Hey!
Mr. Doigaki!
Get in, get in!
Hurry up!
Where to? Where to?
Chuou TV...
But, who are you?
C'mon... I just drove you the other day, in Shinjuku.
Huh? Ah...
Why do you know my name?
I heard it at Manhattan.
Ah...
More importantly, you know...
Thanks to you, I made a boyfriend!
Then, tomorrow at the Manhattan cafe.
Cafe Manhattan
That's hot!
You don't have any male friends, right?
Why do you say that?
The most important person isn't your friend, it's your girlfriend!
In other words, you like me.
Yeah.
Me too.
So, so, he said he was going to New York.
But, um...
We went past my stop.
It's okay!
I feel great today, so I'll take you anywhere you wanna go!
I have work at 4...
OUT-OF-SERVICE
Ah!
You wanna go to Roppongi? Roppongi Bills!
Oh, Bills?
What??!
I want to go see him.
You don't have to pay me, so hurry up!
Sorry!
Where am I?
I've always wanted to tell you...
Sorry.
This is a dangerous condition.
I love you!
Blend please!
Besshii...
What?
Ah! What should I do?
Um, this woman is...
I know.
Huh?
I'm a fan.
Hello.
Oh, is that so?
Besshii and Ms. Chikura?
Huh?
How do you know each other?
Um, I, that is, you see...
I also do choreography for dramas.
Do you do Karuizawa?
Yeah, yeah.
For real?!
Besshii, you're so cool!
Not at all.
Oh, um, this woman is...
I know.
I've met her numerous times.
Done.
Wait a moment!
It's rude to bother her.
Here, sit down.
The hot water!
Ouch!
Are you okay?
Hey, hey, you wanna go to Roppongi Bills?
Akabane...
Oh, Bills?
Everything has a perfect temperature.
If you let it cool down, it's all over. Do you get it?
Your perfect temperature is right now!
I wish I hadn't said that.
Well, how about it?
Yeah.
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Oh.
Is Ms. Chikura here?
Not yet.
Then please put these
where she always sits...
Table #6.
Please do so.
Okay.
Huh? You're not coming in?
Ciao.
I said, there's no walls that can't be surmounted just with love.
The number of crimes in which woman participate has been increasing. Right, Ms. Emoto?
That's so true, Tenchou.
Huh?
Ms. Emoto-
Tenchou?
Ms. Emoto!
After the break-
After the break, we'll return to sports.
Calm down and think about the problem.
First, Akabane is...
Oh no... Scorpio's love horoscope is 100 points.
What'll I do?
How's Virgo? Hey, show me Virgo.
I'll be back.
Shouldn't you get some sleep?
You just got back...
Work is my lover. Tee-hee!
She's so cute...
Akabane likes Besshii.
But Besshii...
I'll do it, so watch.
Ready, go!
Being a stripper on the edge of town suits you.
Besshii likes Ms. Chikura.
Moreover, Akabane and Ms. Chikura are friends.
This is so complicated.
And the annoying thing is, as of now Shinobu and I are the only ones
who know about this complicated reality.
Tenchou!
The grocery store's closed tomorrow, so I'm going to go buy filters.
He's so collected.
On this week's Curry Dojo...
There's lots of ingredients!
Ah! I was asleep.
You were asleep!
I wasn't asleep.
We've had over 50 complaints.
And supportive messages?
Huh?
How many supportive messages?
I'm not counting those!
I'm back!
The one who knows nothing is Bessho.
Why does he like Ms. Chikura?
Sleeping on camera. You're getting soft.
And he doesn't dislike Akabane.
You don't listen to other people.
Actually, he seems to really like her.
I am listening.
Where are you from?
A village in Tochigi.
A village?
Does everyone from a village in Tochigi speak like that?
Is it bad?
I thought it would showcase my artless adorableness.
You're doing it on purpose?!
Announcers need to have characters too.
I should be getting back.
Wait! I'm not done yet.
I have an appointment.
Starting this week, I'll be a regular on one more show.
Hee-hee!
Thank you.
That girl, is she an announcer?
Too long!
Huh?
What are you doing?
How much do you have to dance for a scene that's at most 10 seconds?!
But...
It's the climax, and I was thinking-
That's up to the director.
It isn't the choreographer's job.
Will Touyama dance that?
No, no, she won't.
Thank goodness...
If I had to dance that much, I'd die.
I'm begging you, make it 10 seconds.
Okay, Mr. Besshii?
Sorry.
