Takunomi

UNDERAGE DRINKING IS PROHIBITED BY LAW. ALCOHOL IS MEANT TO BE ENJOYED BY THOSE 20 AND OVER.

All of us are at least 20 years old!

Clean up your act!

Jeez, you don't have to get so worked up...

Did Nao-san and Makoto-san get in a fight or something...?

MICHIRU AMATSUKI BIRTHDAY - MARCH 5TH (PISCES)

BLOOD TYPE - B WORKS FOR A STARTUP COMPANY

NAO KIRIYAMA BIRTHDAY - AUGUST 28TH (VIRGO) BLOOD TYPE - AB WORKS AT A CLOTHING STORE

MAKOTO KIRIYAMA BIRTHDAY - JUNE 24TH (CANCER) BLOOD TYPE - AB COLLEGE STUDENT SCHOOL DANCE CLUB MEMBER

KAE MIDORIKAWA BIRTHDAY - MAY 12 (TAURUS) BLOOD TYPE - O WEDDING PLANNER

EPISODE 4 - HYOKETSU

Good morning!

Oh, mornin'. Guess you saw all that then?

Uh, no, I only just woke up...

Yeah?

Sure wouldn't want you to see me at my worst!

I'm assuming that mess right there was the problem?

So you did see it then!

Okay! I confess! So you did see it then!

Okay! I confess!

MINUTES EARLIER

Mornin', Makoto!

I heated up some miso soup with clams if you want some.

It'll fix up any hangover, I hear!

You have a hangover after a night of drinking alone?

How can you be so dumb?

Don't you go talking to your big sister like that!

Is today recycling day?

No, I just didn't have any more space in my room.

How on Earth can you drink that much...?

"Clean up your act!"

And so yeah...

I take it Makoto-san isn't a fan of alcohol?

Nah, it's not like that. She still goes out with her friends and stuff.

My sweet little sister. Makoto Kiriyama, a whole 21 years old!

A budding third year college student! Member of the dance club! Part timer at a café!

Wow, that's SO Tokyo!

And the whole job search thing has her a bit nervous!

Yeah, I know how she must feel.

Makoto! Why must you shirk me so!

Makoto...

Hmm, that reminds me, though... Makoto...

Well, Makoto-chan is not exactly fond of drunks.

If it's not alcohol she hates, but just drunk people...

You could always just try drinking a bit less if you wanted-

Drink... less...?

Oh, my! Nao-san hold it together! Drink... less...?

Oh, my! Nao-san hold it together!

Is that Makoto-san?

Hyoketsu Hyoketsu

She's buying drinks at the convenience store!

Hey, Makoto-san.

Oh, back from work?

Planning on drinking a bit at home today?

Yes.

Care to join me?

Woah-ho-ho! Do I ever! Do I ever!

Home at last.

Yipee! I get to drink with Makoto-san tonight!

Hyoketsu Hyoketsu Hyoketsu

Now then!

Oh, my!

That's the sound of the diamond-cut can there.

"Diamond-cut"?

When you open it this diamond pattern forms on the surface of the can.

Oh you're right. It's all bumpy...

Sicilian Lemon Straight Frozen Juice Frozen with no heat processing! To make it extra juicy.

Apparently that technique was originally created to increase the strength of a given material.

Hyoketsu Hyoketsu

And the name "Hyoketsu" itself means frozen, which I guess makes things harder too, huh?

You know, you're a lot like Nao-san.

Watch your mouth.

I've spent so long drinking with her and listening to her explain it all so much, it just sort of stuck.

Behold! The great bumpiness of Hyoketsu!

This here is based off of the Miura Fold, a technology developed for space missions by NASA!

When they launch those rockets they need things as light as possible.

So, the Miura Fold came about to offer lightweight durability!

The can manufacturers want to cut costs by using less aluminum, but they can't cut back on durability.

Sicilian Lemon Straight Frozen Juice

Alcohol Liquor (Carbinated alcohol) 2.7% Juice

Hyoketsu

So they apparently developed this diamond-cut based on the Miura Fold.

A little fold can change everything.

Wow!

Hyoketsu

Enough chit-chat, then.

Oh, right!

Hyoketsu Hyoketsu

Cheers!

A true sparkling diamond!

That lemon packs a kick!

I was expecting it to be sweet, but it's much lighter and tastes like an actual lemon, huh?

Chu-hi can tend to have really unnatural sort of flavoring which can be a real downer.

But I like Hyoketsu because it has that fresh juice sort of taste.

The grapefruit one also tastes like it was freshly squeezed straight into the can...

Would she hate me if I told her she looks just like Nao-san when she drinks too...?

So, hey, what's the workforce like?

Huh?

Are quotas rough and stuff? Do people blame everything on millennials?

Woah, where is all this coming from?!

I'll be on the hunt for work pretty soon.

I don't really know what it's like in one of these companies and I'm worried...

Jeez, I'm sorry.

I'm probably a little drunk. Let's just drop it.

W-w-well if there's anything I can help with, feel free to ask away!

Are interviews nerve-racking?

You bet! To the highest degree!

How do you present yourself?

With lots of motion! Like, you are giving every bit of yourself to it!