Mayonaka Heart Tune • Tune In to the Midnight Heart

Mayonaka Heart Tune • Tune In to the Midnight Heart - Episode 2 discussion

*Mayonaka Heart Tune*, episode 2

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szalhi2026-01-13 15:15

[Everyone's worse nightmare.](https://i.imgur.com/Bwz5Yjk.jpeg)

Ah yes, [Method acting.](https://i.imgur.com/zTLePn1.jpeg) So immersive, [that he suffered more.](https://i.imgur.com/T2CJpTi.jpeg)

Frontier2462026-01-13 15:52

I love how Yamabuki has basically turned the entire school against him. At this rate the broadcast club is going to be the only ones that actually care about him lol.

Primary-Paint-17162026-01-13 15:25

You know a harem series is special when you can't and don't want to self insert as the MC. Because you'd rather date the MC.

Frontier2462026-01-13 15:51

When you've got a guy who is:

* Rich
* Gives 110% in anything he does
* A man of his word and a man of commitment
* Practically perfect in everything he does no matter how miniscule or embarrassing
* Super dedicated
* Is fully willing to acknowledge his own most embarrassing moments when necessary

You know he's a catch. A maybe slightly infuriating catch, but a catch nevertheless.

ThreeDMK2026-01-13 16:27

Initially I wanted to hate dude in Ep1, but he is actually pretty awesome.

DugACCat2026-01-13 17:50

I still don’t like him. He feels more like an alien than a person. Might be I’ll get used to him but he really doesn’t feel like a fleshed out real character to me yet. I feel like all of his conversations and decisions are baffling.

DugACCat2026-01-13 17:50

eightcheesepizza2026-01-14 07:47

* Has the largest bladder in human history

Farmaceut72026-01-13 17:15

Yamabuki Arisu is on Aijo Rentarou level for me! Just 11/10 dedication towards the girls without even being their boyfriend!

mojo724002026-01-14 11:56

He's also Naoya Mukai/Ray White level IMO.

HolyDragSwd25002026-01-13 17:23

Yamabuki Arisu is the GOAT

NanDemoKnaives2026-01-13 19:02

Yeah he's my favorite character in this and by a large margin.

WhoiusBarrel2026-01-13 15:29

Bro spends 20 days pretend dating only to blue ball her of the kiss scene, of course, he was gonna get judo-flipped (affectionate).

Frontier2462026-01-13 15:53

He was a class act to not take advantage of a tsundere who was willing to commit to him for a role, and I kind of love how he knew 100% that she tried to kiss him through the book...but you have to watch out for how emotionally volatile tsundere's are.

athrun_12026-01-13 17:21

The girl even dolled up her lips. But the line Yamabuki told her about reserving it to the one she truly loves, seals the deal. She unknowingly likes the MC.

mekerpan2026-01-13 17:37

That comment made me like our MC more, It suggests (1) that he really cared unselfishly about helping Nene, and (2) he is actually more insecure than he lets on (as he could not even conceive that Nene might find him "loveable").

Quadratic-2026-01-14 02:11

I wouldn't say it's insecurity. More that he holds everyone else to his own standards. He obviously saw this as a crash course in acting and nothing more, so he expected Nene to be the same.

mekerpan2026-01-14 02:23

I'm anime-only (and likely to remain that way), so I will just have to wait and see. FWIW, ***I*** sense a certain core insecurity. A lot of bravado, more than I think is natural for one who has a strong sense of security.

thisisdropd2026-01-13 15:31

Depression is **NOT** in a Yamabuki's dictionary. Funny how Rikka thought he felt down after she gave him some harsh talking to only to find out he's instead taking a crash course in guitar. Shame we didn't get to see how well (or terrible) he performed. Chances are he killed it. A piss-poor performance is antithetical to a Yamabuki's philosophy.

As if that's not enough, he went all in on Nene's audition training – complete with the handholding. While Nene's all flustered, Arisu's pretty nonchalant about it. Mad respect for reading the manga and perfectly reenacting the prince, despite not having any interest in being an actor.

Arisu's by far the most colourful personality among the cast. He's so eccentric the girls had to play straightmen to him. Not a common sight in harem shows.

Frontier2462026-01-13 15:54

I can't wait to see him turn himself into a handsome male anchor and start his own VTubing channel to be able to help Shinobu and Iko lol.

