E1 - Romcom Where The Childhood Friend Won't Lose Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:30] Maru     Hey, uh... you're Kachi-san, right? [00:34] Kachi     You're... Maru-kun, wasn't it? [00:38] Maru     Huh? Uh, yeah... Maru Sueharu. [00:41] Maru     You know my name? [00:42] Shiro     I know the names and faces of     basically everyone in my class. [00:47] Maru     Oh, I shouldn't be surprised. [00:49] Shiro     So what did you want? [00:51] Shiro     Or were you talking to me without     having anything to say? [00:54] Shiro     You must really take me for a fool. [00:56] Maru     U-Um... [00:58] Maru     I read your novel, Kachi-san! [01:02] Shiro     My novel? [01:03] Maru     Yeah, yours. [01:07] Shiro     Would you mind telling me     what you thought of it? [01:13] Maru     Is the moment you fall in     love easily recognizable? [01:17] Maru     Of course, people with a lot of experience     in relationships might say it is. [01:25] Maru     But to be honest, [01:27] Maru     I've been wondering if I'm just     telling myself that I could recognize it. [01:33] Maru     It was really good! It moved my heart! [01:40] Shiro     Thank you. [01:42] Shiro     It truly makes me happy     to hear that from you. [01:45] Shiro     I'm glad I worked so hard     to get to this point. [01:51] Maru     Love isn't something you fall into. [01:53] Maru     It spreads all over your body,     eating away at it. [01:59] Maru     In winter of my first year of high school, [02:01] Maru     I fell victim to love's poison. SIGN    S     h     e          w     a     s          m     y          f     i     r     s     t          l     o     v     e [02:04] Maru     She was my first love. SIGN    11 Days Until Our Cultural Festival          Congrats Track Team for Going to the Inter-High [02:11] Guy     Kachi's in here again! SIGN    Young Journal [02:12] Guy     Yeah? Let me see. SIGN    Debuting in Her First Year of High School     The Beautiful Winner of the Akutami Award SIGN    Beneath Her Cool Beauty Lies a Willful Body SIGN    Beneath Her Cool Beauty Lies a Willful Body [02:14] Guy     Man, she always looks so gorgeous! [02:16] Guy     She's unbelievably beautiful! [02:18] Guy     And she has that aloof air that     keeps people at arm's length. [02:21] Guy     I love how she looks like she knows     she's the hottest thing around! [02:24] Tetsu     Sueharu, are you gonna be     in the confession festival? [02:28] Maru     Uh... [02:29] Tetsu     Nothing happened for you this summer, right? SIGN    Sponsored by the Student Council SIGN    Confession Festival! SIGN    The Shouts of High School Boys! SIGN    Young men!     Shout out your love at the finale of the cultural festival! [02:32] Maru     Well, what about you, Tetsuhiko? SIGN    It's your chance to confess to the girl you love!     2:00 PM on Day 2 of the cultural festival     Place: the gym [02:34] Tetsu     Yeah... SIGN    Entry: until 11:50 AM on that day     Come see us in the student council office! [02:36] Tetsu     Bouncing between seven girls     is getting to be a hassle. [02:39] Tetsu     I should probably narrow     it down to one soon. [02:42] Maru     Didn't everyone hate you after you got     caught three-timing before summer? [02:46] Tetsu     Don't be dumb. Obviously, they were     all from different schools. [02:49] Tetsu     After all, to this school's girls,     I'm lower than trash in the hierarchy. [02:54] Tetsu     For instance... [03:00] Tetsu     See? [03:01] Maru     Your mental fortitude amazes me. [03:06] Maru     So if you're deciding at the     confession festival, who's it gonna be? [03:11] Tetsu     Kachi Shirokusa. [03:15] Tetsu     What would you do if I picked her? [03:18] Maru     You are wrong. I do not care at all. [03:21] Tetsu     Huh? What'd you say? [03:23] Tetsu     Could you not react like that? [03:25] Tetsu     Even I'm embarrassed by your desperation. [03:28] Maru     I just decided that I'm gonna kill you! [03:31] Tetsu     Ow, ow! Dude, you're actually serious! [03:34] Tetsu     Don't get so bent out of—ow, ow, ow! [03:37] Tetsu     Oh, Kachi... [03:39] Maru     I'm not falling for that! [03:45] Maru     Huh? [03:47] Shiro     Did you need me for something? [03:49] Maru     Er... huh? [03:50] Maru     What are you doing here? [03:52] Shiro     This is our classroom.     