A Story of Yonosuke (横道世之介)

"Tokyo, 1987"

"The March-born cat is crying"

"From morning to night"

"You must be tempted"

"The abandoned cat and the roommate"

"Better not fall from the window"

"Don't make me repeat it over and over"

"Beyond the window are the cherry blossom trees"

"I guess you want to go out and play"

"Would you like to try our new gum?"

Here you go, enjoy

Free samples of our new gum The new Kiss Mint,

a flavor of the forest

The new Kiss Mint. Would you like to try it?

Thank you, enjoy

A flavor of the forest!

"Stop your alarm clock!"

- Fresh arrival? - Resh?

Oh, yes, I just moved here today from Nagasaki

Ah, you must be a student

I'm Kogure, unit 205

Uh, I'm Yonosuke Yokomichi

That your real name?

Well, yes

Huh, unusual name. Common in Nagasaki?

No, not exactly

Say, is that alarm clock always on, mm?

Yeah, who knows if anyone's even home

Maybe the person's dead

I guess that's common in Tokyo...?

No, of course not

Shoot, the beef...

The beef

I'm cooking stew

- Want some? - I'd love some

Wait, really?

Oh, uh... No thank you, then

Yes or no?

Um, well, I guess...

Well, which is it?

In that case...

"Hosei University Entrance Ceremony"

This is your first step towards allowing...

your abilities to blossom

Once again I remind all you freshmen...

that in this day and age, such self-awareness and diligence...

are what will instill in you the capacity to serve as leaders...

who will guide our society towards continued progress

This blows, huh?

Excuse me?

I had a weird dream and got a hard on

Sorry, what's your major?

Business admin

Me, too! What's your name? I'm lppei Kuramochi

Yokomichi

Yokomichi? What's your full name?

Yonosuke Yokomichi

Okay, okay

Excuse me

Sorry, excuse me

Was this school your first choice?

No, I applied to Waseda but got rejected

Me, too! Man, we're like best friends already

But I'm gonna apply to Waseda again to transfer next year

What, take the exam again?

I mean, we have a long life ahead of us

We do?

We can't have everything decided here already

- Decide what? - You know, life

Life... right

Hey, I have a question

This goes to Student Affairs, right?

We turn this in to Student Affairs, right?

Yeah

I heard you can also mail it in

Mail?

Oh, thanks

Straight from high school?

Uh, yeah

My name's Yui Akutsu

Oh... I'm Yonosuke Yokomichi

Yonosuke?

It's like a comedian name

- Your eyelids - My eyelids?

They're stylish

Thanks

Say, what're you doing afterwards?

I was going to check out the clubs

Well then, if you don't mind, can I come with you?

It's lonely going around alone

Oh, sure

Really?

Wow

Come join the fishing club! Fishing is great!

You, come fish with us! You'll love it!

Hey, Yokomichi!

- Who's that? - Um, well...

- Your friend? - Not really...

Sorry, my friend's here. I have to go

Man, they grab you and won't let go

Who're you? What's your major?

Uh... business admin

Wow, same as us

And you were...

Kuramochi

We met at the ceremony

You're from... Chiba, right?

No, Nagasaki

They want me to join the samba club

- So do it - No way, man

So what's your name?

Yui Akutsu

I'm Kuramochi

Something on your eyelids

Glue on your eyelids

Oh, it's a type of makeup

Yeah, it looks weird

Hey, you shouldn't...

This thing on your eye...

That's enough

What's your problem?

It's rude, we just met

I don't even know you

You see, I have a tendency to get too excited

I think I got too carried away just now

Wait, don't do that

Your eyelashes will come off

Ow, that's gotta hurt

- I can't take this! - Stop this noise!

Kiyoshi, I don't remember you readin' books like these

Despair

What?

It's a record of one man's despair

Oh, right

One must embrace it

That's so deep

You know, Auntie was worried about you

She said you shouldn't be a writer because writers commit suicide

Ozawa

So you're studyin' mass communications, mm?

Yes

Great, they say media is the Third Power

Right

Together we can change the world

Yes, sir

What's the first and second, mm?

Say, Yonosuke

- Dance - Huh?

Listen to me

Dance while you're still young

Don't bother askin' why

As you go on dancin',

you'll be on the other side before you know it

What other side?

You know, the other side

Ozawa, you understand, mm?

Oh, yes, I do

One day you'll understand

Come on, Ozawa, dance

Yonosuke, you too

No thanks, I'm already dancin'

Huh?

I'm already dancin'

What the hell am I doing?

Samba, of course

I need to get into Waseda. I don't have time for this

Looking good, Yonosuke

Thanks

You look good, too

- Good, now turn - Turn?

Turn

No, like this

I didn't want to come to this camp

But Yui kept inviting me

You don't say Yui-san?

Not since the day we met

I decided not to use san san with any new girls I meet

Helps to break the ice

You think so?

Just learning from high school mistakes

Freshmen, time for a meeting!

In Samba style!

Remember to turn off the light

Yes, sir

You think Ishida-san is going out with Kiyodera-san?

Huh, I dunno

You see, I...

What, you like Kiyodera-san?

No, what gave you that idea?

Oh, you don't?

By the way, are you a virgin?

No

Aren't you?

I'm not

- You are - Am not

C'mon, don't lie

I'm telling you, I'm not

What, with a whore?

Shut up, it was a classmate

What was her name?