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Hey, that one Glittermon story was so great!

What?

When the gnarly dude was like bam and then rawr! You know the one.

Wh-Which one was that again? Do you mean the comic version?

Episode 4 of Animon, right?

Wow, Amane! That might be it!

H-How'd you figure that out so easily?

I'm now convinced Amane-san is...

It's not what you think. It's all my sister.

She's the one who's into it. My sister is.

Especially episode 4.

I-Is that right?

Either way, it's so wonderful being able to talk about Glittermon with someone.

How many episodes does the anime have anyways?

F-Fourteen episodes.

The second volume of the Blu-ray should come out soon.

The first volume includes the lost "Episode 0" as a bonus.

See? She's in the know.

What's that? I'm dying to find out!

Um, if you want, I can lend you the Blu-ray.

Okay!

Then how about after school, we go watch it at your place?

Sure, that would be—

My place?!

Ijichi, you can't be serious.

I know you don't like hanging with boys, Amane.

Hang on, we can't go to my house!

It's a mess right now.

And if Amane-san doesn't want to...

Oh, you got stuff lying around you don't want girls to see?

No, that's not the issue!

But I've been drawing fan art of Glittermon and...

We're going.

Amane-san?!

You never told me you drew Glittermon art!

You've got to teach me how.

Yeah, no, hold on a—

I'm... I mean, my sister asked me to draw for her, so I've been practicing.

Can you draw Vamp?

Okay! We're off to Otaku-kun's place today!

Vamp's my absolute fave, so I wanna know how to draw him.

Let's go!

Huh! Your place is actually pretty clean.

So? Where are your drawings?

And your yearbooks?

H-How could this be?

Two intense gals are here in my room with me!

How's an otaku like me supposed to deal with this?!

What's going on?

What's happening?

What am I supposed to do?!

GALS CAN'T BE KIND TO OTAKU?!

SECOND HOUR "IS MY ROOM A HANGOUT SPOT FOR GALS?!"

I've never even invited anyone over before...

And now this?

You've got so much merch!

Wait. No way!

You got the limited-edition Lord Earth prize?

I tried so many times but couldn't snag one!

Okay, now then...

I wonder where the yearbooks are.

Hey, don't go through my stuff!

I have extras for sharing, and you're free to borrow them.

Go watch them at home on your own time.

GLITTERY MONPETS

Aww, but why?

Come on, let's watch together!

GLITTERY MONPETS

I'm going numb!

Ijichi, that's called sexual harassment.

Is it?

U-Um, I really don't think you want to watch it with me.

I can get kind of noisy.

Like at a concert when you wave glow sticks and yell and stuff?

Well, I don't quite go that far.

You don't?

You mean you do?!

U-Um, I only mean I don't go that far.

I DON'T GO THAT FAR

EMBARRASSING It's too embarrassing, so I just can't.

I CAN'T

I don't mind if other people do, though.

How do you usually do it?

Make fan signs and turn down the lights and stuff...

The real deal.

Wow! Sounds like fun!

I wanna try that too!

Huh? Huh?

A-Are you sure?

I literally start yelling.

I'll get to see a new side of you.

You mind if we praise our favorite scenes

and give running commentary on the direction and animation?

You do that all the time, Otaku-kun.

It can get wild, though, you know.

To go, like, full otaku.

Sounds like fun!

GLITTERY MONPETS

GLITTERY MONPETS

SQUIRRELLY LORD VAMP IS LIFE All right!

Let's watch it!

I'm feeling it, I'm feeling it! Yay!

Isn't this great?! It's so exciting!

Micchi, you showed up?

Ah, Micchi came even though they were arguing! I just can't!

Micchi ends up becoming Sachiko's first human friend too!

You bet I did! Let's get going, Sachiko!

Micchi! Micchi!

You're in sync!

Do you really think you can defeat me?

Snak-ween, don't waste your breath.

There they are! Mystery Girl and Snak-ween!

Let's do this.

She's so dang cool! And way too beautiful!

Wow! This hits so hard!

