What.
What's with Tokyo!?
Ah,
Akabane!
I have to walk...
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9
Thank you.
It's been ten days since Akabane last came here.
What?
Nothing.
Don't mind me.
It's not nothing. It bothers me.
B and C started dating.
I'm the number one reader of your scripts, right?
Stop that, it's embarrassing.
I beg you.
Forgive me, Lord Kogure.
I danced so much I worked up a sweat.
Stop it.
You're blushing, blushing!
How cute!
Hmph.
As long as those two are getting along well,
Akabane won't come here.
Welcome!
No, no! What am I thinking!?
To stick my nose into my customer's love affairs...
I must be neutral to everyone.
And always serve the best coffee.
Neapolitan please.
We don't serve that!
You come here all the time, you should know that by now!
We only have coffee and ice cream...
What?!
Why is there ketchup?
Why is there ketchup in Manhattan?!
Did a customer forget it?
No, the top's open.
No way...
Shinobu-kun!
Make sure to watch, okay? It's at 6.
If I wake up.
When I wasn't here, you made Neapolitan!
Hey, Maki-tan.
Hm?
Maki-tan?!!
If you can get a break from work, wanna take a trip somewhere?
That's fine,
but stop calling me "Maki-tan."
Okay.
I agree.
Then, what should I call you?
Maki-maki?
Makiemon?
Makiart?
How about Makiron?
Just call me what you have been.
I can't.
"Ms. Chikura" is too formal.
Go with Makiron.
Makiron.
Then, please use Maki-san.
Makiron would've been better.
Hm...
Oh no!
I'd completely forgotten that they'd been embracing.
Doigaki and Chikura.
Oh, Doigaki.
What?
Why is he pretending to be a stranger?
Doigaki is married.
Damn.
Despite being Colombo, were you using my shop as a rendezvous point?
Ah! He's coming this way.
Hm.
What, you wanna fight?
Kilimanjaro.
It appears he doesn't realize that I witnessed that scene.
You saw, right?
The other day. You saw.
You saw, right?
You saw, right? Tenchou.
I'm not Tenchou,
I'm Master!
Though I saw.
I don't really mind.
You look like you keep secrets.
And you're not interested in other people's love lives.
It's Colombo's voice.
Just, please don't tell my wife.
He said wife!
Note: Using a word Columbo uses.
If you blab, I'll kill you.
Fluffier,
that's right.
Be fluffy, fluffy.
Like meringue.
Ah!
That's right,
like meringue.
I had no clue!
Who would've thought that those two...
I wonder when it started.
Time is cruel, huh?
He's breaking up again.
When the heck is he actually dating?
Let's end it.
I like you, but...
I'm tired.
Hey, hey, are they breaking up over here too?
I want to put a period at the end of these past eight years.
Eight years?
That's even longer than this shop's been around!
This year is 2003, so...
1995?
That's the year Takano Hana and Kouno Keiko got married.
Note: Takano Hana is a sumo wrestler. Kouno Keiko is a TV announcer.
This is very sudden.
I found the sun.
The sun?
Not Bessho?
Oh, it's a metaphor.
She's comparing the young Besshii to the sun.
So that makes Doigaki...
Saturn?
I thought so.
Why?
You can tell from your dramas.
The flashy set ups and theatrical elocution are as excellent as always,
but I can tell.
Your heart is uncertain.
You yourself aren't satisfied with the content
of at least the last 2 or 3 episodes.
That's not true!
The proof is next week's ratings will probably drop.
What?
Do you think that by changing the topic to work, I won't leave you?
Sorry,
I said too much.
I'm afraid of you leaving.
I'm so stupid.
To just realize that now.
But
I have a family,
and I have no right to hold on to you.
Doigaki.
Be happy.
I will.
Take care.
When moles look at the sun, they go blind.
Another coffee.
How adult.
This is an adult romance, Doigaki.
I wanted to make coffee at a time like this.
It's okay.
She's waiting outside.
What?
I can't say goodbye!
You big jerk!
Is this okay?
Am I good enough?
I don't need lines like that.
Shall we go?
Tenchou,
I have a show tomorrow, so can I have the day off?
How troublesome.