Even the tsundere feels like she's stuck playing straight woman and freaking out more than she's tsundere-ing around him lol.

mekerpan2026-01-13 17:41

I actually think that deep down he definitely is insecure as all get out (but hides this) and might well be prone to feelings of depression (which he counters by pushing himself into vigorous action).

Ham_PhD2026-01-13 15:40

"No one has ever said I'm all talk . . . Except every woman in my life."

\- Yamabuki

Frontier2462026-01-13 15:49

I love how even his own family apparently calls him out lol.

gnome-cop2026-01-13 20:51

Clearly his future wife has to keep up the trend of calling him out on his bs.

ObvsThrowaway51202026-01-13 15:41

Well, that’s one girl down. When’s he gonna make the others swoon? Lol. Our boy’s kind of a goofball but he puts his money where his mouth is. He learned guitar to perform with Rikka and he acted out that whole manga with Nene for 3 weeks to help with her audition. I respect that.

Frontier2462026-01-13 15:59

We had Rikka/Nene this episode so I'm guessing next week is Shinobu/Iko.

I'm curious what his plan is for helping Shinobu stop flubbing her scripts.

GondolaMedia2026-01-13 15:42

[The waves look so off here](https://i.imgur.com/LVWDWAh.png).

swat16112026-01-13 15:43

Wait when tf did this get an anime adaptation?!

This is peak, just like quintuplets.

Nesp22026-01-13 23:56

Chad MC

Frontier2462026-01-13 15:48

Was Apollo not only confirming she was one of the broadcast club girls but also basically daring Yamabuki to figure out which of them is her? Why all the subterfuge? Either way, Yamabuki knows what he has to do now: find her and fulfill their promise, one way or another.

The OP has a beautiful song, reused animation, sliding still shots of the girls, and Yamabuki taking them to the moon! Literally! We see them all on the moon, flying rockets, Nene shoots a sniper rifle for some reason, but we also see them all with such loving looks on their faces!

Yamabuki said he was going to take them to professional success, and that means 6am exercises and running on the beach. He's basically become their coach/manager. But Yamabuki may be able to power moonwalk and get his earbud back from a seagull, but understanding girls might be something he definitely has to work on!

You can't say Yamabuki isn't putting in the effort to give the girls all the material and direction they need, right down to making sure Nene's kanji reading ability is on a professional level, but he's not taking the emotional component into consideration considering having Rikka put on street performances might be too much. Seems like the issue holding her back as a singer is pure nervousness, and she can tell Yamabuki is a liar about having never known fear.

Dang, even the women in Yamabuki's family think he's all talk. Like all women have a hard time putting up with this guy.

Rikka DOES actually put on performances at school on Wednesday, and has a slew of fangirls, and for good reason: she has an utterly beautiful voice! And she writes her own songs! Yamabuki is straight up transported back to listening to Apollo. Is that why Rikka didn't want him there listening to her? Or maybe it was just because she was embarrassed?

If the only solution is Yamabuki putting himself in Rikka's black tights, then he'll master the guitar and vocals and perform too! And Rikka, won over by him putting himself out there, makes it a duet between the two of them. Though he better be careful about putting on airs around her, lest she press her face to his chest and kabedon him to reveal how much of a liar he is with her winning smile!

Good to know for future reference that the de-facto Harem Tsundere has a tell with her blushing ears.

Nene IS actually working towards her dream to become a seiyuu, right down to auditioning for the anime adaption of the latest hit Shojo "Knightly Love," though she's never been in love before so she can't really put herself into the role as well. Luckily for her Yamabuki will memorize the manga and play her prince for weeks of fake dating.

At this point it feels like the entire student body, including the boys and girls, hate Yamabuki. Though anyone would probably be jealous of all the couple-y stuff he's doing with Nene (handholding, princess carrying, feeding etc.).

Yamabuki may be willing to play fake boyfriend/prince to Nene, but he draws the line at making her kiss him when she's not in love with him. Which means he really has been earnestly trying to help her and her career.

Too bad she got rejected (I mean, it's only episode 2). Yamabuki's not used to failure, but there was probably nothing they could do if the author had already handpicked his favorite. Though Yamabuki DID receive a recreation of the kiss scene that had "all the feels," even if his attempt to catch Nene about it ended up getting him judo thrown. but at least she doesn't hate him.

