Oshima Nagi. 28 years old. Unemployed.
However,
I have to put my long vacation on hold for a while.
Take your husband here once, and I'll scold him!
Seriously, Mama? Please do!
Leave it to me.
- Hey, listen. - What?
I changed my makeup. How is it?
You're cute.
- I just want to hear that it looks good on me. - It does.
He...He looks bored!
Think of any topic!
Do you like soccer?
He brought up the topic first!
Soccer? Soccer, right?
Soccer...
I'm sorry. I don't watch soccer at all, so I know nothing about it.
Is that so?
The conversation... is over.
The End.
'Boy-san' (waiter)! Please give me the microphone!
Okay!
You want to sing?
Do you have a favorite song?
She brought up a topic!
Song? Song, right?
Song...
I'm sorry.
Because I don't really listen to music...
Is that so?
I'm sorry! I'll sing instead!
The End.
I want to be more skillful at communicating.
Put this as a decoration. It's from a customer.
Okay!
- Here's the ice. - Thank you!
- Here's the ice! - Thank you!
Welco...
Cheers!
Long time no see.
Sakamoto-san.
How did you know...
Your granny neighbor told me.
I'm sorry!
I never picked up your calls.
Same here.
Um...
At that time...
Sa..Sakamoto-san, what do you know about true happiness?
Real-life romances are different from the ones written in your favorite girls' mangas!
I said such terrible things to you.
I'm really sorry!
No. I should be the one who apologizes.
Everyone can choose the type of romance they like, but I was being presumptuous.
I'm sorry!
After that, I and Gon-san,
we broke up.
Is that so?
In order to forget that man, she went on a trip and drifted into this place.
Here you go.
Thank you very much!
No problem. I'll deduct it from your salary.
You're indeed amazing, Oshima-san.
We didn't meet only for a while, but you've become stronger.
No!
I just bounced back after falling into the dark.
There's something I want to tell you too.
I got a job.
Dream Runners Corporation.
Customer Success Division Leader.
I met my senior in university by chance at a job fair.
My interview went so smoothly.
It's a company that holds seminars for people who are thinking about side jobs and changes in work-style.
It's a job that supports people's dreams, I thinks it's worthwhile.
I'm glad to hear that!
Sakamoto-san, you've worked really hard.
What are you doing? You won't have a toast?
Let's... Let's have a toast!
To celebrate Sakamoto-san's employment.
To Oshima-san's new step of life.
Also, to our reconciliation.
Cheers!
I'm sorry!
Nagi's Long Vacation.
English subtitle by eveychooey.
Twitter: @eveychooey.
I'm returning the key to you.
From now on, let's get along as neighbors again.
Nagi-chan!
Gon-san! Good morning!
You're heading somewhere?
Yes! There's something I want to check in the library.
Bye!
It was over between you and your neighbor?
She said she wanted us to go back as neighbors again.
You broke the hearts of all the girls you met, so, this is what would happen.
You should know about human pain a little.
The pain.
Right.
I've been feeling it here lately.
In your heart?
Your heart?
Isn't it dangerous?
Is it still painful?
Only when I met Nagi-chan.
When we were staring at each other,
I couldn't...
...say what I wanted to say.
When I look at Nagi-chan, my chest is stinging.
- Thank you for your hard work! - Thank you for your hard work!
What's the amazing news?
What is it?
It seems that Director Hayashi and Kojima Aya from PR are having an affair.
- Idiot! - For real?
Fukuda saw them kissing in the material room.
They were too careless. They wanted to keep it a secret, but everything was eventually leaked out.
People will always talk about this even if they break up.
They can't control such risks in the future.
Although I thought so.
I fell deeply into it!
I fell too deeply into it!
- Gamon-san, I need you to check this document. - Okay.
How about gapao rice for lunch?
Office-love is the best!
I'm glad that I recommended you.
The owner is really happy too.
I'm counting on you!
Yes!
Um, Okita-senpai!
Can I ask a question?
Of course!
In this Sales Manual,
It's said that the initial meeting is free,
but we also need to encourage the participants, in a slightly aggressive approach,
to pay an expensive seminar fee in installments.
I'm afraid it will cause lots of misunderstandings to the guests.
