01x02 - First Date!

[bunniefuu]

Good morning.

I'm going now.

Okay, travel safely.

Hey! Morning, Tani!

Yamada

-kun.

Yes, I'm Yamada!

YES,

I'M

YAMADA

Did Suzuki

-san tell you anything?

Hey, you have good instincts.

Well, when you suddenly pop up

with that kind of energy

BEING MY

PAL'S PAL MEANS

WE'RE ALL BUDS

It's the "If you like Suzuki, then you're

probably fine with me, too" theory.

I hadn't planned on telling anyone.

Huh? Why not?

Because I don't want to tarnish

Suzuki

-san's reputation.

Huh?

What?

You mean you think Suzuki's reputation

is so elevated that it could tank?

That's hilarious.

But I guess you would, Tani!

Man, that's love.

If Suzuki says it's fine,

then it's fine, right?

Besides, she said, "I'm in love with Tani

-kun!"

and ran out of the classroom yesterday.

What?

I mean, how can anyone do anything

but support that, right?

Satou and Watanabe and Kabacho, too!

Who's that last one?

Oh! And Suzuki's reputation

or whatever isn't gonna change,

but my opinion of your entertainment

value has increased, Tani!

Entertainment value?

Yamada

-kun, you're easy to talk to.

What's this? Flattery will get you nowhere.

I'll give you some candy. Here.

I did get something.

That much?

And then

that's when SudaKen hugged the heroine,

whispering "I love you" in her ear.

The scene was so awesome!

DON'T CARE

What's with those expressions?

I really couldn't care less

about fiction right now.

You have some more important

updates for us, don't you?

With my shojo

-manga

-turned

-live

-action mania,

I do want to talk about it.

It's

precious

to me

That's an interesting form of mania.

Suzuki, you were always all SudaKen this and

SudaKen that, giving off troublemaker vibes,

but the truth is

GRIN

Right?

Exactly.

Still

That was no way to interact

with the guy you like.

I am all too aware of that.

You weren't playing catch in your

conversation. You were striking him out.

ALL ONE

-SIDED!

EEK

How about this article as a reference?

Conversational

Techniques for

Those Who

Want to Be Loved

Be a good listener. Talking nonstop

only about yourself is no good!

TENSE

SMILE

BE A GOOD LISTENER !

( Trying to make small talk

\h\h\hwith relatable anecdotes )

Ask good questions.

ASK GOOD QUESTIONS ! !

Ask about things the other

person might want to talk about.

Show that you're paying attention.

SHOW YOU'RE PAYING ATTENTION ! ! !

Leaving them hanging in silence

might make them uneasy.

Reply when the timing is appropriate.

I'm totally awful.

Girlfriend.

Boyfriend.

Couple.

ACK

Stop suddenly re

-realizing and freaking out.

This is crazy. I'm so happy!

For some reason, I'm annoyed.

But, since it's started,

that means there's an end, too.

All the emotions.

Fine!

I'll do it, then!

I'll become the ultimate girlfriend!

You don't have to pretend

to be a Jump character.

So, what's this ultimate girlfriend gonna do?

Today I'll say, "Let's walk home together."

You're adorable.

Tani

-kun!

Is it okay for us to hang out here like normal?

Wha?!

It's fine. Please don't let it bother you.

Hear that, Suzuki?

What? That makes me feel so alone!

Don't mind him!

Should I have said it wasn't all right?

I was lying! I'm sorry!

Tani

-kun, that was quite the fastball.

Come on, Suzuki. Say it!

What? Now?

U

-Um, well

STARE

It's no good! I can feel myself

losing consciousness!

I can't

look him

in the eye

Huh? Did you commence some kind of battle?

Um, Tani

-kun

Today should we walk home together?

AFTER SCHOOL

WHOMP

WHOMP

WHOMP

Walking home together from the

classroom is really nerve

-racking!

WHOMP

WHOMP

WHOMP

WHOMP

WHOMP

We're here, too, though.

Up to

the

school

gate.

Suzuki! Bye

-bye!

Bye

-bye!

Cheers!

Cheers!

Oh, Reina! Practice hard!

Suzuki, I see you can do the

box step now! It's weird though.

That's unreal. No one sees Tani.

SILENCE

"Talking nonstop

only about yourself

is no good!!"

"Ask about things

the other person

might want to talk about!!!"

ASK GOOD QUESTIONS

BE A GOOD LISTENER

Now that I'm really paying attention,

I really did just make him listen

to whatever I wanted to say.

And what is Tani

-kun interested in?

I have no idea!

FWIP

Huh? It looks like Tani

-kun

might want to say something.

Verily, this is

ASK GOOD

QUESTIONS

What? What is it?

BARGES IN!

Oh, it's just, um

It's nothing.

Huh?

I feel like I got something wrong.

HMMM

The more I think about it,

the less I know what to do.

Is being with me right now fun for Tani

-kun?

And this is where we part ways.

It feels like I wasted some potential.

Well

Suzuki

-san, do you have a little more time?

Yeah!

Leaving them hanging in

silence might make them uneasy?