The ED is a solemn and moody affair with all the girls just standing and walking around places looking sad...though I imagine Yamabuki has something to do with turning those frowns upside down.

marcostadeusc2026-01-13 15:49

Why skip the part where he plays an instrument? Then she said she played badly. Did he play good or bad in the end?

ActualRound76992026-01-13 15:50

browsing the new episode discussions to see what else may have screwed up subs

darienswag4202026-01-13 18:48

wishing for fan subs so that the girls can each have their own color code 😭

ActualRound76992026-01-13 19:05

what annoys me is that it isn’t every show but also you would think that English subs would be up right away versus other subs. but maybe that’s my being sheltered

pandavova2026-01-13 15:52

Kinda feels like "gaslighting the anime"? Everyone will do stuff Apollo did and every time that happens he will have "flashbacks"?

Frontier2462026-01-13 15:58

It might just be me but I felt like they had Rikka's seiyuu doing Apollo this episode.

pandavova2026-01-13 16:15

That's also a thing I didn't look into on purpose, it's pretty normal (to me at least) that some roles get spoiled by using the same VA for the normal and let's call it "hidden" character, because after all, they are the same.

I wonder how they'll handle this here.

cleaulem2026-01-13 17:08

In episode 1 I already got the impression that Apollo was voiced by one of the four girls in different scenes. When he has his flashbacks Apollo's voice is always (as I assume) the same as the girl he is suspecting.

Queasy_Strength_37092026-01-13 16:00

Not really ,it is more for the sake of making it more ambiguous.
The mystery is always an important part of the anime and manga but it is also a romcom.

Yesshua2026-01-13 16:53

Is it though? I feel like the rule of "First girl to appear is the final love interest" applies. So in this case it's Inohana. I would be genuinely shocked if it panned out any other way.

Any time people speculate about the final love interest in a harem structure show I feel like they're willfully pretending the conclusion wasn't set in stone from the first 5 minutes.

Queasy_Strength_37092026-01-13 17:27

I can't spoil anything but generally speaking there is more to it than just the identity of Apollo which was also done by previous series and even if we are discussing only the mystery part there are many ways to prevent the mystery clues from being too obvious or useless and to also subvert the expectations.
How good they are depend on they are excuted and how you react to them.

Edit:added some terms for better expression

Weak_Season_Of_Anime2026-01-13 16:39

Yamabuki's [reaction](http://media1.tenor.com/m/GhKypU0mrlEAAAAd/dexter.gif) whenever the girls do something.

Emi_Ibarazakiii2026-01-13 17:47

*"I own you!" - Nene, headbutting him*

mekerpan2026-01-13 17:39

Wild-assed speculative query: Did the club members actually know each other before HS -- and could they have all jointly have been Apollo?

rom8462026-01-13 18:12

That is my theory as well.

divineshadow6662026-01-13 20:35

This is what I've been thinking, as well. The four of them probably switched off being "Apollo", but only one of them is the the one that confessed to him on the final broadcast.

zenoob2026-01-14 02:54

Author saw Gotoubun no Hanayome and really made his duty to make it even more convoluted.

mekerpan2026-01-14 02:55

Hmm. These do not seem all that similar to each other to me.

ILikeFPS2026-01-14 17:24

That's basically what I thought going into this episode, and this episode only furthered my thoughts on it.

Although only one of them confessed to him, so I have no idea which one that is.

Emi_Ibarazakiii2026-01-13 18:15

> Everyone will do stuff Apollo did

I do hope there's an explanation for it, and not just 'coincidences for the sake of keeping the mystery open';

I talked about it in another comment, but perhaps one(some) of the girls were also Apollo listeners... So they started using some of her lines. Or maybe Apollo revealed herself to them (just not to him), and/or put them to the task to test him or something!

Eigarlll2026-01-13 15:55

I'm looking forward to the next episode.

LeonKevlar2026-01-13 16:06

###Stitches!

