List of Working!! episodes
Working!! DVD volume 1 cover
Working!! is an anime television series adapted from the four-panel comic strip manga series of the same title by Karino Takatsu. It was written and directed by Yoshimasa Hiraike and produced by A-1 Pictures.[1] Chief animator Shingo Adachi also served as the character designer and Yōta Tsuruoka of Rakuonsha was the sound director.[1] The story follows 16-year-old Sōta Takanashi who gets a part-time job working at the family restaurant Wagnaria. Sōta finds the people he works with have many quirks, himself included.
The first season of the anime aired between April 4 and June 26, 2010 on the Tokyo MX Japanese television network, and was later released on seven DVD compilation volumes, each containing two episodes, except for the first volume which contains one episode. The volumes were released between April 21 and October 27, 2010 by Aniplex.[2][3] A Blu-ray Disc box set of the series will be released on August 24, 2011 in Japan by Aniplex.[4] The anime is licensed for release in North America by NIS America, and an English-subtitled DVD box set was released in March 2011 under the title Wagnaria!!.[5] A second anime season titled Working'!! aired between October 1[6] and December 24, 2011. A preview of the first episode aired on September 3, 2011.[7] A third season, Working!!!, aired between July 4 and September 26, 2015 and is licensed in North America by Aniplex of America. A one-hour finale aired on December 26, 2015.[8][9]
The background music of the series was composed and arranged by Keiichi Okabe, Keiichi Hirokawa, Hidekazu Tanaka, Kuniyuki Takahashi and Keigo Hoashi of the group Monaca. Three pieces of theme music are used for the first season: one opening theme and two ending themes. The opening theme is "Someone Else" performed by Kana Asumi, Saki Fujita and Eri Kitamura, while the main ending theme is "Heart no Edge ni Idomō Go to Heart Edge" (ハートのエッジに挑もう Go to Heart Edge) performed by Jun Fukuyama, Daisuke Ono and Hiroshi Kamiya. The ending theme for episode nine is "Golden Day" (ゴールデン・デイ), also performed by Fujita. For the second season, the opening theme is "Coolish Walk", again performed by Asumi, Fujita and Kitamura, while the ending theme is "Itsumo no Yōni Love & Peace!!" (いつものようにLOVE&PEACE!! Always Love & Peace!!), also performed by Fukuyama, Ono and Kamiya. For the third and final season, the opening theme is "Now!!! Gamble", once again performed by Asumi, Fujita and Kitamura, while the ending theme is "Matsuge ni Lock" (まつ毛にLOCK Lock with your Eyelashes), once again performed by Fukuyama, Ono and Kamiya.
Episode listing
Working!! (2010)
| No. | Title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | "Welcome to Wagnaria: Takanashi Works." "Wagunaria e Yōkoso Takanashi, Hataraku." (ワグナリアへようこそ♪小鳥遊、働く。) | April 4, 2010 |
| Popura Taneshima is an undersized high school girl working at a family restaurant named Wagnaria and is told by the manager to find a new employee. After asking strangers and friends, she finds a boy from her school named Sōta Takanashi who agrees to work at the restaurant. Sōta quickly adjusts to working at Wagnaria as he meets the other employees and learns of their quirks. Sōta gets on the bad side of the manager, Kyōko Shirafuji, after a comment about her age, leading her to overwork him. One day, Sōta is put on the same shift with Mahiru Inami, a girl whom he had not met yet, who has an intense fear of men and punches Sōta in the face upon first meeting him. | ||
| 02 | "Inami, Androphobic. But I'm Scared…" "Inami, Dansei Kyōfushō. Datte Kowainda mon…" (伊波、男性恐怖症。だって怖いんだもん…) | April 11, 2010 |
| Sōta cannot get along well with Mahiru due to her androphobia and her constantly punching him. Mahiru is also irritated by Sōta's comments and after talking with Popura she is adamant about getting him to change his opinion of her, though she affirms she still hates him. Fellow waitress Yachiyo Todoroki asks Mahiru to clear a table with male customers, but Sōta has to stop her before she hits them and Yachiyo covers for her. Sōta wonders if the restaurant will be okay with the employees all having strange quirks, but Popura assures him that they have regular returning customers as well as normal customers. | ||