Can I take the day off, Tenchou?
Men and women are so troublesome!
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Here.
This is the seafood pasta that was in the clip.
Miss Emoto, please try it.
Okay!
Hurry up!
Ow.
I'll eat.
Yummy!
This pasta-
Eh?
Excuse me.
At lunchtime, this pasta comes with cake for only 980 yen.
Please try it, by all means.
It's now 6:15 AM.
After this is Emo-yan's Prediction Corner.
Emo-yan will predict your luck for today.
Akabane.
Today!
Leo unfortunately has bad luck.
She's so cute.
Her way of speaking is good.
What'd you say?
Hm?
I said her way of speaking is good.
Whose?
Emo-yan's.
What?
Her way of speaking is good.
Whose?
Emo-yan's.
What?
Her way of speaking...
That's enough!
I'm not popular anyway! Unlike your boyfriend.
Who?
Besshii.
What?
He's your boyfriend, right?
You're dating, right?
That's hot!
What?
What are you doing to an older person?
Eh?
Did you break up?
Who?
I'm sorry we're late!
I'm sorry I'm late!
Oh, she's here!
This way.
Um, this is an apology for being late.
My wife, she sent these perishables.
Yeah.
My wife...
Hey, Doigaki?
That's my daughter.
Huh?
We don't look at all alike, right?
Sorry.
He won't come.
Lord Kogure!
Jenny.
Jenny, you're so cute.
Please stop. Lord Kogure, someone will see.
No one will see.
Stop!
It's okay, they're just acting.
Yeah, yeah. I know. I know.
Did she say she wanted to do this?
I was opposed.
But Chikura recommended it.
I see.
I've known her a long time.
Since before Yuusaku died, so 15 years ago?
Yuusaku was a crossdresser in Shinjuku 2-chome.
Oh.
She was pretty wild.
She wanted to be an actress.
She was an extra in some movies, but she stopped getting parts.
She wasn't skilled at life.
She was tough on both herself and others.
Around then, we met at Yuusaku's shop...
in 2-chome -
I was the one who suggested she write scripts.
Don't pay so much attention to boring details.
You're so cute!
I beg you.
Let go of me, Lord Kogure!
I danced so much I worked up a sweat.
It's good like that, just like that.
Ah, you smell so good!
You pervert!
Stop it, Lord Kogure.
Ah, Funakoshi just touched her chest!
Hey hey hey, he just touched her chest, B-Bessho!
It was her side.
That's still her chest!
You want to fight? Hey!
Calm down.
It's just acting. Acting.
I know that.
Which episode are they taping?
8.
Which one's being aired?
This week, episode 8.
That's bad!
Yes, it is.
This isn't the time to be looking at the sun.
The sun?
Yeah.
Anyway, please take care of my daughter.
Sure.
Stop it!
I'm the type of girl who can get naked in front of any man.
What?! What what?!
I'll be watching them, so you can go.
Quickly, just like that... I like your stubborn parts too.
Sorry.
Huh?
You're not crying.
Ah... There's not much to change.
I almost want to just print it as is, but...
But?
First off, in the first scene...
Yes?
There are two Mrs. Karuizawa's,
but that's a mistake, right?
No, it's on purpose.
I made two to symbolize how Mrs. Karuizawa floats between Charles and Kogure.
I see... About that Charles...
Yes, Charles.
Who is he?
I don't know.
Oh, you don't know...
He's half-Japanese.
He's appeared rather suddenly.
That's what the narration's for!
"Charles, who appeared suddenly."
Of course, I've been thinking about him for a long time.
But I thought it would come through better if I didn't explain.
Ah.
How is it?
It's good.
Don't lie.
I'm not.
It fits right into the Chikura World.
No, it doesn't.
Why not?
I know it doesn't.
I'm telling you that's not true.
The flashy set ups and theatrical elocution are excellent.
There's no uncertainty.
The exact opposite of what Doigaki said.
The ratings dropped this week.
The ratings don't matter.
Don't say that!
Sorry.
Don't touch it!
Watch out!
If you hurt your hand, you won't be able to write.
Tenchou, excuse me.
What?
Oh.
Shinobu took the day off.
It's a mouse.