Why wouldn't I be here? [03:56] Maru     Yeah, but... I mean... [03:59] Maru     Don't you usually eat with     Mine in the cafeteria? [04:02] Maru     Meiko had other things to do. [04:04] Maru     She said she'll be back soon, though. [04:06] Maru     Oh, I see. [04:08] Guy     What size do you think she is here? [04:10] Guy     D... wait, maybe E? [04:11] Guy     Man, if only we could see the     lines a little better... [04:14] Guy     Looking at the pin-up of     Kachi that came out today? [04:17] Shiro     I hate dirty-minded people. [04:22] Shiro     What scum. [04:23] Shiro     Maybe you should all just die out. [04:28] Tetsu     Damn. RIP. [04:30] Maru     I'd say it's their own     fault for looking at that. [04:34] Tetsu     Let me give you some advice as your friend. [04:36] Tetsu     She's out of your league, man. [04:39] Maru     Huh? [04:40] Tetsu     She's smart, she's athletic,     her debut work won the Akutami Award, SIGN    Go get it back by the end      of the day if you want SIGN    I'll be taking that.     I'll leave it with     the teacher [04:44] Tetsu     and she got her own pin-up,     making her famous nationwide. [04:47] Tetsu     When she talks in that aloof tone,     she's not trying to impress anyone. [04:49] Tetsu     She's super popular on TV, too. [04:51] Tetsu     Take my advice and just give up. [04:54] Maru     Kachi and I actually get along pretty well. [04:57] Tetsu     Huh? [04:58] Maru     I talked to her once last winter. [05:01] Maru     We realized we live near each other,     and we started talking now and then. [05:05] Tetsu     Oh? And that's how you fell for her? [05:07] Maru     No! [05:08] Maru     Kachi's not how she seems on the outside. [05:11] Maru     She's, like... cheerful, even innocent! [05:14] Tetsu     Come back to reality, please. [05:18] Girl     Wow, that looks nice! [05:20] Girl     I've never seen such     perfectly organized notes! [05:24] Girl     I'm gonna copy them. [05:36] Shiro     I'm sorry. The notes are gone now. [05:40] Shiro     But they were mine, so that's     not your problem, right? [05:42] Shiro     Or are you a parasite that just wants to     lick the sweet nectar off of everyone else? [05:49] Girl     This is stupid! [05:58] Meiko     Let me help you, Shirokusa-san. [06:00] Shiro     Thanks, Meiko. [06:25] Maru     Kachi... SIGN    Cultural Festival Class 2-B "Japanese Café" Theme: A cute Japanese-style café where girls wear cute Japanese-style waitress outfits and serve tea Costumes: Japanese-style costumes for girls, hakama for boys Menu ideas: Matcha, coffee, barley tea, bubble tea [06:33] Tetsu     You know, if you want a girlfriend, [06:35] Tetsu     why don't you just ask Shida-chan? [06:39] Maru     Ow! [06:44] Tetsu     Shida-chan already looks out for you. [06:47] Tetsu     If you asked her sincerely,     she might actually say yes. [06:50] Maru     No... Kuroha's not really... [06:53] Tetsu     Come to think of it, Shida-chan didn't     come to talk to you at lunch today. [06:58] Tetsu     That's rare. [06:59] Maru     Is it? I'd say it happens every now and then. [07:03] Tetsu     It's your fault. Go apologize to her. [07:06] Maru     We're not fighting or anything! [07:08] Maru     Also, why is it my fault?! [07:10] Tetsu     It always is. [07:13] Tetsu     Look, Shida-chan's out of your league, too. [07:17] Tetsu     If she wasn't your childhood friend,     you'd never even get near her. [07:20] Maru     I know that. She's cute, guys like her, [07:24] Maru     and she's good at communicating.     