Dog Popularity Contest
Next, we will announce the results.
In fifth, we have this little puppy.
Oh, how cute.
Are you all dog lovers or cat lovers?
I'm more of a dog person.
I'm a total cat person!
I like it best when they really hate my guts,
but occasionally approach me,
only to dash my hopes as if to say, "Serves you right, meow!"
Are pets allowed at the Kawai Complex?
There isn't a rule banning them.
I'm never gonna have a pet!
Where'd that come from?!
When a single person gets a pet, they end up content with it,
and can no longer face the reality
that they are still alone!
Are you sure about that?
I think you should get a pet.
Huh?
If you felt a little more content,
maybe you'd stop jumping every man you see.
Ugh
The Kawai Complex Guide to Manors and Hostel Behavior
E p i s o d e 11
D o n ' t H a v e A n y F r i e n d s
A pet, huh...
If I had a pet, I'd want a dog,
but I wouldn't want to walk it...
What about a rabbit?
One of my friends has a pet rabbit and it's absolutely adorable!
A rabbit, huh?
That could work!
If I feel content, maybe I can find a good man.
Sorry, Mayumi-san.
I'm against this, after all.
Huh?
I forgot that it's more crucial to consider
whether you'll have any men left to choose from by the time you feel content.
You know, since I'm never short on options.
I'll kill you!
Uh,
are you a dog person, Senpai?
Or more of a cat person?
I like both.
Oh...
It's been kind of awkward between us since that incident.
Why?
Rit-chan,
you once mentioned that you like big dogs, right?
Oh... Yeah.
Really? Like Labs?
Yeah.
Our neighbor Yamada-san had a—
Hey, Usa-kun is kinda like a big dog, right?
Huh?
What...
Not in the least!
I like big dogs.
I like big dogs. → Usa isn't like a big dog.
I like big dogs. → Usa isn't like a big dog. → You're not even in the same league as a big dog.
I like big dogs. → Usa isn't like a big dog. → You're not even in the same league as a big dog. → You've never even mated before.
I like big dogs. → Usa isn't like a big dog. → You're not even in the same league as a big dog. → You've never even mated before. → Gross.
Don't twist her words!
The situation seemed amusing, so I said that and amused myself.
I was just saying what I thought.
You're broadcasting your true motive to the world!
At least you got her attention, right?
In a bad way.
There it is again!
She might not be wholly wrong, though.
Really?
Don't you think the word "wholly" sounds dirty?
Rust Away.
Rust away.
Moments like these are when I'm
glad you're such a nasty person.
I was so close to having a normal conversation with her...
And I can't retaliate because I don't know any of Sayaka-san's weaknesses...
Excuse me!
My name is Tsuneda Miharu!
Does a Watanabe Sayaka-san live here?
Tsuneko?!
Oh, Nabe-chan.
It's so hot outside.
What are you doing here?!
There's a high school reunion in the area tomorrow.
So I figured I'd see where you're living right now.
Okay, you've seen it.
Time to go now!
Oh, can I spend the night?
Listen to me!
And you can't ask to spend the night out of nowhere!
But if I'd asked first, you would've said no.
You wouldn't tell me your address, so I had to ask your mom.
N-Nabe-chan!
This is the first time I've met one of Sayaka-chan's friends!
Please come in!
Wait!
Nabe-chan's room is over there!
Welcome to the Kawai Complex!
Sayaka-san actually has a friend...
Thank you very much!
And she's nothing like her...
It's no trouble at all.
That nail bat...
It's the one Nabe-chan used in middle school.
That brings back memories.
What? She actually used that thing?
What?
Oh, she didn't use it on people.
She just used it to destroy a shed.
A shed?
They used to lock her up in it as punishment for—
Oh, dear. Tsuneda-san has some bizarre dreams.
Are you mixing them up with reality?
I detect the faint scent of a kindred spirit!
Kindred Masochist
Keep quiet.
Should I take Tsune-chan's belongings to Sayaka-san's room?
What?
I never agreed to let her stay!
And my room's a mess, so there's no space!
I don't mind if there's a bunch of homo manga lying around.
Wow, Tsuneda-san, your bumpkin dialect is showing.
