"It never rains but it pours" is the eleventh episode of the Sekai-Ichi Hatsukoi anime series. It revolves around the couple Ritsu Onodera and Masamune Takano.
Plot[]
Onodera sleeping on the floor
Onodera wakes up in the doorway, holding a convenience store-bought dinner, and suddenly remembers a meeting that he was supposed to attend in the morning. On the subway, he complains about his lifestyle after joining the shōjo manga department. Onodera is surprised by the hostility shown in the proposal meeting and dreads future meetings.
After the conference, Onodera meets Ryouichi Sumi, whom he was in charge of before in the literature department at his father's company. Through Sumi-sensei, Onodera also meets Hasegawa of the literature department, who later dropped by Emerald to see Onodera during work and invited him out for a drink. Takano, who happened to hear the invitation, rejected it for Onodera. After commenting on Takano's strictness, Hasegawa reminds Onodera that he can always transfer to the literature department if he no longer wants to edit manga.
Takano saves Onodera from falling
Later, Onodera encounters Takano at the library and tries to run away, but Takano starts a conversation about his past. Where the library both Onodera and Takano go too has access to books that don't publish anymore. Ritsu remembers when he would always visit the school's library just to see Takano. As Ritsu was leaving, Takano saves him from falling down the stairs as Onodera trips on fallen leaves; as they embrace on the stairs, Takano tries to evoke past memories from the time when they were dating in high school, but Onodera runs away again.
Ritsu running into Yokozawa
Heading back to his apartment, Onodera encounters Yokozawa, who apparently was coming out from Takano's apartment with Takano's cat Sorata. Yokozawa confronts Onodera and claims Takano as his, accusing Onodera of only hurting him. Yokozawa recounts how Takano fell apart during their university years after hearing a rumor about Onodera having a fiance, and how he stopped taking care of himself and became carelessly promiscuous. The episode ends mid-scene, with Ritsu shoved against the wall by Yokozawa.
BGM Listing[]
| # | Song Title | Romaji | Translation | OST |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | きらめく日々 | Kirameku Hibi | Sparkling Cracks | Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi Original Soundtrack |
| 2 | 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) |
| 3 | 爽やかな朝 | Sawayaka na Asa | A Fresh Morning | Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi Original Soundtrack |
| 4 | 予想外な展開 | Yosougai na Tenkai | Unexpected Deployment | Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi Original Soundtrack |
| 5 | もやもやする | Moyamoya suru | It Makes Me Feel Fuzzy | Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi Original Soundtrack |
| 6 | 一抹の不安 | Ichimatsu no Fuan | A Shade of Anxiety | Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi Original Soundtrack |
| 7 | 迷走する想い | Meisou suru Omoi | I Think To Understand | Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi Original Soundtrack |
| 8 | 突然の出来事 | Totsuzen no Dekigoto | Sudden Events | Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi Original Soundtrack |
| 9 | 秘めた想い | Himeta Omoi | Secrets that We Thought | Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi Original Soundtrack |
| 10 | 恋は切なく | Koi wa Setsunaku | Love is Painful | Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi Original Soundtrack |
| 11 | 危険信号 | Kiken Shingou | Danger’s Signal | Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi Original Soundtrack |
| 12 | 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) |
| 13 | 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[]
| Character | Voice Actor |
|---|---|
| Ritsu Onodera | Takashi Kondō |
| Masamune Takano | Katsuyuki Konishi |
| Yoshiyuki Hatori | Yūichi Nakamura |
| Takafumi Yokozawa | Kenyu Horiuchi |
| Ryuichiro Isaka | Toshiyuki Morikawa |
| Ryouichi Sumi | Chijiwa Ryuusaku (千々和竜策) |
| Hasegawa | Takeshi Kusao (草尾毅) |
| Order Processing Representative | Asami Imai (今井麻美) |
| Salesperson | Itsuki Takizawa (瀧澤樹) |
German[]
| Character | Voice Actor |
|---|---|
| Ritsu Onodera | Konrad Bösherz |
| Masamune Takano | Michael Baral |
| Yoshiyuki Hatori | Vincent Fallow |
| Takafumi Yokozawa | Daniel Berger |
| Ryuichiro Isaka | Unlisted |
| Ryouichi Sumi | Unlisted |
| Hasegawa | Unlisted |
Character debuts[]
Trivia[]
- The Marukawa publishing glossary term at the end of the episode is: "magazine development editor."
Images[]