I respect her a lot. [07:28] Kuroha     Oh? [07:29] Kuroha     So that's how you feel about me, Haru? [07:37] Kuroha     What're you being all shy for? [07:38] Kuroha     I guess even you have your cute moments. [07:40] Kuroha     Your big sis here likes     that about you, you know. [07:45] Maru     D-Don't talk about "liking" me! [07:47] Maru     And don't call yourself my big sis! [07:50] Kuroha     Why? You're the one who     puts me through so much. [07:54] Kuroha     You're even more trouble than     my little sisters, honestly. [07:57] Guy     Damn it, there's Maru with Shida-san again! [08:00] Goudo     Guilty! [08:01] Goudo     Having an older loli for a childhood     friend makes him guilty! [08:04] Uga     Take it easy, Goudo! [08:05] Uga     Maru's a useless childhood friend,     so Shida-san's still pure! [08:09] Guy     It's so unbearable, though. [08:11] Guy     There's a cave in the mountains out     back! No one'll find him there! [08:15] Maru     They're gonna kill me! [08:17] Kuroha     Hey, Haru... [08:22] Kuroha     Haru! [08:24] Maru     I-I'm just going to the bathroom... [08:26] Kuroha     I knew it. You're avoiding me, aren't you? [08:28] Maru     Gulp! [08:30] Kuroha     Is it because you regret turning me down? [08:34] Tetsu     You're running away when something     this big's going down, Sueharu? [08:40] Guys     You're not getting away, Maru! [08:44] Maru     I'm sorry! Please forgive me! SIGN    Secret Technique: Rapid Prostration!! [08:47] Kuroha     I'm talking to him right now.      Don't get in the way. [08:51] Guy     Sorry, Shida-san. [08:54] Tetsu     Uh-oh, Heaven help you guys. [08:56] Tetsu     C'mon, time to go. [09:01] Maru     You saved my skin, Kuro. [09:04] Kuroha     Answer me. [09:05] Kuroha     Do you regret it or not? [09:08] Maru     I-I do. [09:10] Kuroha     So does that mean you do     want to go out with me? [09:14] Maru     Well... [09:15] Maru     I do think we'd have a lot     of fun if we were a couple. [09:20] Maru     But right now, I... [09:23] Maru     I'm really sorry. [09:25] Kuroha     Huh... [09:29] Kuroha     Well, I guess I'll let you off the hook now. [09:33] Kuroha     Just kidding! [09:35] Kuroha     Asking you out was actually just a game! [09:38] Maru     Huh?! [09:40] Kuroha     Sorry I didn't tell you before now. [09:42] Maru     You... You brat! [09:45] Kuroha     Did you take me seriously? [09:46] Kuroha     Did you feel awkward and start     panicking? Stressing? Agonizing? [09:50] Kuroha     You should really feel     more grateful to have me! [09:54] Maru     Seriously, give me a break, Kuro... [09:57] Kuroha     It was a good lesson, though, wasn't it? [10:00] Maru     Maybe, but... [10:02] Maru     I'm still gonna do this! [10:04] Kuroha     Stop! [10:05] Kuroha     You jerk! You're honestly the worst! [10:07] Maru     Oh, c'mon. [10:08] Kuroha     You can forget about copying my homework! [10:11] Maru     Anything but that! Please! [10:13] Kuroha     Your groveling means nothing, you know. SIGN    Your big sister is starting to      worry about your future [10:17] Meiko     What?! [10:18] Meiko     You're gonna go out with Abe-senpai?! [10:23] Meiko     When did he ask you out? And where? [10:26] Shiro     Last week, when we went to the beach. [10:28] Kuroha     Huh... So Kachi-san got a boyfriend. [10:32] Tetsu     Isn't Abe the guy whose dad is an actor,     so he recently debuted as one, too? [10:38] Tetsu     I guess that would make     him a worthy candidate. [10:48] Maru     I'm going home. [10:51] Tetsu     Aw. I told him so. [10:54] Kuroha     Haru... [11:04] Maru     Damn it... Damn it... [11:08] Kuroha     Poor Haru. You got shot down, huh? [11:12] Maru     I did not. [11:14] Kuroha     Huh. [11:20] Maru     Sorry, Kuro... but could you     leave me alone right now? [11:24] Maru     Talking