* [Nene & Shinobu](https://i.imgur.com/mrAWqh9.jpeg)

* [Nervous Nene](https://i.imgur.com/BMa7Pdz.jpeg)

Considering how Yamabuki notices that [Rikka repeats some of the words Apollo has said in the past](https://i.imgur.com/hqom09I.jpeg) during her mini-concert, I'm even more convinced that she's supposed to be the red herring. It's just too on the nose, and I'd be shocked if she really is Apollo.

[After Rikka said that Yamabuki is all talk](https://i.imgur.com/LtADQh0.jpeg), I expected him to [actually learn how to play the guitar and sing](https://i.imgur.com/B0QdMOT.jpeg). Too bad he sucks tho! I was really hoping that he'd rock it and surprise Rikka. I suppose actually learning and even performing in public shows he's not just all talk.

It was actually pretty fun [watching Nene and Yamabuki's fake relationship](https://i.imgur.com/mZLP7aH.jpeg). It was clear that Nene had gotten closer to Yamabuki over the past three weeks. I mean, why else was she [putting on lip balm while waiting for Yamabuki to ask her to reenact the kissing scene?](https://i.imgur.com/oL6BbcA.jpeg)

[The disappointment when Yamabuki said that they're done](https://i.imgur.com/oeJSIIH.jpeg) was hilarious too! She was really looking forward to that kiss a 100%! At least Nene managed to [kiss Yamabuki using that book.](https://i.imgur.com/rF79FEO.jpeg)

Also, I think that final scene confirms that she's in love with Yamabuki [since we can see her ears already red](https://i.imgur.com/69JJm26.jpeg) when she said no to him after he asked her if she's in love with him.

Frontier2462026-01-13 16:43

The girls all look good in their gym sweats (and while literally sweating lol)!

Rikka went out of her way to be the first one to approach him and say "I love you" and she's the girl who seems the most direct with him and acts like she already knows him. It is kind of feeling too obvious this early into the game.

Fake dating in the Harem and it's only episode 2. It's enough to bring anyone together, even over three weeks. Nene was this close to putting her lips on the line...purely for the sake of her performance, mind you.

I'm not sure if she's out-and-out in love but I think she and Rikka are both definitely fonder of him in this episode. Also poor tsundere now has an obvious tell that Yamabuki knows about so that's probably going to come back and bite her lol.

athrun_12026-01-13 17:25

He did suck in playing the guitar and singing, but he proved the point that he learned and performed in an audience. That will definitely help Rikka's confidence, given that she is competent enough to perform.

KumaKumaGambler2026-01-13 16:08

Kirino being portrayed as a rectangular cat (?) whenever there is a faraway shot of the girls together made me laugh.

It is only the second episode, so I had no expectations of Nene passing the audition. Nonetheless, Arisu, Nene and us viewers had a fun time watching that condensed 20 days of pretend lovers.

Rikka does sing very well. And on the same note, the ending theme song caught my attention too.

Frontier2462026-01-13 16:44

I'm like "what is that?" and apparently Iko just transforms into some cat blob lol.

pn33milan2026-01-13 20:37

No explanation. She just exists, and i couldn't be happier ☕

Realistic_Hunt_23332026-01-13 20:41

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ThePinkReaper2026-01-13 20:20

Ikoblob is her default form actually get used to seeing it(it's why she's best girl)

Farmaceut72026-01-13 23:46

Ending legit slaps so hard!

Atario2026-01-14 00:30

>Kirino being portrayed as a rectangular cat (?) whenever there is a faraway shot of the girls together made me laugh.

Reminds me of _Pandora In The Crimson Shell_, always amused me

[](#neat)

AAA_BATT2026-01-13 16:17

MC carrying this so hard for me, cause animation is ROUGH.

Frontier2462026-01-13 16:50

Definitely a romcom that is being hard carried by the characters and voice acting. Like with Rikka's performance for instance.

