-Good evening. -Good evening.
Terrace House is a show about six strangers living together,
and we observe how they interact.
All that we've prepared is a beautiful home and automobiles.
-There is no script at all. -Yes.
So in last week's episode...
There's a boy who dreams of becoming Spider-Man.
He's six years old, isn't he?
You say you don't want to be an actor, and that you simply want to be Spider-Man.
Like wanting to be able to produce webs from your hand.
I question whether you should tell people that.
I'd like to see you have more realistic goals.
All of the women in the house agree
that he is mentally immature and difficult to coach.
-Indeed. -They all have a maternal instinct
and use the kindest approach to try to motivate him.
I'm sure they can't help but hope that he snaps out of his childishness.
Especially since all three women have self-driven personalities.
-They're very independent. -Then we saw...
-I remember. -The date between Haruka and Yusuke.
To be completely honest with you,
-I'm interested in you romantically. -I see.
So if you'd like to meet for a third time,
could it be a date with that in mind? That fireworks festival, for instance.
I'm really fond of you,
but right now, I like who you are as a person
rather than as a romantic partner.
-"As a person"? What? -She's not into him.
Being friend-zoned like that seems to be a theme for Yusuke.
I have the same frustration with him every time he appears.
It was also wrong for Haruka to tell him
that she's into creature-like guys like him.
-That was cruel. -She made him think she likes him.
-She made him hopeful. -Absolutely.
He was tallying the traits she likes and thought he had bingo.
Of course he'd think that.
But he was playing at the wrong bingo hall.
"What? Not here?
No correct numbers after all."
-It's normal to cater to the moment. -I think so.
She went too far.
It's understandable to express attraction in a one-on-one chat.
-I would do that, too. -It's just the natural course of action.
Yeah, you want them to feel good and naturally you want to be liked, too.
I get it. It's like bass fishing.
-She was paying lip service. -Next up...
We closed the book on the romantic journey between Kenny and Risako.
-Thanks to that, we'll have new people. -Time for turn-over.
The new folks seem very proactive.
I'll have a regular writing job that begins at the end of October.
Being in this house will be a step towards helping me achieve my goals
and making my vision a reality.
-He's most likely Italian. -Yes, Italian.
-Also a manga artist. -We saw him sketching.
Since they both have an interest in art, he may pique the interest of Kaori.
He's making a living with art.
He's Italian and we got to see the lower half of his face.
-He has clear skin. -We barely saw him.
It's critical we see above his nose.
So critical. His forehead might turn out to be this high.
-Really? That high? -True, you never know.
How could we know for sure? We have no way of knowing.
What are you hoping to get out of it, Emi?
-I'd like to fall in love. -Would you?
-She seems cute. -Likely a college student hoping for love.
-Shall we see? -Shall we?
-We'll see faces today. -We have to.
What do we do if that guy really does have an abnormally big forehead?
The camera will slowly pan up.
It's too big! It's never ending.
We could only capture his whole body from a wide shot.
-Look at this crowd. -So many people.
-It's summer vacation, right? -It's so hot.
-Yeah. -So hot...
SO1 GALLERY HARAJUKU, TOKYO
-Isn't this the spot, sandwiched here? -This place?
That's a long line.
Hey, I see Kaori.
-Thank you for coming. -Of course.
-I'm cheering for you. -Thank you so much. Thank you.
-I've never seen her work in this style. -Me either.
-The ballet. -Yeah.
The drawing there, that's my favorite.
Kaori said that apparently in New York, your dog has to be in a bag on the subway.
This owner felt bad for cramming their dog in a bag,
so they cut holes in an Ikea tote for the dog's legs.
That's great.
-Isn't it so funny? -I love it.
-I saw her sketching this at home. -Yeah, I remember.
-It looks familiar. -It's an airport security dog?
Hey, there you guys are.
-Great job today. -I appreciate you coming.
-Thanks a bunch. -See you at the house?
-I'll see you there. -Okay.
-See you later. -Bye bye.
-Today was so hot. -It was. But tomorrow--
-It's raining? -There's a typhoon coming.
-It's raining again? -It's a typhoon.
-Is that the same as rain? -Yeah, it's rain.
But with much more wind.
Oh, yeah, the windy kind.
-I'm home. -Well, look at you.
-Good to see you. I'm home. -You're dolled up. What's the occasion?