Hey, Nabe!
Yeah?
Ms. Chikura.
What.
I still haven't heard your answer regarding what I told you the other day.
Do you have to do this now?
I love you.
Excuse me.
You love her?
No,
I love you.
Sorry I'm late.
AD, isn't there any coffee?
Oh, sorry.
Oh, should I get takeout?
There's no reason for you to go.
It's okay.
Female announcers are employees too.
This is dangerous... She'll just get more popular like that.
Hello?
Akabane, Akabane!
The love horoscope for Virgo is-
In short, if Bessho gave up on Ms. Chikura
and dated Akabane...
The coffee was really good.
As long as Chikura has a boyfriend, there's no problem.
The coffee was really good.
Or if they got married...
What.
What are you looking at?
The coffee was really good!
Oh!
Thank you!
Manhattan Cafe.
This is bad.
In my position, I can't infringe on my regular customers' privacy.
I have to return to the starting point.
In this cafe, where this secret flies back and forth,
I must select beans with a strict eye.
Silently, and so as never to stand out...
Like a wild chrysanthemum in a field...
Like a pebble,
like Columbo,
like a Columbo-pebble...
That joke I just made
will be my little secret.
Tenchou!
I wish you'd call me master.
Someone from the TV station is asking for delivery.
What?!
They want me to deliver coffee, the sum of my life, experience, and soul?!
This isn't a joke!
This is why I hate TV.
I don't think he'll do it.
What? Why?
Well, it's hard to...
Our policy is to have our customers drink coffee in the best circumstances possible.
So we don't deliver.
Well said, Shinobu.
Your salary is going way up.
I said anything is okay, as long as it's dark and bitter.
Hey, how about if I give you an original photo.
That's...
Don't you care what happens to me, Shinobu?
How do you know my name?
You're tellin' me ta go home?
You're tellin' me ta quit being an announcer and go back ta my village?
No, but...
this really isn't something I can...
Ow!
Hello.
Blend please!
Call again in 5 minutes.
Hello?
Geez.
Don't make me tell you again.
I hate people who can't separate work from their private lives.
When do you get off work?
What?
I'll wait.
What time does your private life begin?
This is revenge, Akabane.
I was just thoroughly beaten up,
but today is different.
How so?
That's right.
The beans are different.
Used as a base, Toarco Toraja beans from tropical Indonesia...
Oven-dried and roasted, just delivered today.
I added to that a blend of different beans.
This is a Manhattan original blend:
Indonesia Featuring Manhattan.
This is my summation.
If you don't start drinking within 5 minutes, Akabane,
I'll just accept that delivery order.
What, you're sound asleep?
Your sleeping face is so adorable...
I wonder what you're dreaming about.
No!
I have to wake her up.
Excuse me!
Asleep again?
I beg you. Open your eyes, Akabane.
I don't have a private life.
What?
I write romance dramas.
You understand, right?
Romance = work.
If it's work, would you date me?
You're smooth.
Love me in a way I can use for work.
Confess your feelings in a way that sweeps me off my feet.
No...
They're kissing.
B and C were kissing.
What are you?!
What are you doing to me?!
That didn't sweep you off your feet?
Not at all. Completely worthless.
I used that in "Come Meet Me in Karuizawa" episode 1,
not to mention "Forest of Lovers" episode 3,
"I Love Too Much and am not Loved" episode 7,
"Love Syndicate", "Love Commando"-
But,
it was a first for me.
For me too.
Ew, I'm sweating.
I'm sorry.
I thought that you were far more experienced than me.
But,
I couldn't stop myself.
That's how much I love you.
What about New York?
What?
I heard the choreographer would change because you were going to New York for a year.
So what are you doing in Japan?
I turned it down.
For you.
Tonight,
let's meet at Tokyo's Manhattan.
What?
You'll be writing tonight, right? At Manhattan.
I'll be waiting.
No way.
No way, no way, no way.
No way. This is bad, bad.
I saw something awful, really awful.
Oh no!
Are you leaving?
Am I leaving?
Oh... I can't leave, I can't.
For example,
Emo will read the horoscopes every week in a 12-layer kimono.
Oh, good, good.
She'll take off the layers one by one, and at the end she's in a swimsuit.
No, forget it.
Why?
I don't mind at all.
That's not it...
Your face is loud, isn't it.
Who are you?
He's from the cafe nearby.
Delivery usually comes in a pot.
Oh, thank you.
Why one cup at a time?
Oh, I'm sorry.
