You and I Are Polar Opposites (正反対な君と僕)

-Hey, man. -Morimo, what's up?

- -Hey!

-Morning. -Hey!

- It's-a Mini! -What are you doing?

Schoolin' this guy.

-Whoa. Cool. -Yeah. See?

Hmm...

What's up, Tani?

Mmm-mmm, mmm-mmm.

How's it hangin'?

-Ugh! Creepy. -

Eat a chainsaw!

Move or I crush your donut hair.

Ugh, I hate you!

Knock it off and get moving! You're going to be late.

I'm outie.

Morning, Suzuki.

Azuma and Taira walking together.

Dude! Shut up!

Watanabe. Satou. Nabesato.

-Hi! -Hey. 'Sup?

Good morning, Yamada.

Yo!

Uh, hey.

Good morning to ya, Tani.

Morning.

Oh, my God, why are you screaming at him?

I'm saving the world one "hi" at a time.

Look, I made my lashes extra lashy.

-Hmm. Did you? -

Why don't you just use falsies?

I generally prefer rocking the real thing,

working with the eyelashes my mama gave me

and all that jazz.

But mascara is risky AF.

If you sweat or cry or rub it, you're DOA.

I'm still on an eternal quest

to find the perfect formula for me.

But I'm fighting the good fight, so whatevs.

Any thoughts, Tani?

I don't know anything about makeup.

You're savage as ever, Tani.

I totally love it!

Why do you get such a kick out of pestering Tani

about things he clearly has no interest in?

Girl, chill.

I love the way he shuts me down.

I can't help myself.

If you ever need help picking mascara,

-come to me, okay? - I won't.

Another slam of the verbal door!

He's ruthless.

Stop bothering the poor guy.

Mmm...

I'm sorry, Tani.

I know I always end up yapping your ear off,

but the truth is...

I'm desperately in love with you.

YOU AND I ARE POLAR OPPOSITES

Hey, did you finish your homework?

I only did the parts that I thought I might get right.

Dude, do the whole thing.

Sitting in the seat next to me is Tani.

To everybody else in our class,

he's just a cookie-cutter, glasses-wearing,

quiet dude who always keeps to himself.

GROUP ASSIGNMENT

But when he does speak, he speaks his mind.

THWACK

Here, she's going to flag this part

if you don't fix it.

Come on. C's get degrees, my dude.

And he has the same attitude

no matter who he's with.

HE'S NOT PUSHY, THOUGH

Have the homework?

FWIP

HE DOESN'T GROVEL EITHER

FWIP

-Homework? -Yeah. Thanks for grabbing them.

Thank you. Tani.

Like the last time we changed seats.

FRONT BACK

Now run along to your new spot.

A MIRACLE

I'm right next to him.

This is wild! What do I do?!

TENSE. SMILE.

Holler if you need a cup of sugar, neighbor.

Likewise.

Front row seats. Look at us.

(TRYING TO MAKE SMALL TALK WITH RELATABLE ANECDOTES)

Reading the blackboard from here is harder than you'd think.

But I got you.

I'll read anything you can't make out,

so don't break your neck.

I'll be okay.

Okie-dokie.

Tani doesn't change who he is for anybody.

Live has more character.

I think that's awesome.

I really admire him.

Suzuki, which do you prefer?

Sorry, I zoned out for a little.

Oh, my God.

In my opinion,

a real-life person can rev up a crowd

way better than some dumb recording ever could.

-Tell 'em, Tani! -I have no clue.

Sorry about her. She's certifiable.

If she's bothering you, just let us know.

I don't mind at all.

See? He says he doesn't mind.

WHEW

Ohh! Oh, thank God!

I'm so sorry, Tani.

I love you,

and I want to talk to you normally.

I'm just always in my head about how people see me,

so I can't talk to you

in a way that reveals my feelings.

I admire the crap out of you, dude,

but you and I are polar opposites.

Okay. After school, let's go to KingBurg.

Hey. Dining with us, ding-dong?

Uh...

I need to do my homework.

EXCITED EXCITED EXCITED

Hmm? Hmm? Hmm? Hmm?

Vamonos a la Burg!

Yay!

YAAAAAAAAAY

Hey, Suzuki.

-Can I copy your homework? -Again?

- Please save me. -

You're hopeless. Here.

Thank you!

Oh, Suzuki.

The story you posted made me laugh out loud.

Aw, can I follow your account so I can see it too?

I didn't post anything weird, did I?

Of course, girly-swirly. You go for it.

Did you know? Tani is, like, really smart.

He totally carried our group.

I've seen him shuffling off to cram school.

Think he's gunning for UTokyo?

How should I know?

That guy has got serious promise.

I feel like he lives in a different world

from the rest of us.

Do not lump me in with you.

Out of everybody here,

Suzuki probably knows him the best.

Oh, yeah? You really think so?

-Ew! Plague! -Are you gonna make it?

I'm A-okay.

I just gotta space out my talking

-and my sipping better. -Don't die on us.

Aw!

QUIRKY ACTOR SUDAKEN

SudaKen just won Most Beloved Actor

for the second time.

You chicks always go for the bad boys.

No, doy! SudaKen is, like, beyond boyfriend material.

You're always the ultimate SudaKen stan.

They say reading the room

is to protect other people's feelings.

But in my case...

I totally do it to protect my own.

And yet...

all I feel is exhausted.

Why is that?

- Fight! Win! - Go! Fight! Win!

Go! Fight! Fight! Win!

I should head home.

Oh, hey, Tani. It's pretty late. Why are you doing here?

My face probably looked hideous just now.

I needed to turn in my committee work.

Not to be weird, but which way do you walk home?

I take a right at the gate.

Same here!

Okay. No one's watching.

GLANCE GLANCE

Hey, Tani.

Oh, don't do it.

Would you mind if I walked along with you?

Oh, you did it! Oh, God, I'm gonna puke!

It is madness

we live in the same direction.

Strange we've never run into each other before.

Mmm.

Doy!

I'm always running around goofing off after school.

Of course I don't see you.

And you stay busy with