I held a reception for my gallery showing.
-So I dressed up for it. -How lovely.
-Great job with your show. -Yeah, great job.
Thanks for being there.
-It was a fantastic event, wasn't it? -Yeah.
It was a great feeling to see the people I connected with as a freelance artist,
and have them congratulate me on my growth.
-Like you conquered a goal. -Exactly, and...
It makes me excited to think about my next steps.
So, it'll be a larger gallery next?
Yeah, it'd be great to do another show at some point.
But I need to think back on my work
from the past three years and figure out the next step.
-I think I get it. -You've accomplished a long-standing goal.
Yes, and I spoke about this a bit with Shohei...
It's been my dream to work with Hermès.
Recently, I've made contact with someone at Hermès.
Though I don't have anything planned with them yet, when that happened,
it felt like I'm taking the right steps towards making my dream a reality.
Regardless of whether it actually does happen.
I started to think, "If I do work with them, then what?"
I'm starting to think further into the future now.
It's so cool that you got to where you are.
-I worked at it for a long time. -Yeah.
It takes consistent effort. Perseverance.
Wow.
SHINJUKU, TOKYO
So when I told you about this workshop...
you thought it was an acting workshop, right?
So I misread the info and it's actually a stage combat class.
That's what we're getting into today.
-We'll be fighting? -Looks like it.
-I'm new to that. Hope I can keep up. -You'll be fine. Let's try our best.
-It'll be interesting for Ruka. -You're right.
-He does want to join Marvel after all. -Yeah, and become Spider-Man.
-Hey. -What's up?
So, it turns out it's not an acting class. It's a stage combat class today.
I remember. You told me yesterday.
-Let's begin with our basic punches. -Okay.
One...
two...
three...
four...
five...
six...
seven...
eight...
And rest.
Next, let's add some narrative onto those movements.
I'll play the guy who slept with your girlfriend.
KOTARO YOSHIDA, 48 INSTRUCTOR
-Your girlfriend... -You're the guy?
-What? I haven't done anything. -You came on to my girl?
-No, she invited me. Yeah. -What?
You think you're funny?
Back off.
Well, this turned out to be a sad fight.
He was betrayed and now he's defeated.
Let's see another pair.
-You ate my flan, didn't you? -No, I didn't.
-I was saving it in the fridge. -Okay, I ate it, but it had no name on it.
I was looking forward to that all day.
-How was I supposed to know that? -How dare you.
What kind of excuse is that?
Geez, you're such a drag, every single day.
-If you didn't buy it, don't eat it. -Shut up already.
You didn't buy it!
You get on my nerves!
That's the most intense fight between siblings I've ever seen.
-Sibling quarrel... -But you got the idea.
Let's keep it simple. You two will act out a fight between punks on the street.
-Can you play with that concept? -Punks?
You got it? Don't think about it too much. Let's go.
Where's my money?
What's funny?
Come on.
Pay up.
Okay. All right.
He's hassling you for money, but you keep smiling.
Do you get it?
If that's your character choice, that's fine...
HARAJUKU, TOKYO
HARAJUKU HUTTE NATURAL GRILL & BAR
Thanks for meeting me.
-Of course, not at all. -I felt bad that it was so last minute.
I invited Haruka out to play ukulele at the music studio that I visit often.
YUSUKE AIZAWA, 20 UKULELE ARTIST (EDEN KAI)
AVIAN KU, 28 BOUTIQUE EMPLOYEE
That day, she told me that she's not...
interested in me romantically.
I think your approach was fast and maybe you rushed through each step.
That happens to me often, where people see me as a kind person,
but nothing beyond that.
So have you decided if you're going to the firework festival?
-Together? -I think I might still go.
If it might lead to disappointment again, I don't think you should go.
I'd like to make...
final memories with her...
and leave for Hawaii without regrets.
It would be great to have that before I head back.
Did you like the class?
Yeah...
I had a lot of fun and it was a good workout.
-Haruka was all in with the acting. -Yeah, she's a total pro.
She's a completely different person when she's acting.
Is Haruka pretty harsh on you these days?
She hasn't been lecturing me per se--
-But you had a conversation, right? -Yeah, we did.
I know I'm not great at explaining things.
So I don't think she understood my thoughts.
I thought I was stating clearly that I have big dreams.
But from her point of view,
it sounded like a child's fantastical dream.