We call those "stuffed animals" here in the city.
H-
H-Homo manga?
H-Homo manga...?!
She means stuffed animals. Got a problem?
Sorry, I should have put it a different way.
I'm talking about manga where men engage
in passionate acts of love with other men.
Okay, time for you to shut up!
Th-This person
is like a whole box of Sayaka's weaknesses!
Come inside. You must be tired, so let's sit in the living room.
Let's have a drink and hear some stories about Nabe-chan.
Hey! I said go home!
So, everybody called us Nabe-Tsune.
Nabe-Tsune!
Sounds like someone who'd give you a piece of his mind!
So are you childhood friends?
Well, we met in our second year of middle school...
Some plumb nasty upperclassmen were giving me a hard time,
Plumb = Very
and Nabe-chan saved me.
Hold on.
I'm all for stories I can use to make fun of Sayaka,
but I don't want hear any stories that make her sound good.
Don't worry.
What actually happened was that the upperclassman got scared and ran
after seeing Nabe-chan escape from the shed.
Oh, Watanabe-san.
Who are you?
Sayaka Block
I love how pathetic that turned out to be!
What did you do to get locked up in a shed?
I want to try the same thing.
M-My parents were very strict.
You probably did something really evil.
Nope.
She took eggs from a relative's chicken coop
to make slow-cooked eggs and sell them for 50 yen each.
A fair price!
Wow, she's totally Freak Show territory!
Usa, you're up!
Did this Sayaka face make its debut in high school?
Or was it in college?
You'll pay for this.
No, she suddenly made the change in our third year of middle school.
She said something about how important yearbooks are.
I used to get calls from guys
telling me to look at our yearbook.
Dwelling on your glory days will only bring you pain in the future,
so you should just forget it.
Did you say something, Nabe-chan?
That's part of it,
but I realized how smart Nabe-chan was when I saw
before-and-after pictures of celebrities on the Internet.
If they bring out grade school pictures, you can blame it on a growth spurt.
You're a genius, Sayaka-chan!
I had so much fun when I was with Nabe-chan.
Oh, he looks so happy.
Th-Thank... you...
I'm so glad that we became friends!
I'm thinking I made a big mistake.
I wish we had gone to the same high school.
You ended up going to an all-girls school far away.
What? All-girls school?
Hardly a match...
And during breaks, you were busy with your boyfriends and girlfriends and BL...
And then you went to a university that was even further away...
Huh?
I don't want to leave tomorrow...
Did she just say...
Did I hear that wrong?
She finally knocked herself out.
She doesn't hold her liquor very well.
Will she be okay tomorrow?
You girls are really close.
We're not that close.
I always thought you didn't have any friends.
You always said dealing with other girls was a pain.
It is a pain.
They don't listen, they're shameless,
and they never shut up.
That's why she's all I can handle of that.
Tsuneko.
Tsuneko!
Wake up!
You have a high school reunion today, don't you?
But it's still early...
I'll do your makeup.
You'll probably run into people you don't want to see, right?
How did you know?
I just know.
Go wash your face so you'll be good and awake.
With your face, this is gonna take more than one or two hours.
That was harsh, Nabe-chan!
Thank you for having me.
Who is she?
Can I come back?
Of course not.
I'll give you a call when I'm back home.
Okay.
I'll be waiting.
Wizard Sayaka's magic is incredible.
This is supposed to be a touching moment,
but it's completely overshadowed by her transformation.
She looks like Hayashi.
But I just went home not long ago,
so it won't be any time soon.
Thanks for carrying my stuff for me.
No problem.
There are mountains nearby. Do any you-know-whats show up?
You-know-what?
You know, the ones Nabe-chan is scared of.
Huh?
A few days later
Sayaka-chan?
Sayaka-chan, are you awake?
What is it?
I'm taking care of a pet for the friend I mentioned the other day,
and I think it went inside your room.
It's adorable, with long ears...
I didn't believe Usa-kun when he first told me,
but you really are scared of rabbits, aren't you?
If you tell Mayumi-san about this,
I'll do things to you that will make you cry.
Uh, I'm already crying.
