"Actions Speak Louder Than Words" is the seventh episode of the second season of the Sekai-Ichi Hatsukoi anime series. It revolves around the couple Ritsu Onodera and Masamune Takano.
Plot[]
Tonight is the company annual New Year’s Party and Onodera has to learn how to safely navigate through the crowd of publishers, editors, and authors. Onodera and the rest of the editorial team go to work early to finish up before the party is supposed to begin.
However, Onodera gets an unexpected call from his mother about An Kohinata - his arranged fiancee. Takano is shown to be upset about it, referring to An-chan as Onodera's "girlfriend" until the end of the party. Despite this rough patch, Takano soon begins to learn the truth about Onodera's true love.
BGM Listing[]
| # | Song Title | Romaji | Translation | OST |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 爽やかな朝 | Sawayaka na Asa | A Fresh Morning | Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi Original Soundtrack |
| 2 | 世界の果てに君がいても (TV Size) | Sekai no Hate ni Kimi ga Itemo (TV Size) | Even if You Go to the Ends of the World (TV Size) | Sekai no Hate ni Kimi ga Itemo (Single) |
| 3 | 心機一転 | Shinkiitten | It Turned Over A New Leaf | Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi Original Soundtrack |
| 4 | Unreleased Track | N/A | N/A | Unreleased |
| 5 | 束の間の安らぎ | Tsukanoma no Yasuragi | A Moment of Peace | Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi Original Soundtrack |
| 6 | 猫の手も借りたい! | Neko no te mo Karitai! | So Busy, One Would Even Welcome the Help of a Cat | Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi Original Soundtrack |
| 7 | ようこそ!エメラルド編集部 | Youkoso! Emerald Henshuubu | Welcome! To Emerald Editing Group | Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi Original Soundtrack |
| 8 | 恋とは認めない! | Koi to wa Mitomenai! | I’ll Never Admit That It’s Love! | Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi Original Soundtrack |
| 9 | 複雑な心境 | Fukuzatsu na Shinkyou | Mixed Feelings | Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi Original Soundtrack |
| 10 | 迷走する想い | Meisou suru Omoi | I Think To Understand | Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi Original Soundtrack |
| 11 | ざわつく心 | Zawatsuku Kokoro | A Noisy Heart | Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi Original Soundtrack |
| 12 | 切なさの正体 | Setsunasa no Shoutai | Pain’s Identity | Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi Original Soundtrack |
| 13 | 認めたくない想い | Mitometakunai Omoi | A Feeling I Don’t Want to Acknowledge | Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi Original Soundtrack |
| 14 | Unreleased Track | N/A | N/A | Unreleased |
| 15 | アイコトバ (TV Size) | Ai Kotoba (TV Size) | Words of Love (TV Size) | Ai Kotoba (Single) |
| 16 | 世界の果てに君がいても (Off Vocal) | Sekai no Hate ni Kimi ga Itemo (Off Vocal) | Even if You Go to the Ends of the World (Off Vocal) | Sekai no Hate ni Kimi ga Itemo (Single) |
Voice Cast[]
| Character | Voice Actor |
|---|---|
| Ritsu Onodera | Takashi Kondō |
| Masamune Takano | Katsuyuki Konishi |
| Chiaki Yoshino | Shinnosuke Tachibana |
| Yoshiyuki Hatori | Yūichi Nakamura |
| Takafumi Yokozawa | Kenyu Horiuchi |
| Shouta Kisa | Nobuhiko Okamoto |
| Kanade Mino | Hikaru Midorikawa |
| An Kohinata | Yukari Tamura |
| Ritsu's mother | Youko Matsuoka (松岡洋子) |
| Takuya Kusagawa | Takuma Terashima (寺島拓篤) |
| Older Woman | Rie Takahashi (高橋里枝) |
| Directory Assistant | Saki Ogasawara (小笠原早紀) |
| Employee | Mina (美名) |
| Female Mangaka | Saeko Zōgō (臓合紗恵子) |
Character debuts[]
- Zen Kirishima (cameo)
- Kyo Ijuuin (cameo), a mangaka
- Takuya Kusagawa, an employee of Animate who gives Ritsu his card
- Ritsu Onodera's mother (unseen, phone call)
Trivia[]
- Ritsu first meets Chiaki Yoshino, who writes under the female pen name Chiharu Yoshikawa. So Ritsu finds out that "Yoshikawa" is actually a man and has to swear that he won't reveal this secret.
- The Marukawa Publishing New Year's Party, and the first meeting between Chiaki and Ritsu, was previously depicted in the season one episode Go to The Sea, If You Would Fish Well. That episode shows the party from Chiaki Yoshino's perspective.
- The glossary term at the end of the episode is: "planning meeting".
