Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! (2024) s01e12 Episode Script
Am I Actually Just Some Unseasoned Rando Who Drops In for the Last Episode with the Losing Heroine?
♪
[indistinct chatter]
Ah
-[ANNA] Nukumizu.
-[NUKUMIZU] Huh?
[sighs]
I gotta face it.
I might just be cute after all.
[sighs]
[inhales]
[sighs]
So, uh
I can't come up
with a witty comeback
to everything you say.
[ANNA]
Hm?
[NUKUMIZU]
Hm?
[sighs]
Lately, I've been getting
a lot of invitations
to hang out
with old friends again.
A lot.
Uh-huh.
And this is all your fault,
by the way.
[ANNA]
What about our brilliant plan?
The one where I borrow Ayano
to play my boyfriend.
[NUKUMIZU] Did we land on that
being a brilliant plan?
Well, I don't have
any better ideas now.
So do you?
[ANNA] My middle school friends
are all saying,
"Maybe Yanami doesn't
actually have a boyfriend,"
and "If she's on the market,
this could be our chance!"
[ANNA] They're
walking around spreading
all these baseless rumors.
[NUKUMIZU] You can't really
call them baseless
if they're true.
If I can't get Ayano on board,
then I'll have to find
-someone else to help me.
-Guess so.
[NUKUMIZU] Good luck with that,
I should get ba--
[ANNA]
This is like the one thing
I can't ask my middle school
friends to help with.
[ANNA]
Come to think of it,
I'm pretty sure Nishikawa
was asking me
to hang out with him, too.
[groans]
[NUKUMIZU]
I don't get why you don't just
tell them the truth.
But if that's really too hard,
I could always ask Hakamada
to say something to them.
[ANNA]
Go ahead, I dare you.
But it would be a shame
if someone were
to take all those books
you hid in the clubroom
and shipped them to your house.
No, please, anything but that.
You found those?
I mean, "what books?"
Nice try.
But now we both
have a secret to protect.
[ANNA]
What do you say?
Can I trust you
to be discreet for me?
[sighs]
I guess I don't have a choice.
[ANNA]
Nukumizu,
do you even know what the word,
"discreet" means?
What, is this bad?
We, we won't say
anything about this.
What she said!
I know exactly
what you're going through.
We're all here to help out with
Yanami's
Fake-a-Boyfriend Project!
You two are
the only people in the world
who really understand me.
Unlike Nukumizu here,
who has no tact at all.
So, how's this mission
gonna work, exactly?
[NUKUMIZU]
Huh, why ask me?
You,
you were the one who called
the emergency club meeting.
Well, uh,
I guess we could go on a date
and post the pictures online?
[ANNA]
That's what we did last time.
Let me think a sec.
[gasps]
[NUKUMIZU] Instead of just
uploading pictures,
what if we turned it
into a story?
-What does that mean?
-A story!
So like,
the boyfriend is already fake.
[NUKUMIZU]
What's a few more lies
to create a background?
Then we use those details
to come up
with a simulated date.
It'll be more
convincing that way!
Wow,
I didn't know I was dealing
with a serial liar.
That's pretty evil, Nuku.
Yeah, drop dead!
[NUKUMIZU]
Ouch.
Uh, anyway,
let's just focus on the details
for the fake date, this weekend.
[NUKUMIZU]
What do you guys think?
-Well, Yana?
-[KOMARI] Hm?
Any specific requests?
[ANNA]
Hmm, just one.
It should be a grown-up date.
Yeah.
You-You want a grown-up date?
[ANNA]
Yep, I'll be busy coming up
with a background
for my "boyfriend.'
So, Nukumizu,
the planning's up to you.
Don't let me down.
[AMANATSU]
Listen up!
This isn't
some fairy tale world
where men and women
can be friends!
No!
Welcome to reality, kid!
It doesn't matter
if an old classmate
suddenly messages you.
Or if some hunk on the street
hands you a handkerchief
you didn't even drop!
[NUKUMIZU]
Somehow, I don't think
this information
is going to help at all.
I lowered my standards
and everything.
I'm not even asking for a lot,
you know?
You don't need a steady job
as long as you've got
something in the bank.
So, why am I not
good enough for you?
[NUKUMIZU]
Those standards are too low.
What does
a grown-up date look like?
[SOSUKE]
Hey, get over here.
[KAREN]
Right now?
[SOSUKE]
Come on. I want to feel
[NUKUMIZU]
No, that's not it.
I mean
it's one kind of grown-up date,
but I prefer something PG.
[crows cawing]
Why's this so hard
to figure out?
[Shikiya breathing heavily]
[liquid dripping]
[SHIKIYA]
You were watching me?
[NUKUMIZU] No,
I didn't see anything, I swear!
[SHIKIYA]
I, I was just digging holes
in the garden outside
for a flower bed.
[NUKUMIZU]
Oh, crap,
I think she's gonna
dig a hole for me next!
They're hyacinths.
The bulbs.
Huh, plant bulbs?
And can I ask
about the red stuff?
[SHIKIYA]
Liquid fertilizer.
I spilled it everywhere.
[TIARA]
Stop right there!
[Tiara panting]
You two have any idea
how this looks?
Come on!
You're showing
too much
cleavage for any student,
let alone the student council!
But my hands
They're full right now.
I can't
-fix it
-I'll just get out of
-your hair then.
-so you'll have to.
[TIARA] Fine, I'll do it,
but you need to hold still.
