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Please express who you are in one minute

It doesn‘t matter how

What we can say in a minute

is as limited as the 140-character limit on Twitter

Expressing yourself

as concisely as possible

is everything during job hunts

N@N|MONO

"Oh, today's not going well"

"Oh, I can't talk well with you"

"Oh, today's not going well"

"Oh, I can't bear to look in your eyes'

"I swear I'll change"

"I'll change, I'll change for you"

"I swear I'll change'

"I'll change, I'll change for you"

"@kotaro Come check out our final show tomorrow before our retirement!"

"@mizuki Just got back to Japan, so I'll be there"

"Looking forward to hearing your music again'

Takuto

Hey, Mizuki

So you're here

Been a while

Yeah, it has

Since I got back I've been meaning to contact you,

but it's been hectic

You already bought a suit

Looks like you started your job hunt, too

Looks good on...

'In just a few days"

'We'll set out on our journey"

'In just a few days"

"We'll be leaving each other"

"Baby'

"Show me a world I haven't seen yet"

Kotaro...

He sings so much better now

Wish I could've seen your play again, Takuto

"@mizuki I'm back in Japan"

"Loved my roommates at my exchange study"

Hey

Oh, hello, sir

How's the job hunt?

I'm jealous, your grad school got you an immediate offer, right?

Fool, graduating in science is the hard part

Are you two still involved in theatre?

I retired long ago

I never did get a chance...

to see your play even once, sorry

Don't worry, it was only like a student hobby

What was the title of that play you invited me to?

'Most of Us Don't Know The Purple In Her Eyes"

What a cool title! I bet it'd make me cry

Who came up with the story? Sounds pretty edgy

'Planet Theatre Company"

'Most of Us Don't Know The Purple In Her Eyes"

"Written and directed by Takuto Ninomiya and Ginji Karasuma'

Show me joy...now

Show me sadness...now

Show me angry...now

I'm home

You're home

What the...

Looks good, right?

lguess...

Been so long since I had black hair

Man, only high-schoolers dye their hair at home

Why waste money?

Anyway, my final show is over

Now I'm gonna start my job hunt so show me the ropes, Takuto

You already eat?

Yeah, I ate at work

l have no appetite

Drank too much at the after party

They gave you this?

Yeah, well, l was in the club longer than anyone

Messages like these do belong within your own circle

Huh? What do you mean?

You know, some people post memories like these on Twitter and share photos

Yeah, like people who brag about how hard they're working

or how popular they are

It's pathetic Save that stuff for private messages

Yeah

Say, have you seen Mizuki?

What?

Yeah, at your show yesterday

She came in a damn suit

I didn't want to think about job hunting during the show

Seeing the suit was a turnoff

l was wearing a suit, too

You don't count

Alright, everyone!

We now commence the Sociology Major freshmen party!

Nice to meet you all

Cheers!

What club did you join?

I didn't join any

Oh...And you?

I joined Theatre Club

You joined Theatre Club?

I want to write scripts

- I joined Band Club - Oh, yeah?

It's tough getting credits Let's help each other

- For sure - Great!

Cover for us, okay?

Nice to meet you we're all friends now

Nice to meet you

Who's going to the after party?

- Me! - Me!

I'm collecting money for this round!

I'll help you

- How much? -3,000

Okay, 3,000 yen per person

Hurry

Got enough?

Yurina is impressive

Impressive how?

She volunteered for collection duty

She just wants to look good

It's still impressive

You're impressive too, Takuto

What?

How do you write your scripts?

I could never do that

Between men and women, Japanese and Americans,

one can draw a vertical line through any society

"My Planet"

"My Planet A debut play"

"Written and directed by Takuto Ninomiya and Ginji Karasuma'

Where am |?

How long was I asleep?

This certainly isn't Earth

Could it be that you're me?

It's me, waving to myself

It's me telling me, "Goodbye!"

Takuto, I came!

But it was kind of too difficult for me

Seriously?

The job fair isn't a place for deciding on a field,

it's for expanding your horizons

The key is to not just go to booths of popular companies

but also to the lesser known companies

Where should we go?