Like it was as if I was saying I want to be Superman when I grow up.
That's how it landed.
That conversation with her did get me thinking.
For example, I talk about joining Marvel even though I can't speak English.
So I'm thinking about taking language classes now.
And stuff like that.
What do you value most in life?
What do I value the most? That's a hard question.
That's been heavy on my mind lately.
Since being in this house,
I've heard a lot of opinions about my career choices.
And though things that they've told me make a lot of sense,
I'm not motivated to act on them. I had to ask myself, "Am I that stubborn?"
I don't think that's the case.
I think what is valuable in life to me is different for them.
Career is not the most important thing in the world to me.
The most important thing to me is that, if one day,
I have a family, I don't want them to suffer.
So work is just a tool that helps me support my family.
Even when the topic of discussion was how immature your dream is,
the focus has always been on work.
It makes me think that career is the most significant thing about men to women.
Like a man's worth is completely tied to his professional accomplishments.
-I see what you mean. -I was disappointed by that realization.
Looking back on things, I can see why you'd think that.
All that matters is that we're working. That's how you become popular.
Don't you think? The only thing they want to discuss passionately is work.
That is true.
-We must seem unreliable. -I guess.
KAORI WATANABE, 29 ILLUSTRATOR
SHOHEI MATSUZAKI, 25 ACTOR
HARUKA OKUYAMA, 24 ACTRESS
RUKA NISHINOIRI, 20 PART-TIME RETAIL EMPLOYEE
-I'm so hungry. -Yeah.
All we have is ground beef and tortillas.
What?
Grilled beef and tortillas?
Not grilled beef and tortillas.
She said ground beef and tortillas.
We could have more tacos with the ground beef.
-Tacos? -Tacos.
Do we have chili paste?
Yes?
Hello, I'm the new housemate.
Okay, please wait one moment.
It's a lady.
Oh, hello.
-Hello. -Hi.
Can I leave my luggage right here?
-Yeah, that's perfect for now. -Okay, thank you.
-I'm Emika Mizukoshi. Yes, Emika. -Emika?
-Emika. -Yes.
-Nice to meet you. -Likewise.
This is a first for us. I'm a bit nervous.
I'm super nervous as well.
-Of course, you would be. -She has more reason to be nervous.
What do you do for work?
-Actually, I'm a university student. -Oh, I see.
-So you're around 18 years old? -No.
I'm 21.
-You're the same age. -I'll turn 22 soon.
-She's two years older. -Oops, I see.
EMIKA MIZUKOSHI, 21 UNIVERSITY STUDENT
-You turned 20 this year? -I turn 21 this year.
-You're a year younger than me. -Just a year.
Hmm...
Hi.
-This is nerve-wracking. -Sorry, I'm not helping.
I apologize for heightening your nervousness.
-Have you had lunch? -No, not yet.
We were just saying how hungry we were, too.
Shall we have lunch?
-Sounds great. -Let's eat.
Okay, well I'll go pick up some groceries in that case.
-Shall I go, too? -No.
Why don't you give her a tour of the house?
-Get her settled in the girls' room. -It might be--
-It might be messy right now. -Thank you.
-Those are really heavy. -Help her, Ruka.
-They're seriously heavy. -I'll carry them.
Thank you so much.
-You got it? -Thank you.
-How cute. -Emika!
-She's thin. From J.F. Oberlin University. -Very slender.
-I wonder what kind of person she is. -Me, too.
-Emika. -We can't say much about her yet.
Emika is such a flashy name.
I feel like she has a wild side to her.
-See seems kind and gentle. -Does she?
-I think she's more of the raucous type. -It's hard to tell.
Before we forget, I'm impressed by the reception for Kaori's art showing.
-It was a huge success. -That was a prime location.
I thought it was a line for boba tea.
She's equally as popular as boba tea is right now.
-It's hard to be relevant in Omotesando. -So true.
A professional accomplishment like that must be a tonic to soothe her anxiety.
I guess Haruka succeeded in getting Ruka to try a workshop.
She's trying to help him get closer to Marvel.
-He couldn't stop giggling. -Yeah.
He must have been embarrassed.
-I agree. -He really has no desire to act?
He's clearly expressed that that's not his end goal.
He just wants to master shooting webs from his hands.
But he said he had fun,
so hopefully this ignites his interest for acting.