Tenchou went out with delivery and hasn't come back.
I see.
Hey.
What?
Nothing.
Want to get some food?
Sure.
1103 1103, this is the Shinjuku office.
I have a customer.
Akabane is on a date.
What?!
Sasaki from Hattan Wireless saw her.
Damnit...
She said work was her lover.
What'll you do, Ibori?
This isn't the time to be driving a customer...
Don't tell me all that!
Hey.
Call everyone together.
Besshii, what do you want to eat?
Hm... Wherever you usually go is fine.
Eh...
Why not? Take me there.
How is it?
Good.
Say something.
Right...
We're studying you.
We're carefully studying just what it takes
to bag a good catch like Akabane.
Right?
Yeah.
Sorry about them.
It's okay...
I [Boku] invited you.
Note: Fairly formal first-person pronoun.
Boku!
He called himself Boku!
Note: Fairly formal first-person pronoun.
Hey, hey, Besshii...
Yeah?
You're called Besshii?
Yeah.
Then I'm Iborii.
Note: Making fun of the nickname, Besshii.
Shut up!
She's mad.
Everyone be quiet.
It's an order from Iborii.
Okay.
It's okay, they're not scary.
A-Ah... I'm o-o-okay.
They're refreshing.
Hey, Besshii...
What do you put on your fried eggs? Sauce or soy sauce?
Soy sauce.
Ah, me too.
What about curry?
Nothing!
Oh, me too!
This conversation is absurd.
Hey...
How many siblings?
Two older sisters.
No way.
I'm an only child.
Kill them!
Kill your sisters!
He can't kill them.
Hey, hey, did you go to an all-boys school?
Or co-ed?
All-boys.
Me too!
All-boys school?
As if!
All-girls.
Right?
They say alumni of all-boys and all-girls schools get along well.
I see.
Hey, you, pick up the phone!
Shouldn't you answer that?
Maybe you should talk.
Oh, sorry, sorry.
Manhattan Cafe.
Okay.
Ms. Chikura!
She's still working.
Yes?
Ms. Chikura.
What?
Did you go to an all-girls or co-ed school?
Pick one, I don't care.
Then throw this out.
But...
It's okay.
I hate pushy men.
All-girls.
Oh, really?
I see,
that's great.
Don't leave Akabane alone!
I'm sorry.
Listen, Bettsii.
It's Besshii.
Akabane is an idol in the taxi world.
We abbreviate taxi idol to taxdol.
Just try making her cry.
All the taxi drivers in Japan will be after your balls.
I understand.
Besshii.
I'll bring you back!
Go. Hurry up.
Thank you.
Damn!
We're both mammals, so why's this different too?
What is it?
I was imagining you in a school uniform.
Stop that.
Hey, why'd you go to an all-boys school?
You like girls so much.
My parents told me to.
I don't like girls that much.
It's just easier to be with them.
I'm not a girl, you know.
Yes, you are.
What're you saying? You're completely a girl.
Then... Will you come?
Huh? Come?
To a girl's house.
Here it is.
Oh no.
Sorry, sorry.
I'm really not a girl at all.
I was lying just now.
We can't.
I'm busy.
I have to return the car, too.
Oh, I'm so stupid.
Sorry!
Um...
Meat!
My parents sent me meat,
so I've been thinking I have to eat it fast!
But I'm full.
What can I do?
Gear, Clutch, Gear, Clutch.
Oh right, it's an automatic.
Emoyan's so cute.
Really?
Ah! Help!
Her way of speaking is good too.
She comes here a lot.
No way! I've never seen her.
She acts completely different, somehow. She smokes a ton.
Really?
She just gets better and better.
Help!
I'm going to eat you, kitten!
That's my voice.
You do this too?!
Are you planning on taking over the TV industry?
Shinobu.
Bill, please.
Okay.
Then, I'll be going too.
Tenchou, these two are going home.
Man...
Why'd I say meat?
Damn! Damn! Damn!
So, I, Doigaki Satoshi, will be your host for Thursday on Music Boom Boom.
Doigaki!
Today's guest is...
Hello, I'm Besshii.
Besshii!
This is great.
These are faxes.
We've gotten them all since the program started.
Really? Again?
Let's start with the first one.
The pen name is Beshii Blue.
Let's see...
Beshii, tell us frankly, what's your type?
Hm...
This is tough.
My type is, the girl I fall for, I guess.
What a good answer!
No, it's not.
Good answer!
Not at all.