I'm not sure

Look at that crowd

It's a popular company

So many people

Let's go somewhere else

Please take one

Communications are vital to modern society

as they support our daily lives

"Are you connected with the people you love?"

"Zennichi Communications"

Man, I'm so exhausted

Can't believe how crowded it was

l have zero confidence in beating out all those people!

This website seems to be the most complete

You're impressive, Master Takuto

Come to think of it, I've never thought about what job I'd want

You like music, so maybe a record company?

And something theatre for you?

No, I'm not planning on it

Coming

Mizuki! Why are you here?

- Surprised? - Yeah

Me too! Turns out my friend lives just upstairs

Seriously?

Yeah, we're strategizing our job hunt

Oh, yeah?

Kotaro made his hair all proper

Kind of nervous seeing people after cutting your hair

Rica, I brought them

Oh, go ahead and come in

Coming in!

Takuto, the layout is identical

Well, of course

It's totally stylish

Thanks for waiting

l'm Rica Kobayakawa. Nice to meet you

Kotaro Kamiya. Nice to meet you

- Takuto Ninomiya - Nice to meet you

I met Rica at a networking event for exchange students

She's studying international education

You must be smart!

We're sociology students, the dregs of the school

Takuto used to do theatre

Huh

Wish we could've gone together

He used to be in a band

A printer!

Can I come use it sometimes? Mine's broken

Of course

- Let's make this our job hunt HQ - Yeah, let's do it

I'd be indebted, chief

- Looking forward to it - Thank you

Together we'll overcome this storm known as job hunting

lfeel so much better!

The more diverse our interests, the more info we can gather

That's true

'Why 70% of Applications are Rejected"

"Sample Application Form"

What's this?

A sample application form

The frequently asked questions are pretty useful

The band is all I've ever done. I've got nothing to write

That can't be true...Right?

Right

I'm not like you, Ms. "I can speak English fluently"

You get to play that card

But maybe you can take your own card and make it look better

What do you mean?

Job hunting is like playing 'I Doubt lt"

You can put down an ace but call it a king

The cards are placed face down,

so you can lie all you want

You really think so?

Well, unless they catch your lie, of course

Your analysis is always persuasive

Well, we all have our own game plans

I'm so lucky I came here today

Now | feel like I can really get into this job hunt

Anyone hungry? I can make something

Oh, don't worry about us

- Yes, please - Okay

What will you make?

"Meeting with the job hunt crew!"

"It really is a team competition"

Pork and kimchi stirfry

Sounds amazing! Thanks so much

No problem

Takuto, have you done these?

Oh, not really

Sample application form, eh?

- I'm home - Hey

This is my boyfriend, Takayoshi We live here together

I'll be holed up in the lab from next week, so I won't be at work

Huh, sounds like you're really busy

It'll be days of all-nighters

That's rough

You don't think it is

Sure I do

Oh, thank you

- What're you filling out? - A job application form

You should be a pro by now

What're you writing? Let me see

No, please...l'm begging you

Then go fill it out at home

'What did you work hardest on at school? - Theatre"

Say, have you gone...

to see Ginji's play yet?

What?

Um, no...

"The Official Blog of Ginji Karasuma"

I've been too busy to go myself

'Poison and Biscuit Theatre Company"

'l've quit Planet and will produce new work every month here"

Who knows why anyone would want to start from scratch

But given how closely you two worked,

some conflict was inevitable

"Final stretch of rehearsals'

"Rehearsals done, feeling confident"

"'lmpossible' is another word for 'opportunity"

'A miraculous March performance! Theatre is infinite!"

"News on the April performances of "Poison and Biscuit"

"'Poison and Biscuit' Theatre Company"

So, how's the job hunt going for all of you?

What do you mean, how?

What kind of company will you be applying to, Rica?

Ideally somewhere I can make use of my English

Makes sense

I want to hit the ground running

I like keeping really busy

Man, l have zero confidence that I can hit the ground running

Even during exchange study you were actively networking

I did so many things to expand my social circle

I did various things in Japan, but that was the best

So you're not going for some big firm, then?

