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"Adversity Makes a Man Wise" is the fourth episode of the Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi anime series. The episode revolves around the couple Ritsu Onodera and Masamune Takano.

Plot[]

The episode picks up where the previous one left off, with Ritsu leaving Takano's place and running into Takafumi Yokozawa at the door. Takano tells Yokozawa to leave, but he comes in anyway. Ritsu excuses himself, and Yokozawa warns Ritsu to stay away. Takano comes back out and tells Ritsu that he'll call him, but Ritsu says it's not necessary and leaves.

Back in his own apartment, Ritsu tries to focus on work, but he's distracted by what happened with Takano and he wonders why Yokozawa came to visit him in the middle of the night. Takano calls him, but Ritsu doesn't answer.

The next day at work, Ritsu takes a call from the mangaka he's managing, Yukina Mutou. All of her assistants are down with the flu and it initially seems that there's no way she'll get the manuscript to them in time. Ritsu thinks quick and figures he can fly to Hokkaido, help her finish, and get the manuscript back by 9pm that night. Yokozawa and Takano are skeptical, but Ritsu insists and Takano approves.

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Mutou bundled up

Ritsu flies to Hokkaido and meets Mutou at the airport. She's wearing very warm clothes and a surgical mask because she's ill. They get to work, completing the final fifteen pages. Mutou thanks him for the storyboard edits, but Ritsu is self-conscious because the specific edit she cites was Takano's suggestion.

That night at Emerald, it's past 9:30 and the manuscript hasn't gotten back to them. Takano needs to make a decision. Yokozawa tells him to cut it, but Takano asks for more time. Ritsu runs in with the manuscript, apologizing because he was stuck in traffic. Takano quickly looks it over, grilling Ritsu on the changes and checks before handing it to Sasaki, who takes it and runs off to print.

Ritsu blushes

Ritsu blushes after Takano touches his hair

Ritsu apologizes to Takano and Yokozawa with a deep bow, saying it was his fault it got this far for not properly following up with his author before. After Yokozawa leaves and they're alone, Takano tells Ritsu that he wasn't worried because when Ritsu sets his mind to something he gets it done. As Takano leaves, he brushes his fingers through Ritsu's hair. Ritsu aches where Takano touched him, but he also doesn't want to get any closer.

Ritsu washes his face in the bathroom, trying to pull himself together. Yokozawa confronts him there, accusing him of coming to Marukawa Publishing because he knew Takano was working there, and saying that Ritsu's the reason why Takano is "all screwed up now."

Ritsu falls asleep on Takano on the train

Ritsu falls asleep on the train

Takano and Ritsu take the train home together, looking over other work for the following month. Exhausted, Ritsu falls asleep against Takano.

The next morning, Ritsu wakes up in bed next to Takano and panics, asking if anything happened. Takano tells him he just carried him home from the train and put him to bed. Ritsu quickly puts his clothes on and leaves to his own apartment, only to realize he doesn't have his keys. When he opens Takano's door, Takano is there with Ritsu's bag, which Ritsu snatches. Ritsu insists that Takano has the wrong impression of him and he won't fall in love with him, but Takano isn't convinced.

BGM Listing[]

The following tracks are listed in the order they are played. If a track is played more than once, it will be listed once for every time it plays.
# Song Title Romaji Translation OST
1 危険信号 Kiken Shingou Danger’s Signal Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi Original Soundtrack
2 突然の出来事 Totsuzen no Dekigoto Sudden Events Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi Original Soundtrack
3 世界で一番恋してる (TV Size) Sekai de Ichiban Koishiteru (TV Size) Falling in the Greatest Love in the World (TV Size) Sekai de Ichiban Koishiteru (Single)
4 一抹の不安 Ichimatsu no Fuan A Shade of Anxiety Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi Original Soundtrack
5 焦燥 Shousou Impatience Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi Original Soundtrack
6 きらめく日々 Kirameku Hibi Sparkling Cracks Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi Original Soundtrack
7 忍び寄る影 Shinobiyoru Kage Extraordinary Shadow Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi Original Soundtrack
8 迷走する想い Meisou suru Omoi I Think To Understand Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi Original Soundtrack
9 恋は切なく Koi wa Setsunaku Love is Painful Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi Original Soundtrack
10 募る不安 Tsunoru Fuan One’s Anxiety Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi Original Soundtrack
11 静謐 Seihitsu Serene Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi Original Soundtrack
12 恋とは認めない! Koi to wa Mitomenai! I’ll Never Admit That It’s Love! Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi Original Soundtrack
13 明日、僕は君に会いに行く。 (TV Size) Ashita, Boku wa Kimi ni Ai ni Iku (TV Size) Tomorrow, I Will Go to Meet You. (TV Size) Ashita, Boku wa Kimi ni Ai ni Iku (Single)
14 世界で一番恋してる (Off Vocal) Sekai de Ichiban Koishiteru (Off Vocal) Falling in the Greatest Love in the World (Off Vocal) Unreleased

Voice Cast[]

Japanese[]

Characters listed in order of appearance in end credits.
Character Voice Actor
Ritsu Onodera Takashi Kondō
Masamune Takano Katsuyuki Konishi
Shouta Kisa Nobuhiko Okamoto
Kanade Mino Hikaru Midorikawa
Takafumi Yokozawa Kenyu Horiuchi
Yukina Mutou Shiho Kawaragi
Sasaki Shinya Takahashi (高橋伸也)
Editor Mina (美名)


German[]

Characters listed in order of appearance in end credits of original Japanese dub. Unnamed characters not listed in German credits.
Character Voice Actor
Ritsu Onodera Konrad Bösherz
Masamune Takano Michael Baral
Shouta Kisa Ferdi Özten
Kanade Mino Louis Friedemann Thiele
Takafumi Yokozawa Daniel Berger
Yukina Mutou Francis Dichmann
Sasaki Christian Eschenauer

Character debuts[]

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Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi anime

Season 1 (2011) OVA. No love's like to the first • 1. First Impressions Are the Most Lasting • 2. A Man Has Free Choice to Begin Love But Not to End It • 3. In Love There is Both Dotage and Discretion • 4. Adversity Makes a Man Wise • 5. Love Is Lawless • 6. Go to The Sea, If You Would Fish Well • 7. Coming Events Cast Their Shadows Before Them • 8. Looks Breed Love • 9. The Die Is Cast • 10. Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder • 11. It never rains but it pours • 12. After a Storm Comes a Calm

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Season 2 (2011) OVA. The quarrel of lovers is the renewal of love • 13. A Good Beginning Makes a Good Ending • 14. One Cannot Love and Be Wise • 15. Lingering Love Breeds Mistake • 16. Delay In Love Is Dangerous • 17. Follow Love and It Will Flee Thee, Free Love and It Will Follow Thee • 18. Love is Without Reason • 19. Actions Speak Louder Than Words • 20. Love and envy make a man pine • 21. Love is Blind • 22. Love goes never without fear • 23. Love makes the world go round • 24. Love is a Bitter-Sweet

Continuations The Case of Takafumi Yokozawa (2014 movie) • Proposal Edition (2020 feature)

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