[Tiara shouts]
Who decided this dumb uniform
needed to have four ribbons,
huh?
[dog howling in distance]
[NUKUMIZU]
A grown-up date.
Maybe to start,
we should have him
give her flowers or something.
[KONUKI] Dumplings are
better than flowers.
[gasps]
And if it's after dark
you could
give her
meat.
[NUKUMIZU]
I can't listen to her, either.
[KONUKI]
But I have a feeling
that's still
a bit premature for you,
so try this.
Huh
[KONUKI]
Best of luck Mr. President.
[footsteps receding]
[NUKUMIZU]
Hmm.
[mouse clicks]
Hmm.
[KAJU] Dear brother,
do you have a date tomorrow?
Huh, no.
I'm just going
on a research trip
with the Literature Club.
If you're going for research,
then do you want me
to come with you?
That might be a bit much
for the other members.
I think it would be best
if you sit this one out.
Hmm.
[kids screaming]
[ANNA]
Okay, Nukumizu,
Nonchan and Hoikun
deserve an apology.
[NUKUMIZU]
For what?
[ANNA] I seem to remember
asking you for a grown-up date,
so what are we doing
at Non Hoi Park of all places?
[NUKUMIZU] We have free passes,
so it felt like a good option.
You left
the planning to me, right?
Yakishio and Komari
were both on board with it.
Oh, is that true?
-[LEMON] Mm-hmm.
-[KOMARI] Mm-hmm.
[NUKUMIZU]
Besides,
the average visitor here
is a lot older than us.
Um.
[ANNA]
Point taken.
But that's not what I meant
when I asked
for a grown-up date.
-Huh, it isn't?
-Huh, what's wrong with it?
Forget it, it's fine.
But I feel like we were
just here the other day.
If the pictures
we took before didn't work,
then why would these?
[NUKUMIZU]
What is she so worried about?
It's not just a zoo
and botanical garden.
There's a lot to do here.
-Now for round one, Komari!
-[gasps]
Uhhh, let me think
I recommend the rides.
How's that sound?
And what's your reasoning
behind that?
The ride tickets
are an extra cost
on top of the entrance fees,
so you'd need more money
to go on them.
Grown-up money.
[ANNA]
Mm-hmm.
Someone gets the dynamics
of grown-up dating.
Nukumizu,
I hope you're listening.
Take notes.
Okay, then
behold grown-up money!
[all gasping]
-Where'd you get so much cash?
-Wow, Yana, I didn't know
-you were so rich!
-A 10,000 yen bill!
No way.
Don't tell me you stole it
from your parents?
Of course, I didn't steal it.
I'll have you know my grandma
gave it to me a while ago.
I'll be paying for
all of the ride tickets
on today's date.
My boyfriend's
a working adult after all.
Wait.
If he's got a job,
why is he making you
pay for everything?
Ew.
He sounds like a leech.
Quite the opposite!
My gainfully employed boyfriend
is always buying things for me,
so it's my turn to treat him.
It's a whole new side of me.
He'll fall in love with me
all over again.
[NUKUMIZU]
Gotta hand it to her.
She fleshed out
that character sheet.
He's shy and a little uptight
most of the time.
Then, he'll say,
"just for today"
and take my hand.
That kind of thing
just melts my heart!
Your boyfriend
sounds amazing, Yana!
I hope I can find a guy
like that some day!
[KOMARI]
Yeah, not bad at all.
I know!
I'll let you guys
meet him eventually.
[NUKUMIZU] Except you can't,
because he's not real.
Which I'm beginning
to think you've forgotten.
♪
[camera clicks]
[camera clicks]
[ANNA] Today, we went
to the amusement park.
I didn't tell him
until we got there,
and he was like,
"Wow an amusement park?"
I got him good with that one.
My boyfriend
always plans our dates,
and I love
how thoughtful he is about it.
So, this time,
I wanted to surprise him!
♪
[engine sputtering]
[camera clicks]
Whoo, that go-kart
was so much fun!
How'd you like
the passenger seat?
It was all right.
Not a whole lot for me
to do over there, though.
That's just the way
things go on dates, Nukumizu.
The point is to spend
some time together.
-You and me.
-Huh, what do you mean?
[ANNA] Didn't you feel like
you were on a romantic date
in that go-kart?
Don't be shy, you can tell me!
[NUKUMIZU]
A few short months ago
I'd have been a nervous wreck
if I tried to hang out
at an amusement park
with girls from school.
But now,
all I could think
in that passenger seat was,
"I'm cramped.
When is this going to end?"
There's about a dozen words
I'd use before "romantic."
[NUKUMIZU]
It's like they say, I guess.
You live and you learn.
[Lemon laughs]
[Anna laughs]
Why'd you pick the carriage?
It's the eyes.
Those poor horses,
they were impaled.
[NUKUMIZU]
I wish you hadn't said that.
I'll never look at
a carousel the same way again.
[NUKUMIZU] Do me a favor,
go easy on the spinning,
I don't want to puke.
Hold on, you mean
I can spin this thing?
-[groans]
-[Lemon screaming amusingly]
Today is the perfect
opportunity, dear brother!
So, what, you're just gonna
follow him around all day?
We don't have to do that.
He and I are connected by fate,
so I can be with him
wherever he goes!
[Kaju chuckles softly]
[bell rings]
[LEMON] Now, for my plan,
we have a museum date!
Being grown up is all about
education and culture.
Yes, that sounds perfect!
My boyfriend
is extremely intelligent
and runs in the elite circles
of international business.