| 03 | "Yachiyo, Kyōko, Satō… and the Returning Mr. Otoo" "Yachiyo to Kyōko to Satō… to, Kaette Kita Otoo-san" (八千代と杏子と佐藤… と、帰ってきた音尾さん) | April 18, 2010 |
| Sōta notices that Mahiru is perfect when it comes to female customers and asks her questions about her fear of men. Mahiru says she is trying to get over her fear and she realizes that talking with Sōta is easier than most men, though he is also easier to hit. Sōta wonders why Yachiyo carries a katana all the time since it scares the customers. Yachiyo tells him that it is because her family sells cutlery and that it is dangerous at night. One of the chefs, Jun Satō, tells Sōta of how Kyōko protected Yachiyo from bullies when she was in grade school, and in return Yachiyo has been following Kyōko and makes parfaits for her during work. The general manager of Wagnaria, Otoo, comes to the restaurant; he is mostly gone because he is trying to find his missing wife. Yachiyo comes down with a cold and Kyōko tries to fill in for her in the meantime with not much luck. Several days later after Yachiyo returns, Popura remarks how Jun might like Yachiyo because he is always nice to her, and Sōta realizes this is true. | ||
| 04 | "Sōma, An Overly Refreshing Guy" "Sōma, Sawayakasugiru Seinen" (相馬、さわやかすぎる青年) | April 25, 2010 |
| One of Sōta's older sisters, Kozue, collapses in front of Wagnaria, but he tries to keep the fact they are related from everyone else. Mahiru and chef Hiroomi Sōma find out however, and Mahiru also finds out that Sōta used to be dressed like a girl as a child. Sōta pleads with her to keep both this and his sister from everyone else. Sōta wonders what kind of person Hiroomi is, and quickly realizes that he uses people's secrets to blackmail them to do his work for him, despite appearing to be cheerful. Due to a comment from Hiroomi, Yachiyo asks Jun if he likes Kyōko, much to his annoyance. Sōta later finds out that Hiroomi is afraid of Mahiru and that he used to get punched a lot more before Sōta started working at Wagnaria. | ||
| 05 | "A Different Wagnaria than Usual on a Sick Day" "Aru Kaze no Hi ni…, Itsumo to Chigau Wagunaria" (ある風邪の日に…、いつもと違うワグナリア) | May 1, 2010 |
| Mahiru tries her best to merely greet male customers, but still cannot bring herself to overcome her fear. Hiroomi tells Sōta how Jun picks on Popura to relieve his stress related to Yachiyo giving all her attention to Kyōko. Yachiyo attempts to protect Popura, but they get scared by Jun. After another comment by Hiroomi, Yachiyo asks Jun if he likes Popura, and is again intimidated by Satō's response, who tells her to not talk anymore. When Sōta's younger sister gets sick, he takes her to the hospital, but without him at Wagnaria, Jun and Hiroomi have to help as waiters because Mahiru can only serve women. Kyōko works the register while Mahiru also helps out in the kitchen. Sōta arrives after closing time and brings a care package for everyone due to the trouble caused by his absence. | ||
| 06 | "The Melancholy of Sōta, the Women of the Takanashi Family" "Sōta no Yūutsu, Takanashi-ke no Onnatachi" (宗太の憂鬱、小鳥遊家の女達) | May 8, 2010 |
| Sōta gets mad at his sister for watching old home movies featuring him dressed like a girl, since he always received hand-me-downs from his sisters. At work, Jun gives something to Yachiyo for White Day, and Sōta gives gifts to Popura and Mahiru. At home, Sōta has a hard time dealing with his older sisters, and is starting to fear that his younger sister Nazuna will grow up to have a wicked personality. Sōta's sister Kozue gets mad at him for being overly nice to Izumi, but when she enters his room to mess it up out of anger, she notices the old rabbit she gave him as a child as his only room decoration. On the way home from the store, Sōta meets Inami and helps her to buy rice; they meet Sōta's sister Kazue on the way back. When he gets home, Kozue is no longer mad at Sōta because of the rabbit. | ||