Either way, there's still a great misunderstanding.
Haruka keeps giving him the same advice,
because, as he said, he's not explaining himself well.
-That's how he perceives it. -That's also a major pitfall.
-It's hard to get through to him... -Shohei's theory was also--
His notion that women only care about career and--
That the way to attract women is through career.
-That's not it... -Did the women ever make that argument?
-His assumption is pretty far off. -Yeah, he doesn't get it.
They're not saying, "You should work harder."
They were asking more about their grand visions for life,
or what they are passionate enough about to make into a career.
Which means all the advice had gone over both of their heads.
-Not a single idea. -Nope.
Shohei's disposition towards work is--
He just wants enough money to not starve.
He's happy to have a few projects that earn him just enough money to where
-he can support his family. -I think that's fine.
For him, spending time with family holds the most value.
-There's nothing wrong with that. -It's fine, in theory.
But when he talks about wanting to do this project in different industries,
the way he talks about it is lofty and aloof.
As if he's above the rest and has all the opportunities in the world.
It doesn't look good when he turns up his nose
to people who choose to focus their career in a single field.
That's right.
He should be open to the choices that others make.
Also, his sense of self-worth is inflated.
Like when he sees other people arguing, he hangs to the side thinking,
"Have you nothing better to be angry about?"
He acts as if he has everything figured out.
He's a good person at heart, but he does have his cynical moments.
-Well, I guess it can happen to any of us. -We're just human.
-No one is perfect. -So true.
-Plus, he has clear skin. -Is that important?
-I see, Ruka has great skin, too. -He does.
He is so beautiful when we see him from the front.
You never get tired of him.
Within the first scene, you blurted out, "He's so hot," at least three times.
Yeah, people have told me my affection for him is obnoxious.
-I'm home. -Welcome back.
-It's so hot. -Let's get cooking.
-Thanks for shopping. -Yeah.
-Do you like tacos? -Yes.
You should hang out and relax.
I can handle the cooking.
Okay.
I gotta mince onions first.
-I can do that. -Thank you.
Are you in the midst of job searching?
-I'm planning to start next year. -I see.
I was originally planning to take a semester off in the fall.
What would you do with that time?
I'm hoping to do some traveling.
Do you belong to a talent agency?
-No. I'm just a regular... -Oh, I see.
...university student.
You're nervous, too, aren't you, Ruka?
-Yeah, you haven't spoken much. -No, I'm not. I'm not nervous.
-Is this part edible? -Yeah.
You can eat all parts of a head of lettuce.
-Do you have classes everyday? -No, I rarely have to go nowadays.
The spring semester just ended and we're in summer vacation.
But during the semester, I only had classes two days a week.
So every week, I had a five-day vacation.
-Something on you smells nice. -Really? Huh.
Well, no, I usually do wear perfume, but I noticed that
I'd forgotten to put anything on today.
I got a whiff of something though.
-Was that just me? -I didn't smell anything.
It's probably your imagination.
-This looks delicious. -I hope it's good...
-Are you dating anyone? -No, I'm single.
No? How long have you been single?
-About a year and a half already. -Really? That's a while.
What type of person are you attracted to?
-I like being the pursuer. -Do you?
You don't like to be doted on?
I don't think so. I might be a lot of work.
You were dating a person from school?
No, I tend to date older people.
Really?
How many years older?
The oldest has been... seven years?
I think seven years older when I was a freshman in high school.
-What? -I was a freshman in high school
and I was dating a senior in college.
-You like older people? -I have no limits on age, really.
But I'm not exclusively attracted to older people.
-Bon appétit. -It's yummy.
When is your birthday?
-My birthday... is in February. -Our birthdays might be close.
-So you're a Pisces? -I'm an Aquarius.
What's your blood type?
I'm type A.
-You've only seen the girls' room, right? -Yes.
There's also a rooftop space.
-Would you like a house tour? -Shall we?
I'd love that.
Please show me around.
-All right, tour leader. -I'm the leader?
-Please go ahead. -What time is it?
A little past 2:00 p.m., so I actually need to head out.
-I have to go, too. Yeah, I have a thing. -You're leaving?
I almost forgot I made plans with a friend.
-I'll see you later then. -Yeah.
-Please excuse me. See you tonight? -Yes, see you then.
-Wow. -This is the playroom.
This is the infamous...