[NUKUMIZU]
Ooo, upgrade.
Wow, it's a giant monster!
[clattering]
[KOMARI]
That's a dinosaur.
[LEMON]
Right, a dinosaur!
[LEMON]
Yup, I definitely knew that.
[NUKUMIZU] Now I'm thinking
you "definitely" didn't.
What's up?
Did you spot a tasty-looking
animal or something?
They do look pretty tasty.
[ANNA] But I think
there's more to it than that.
There's something about
the Ediacaran fauna, you know?
I feel a connection with them.
[ANNA] See? It says here
that they used to live
in a peaceful environment
and didn't have
any natural enemies.
That sounds like me,
with my gentle
personality and all.
[NUKUMIZU] It also says
that they went extinct
because they couldn't
produce any offspring.
[ANNA]
What are you getting at?
[NUKUMIZU]
Nothing at all.
[ANNA]
Oh, this is a great photo op!
Act like you didn't know
I was taking a picture
until you turned around
and gimme a big smile.
[camera clicks]
[chuckles awkwardly]
[ANNA] Yeah, I guess that was
asking too much from you.
I'll caption it,
"Come on, why are you taking
pictures of my back, silly?"
"You're so cute,
I couldn't resist!"
[ANNA]
I think that should work.
Good caption but this picture
shows my face.
Don't worry, I can edit
all that trademark
Nukumizu energy out of it
when I get home.
[LEMON] Guys, hurry up,
you gotta see this!
They've got
an elephant skeleton
without a trunk!
What are you talking about?
[ANNA]
If it doesn't have a trunk,
then it's gotta be a hippo!
[camera clicks]
[NUKUMIZU]
Hm?
Accessing kazuhiko's iphone
remotely syncing photos
[squeaking]
[clicks]
[KAJU]
Uh, hold on.
What are you going
to do with that picture?
[GON-CHAN]
I'm gonna use an app I found
to add you
to another picture I took.
[Gon-Chan giggles]
[GON-CHAN]
Pretty cute, right?
This one's going
on the lock screen.
[NUKUMIZU] All right, we got
all the fake photos you wanted.
Ready to call it?
What do you mean call it?
Don't tell me you're trying
to go home already!
It's your turn to
pick out an activity for us.
Yeah, time to prove
you know how to plan a date.
Huh!
[clears throat]
Oh, well, in that case,
follow me.
Hope you're ready for this.
[NUKUMIZU]
'Cause the third round
begins now.
[Lemon giggles]
I guess I was wrong about you,
Nukumizu,
you do know what a grown-up
date looks like.
[NUKUMIZU]
Hmm.
Thanks, but it's not
quite what I had in mind.
[ANNA] Oh, what sort of picture
were you trying to paint?
A nice one.
Find a fancy food truck
and eat a fancy lunch.
Then take some fancy pictures
to upload for the fake story.
Meat-wrapped onigiri
isn't fancy enough?
It doesn't strike me as
grown-up food, you know?
Well, my boyfriend works
for a foreign corporation
called Markein or something
and it's grown-up enough
for his taste,
so you've got a lot to learn.
[NUKUMIZU]
What the heck is "Markein?"
Big companies
are all about growth,
so I'm thinking "Market"
plus "inflation."
He's so rich, he won't even use
coupons at family restaurants.
[NUKUMIZU] Wow, really?
Markein sounds incredible.
[ANNA]
Here, say "aah."
Aah.
[munching]
[water splashes]
[NUKUMIZU]
Amazing,
I had no idea
a "say aah" moment
could be so unromantic.
Come on!
I think they're selling
Suzuhiro karaage
a couple of stalls over!
Huh?!
[both slurping]
[both slurping]
[all gasping]
[SOSUKE]
Anna!
It's fine.
Don't let me get in your way.
-You've got it wrong!
-Don't read
-too much into it.
-It's not like we were kissing
-or anything.
-It was nothing.
-It was just, you know.
-It was just, you know.
[SOSUKE, KAREN]
It was just a cheap thrill!
♪
[KONUKI] Things would have been
much more exciting
if that other couple
had decided
to accept my invitation.
[chuckles softly]
It seems rude not to go
to the amusement park
after Miss Konuki
gave us tickets.
[CHIHAYA]
I know.
[AYANO]
But I feel like it's best
to hold off for today.
We can go next weekend instead.
[ANNA]
Sosuke. Karen.
[ANNA] How could they do
that stuff in public?
We go to Tsuwabuki.
Think of what that could do
to the school's reputation.
You're absolutely right.
They should be
doing those things
in the privacy
of their own homes.
I meant they shouldn't
be doing it anywhere.
Yeah, grow up, Nuku.
Yeah, die.
[NUKUMIZU]
Huh,
why am I the one
being attacked?
[camera clicks]
[ANNA] My boyfriend
is an excellent shot.
He told me he's even
fired a real one before.
[NUKUMIZU] Wait,
what do you mean "a real one?"
[NUKUMIZU]
Is he an assassin?
[ANNA] He's working at
his company's office
overseas right now.
It's actually based
in New York City,
if you can believe it.
He likes to go
to the firing range
with his friends
to blow off steam.
[NUKUMIZU] She keeps adding
more to the story.
We're long distance,
so we don't get
to see each other a lot.
Not to mention
the time difference.
Some days we can't even
schedule a chat.
It's hard,
but we're making it work.
Oh, there's an idea!
Think you could send me
a cool picture from overseas?