| 07 | "Otoo Comes Back After a While, and the New Worker = Yamada (!?)" "Hisashiburi no Otoo to, Atarashii Baito = Yamada (!?)" (久しぶりの音尾と、新しいバイト＝山田(!?)) | May 15, 2010 |
| Wagnaria manager Hyōgo Otoo brings back a mysterious girl who says her name is Aoi Yamada and is 16 years old, the same age as Sōta. Although Popura and Inami accept Aoi as a new member of Wagnaria, Sōta has his reservations. Aoi constantly exhibits clumsiness and a lack of common sense, and as a result Sōta and Jun take an immediate disliking to her. Yachiyo befriends Aoi, whom she takes to be a mother-figure, while Otoo is labelled as her father-figure. Aoi tells Yachiyo that Jun has feelings for her, which later culminates in a disastrous confession by Jun and a denial by Yachiyo. Popura gets the two of them together the next day, where Jun decides to tell her a subtle white lie to calm Yachiyo down. | ||
| 08 | "Inami's First? Outing!" "Inami, Hajimete? no O-de-ka-ke!" (伊波、はじめて?のお・で・か・け!) | May 22, 2010 |
| Wagnaria has to close down after a water pipe breaks, and Popura suggests going to an onsen. Sōta initially plans not on going due to having to air out some umeboshi, but his Nazuna tells him that she will take care of it. While Kyōko said she was going to drive the girls, she ends up oversleeping and by chance Jun meets the girls while driving to return some DVDs and offers to take them. While his car runs out of gas on the way, Kyōko drives up and the girls take her car instead, leaving Jun behind. Sōta and Hiroomi meet up with the girls and Sōta offers to take care of Inami, while Hiroomi is with Popura and Aoi, and Kyōko is with Yachiyo. At the end of the day when the girls are going back home, Mahiru thinks that Sōta was indeed very nice to her, but was rude when she hit him. Both Sōta and Hiroomi are driven back by Jun. | ||
| 09 | "Kotori-chan Appears!!" "Kotori-chan Tōjō!!" (ことりちゃん登場!!) | May 29, 2010 |
| Mahiru's father heard from her mother that she received a gift on White Day from a boy, but Mahiru tried to hide this by saying she received the gift from a girl. With her father coming to Wagnaria to confirm whether this is true, Inami asks Sōta to cross-dress for the day to fool her father. While he initially vehemently refuses, the other employees get him to chance his mind and he goes along with it, going under the identity of Kotori. When Mahiru's father finally arrives, Sōta starts a conversation with him, and finds out that he actually indoctrinated Mahiru over a period of ten years using films, TV and books to make her fear men, as well as placing a weight in her bag to make her muscles stronger. Sōta angrily lectures him about his parentage and tells him to go home and later apologize to his daughter. Mahiru realizes she is in love with Sōta after watching this performance. | ||
| 10 | "The Truth to the Suspicion… Nazuna Works." "Giwaku no Shinsō…, Nazuna Hataraku." (疑惑の真相…、なずな働く。) | June 5, 2010 |
| Kyōko leaves for a business trip, leaving Yachiyo depressed, so Hiroomi offers Jun as her temporary replacement, which frustrates him until Kyōko's return. Popura tries to help Mahiru with her feelings for Sōta. Sōta and Mahiru walk home together as a first step in curing her fear of men, and Nazuna sees them together. Nazuna comes to work at Wagnaria the next day because of a report she needs to write for class. Nazuna confronts Mahiru after witnessing her usual beatings on her brother, and asks her if he enjoys getting hit. Mahiru misunderstands, thinking Nazuna is asking if she likes Sōta, and responds yes, causing Nazuna to think Sōta is a masochist. Sōta says to Mahiru that he will stand by her until he cures her of her androphobia. | ||
| 11 | "The Two of Them Back Then, Yachiyo and Satō. And, Welcome to the Takanashi Family" "Ano Koro no Futari, Yachiyo to Satō. To, Yōkoso Takanashi-ke e" (あの頃の二人、八千代と佐藤。と、ようこそ小鳥遊家へ) | June 12, 2010 |