Then, have you fallen for anyone?
I have.
Could you tell us anything about her?
She's older.
She's perfect, isn't she?
The truth is, we already held auditions.
I wasn't informed!
You picked without even reading the book, right?
Then give us the book.
This is the part of young Mrs. Karuizawa.
Don't act on your own!
It wouldn't be hard to get you fired.
I'm sorry.
What's your name?
Maeda Ayame.
That's her stage name.
I gave it to her.
If you don't hire her, I won't write.
You can just throw away these well-worn girls.
Please treat me well.
An!
You've finally shown your tail.
This woman is really a dancer from a hot springs town!
It's a total lie that she's Mrs. Karuizawa!
I beg you, Lord Kogure!
Help me!
Don't touch me!
You filthy
wet towel.
You make me want to puke.
I can't relax.
A and C are sitting at the same table.
They don't know what's happening under the surface.
Dance!
You're suited
to be a stripper on the edge of town.
The woman in red who suddenly appeared.
Mrs. Karuizawa's mask was about to be ripped off.
Funakoshi makes me mad!
What does it matter if she was a dancer.
He's the worst!
Funakoshi, die!
You're writing it.
You cry so much, considering you wrote it.
I love my drama.
I write them looking forward to this.
I see.
Good scriptwriters are also good viewers.
Hey, how did that go?
Your younger boyfriend who sings and dances.
She's talking about Bessho.
Um, it's going well.
That's great.
Why doesn't she figure it out?
It's Bessho, who kissed you.
There's not that many younger guys who sing and dance.
Wait, maybe she knows, but she's pretending not to.
This time isn't an affair, right?
She doesn't know anything after all.
It's just...
What?
What? What?
Did you do it already?
AH!
We haven't...
Or maybe I should say he dodged it well.
What?
What did he do?
He won't say he likes me.
This is my first time with a younger man,
and I don't know how much force to use...
But
I'm happy with him, and we have fun.
But, it's just...
When I think about it calmly,
I wonder if this can really be called dating.
Lately,
he doesn't call.
So call him!
I can't.
Why not?
Trauma from the affair.
Tell me.
We had an understanding that I would never call him.
But sometimes I just couldn't stand it.
Hello.
Sorry, I did it again.
He was kind, so...
no matter where he was, he would pick up.
However...
Hey, I can't open the salted fish bottle.
Which one?
This one.
Here.
Wow! You're so strong, thanks.
I found out that sometimes, kindness can hurt.
You idiot!!
After that,
I've been too afraid to call men.
You're so brave to tell me that.
It's a pointless story.
I could just cry.
All of your stories make me cry.
Really?
But you know,
you're the idiot!
Oh, she startled me.
How long are you going to be so wishy-washy? Call him now!
But he's probably still at work...
That doesn't matter!
If you think about the other person's feelings, you can't be in love.
Press them, press them, keep pushing.
That's the only way to win at love.
Didn't you say you hate pushy men?
Being uncertain is the worst.
You have to make them aware of your existence.
Got it?
Hate changes to love at the weirdest things.
Ms. Chikura...
You don't want to win?
I want to win.
Akabane...
I...
will win.
I want to win over you too.
Drink my coffee!
Move bigger.
Like you're inviting.
You haven't invited?
Like an eraser...
No, that's not right.
Think about a pig's back fat.
Oh!
Thank you.
Love.
Besshii
Throw this out.
I'd like the ginger barbecue lunch and...
What do you want, Akabane?
I'm done, done, done!
With what?
I can't take this!
What?
Two tempura rice bowls. Later.
Later?
After C is turned down by B, B gets close to A.
Tenchou.
There wasn't any ice cream wafers in this customer's dish.
If that happens, A will keep coming here.
And someday, she'll drink my coffee.
But will A really be happy like that?
Thank you.
Oh.
Did she say it was tasty?
She didn't.
I was so absorbed in my customer's love affairs,
the God of Coffee has deserted me!
Huh?
There's no flowers at this table.
It's B.
I'm going out on delivery!
Shinobu. Don't leave now!
Hey.
I brought flowers today
for Ms. Chikura...
Huh?
Hey.
What?
Hey.
I have to talk to you.
What am I doing?
I can't even make a proper cup of coffee.
Who am I to go on about experience, life, and souls?
Damn.
I'll be reborn.
I'll be silent and modest,
like Columbo.
Oh, well, this isn't the best place...
How long are you going to make me wait?!
I've been waiting.
For you to say you like me.