SHOW YOU'RE

PAYING ATTENTION!!!

This morning, Yamada

-kun talked to me.

What? Did he say something he shouldn't have?

No. Actually, he was really friendly.

HUH?

He can be overly friendly.

BOOMERANG

And, because I thought that hiding this was

the best option I was a little surprised.

I'm sorry! Should I have hidden everything?

It's just, yesterday, my emotions boiled up

and over and I blurted everything out!

Boiled up and over?

Oh, he's laughing.

WHEW

No, I don't mind either way.

It doesn't bother me.

But, Suzuki

-san, you said you did mind,

so I wasn't sure if it was okay.

Ugh, seriously

Tani

-kun, this side of you is so

I'm an idiot.

My head is so full of rules and

conventions meant for other people

TRAITS OF LONG

-

LASTING COUPLES

10 RULES

5 TRAITS OF WOMEN WHO

ARE LOVED BY OTHERS

that I can't even hold a conversation.

I haven't even really looked at the person

right in front of me, have I?

That stuff doesn't bother me!

I mean, not long ago, I might've minded, but

I want to live proudly,

saying that I like what I like!

That's the kind of policy

I'm living my life by right now!

STUNNED

Sorry. Did I fail full force just now?

Oh. No.

Suzuki

-san, do you have time this weekend?

Huh?

BA

-DUMP

If you'd like, then maybe

You mentioned it before

Grabbing hamburgers

The hamburgers

That's crazy! We harmonized!

It's like telepathy!

I thought it'd be nice if we could go.

Yeah, yeah! Let's go! For sure!

And if we're going, let's go

somewhere it's easy to hang out!

I'll look it up, then.

girlfriend conversation

conversation how to keep up

Wait, wait, wait right there!

GNNNNN

Hold up!

Crumple

Hey, I need a minute.

I can't.

It's not true, is it, Tani

-kun?

This couldn't get any worse.

How pathetic can I be?

That's devastatingly adorable, though!

Please just forget it.

Nope! Can't do that! I'm never gonna forget!

The fact that you think about me when

I'm not around makes me way too happy!

I thought that I might be the only one who's

all excited and spinning in circles, so

Suzuki

-san.

I love you.

I hadn't properly told you yet,

so I wanted to put it into words.

Huh? What?

The thing that he wanted to

tell me earlier Could this be it?

POOF

Steam?

Suzuki is made of 60 percent water!

HEART

-FLUTTERING

DISGORGEMEN

Everyone is.

Let's go watch a movie, too!

You've already looked them up, right?

(Really, truly embarrassed)

k*ll me.

Why?

I hit that anguish too hard,

so my throat's all dry.

Hit the anguish too hard?

If I sang right now, I bet I'd sound cool!

Suzuki

-san, would you like a candy?

What? I want it!

Tani

-kun, all kinds of things come out of

your pockets, huh? Thanks!

A festival of

handkerchiefs

This is yummy!

Oh, no. That was

GASP

I feel like someone's talking about me!

No one would do that.

I'm so happy for you.

Oh, I can't wait for our first date!

I can't imagine you and Tani

-kun

walking around out there together.

That's true.

Take pictures for us.

What?!

Candid shots of Tani

-kun?

Hardly. Shots of the two of you!

What? No! I couldn't!

I'd be too embarrassed!

Suzuki, I never know when

your embarrassment will kick in.

But it's true that Suzuki's bad

at smiling for photos, right?

FORCED

They often say that dimples

are pit traps for love.

Can you even interpret those as dimples?

So that's why you're always

making those silly faces.

It's a big step, so you need

to make some good memories.

Yeah, true.

That said

What on earth should I wear?

This probably

isn't right

I don't know what kind of

clothes Tani

-kun likes,

so I just need something generally cute

that most people would like.

(MEETING AT 12)

I was so anxious, I ended up

arriving thirty minutes early.

EVERYONE LOVES

BABY PANDAS

THE RESULT OF OVERTHINKING

I'm starting to get nervous! I'm gonna be

covered in sweat before we meet up!

Should I duck into a shop?

No, I'd hate it if I relaxed too much

and kept Tani

-kun waiting.

I wonder what Tani

-kun will be wearing.

FLUFFY

Train of

thought

derailed

Suzuki

-san.

T

-Tani

-kun!

Sorry. Did I keep you waiting?

He looks pretty much the same as always!

(Pretty much anything'll work)

SQUEEEEE!

Regular

Clothes

School

Uniform

If you'd contacted me, I'd have hurried.

No, I didn't want to rush you!

Actually, you're really early, Tani

-kun!

It's because I wanted to get here

about ten minutes early.

You're twenty minutes early.

Oh, here it is! Here it is!

The volume of it is amazing, right?

It is amazing.

Thank you for this meal!

Huh? Hang on.

FREEZE

When I came here before

Wow, look at you digging in!

Yum!

Stare

STARE

What is it?

It's just, I was watching you and thinking,

"Tani

-kun is eating that really well."

I'm not a little kid.

Suzuki

-san, aren't you going to eat?