[NUKUMIZU] You know I still
live in Toyohashi, right?
♪
[NUKUMIZU] Maybe I should
buy something for Kaju.
[camera clicks]
Huh?
[ANNA]
"My boyfriend is buying a gift
for his friend in New York.
Isn't that so nice of him?
He's the sweetest."
Okay, are you cool with
him shopping for a girl?
[ANNA]
Huh? Oh, then it must be
for one of the friends
he shares a house with.
So, the super-rich
corporate elite has roommates?
[ANNA]
Uh-huh!
It's a really cool house
and everyone who lives there
gets along with each other.
He's got a lot of friends.
Men and women.
It doesn't matter,
he's very friendly.
Yeah, and one
of the women he's friends with
has a great body,
and a cute smile,
and she's popular with everyone
because she's so nice.
[ANNA]
His first time in the office,
he didn't know his way around,
so she showed him the ropes,
and
[NUKUMIZU]
What?
[ANNA] At first,
they were just roommates,
and he promised there was
nothing between them.
But at some point,
they started dating.
[gasps]
Doesn't that make her
a homewrecker?
An American Karen?
A Karen?
[NUKUMIZU]
Unreal.
How she even gets
rejected in her daydreams.
[breathing rapidly]
[groans]
[ANNA]
Nukumizu,
come with me for a minute.
[squeaks]
[KAJU] Hmm.
[KAJU]
Huh?
My brother's phone isn't
sending any more pictures!
What do I do now?
What if something terrible
has happened to him?
I'm sure it's nothing,
he probably just
wandered out of range.
[KAJU]
Wait, out of range?
But I don't think
I'm ready for this yet,
it's all moving way too fast!
You're stressing yourself
out over nothing.
No, I'm not!
What happens
if he gets close with someone?
That would mean
I'm one step closer
to being an old lady.
[whimpering]
[KAJU] It's like my life
is flashing before my eyes!
[GON-CHAN] Is that seriously
how you think the world works?
[kids screaming]
[NUKUMIZU]
Oops my battery died.
Hey, Yanami,
maybe you shouldn't be trying
so hard to find a boyfriend.
[ANNA]
Why not?
[NUKUMIZU]
Well,
I'm not sure,
but I think maybe love isn't
something you can force.
What if it just happens
as you spend more time
with someone you care about.
A slow burn kind of thing.
[ANNA] I spent
a long time with someone,
and it never happened with him.
You could get
a boyfriend any time,
it doesn't have to be now.
That's why, I mean uh
Huh?
[laughs]
Oh!
[NUKUMIZU]
What is it?
[ANNA]
Weren't you one of the people
that was telling me
I needed to move on
and get a boyfriend
just a little while ago?
Weren't you?
[NUKUMIZU]
Yeah, sorry, I was probably
a bit too blunt back then
but the whole thing
was kind of a pain.
[ANNA]
Oh, yeah?
[ANNA] So, now you don't think
I'm a pain anymore?
Or could it be.
You weren't being
completely honest with me.
Am I on to something?
♪
[AMANATSU]
Konuki,
what are you even
staring at over there?
A magical moment.
The peak of youthful
excitement.
[KONUKI]
Yes, that's the way.
-Just like that! More!
-[AMANATSU] All right, enough,
-you can't just spy on people.
-Give me more.
[KONUKI]
Are you sure?
The feeling that
someone may be watching
is a guaranteed way
to spice things up.
The thrill comes
from the challenge
of trying to get everything
done in one revolution.
The challenge
of getting what done?
Hold on, Konuki!
Like that one time?
You'd better not be talking
about ten years ago!
[chuckles]
♪
[chuckles softly]
Well, I guess there's no point
trying to argue.
Maybe it's time for a break
from the boyfriend hunt.
[NUKUMIZU]
You don't have to stop
because I said something.
Wait.
What's wrong?
We ran into Hakamada
and Himemiya, right?
So, that's at least two people
who know you came here
with the Literature Club,
which means if we upload these
fake date pictures, then
Then they'll think
I faked having a boyfriend!
[NUKUMIZU]
They'll know you did.
[humming]
[sighs]
That was a close one.
Right! Now it's time
for some stress eating!
What?
I'm gonna teach you
everything there is to know
about the world of karaage.
But we've had
a lot to eat today.
It's gonna be fine!
What about money?
We've already spent so--
I said it's gonna be fine!
Rice voucher: valid nationwide.
It's getting late.
Maybe we should head home
before the train
gets too crowded.
Huh!
So, uh, about the train.
[NUKUMIZU]
You can't afford a ticket.
[whimpering]
♪
[LEMON]
Oh, there they are!
You guys rode the Ferris wheel?
[KOMARI] What, what were you
doing up there?
We weren't doing anything.
[both growling]
[BOTH]
Huh?!
Our friends wanna go around
one more time, please!
Now, spill it, punk.
What happened while you two
were all alone. huh?
Nothing weird.
We were riding
the Ferris wheel.
It's an amusement park.
But it's possible
that I might have just
lost my innocence to Nukumizu.
Hey, don't joke like that,
I've been a committed
defender of your innocence!
[LEMON] What do you mean?
Give us the details!
[KOMARI]
Or drop dead.
[NUKUMIZU]
Wait! Listen to me.
It's not what you think.
[NUKUMIZU]
I, uh
♪
[BOTH]
Hmm!
You know that's the problem
with you, Nukumizu.