We don't even know her name, but she tops the popularity charts!

Animator Sotomachi-sensei worked right up to the deadline to perfect this scene!

The commentary is nonstop!

Th... Th-Th...

This is so much fun!

I can't believe they're letting me go full otaku!

I'm so glad to be alive.

It's coming up right after this!

Patch appears for a split second.

Amane-san is touching me?

Uh-oh.

It's so dark, and she's so close, and she shmells sho naish...

My chest hurts. I'm losing it.

I can't hear anything that's happening!

...-kun! Otaku-kun!

Are you even paying attention?

I-I'm sorry! S-Sorry. Too close.

Tee-hee?

Ijichi! Whoa!

Why did you take that?!

Oh, come on! I won't show anyone.

But I got a rare Amane!

Delete it!

Okay, guess I should post that pic on Minsta!

Ijichi.

Kidding, kidding. Just a little joke.

Anyways, Amane....

Didn't you want to see Otaku-kun's drawings?

Oh!

Gulp.

He's been posting them on Minsta.

Huh?

Tell me your Minsta account.

Wow, look at that face!

I mean, my art's really not that big of a deal...

What are you talking about? Sure it is!

There aren't many people doing Glittermon fan art.

Well, she might be right about that.

If I were her, I'd want to see it too.

J-Just don't be weirded out, okay?

Yeah, okay.

What?

She said she wouldn't be weirded out!

GLITTERY MONPETS 1 GLITTERY MONPETS 2

Otaku-kun, is your account name possibly...

Otakky Ocean?

Hoo-wha?!

Ooh! Hey, what? Are you famous or something, Otaku-kun?

N-N-Not at all! I've only got about fifty followers.

B-But how did you know?

Because I'm one of those fifty followers.

Oh my god, she's so cool!

A-Ahem.

With a private account I only use for browsing, of course.

I was searching for Glittermon art and you had some good stuff.

Th-Thank you very much.

I'm a little embarrassed, but I appreciate it.

Wait, does that mean you know Glitter Ojisan too?

I do!

Their Glittermon art is godly!

So it's kinda like you guys were dating in secret?

Watch your mouth!

Otagal.

So, I somehow ended up teaching her how to draw...

You've got a tablet?

That's so cool.

I guess that would make it easier to draw.

Sh-She's so close.

Do you want to go ahead and try?

Huh? Really? Thanks.

Nice. Now I'm finally a creator too.

Yeah, Amane-san definitely is an otaku.

Oh! I'm sorry, Ijichi-san.

You must be bored by all this.

Hmm?

She's kinda hot!

No! What the hell am I thinking?!

I'm sorry. I know I'm not a very accommodating host.

It's fine, it's fine. I'm already used to it.

Huh?

When I hang with Amane,

everyone ignores me and talks to her instead.

I get the same treatment, though.

From the guys who are into you.

Guys are so into us. It's such a pain!

But it's not cool when they're too obvious about it.

Yeah, especially when they're like, "The other girls don't even matter."

That makes things kinda awkward.

I know what you mean.

We live in different worlds.

So, hey...

Otaku-kun, which one of us is more your type?

I...

I'm...

I'm all for Sachiko!

You're a true otaku after all, Otaku-kun.

See you, Otaku-kun!

Thanks for the art lesson.

Teach me more next time.

U-Um...

Thank you both very much!

I, well... I've never had so much fun before.

I've never invited fri—

I've never even had guests over before.

I'm sorry if you were disappointed.

I realize I'm not exactly what you'd call a great host.

What are you even talking about, Otaku-kun?

Relax, man. We're all friends here.

Today was tons of fun.

I even got to see Amane go totally wild.

Enough, Ijichi! It's super embarrassing!

But yeah, today actually was fun.

Really... thanks a bunch.

See ya!

See you at school.

Friends...

That was a blast, right?

Yeah.

He was so grateful to us for just hanging out.

He's way too uptight.

I haven't let loose like that in a long time.

Otaku-kun, huh? Otaku-kun, hmm...

Today sure was a lot, but I had fun.