to you will just make     me want to lean on you. [11:28] Kuroha     You can, you know. [11:30] Maru     You're so nice, Kuro. [11:34] Maru     Especially after I rejected you... [11:36] (Flashback) Kuroha     Haru, go out with me. [11:40] Kuroha     I told you, I just did that     because I lost a game. [11:43] Maru     You're forcing it, aren't you? [11:47] Maru     All that about a game... [11:49] Maru     Sorry for making you lie. [11:51] Maru     You act like an older sister,     but I know you like to be doted on. [12:01] Maru     Hey— [12:02] Kuroha     A freebie for you. [12:05] Kuroha     Because you figured it out. [12:08] Kuroha     You're pretty dumb, but you're a decent guy. [12:12] Kuroha     You're nice to me, even when     you're hurting yourself. [12:16] Kuroha     That's why... I like you. [12:23] Kuroha     It was upsetting that you didn't choose me, [12:26] Kuroha     but that doesn't change my feelings for you. [12:29] Kuroha     I'll always be on your side, Haru. [12:33] Maru     Kuro... [12:35] Kuroha     Go ahead and cry. It'll help. [12:39] Kuroha     Kachi-san has no idea what she's missing. [12:42] Kuroha     You're such a good guy. [12:46] Maru     Damn it... [12:48] Maru     She was my first love... [12:54] Kuroha     Kachi-san's pretty cruel, isn't she? [12:56] Maru     Huh? [12:57] Kuroha     She was all buddy-buddy with you, [12:59] Kuroha     then ran off to her first choice     once she saw her chance with him. [13:03] Kuroha     I can't believe she'd treat you like that. [13:08] Maru     Thanks... [13:09] Maru     But even though I should give up, [13:13] Maru     I still feel like she might look my way. [13:16] Maru     Pathetic, right? [13:21] Kuroha     Haru, let's get revenge. [13:25] Kuroha     She made a fool of you. [13:28] Kuroha     You might forgive her, but I never will. [13:30] Maru     Whoa... That seems a bit extreme... [13:33] Kuroha     Frankly, I've always hated Kachi-san. [13:37] Maru     For real? What is it you hate? [13:39] Kuroha     Everything about her! [13:41] Maru     I never thought I'd hear     you talk like that... [13:43] Maru     You've changed, Kuro. [13:45] Kuroha     What's wrong with that? We don't     need to hide anything anymore. [13:49] Maru     Well, we've both been pretty     frank with each other... [13:53] Kuroha     What do you think about getting revenge? [13:56] Maru     To be honest... I'm so upset, I want to. [13:59] Maru     But... [14:00] Kuroha     Just picture Abe-senpai     and Kachi-san together! [14:05] Maru     Huh? [14:06] Kuroha     They've been dating for a week. [14:09] Kuroha     They might have their     first date this weekend! [14:11] Kuroha     Think they'll go to the movies? [14:14] Kuroha     Then maybe they'll get dinner, then tea, [14:16] Kuroha     and then maybe they'll     go to the observatory. [14:19] Kuroha     Then he'll walk her home,     and they'll try to say goodbye, [14:23] Kuroha     but Senpai will stop her, and their lips— [14:26] Maru     No! I can't believe them! Both of them! [14:30] Maru     How is it good-looking guys get the     best stuff without even trying?! [14:34] Maru     God might forgive you, but I never will! [14:37] Kuroha     Guilty or not guilty? [14:40] Maru     Guilty! [14:43] Maru     You're right! I do need revenge! [14:47] Maru     You only ever have one first love! [14:52] Maru     She might call me scum, [14:54] Maru     but I'm gonna get her back     a million times worse! [15:05] Kuroha     I've been waiting to hear you say that. [15:15] Maru     Kuro once told me that her name,     Kuroha, comes from "clover." [15:21] Maru     In the language of flowers, clovers mean [15:23] Maru     "good fortune," "think of me,"     "promise," and... [15:29] Maru     "revenge." [15:30] Kuroha     I'll help you out, Haru. [15:33] Maru     Yeah. I'm gonna avenge my first love! SIGN    Osamake: Romcom Where     The Childhood