[chuckles]
Episode 12: Am i actually
just some unseasoned rando
who drops in for the last
episode with the losing heroine?
[indistinct chatter]
Ah
-[ANNA] Nukumizu.
-[NUKUMIZU] Huh?
[sighs]
I gotta face it.
I might just be cute after all.
[sighs]
[inhales]
[sighs]
So, uh
I can't come up
with a witty comeback
to everything you say.
[ANNA]
Hm?
[NUKUMIZU]
Hm?
[sighs]
Lately, I've been getting
a lot of invitations
to hang out
with old friends again.
A lot.
Uh-huh.
And this is all your fault,
by the way.
[ANNA]
What about our brilliant plan?
The one where I borrow Ayano
to play my boyfriend.
[NUKUMIZU] Did we land on that
being a brilliant plan?
Well, I don't have
any better ideas now.
So do you?
[ANNA] My middle school friends
are all saying,
"Maybe Yanami doesn't
actually have a boyfriend,"
and "If she's on the market,
this could be our chance!"
[ANNA] They're
walking around spreading
all these baseless rumors.
[NUKUMIZU] You can't really
call them baseless
if they're true.
If I can't get Ayano on board,
then I'll have to find
-someone else to help me.
-Guess so.
[NUKUMIZU] Good luck with that,
I should get ba--
[ANNA]
This is like the one thing
I can't ask my middle school
friends to help with.
[ANNA]
Come to think of it,
I'm pretty sure Nishikawa
was asking me
to hang out with him, too.
[groans]
[NUKUMIZU]
I don't get why you don't just
tell them the truth.
But if that's really too hard,
I could always ask Hakamada
to say something to them.
[ANNA]
Go ahead, I dare you.
But it would be a shame
if someone were
to take all those books
you hid in the clubroom
and shipped them to your house.
No, please, anything but that.
You found those?
I mean, "what books?"
Nice try.
But now we both
have a secret to protect.
[ANNA]
What do you say?
Can I trust you
to be discreet for me?
[sighs]
I guess I don't have a choice.
[ANNA]
Nukumizu,
do you even know what the word,
"discreet" means?
What, is this bad?
We, we won't say
anything about this.
What she said!
I know exactly
what you're going through.
We're all here to help out with
Yanami's
Fake-a-Boyfriend Project!
You two are
the only people in the world
who really understand me.
Unlike Nukumizu here,
who has no tact at all.
So, how's this mission
gonna work, exactly?
[NUKUMIZU]
Huh, why ask me?
You,
you were the one who called
the emergency club meeting.
Well, uh,
I guess we could go on a date
and post the pictures online?
[ANNA]
That's what we did last time.
Let me think a sec.
[gasps]
[NUKUMIZU] Instead of just
uploading pictures,
what if we turned it
into a story?
-What does that mean?
-A story!
So like,
the boyfriend is already fake.
[NUKUMIZU]
What's a few more lies
to create a background?
Then we use those details
to come up
with a simulated date.
It'll be more
convincing that way!
Wow,
I didn't know I was dealing
with a serial liar.
That's pretty evil, Nuku.
Yeah, drop dead!
[NUKUMIZU]
Ouch.
Uh, anyway,
let's just focus on the details
for the fake date, this weekend.
[NUKUMIZU]
What do you guys think?
-Well, Yana?
-[KOMARI] Hm?
Any specific requests?
[ANNA]
Hmm, just one.
It should be a grown-up date.
Yeah.
You-You want a grown-up date?
[ANNA]
Yep, I'll be busy coming up
with a background
for my "boyfriend.'
So, Nukumizu,
the planning's up to you.
Don't let me down.
[AMANATSU]
Listen up!
This isn't
some fairy tale world
where men and women
can be friends!
No!
Welcome to reality, kid!
It doesn't matter
if an old classmate
suddenly messages you.
Or if some hunk on the street
hands you a handkerchief
you didn't even drop!
[NUKUMIZU]
Somehow, I don't think
this information
is going to help at all.
I lowered my standards
and everything.
I'm not even asking for a lot,
you know?
You don't need a steady job
as long as you've got
something in the bank.
So, why am I not
good enough for you?
[NUKUMIZU]
Those standards are too low.
What does
a grown-up date look like?
[SOSUKE]
Hey, get over here.
[KAREN]
Right now?
[SOSUKE]
Come on. I want to feel
[NUKUMIZU]
No, that's not it.
I mean
it's one kind of grown-up date,
but I prefer something PG.
[crows cawing]
Why's this so hard
to figure out?
[Shikiya breathing heavily]
[liquid dripping]
[SHIKIYA]
You were watching me?
[NUKUMIZU] No,
I didn't see anything, I swear!
[SHIKIYA]
I, I was just digging holes
in the garden outside
for a flower bed.
[NUKUMIZU]
Oh, crap,
I think she's gonna
dig a hole for me next!
They're hyacinths.
The bulbs.
Huh, plant bulbs?
And can I ask
about the red stuff?
[SHIKIYA]
Liquid fertilizer.
I spilled it everywhere.
[TIARA]
Stop right there!
[Tiara panting]
You two have any idea
how this looks?
Come on!
You're showing
too much
cleavage for any student,
let alone the student council!
But my hands
They're full right now.
I can't
-fix it
-I'll just get out of
-your hair then.
-so you'll have to.
[TIARA] Fine, I'll do it,
but you need to hold still.
[Tiara shouts]
Who decided this dumb uniform
needed to have four ribbons,
huh?