-These cushions are so fluffy. -They are, aren't they?
We watch movies and play games here.
This is so great. We could...
It's pretty cool.
My impression of the show is that everyone hangs out here as a group.
That seemed like so much fun.
We used to watch episodes of Terrace House together, too.
-Wow, look at this. It's so hot. -Here it is.
-It's really hot, isn't it? -So hot.
It's fun to have drinks up here at night.
-Can you hold your liquor? -I don't drink at all.
You're already red right now.
I blush easily.
-I do, too. -You seem like you can drink a lot.
I do get red, but I can drink quite a bit.
Are you hoping to find love?
I really would like to.
I haven't been in love for so long that I crave it.
You did say it's been about a year and a half.
It flew by in a blink.
Should we-- Whoa, a bug!
-Are you not okay with bugs? -No, that one was--
-Was that a moth? -I think so.
I don't like moths, but I'm fine with butterflies.
-Should we head back inside? -Yes, it's too hot.
I wish there weren't bugs.
You've got work to do?
Me? Yeah, just a few things.
I was just finalizing the schedule for--
I see...
He's here.
What's up? I'm your new roomie! Hey, bro!
What?
-What did he say? -I couldn't make it out.
-Whoa. -Ciao.
-Nice to meet you, I'm Giuseppe. -Nice to meet you.
Sorry to bother you so late at night.
Good evening. Great to have you.
-Look at all these pretty faces. -Good evening.
-Excuse me... -What?
I'm nervous.
-Nice to meet you, I'm Giuseppe. -Nice to meet you.
-I'm Ruka. -I'm Giuseppe.
-Ruseppe? -It's Giuseppe, but you can call me Pepe.
-Pepe? -Feel free to call me Pepe.
-Wait, you have your shoes on. -I noticed that, too.
Whoa, whoops.
What a foreigner move.
What a classic mistake.
I guess I'll go place these by the entrance.
I wasn't sure if he meant it as a joke or not.
He forgot to remove his shoes. What a surprise.
-One, two, three... There are two more? -There are more.
One of them will return tomorrow and the other one should be home soon.
HEADED TO MY PART TIME JOB. -EMIKA
-The other new member arrived today. -I'll get to meet them tonight?
What does everyone do for work?
-Currently, I'm an actor. -An actor? Cool.
-How old are you? -I'm 26.
-So are we the same age? Born in '92? -I was born in '93.
I'm a year older, then.
-I create mangas. -You're a manga artist?
You create manga. What type of stories?
GIUSEPPE DURATO, 26 MANGA ARTIST
-Mainly rom-coms geared towards guys. -Interesting.
-That's cool. -I'd love to read them.
I'll show you sometime.
What do you do?
-I work part-time at Murasaki Sports. -Murasaki Sports, got it.
-And you? An illustrator? -I'm an illustrator.
-Cool. -You're in similar industries.
-Yes, we are. -We might be rivals then.
Will we have a rivalry? I don't know...
Please teach me what you know.
My next manga is soon to be published.
I... am slated to begin a series.
-You already have a series? -My first one.
Within Big Comic Spirits, the weekly publication.
-Whoa, that's huge. -Wow, really?
Until then, I'll keep working as a model to support myself.
-So that I can pay rent. -Got it.
When does your series begin?
I'm not sure exactly, but sometime in October.
-That's around the corner. -Yeah, it's soon.
-What is the series about? -It's loosely based on my life.
It's about a foreigner who moves to Japan and...
-He's far more nerdy than me. -Yeah?
But he's also way more good-looking.
One day, he gets scouted to become a model.
And a bunch of stuff happens, but then he falls in love.
He's also a virgin, so...
He has no experience and the plot thickens.
Also, I'm Italian, so I'd like to highlight the cultural differences.
-Between Japan and Italy-- -So you're Italian?
-Yes, I'm also from Italy. -I see.
So yeah, I hope it's interesting. We'll see.
-I see. -You were born in Italy?
Yup, born and raised.
I moved to Japan four and a half years ago.
-Have you had dinner? -Dinner?
-Have you eaten? -I did. So I work as an apprentice.
I'll probably keep working there till next week.
I apprentice to a manga artist called Keiko Nishi.
-Keiko Nishi? -Yeah, she works in the girls genre.
And they provide food at the studio we work at, so I ate earlier.
I had dinner there.