I'd rather find a company whose philosophy is in sync with mine

So I'm meeting with alums to figure that stuff out

I see

I think I'm still drawn to high profile companies

With so much uncertainty, I'd want to look for stability

But doesn't that mean...

that you're choosing a path of dependency?

What do you mean?

Big firms have a training period of three to six months, right?

What if the firm folds then?

Do you really think...

you gain anything in belonging to some organization for life?

Given the Fukushima disaster,

who knows if we can keep living in Japan?

Spending last year away from school, I learned...

we're entering the age of the individual

So right now I'm meeting a lot of people,

reading a lot of books and elevating myself

I'm getting paid to write columns and my network is expanding

I don't want to be swept along

by this invisible social tide called job hunting

| just want to be myself

Here, try some of this

- Thanks - Oh, what is it?

Octopus carpaccio

Wow, cool

Never had anything like this

I'm going to the corner store while I sober up

I'll go with you to fax something

- That museum newsletter? - Right

Say, how long have you two been living together?

About a month, I think

It hasn't even been three weeks

- We moved in immediately - Oh, right

Do you guys want anything?

No thanks

- Okay, we'll be back - See you

- Do we need to lock it? - Nah

Who the hell moves in together so soon after dating?

It's only been three weeks!

| sort of figured as much

- Why? - Here comes Takuto's analysis

Let's hear it

Well, it was just a hunch

You don't even have a reason!

Less than three weeks still...

Should we even be here?

Check this out

What is it?

"Loved speaking with everyone Feeling so blessed"

Why don't they just talk in person?

'Good to converse with different views"

'Maybe subject of my next column'

Seriously

Takuto!

Let's be roommates!

Pipe down

And no

Listen, listen

I'm in a band, and you do theatre

We're both night owls, so we have similar lifestyles

If we split the rent, it'll be cheaper

Of course

C'mon, we're made for each other!

I'm begging you

Look, Mizuki's here

You're such buddies

Did you tell him?

Not yet

Huh? What?

Well, it's just, uh...

She and l are going steady now

Ever since my last gig

Oh, I see...

Hey, listen to this

This is so cool

Right? Right?

This one, too...

'Even if we can't understand each other"

"I'll cross the bridge to your heart"

'Because what I'm writing about What's inside my heart'

"What we found together the joyful and the sad"

"Are all so dear to me"

Years ago, you and I went to a show together

Yeah

I thought to myself,

you don't look at me the way you look at him

Rather, I just knew

Knew what?

It's hard to explain It was like...

Beep! I felt it, that your gaze was different

You were looking at me?

Yes

So late

Can't stand people who say stuff like "Beep!"

Beep! I felt it

What?

We have such different values

I don't get it

Oh, it's started

I'll take the first half

- The next one's eight - Eight, eight...

Okay, thanks

The key with online tests is time management

Leave the questions you can't solve and spend time on the ones you can

You need to be able to determine

which questions to abandon and which questions to pick up

How's it coming?

Sorry, there's one I can't solve

No worries, we got this

Forget that one I'm done!

Me, too!

Thanks as always

You're welcome

Man, I'm exhausted

Hey, what about you?

I'll help if you need

Don't worry about it

My target firms don't emphasize online tests

Impressive, Master Takuto

Hey, what're you reading?

I ran into Takayoshi the other day

He said Rica's having trouble passing the online tests

- Oh, yeah? - Yeah

She's always focused on English, so she sucks at math

With online tests that force you to do it in short time,

she gets into a panic, apparently

I see

I wonder why she doesn't just get a friend to help her

Maybe she has no friends

Maybe the rumor that online tests test if you have reliable friends...

is actually true

Don't worry, I got it Damn, what the hell!

Oh, c'mon...All drenched

"Poison and Biscuit' May Performances"

"Anonymous: They just crank out duds"

'Just a numbers game for them"

"This stuff won't cut it in the real world'

"So boring I slept through it"

"Fill in the rest of this story'

So you're applying here, too

Isn't that Takayoshi?

It is

Is he taking the afternoon test?

If so, he's an hour early

I didn't realize...

What was that creativity test, anyway?

Bet some young employees are laughing at our answers

And the employees there with that "I'm better" attitude

That was annoying

If you think about it,

there's no way we'll get into these top three ad agencies

I guess think of it as a courage test

Isn't that Rica?