Friend Won't Lose SIGN    Episode 1      Romcom Where The Childhood Friend Won't Lose SIGN    Guilty! SIGN    Guilty! [15:42] Maria     Pe-pe-pe-pe-pe-pe... [15:44] Maria     Penguin love! SIGN    Pirate Penguin Ice Pop SIGN    Pirate Penguin Ice Pop SIGN    Pirate Penguin Ice Pop SIGN    Pirate Penguin Ice Pop SIGN    Pirate Penguin Ice Pop SIGN    Now on Sale! SIGN    Now on Sale! SIGN    Now on Sale! SIGN    Now on Sale! SIGN    Now on Sale! SIGN    3 Varieties! SIGN    3 Varieties! SIGN    3 Varieties! SIGN    3 Varieties! [15:46] Maria     Penguin Ice is now on sale! [15:48] Penguin     In three varieties! [15:50] Host     Now, our guest tonight is the popular     young actor, Abe Mitsuru-san! [15:57] Host     I've been watching your drama. [15:59] Host     You have your own charm that sets     you apart from your father. [16:01] Mitsuru     Thank you. I'm honored. [16:03] Mitsuru     My character in this new drama is     unable to speak due to past traum— [16:05] Maru     Damn that cheater. [16:07] Cop     I had no idea you were the     chief's younger brother! [16:09] Cop     I'm so sorry! [16:11] Detective     Please, it's nothing to worry about. [16:11] Maru     I don't want to lose. [16:15] Maru     I do have a weapon of my own. [16:18] Maru     I had it all along. [16:21] Maru     No matter what it takes... [16:23] Maru     I'll show her! SIGN    23rd Entertainment Club Round Table Meeting     Topic: Cultural Festival [16:29] Tetsu     Return the key when you're done. [16:32] Maru     Thanks. [16:33] Tetsu     No problem. [16:36] Kuroha     So you're saying you'll find     Abe-senpai's weakness and expose it? [16:41] Maru     Yes! Every man has a thing or     two he wants to keep secret! [16:45] Maru     And there's no way Kachi     will come out unscathed! [16:48] Maru     People will see what lousy     taste in men she has, [16:50] Maru     and she'll be labeled a useless woman     who got snared by a useless man! [16:53] Maru     Then both Abe and Kachi     will hit rock bottom! [16:58] Maru     My own genius scares me. [17:00] Kuroha     I see. [17:02] Kuroha     Well, it's not a bad idea, [17:04] Kuroha     but it's a little naïve. [17:06] Maru     What?! What's wrong with it? [17:08] Kuroha     You wouldn't be winning.     You just wouldn't be losing. [17:12] Kuroha     So even if you get revenge,     you'll only feel empty. [17:15] Maru     What should we do, then? [17:17] Kuroha     Don't worry. You just need to end up happy. [17:21] Kuroha     Then you're the winner, right? [17:23] Maru     Happy... [17:26] Kuroha     What would make you happy? [17:28] Kuroha     When you hear "happy," what comes to mind? [17:34] Maru     If Kachi confessed to me...     that might make me happy... [17:39] Maru     And here I'm talking about     revenge. Stupid, huh? [17:41] Kuroha     Very stupid. [17:42] Kuroha     You're where you are now because     that didn't happen, remember? [17:47] Kuroha     But I know how you feel. [17:51] ---     Kuro... [17:53] Kuroha     Hey, Haru... [17:55] Kuroha     Why don't you pretend to be my boyfriend? [17:58] Maru     Huh?! How would that get me revenge? [18:01] Kuroha     Kachi had a sweet side that     she only showed to you, [18:04] Kuroha     so she likes you enough that she     wanted to keep you around. [18:08] Kuroha     I think that's a safe assumption. [18:10] Maru     O-Okay... [18:11] Kuroha     But if the boy she wanted to     keep around got a girlfriend, [18:14] Kuroha     and if it was a cutie like me     to boot, how would she feel? [18:18] Maru     You're really overconfident     sometimes, you know that? [18:21] Kuroha     That's bad? [18:23] Maru     N-No, it's fine... [18:26] Maru     So that would mean... SIGN    I thought I was     keeping him around,     but he was just     keeping me around... [18:29] Shiro     I thought I was keeping him around,     but he was just keeping me