I was born in the year of the mouse.
So was I.
So they're twelve years apart.
Oh, sorry.
Why are you apologizing?
Well...
It's that, you know...
Women don't like talking about their age.
Oh, that's right.
Today, I ran into Doigaki at the studio.
What?
He said you were in movies.
That was a long time ago.
What were the titles?
Were they released on video?
Probably not.
I'll check.
I don't want you to see them.
Why not?
They were romance porn.
Thanks. I'd like to be alone now.
Work hard.
How brave, Besshii.
It seems I misunderstood you.
Check, please.
Oh right.
Shinobu's off today.
It looks like rain tonight.
Don't forget your umbrella.
See you again tomorrow!
Bye.
It's now 7:26 AM.
See how bad it is?
It's all we can do to keep laughing with her.
She certainly talks with a bizarre accent,
but isn't that a good thing?
It was up until now.
But starting this fall, her appearances are going to increase.
Sorry I'm late.
Good morning.
She'll be the character for Asian Track and Field too.
With this timing, we'd like you to fix her intonation.
Doigaki?
Oh, right.
I'm Emoto Shiori.
I'm Doigaki Satoshi.
Communication will be handled by your managers.
I'd rather do it directly.
My wife, you see...
She's good at dancing and singing.
No good.
This isn't thrilling at all.
He's committing adultery!
Tenchou, I'm sorry about yesterday.
It'd feel good if I yelled loudly.
"Doigaki, who plays Columbo's voice, is cheating on his wife!"
Shinobu!
That startled me!
I finally met her!
Met?
Yeah, Emo-yan! Emo-yan!
Oh, that's great!
Emo-yan?
Is meeting Emo-yan that great?
Note: He's thinking Emoto Takenori, former pro pitcher, also called Emo-yan.
It's true that his mustache back then was exceptional.
The fact that I keep a photo of Emo-yan hidden here
is one of this shop's secrets.
Bye then!
What? Just that?
Just that!
Wait, what's today?
October 22.
Oh...
Why?
Oh, nothing.
You're watching Colombo?
Yeah.
Doigaki was able to meet Emo-yan.
But I...
You again.
Man...
Excuse me.
Neapolitan please.
Neapolitan, Neapolitan, Neapolitan!
When did Japanese start liking Neapolitan so much?
Tenchou, I'm going to go hail a taxi.
Taxi?
So that's one way to find her.
Excuse me.
Hm?
Neapolitan.
Oh, I'm sorry. We don't serve any food.
Please wait a moment!
Hello.
Hello?
I can't hear.
What?
What's up?
A silent call.
Hello?
He wants one taxi.
Where are you?
I can't hear!
Talk louder, if you're a man!
Okay, in Takenoshita...
Man...
Man-what?!
Huh?
Manhattan?
This is okay.
If, by some chance, Akabane comes,
I'll make a Neapolitan.
Ginza, please.
Takenoshita 5 minutes.
Despite that, though, I'm not a careless man.
If there are, say, 100 Japon taxis in Tokyo,
the chances of her coming are one percent.
Which means there's a 99% chance I won't have to make a Neapolitan.
But on the other hand, I won't be able to see Akabane.
Takenoshita 5 minutes, Manhattan cafe.
What?
You're Akabane, right?
No, I'm not.
Yes, you are. You're Akabane.
Look, here!
I'm not.
American.
Thank god.
I thought I would die.
Excuse me...
Hm?
Do I *want* to make a Neapolitan?
Do I not want to?
Do I want to meet Akabane, or not?
Ah!
I don't understand myself.
Shinobu!
I'll set aside the question of why there's a frying pan in this shop.
But why are you warming it up?
Why did you turn on the burner, Shinobu?
Are you my enemy?
My ally?
I was so surprised.
You quit the company so suddenly.
You were the only one who started with me, too.
So?
How long have you been driving a taxi?
We're in Ginza now.
Oh, speaking of that...
Weren't you dating Suzuki?
That's prep for cooking, isn't it.
It's for you to eat yourself, right?
Is the taxi here yet?
What? Besshii was the one who wanted a cab?
It should be here soon.
When did he even come in?
After you quit,
Suzuki split from his wife.
