01x01 - Professional Childhood Friend Yanami Anna's Style of Losing

[bunniefuu]

[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 cl*max!

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 k*ller.

[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?