I like that!
That's what I like about you!
It's up to them to choose!
We're just doing our best to support our customers' dreams!
Sakamoto-san!
Oshima-san!
- You're heading home? - Yes.
I worked overtime and missed the last train.
I also just got back from my part-time job.
Good evening.
- Misuzu-san! You're heading home right now? - Yes.
There was a little trouble at work, so they called me to go back.
This is my neighbor, Shiraishi-san.
She's a friend I met at Hello Work, Sakamoto-san.
- Nice to meet you, my name is Shiraishi. - Nice to meet you too. I'm Sakamoto.
What about Urara-chan?
She texted me saying she took a bath and will go to bed first.
She's being self-reliant as usual.
Would you like to have a drink?
Yes!
I'm so happy! I can have a drink with my female friends like this.
She's ready to get really drunk tonight.
Right.
Ah! This thing!
The Game of Life!
How nostalgic!
We played it a lot when we were a kid, right?
Reuniting with your senior in university, doesn't it feel like destiny?
Yes. Okita-senpai was the best when it comes to seminars.
You gave a birth to a girl. Everyone will give you $500 as a gift.
I gave a birth to a girl!
That's Urara-chan, right?
I'll get $500 from each of you~
- You're progressing really quickly, Misuzu-san. - I'm sorry about that.
Then, I'm going to university.
Sakamoto-san,
which university did you go to?
Todai.
The University of Tokyo?
The Red Gate*?
*One of the main gates to the University of Tokyo.
Yes.
Sorry...
Sakamoto-san is really amazing!
No. Not really.
Well, when I was a kid, I was called a child prodigy in my hometown.
I went to university without any hardships because all I did was study.
"Graduating from university."
Congratulations!
Thank you.
But, after the job-hunt started, I suddenly stopped moving forward.
I always failed at the interviews.
Becoming a bank employee
Even after I got a job, people always told me to read the atmosphere.
Immediately having a nervous breakdown as a rookie. Take a rest once.
It's only a game.
Making a mistake at work. Take a rest once.
Being demoted after saying something wrong. Go back 3 steps.
It's... It's only a game!
I'm fine.
The atmosphere that everyone could read,
apparently, it seemed invisible to me.
Then, every time I made a mistake, everyone would triumphantly boast around saying,
"This is why a high education doesn't mean anything."
What an awful thing to say.
I was worn out.
I drifted from job to job.
But, If I kept looking back at the past, it would only reduce my work efficiency.
At any rate, I tried to move forward.
During those times, I met Oshima-san.
When I look at Oshima-san,
who was resetting her life and steadily moving forward one frame at a time,
somehow, I got some courage.
Oh please...
Anyway...
Seriously, I keep getting one from the beginning.
- I noticed that. - Me too.
My promissory notes are only left this much!
Cheer up, Oshima-san!
You're able to owe that much! It's also considered talent!
Thank you for your encouragement!
I'm going to be broke!
- But, it's payday! - Congratulations!
- What are you reading so secretly? - Nothing!
Huh?
How to Talk for Those Who Can't Keep a Conversation Going.
How to Become Skilled at Talking in 1 Minute.
This one too.
Conversation Rehabilitation.
I want to carry conversations with our customers, that can go smoothly like when we're playing a catch ball.
At least, I wish the ball that they throw, doesn't fly in a strange direction.
This is surprising. I thought you weren't interested in people.
That's not true! I'm not a cold pers...
First of all!
Stop replying to them with your forced smiles.
The other parties know when you're being insincere.
I'm not!
In the first place, who do you think you are to expect the other parties to throw the conversation ball first?
But! If I was the one who threw the ball first, it'd be burdensome!
If I was the listener, I...
Are you perhaps the type who thinks that she's a really good listener?
If you're a good listener, you'll throw the ball first and make it easy to catch.
In your case, you only think about the other parties' expressions,
and because you won't throw any balls, they end up bringing up the topic first.
So, why can't you throw the conversation ball first?
Well...
That's because you have no interest in people.
I do have interest in people!
That's why I want to get closer to them.
It's only spicy peanuts snack, how much more sweat will come out?
Did I really do?
- Did you put water in it? - Maybe not.
