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Neither of them
know who their date will be
the 1st meeting between Ookura and Suto
He can hear the footsteps
This is like a blind date situation
Golden Week Dating Battle [On Air 04-29-16]
konnichiwa
konnichiwa
Nice to meet you
Nice to meet you too.
My name is Ookura Shimon
I am NMB48
Suto Ririka.
Since its a date, let's decide on nicknames for each other
Ah, you're right
Riripon
is what people call me
Riripon works for me
Riripon is good for this
My name is Shimon but
nobody ever calls me that
So, I have some options for you
What are they?
Your choices are
Shikkun
Monchan
Shimon-kun
Those are your 3 choices
That's nice of him to give her a choice
I pick Monchan
Monchan is fine. So then
its Monchan and Riripon
onegaishimasu
And here
How about we sit here
I don't want you to get sunburned
[ Considerate of women getting sunburnt ]
The kindness
Since we're here, how about some pizza?
Let's look together
Like this then
What's the deal with this kindness?
It's kind of like
he's treating her like a princess
It will remind her that she is a young woman
And how does it taste?
The crust is very crunchy
Maybe I've read too many mangas but
I was hoping he would pull my chair to seat me
it made me a little sad
None of that happened
[ Suto grabs her own chair ]
Even though that didn't happen
I think he is the romantic type
On the other side
currently waiting at the meeting point
The date for the whole day, Wada Manjuu
You can tell he has some anxiousness
I've never been on a date
I'm extremely nervous right now
Wada has no experience with dating
Before meeting
he's frozen from nervousness
AKB48 Kojima and Wada Manjuu
Neither of them know who their date will be
Its their first meeting
Excuse me
konnichiwa
Nice to meet you
I am AKB48
Kojima Mako
I am Nelsons
Wada Manjuu
Of course
You know me? Yes!
yoroshiku onegaishimasu
Oh, I wore this nice and proper outfit for you
Ah, that's really nice
You think so? That's a relief.
It's beautiful
By the way
the clothes Wada picked out for this date
are what he usually wears
for his comedy act.
From this point on
their date begins
Will he be able to escort his date properly
Wada's 1st experience with romance
with his date being 12 years younger
he still appears to be nervous
However
to show his date a good time
he's made preparations in advance
The places we'll go to today
I've already got all planned out
Yes
I've also checked out all
the places in advance
So, I'm confident
Speaking of which
Wada appears to look down to check his schedule
Going by the book?
Well, its all planned out
Could you be a little more discreet?
I hear that women
really like avocados
So, we'll have avocado burgers for lunch
oishii
The avocados are good
Yes, the avocados are good
All girls love avocados right?
All girls love avocado!
Hearing her say
she likes avocados made Wada happy
However
he's about to make a serious mistake
You're almost finished!
[ Not matching his date's pace ] Wada ate too fast.
And is not keeping pace with his date
so he'll have to accept the criticism
Watching your date finish eating before you makes you uneasy
Now my hands are dirty
[ He didn't pay attention to what she said ]
He doesn't notice that her hands are dirty
and is absorbed in his drink.
And then
after finishing lunch
on to the next place
The clothes they wore. As part of the big picture
The clothes are important
What kind of outfit
What was he thinking? Wearing a tshirt to this
I don't even need to say anything
You got that right
The clothes are important because
you want to see them match
the effort you put into your outfit decision
You want to see them go all out for your date
But Manjuu
checked out all the places before the date
does he get points for that?
About that
I don't want it to seem forced
He checked his notebook
Looking at his notes for the schedule
but what happens during the date you can't plan for
That's right. You make a good point
And it doesn't let you improvise
For example after going into that store
if you find something to agree on
maybe you'd want to go to another store
Shimon-kun's choice for lunch
of course pizza is really easy to eat
That's right and
there really won't be any arguments about pizza
And its easier to share the food
and experience the taste together
At this place
I'd like to give Riripon
some time to relax
Since todays walk has been exhausting
I'd like you to take a break
You're too nice
I'm going to
head to the bathroom
and then walk around a bit
Take your time
arigatou gozaimasu
See you in a bit
See you later
I think I'll find her a present
Back inside
With the nervousness from this being her first date gone
she has a different concern
My date today
appears to be a magazine model
I thought he was very handsome
Doesn't he seem like a playboy to you?
Yeah, he has a little bit of that going
oishii
However she has a concerned look on her face
What's on your mind?
I need to apologize
What?
At first
you seemed like the type
of person I don't get along with
When did this happen? When?