Calaf_Bae2026-01-13 21:35

IF this had A1 picture quality animation it would have 5k karma each week.

papakahn942026-01-13 21:23

I see people saying this but it looks completely fine? lol its just a romcom so doesnt need to be crazy. especially since nothing is happening like the fireworks scene in kaguya and stuff

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danlong872026-01-13 21:58

Not when its got comparisons like with MakeIne, Chitose, hell this season alone we've got You and I are Polar Opposites and Tamon-kun, and I am not even comparing it to the manga's art yet

papakahn942026-01-13 22:14

Im not comparing it to anything. Just saying its fine

danlong872026-01-13 22:19

You did mentioned kaguya in your post, but Its just semantics at this point so let's just agree to disagree, everyone is entitled to their opinion after all

papakahn942026-01-13 22:22

I mentioned it because i was saying nothing is happening like that not that comparing the 2 but yeah. The animation is fine. Not amazing not bad. Just fine. Which is okay

Quadratic-2026-01-14 02:15

The problem is that it's got a lot more limited animation than a lot of other shows. For a comedy like this, having expressive character animation and visuals that pop enhance things a lot. Plus the manga this comes from has a ton of goofy energy that's lacking in the anime.

The biggest difference is with Yamabuki, since he's often drawn with a cartoonish, silly style that really hammers home his attitude of "What? of COURSE I'm right about everything. Let me explain why. Loudly!"

papakahn942026-01-14 03:01

I understand, but its still fine lol

Atario2026-01-14 00:38

If you think this is rough, you have never seen rough

[](#surefam)

Primo292026-01-13 16:22

Rikka is cool as far as I remember at start and Nene is the expected tsundere lol. We also got the Iko mascot.

That girl at 7:18 is a meme LMAO

Atomic_Tanuki2026-01-13 16:26

I googled Japan Kanji Aptitude Test, which Yamabuki wanted Nene to pass. He set the ultimate goal at level 3. Kanji aptitude level 3 is at the level of a middle school graduate. But Nene is a high school student...

Frontier2462026-01-13 16:44

It's probably because he saw how she got the lines wrong when doing the manga lines from last episode, so he assumes she struggles with reading Kanji and misreads words.

gnome-cop2026-01-13 21:08

There was also an ultimate goal for Rikka as “Chart the billboard” so I’m sure level 3 aptitude is just a beginning step for Nene and there’s higher level goals after it.

testthrowawayzz2026-01-14 01:06

His subtle way of saying she's dumb without outright saying she's dumb lol

Quadratic-2026-01-14 02:17

Episode 1 showed her stumbling through reading a manga, getting a word wrong in every other sentence.

CommunistPuppy2026-01-13 16:45

Enjoying this a lot so far! The MC is a gigachad and kind of reminds me of Rentarou from 100 Kanojo but less unrealistic. As an anime only and someone who doesn't mind subpar animation, I thought the episode looked fine, if not just a tiny bit janky at parts. Overall I can see myself having a lot of fun with this series.

SYZekrom2026-01-13 16:46

OK I am seeing the vision with this show now

HolyDragSwd25002026-01-13 17:24

See and also hear too

Atario2026-01-14 00:36

And also too additionally as well!

FarCritical2026-01-13 16:59

Yamabuki's constant dramatic flair in his voice would normally be annoying but I can't help but find it weirdly entertaining, kind of like watching how a complete nutjob navigates the world. It helps that his sincere moments feel that much more special just by having him dial down the ham a bit.

It'd be hilarious if Nene did another audition for a tsundere character down the line and instantly wins it.

TopEgg15502026-01-13 17:06

Anyone knows what song did Rikka sang and where to listen? It was actually superb!

cleaulem2026-01-13 17:06

Yamabuki has all the ingrediences of a shitty character, but his interactions with the girls and their reactions to his antics are so entertaining. Not only that, but he actually acts on his big words.

When Rikka calls him "all words", he actually puts in the effort to prove her wrong. He is full of himself, but he actually has the self awareness to be able to work on his shortcomings. Which is something to be respected!

Also he is not just playing around. He is spitting out big words, but he also keeps his big promises. When Nene was expecting him to act out the kissing scene, he was a full professional by stating that OF COURSE they wouldn't do that, because she only should do this with someone she loves.

Frontier2462026-01-13 17:25

Yamabuki's the kind of character you have to treat a little tongue-in-cheek but also have be completely genuine (and committed) to really sell him as a character (and to the Heroines).

Adensty2026-01-13 17:07

Yamabuki might not have left the best first impression but this episode showed that he's definitely not 'All Talk'.

Ritsu's performance was great and while we couldn't see Yamabuki's performance, the fact he tried his best to get better. Even if it wasn't good, what matters is the fact that he went up and performed.