Huh?

My room seems so much bigger than usual.

I guess this is what it feels like after your friends leave.

Well, Ijichi-san did call us "friends,"

but I don't even have her contact info.

Wait, what's this fragrance?

It almost smells like they're right next to me!

No, no! I can't let myself start getting dirty ideas.

I know.

I'll draw to get my mind off of it.

Otaku-kun.

Wha?!

An imaginary Amane-san?!

Stop it! This is just because she was drawing right next to me earlier!

I'll just go to bed.

Your bed's, like, really comfy.

Whoa!

There's even an imaginary Ijichi-san!

Hey, teach me to draw more.

Let's watch Glittermon.

They're over there too? Whoa!

*SEO IS STARTING TO SEE IMAGINARY GALS EVERYWHERE

B-But why?

M-My room is filled with...

gals!

A-And I'm in my own room, so there's nowhere to hide!

What do I do?

How do I deal with this?!

Good morning.

Morning...

Uh, did something happen after we left?

N-No, nothing.

I was so nervous that I didn't sleep a wink.

Gals are a force to be reckoned with.

What? Ijichi left?

Yeah. She said she had something to do.

Well, shoot. There's somewhere I wanted to go.

Amane-san is an otaku.

I'm almost certain that's the case.

Class is over and there aren't many people around.

Ijichi-san isn't even here.

Now's the perfect chance to interrogate Amane-san and get the bottom of things.

Amane-san.

Tell me the alt account you're using to follow me.

What? Not a chance.

B-But why not?

I've liked a bunch of non-Glittermon stuff too.

It's kind of embarrassing.

I see. I'll take that to mean you acknowledge the truth

that said alt account is, in reality, your own.

N-No, it isn't!

If you've been liking things with it,

that means it can't belong to your sister.

And you're following me, a Glittermon otaku.

The fact that you made such an alt account

is essentially an admission that you are indeed an otaku yourself!

Y-You're very clever, Otaku-kun...

But your deduction's a little off the mark, wouldn't you say?

Wh-What?

Yes, I made that alt account.

However, my sister is only in the third grade.

Which means the account is...

I-It can't be!

Indeed, it's one I made for my sister because she doesn't have her own phone!

You mean to say you're not an otaku after all, Amane-san?

Th-That's right!

Very well. This is disappointing.

There was something I wanted to try if I knew another otaku.

Live reacting while watching Glittermon.

Oh! Then...

Hmm?

It's Empire Girl.

So now you tell me.

SUNDAY MORNING

Glittermon is just about to start!

I'm more excited than normal for today's episode.

And the reason is...

Amane-san and I are going to chat about it in real time over DMs!

CLICK

I got one! Is it Amane-san?

ANIMATION IS ON POINT! THINK MAYBE KAGAMI-SAN IS ANIMATION DIRECTOR?

WHOA! LORD VAMP! DID YOU SEE THAT?! ARE YOU EVEN ALIVE, OTAKU-KUN?

This is all from Amane-san?!

THERE IT IS AGAIN! IT IS KAGAMI-SAN! KAGAMI IS GODLY!

She isn't even trying to hide that she's an otaku.

But she's still a gal too!

All I've got going for me is my otakuness.

I can't let her outdo me!

I'll show you how far my love for Glittermon goes!

Our back-and-forth continued all day, even after the episode ended.

I WOULD'VE DIED IF WHITE WISE WYVERN SHOWED UP TOO

LOL YEAH I WONDER WHERE HE WAS? MAYBE EPISODE 4 WAS FORESHADOWING

I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL NEXT WEEK MAN, WE JUST KEEP GOING

YOU'RE RIGHT LOL MAYBE WE SHOULD SLEEP

YEAH, LET'S THANKS FOR TODAY! I HAD FUN

IT WAS MY PLEASURE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

NIGHT

GOOD NIGHT

Good morning, Amane.

Morning.

Oh? Amane, your skin is really glowing today.

She's back to her normal aloof self.

Did she do all of that yesterday just to keep me company?

I let her see my the worst of my otaku habits...