| Aoi believes that Popura has a crush on Sōta, but it turns out that she merely wants him to cross-dress because she admired him as a girl. Sōta refuses to cross-dress for her despite her pleads. Hiroomi brings some old photos of Kyōko, Yachiyo and Jun and they reminisce what it was like back then. Kozue continues to visit the restaurant, causing Sōta problems. Later, Aoi reads a ghost story to Mahiru and Popura, the latter of whom has become so scared that Jun offers to drive her home. When Sōta and Mahiru are walking home, they discover that Aoi followed them because she too was scared of being alone, and Mahiru also does not want to go back home alone. Sōta brings them back to his house for the night, where Mahiru and Aoi keep Kozue company while Sōta is able to get done with some chores. Kozue hears from Aoi that Mahiru likes Sōta, and she is later disappointed to just find them playing cards together. | ||
| 12 | "What the!? The Last Night Before the Decisive Battle. Taneshima's Repayment" "Nazeka!? no Kessen Zen'ya. Taneshima no Ongaeshi" (なぜか!?の決戦前夜。種島の恩返し) | June 19, 2010 |
| Popura feels that Sōta is keeping secrets from her, and she later muses about wanting to see him cross-dress again. Popura notices Sōta left his student ID with his commuting pass, and decides to take it back to his home, where she meets his older sisters. When Sōta goes to apologize the following day about not telling her about his older sisters, he says he will honor any request, which leads Popura to suggest he go out on a date with Mahiru. Popura tries to help the situation by tying Mahiru's arms, but even then she kicks Sōta as he approaches her. Mahiru spends much of the night before the date trying to decide on where to go and what to wear, while Sōta is more worried about surviving. | ||
| 13 | "The "Decisive Battle" Known As the Date, What Happens After With Takanashi and Inami..." "Dēto to Iu Na no "Kessen", Takanashi to Inami no Sorekara..." (デートと言う名の"決戦"、小鳥遊と伊波のそれから...) | June 26, 2010 |
| Sōta arrives for his date with Mahiru though, thanks to the interference of Hiroomi, Aoi, and Popura, he ends up going dressed as Kotori. While Jun makes sure no one follows them on their date by taking the others for a meal and clothes shopping, Sōta and Mahiru go on their date, visiting a few cute places. At various points, Sōta tries to get Mahiru to hold his hand, though this gets interrupted either before they can touch, or before Mahiru tries to punch him. Meanwhile, back at Wagnaria, typically normal employee Maya Matsumoto is worried that the weirdness of the other employees is rubbing off on her. As rain starts to pour, Mahiru hears Sōta liken her to a dog. When Sōta tries to rectify what he said, he ends up calling her a "cute, vicious dog", with Mahiru getting hung up on the "cute" part. As they return to work the next day, life returns to normal. | ||
Working'!! (2011)
| No. | Title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | "Popura's Nature" "Popura no Iji" (ぽぷらの意地) | September 3, 2011 (preview) October 1, 2011 |
| Popura becomes upset with Sōta constantly calling her small. Later, Sōta becomes devastated when Kyōko kills a bug, inadvertently insulting Popura and Mahiru in the process. | ||
| 02 | "Ideal for Family Planning" "Risō no Kazoku Keikaku" (理想の家族計画) | October 8, 2011 |
| Aoi becomes curious about Hiroomi's secret life and drags Popura into stalking him, despite the fact he is completely aware of it. Later, Popura tries to get Sōta to treat Mahiru nicer. Tired of Jun's teasing, Popura tries to get revenge on him which does not go to plan. Meanwhile, Aoi acts very clingy around Otoo after he comes back from his recent trip. | ||
| 03 | "What's Behind the Slump" "Suranpu no Wake" (スランプの理由) | October 15, 2011 |
| Sōta's novelist sister Izumi enters a slump when she assumes he is dating Popura and will stop paying attention to her. She decides to go on a journey where she ends up meeting Mahiru who helps cheer her up. As Sōta looks after Izumi, Nazuna helps out at Wagnaria, which annoys Aoi who believes she is outshining her. After hearing about it, Nazuna puts on an act to make Aoi feel better about herself. | ||