[dog howling in distance]
[NUKUMIZU]
A grown-up date.
Maybe to start,
we should have him
give her flowers or something.
[KONUKI] Dumplings are
better than flowers.
[gasps]
And if it's after dark
you could
give her
meat.
[NUKUMIZU]
I can't listen to her, either.
[KONUKI]
But I have a feeling
that's still
a bit premature for you,
so try this.
Huh
[KONUKI]
Best of luck Mr. President.
[footsteps receding]
[NUKUMIZU]
Hmm.
[mouse clicks]
Hmm.
[KAJU] Dear brother,
do you have a date tomorrow?
Huh, no.
I'm just going
on a research trip
with the Literature Club.
If you're going for research,
then do you want me
to come with you?
That might be a bit much
for the other members.
I think it would be best
if you sit this one out.
Hmm.
[kids screaming]
[ANNA]
Okay, Nukumizu,
Nonchan and Hoikun
deserve an apology.
[NUKUMIZU]
For what?
[ANNA] I seem to remember
asking you for a grown-up date,
so what are we doing
at Non Hoi Park of all places?
[NUKUMIZU] We have free passes,
so it felt like a good option.
You left
the planning to me, right?
Yakishio and Komari
were both on board with it.
Oh, is that true?
-[LEMON] Mm-hmm.
-[KOMARI] Mm-hmm.
[NUKUMIZU]
Besides,
the average visitor here
is a lot older than us.
Um.
[ANNA]
Point taken.
But that's not what I meant
when I asked
for a grown-up date.
-Huh, it isn't?
-Huh, what's wrong with it?
Forget it, it's fine.
But I feel like we were
just here the other day.
If the pictures
we took before didn't work,
then why would these?
[NUKUMIZU]
What is she so worried about?
It's not just a zoo
and botanical garden.
There's a lot to do here.
-Now for round one, Komari!
-[gasps]
Uhhh, let me think
I recommend the rides.
How's that sound?
And what's your reasoning
behind that?
The ride tickets
are an extra cost
on top of the entrance fees,
so you'd need more money
to go on them.
Grown-up money.
[ANNA]
Mm-hmm.
Someone gets the dynamics
of grown-up dating.
Nukumizu,
I hope you're listening.
Take notes.
Okay, then
behold grown-up money!
[all gasping]
-Where'd you get so much cash?
-Wow, Yana, I didn't know
-you were so rich!
-A 10,000 yen bill!
No way.
Don't tell me you stole it
from your parents?
Of course, I didn't steal it.
I'll have you know my grandma
gave it to me a while ago.
I'll be paying for
all of the ride tickets
on today's date.
My boyfriend's
a working adult after all.
Wait.
If he's got a job,
why is he making you
pay for everything?
Ew.
He sounds like a leech.
Quite the opposite!
My gainfully employed boyfriend
is always buying things for me,
so it's my turn to treat him.
It's a whole new side of me.
He'll fall in love with me
all over again.
[NUKUMIZU]
Gotta hand it to her.
She fleshed out
that character sheet.
He's shy and a little uptight
most of the time.
Then, he'll say,
"just for today"
and take my hand.
That kind of thing
just melts my heart!
Your boyfriend
sounds amazing, Yana!
I hope I can find a guy
like that some day!
[KOMARI]
Yeah, not bad at all.
I know!
I'll let you guys
meet him eventually.
[NUKUMIZU] Except you can't,
because he's not real.
Which I'm beginning
to think you've forgotten.
♪
[camera clicks]
[camera clicks]
[ANNA] Today, we went
to the amusement park.
I didn't tell him
until we got there,
and he was like,
"Wow an amusement park?"
I got him good with that one.
My boyfriend
always plans our dates,
and I love
how thoughtful he is about it.
So, this time,
I wanted to surprise him!
♪
[engine sputtering]
[camera clicks]
Whoo, that go-kart
was so much fun!
How'd you like
the passenger seat?
It was all right.
Not a whole lot for me
to do over there, though.
That's just the way
things go on dates, Nukumizu.
The point is to spend
some time together.
-You and me.
-Huh, what do you mean?
[ANNA] Didn't you feel like
you were on a romantic date
in that go-kart?
Don't be shy, you can tell me!
[NUKUMIZU]
A few short months ago
I'd have been a nervous wreck
if I tried to hang out
at an amusement park
with girls from school.
But now,
all I could think
in that passenger seat was,
"I'm cramped.
When is this going to end?"
There's about a dozen words
I'd use before "romantic."
[NUKUMIZU]
It's like they say, I guess.
You live and you learn.
[Lemon laughs]
[Anna laughs]
Why'd you pick the carriage?
It's the eyes.
Those poor horses,
they were impaled.
[NUKUMIZU]
I wish you hadn't said that.
I'll never look at
a carousel the same way again.
[NUKUMIZU] Do me a favor,
go easy on the spinning,
I don't want to puke.
Hold on, you mean
I can spin this thing?
-[groans]
-[Lemon screaming amusingly]
Today is the perfect
opportunity, dear brother!
So, what, you're just gonna
follow him around all day?
We don't have to do that.
He and I are connected by fate,
so I can be with him
wherever he goes!
[Kaju chuckles softly]
[bell rings]
[LEMON] Now, for my plan,
we have a museum date!
Being grown up is all about
education and culture.
Yes, that sounds perfect!
My boyfriend
is extremely intelligent
and runs in the elite circles
of international business.
[NUKUMIZU]
Ooo, upgrade.