Is she applying there, too?

I thought she wasn't interested in the big firms

How interesting...

that Rica and Takayoshi don't just go there together

Takuto

Do you know why...

Kotaro is only applying to publishing companies?

No

I asked him, but he said, 'You got a problem with it?"

Seems like a good fit for him

Though I doubt he reads books

"@kotaro Went to an interview today"

"Noticed the cute interviewer staring, then realized my fly was open!"

Takuto

Listen...

I'm...

going to start living with Mom

How come?

Apparently Dad was on a date...

with some unknown woman

Our hometown is really small, so...

the rumors quickly spread

And Mom,

she became hysterical

She became paranoid, saying, 'Everyone's laughing at me"

Mom is frail, you see

Not so much her body, but her mind

I need to find a place where...

she can live with me

I need a company that can provide rent subsidy

I need an established company

that can make that happen

I better work for it

l have another exam here

See you at Rica's again

Later

Thank you, then I'll be there tomorrow at 6pm

Thank you for taking time to meet with me

Yes, thank you

Sorry to make you wait

I need to borrow it again

Oh, wait a sec

So many emails I need to reply to

"Unfortunately, we are unable to offer you a position at this time"

Go ahead

Cool, thanks

You made business cards

Feels very adult

What, you think so?

Were you calling an alum earlier?

Yup, that was my 20th!

Aren't you connected to those alums on Facebook and Twitter, too?

Yeah, you can find their Twitter account with their email

A lot of people use their real name

Huh, interesting

If you follow the people they interact with,

you can see how they work without even talking to them

Oh, I see

Impressive!

Caller ID unknown! It's gotta be about the job!

"Thank you for applying for a job at our company"

'Upon careful consideration,"

'we regret to notify you that we cannot offer you a position'

Takuto, haven't you applied to any TV production companies?

No

It's way too competitive

Theatre-type jobs, then?

No, I haven't

People who did theatre in college are a dime a dozen

Future prospects in that field aren't great

| see, so that's how it is

Hey, can I borrow the printer, too?

Go ahead

What's the matter?

An academic transcript is what you provide in the final stages

Right

Then he must've gotten to the final interview, then

Otherwise they wouldn't call him

"Academic Transcript"

"Ginji Karasuma's Planet Theatre Diary"

'Met with Alpaca Hasegawa"

"Joined the Shototsu Group's Wrap Party"

'We're not even finished yet, man"

"Quit calling attention to the hard work"

'Read'

"What's the point of announcing who you met with?"

'Read'

"You talk about networking"

'at these parties,"

"but how real are these connections, really?"

'Read'

'You're no one"

"as long as you want your hard work noticed by people"

"Everything is a masterpiece while it's in your head"

'And you can't get yourself out of it"

'Read'

"Written by Takuto Ninomiya and Ginji Karasuma"

'After this show,"

'l'm quitting Planet Theatre Company"

'I'II quit school and I won't go job hunting."

"My life is on the stage"

Pathetic

Here we go!

Blue, light blue, cobalt Cobalt blue and water blue

- Blue, blue, blue - The blue of the sky

- The deep blue - Color of the sky

Towering buildings

- Truth peeks - Through the city

Streaming down

- The body naturally - Feels cheerier

- The light and the wind - Fee, Fee

"@ginji Working on a new play now"

"I predict this will be the best yet"

'At the after party for Yukako Hoshi's exhibit"

"@takayoshi Made it to photographer Yukako Hoshi's exhibit"

"Met Ginji Karasuma at the after party'

'lnteresting theatre guy"

Hey, if it isn't Takuto

Didn't know you smoke

Well, sometimes

I'm here for a talk

A famous fashion columnist

Takayoshi

Are you job hunting?

What?

Rica told me...

you're applying to ad agencies?

Well, yeah

They mostly hire in the sales division, right?

I doubt you'll be able to do anything creative

I like looking at ads

By the way, you met Ginji Karasuma, right?

I saw on Twitter

Ginji?

Oh, right...That kid

We talked about working together

Work, huh?

Is he a friend of yours?