Ah, he said he couldn't contact you.
Hey, if it's not a bother, could I get your contact info?
Takeshita 10 minutes Manhattan Cafe.
1107!
Akabane, you bitch!
I'm from Japon Taxi.
Oh,
hi...
Thank you.
WE NOW SERVE NEAPOLITAN
Yum.
This is good.
It's really good.
You didn't think I'd come, right?
Yeah.
I didn't think I'd come either.
You seem well.
Well, you know.
I have to stay alive.
How're things with Chikura?
Hm?
Are they going well?
How did you know?
I know!
Women know everything.
Something like that.
Could you stop the car?
Huh?
Akabane came, and once more
Hope you enjoyed the meal.
Thank you.
this shop's rules were overturned.
She came, huh? The taxi driver.
Shinobu.
You do have ESP, don't you.
How much is it?
Oops, I didn't set a price.
750 yen.
Here.
That's a good price.
Frankly, I don't know what to do.
I've never done any of this before.
I have no clue what she wants me to do or what she wants me to say.
It's because you've never dated someone you liked.
For me, I'm happy just being with her...
Oh, sorry. You know.
Don't apologize.
I've never talked about this stuff with my friends, either.
I'm your friend.
Right?
Right.
But you can't talk about this with your male friends.
They'll think you're stupid.
No worries, I don't have male friends.
I see.
Then,
since we're friends, maybe I'll tell you.
What?
Never mind.
What? Tell me.
Ow.
Today is her birthday.
Oh, Bessho left that here.
But lately, she's been moody.
I got her a present,
but I didn't have the courage to give it to her myself, so I left it there.
What's up with that?
It's not like you at all.
That's right!
It's not like me.
I always know what girls want.
I do.
Are you dating Chikura because you hate that part of yourself?
It's really tough dating someone you love.
Sorry.
If you apologize now, I'll get depressed.
Do your best!
You're amazing.
How so?
Because...
You know just what I want you to say.
I'm a female Besshii!
Female Besshii?
Ciao!
Ciao.
You done?
Happy birthday.
Thanks.
Shall we go?
Thanks.
Then, see you at Manhattan.
At Manhattan.
I bought this strip joint.
What did you say?
Now your naked body is for me and me alone!
Funakoshi, your methods are dirty!
It's a miracle.
Akabane's come two days in a row.
Will you come
to Karuizawa?
Don't do it!
Don't be tricked by the likes of Funakoshi!
I will.
No!
No...
In this way, Jenny, a dancer at Dougo Hot Springs,
went to live at Kogure's mansion.
She later became Mrs. Karuizawa.
I can't wait another week!
Last week I watched at home,
but seeing "Mrs. Karuizawa" here is the best.
Her presence is completely different.
Oh, I'll introduce you.
She's Doigaki's wife.
What!
What?!
I'm Doigaki Haruko.
She was my junior back when I was an actress.
Chikura and Doigaki's wife know each other?
Oh?
You were an actress?
No wonder you're so pretty.
But C and D are...
Haruko is also a voice actress.
Really?!
What!?
What voices do you do?
Um...
"The time is now 6:10 AM."
I've heard that.
What else? What else?
"You've said too much."
From "Ally McBeal"?
"Sir, I will protect the tree of mysteries!"
I don't know what anime, but that's great!
By the way, the girl who was just on
is Haruko's daughter.
What?!
Due to Maki, she was able to act in a drama.
No way, she really has talent.
Oh no, she doesn't.
Oh, this is Akabane.
Yes?
She's a taxi driver.
I see.
She's dating a younger dancer.
Ah?
We broke up.
No way!
What a waste.
Why doesn't she realize?
It looks like there was someone he's liked for a long time.
Oh.
How about you?
Oh, she just figured it out.
Are you having a good romance?
And Akabane,
she's unusually aggressive.
What's wrong?
She can't say anything.
About either Doigaki or Besshii.
My stomach hurts.
It's peaceful on the surface,
but I'm filling with turbulent gas that only comes from women.
Hey, are you hungry?
Yeah.
What?
Oh, how about Neapolitan?
Uh-oh.
Shinobu!
I'm out on delivery.
