Well, fine.
Then I'll help her
with cleaning duties!
[SHIN]
Whatever.
Did I mention we're walking
Shinshin together?
-[KIZUKI] Then I'll just--
-[SHIN] No, you won't just.
[KIZUKI]
What's your deal, dude?
[SHIN]
What's yours?
Stop planning out
my life for mee!
SHIN
KIZUKI
[sobbing]
♪
[indistinct chatter]
[CHIKA]
Are you doing okay?
You look like
you've aged ten years.
How about a collagen drink?
[MIZUHO]
I'm over this.
I wanna go back home
and curl up with a manga.
Just me, myself, and I.
[CHIKA]
Y'know, it was a real shock.
[MIZUHO]
Huh?
Seeing a small flicker
of warmth
from Kashiwagi the ice king.
I guess love really
does change people.
Funny, huh?
[giggles]
I think it's anything
but funny!
You should be thankful
that this is happening.
Uh?
I mean, you can't write shojo
without any
romantic experiences.
Can you?
Hey, whoa!
That one stings!
[gasps]
So, Monthly Haruka
is out today.
[gasps]
[TOGETHER] The Newcomers'
Manga Competition results!
[birds chirping]
NEWCOMERS' MANGA
COMPETITION
[KIZUKI]
I guess she's not here.
[SHIN]
But her bag is.
[birds chirping]
MIZUHO WAS SMILING, BU
I THINK THE NEWCOMERS'
MANGA COMPETITION
RESULTS SHOCKED HER.
[SHUGO] Ugh, I wonder
where she's gone off to.
[KIZUKI]
I'll go find her!
Hold up.
Just a hunch, but I think
I know where she is.
[TOGETHER]
Huh?
Just leave this to me.
ANYWAY, I'M FALLING
IN LOVE WITH YOU
[birds chirping]
[crow cawing]
[panting]
[birds chirping]
[panting]
♪
[grunting]
[coughs]
♪
[DELINQUENT 3B]
Don't be so cocky, Airu.
♪
[groans]
Just 'cause Toya
took an interest in you.
You think
you're something special?
Huh!
♪
[DELINQUENT 3B]
Newsflash!
You've never been one of us.
Not for one single minute.
So, you can stop pretending
like you belong here already.
How pathetic.
The poor baby doesn't have
anywhere to go back to!
[laughs]
Let's bounce.
[laughs]
[DELINQUENT 3C]
That'll show him.
-[all laugh]
-[DELINQUENT 3A] What a loser!
♪
[panting]
♪
#12 NEVERENDING DREAM
[Mizuho panting]
[crickets chirping]
[running footsteps]
[panting]
[MIZUHO]
Airu!
I knew you would be here!
[crickets chirping]
What happened to your face?
Are you okay?
You need a doctor.
Your family is worried,
so am I and the others!
[crickets chirping]
[gasps]
Mizuhobe my girlfriend.
Huh?
[AIRU]
II hate myself
so much right now.
I don't belong anywhere.
But
I think things
could be different
if I could have you by my side.
[crickets chirping]
-That's stupid.
-[gasps]
[MIZUHO]
Be honest.
You don't have any romantic
feelings for me, do you?
♪
So, you and I shouldn't go out
but I'll stay
right by your side.
[gasps]
♪
[MIZUHO]
I'll always be your ally.
You belong with me.
Don't forget.
♪
[panting]
♪
[running footsteps]
♪
[chuckles]
[AIRU]
Olly olly oxen free.
Hey, you.
Airu.
[chuckles]
♪
[AIRU] After all these years,
this is still our secret spot.
♪
Sorry about the Newcomers'
Manga Competition.
♪
[MIZUHO] Sorry you guys put in
so much effort to help me out.
That's what friends are for.
♪
[MIZUHO]
You know, I've been applying
since elementary school
and I still haven't debuted.
Seems pretty clear
I'm just not talented enough.
♪
NEWCOMERS' MANGA COMPETITION
It's time to stop dreaming.
[inhales deeply]
I should focus on preparing
for my college entrance exams.
♪
[AIRU]
Don't talk like that.
♪
I will always be your ally.
♪
Back when I was spiraling
in middle school
your words really
saved my life.
I'll never forget
what you did for me.
[gasps]
♪
So, now it's my turn.
No matter what,
whether you're a manga artist,
an office worker,
or a fashion model
I'll always be here
by your side.
♪
[MIZUHO]
Airu.
Though, being a model
is off the table!
-Shut up!
-Whoa!
[both laughs]
♪
[crickets chirping]
[footfall]
Go get some beauty sleep, 'kay?
Yeah.
Welp, bye!
-Airu!
-Uh?
Ah?
Thanks for today.
Mm-hm.
Ah?
Should have known.
I told them I had it handled.
Not that this bonehead
has ever been known to listen.
[crickets chirping]
[MIZUHO]
What are you doing here?
See you tomorrow!
Have a good night!
[crickets chirping]
♪
[AIRU]
This is where I belong.
♪
With her and with him.
They're my people
both of them absolutely
mean the world to me.
Why are you waiting
outside in the dark?
I figured Airu would have
no trouble tracking you down.
ButI really wanted
to see you.
Why's that?
[KIZUKI]
Here.
Your notebook?
I drew that for you
way back in elementary school.
♪
It's my treasure.
[gasps]
[KIZUKI] Mizuho, I love
how you work hard
and chase after your dreams.
♪
Don't quit.
Never stop dreaming.
♪
[MIZUHO]
No fair.
[crying]
Hearing you
[sniffles]
say stuff like that.
[sobbing]
It makes it harder
for me to give up!