And like Nene pointed out, he read the manga even more than her and performed the character to perfection. And while she didn't get the role, she did enjoy the whole method acting they were doing and it looks like it's not just acting anymore from her side. She even re-enacted her favourite scene from the manga.

Though, Nene being a Tsundere can't admit it but her ears do tell us the truth.

Frontier2462026-01-13 17:27

>And like Nene pointed out, he read the manga even more than her and performed the character to perfection. And while she didn't get the role, she did enjoy the whole method acting they were doing and it looks like it's not just acting anymore from her side. She even re-enacted her favourite scene from the manga.

I know we can't have the girls be too successful this early, but I thought it was interesting that one of the major reasons Nene didn't get the role was because the author had already picked someone and not because she wasn't talented enough to make it.

I wonder if there might be similar hurdles the other girls will go through as they keep striving for their ideal career.

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athrun_12026-01-13 17:18

*Yamabuki* is a *man of focus*, commitment, sheer will...something you know very little about. I once saw him play a guitar with an audience... it was his first time.

The MC is not all talk, he is ready to do the work to prove things. In a way, it is really true, people don't follow if you did not already walked the path.

As for who is Apollo, I still stand on my guess that Apollo is all of them.

Admirable_Attorney402026-01-13 17:28

Might be one of these anime where I have to root for every character - love all of them!

Emi_Ibarazakiii2026-01-13 17:33

["Why won't she reveal herself" is only half the question imho;](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/c5e36d2b6ac3.png)

He should also ask himself why she revealed the fact that she's one of these 4...

Was she worried he would leave if he couldn't find her, so she revealed her presence at school just to make him stick around, BUT she doesn't want him to know who she is yet... Why?

Well, could be 2 things; 1) Something about him (making sure he's a good person 'in real life', figuring out whether she loves him, etc..) or 2) Something about herself (Not wanting to pursue love yet because she wants to achieve her dream first, or she has something she needs to do first, or she's dying of some illness, etc.. - hopefully not that last one hah)

[During THIS ENTIRE CONVERSATION I was 100% sure she was the one...](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/f46ef2d817f2.png)

[But when she used these same lines, it pretty much dropped her to 0% chance hah.](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/26c111abc1c6.png)

It's probably not a coincidence so MY GUESS would be that she's also someone who listened to Apollo...

Or maybe Apollo revealed herself to the others (and explained the situation), and put her up to the task for some reason!

[Ok now that got me thinking she might be the one after all hah.](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/4f01a328e9d7.png)

In a "I don't want you to listen til they're good&ready", or "I wrote some of these for you and I don't want you to know"!

I don't think it was just "I don't like you do I don't want you to listen to my stuff"!

[Is this legally binding? You might be surprised by how much he wants to kiss your ass!](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/8afbc84a2bc5.png)

[](#lewd)

[Ok that was kinda ballsy!](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/2175d67b8447.png)

Show her that yeah, it might be embarrassing, but even though he doesn't even have a dream like that, he's still willing to do it!

[Hah, soon as I saw that I thought "He'll be the knight!"](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/878de143e3da.png)

But I was thinking more like "Taking the audition with her", not "Acting as her lover for 3 weeks"

[](#flustered)

[Trying to prepare for Season 4 episode 12?](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/3b082f520ba8.png)

I'm onto you!

[](#slowgrin)

[That was in the manga?](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/26a148c008c4.png)

Hopefully the knight wasn't wearing his full plate armor, can't make for a good piggyback ride!

[Damn, she was prepared for the kiss scene...](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/61a0752ac6ba.png)

She even got a little mad when he told her they weren't doing it!

[Tsundere saying she had a bit of fun? Has to have been the best 3 weeks of her life!](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/abd82350f5e2.png)

[](#delighted)

[Cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuute!](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/df18e1318ddb.png)

[Double delighted!](#delighted)

Reminiscent of a certain other show in which a girl kiss a guy but not directly, but unlike that other show, he realized she did it!

[Nice takedown!](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/dbdf99300a90.png)

That Tsundere strength!

Well, this keeps being fun!

I'm not 100% settled on my best girl ranking just yet; After ep1 I thought Black&Brown, but now I'm thinking Brown&Pink, which is obviously the plebian ranking given the episode focused on these 2 hah. I hope we get Black again soon to confirm whether she's truly in my top 2!