Sort of

Hey, give me your business card

I already have Rica's

I suggested it to her

Huh

I guess it's useful to have

Yeah, especially at after parties

Let me see Ginji's

He's an interesting guy

It's a playful business card He's got good taste

Thank you

Hey, Takuto

Oh, sir!

What brings you here?

The other side of campus

Turns out a book I was looking for is in a library on this side

Who's he?

I'm Sawatari, grad student in Science and Engineering

Science and Engineering, huh?

I'm Takayoshi Miyamoto

Takuto, show me around this side of campus

Oh, sure

That's the Takayoshi guy?

Yes

You're right, his bangs are too long

You used to say that he reminds you of Ginji

Yes, I did

Names-dropping, bragging about works-in-progress...

They don't even recognize how pathetic it looks

The two are completely different

What?

I thought you're smarter than that

The library's that way, right?

Later

Please express who you are in one minute

It doesn't matter how

I hope to leave an impact on the world through my work

I was drawn to your employee-first philosophy

To constantly challenge myself to surpass expectations...

To me, work is about encounters with people...

...and producing something of even greater value

'It looks like everyone who's job hunting has lost their compass"

'Swept away by the tide, they've lost sight of their goals"

"What are they working so hard for?"

'And for whom?"

'Express who you are in one minute"

l was invited to try theatre,

and it was my first time really relating to people

For me,

there's a special allure

Being an actor is like my axis

To give back to those who believed in me...

To be someone who can change another's life...

To take anything...

and turn it into a smile...

Because I can proudly say that I'm giving it my all...

Just one step at a time,

little by little,

I'm hoping to be able to keep moving forward

"By now, all my friends are graduating"

"Good luck, everyone I'll be working hard, too"

"It's to express that through theatre"

"that I stand here on stage even today"

They rejected me!

It's a group interview, even though it's the last,

so I figured it's just a formality, but no

Not so easy, after all

You didn't even want to go there

I definitely didn't

It was obvious no one at the interview wanted it

It was hilarious

Then it's no loss to you

I know, but still...

It would've been nice to get an offer for once

Sol can say at another interview, 'I already have another offer!"

Wish everyone could've been here

"Thank you for applying We will notify you by July 24, 8pm"

Where's Takayoshi?

Work, he says

Can't be helped, then, if it's work

Mizuki said she'll be here if she can,

but that usually means she won't

Oh, almost forgot

Ginji Karasuma is your friend, right?

What?

I heard from Takayoshi

Well, I guess we're friends, or...

He said they're doing a play together

What's his theatre company called?

- 'Poison and Biscuit" - Right, right

Simultaneous with next month's show,

they're planning an exhibit called 'Biscuit and Poison"

Huh

I think it'll go well

Reading both of their blogs,

it feels like they share similar lifestyles and beliefs

Don't you think so?

Don't you think they're similar?

Well...

Where's the booze? The booze?

l have some rare liquor that my host family sent me

Shall I go get it?

Get it! Get it!

You sure don't hold back, Kotaro

Nope

- Be right back - All right

Takuto

That thing Rica mentioned the other day,

using email to search for people's Twitter accounts...

Isn't that crazy?

I'd never want that!

This girl who came to talk about jobs messages you on Twitter

Yeah, I guess

Bet their friends are talking about it

Like, "Whoa, she's stalking us on Twitter!"

Rica is like that class rep from high school

You nailed it, seriously

Your analysis is as sharp as ever

The class rep!

I remember girls like that

What the hell is a host family anyway?

Say, Kotaro

Why'd you break up with Mizuki?

Why, all of a sudden?

Do you know what she's...

'Mizuki"

Hello?

Takuto?

I got an offer

Today was the announcement

Figured I'd be too nervous to drink with all of you

What's going on?

Kotaro?

Is he there?

Hello?

I see

Congrats

I'm happy for you

Been so long since we really talked

"Macbeth"

"Conference Room'

l have a friend I met at my internship who's in the Literature Department

In my view, musicals still feel foreign to Japanese,

so it's difficult for them to feel emotionally involved

Can you elaborate?