[sobbing]
[KIZUKI]
You don't have to give up.
Keep trying.
When you feel lost or sad
I'll always be here
to dry your tears.
[sobbing]
[footfall]
[door opens]
[SHUGO]
Too easy!
Thought I told you to raise
the difficulty level for me!
[SHIN] Hey, man.
Welcome back.
NEXT TIME FOR SURE:
NEWCOMERS' COMPETITION!!
[MIZUHO] You guys!
Stop distracting me!
Next time, I'm definitely
gonna debut as a manga artist!
♪
[pencil scratching]
♪
[chuckles]
[airplane engine whirring]
[tires screeching]
[indistinct chatter]
Uh?
[indistinct chatter]
[airport PA pinging]
[ANNOUNCER 12A]
The boarding gate
for passengers has been changed
to five-one.
All passengers on this flight,
please proceed
to gate five-one.
Thank you for your cooperation.
[MIZUHO] Looking forward
to our meeting tomorrow!
BOW
I really appreciate you
meeting with me today.
I hope you'll give the new
project some consideration.
READ / 3 DAYS AGO
[indistinct chatter]
[AIRU]
Mizuho!
Airu!
[ANNOUNCER 12A]
This is the final boarding call
for flight 22,
all passengers please make
your way to the gate.
I repeat, this is the final
boarding call.
-Mm-hm.
-Hm?
Yeah, leave it to Mizuho
to show up to the airport
in last season's makeup!
Hey, leave it to you to dye
your hair like cotton candy!
Pink and purple!
Cute, right?
[MIZUHO] I didn't think you'd
come home for summer break.
[AIRU] There's
an exhibition in Hong Kong
I wanted to check out,
before my classes
in London are back in session.
For you!
Swank lipstick.
Really, thank you!
Bet it's cute.
Let's just hope
that I can pull it off.
Hmm.
Poor thing, you're moping.
-Huh?
-Spill it.
I don't have anything to spill!
I'll wear my new
lipstick tomorrow.
[chuckles]
Thanks, again.
Hmm.
All right, let's get
some pricey airport food.
That sounds fun!
I've been craving
real Japanese cuisine.
[MIZUHO]
Good choice!
How about tempura,
since it's been a while?
Hm?
[footfall]
♪
[indistinct chatter]
TEMPURA
[trembling]
This broth!
It's exactly
what I've been missing!
[slurps]
[sighs]
Finally feel like
I'm back home again.
♪
There's sushi in London,
but they make all this
weird stuff
I've never heard of.
You've always been
so cool, Airu.
Hm?
[MIZUHO]
You wanted to study abroad
and you made it happen.
Now you're a real jetsetter.
[sighs]
Big deal.
I was just modeling
because I lived
from one compliment
to the next.
It's only recently that I had
an absolute meltdown
and went back to school
to study makeup
and fashion from the ground up.
[airplane engine whirring]
Your turn.
How's the editing job?
Uh, I mean
NEW SERIES PROPOSAL
THEME: LOVE AND ADOLESCENCE
Not good.
To say the least.
I'm so jealous of you.
Mizuho, you've been
working hard
as long as I've known you.
Before every
manga-competition deadline
your hair was dreadful
and your clothes
were always wrinkled.
[gasps]
That's not true!
[sighs]
-[AIRU] I looked up to you.
-Hm?
I never let myself
give in to fear.
I knew I had
to keep running, trying.
You've always been
such an inspiration to me.
♪
[chuckles]
[chuckles softly]
Huh?
[phone vibrating]
MEGU KAWAGUCHI INCOMING
CALL
[gasps]
-[MIZUHO] Sorry, just a sec!
-Huh?
[phone vibrating]
Hey, Kawaguchi?
[KAWAGUCHI]
I've been thinking.
My freshman year I used
to compete with a guy
to see who could get
the highest test scores.
Huh?
[KAWAGUCHI]
Looking back, I'm pretty sure,
I liked him that whole time.
I'm thinking
of writing a new series
inspired by those
old memories of mine.
In fact, I just emailed you
a rough outline for the story.
[running footsteps]
[indistinct chatter]
Mizuho.
[running footsteps]
DOWNLOADING
Uh.
[sighs]
DOWNLOAD COMPLETE
OPEN
[gasps]
NISHINO-SAN
[MIZUHO] [gasps]
This opening scene is iconic!
Huh!
[MIZUHO] And the love
interest is so cool!
Hm.
All right,
I'm gonna need a plot
and character sheet, stat.
You're so talented, Kawaguchi
and I know you can
write amazing stories.
You've gotta believe
in yourself!
I'll be supporting you
in any way that I--
-[KAWAGUCHI] You're annoying.
-What?
NEW SERIES PROPOSAL
THEME: LOVE AND ADOLESCENCE
But
the theme of "love
in my teenage years."
It's what inspired me
to think of this story.
And it turns out
I've experienced youth, too.
I just didn't know it.
Bye.
♪
[footfall]
Mizuho?
♪
Airu!
♪
[chuckles]
♪
[MIZUHO] I know that
I turned out very different
from the person I thought
I'd grow into back then.
♪
20 DAYS UNTIL NEWCOMERS'
MANGA COMPETITION
But those fun memories.
♪
Along with the bitter ones.
♪
They're all part of me
and make me who I am.
♪
[COWORKER 12A] You're always
dropping this thing.
Here.
[KIZUKI]
Thanks.
Glad the business trip's over.
So, how about dinner?
Or do you have plans?
You promise
to visit your girlfriend?
[KIZUKI]
No plans.
♪
No promises.
ANYWAY, I'M
FALLING IN LOVE WITH YOU