| 04 | "Manhole Spiral" "Manhōru Supairaru" (マンホールスパイラル) | October 22, 2011 |
| While out shopping for some more cream, Kyōko and Yachiyo end up meeting Otoo's long lost wife, Haruna. As Yachiyo debates whether to tell Kyōko about her, she disappears again. As Yachiyo feels guilty about it, Mahiru learns about Jun's one-sided crush on Yachiyo and starts feeling sorry for him, leading Sōta to believe she has a crush on Jun. With some support from Jun, Yachiyo apologises to Otoo after he returns and cheers up. | ||
| 05 | "Wagnaria's Big Stomach" "Wagunaria no Kyodai na Ibukuro" (ワグナリアの巨大な胃袋) | October 29, 2011 |
| Popura and the others try to think of ways to help Sōta get along better with Kyōko. Wanting to be spoiled in a similar manner to Kyōko, Aoi starts learning how to make parfaits, much to the dismay of Satō. In order to stop Kyōko from eating everything in the store, Hiroomi tells a white lie which leaves her stunned. When Sōta finds a lost girl, Kyōko is told to look after her, and even avoids taking her food. After the girl is reunited with her mother, Jun gives Kyōko some food as thanks. | ||
| 06 | "Hired, Fired, Tired" "Shūnin, Kainin, Mō Kannin" (就任、解任、もう堪忍) | November 5, 2011 |
| Popura and Jun end up catching colds due to Aoi's clumsiness, so Kyōko calls in two of her juniors, Yōhei and Mitsuki Mashiba, twin siblings who don't get along. When Kyōko offers to put someone else in charge of looking after Mahiru, Sōta becomes upset and falls out with Mahiru, but Mahiru soon manages to build up the courage to make up with him. | ||
| 07 | "Bad Tuning of Love" "Koi no Baddo Chūningu" (恋のバッドチューニング) | November 12, 2011 |
| Mahiru meets a boy calling himself Kirio Yamada, who she believes might be Aoi's brother. As he is able to withstand her punches, Mahiru ends up conversing well with Kirio, who starts developing feelings for her, but Sōta becomes downhearted when he sees the two getting along. He begins acting strangely the next day and ends up bashing his head against the wall, leading him to think he might have become a masochist. Later, Kozue manages to get the waitresses to dress up in animal cosplay. | ||
| 08 | "Oh, My Little Sister!" "Aa, Imōto yo!" (嗚呼、妹よ) | November 19, 2011 |
| Sōta becomes depressed when he discovers Nazuna has grown as tall as him and has Popura act like his little sister for the day. Mahiru becomes jealous of this and works with Hiroomi to try to get Sōta to call her cute. The next day, Kirio comes to Wagnaria to look for his sister, but finds himself coming into conflict with the men, while Hiroomi attempts to keep him and Aoi from meeting each other. | ||
| 09 | "Love is So Global" "Ai wa Konna ni Gurōbaru" (愛はこんなにグローバル) | November 26, 2011 |
| Jun takes Yachiyo to buy a cellphone, while Kozue takes a liking to Yōhei. Meanwhile, Mitsuki becomes suspicious of Jun's familiarity with Yachiyo while Aoi runs away after Jun scolds her. | ||
| 10 | "Cellphone, No Problem" "Kētai, Mōmantai" (ケータイ無問題) | December 3, 2011 |
| Mahiru finds herself a bit too close to Sōta for comfort when he tries to stop a tower of boxes from falling on her, which leads her to become a bit fearful of him the next day. This turns into a complete freakout after she discovers Sōta touching her head while she was asleep and stops coming into work. Later, Popura gets locked in the freezer and initially suspects Jun, but soon finds Aoi just did it accidentally. After Mahiru doesn't show up at work all week, Sōta goes to visit her in Kotori-guise to apologise and exchange phone numbers. | ||
| 11 | "It's Resolve, Is That a Problem?" "Ketsui Desu ga, Nani ka?" (決意ですが、何か？) | December 10, 2011 |
| Aoi searches for her teddy bear, Daisy, only to find that Satō had just put it in her room. Later, Yachiyo overhears a conversation between Jun and Mitsuki and assumes the two are going out with each other. As Jun notices Yachiyo's weird behaviour, he takes some advice from Popura to put some pressure on himself to sort things out with Yachiyo. | ||