Have I had any interest?
Even until now...
When I was with Adachi-san and the girls...
He looked really mad, I was afraid it would only make the situation worse.
I know.
I know!
Yes, I do have interest in people!
Cheese!
- Welcome! - You finally came!
There's no seat for you!
Here you go again! I was away on a business trip to Kokubunji...
Hey! Don't worry about that!
Alright, sit over here!
Give him beer.
- Beer! - Ah, okay!
She's been working with us for 3 weeks, our 'Boy-san', Nagi-chan.
This is Gamon-chan.
He's the regular customer at our first store.
Hello!
Nice to meet you! It's a bit unusual for a woman to be a 'Boy-san'.
- Mama treats you like a slave, right? - Hey!
No!
- He treats me very well. - Although he's annoying, please be nice to him.
He's currently going through a heartbreak.
Right. He got dumped by the woman he loves.
He was crying at the bar every day.
Ah, the beer!
I want the beer! Summer is all about beer!
Give me another one. The cold one is better!
- I love beer... - He came to the bar to cry...
- He was complaining and crying... - Take it out quickly!
Complaining and crying...
Onee-san! Excuse me!
- Bring us the ice, quickly! - Okay.
- I understand... - Come on! Come on!
What are you talking about?
What's wrong with you?
Nothing.
Onee-san, we haven't gotten the serving plates.
Sorry! I'll bring them immediately.
Hey! Let's have a toast.
When I first saw her, I just knew,
she must be really diligent!
She does the cleaning perfectly, the glasses are all shiny!
She comes to work 30 minutes early without being asked.
In other words, she's just an upright person.
Here's your appetizer.
Nagi-boy made it. The potatoes and the chicken taste really good~
She looks cheerful. Even though she was a zombie before!
I really can't handle that old-fart client! He's way too old.
Thanks for waiting.
Boy-san, am I looking at it wrong?
Are you okay with that trash on your head?
That's not trash, but the things clogged in a vacuum cleaner!
You're so mean!
I'm not! It's like the leaves that rustle in western movies.
- You're right! - Of course I am!
We're going to sing. Please do the dance for us.
I can't! I have no sense of rhythm.
- Read the atmoshpere, will you? - Boy-san!
Is there any convenience store nearby?
I...I'll show you the way!
Hey! What do you mean show him the way? Wait!
- This way? - On the right.
You're not suitable for this job. Quit right away!
Don't decide it on your own!
You looked so disgusted when those guys were bullying you! Your face showed it all!
Well...
That's because...
Every time they come, they're always saying bad things about their colleagues.
That's why this job is not for you!
This kind of bar is the place where people can spill out what's piling up inside their minds.
The waiter has to entertain them with kindness. That's why you can't do it!
You have no interest in others, right?
How can you even say that?
Because you only like those who are interested in you.
Just quit already!
We hold free seminars regarding side jobs.
If you're interested, on a computer nearby, you...
Monthly Sales Results.
Sakamoto
I'm from Base-Rangers generation!
Really? I'm from the Rubber-Rangers generation!
No way! You're surprisingly young!
Young you said?
Hey! Did you know?
The red ranger from the Oku series...
...is the ranger pink's father from the Rubber series.
No way! Seriously?
A shy person like Oshio-chan can blend so well with them. That's unusual.
After becoming a member of society, I began to think seriously.
I wasn't a hero.
Instead, I was like the villain character, Zako.
But...
Zako was actually the coolest, right?
Because...
No matter how you think, you can never win.
I'm always being too honest and recklessly getting myself into troubles.
To be honest,
I wish I could become like that Zako character...
- I know how you feel. - I know how you feel!
You do?
That's different.
That's totally different from my "I know."
He really knows,
that's why he said it.
Thank you very much~!
- Let's go for the 2nd round! - Momozono-san, I'll head home first!
Momo-chan, you're going home already?
- You can't go home! - Wait. Stop it...
But seriously, today was really fun!
Ah, hold on a moment...
- Why are you so formal? - This is where I work.
What company is this?
We hold seminars to support people who want to have a side job.
Ah!
My friend also has started doing this job recently.
Really? What's the name of the company?
It's called "Dream Runners."
They're scammers.