(By the end of the season I'll try to remember their names... Or I'll make my peace with just calling them by their hair color, we'll see!)

Atario2026-01-14 00:50

Alternative crack theory: the club is a cover for their all-girl orgies and whichever one is Apollo is carefully trying to draw him into them

[](#smugboard)

HuTaosTwinTails2026-01-13 17:34

NENE IS THE BEST.

No idea how that dude didn't fall in love with her during that time.

Nickthenuker2026-01-13 18:02

So, it's one of them.

Ok...

So, he got it back.

And so, training.

Damn ok.

So, some starting goals.

She's certainly unhappy.

Fair enough.

Seems she hit the nail on the head.

Lol the waitress backing away slowly.

Considering the size of her audience she's certainly going to be a damn sight better than _your_ unpracticed ass.

Unsurprisingly she's pretty good.

So much for that...

Perhaps...

What's he doing now?

Ok... Trying to steal her thunder?

Tbh learning guitar is hard, but learning singing is easy. Of course that's coming from me, a person who can sing but can't play the guitar, so I might be a bit personally biased.

And so it's her turn now.

She's trying for an audition?

Ok... TMI...

Uh...

Ok...

Lol she really is a tsundere.

Right. It's finally the big day.

And that's the end of that.

Well, at least she finally admitted that.

Oof. So much for that...

So, nepotism.

Lol 2 of them are normal and then there's just the sweater.

Makicola2026-01-13 18:12

NENE MY GOAT COMING IN WITH THE FIRST KISS

You know, animation might not be great, but it's good to see the writing carries this series. Many moments where I laughed out loud.

NationalStrategy2026-01-13 18:42

Nene pulled off a great judo flip

FLorianGran2026-01-13 18:57

Some real janky animation this ep

NanDemoKnaives2026-01-13 19:01

LOL Yamabuki is such an idiot which makes him so much fun to watch. The way I cringed seeing him act out the manga in front of all those students.

Queue_Jumping_Quack2026-01-13 19:07

Okay, him and Nene were cute here, just a bit. I also find his personality kinda amusing.

BillPlunderones23fg2026-01-13 19:16

props for that judo throw to be fluid and not cut to a weird angle like most other series do
doubt she will do more sigh

FarCritical2026-01-13 19:16

Yamabuki's constant dramatic flair really helps make his sincere moments shine that much brighter just by having him dial down the ham a bit lol.

It'd be hilarious if Nene did another audition for a tsundere character down the line and instantly wins it.

StrawSolider2026-01-13 19:29

I can't tell if these animators don't want to draw any sort of facial expressions or if they just can't

SoberMindless2026-01-13 19:49

I haven't seen this level of badassery since Yuiga ‘Chad’ Nariyuki in Bokuben.

You have my respect, Arisu.

Off-topic.

In just two episodes, Arisu's character managed to win me over.

On the other hand, I've seen five episodes of Chitose and I still find the MC unbearable.

What kind of writing is this?

Finally, I must highlight Momoko Seto's performance as the voice of Inohana.

If she surprised me with Belno Light, with Inohana she is confirming her talent.

cleaulem2026-01-13 23:20

> On the other hand, I've seen five episodes of Chitose and I still find the MC unbearable.

> What kind of writing is this?

I think there are two main differences between Yamabuki and Chitose.

First, Yamabuki isn't taken dead seriously. All the people around him don't eat up all his boasting and narcissism, but react as any normal person would react to this. On the other hand Chitose is treated like the second reincarnation of Jesus with everybody praising him to the highest, no matter what. That is not a problem in itself, but this leads to my second point.

Yamabuki has a big mouth, but he is actually willing to deliver on his words. He actually puts in the effort, even if he can fail. And he takes it seriously. This episode he proved TWICE that he is not just bark no bite, but that he is willing to act upon his words.

Chitose on the other hand is stumbling around like a complete fool. The only reason why he is successful with his actions is because he is a Mary Sue. The entire world revolves around him, everybody is constantly praising him for his great deeds. But when you look closer, everything he does is a total mess, ineffective at best and horrifyingly counterproductive and harmful at worst. I can't remember one thing that he did that actually showed him being the great person the show wants us to believe he is. His failures are handwaved or glazed over because he needs to be the hero. But actually he is a total failure.