Hey!
Three Neapolitans, please!
Coming up.
Dezney Suu will likely be very crowded on weekends and holidays.
Disney Sea.
What did I say?
Dezney Suu.
Oh.
Dejiney Suu.
No, Diznay Suu.
No, I mean...
Disney Sea.
I'm from Manhattan.
Oh, Shinobu.
Then, let's take a break.
I'll do it.
Oh, Doigaki,
your wife was in the shop.
What?!
With Chikura.
No way. Why? What?
You're married?
Yeah, yeah I am.
Sorry.
Oh, no, I mean, I just said sorry
not like "sorry I'm married" or "sorry I didn't mention it."
It just sounds like that coincidentally.
It's simply a meaningless "sorry," like extra noise.
Just pretend I never said it.
How interesting.
No way.
I'm interesting?
Isn't that great?
You started making Neapolitan?
You didn't know?
No.
Do you have any Tabasco?
I made Neapolitan.
I, who got runner-up Grand Prix in the All-Japan Barista Champion East Tokyo Preliminaries,
made Neapolitan.
How humiliating.
She's eating it.
Akabane, who hasn't even drunk my coffee once,
is silently eating the Neapolitan that I made by imitating Shinobu.
Am I perchance more suited to this?
Anyway, later I'll have to go buy Tabasco.
A likes B.
B likes C.
C likes D and B.
And D's wife...
We'll call her D Haruko, has appeared.
Hm...
Yesterday,
I randomly drove a colleague from my last company.
He said that my ex-boyfriend left his wife.
Oh!
What?
Eh?
Was he having an affair with you?
You should listen to her story, since your husband is having an affair.
Huh.
Oh no. I don't know if it will be of any help...
Tell us.
Suzuki!
Once, I gave him a wallet as a present.
Since his was really old.
Thank you.
I'd been thinking of buying a new one!
This is great.
However...
I'll pay by credit card.
He didn't use it.
His old one was an anniversary present from his wife,
so it had special meaning for him.
Jerk!
You jerk!!
In the end, he's probably still not using it,
that wallet.
Thank you for telling us.
My husband often buys new wallets and planners.
Hm...
I need to get going. I have work.
Oh...
I'll pay for you two.
That's no good.
It's fine, I'm making a lot.
Oh no, I'll pay.
No, no, you don't have to.
You don't have to.
Tenchou?
Ah!
Is it okay if I change?
Who is she waiting for?
B
or D?
Hey.
Good evening.
It's D.
Are you done shooting?
Not yet, we're waiting for Funakoshi.
Oh,
thanks.
This is too nice,
so I put it in a box.
Use it, it was cheap.
Okay. Thanks.
Have you eaten?
Oh.
Not yet.
Hm...
Neapolitan?
No!
Please close the door!
What was that?
Screaming like a girl.
Actually, I'm not hungry.
I just wanted to see your face.
You have to write the script anyway, right?
Bye, then.
Wh-What?
This was from Doigaki.
Why?
Why is she telling me?
Do you want me to tell you?
Tell me, please.
Yuusaku?
Ah, Maki-ppe.
Yoshio, look, look!
The final manuscript for episode 1!
My debut work!
Congratulations, Maki-ppe.
Oh,
Doigaki?
Look!
Haruko is pregnant.
What?!
15 years ago,
he abandoned me to marry Haruko.
Sorry.
Make your own path.
That baby was Ayame.
I ran into so many walls,
and tried to throw this mouse paperweight away.
You jerk!
However...
I couldn't do it.
When I think about it,
that moment 15 years ago
was the beginning of Chikura Maki, scriptwriter.
15 years ago...
Ah!
The year Akashiya Sanma married Otake Shinobu.
Note: Akashiya Sanma is a comedian. Otake Shinobu is an actress.
Ah!
Here.
Where's Haruko?
You were together, right?
Why?
What did you talk about?
Shut up!
Hey.
Makiron...
What?
What do you want?
Makiron.
Don't mess around, asshole!
Tonight we're supposed to do a read-through.
I know, but she insists on rewriting it.
Amazing.
It's like she's been inspired.
However...
She's not making any progress at all.
