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S01E11: Romance Is Just An Urban Legend

Deciding she need a bath herself, Sasami takes direct control to have a bath with Jou, oblivious to her supposed declarations of rivalry due to planning out a ritual. As Sasami decides to invite Jou to a festival later in the evening, Kagami becomes jealous and runs off. Catching up with her, Sasami assures Kagami that she is her most important friend.

Overview

The Japanese call them hikikomori-people who've become so withdrawn socially that they refuse to leave their homes for weeks and even months at a time. For Sasami Tsukuyomi, who's attempting to pass her first year of high school despite being a shut in, it's more than just a word. Fortunately though, she lives with her older brother Kamiomi, who just happens to be a teacher at the school Sasami is supposed to attend. Not to mention, her "Brother Surveillance Tool" which lets her view the outside world via her computer and will, theoretically, allow her to readjust to interfacing with people again. What it mainly does, however, is let her view her brother's interactions with the three very odd Yagami sisters, who inexplicably seem to have had their ages reversed and have various types of "interest" in Kamiomi. And then things start to get really weird... Magical powers? Everything turning into chocolate? Is life via the web warping Sasami's brain, or is it the universe that's going ...

Episodes

I'll Start Trying Tomorrow

S01E01 I'll Start Trying Tomorrow

January 11, 2013 24 min
Sasami is a hikikomori, who stays at home all day watching her onii-chan interact with others through her computer. On Valentine’s Day, after Sasami gives Kamiomi some chocolate, he unwittingly gives it to Yagami Tama,...
In-House Security Guard

S01E02 In-House Security Guard

January 18, 2013 24 min
Sasami writes up a report explaining that the chocolate incident was the result of powerful gods appeasing to the wishes of Kamiomi, who unknowingly possesses the powers of the goddess Amaterasu. Meanwhile, many students are...
If You Work, You Lose

S01E03 If You Work, You Lose

January 25, 2013 24 min
In her report, Sasami explains how she was trained at the Tsukuyomi Shrine to inherit Amaterasu's power, which had been passed down from her family through incestuous means. She soon began to question her life...
Parasite at Home

S01E04 Parasite at Home

February 1, 2013 24 min
Sasami discovers a DVD containing a project by Kamiomi and the Yagami sisters involving them filming her in secret to record her progress. Putting the somewhat perverted nature of the DVD aside, Sasami can't recall...
I'm Not Even Serious Yet

S01E05 I'm Not Even Serious Yet

February 8, 2013 24 min
Feeling a bit isolated in school, Sasami gets Kagami to be friends with her in order to attract more friends. However, Kagami doesn't seem particularly interested since most of Sasami's suggested activities are unneccessary for...
Only Parents Give Us Problems

S01E06 Only Parents Give Us Problems

February 15, 2013 24 min
Sasami believes to have seen her mother, Juju, walking through the streets, despite knowing it shouldn't be possible. The next day, Sasami encounters her again and decides to drag her along to go shopping with...
I Forgot How To Speak

S01E07 I Forgot How To Speak

February 22, 2013 24 min
Feeling useless following the previous battle, Tama goes in search for Sasami. Meanwhile, as Sasami refuses to return to being a priestess, Juju drugs her so that she may bear a child, claiming that Kamiomi...
Strategic Solitude

S01E08 Strategic Solitude

March 1, 2013 24 min
For some reason, Sasami decides to seclude herself in her room over spring break, using her power to create a barrier that seals off her home from the outside world. Feeling this will have implications...
It's Not That I Can't Do It

S01E09 It's Not That I Can't Do It

March 8, 2013 24 min
Tamamo-no-Mae reveals she had possessed Sasami when she was young and was awaken when she felt the desire to change the past, using her power to transform the past. As the golem attempts to kill...
Fighting An Enemy You Can't See

S01E10 Fighting An Enemy You Can't See

March 15, 2013 24 min
As the second year gets underway, Sasami ends up learning Jou's secret that she sometimes grows a penis on her body. Later, Jou announces a class trip to a shrine, but Sasami ends up catching...
Romance Is Just An Urban Legend

S01E11 Romance Is Just An Urban Legend

March 22, 2013 24 min
Deciding she need a bath herself, Sasami takes direct control to have a bath with Jou, oblivious to her supposed declarations of rivalry due to planning out a ritual. As Sasami decides to invite Jou...
No Effort Tomorrow

S01E12 No Effort Tomorrow

March 29, 2013 24 min
With Jou feeling betrayed by Sasami going after Kagami, she begins to put her plan into operation. Tama is captured and Sasami is cut off from the island whilst Kagami faces up against Tamama-no-Mae. Taking...

Cast

Chiwa Saito
Chiwa Saito
Yagami Tsurugi
Rina Hidaka
Rina Hidaka
Tamamonomae
Kana Hanazawa
Kana Hanazawa
Yagami Kagami
Manami Numakura
Manami Numakura
Edogawa Jou
Erino Hazuki
Erino Hazuki
Futsuno Mika
Rikiya Koyama
Rikiya Koyama
Tsukuyomi Ruza
Hochu Otsuka
Hochu Otsuka
Tsukuyomi Kamiomi
Kana Asumi
Kana Asumi
Tsukuyomi Sasami
Ai Nonaka
Ai Nonaka
Yagami Tama
Yuu Asakawa
Yuu Asakawa
Tsukuyomi Juju

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