In America, musicals are accepted as part of the culture,

but that's because Americans have grown up with them

The quickest solution may be to embed it into education earlier

Or have class field trips to go see musicals

I'd agree on both of those points

I'd also add that Japanese feel a certain shyness about...

I once studied in New York,

so I've been to Broadway, the home of musicals

Speaking from my experience doing publicity for the school festival,

I believe it's possible to help more Japanese to see Broadway musicals

Having participated in a project to build schools in Cambodia,

I believe the language barrier is...

Congratulations, Mizuki!

Thanks

But wait, I still haven't heard who gave you the offer

It's a company called Zennichi Communications

Wow, that company had a big crowd at the job fair

Their commercials are directed by a famous director

He's made short films recently, too

Anyway, to celebrate,

let's drink!

Let's drink, let's drink!

- What would you like? - What to drink...

I'll take beer

I actually went to Zennichi's orientation, too

Had I applied there,

maybe we would've been coworkers

But I have an area position as opposed to a career-track

What's an area position?

A career-track position places you in a region with openings

for possible promotions,

but area positions don't allow for transfers,

so it's hard to get promoted

Makes sense

So it's really different from a career-track position

But weren't you interested in a more global job?

| sort of had to change my path a little

But today was a surprise, wasn't it, Takuto?

Why? Why?

Takuto happened to be in my group discussion today

Are you serious? That's so awkward!

It was a theatre-related company, so I did wonder if maybe...

I thought you weren't going to...

Rica completely took charge

I bet you'll get an offer

I doubt it...

Cool!

I guess you're really passionate about it

About theatre

Say, Takayoshi, I saw on Twitter that...

you're going to do a collaboration?

Oh, that thing?

It fell through

You said it'll be your first gig as a curator

Takuto, can I burn a smoke?

Sorry, I'm all out

Why did it fall through?

Well, I wanted to let my ideas marinate more,

so I suggested postponing it

But he said he can't because the shows are monthly

| asked around, and that company is notorious for cranking out bad work,

shooting blindly in hopes of a hit,

stuck being a "student theatre company"

It reminded me that I'm not cut out for job hunting

How so?

Well...

Joining a company means working with people I may not even agree with

In this case, working with them would mean lowering my standards

To present work that's only 10 or 20% to the audience

is something I just won't do

I'm going out to buy smokes

Hey

This philosophy of yours

is surely born as a result of plenty of thinking, right?

If so, then fine

But if not, then hear what I have to say

Even if it's just 10 or 20%, just put it out there

Otherwise there's nothing to score

Mizuki

You scoff at companies without even trying them

Compared to people with corporate jobs,

I bet you think you're keener, more sophisticated, more sensitive

and that you're too good for this world

But no one sees you the way you see yourself anymore!

You can keep pursuing 100% before you express yourself,

but no one cares

We're past that point, you know!

Everything is a masterpiece while it's in your head

And you can't get yourself out of it

I suppose...

I won't be welcome there anymore

That's not true

Sure it is

I told Kotaro...

that I want to be with him again

When we spoke on the phone,

I told him about Mom and everything

And that I still like him

But...

he rejected me again

I realized...

that when the same person rejects you twice,

it doesn't feel awkward anymore

The reason he wants to work for a publisher

is to see a girl he's still into, he said

Apparently she went overseas

so she can become a translator

Kotaro figures...

the job can help him see her

You see,

Kotaro found the story in his own life,

and he can be the protagonist

That's why...

someone with little real-life problems like me...

can't get in his way

You can be confident but get rejected,

or you can do horribly but get an offer

There's nothing definitive in job hunting

So it follows that job offers can come...

when you least expect it

All right,

to celebrate the job offer...

Cheers!

So glad, so glad!

Why celebrate at my part-time job, anyway?

Why not?

But who knew you worked at such a stylish cafe?

Shut up

Welcome

How's this place treating you?

Good, thanks for referring me

l was too busy with the job hunt to do shifts here,

so it worked out

Congrats on your job offer

Thanks

I'm happy for you

Thanks, though you beat me to it

When do you get off?

I'm here until closing

I guess you can't join us, then

Not today, maybe another time

Sure, hang in there

Hello

Excuse me, take your time

Hey

Hello

Wait, are you Sawatari?