You seemed like you like to play with women
that's what I thought
But it turns out you are such a nice person
Usually
people misunderstand me a lot and think
I'm a playboy, or I had an easy childhood
or that I lack common sense
I get that a lot
But I'm really happy that you changed your opinion of me
With these two opening up to each other
its time for the date finale.
In the middle of their date
Wada has a spot he has to go to
That is
Are we going to ride those?
Yes we will
Ehhh..sugoi!
I want to take you for a ride
This might be my 1st time
On a boat? That's good
We'll get some time alone
I see
the boat will give us some time alone
That is
what Wada was hoping for
as part of his ideal date
We'll take this one
Are you ok!?
Are you rowing?
In the center then
That was cute though
Even though it was a little clumsy
holding her hand, he escorts her on the boat
Then
the next part of the plan
Great scenery
And that is
being surrounded by nature
the wonderful scenery
Here
Wada shows how considerate he is
What? No way!
If you don't want any...no this is fine
I'm happy
On this day
due to the cold weather
Wada reminded himself
to prepare some warm herb tea
I didn't know he was capable of this
Manjuu is making herb tea
Yes, that's fine but
it would have been better for Shimon to do something like that
That's not true at all
Good aroma
could it be
I didn't think he could express himself
He's improving
The aroma is incredible
That's good
Women love that herb tea
I've never met anyone like this
This generosity
Appears to have really moved his date
That's good
That's good, but its better if you wore it higher
Forget that!
Just try it once. No way! It'll look good
Backpacks look better worn high up
That's great. Look. Look
Good!
Backpack couple
Good!
Tastes great
oishii
After a delicious dinner
Their all day date
is nearing the end
At this point Wada
Um
I'm going to the bathroom
Sorry. Please wait. No problem
Wada has left his seat
but actually
he's getting his surprise ready
They're really getting along
They really are starting to get along
I'm beginning to think
how did he do this
That's totally true
In the beginning I thought he was overmatched
Reviewing what he's done
for dinner he picked something you can eat properly with utensils
I'm happy he did that
Since I know Mako
seeing her signature smile come out
is a big deal
So that's not her work smile?
No, that's not a work smile
And then
Did you enjoy today?
It was fun
to the very end
Then finally
Letter?
To Riripon
Thanks for your hard work today
Sorry to make you walk so much
When I met Riripon for the 1st time
I was honestly incredibly nervous
and that is something that never happens to me
Joke
But naturally when we walked together
While having a great time
these feelings continued as we went on
What I've thought ever since this morning
is that Riripon is such a genuine person
From the heart, this was a fun date
Thank you so much for today
-Ookura Shimon
arigatou gozaimasu
arigatou goazaimashita
The letter made me the happiest
No way
At this spot
she continues to wait for his return
and gets the check for dinner.
However
there's something written inside
sugoi
To Mako-chan
I've already taken care of the bill
so please come outside
Wada Manjuu
Wow. Go for it Manjuu. What's going on?
I've never done anything like this
As he wrote
she walks out of the restaurant
There seems to be something at her feet
What's this?
What is it?
Its an acorn
Acorns there?
What?
Oh, I get it
That surprised me
There's a bunch of them. Wow
This is from Totoro.
The Ghibili movie
My Neighbor Totoro
this should remind her of that scene in the movie
The acorns will lead her to somewhere
Just exactly what
lies ahead for her?
This is far..where is this taking me?
Following the path of acorns
right in front of her
Totoro appears
This is
the surprise Wada thought of
for his date
Actually
when they were on the boat
this conversation took place
What's your favorite movie?
Favorite movie..
I can watch any kind of movie
Ah, I love Totoro
There it is
Hearing that she loved Totoro
he purchased a large Totoro plushie
And then
a message from Totoro
Mako-chan
Hai
Today
going on a date
with someone like me
arigatou gozaimasu
I summoned up some courage
and went on a date with Mako-chan
I thought it was really great.
This is an expression of my gratitude
Please accept it
sugoi
Are you sure?
Thank you for everything today.
arigatou gozaimasu
I'm so happy
white lace flower
The flowers
These flowers represent gratitude
sugoi arigatougozaimasu
It was an honor
No really, it was an honor for me
Wada who was at first terrified of romance
in the end appeared like a real date
Coming up with a surprise on his own
This had to
have reached the heart of his date
His first impression
was some anxiousness
You could see the anxiousness in Manjuu-san's face
I was also thinking how should I proceed today but
He was kind
It was wonderful
From his first impression
to his last impression was a complete 180
Today was very enjoyable