They're famous for fraudulent solicitation.
- Gamon-chan, I'm leaving! - Momo-chan. Go home!
- Don't go home, you fool! - Take care!
- Happy new year! - Happy new year? What year is it, idiot!
You have a friend, huh?
Sakamoto-san...
You should be worrying about yourself rather than about your friend.
I'm talking about you working at a nightclub.
Are you doing this to support that neighbor guy?
I already...
...broke up with Gon-san.
- Huh? - Sorry! I'm late!
Huh? You're leaving already?
Ah, um... yes, I am.
The Boy-san.
Nice to meet you! I've heard about the bar many times!
Nice to meet you!
And, this is...
This is...
A girlfriend.
My girlfriend.
My new girlfriend.
My coworker.
She's a really excellent employee who came from the Osaka branch.
You were just drinking at a nearby bar, right?
The bar seems to be crowded today, I'll take you next time.
Let's go. Bye!
See you again!
I'll be waiting for your visit!
I'm sorry.
I can't find any information using my flip phone.
"Dream Runners."
"Scam."
There's also this thing called "Victim Association".
It seems that they've been sued many times by their ex-employees for unpaid wages and workplace harassment.
Nagi-san... No matter how I look at it, I think this isn't a decent company.
Um...
Good morning!
Oshima-san! Good morning.
I had so much fun the other day.
Yes. Me too.
Let's have a drink again later.
Then, I'm off to work!
Wait!
- Can I ask you something? - Yes.
Is everything okay?
Ah, well, I just heard the rumor.
I did some research, about your company.
The... reputation...
What do you mean research?
- Ah, I mean... - Things like that,
I hate it.
- I'm sorry! I mean... - Oshima-san...
I thought you would support my decision.
- But... - I'll be late. Excuse me.
Sakamoto-san! Sakamoto-san, wait!
Sakamoto-san!
"This is why a high education doesn't mean anything."
If I looked back at the past, my work wouldn't be efficient.
At any rate, I tried to move forward.
Thanks for your hard work. Yoshimura!
Where's the result, huh?
The numbers! Keep it in mind.
President!
The host for this week's seminar,
can you let me do it?
I will definitely give you good results.
How is everything going with Sakamoto-san?
I kept being directed to the answering machine.
She hates me.
What kind of person is she?
Sakamoto-san...
..is a serious person,
and a little stubborn.
But she's also a hard worker.
She's pure,
and a bit unreliable.
I don't know why,
but she seems so interested in me.
I don't know why,
but she suddenly moved near me.
Why is it?
I don't know why...
Somehow,
I just can't leave Sakamoto-san alone.
Once we became an adult,
someone like her...
...is pretty hard to meet.
Nagi-chan, if you'd like,
Gon-san, sorry! See you later!
"Moses' Ten Commandments"-san!
Moses?
Me?
How about watching a movie with me?
Pay the movie ticket with that watermelon.
What do you think?
Dream Runners Corporation. Official homepage.
Excuse me.
Can I use the copying machine? I'm in a hurry.
- Hello. - This is Shinji.
Shinji?
- How did you get my number? - Mama told me.
I just sent you the URL of the seminar that's about to be held.
That company is really dangerous.
Thank you. I'll go find out.
Huh? She'll go find out?
Open: 12:15 Start: 13:00 Fee: Free. Organizer: Dream Runners. PIC: Sakamoto Ryoko.
Thank you for coming today.
For those of you who want to hedge the risks in your lives, by having multiple sources of income,
what we're going to do is...
...help you realize the dream of enriching your lives.
There are people who cannot achieve the richer life by doing their regular work.
Like, housewives who are raising children.
Although they have a dream, they might have already given up on themselves .
But, it will be alright.
There's a privilege for those who sign today!
If you want to make a decision, this is the chance!
With one courage,
your future will change.
In a game called "The Game of Life",
Please take a vacant seat.
Participant, please have a seat!
It's like a game called "The Game of Life".
There's an equation...
...that will make you leap quickly and reach your goals.
There's a way...
...to win your lives before leaving the game.
That equation,
I will...
...tell every...
...everyo...
I wish...
...you could tell me instead.
Wait! Sakamoto!
Go, quickly!