Anyway, as soon as she's done I'll send it to the printer.
I have to relax.
Come to me, Colombo!
C likes D.
Even though he's married,
she's been thinking of him for 15 years.
In terms of coffee, it's like pouring the hot water and leaving it there steaming.
Because C can't forget D,
her affair with B will never go anywhere.
It's unnatural.
More unnatural than adultery.
C doesn't need B,
she needs D.
So what will happen to B?
Hm?
Wait a moment, missus.
If B gives up on C,
A has a chance.
Okay!
I'm too late...
From here I'll head back and fax it.
That'll be faster than taking a cab back to Kanda.
Fax?
Fax to Kanda?
Excuse me...
Is this "Neapolitan" a hard food?
Does he want me to make it?
Does he want me to make Neapolitan now?
Ah!
Help me, Shinobu!
Good morning.
Nice, Shinobu!
What's up with that coat?
Oh...
Tabasco...
I bought it.
Wafers!
KANDA STATION
SANSHODO PRINT COMPANY
The printers!
Printer.
Printer. Printer.
There's printers all over!
Wait!
Give me that script!
Excuse me?
There's a part I need to rewrite.
Who are you?
The author of that drama!
It's a woman's name.
It's a pen name! A pen name!
Something to write with!
I can't write without something to write with!
Here.
There's no time, so rehearsal starts in 5 minutes.
Here, Miss Chikura, it's done.
Where's Funakoshi?
I'm sorry, he's in Kyoto...
What?
We're rehearsing without Funakoshi?
This is meaningless.
Kyoko...
This is Kyoko's episode, right?
Hey.
Oh.
Hi.
I love you, Charles.
But please wait a little longer.
Oh, Mrs. Karuizawa.
Charles!
Nurse, get everyone hot coffee.
Huh?
Coffee?
I'm fed up with you, Mrs. Karuizawa!
There's men crying because of you, but you...
I need time.
Even coffee has to be steamed with hot water.
C-Coffee?
I would like to say, ma'am,
that over-steaming isn't good either.
Nurse...
What is this?
I didn't write this.
If you steam too long,
it gets bitter
and you can't distinguish the original flavor.
That's right.
You're over-steaming.
It's like drinking over-steamed coffee from a broken cup.
This is wrong, I didn't write this!
I will tell you from my experience, my life, and my soul.
You are over-steaming.
It's obvious that drinking fresh coffee from a new cup, like me, is more delicious.
Stop it.
I...
love Lord Kogure.
It has to be Lord Kogure.
I don't care if I'm over-steaming.
I don't care if the cup is broken.
It has to be that flavor.
I can't forget him.
Ma'am.
Mrs. Karuizawa.
Good job, everyone, that was great.
Thanks.
Besshii!
Besshii.
I'm sorry, Besshii.
This is a great script, I was moved.
Thanks.
They're recording the narration in Studio 3.
Go.
Mrs. Karuizawa was unable to hide the surprise at the words that had come out of her mouth.
Right. From the top, just like that.
I love you.
Me too.
Miss Chikura, what are you doing?
You want it to be slightly hard.
Hard?
It's okay if it's a little soft, though.
Soft?
Argh, it doesn't have to be perfect!
What? Shinobu.
I'm a man who values experience and life.
"Imperfect" isn't in my dictionary.
But what'll happen to Emo-yan?
Who cares about Emo-yan!
Tell me how to cook the pasta perfectly!
Where's Doigaki?
He's not here.
We're not even open yet.
Did you see this?
Emo-yan (24) bogged down in affair?! The man is that popular XX!
Oh, we were just talking about that.
Emo-yan?
But is this really true?
That's what I came to find out!
Damnit!
That thief snake!
Stop messing around.
Emo-yan, pick me. Man...
What?!
So she's Emo-yan?
What?!
The innocent announcer has another face. Emo-yan's (24) affair unmasked!!
The man is that popular voice actor, Doigaki Satoshi (40). A night kept secret from his wife!!
TRANSLATOR:
Dynamint
TIMER:
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EDITOR:
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TYPESETTER:
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KARAOKE SFX:
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KARAOKE TRANSLATOR:
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RAW PROVIDER:
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ENCODER:
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