| 12 | "Daisy Dies" "Deijī Shisu" (デイジー死す) | December 17, 2011 |
| Popura and Aoi try to help Mahiru train to cure her androphobia by dressing her up as a guy, but with no such luck. Later, Sōta and Mahiru start exchanging text messages, which causes Izumi to worry. Sōta also runs into Kirio, who manages to deduce that Mahiru has feelings for him. Later one night, Aoi gets locked out of the restaurant, but Jun manages to sort things out for her. Later, Popura and Aoi try to help out Mahiru's progress by exposing her to the other men, only for her to nearly end up punching Hiroomi. Meanwhile, Popura becomes elated when she is finally able to reach the broken items report sheet that was normally out of her reach. | ||
| 13 | "Farewell, Popura" "Sayonara, Popura" (さよならぽぷら) | December 24, 2011 |
| While Popura is pleased to finally reach the report sheet, Sōta is horrified by the thought of her growing taller. While talking about the future, Aoi ends up turning a statement from Popura that she might have to leave Wagnaria some time in the future to a rumour that she is actually quitting, which she spreads to the other staff members. As the staff have their concerns over this, much to the annoyance of Maya, Popura is confused by their weird reactions to her. After Maya helps Popura with her worries, the truth about Aoi's rumor soon comes out. | ||
Working!!! (2015)
| No. | Title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | "All Quiet on the Wagnaria Front" "Wagunaria Sensen Ijō Nashi" (ワグナリア戦線異状なし) | July 4, 2015 |
| Sōta spends the day looking after the little girl who came before, leading Popura to start feeling a little left out. The next day, Mahiru meets Yamada on her way to work and they search for Yamada's sister (Aoi) together, and Aoi comes across Haruna (Otoo's lost wife), who she sees coincidentally as her potential mother and brings her to Wagnaria. The other staff try to keep Haruna put until Otoo returns, but she somehow manages to escape. | ||
| 02 | "The Night Porter!?" "Ai no Arashi!?" (愛の嵐!?) | July 11, 2015 |
| Sōta is given the task of reporting his family's activities to Toru Minegishi, Kazue's ex-husband and their mother's employee, who has an annoyingly masochistic behavior. The next day, Sōta has to deal with his poor eyesight after his glasses broke. Hiroomi somehow tries to encourage Jun to ask Yachiyo out for a drink. | ||
| 03 | "The Longest Night" "Shijō Saidai no Yoru" (史上最大の夜) | July 18, 2015 |
| With their days off coinciding with each other, Jun finally manages to ask Yachiyo out for a drink. Having never gone out drinking before, Yachiyo gets some dubious advice from Kozue. Meanwhile, Aoi tries to get Sōta to rub her head like he inadvertently did the other day. At the end of their night of drinking, Yachiyo is taken aback when Jun suddenly hugs her. | ||
| 04 | "The Hurt Knocker" "Hāto Nokkā" (ハートノッカー) | July 25, 2015 |
| As Yahciyo remains spaced out over the previous day's events, Popura tries to act more reliable to fill in for her, while Mitsuki tests Jun to see how compatible he is with Yachiyo. Meanwhile, Sōta is bewildered over suddenly finding Mahiru to be cute, outright denying Kirio's suggestion that he might be in love with her. While trying to compliment Mahiru on how much she's improved with her androphobia, Sōta inadvertently upsets her by suggesting she find someone else to fall in love with. | ||
| 05 | "Super Bags in the Heart" "Sūpā Baggu in za Hāto" (スーパーバッグ・イン・ザ・ハート) | August 1, 2015 |
| While Sōta remains stressed over the other day's events, Izumi, assuming he had broken up with Popura, tries to set Sōta and Mahiru up with each other, unaware of the actual circumstances between them. As a result, Mahiru meets up with Sōta while wearing a paper bag on the head, bearing her feelings in front of the "stranger" before her until Sōta unmasks her. As things soon start falling into place for him, Sōta starts to get heated up over the thought of Mahiru being in love with him. | ||
| 06 | "Yamada vs. Yamada" "Yamada, Yāmada" (山田, やーまだ) | August 8, 2015 |