That's me

Please, have a seat

Thanks

You know, for so many reasons,

I want to say thank you to you today

Why you?

Don't worry about it

Thank you for looking after him

- Oh, no - No, really

C'mon, thank him

Um, excuse me

Would you happen to be the vocalist for Overmusic?

Yes, I'm the vocalist

I'm a second-year student and went to your shows

Man, I've never been recognized

- Thank you - No, thank you

Will the band continue?

No, I've retired Got a job with Teikoku Publishing

Really? They're famous!

Just kidding, they actually turned me down

I'm going to Sobun Publishing, a mid-tier company

They put out interesting books

They do!

Wow, isn't it competitive getting into publishers?

Not really, maybe 1000 to 1

That's super-competitive!

I'm kidding

Still, it really is competitive

I guess so, but it's no big deal

It's impressive!

"@ginji August shows are over The reviews weren't kind"

"I do read amateur theatre reviews'

'Sometimes you come across gems'

Glad to see you're well

Sure, I'm doing well

Sir

I thought about Takayoshi and Ginji being different...

Takuto

I don't use Twitter so I don't know,

but don't lump them in the same category

just because 140 of their characters overlapped

If anything,

Ginji is more like you

But you do have two different approaches to theatre,

so there are differences

Better check when his next show is

It's on the tip of my tongue!

The name of my favorite porn star... What was it?

- Lemme borrow that - Why?

My cell phone battery ran out

- Cut it out - What was it?

I said cut it out!

C'mon, gimme a break

It's a weird feeling, getting a job offer

Like with that girl earlier,

it's like you're completely validated

But at the end of the day,

it's like being a fast runner,

or being good at cooking or something

I just happened to be good at job hunting

The job hunt is over,

but I don't feel like I've become someone

You know...

I honestly can't figure out why...

you don't have a job offer yet

I'm not trying to rub it in

Thanks

Hey

The printer?

- Yeah, sorry about the late hour - It's okay

Where's Takayoshi?

I lost my cell phone

So he went to the store in case

I left it in the restroom

I see

I saw on Twitter...

that Kotaro got a job offer from where?

Sobun Publishing

Oh, the mid-tier publisher

Where are you applying next?

Zento Insurance Company

- May I? - Go ahead

Mind calling my cell phone? Maybe it's in the room

ldon't think I have your number

I'll dial it myself

What's your password?

0852

"Zennichi Communications"

"Area employee exploitation"

"Sobun Publishing online reputation"

Sobun is the company that Kotaro will be joining, right?

Zennichi is the company that Mizuki will be joining, right?

Looking up this stuff...

You're not really rooting for any of us, are you?

You resent the success of others

Same goes for you

I'm not like you

I mean, you actually laugh at everyone else

I know...

about your other Twitter account

It came up immediately with your email address

Shall I tell you everything you wrote there?

I read them so often I've memorized them

I know...

why you don't lock the account or delete your tweets

Because you love your tweets

You think your analysis is the best,

I bet you re-read them, too

Whenever someone retweets you or adds you to favorites,

or when you have more followers than following, you get off on it

I bet you laughed at Mizuki, too

- That's not true - Yes, it is

It's not

You need to wake up

Pretending to be a wise observer gets you nowhere

Everyone realizes that,

so they bare their pathetic selves and try to make themselves better

Anyone can see that you're unable to do that

Who'd want to hire someone like that?

When I saw that other Twitter account name, it made me so sad

lguess...

you just wanted a place where you can be someone else

But...

I don't have a job offer yet, so maybe I'm no different

I mean,

if I don't tweet about how hard I'm working,

I could barely hold it together

I could...

barely hold it together...

Found it in the store restroom

Takuto

You know...

I said some cocky stuff earlier,

but I'm serious about the job hunt now

So I'm hoping you can teach me stuff

I figure you'd know best

It's your second year doing it

My roommate's final show

All three bandmates are holdovers who couldn't graduate

I can see that their club members love them,

but they're just wallowing in their own circle

It's like they're just rubbing their good times in my face

- Let's make this our job hunt HQ - Yeah, let's do it

I feel so much better!