Wow, it's a giant monster!
[clattering]
[KOMARI]
That's a dinosaur.
[LEMON]
Right, a dinosaur!
[LEMON]
Yup, I definitely knew that.
[NUKUMIZU] Now I'm thinking
you "definitely" didn't.
What's up?
Did you spot a tasty-looking
animal or something?
They do look pretty tasty.
[ANNA] But I think
there's more to it than that.
There's something about
the Ediacaran fauna, you know?
I feel a connection with them.
[ANNA] See? It says here
that they used to live
in a peaceful environment
and didn't have
any natural enemies.
That sounds like me,
with my gentle
personality and all.
[NUKUMIZU] It also says
that they went extinct
because they couldn't
produce any offspring.
[ANNA]
What are you getting at?
[NUKUMIZU]
Nothing at all.
[ANNA]
Oh, this is a great photo op!
Act like you didn't know
I was taking a picture
until you turned around
and gimme a big smile.
[camera clicks]
[chuckles awkwardly]
[ANNA] Yeah, I guess that was
asking too much from you.
I'll caption it,
"Come on, why are you taking
pictures of my back, silly?"
"You're so cute,
I couldn't resist!"
[ANNA]
I think that should work.
Good caption but this picture
shows my face.
Don't worry, I can edit
all that trademark
Nukumizu energy out of it
when I get home.
[LEMON] Guys, hurry up,
you gotta see this!
They've got
an elephant skeleton
without a trunk!
What are you talking about?
[ANNA]
If it doesn't have a trunk,
then it's gotta be a hippo!
[camera clicks]
[NUKUMIZU]
Hm?
Accessing kazuhiko's iphone
remotely syncing photos
[squeaking]
[clicks]
[KAJU]
Uh, hold on.
What are you going
to do with that picture?
[GON-CHAN]
I'm gonna use an app I found
to add you
to another picture I took.
[Gon-Chan giggles]
[GON-CHAN]
Pretty cute, right?
This one's going
on the lock screen.
[NUKUMIZU] All right, we got
all the fake photos you wanted.
Ready to call it?
What do you mean call it?
Don't tell me you're trying
to go home already!
It's your turn to
pick out an activity for us.
Yeah, time to prove
you know how to plan a date.
Huh!
[clears throat]
Oh, well, in that case,
follow me.
Hope you're ready for this.
[NUKUMIZU]
'Cause the third round
begins now.
[Lemon giggles]
I guess I was wrong about you,
Nukumizu,
you do know what a grown-up
date looks like.
[NUKUMIZU]
Hmm.
Thanks, but it's not
quite what I had in mind.
[ANNA] Oh, what sort of picture
were you trying to paint?
A nice one.
Find a fancy food truck
and eat a fancy lunch.
Then take some fancy pictures
to upload for the fake story.
Meat-wrapped onigiri
isn't fancy enough?
It doesn't strike me as
grown-up food, you know?
Well, my boyfriend works
for a foreign corporation
called Markein or something
and it's grown-up enough
for his taste,
so you've got a lot to learn.
[NUKUMIZU]
What the heck is "Markein?"
Big companies
are all about growth,
so I'm thinking "Market"
plus "inflation."
He's so rich, he won't even use
coupons at family restaurants.
[NUKUMIZU] Wow, really?
Markein sounds incredible.
[ANNA]
Here, say "aah."
Aah.
[munching]
[water splashes]
[NUKUMIZU]
Amazing,
I had no idea
a "say aah" moment
could be so unromantic.
Come on!
I think they're selling
Suzuhiro karaage
a couple of stalls over!
Huh?!
[both slurping]
[both slurping]
[all gasping]
[SOSUKE]
Anna!
It's fine.
Don't let me get in your way.
-You've got it wrong!
-Don't read
-too much into it.
-It's not like we were kissing
-or anything.
-It was nothing.
-It was just, you know.
-It was just, you know.
[SOSUKE, KAREN]
It was just a cheap thrill!
♪
[KONUKI] Things would have been
much more exciting
if that other couple
had decided
to accept my invitation.
[chuckles softly]
It seems rude not to go
to the amusement park
after Miss Konuki
gave us tickets.
[CHIHAYA]
I know.
[AYANO]
But I feel like it's best
to hold off for today.
We can go next weekend instead.
[ANNA]
Sosuke. Karen.
[ANNA] How could they do
that stuff in public?
We go to Tsuwabuki.
Think of what that could do
to the school's reputation.
You're absolutely right.
They should be
doing those things
in the privacy
of their own homes.
I meant they shouldn't
be doing it anywhere.
Yeah, grow up, Nuku.
Yeah, die.
[NUKUMIZU]
Huh,
why am I the one
being attacked?
[camera clicks]
[ANNA] My boyfriend
is an excellent shot.
He told me he's even
fired a real one before.
[NUKUMIZU] Wait,
what do you mean "a real one?"
[NUKUMIZU]
Is he an assassin?
[ANNA] He's working at
his company's office
overseas right now.
It's actually based
in New York City,
if you can believe it.
He likes to go
to the firing range
with his friends
to blow off steam.
[NUKUMIZU] She keeps adding
more to the story.
We're long distance,
so we don't get
to see each other a lot.
Not to mention
the time difference.
Some days we can't even
schedule a chat.
It's hard,
but we're making it work.
Oh, there's an idea!
Think you could send me
a cool picture from overseas?
[NUKUMIZU] You know I still
live in Toyohashi, right?