-You must be tired then? -Yeah, quite a bit.
-Would you like me to show you our room? -That'd be great.
I'm excited to see it.
-Let's grab your stuff-- -This house is so fancy.
I can't believe how swanky it is.
I understand why I entered with my shoes on now.
-I've lived in Japan for a while, but-- -You still forget?
-No, that was a first. -Were you nervous?
I've never been to a house this fancy, so I thought I was in Europe for a second.
Like, "Oh, I'm in Italy," and I walked in.
-You thought you were in Italy? -I don't know.
-Wow. -I can't believe I did that.
All right, well let me grab my things.
I'll be working over there for a bit.
-Wow. -It's a bit messy right now.
No worries.
I like the mood in here.
-It's a good mood? -Yeah, I like it. Where should I...
-Well, I'm currently over here. -And I'm in this bed.
So that means...
So I'll sleep in this bed with you then?
Let's see. What shall we do?
-Here? -The top bunk might be rough for you.
How is it?
This should be fine.
-Do you snore? -No, I don't.
-I don't snore, right? -No, but he talks in his sleep.
It's not that it bothers me. It just catches me off guard sometimes.
Once he shouted, "Hey!"
-Like that. -"Hey!"
-And yesterday-- Yeah, yesterday... -Stop, really?
You were asking, "Tell me why?"
It can be intense sometimes. Do you snore?
Yes, and I'm up there, so you'll hear it in surround sound.
The whole house will hear it.
-Do you like to drink? -Yeah, I do.
-Should we have a glass? -I could go for a drink.
-All right, let's share a welcome drink. -Let's do it.
Thank you.
-Yay, Pepe. -I like his energy.
-Pepe is so happy. -He seems like a great guy.
-He brightened the atmosphere immediately. -You're right.
-The mood was getting tired before. -I felt that, too.
The guys barely have conversational skills.
-Yeah, they were struggling. -They couldn't get the conversation going.
The Italian attitude is impressive. He revamped the mood in a second.
With that great icebreaker about forgetting to take off his shoes.
You know he knew. The other shoes were by the door.
-That was on purpose? -Of course.
-That was an Italian joke? -Exactly.
I know this for certain,
because it's Zakiyama-san's signature move.
Have you noticed that he also likes to dress in Italian fashion?
-That's true. -He looks like an Italian city dweller.
So we got the Italian version of Zakiyama-san?
Yes, we have a much prettier version of him.
-This will be interesting. -He's such a big character.
-He's very jovial. -I like his liveliness.
It's also great that he has a clear vision for his work.
-He's a hard worker. -That's wonderful.
I want to hear his opinions on Ruka's dream
-of working with Marvel. -That will be interesting.
I think he will counsel him kindly. Say things like, "That's a lovely dream."
He might start writing a comic strip based off of Ruka.
-I could really see him doing that. -The title would be "Nishinoiri-kun."
"Watch as he tries to produce webs from his hands again."
-"Today's Ruka-kun..." -"Today, Ruka made thread."
Emika is still very quiet at this point.
-She has been quiet. -Perhaps she's a bit shy.
-She seems very mature for 21. -Agreed.
Older gents would flock to her if she opened a bar of her own.
Yes, I could see her being super popular.
The bug incident was something, wasn't it, Torichan?
-He lost you with that, didn't he? -Yeah.
He jumped and said, "Ah! Ew, a bug."
Does it warrant being that surprised over a bug?
He was out of luck because it was a moth, but he's okay with butterflies.
I don't know. What do you think?
I think we can all agree that
you're the only one who has any affinity for him at this point.
This new information doesn't affect our perception of him at all.
We've seen too many questionable moments from him before this particular incident.
-There have been so many. -Why is the moth--
The moth finally broke the illusion for you?
It doesn't change our opinions of him at all.
We just think, "Oh, there he goes again."
-I'm so excited to see more. -I wonder what Pepe's type is.
-Yeah. -I'd like to know, too.
What if it's a classic beauty like Haruka?
-I can see that. -She would be his type.
She seems like she would be popular overseas.
-I think Haruka would like him, too. -Of course, she would.
I'd like to see him toy around with her heart for a bit.
Just once. Since she's had the upper hand so many times now.
-But he seem sweet and kind. -He seems very kind.
-Very true. -Darling Pepe.
-Yeah. -His name is turning into a joke.