| As Sōta feels conflicted over his feelings towards Mahiru, Aoi, wanting Hiroomi to give her some attention, tries to obtain information on the blossoming relationships. Later, Popura gets a toothache and takes the day off, having a dream where she becomes a magical girl. Meanwhile, Kirio ends up discovering Aoi, who is revealed to be the sister he was searching for, and is met with resistance when he tries to take her back home. | ||
| 07 | "The Goodbye Girl (Yamada)" "Gubbai Gāru" (グッバイ山田(ガール)) | August 15, 2015 |
| Staying over at Sōta's house, Aoi explains her backstory about being constantly forced to study by her mother, inevitably pointing out the reason she ran away was because Kirio ate her natto. As the other staff members try to convince Aoi to return home over the next few days, Popura asks Kirio to bring over his mother, Kikuno, who is revealed to have trouble talking with others clearly to the point that her children need a manual to understand her. Conflicted over having never read the manual herself, Aoi runs off and comes across Haruna, who encourages her to get along with her mother. Aoi quickly rekindles with her mother, returning Haruna back to Otoo in the process, and decides to go back home. | ||
| 08 | "Mystic Sugar" "Misuchikku Shugā" (ミスチック・シュガー) | August 22, 2015 |
| With Aoi's situation resolved, Sōta continues to be in denial over his feelings for Mahiru. Meanwhile, having finally learned Yachiyo's birthday, Jun gives her all the presents that he hadn't had the courage to give her before. Later, Aoi gets herself a cellphone, which she attempts to use to communicate with Kikuno, while Popura becomes depressed when she believes she's gotten shorter. Meanwhile, Kirio tries to make himself Hiroomi's little brother in order to recover his status as Aoi's big brother. | ||
| 09 | "Fatal Situation" "Kiken na Jijō" (危険な事情) | August 29, 2015 |
| As Popura becomes more aware of the relationships blooming around her, she and Aoi question Otoo about the restaurant's stance on romantic relationships. Later, Minegishi comes to the restaurant to tell Sōta something and gets punched by Mahiru, leading her to feel she hasn't gotten over her androphobia, but Sōta manages to calm her down, while the punch itself prompts Minegishi to get back together with Kazoe. Afterwards, Sōta becomes fearful when he learns his mother is coming home for the first time in years. | ||
| 10 | "That Woman Shizuka" "Sono Onna Shizuka" (その女シズカ) | September 5, 2015 |
| Mitsuki and Youhei deal with Kozue as she worries about being lonely, eventually giving their support after inadvertently upsetting her. Meanwhile, Sōta's mother, Shizuka, returns home and shows an interest in Sōta's love life, leaving him concerned for Mahiru's safety. | ||
| 11 | "The Love and Reminiscencse of Something" "Ai to Tsuioku no Nanika" (愛と追憶のなにか) | September 12, 2015 |
| Jun finally works up the courage to confess to Yachiyo, but it doesn't go well and Yachiyo goes into hiding. After managing to find her, Jun gives a direct confession which she finally reciprocates. Afterwards, Kyoko seems to want to stop Yachiyo making parfaits for her, saying she shouldn't be tied down to her, but Jun accepts that Kyoko is a key part of the girl he fell in love with. With Kyoko lifting the ban on co-workers dating, Sōta, feeling he needs to come to some conclusion about Mahiru, starts crossdressing as Kotori again to try and understand when things changed between them. | ||
| 12 | "Working Girl?" "Wākingu Gāru?" (ワーキング・ガール?) | September 19, 2015 |
| Still dressed as Kotori, Sōta gets some surprisingly sound love advice from Kirio, who instantly sees through his disguise. Meanwhile, Sōta and Jun become curious about how Hiroomi hasn't been snooping into people's businesses lately, only to find he has simply been more secretive about it. Later, Yachiyo tells Popura that she plans to quit Wagnaria to expand her horizons, assigning her as the next chief. After being told by Popura to confront his problem, Sōta asks Mahiru about which form he prefers, ultimately deciding to stop crossdressing and ask her out on a date. | ||