I learned one of Sayaka-san's weaknesses.
I gained a new weakness.
What am I supposed to believe?
Makeup...
Makeup is scary...
Senpai.
I kept calling and you didn't notice.
That book must be really good.
The Assorted Crimes of Count Bailey (1)
It might be the book of the year for me.
Oh, is it heavy reading?
Fairly.
Too much for me?
Way too much.
Are you on library duty, Usa-kun?
Uh, yeah...
He's not, of course.
When we first met,
I never imagined we'd walk home from school together.
But the distance between us
seems to grow and shrink in turn...
You don't mind if I read, do you?
I guess not.
Having said that,
I get to see up-close how she looks when she's absorbed.
Senpai, red light.
Senpai, green light.
And I'm happy to have the chance to touch her back and shoulders.
She's so slender.
This reminds me of those summer urges...
We're back.
Good thing we made it back in time for dinner.
Why do you look like an employee and the boss who sexually harasses her?
Huh?!
S-Senpai? What's—
Is it because I was touching you?
Whap
Thud
This book is just so good,
and I got to a heart-wrenching scene...
That's what I figured.
It's always book-related.
If you knew, why did you beat me up?
Stray bullets from Mayumi-san pack a real punch.
I wish more would hit me.
What kind of book is it?
A historical novel.
Like Onihei?
No, this is set in England.
She once said that she didn't like to talk about books,
but she seems to enjoy making recommendations
and sharing opinions with people who relate.
If only I were a more experienced reader
so I could talk to her about more advanced genres...
Book Return
Stop ogling her and help me put these books away.
Kawai-san, you were here yesterday, weren't you?
And you're always reading in the classroom.
You must love books.
Is she Senpai's classmate?
I also...
Don't get the wrong idea!
She's not ignoring you!
It's just that Senpai is...
Tagami-kun!
Jump
Put this book back on the shelf!
You're too loud, Usa!
Don't use the cart for a single book!
That scared me.
Maemura-san.
Say...
I also like to read.
Do you have any recommendations?
You look like you know a lot about books.
What are you reading right now?
U-Um...
I-It's a novel that takes place in England during World War I.
Oh, is it a military story?
Can I go home?
It's more of an ensemble cast story
that follows this count's family.
That sounds like a setting I'd love.
I-I have the first book here.
I'm on the second book right now.
I'll borrow it, then!
I usually read romance novels, so this will be new!
Oh, I would recommend Senda Naoki's
Feelings Distant, Bodies Close.
The book you recommended was great!
R-Really?
I love the master-servant relationships during that period.
And the British Empire setting is always great.
I wish the footman and noble lady would elope.
Huh? I don't remember anything like that.
I imagined it.
Senda Naoki Feelings Distant, Bodies Close
I found the book you recommended very moving.
It's cliché, but great, right?
I usually don't read romance.
Oh, we're in a different classroom next period.
Let's go together.
O-Okay.
The people in the count's family are crazy!
S-Senpai is gushing with a high school girl!
I mean, Senpai's also a high school girl, but...
She looks like she's having fun...
That's great...
Oh, I have to go.
See you tomorrow, then.
Do you have somewhere you need to be?
No.
Let's walk home together, then. Okay?
Sure.
Let's go.
My bonding time with Senpai...
My bonding time with Senpai
My sexual harassment time with Senpai
Young love can die!
Can you stop popping up in my monologues?
Do you live at home, Kawai-san?
I live alone.
Actually, it's more like a boarding house.
Wow, cool!
How come?
My mom works overseas.
Your dad, too?
No, it's just my mom.
What about your dad, then?
My parents are divorced.
Oh, I see... Sorry.
It's okay.
Where overseas?
America...
She keeps asking questions...
That's so cool!
You could have gone with her. Why did you stay behind?
Is this normal?
Usa-kun didn't dwell on this subject...
A boarding house, huh?
Are there any guys?
Yeah.
Are you interested in any of them?
No!
Absolutely not!
Not happening!
Out of the question!
Never!
I'm not following her or anything.
We walk home the same way!
Hey, can I drop by?
I'm really curious now.
Th-There's nothing special about it.
Just a quick look, okay?