around... [18:33] Maru     Wow! [18:34] Maru     That's exactly how I was hoping to strike! [18:36] Kuroha     Right? [18:38] Maru     Are you sure, though? You'd have     to force yourself again... [18:41] Kuroha     Jeez, you really are an idiot, Haru. [18:46] Kuroha     I get to go out with the guy     I love, even if it's fake. [18:49] Kuroha     That's nothing but profit for me. [18:57] Maru     Whoa... Wait, wait... [18:59] Maru     What is this? Am I that easy?! [19:03] Kuroha     Haru? [19:04] Maru     Calm down... Calm down! [19:09] Kuroha     Why don't you just tell your big     sis how you really feel already? [19:15] Maru     K-Kuro! We shouldn't do this! [19:17] Kuroha     Do what? [19:18] Maru     You know what! [19:21] Kuroha     You're so cute. [19:22] Kuroha     You're the one who's cute! [19:25] Maru     Even if it's fake, the idea of     dating you makes me embarrassed! [19:28] Maru     And I'm a total creep for     being happy about it! [19:30] Kuroha     Oh, I'm sorry... [19:32] Maru     No... I'm sorry. [19:35] Kuroha     O-Okay, then, I guess     we'll go with this plan. [19:38] Maru     Right. [19:40] Kuroha     Just so we can call it a done deal... [19:43] Kuroha     should we go ahead and kiss? [19:44] Maru     What?! [19:47] Maru     Ow! [19:49] Maru     Wait... Kuro... [19:51] Maru     Have you lost all reason?! [19:54] Kuroha     I mean, isn't this the kind of     situation where you'd just... do it? [19:58] Kuroha     So I thought a little kiss couldn't hurt. [20:01] Kuroha     Right, Haru? [20:03] Maru     H-Hang in there, my reason! [20:05] Kuroha     Why are you holding back? [20:07] Kuroha     Just look at what I'm like already. [20:10] Kuroha     You're so unfair. [20:12] Maru     You're close... [20:13] Kuroha     It's okay, Haru.     There's nothing to be afraid of. [20:17] Maru     What I'm afraid of is that     there'll be no going back... [20:21] Kuroha     You're still able to think about the future? [20:24] Kuroha     I can't have that. [20:29] Maru     N... [20:30] Maru     No! [20:32] Kuroha     Huh? [20:34] Maru     Sorry, Kuro! See you tomorrow! [20:37] Kuro     Wait... Haru! [20:41] Kuroha     What a loser. [20:45] Maru     Damn that Kuro... [20:48] Maru     No! What I need to do right     now is get info on Abe! [20:54] Maru     Hey! Do you have a minute?! [20:58] Maru     Everyone said nothing but good things. SIGN    ...not sarcastic at all, I totally mean...     ...a really good, upright guy...     ...since he's so approachable. Anyway...     ...don't show up much, but even though I'm just a first-year...     ...Abe-senpai's singing? Of course...     ...about him? You mean in terms of relationships and stuff?     ...but even then, Abe-senpai...     ...everyone already knew...     It was no use. [21:01] Maru     It's no wonder Kachi fell in love with him. [21:04] Maru     Wait! I can't just give up! [21:07] Maru     I am Envy Mask, and I burn with envy. [21:10] Maru     If I hear good things     about my rival in love, [21:12] Maru     it just makes me even more     determined to expose him! [21:16] Mitsuru     Wow, I'd love to hear more about that. [21:19] Maru     Huh?! [21:20] Maru     Abe-senpai?! [21:21] Mitsuru     You're the one who's been asking     around about me, right? [21:26] Maru     Word spreads fast, huh? [21:28] Mitsuru     I just happened to find out. [21:29] Mitsuru     If you weren't the one     who'd been asking around, [21:31] Mitsuru     I doubt you wouldn't have come up here. [21:33] Maru     Wow... A famous guy like you knows who I am? [21:38] Mitsuru     I wouldn't say I know you. [21:40] Mitsuru     To be precise, it's more like I remembered. [21:45] Maru     Whatever might you be talking about? [21:49] Mitsuru     I had no idea until just recently     that you were at this school. [22:01] Mitsuru     The former genius child actor, [22:04] Mitsuru     Maru Sueharu. [22:07] Maru     Huh?