| 13 | "Midday Duel" "Mahiru no Kessen" (まひるの決戦) | September 26, 2015 |
| Aoi, curious about Sōta's delayed reactions, is tasked by Yachiyo with taking a photo of Hiroomi for an album. Meanwhile, as Sōta and Mahiru go on their date, they are interrupted by Mahiru's father, who Mahiru hits when he starts insulting Sōta, managing to work things out with him. Later, Yachiyo announces her resignation to the rest of the staff, with Sōta encouraging Popura to do her best as the next chief before being mysteriously abducted. | ||
| 14 | "Lord of the Takanashi" "Rōdo obu za Takanashi" (ロード・オブ・ザ・小鳥遊) | December 26, 2015[9] |
| As Sōta stops showing up at work, Kyoko learns that he has been spending a lot more time crossdressing because of his mother. Worried she is the cause of her problem, Mahiru confronts Sōta and tells him how she thinks of her, but Shizuka catches him and forces him to quit working at Wagnaria. Learning from Kyoko that Shizuka is having Sōta crossdress until he learns to be honest about his feelings, Mahiru heads off to talk with Shizuka, having to confront each of the Takanashi sisters along the way. As Mahiru confronts Shizuka with help from Nazuna, Popura shows up and convinces Shizuka to let Sōta keep working. Afterwards, Shizuka returns to her work while Sōta and Mahiru finally confess to each other. | ||
WWW.Working!! (2016)
| No. | Title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | "Part-Time Jobs Can Change Lives" "Arubaito wa Jinsei o Kaete Kureru" (アルバイトは人生を変えてくれる) | October 1, 2016 |
| High school student Daisuke Higashida reluctantly takes up a part-time job at Wagnaria after his allowance is cut off due to his father's company going bankrupt. Daisuke begins training under floor chief Hana Miyakoshi, who is rather harsh towards dimwitted manager Kenichiro Sakaki, also meeting the other staff members; Sayuri Muranushi, Kisaki Kondou, Shiho Kamakura, Masahiro Adachi, Takuya Kouno, and Yuuta Shindou, each with their own unique quirks. Later, Daisuke becomes irritated when his family come to the restaurant before being chosen to eat Hana's Valentine's Day chocolate, which doesn't have the best reputation. | ||
| 02 | "Life Isn't That Easy" "Jinsei Sonna ni Amakunai" (人生そんなに甘くない) | October 8, 2016 |
| 03 | "You're the Only One I Can Ask" "Kimi ni Shika Tanomenai" (君にしか頼めない) | October 15, 2016 |
| 04 | "I Have a Feeling It'll Go Well" "Ikeru Kiga Suru" (いけるきがする) | October 22, 2016 |
| 05 | "I'll Try Getting Revenge" "Fukushū Shite Miru" (ふくしゅうしてみる) | October 29, 2016 |
| 06 | "Fate Survival" "Unmei Sabaibaru" (運命サバイバル) | November 5, 2016 |
| 07 | "Cooking is Love" "Ryōri wa Aijō" (料理は愛情) | November 12, 2016 |
| 08 | "Funny Story" "Okashi na Hanashi" (おかしなはなし) | November 19, 2016 |
| 09 | "We're All Illing" "Bokura wa Minna Yandeiru" (僕らはみんな病んでいる) | November 26, 2016 |
References
- 1 2 "Staff & Cast" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
- ↑ "DVD Working!! 1" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
- ↑ "DVD Working!! 7" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
- ↑ "Blu-ray Box" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
- ↑ "NIS America Adds Working!! Restaurant Comedy Anime". Anime News Network. November 19, 2010. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
- ↑ "Working!!/Wagnaria!! TV Anime Gets 2nd Season". Anime News Network. April 1, 2011. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
- ↑ "Working'!! TV Sequel's Ad for Early Preview Streamed". Anime News Network. August 19, 2011. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
- ↑ "Working/Wagnaria!!! Gets 1-Hour TV Finale Special". Anime News Network. September 26, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
- 1 2 "Working/Wagnaria!!! Anime's 1-Hour Finale Slated for December 26". Anime News Network. November 6, 2015. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
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