Turns out the girl upstairs is a friend of my friend

Both of them will take five years to graduate due to exchange study

Maybe because it's a group of five-year students,

there's an odd camaraderie when it comes to job hunting

It's a rather sickening atmosphere

Job hunting is like playing 'I Doubt lt"

Well, we all have our own game plans

When I compared job hunting to a card game,

she nonchalantly turned her sample application face down

She was probably annoyed by what I said

She's probably full of pride

My former theatre buddy tweets about his process, which no one cares about,

and uses the most over-the-top language

to broadcast it to the world

Founding your own theatre company really is impressive,

but using that kind of over-the-top language

ends up ruining everything

She brought out nice plate wares for a mere home gathering

I wondered why she didn't just bring out

disposable chopsticks and paper plates

It's because they moved in while still trying to impress

Her boyfriend wears slacks and a knit hat

even though he's indoors

Maybe the rumor that online tests test if you have reliable friends...

is actually true

Don't worry, I got it

Damn, what the hell!

As if in inverse proportion to the flowery language on the blog,

the amateur theatre reviews ripped apart their work

Glad I didn't waste my time

Without even finding a job, what is he trying to do?

He took a year off and said he's not interested in job hunting,

but even as he held to his 'no suit" rule,

he showed up to a job exam with an hour to spare

Meanwhile, the girl who was the most serious about the job hunt

ran to the venue and barely made it in time

LOL

The girl upstairs finally made her own business card

All the titles and positions distract from the name itself

It feels like she's flailing to show something

So many emails I need to reply to

Can't believe she's not ashamed to give these out to people

Hey, give me your business card

He considers what he does 'work,"

so he already had cards

Let me see Ginji's

Having the English side is like cheating

Not like anyone overseas will ever see this card

They share the same taste even with business cards

It sure feels pathetic

I'd also add that...

Japanese feel a certain shyness about...

I once studied in New York...

Never imagined we'd be in the same group discussion

She was as expected during the discussion

Not a single word of hers came from within

And she dared to interrupt while I was speaking

What's wrong with her?

Um, excuse me

Would you happen to be the vocalist for Overmusic?

Yes, I'm the vocalist

Celebrating my roommate's job offer

His first choice rejected him, but he's going to some mid-tier publisher

He's doing this just to meet someone he fell for

Talk about deluding oneself into thinking you're some protagonist!

Not really, maybe 1000 to 1

That's super-competitive!

I'm kidding

No job offer this year, either

I don't understand why

For now, I'll have to print the ticket for tomorrow's exam

"@_NAN|MONO (Someone)"

Takuto...

A short time ago...

at the exam for the ad agency...

| sat diagonally behind you...

I knew you were there

Seeing you struggling with it,

I couldn't help but feel nostalgic about it

During class,

you used to write scripts, right?

Whenever I see you deep in thought,

you dip your head down low,

so much that it looks like you're asleep

Seeing you from behind again...

it felt like...

liked...

the stories you came up with...

back then

You always...

came to see my plays

Of course, because your plays...

were always so amazing

Please express who you are in one minute

It doesn't matter how

Okay, go ahead

Yes

did theatre when l was in university

After we rehearsed so much and opening day came...

I'm sorry

In that theatre company,

I had a very close friend

We hit it off from our freshman year,

and we came up with one play after another

He and I talked about starting our own theatre group

and making a living from theatre in the future

Butl...

observed ourselves objectively,

and figured that would be impossible...

as I watched with cold, disinterested eyes

We reeked of...

desperation

That was something I just couldn't look past

My friend has stayed in theatre,

and once a month,

he puts on a play

The other day,

I saw his play for the first time

I'd always been curious,

but I could never bring myself to go see one of his plays

until that day

That play...

was embarrassing...

very uncool...

and very unsightly, but...

I'm sorry

lcan't do this in one minute

Thank you

Takeru Satoh

Kasumi Arimura

Fumi Nikaido

Masaki Suda

Masaki Okada

Takayuki Yamada

Based on the original novel "Nanimono" by Ryo Asai, published by SHINCHOSHA

Written & Directed by Daisuke Miura

English subtitles Taro Goto