I'm eating! I'm eating!

NIBBLE

Just

the

bun

CHOMP

DRAG

The

whole

thing

came

out

MUNCH

MUNCH

MUNCH

MUNCH

MUNCH

MUNCH

MUNCH

MUNCH

You eat one filling at a time?

It's too embarrassing to open

my mouth wide to take a bite!

Maybe it's one of those

unfeminine things.

I'm sorry. But

whatever's most delicious is best, isn't it?

You're not wrong.

I'll just go ahead and dig in, then!

Mmm, yum!

We've got time before the movie,

so should we wander around?

Tani

-kun, is there anything you want to buy,

or any shops you want to go to?

No.

Then can we just look around wherever?

Yeah.

Oh, it's already time!

Recording video and audio

inside the theater is a crime.

EXCITED

EXCITED

EXCITED

EXCITED

EXCITED

EXCITED

EXCITED

By law, a minimum of ten years

EXCITED

EXCITED

STARE

Sorry. What did you say?

I didn't say anything.

THE END

See you later!

It was the kind of movie with

a bonus after the credit roll!

I cried a little in there.

A little?

Sorry! I've gotta go cut some hedges.

She's

"picking

flowers"

Weepy Eyes

Whoa, that's ugly.

Hurry, hurry! If I'm in here too long,

it could invite another misunderstanding!

Sorry, Tani

-kun! Thanks for waiting.

THE NORTH WITCH

AND THE YETI

BOOM

Take pictures for us.

Excuse me. Could you take a picture for us?

Okay, taking it now!

I can't do it!

I could never endure the time between

asking someone and the shutter click!

Suzuki

-san.

GASP

Want to check that shop?

Yeah!

Oh! It's the fluffball that was in the movie!

The yeti.

They have the witch and the bears, too!

Wow!

So, tell me

How would does buying

something to remember today

rate in terms of femininty?

Seven hundred million points!

700,000,000 POINTS

How do those points work?

The North Witch

and the Yeti

It's totally possible to make memories

even without a photo, right?

That town? The place where the main

character grew up was so pretty, wasn't it?

Halcyon Town?

Yeah, that's it!

And the images of North

whatever were pretty, too!

North Island.

The cutest one was the little fluffball.

The yeti.

But that scene where the whole

family gathered was so cute!

I forgot their names, though.

Gotek, Nitt, Boa, Goden, Heetek.

What? Tani

-kun, you remember a ton!

That's crazy!

Suzuki

-san, did you really watch the movie?

What?

That's so mean! I totally watched it!

I'm just not good at remembering

names and details!

It really moved me! I felt it in my heart!

And I cried during every scene with a song.

You did cry.

And also

That part where the witch left the house and

cast magic on the yeti without looking

Just "whoosh," I loved that!

And even though she only drinks black

coffee, she put milk and sugar in it

and she made that beautiful omurice.

She's just a major tsundere, right?

It was so cute!

Really?

Yes, really. It was onscreen off to

the side, but just for a split second.

And they only showed it

for a second at the end,

but the number of dishes on that table!

There were enough for all of them,

so I thought, "Oh, they'll all

be together forever."

It made me so happy.

SORTING

MEMORIES

I see. So that's what all that meant.

I see. That's what

It was a good movie, wasn't it?

You realize that now?!

Hey, Tani

-kun

Did you really watch the movie?

HEH

I'm sorry.

I guess the movie didn't really

strike a chord for Tani

-kun.

Somehow, it feels like it went by in a flash.

I was nervous, but it was so much fun!

I ate what I wanted to eat,

went to the shops I wanted to,

saw a movie I wanted to see

HUH?

Huh?

Was it all geared toward me?

And we've arrived.

Today is ending.

It'd be nice if the way home

stretched out longer.

Um, today

was a lot of fun!

Although

PSHHHHH

I might have dragged you around a bit.

Suzuki

-san.

Today, the shops we went to,

the movie we watched

They were all things I wouldn't

have picked for myself,

but I really had a lot of fun.

Even if I went to the same places

we did today and did the same things

I'm certain I wouldn't have enjoyed

it like I did today without you.

So, um, basically

It was fun because I was with you,

Suzuki

-san. Thank you.

Tani

-kun.

I want to take a picture together!

Huh? Here?

Anywhere is fine!

When I look back at it, I want to

remember that this day was our first date,

that we had a lot of fun,

that my heart was racing stuff like that.

Like a keepsake. You know?

Then, um

What do I do?

T

-Tani

-kun, you stand here!

Oh, move your face a little more this way.

Okay. I'm taking it.

Bye, Tani

-kun!

See you at school!

STARE

Pandas are cute, aren't they?

Huh? You like them?

Yeah. I like them.

LIKE

Pandas

That makes me so happy!

What is this? I mean, of course

I feel this way about Tani

-kun,

but I feel like I might start liking

myself more with this sparkly feeling!

Right now I feel like

I might be the ultimate!

I'm home!

Welcome back!

Dinner isn't ready yet!

That's totally fine!

I'm gonna look back at that photo!

You're kidding me.

GLOOM