Play It Cool, Guys (2022)
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Michiko Uno — Costume Design
Episodes 13
Ichikura Hayate
Guys who are cool and good-looking, but a tiny bit awkward. This is a story of guys who pull off being cool despite not always being on the ball.
Read MoreMima Takayuki
If you were to judge Mima Takayuki by his looks and competence at work, you would not guess that he makes silly mistakes a lot. His colleagues say that he's "unofficially in charge of soothing" everyone because of that.
Read MoreShiki Souma
Shiki Souma is a cheerful student at a vocational school who's not bothered by his own blunders; sometimes they even crack himself up. When a friend talks about her future, he realizes that he has a lot of things he wants to achieve, but not enough strengths yet.
Read MoreShared Table
Hayate is about to go into the Small Animals Cafe when Takayuki approaches him because he didn't want to go into a cafe full of girls and couples by himself. Once inside together, Hayate gets really excited about all the animals, while Takayuki feels the soothing effect of them by just watching.
Read MoreThings in Common
"Shun is in the park after jogging with his dog Sakura when suddenly someone falls flat onto their face in front of him. That someone is Souma, who is out taking pictures of the park. Souma can't help but laugh at his blunders, but somehow the two begin to become friends anyway."
Read MoreDay Off
Despite it being a precious day off, Takayuki has agreed to watch his older sister's daughter Ririka. When Ririka badgers him into going to the park to have their bento lunch, Shun spots them and desperately tries to remember what he meant to say to Takayuki.
Read MoreEveryday
Hayate is badgered into going to a mixer by his friend who was just dumped, and thinking that he needs something to jolt some excitement into his everyday life, he reluctantly agrees. Once there though, he can't quite get into the vibe and is about to leave when one of the girls approaches him.
Read MoreProgress
"Hayate and Takayuki have come to the stadium to cheer Shun on in his handball tournament, but for some reason Shun's friend Souma is missing. It turns out that he went onto the wrong train... Meanwhil Shun is really fired up about winning as much as possible to prolong being together in a team with his teammates who will retire after this event, but the hype backfires and he can't quite perform right..."
Read MoreNice Location
Souma is really susceptible to cracking up, and even memories will put him into laughing fits. But being self-conscious about this, he always tries to hide it. When he does this again at a clothing store his friend works at, the friend asks him why he does that, especially when it's so easy to tell anyway. Later, Shun also repeats the same sentiment...
Read MoreTakayuki and Motoharu
Takayuki has been put in charge for the promotinal campaign of the movie adaption of his childhood friend's novel. Wanting to create something great for his friend Motoharu, he get fired up about his assignment. However, unlike his motivation, the ideas are just not coming. In order to clear his head, he takes a break outside where he randomly runs into Motoharu, who reminds him of something very important.
Read MoreSummer Sky and Sea
Souta, Hayate, Shun, Souma, Takayuki, and Motoharu have made their way to the ocean. While Shun is super hyped to swim, Motoharu and Souta are more into drinking on the beach. With everybody free to do whatever they like, Takayuki volunteers to watch their bags and have some quiet time. Takayuki usually only realizes that summer is already over when it's too late, but this year he's actually enjoying it and talks to Souma about a CD cover design that he's working on.
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