♪
[NUKUMIZU] Maybe I should
buy something for Kaju.
[camera clicks]
Huh?
[ANNA]
"My boyfriend is buying a gift
for his friend in New York.
Isn't that so nice of him?
He's the sweetest."
Okay, are you cool with
him shopping for a girl?
[ANNA]
Huh? Oh, then it must be
for one of the friends
he shares a house with.
So, the super-rich
corporate elite has roommates?
[ANNA]
Uh-huh!
It's a really cool house
and everyone who lives there
gets along with each other.
He's got a lot of friends.
Men and women.
It doesn't matter,
he's very friendly.
Yeah, and one
of the women he's friends with
has a great body,
and a cute smile,
and she's popular with everyone
because she's so nice.
[ANNA]
His first time in the office,
he didn't know his way around,
so she showed him the ropes,
and
[NUKUMIZU]
What?
[ANNA] At first,
they were just roommates,
and he promised there was
nothing between them.
But at some point,
they started dating.
[gasps]
Doesn't that make her
a homewrecker?
An American Karen?
A Karen?
[NUKUMIZU]
Unreal.
How she even gets
rejected in her daydreams.
[breathing rapidly]
[groans]
[ANNA]
Nukumizu,
come with me for a minute.
[squeaks]
[KAJU] Hmm.
[KAJU]
Huh?
My brother's phone isn't
sending any more pictures!
What do I do now?
What if something terrible
has happened to him?
I'm sure it's nothing,
he probably just
wandered out of range.
[KAJU]
Wait, out of range?
But I don't think
I'm ready for this yet,
it's all moving way too fast!
You're stressing yourself
out over nothing.
No, I'm not!
What happens
if he gets close with someone?
That would mean
I'm one step closer
to being an old lady.
[whimpering]
[KAJU] It's like my life
is flashing before my eyes!
[GON-CHAN] Is that seriously
how you think the world works?
[kids screaming]
[NUKUMIZU]
Oops my battery died.
Hey, Yanami,
maybe you shouldn't be trying
so hard to find a boyfriend.
[ANNA]
Why not?
[NUKUMIZU]
Well,
I'm not sure,
but I think maybe love isn't
something you can force.
What if it just happens
as you spend more time
with someone you care about.
A slow burn kind of thing.
[ANNA] I spent
a long time with someone,
and it never happened with him.
You could get
a boyfriend any time,
it doesn't have to be now.
That's why, I mean uh
Huh?
[laughs]
Oh!
[NUKUMIZU]
What is it?
[ANNA]
Weren't you one of the people
that was telling me
I needed to move on
and get a boyfriend
just a little while ago?
Weren't you?
[NUKUMIZU]
Yeah, sorry, I was probably
a bit too blunt back then
but the whole thing
was kind of a pain.
[ANNA]
Oh, yeah?
[ANNA] So, now you don't think
I'm a pain anymore?
Or could it be.
You weren't being
completely honest with me.
Am I on to something?
♪
[AMANATSU]
Konuki,
what are you even
staring at over there?
A magical moment.
The peak of youthful
excitement.
[KONUKI]
Yes, that's the way.
-Just like that! More!
-[AMANATSU] All right, enough,
-you can't just spy on people.
-Give me more.
[KONUKI]
Are you sure?
The feeling that
someone may be watching
is a guaranteed way
to spice things up.
The thrill comes
from the challenge
of trying to get everything
done in one revolution.
The challenge
of getting what done?
Hold on, Konuki!
Like that one time?
You'd better not be talking
about ten years ago!
[chuckles]
♪
[chuckles softly]
Well, I guess there's no point
trying to argue.
Maybe it's time for a break
from the boyfriend hunt.
[NUKUMIZU]
You don't have to stop
because I said something.
Wait.
What's wrong?
We ran into Hakamada
and Himemiya, right?
So, that's at least two people
who know you came here
with the Literature Club,
which means if we upload these
fake date pictures, then
Then they'll think
I faked having a boyfriend!
[NUKUMIZU]
They'll know you did.
[humming]
[sighs]
That was a close one.
Right! Now it's time
for some stress eating!
What?
I'm gonna teach you
everything there is to know
about the world of karaage.
But we've had
a lot to eat today.
It's gonna be fine!
What about money?
We've already spent so--
I said it's gonna be fine!
Rice voucher: valid nationwide.
It's getting late.
Maybe we should head home
before the train
gets too crowded.
Huh!
So, uh, about the train.
[NUKUMIZU]
You can't afford a ticket.
[whimpering]
♪
[LEMON]
Oh, there they are!
You guys rode the Ferris wheel?
[KOMARI] What, what were you
doing up there?
We weren't doing anything.
[both growling]
[BOTH]
Huh?!
Our friends wanna go around
one more time, please!
Now, spill it, punk.
What happened while you two
were all alone. huh?
Nothing weird.
We were riding
the Ferris wheel.
It's an amusement park.
But it's possible
that I might have just
lost my innocence to Nukumizu.
Hey, don't joke like that,
I've been a committed
defender of your innocence!
[LEMON] What do you mean?
Give us the details!
[KOMARI]
Or drop dead.
[NUKUMIZU]
Wait! Listen to me.
It's not what you think.
[NUKUMIZU]
I, uh
♪
[BOTH]
Hmm!
You know that's the problem
with you, Nukumizu.
[chuckles]
Episode 12: Am i actually
just some unseasoned rando
who drops in for the last
episode with the losing heroine?