Open_Boysenberry15002026-01-13 20:18

I noticed that when Arisu asks Nene if she is in love with him, her ears are already completely red at that moment, so one can safely assume that Nene is lying and actually is already in love with Arisu at that moment?

Ok_Scheme_45792026-01-13 20:19

Yamabuki is truly Jose Mourinho

djthomp2026-01-13 20:42

Yamabuki operates at like 150% power all of the time and that's kind of bit much at times.

Rikka being Apollo seems like the biggest possibility just yet. She's using the same lines as Apollo did in similar circumstances which didn't happen for Nene as the other focus girl for the episode. Secondly, she was shown to actually good at what's she's doing as opposed to all three others being demonstrated at kind of bad in episode one and again for Nene in episode two. That makes me think she has more experience performing even if it was not in public, which matches a girl who was already doing streaming performances.

bongmitzfah2026-01-13 21:15

Did anyone else notice yamabukis flawless complexion

Zxzxzx00882026-01-13 21:25

OP and ED totally fire!!

Ngl, Yamabuki totally grow in me. I know he's awesome before but he turned [up his gear](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/81501a6a78a6.jpg) [even more](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/37e3d63dad78.jpg) this time. That last scene is crazy. He even [dodge the dense](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/87c1454a76b8.jpg) harem MC formula. What a perfect man!

Idk about source but I wish to see more of Yamabuki and Himekawa as [fake lover](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/fdd7d8ef24f8.jpg) during that 20 days. Never thought Himekawa been rejected that easily off-screen rather than end as cliffhanger though....

I bet Inohana is just a [red herring](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/73688ca54af0.jpg) but after looking at other 3 girls plus judging her overall [interactions](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/5b30236fb469.jpg) with Yamabuki, kinda seems like she's the Apollo girl though. Welp, I guess it doesn't matter to Yamabuki anyway since he's gonna ~~conquer~~ make them pro altogether.

Rumi completely nailed this [line](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/a61e017cc0f8.jpg) lmao

Even his [bladder is amazing](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/cbe996f9803a.jpg) in many ways.... (≧ᗜ≦)

Niwaka_Samurai2026-01-13 21:25

Loved this episode so much. It was better than the first episode for me. Yamabuki mouthed off and got completely destroyed by Rikka's singing lol

Tsundere Nene is really starting to grow on me 💖✨

The studio is doing pretty well. Still people complaining about the animation. Nothing can satisfy the manga readers.

ShinjiArakawa2026-01-16 20:19

As a non reader, the animation isn't all that good. But the show is still fun.

Shadow_Ass2026-01-13 23:16

The mc is an absolute chad

testthrowawayzz2026-01-14 00:59

Yamabuki is a little bit narcissist (endearingly), I'm a fan of him now and it's only episode 2

Chance-Okra-91982026-01-14 01:05

‎As always VAs carried this episode. I guess It's a slight improvement from the first one. I like the ED more than the OP but both are good.

melindypants2026-01-14 22:07

I expected either the OP or ED to be sung by the female cast since this is based around figuring out a voice - maybe for cour 2!

ArchadianJudge2026-01-14 02:15

Alright, Nene just shot up my girl ranking chart. Her portion was really well done. It was storyboarded quite well and it was pretty romantic. The ending where she kissed his "helmet" like from the manga was freakin cute. Tsundere Nene wins this round.

Also, Yamabuki is fun. He's full of himself but everyone just makes fun of him for it. And then he has to prove he does what he say he can do which helps with the character building.

Jacob-C2026-01-14 02:40

I know the manga readers might not agree, but I am having a great time with this anime so far! The jokes land pretty well and the MC just keeps growing on me (pause). The animation is not something that I marvel at, but it's not bad in any way, shape or form.

ConceptWeird40262026-01-14 04:04

the people yearn for Nisekoi

Atario2026-01-14 04:19

One time I tried [running backward on a beach,](https://files.catbox.moe/r024y5.jpg) trying to get a kite to fly. I learned after about three steps that sand is not soft on your ass when you fall on it. [](#sillyme)

["Sure as the sun rises"](https://files.catbox.moe/mxc8b4.jpg) is quite a translation of *honto* [](#sassyimouto)