But I can't wait anymore.
I'm not a girl anymore,
I'm 36.
I don't want excitement,
I want security.
Do you understand?
She's 36.
It's okay.
What is?
I'm the type who lets people know when I hate them.
Does that help?
No!
Sorry.
Why are you apologizing?
Because you're crying.
What I do doesn't matter.
We're talking about your feelings!
I want to hear how you feel!
Do I have to tell you now?
You have to!
When would be better?
You're okay with that?
For now,
I have to return to the studio.
Okay.
Then I'll wait here.
What!
Sorry.
Blend.
Hello?
The two tempura rice bowls I just ordered,
please deliver them.
What!?
Relax!
Right now, Akabane is waiting for Bessho's answer and her tempura rice bowl.
If Bessho's answer is no,
she'll probably stop coming here.
But even if he says yes,
she can't be happy while he also loves Chikura.
Either way,
she won't drink my coffee.
Shinobu's taking forever.
This is awkward!
Just the two of us is awkward.
Funaei is so cool.
Cheese!
Nobu,
here's your tempura rice bowls.
Sorry about this.
The tempura rice bowls came!
Here, here, here.
Here.
Where are you, Shinobu?
Thank you.
It looks like she likes it.
But why tempura rice bowl?
This is a cafe!
Damn.
This is Besshii's fault, too.
B can't make up his mind, so A is eating tempura...
I can't take it anymore!
I'm back!
Wafers?
See you later.
Hey!
Let me borrow this!
Let me!
Dance Rehearsal
Where's Besshii?
Restroom.
That's not coffee.
Can you hear me?
If you can, hit the wall once.
Okay.
I have a number of things to say to you.
But there's not enough time, so I'll just say one.
You may be cool and popular,
but by keeping multiple women on the hook,
you've lost sight of what's important.
Don't look! I'm using the toilet.
Okay?
For instance, well...
Um...
I like Columbian,
and I also like Mandheling.
But I never blend them together.
That's because their flavors are complete opposites.
I'm using the toilet!
I'll be done soon.
Listen up.
You can't blend them.
You've fallen for two girls at the same time.
Do you understand?
You've blended too much!
You're addicted!
You don't know the flavors of Columbian or Mandheling.
I'm telling you this from my experience, life, and soul.
In order to know one charm,
you must have the courage to throw the other away.
That's what I wanted to say.
Sorry for bothering you.
Leave after counting to 30!
Wafers, wafers.
No way!
25
26
27
28
29
30
I'm back!
Hey!
Shall we get started?
Um...
Hm?
I'll summarize.
You blend too much!
What is this?
A scary man came in here and taped this.
In order to know one charm,
you must have the courage to throw away the other.
Besshii...
Sorry.
I...
As I thought...
What?
Say it?
As I thought,
I can't date you.
Sorry!
There's someone else I like.
Is she older?
Why?
I heard the radio.
I thought it might be me.
I was wrong.
Sorry!
Don't apologize.
The happiness I felt then wasn't a lie.
I've liked her since way before I met you...
That's enough!
I get it, so go.
I have to eat one more rice bowl.
Bye, then.
It's just like I said.
She didn't order this...
Thanks.
It's okay like this.
Where are you taking me?
What are you planning to do?
I'm getting out.
Be quiet.
You'll understand when we get there.
Let me out!
Let me out.
Let me out!
Let me out.
Let me out!
Hey.
Besshii's going to Karuizawa with another woman.
I have a passenger.
Is that okay?
She's way older than you.
I have a passenger.
Older?
Karuizawa?
What?
This is the shooting location at Karuizawa.
I wanted to come here with you.
Let's dance.
No, I don't...
Dance alone.
When I started working,
you told me this.
You said I'd never make it in this industry.
I did?
Yes.
You said I had talent,
but the male staff would get jealous and stop giving me work.
Oh.
That's what happened.
No matter where,
they said I was fast to pick up girls.
No matter how hard I worked, I couldn't get ahead.
But somehow, I've made it this far.
It's thanks to you.
I haven't done anything.
Your drama.
I love them.
But,
I love you even more.
I don't care if I can't get any work.
Please
be my girlfriend.
Are you serious?
Of course.
As you know,
I'm high-maintenance.
I know.
Then,
you lead.
Welcome!
Um, is my father here?
Your father?
Excuse me.
He's a voice actor, Doigaki Satoshi.
You're his daughter?!
Doigaki's?
Hey, hey, hey! Hey, hey!
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