-Darling Pepe. -Darling Pepe.
Welcome home.
I'm home.
We welcomed a new guy into the house today.
-Is that so? Okay. -He in the guys' room.
-Would you like a drink? -I think I might.
Here they come.
Who wants beer?
-Welcome home. -Thank you.
We wanted to have a drink to welcome you both.
-Nice to meet you. I'm Giuseppe. -Hello, I'm Emika.
My nickname is Pepe, so you can call me that.
-Pepe? -Yes.
-Who's drinking? -What do you do for work?
-I'm a manga artist. I draw manga. -Oh, really? Wow.
-Did you say throw this out? -Where are you from?
-From Italy. -I see, I see.
-You grew up in Japan? -What about this?
-No, born and raised in Italy. -Why not have a seat?
-I forgot I was standing. -Where-- Is this okay?
-Are you working here? -You can move that over.
-Welcome. -Thank you so much.
-Cheers! -Cheers!
-That's delicious. Yummy. -Yeah, so good.
-How old are you? 26? -Twenty-six. Yeah.
He's one year older than Shohei.
I hope we can all be good friends.
Likewise.
I know I'll say something weird in Japanese from time to time,
so please coach me.
-You haven't said anything odd so far. -Yeah.
-I'd love for you to cook for us. -Are you a good cook?
-I can cook. -Please do.
-I'm a fan of pasta. -I want to try your food.
-I'll cook. -I like pasta, too.
-Ruka can cook pasta, too. -You can?
-His signature dish is broccoli pasta. -Broccoli pasta? I've never heard of that.
-But I'd like to try it. -I invented it.
-The only ingredient is broccoli? -Yes, just broccoli.
But that's how it starts. Carbonara started like that, too.
-It's made from leftover ingredients. -I didn't know that.
One day, all that was left in the fridge was pecorino cheese and pancetta,
and that's how carbonara became a dish.
So a hundred years from now, broccoli pasta will be a staple.
-Ruka's Broccoli Pasta. -Yeah, that'll become...
-A signature dish? -Exactly, a main course.
-Everyone will love and eat it. -I look forward to that.
-Will you be around that long? -You'll be gone by then.
-I'll live until it's a thing. -You have to see it with your own eyes.
-I used to study Italian in college. -Really?
-But I forgot everything. -You understand "ciao," right?
"Ciao" is Italian?
-Yeah. -What language did you think it was?
I thought it was just something that tweens would say.
-Uno, due... -Due.
-Tre. -Tre? Quattro.
-You know what the funniest one is? -What?
Cinque.
-That's great. -Isn't it funny?
-When you count to ten-- -The Japanese always laugh at five.
One, two, three, four, then end on the slang for penis.
Did you start writing manga after arriving in Japan?
I started drawing comics around 16.
-You've been at it for a while. -A long time.
Japanese publishing houses would--
I'd called them with my broken Japanese,
big companies like Shogakukan and such,
and they'd tell me, "Come show us your stuff."
So as long as you can prove your talent, they'll give you a chance.
-They check all the submissions? Wow. -Well, they read my stuff.
I was really touched that they considered my work.
That motivated me to become a manga artist in Japan.
-Wow. -That's amazing.
Japan is great.
Do you have an idea of what you'd like to do in the future?
I'd like to be in an industry that supports the career advancement of women.
Which industries are on your radar?
-I'd like to become a flight attendant. -That sounds great.
-I could see you doing that. -Can you?
I'd like to do work that feels meaningful.
Why did you decide to come to Terrace House, Pepe?
It's a similar reason to why I write the stories that I do.
There are certain ideas that Japanese people have about Italians.
Like they are sleazy, pick-up artists.
-They like soccer. -Well, that's accurate.
I'd like to set the record straight of which stereotypes are true or not.
I'd like to be able to influence
the way people in Japan view Italy and its culture.
So you don't pick up girls?
-No, I'm not really like that. -Interesting.
I did think Italian guys are always hitting on women.
-Me, too. -Are you pretty shy, Pepe?
-I am kind of shy. -Really?
I can't interact with a crush without blushing.
-Well, should we head to bed? -Yeah.
-You must be tired. -I'm pretty tired.
-Okay, let's head to bed. -It's bedtime.
-Good night. -You're ready for bed?
-Good night, everyone. -Good night.
Subtitle translation by Angie Yaeyama