Isn't it like the last scene of "The Graduate"?
You're so cool, Nagi-boy!
As expected, they won't follow us this far.
However, I didn't know Gamon-chan was hanging out with Nagi-boy.
I know that it's none of my business.
But, I think you should quit your work.
I knew.
About how dangerous my senior's company is.
I searched the company name before I started working there.
But...
I didn't want to acknowledge that.
Because... They went out of their way to make me feel needed.
Sakamoto-san.
I'm sick of it.
Taking a break or going backwards.
I want to move forward already.
And act positively.
Not like this.
I can't even see my miserable self.
Sakamoto-san, you're always being so positive. I think that's wonderful.
However,
if you don't go back occasionally,
you'll never know where you are right now, right?
I wanted to start a new life, so I've also felt what you feel.
But...
Lately,
I've been able to look at the past a little.
Even until now,
because I've always waited for someone to throw the ball first,
without even noticing how considerate they were of me,
I could only reply to them with my insincere smiles.
I'm ashamed to say this,
but, the reason why I didn't have any real friends...
...must be because people noticed it, right?
They spotted my insincerity.
Right now,
I want to listen properly,
to your story.
Although I can't say anything that can help you,
I can at least listen to whatever you want to tell me.
Because...
I'm interested...
...in you.
Because you're my friend.
Although...
I can't read the atmosphere?
The atmosphere (air)...
...is what we breathe in and out.
Oshima-san...
Right now...
Yes?
Don't you want...
...to eat some sweets?
I know.
Excuse me!
Two mega banana parfaits, please!
Such menu doesn't exist anywh...
We do!
Banana! Banana!
If it's only bananas, we always have them here.
I'll also add my special rice-flour dumplings!
Shinji!
Thank you.
It's no big deal.
Ah, I just remembered!
You're the "White Lover"!
I saw you once, in Tachikawa.
- Huh? - You were crying, right?
- Well, no... - While eating the "White lover".
"White Lover"?
- Well, that's... - You were crying!
While eating the "White Lover", right?
That wasn't me!
Mama, Gamon-chan's ex-girlfriend lives in Tachikawa, right?
I've connected all the details!
They're bringing us such an interesting story!
Moses parted the Red Sea...
Is this me?
A line of corpses that were lying down...
...after you knocked them down regardless of age or gender,
it's like a sea being split.
You're a sinful man.
Between pull-apart buns and Moses, which one am I?
Why do you think your chest hurts?
You really don't know?
If so, then this is your first love!
Congratulations!
First love?
I'd like to offer my condolences too.
Welcome to the world of love and desire that's beyond your control~
This time, it's your turn to be broken.
- Gamon-san, I need you to check this document. - Okay.
I want to eat galette for lunch!
- Gamon, do you have a minute? - Yes!
Where should we go for lunch?
How about we eat galette?
- Ah! I want that! - Galette!
- Good evening. - Good evening.
It's starting!
Tamaya~!
*The Japanese way of expressing delight at an fireworks display. "Tamaya" was one of the historical fireworks factories that took part at fireworks competitions during the Edo period.
Tamaya~!
Nagi, you can't stay in a place like this.
I've cut the watermelon! Let's eat it!
Anyway, isn't it about time for Nagi-chan to bring her future husband?
Ah, no.
Our family lets her decide this kind of thing by herself.
That's why you're no good, Oshima-san!
It's in a mess again!
It's "The Game of Life". The kids found it in the storage room earlier.
- How nostalgic! - How nostalgic!
How nostalgic!
Nagi, you have to have a stable job,
and a happy marriage.
Do you remember? In the past, when a kid stopped at the "Give a birth to a child",
someone pulled the pins inserted in her car and threw them away!
Escape freely to a far away place.
No! It was Oshima-san!
She said this while looking so calm,
"It's getting in the way, we don't need this!"
Then she pulled out that kid's pins and threw them away!
I was trembling from being scared!
Run away. Run away.
Then, Nagi...
Please...
Take me away from this hell quickly.
Did you see that? It was flower-shaped!
Gon-san.
Don't move.
A mosquito!
I killed it.
Love...
...is so tiring.
Gon-san?
Are you sick?
Are you alright?