So good!
Nothing like a beer after a long day at work!
How do you feel about S&M play using farming tools, Sayaka-chan?
"Please harvest me"?
Or do I just say, "reap me"?
I don't know anything about farming tools.
I should take a shower before my date tonight,
and wash off the blood I'm about to beat out of you.
Man, are all doctors supposed to be handsome?
I saw a bunch of studs walking out of an inn,
Single Doctor Community Social
and it turned out to be a social event for single doctors.
Single Doctor Community Social
Also, I'm seriously in the mood to tie someone up in my room right now.
Oh? Rit-chan.
Is she your friend?
We're off to take a walk in the area of that inn.
They're so pretty.
Where are the guys?
Aren't they around?
N-No idea...
If I went outside right now, it'd definitely get their attention!
Usa-kun, are you staying here?
I'm fine.
I'm sure Senpai doesn't want her
classmate to know we live together.
I'll send you my number.
Oh, yeah. I don't know her cell number or e-mail.
I lost to someone she'd never spoken to until yesterday.
Not that I didn't know,
but I guess I really mean nothing to Senpai.
Whose phone was that?
Huh? Rit-chan?!
I don't think I've ever heard Rit-chan's e-mail ringtone before.
She's such a slow typer.
Some high schooler.
Quiet!
And send.
Ah, I messed up.
A follow-up message?
Usa, what are you staring at?
Her cheeks are flushed as she fumbles with
inexperienced fingers and releases intermittent gasps.
The imagination of a virgin has no limits.
As shallow as you are,
there's no limit to how vulgar you can be.
Fully turned off.
Hold on.
I'm not ready yet.
Don't come inside
my inbox.
You're not allowed to talk!
Oh, gosh! Now you're thinking oral!
Someone help!
Let's hit the restroom!
Let's hit the restroom.
Restroom!
Let's walk home together!
Maemura-san Hey You're taking a while to respond. Am I bothering you? But there's so much I want to talk about...
Let's walk to school together in the morning.
Let's hit the restroom.
Restroom!
Rapid motions and a lack of enthusiasm. She's experienced.
You shut up!
Don't you see how exhausted Rit-chan is?
You animal.
I told you to be quiet!
The Assorted Crimes of Count Bailey (2)
That's the book she considered a possible best of the year,
and she's made no progress.
It's okay if this is what Senpai wants,
but...
But still...
Hey, Rit-chan. Are you free on Saturday?
There's a gathering for book lovers.
You should come along.
I'm kinda shy around new people...
It'll be fine.
They're all nice people.
When I told them about you, they wanted to meet you.
We all share the same interests, so it'll be lots of fun. Okay?
Then we'll meet in front of the library.
Hello.
Nice to meet you.
Heya.
Let's go, then.
Aren't we going in the library?
We're going to buy some things, then meet up with the others.
Oh, we can't do any talking in the library,
so we're going to someone's house or a café?
It's probably time to break up with my current boyfriend.
I'm back!
Rit-chan isn't here.
She went out with her friend.
So that really was Rit-chan I saw by the train station.
Huh?
She was meeting some girls at the library...
There were boys in that group.
And they were heading towards...
Senpai...
That's...
What do you want to drink?
We can't order alcohol.
I'm gonna sing an anime song.
I'll sing one from a drama.
What was the title?
Oh, I know the one you mean.
Billiards Karaoke Darts
A mixer!
Next Episode Preview
What do we do?! Senpai's at a mixer!
And the next episode is the last one.
When did you get here, Senpai?!
How is the next episode the last one?!
Mayumi-san!
This show isn't allowed to end until I've found happiness!
Please. The show will be running for years, then.
I'll strangle you.
I get shivers when I think of how this show is going to
end before any of the residents can find happiness!
No! What about me and Senpai?!
What about you and Rit-chan?
Uh...
Want to end with a French kiss or waking up in bed togeth—
Oh, man, now I'm pissed off.
We could end with Rit-chan shooting Usa-kun down!
E p i s o d e 12
I W a n t t o G e t C l o s e r
Women are cruel.
I'm kicking everyone out of the Kawai Complex.
That's the ending?!