I should apologize to her.

Otaku-kun.

You were so good yesterday.

I was so good?

Hey, can we go another round?

Yes, of course!

I'm so glad you didn't feel like I was pressuring you...

So, uh...

Maybe save that kind of talk for after school.

Ijichi? Wait, what kind of talk?

Like the "you were so good" and "let's go another round" stuff.

No, that was—

Hey, um, it's fine.

The weather! We were talking about the weather!

Really, uh, it's fine.

You're so far away!

Otagal.

Wow, I finally found it!

The Glittermon pillowcase!

It was just released, but it's such a rare item that none of the Animates

even have it in stock!

I never expected to find it on the kids' aisle at the supermarket.

Man, I've got a good eye!

All right! Let's buy one and go home.

Whoa!

Kakeru! Hibiki!

I said no running in the store!

Young mothers sure have it rough.

I apologize for my little brothers.

Oh, not at all. It's—

Huh? Otaku-kun?

Ijichi-san?

W-W-Wait! Keep it down!

SOFT COTTON TOWEL

What are you doing here?

Picking up stuff for my mom.

We've got a big family, so she has her hands full.

Wow, you look totally different today.

Hey, cut it out! I'm not wearing makeup.

Quit staring!

Aw, man. Why'd I have to run into you here?

I never see Ijichi-san this flustered.

Otaku-kun, I need to ask...

Can you keep this a secret for me?

CUTE Oof!

Yes.

Nice! I'm glad you're such a good sport, Otaku-kun.

She doesn't want me to see her bare face but physical contact is cool?

Kotoko, will you buy this?

Whoa! Who's that guy?

He your boyfriend, Kotoko?

Huh? Huh?

Boyfriend?!

You dummies! Don't talk like that.

Sorry about that, Otaku-kun.

I-It's fine.

B-Boyfriend, though?

GALS CAN'T BE KIND TO OTAKU?! Aw, it's just some otaku.

There's somewhere I want to go.

I'm totally in!

Oh, Amane-san, I found the Glittermon pillowcase, so I bought one.

Huh? No way! Where was it?

I think that look means "don't you dare tell her."

In the kids' aisle of a supermarket.

I'll DM you the location later.

What? Are you guys already friends on Minsta?

Yeah.

I wanted to try doing a real-time chat during Glittermon.

Using my alt account I mentioned earlier!

The one I made for my sister.

Agh! Then friend me too!

Are you sure?

Of course I am!

I only held back 'cause I thought it was a full-on fan account.

I thought you might not want someone like me friending your real account.

IJICHI But I mean, Amane never responds to DMs, does she?

I wouldn't say that.

Even when we aren't watching the show, she responds as soon as I message her.

Huh?! What's he talking about?

You always totally ignore me when I DM you!

Pow! Pow! Pow! Pow! Pow! Well, whenever I respond to you, you call and we end up talking forever.

Hmph! Then I'll start DMing Otaku-kun too!

Uh, if that's all right with you, please do!

I'm always happy to have someone to talk about Glittermon with,

and I don't have any other friends anyway,

so I'm pretty much available anytime.

Now that we're connected on Minsta, it really feels like we're friends!

Wow, you never know what life has in store for you.

Oh! I got a message!

Who is it from?

What?!

WANNA HANG OUT OVER THE HOLIDAY? LET'S CATCH A MOVIE!

Wanna hang out over the holiday? Let's catch a movie!

ARE YOU FREE FOR THE HOLIDAY THIS WEEK? TAKE ME TO ANIMATE.

Are you free for the holiday this week?

Take me to Animate.

LET'S CATCH A MOVIE! TAKE ME TO ANIMATE.

Th-They sent me two separate invitations?!

GALS CAN'T BE KIND TO OTAKU?!

LET'S FIND SOME FRIENDS!

Translation Michael Arnold Timing Henry Lin

Editing Riley Dalton Quality Check Zachary Carlysle

GOT A FRIEND! MY CLASSMATE

ALL TOGETHER NOW!

FRIENDS FOREVER