MARMALADE BOY EPISODES - SYNOPSES
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MARMALADE BOY #1 (KD)
Koishikawa
Miki (or in our language Miki Koishikawa) is called downstairs
by her parents for a snack. She really should have been suspicious
when they pulled out the good china. Mama (Rumi) and Papa (Jin)
gleefully inform her of their happy news...they're getting a
divorce!
Miki,
if you think you're in shock, wait till you hear the rest...
Yes,
when I say they're gleeful, they really are... Because...
Mama
and Papa met another couple when they were on vacation in Hawaii.
Mama fell in love with the husband (Youji) and Papa fell in love
with his wife (Chiyako). And isn't this cool...having an affair
is so distasteful so... they're going to switch partners and
remarry. (Cough!)
Miki,
I know you want it back the way it was but Mama and Papa are
sure this is what they want. They still love each other but...well..
more like good friends than lovers.
Oh,
but Miki, in your heart you know this is the end of the world...so,
don't let anyone know except your best friend, Meiko. Even your
buddy, Ginta, don't tell him...
Geeez,
such an embarrassing situation!
Miki,
skips tennis club after school to meet with both couples for
dinner. Well, the "other" couple doesn't "look"
strange. Whoops, they are, after all. They REALLY intend to go
through with this...this...arrangement.
Mama
asks Chiyako, "Where's Yuu-kun?"
Yuu-kun?
Miki hasn't a clue who this is. She's informed that he's the
other couple's son, the same age she is and that he'll be coming
directly from school. Oh, here is he now...
Hold
onto your seat Miki...Drop Dead Gorgeous...just walked in!
Miki's
hair turns blue on the spot. It actually takes a minute or two
for her to collect herself. But Miki realizes she has WORK to
do. She's got to make the insanity stop!
Miki
promptly tells them that she is absolutely opposed to their plan
to switch partners and remarry. It's true that her mother can't
cook, her parents don't care about her grades, shop too much,
and go on too many vacations...BUT they're the only parents she
has and she can't bear to live without either one of them!
Miki.............you
should have known....
Because,
They're
going to buy a house and all move in together!
If
You and Yuu-kun register under your father's names, you can keep
your
names the same. Isn't it a good idea...one happy family. Aren't
you happy
for us? Don't you care about our feelings?
Wrong!
Miki continues her futile attempts at changing their minds. Your
feelings? What about Yuu-kun’s and my feelings?!
What?
Yuu-kun just said he didn't care and long as the people involved
were happy. This guy's strange! And he says my soup's getting
cold?
Two
moving vans pull up to a two story house, Miki's now living with
a guy her own age. (No such thing as step-sisters/brothers in
Japan) The two of them don't particularly get off to a good start
either. See the first episode to see what I mean. And to make
matter worse, he has
secretly transferred to her school and is in her class. Just
what you needed, was for the family (Yuu) you've been trying
to escape from, to be right under foot at school.
Their
first day at school relationship borders on coldly polite to
terribly rude. Yuu, skips class but returns for PE. Miki watches
Yuu during PE with fascination over his athletic ability; she
gets slammed in the head by a basketball. In the nurses office,
Miki lies in bed with
hair undone and the wind blowing through it. When she hears Yuu
walk in, Miki decides she doesn't want to deal with his insults
so she pretends to be asleep. He kisses her very soundly on the
lips.
As
soon as he's left the room, Miki, who somehow managed not to
move during this surprise event, bolts upright, blushing and
wonders "what he's up to now"!
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MARMALADE
BOY #2 (KD)
It
was her FIRST KISS! (The "first" kiss is VERY important
in Japan.)
Well, she avoided him by skipping dinner the night before...but
it's time for school now. She walks into the kitchen and finds
Yuu is reading a newspaper as though nothing happened.
Well, she uncomfortably asks him to pass the jam that she sees
over by him. Yuu informs her that it's actually marmalade and
that there isn't any jam. A disappointed Miki says she doesn't
LIKE marmalade because the rinds are bitter. Oh yes, here comes
the reason for the title of the series...
Miki comes to an important decision... that... "This marmalade
is like you.
It looks good on the outside, but on inside it's full of tricks!"
Miki,
Miki, Miki...if you think you're going to get the better of Mr.
Pretty Face, you're out of luck!
Yuu grabs the mustard and informs her that she's like it...hot
and spicy! This pisses her off no end!
And they're off for another day at school!
Well,
the school day is not uneventful. Let's see, Miki has to ward
off Furutachi-kun during the Lunchtime News interview with Yuu.
After all, the guy was implying things she didn't care to have
the ANYONE know. A good clobbering with a book should make him
behave.
By
the way, Miki if you thought Yuu-kun might say something about
the
"important" first kiss he laid on you, you were wrong.
Doesn't it just kill you that he doesn't seem to be affected
by it...at all? It isn't fair is it?!
Oh,
then there some of Miki's classmates, who thinks that Ginta's
irritation with Yuu-kun is caused by jealousy over Miki. But
Miki knows this can't be true, after all, when they were in 9th
grade, he dumped her. Sure they're close friends but, Ginta?
Jealous? Oh, no way.
During
chemistry class Miki remembers that event. This is interesting
to watch this scene as Miki gazes at Ginta while he and another
classmate are working on a project. Yuu is in the background
watching Miki as she does this, looking back a forth between
the two (Miki and Ginta).
The
audience, in turn, gets to see into her memories of what occurred
between the Miki and Ginta in 9th grade. Be sure to see this.
It's important to future stories.
After
tennis practice, Miki is walking from school with some friends.
Yuu grabs her and hauls her off to help choose a present for
her mother's birthday. At this point, she felt their relationship
soften and changed somewhat.
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MARMALADE BOY #3 (KD)
These
summaries do NOT do them justice but just some interesting moments
to look for are written here.
Chiyako
has free tickets to Wonder Dg,an amusement park, and offers them
to Miki and Yuu. Yuu asks Miki if she's free on Sunday and would
she like to go with him. Miki replies in the affirmative and
realizes that this is a "date".
While
on their date, Miki meets Arimi, Yuu ex-girlfriend, for the first
time.
Yuu
finally breaks down and tells Miki why he kissed her (his first
kiss too)...
The devil made him do it.
Miki slaps him!
Later,
a classmate is overheard by Ginta talking about how she'd seen
Miki and Yuu on a date together. Ginta gets steamed. After school,
Ginta and Miki are a team to do the classroom cleanup duty.
Ginta
asks Miki what she's eating. She replies that it's a new candy
called "Muscat Kiss" and would he like some. Ginta,
who's been acting rather solemn, remembers the candy's commercial
and it's claim to be what a kiss ( a real one ) tastes like.
He asks her if they should try it ( kiss) and find out. Miki
thinks her friend, Ginta, is teasing her by embarrassing her
so she tries to outsmart him by saying "Yes". But then,
of course, she tells him she's kidding and that this really ISN'T
his usual style of humor.
Ginta
isn't listening by now. He lifts her out of the desk chair and
passionately kisses her. Miki jumps back from him, then steps
up and slaps him one!
Miki
runs home, anxious to put distance between herself and Ginta.
After all kisses should be between people who are in love...and
Ginta doesn't love her.
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MARMALADE BOY #4 (KD)
The
next morning, Miki decides she's not going to school. There's
no WAY she can face Ginta. Yuu, however, fouls up that plan by
being pesty about going.
At
school, Meiko and Yuu are somewhat surprised at the strange behavior
of Miki and Ginta...Miki is desperate to avoid Ginta.
At home after school, Miki is in her room suffering over the
latest dilemma, when Yuu barges in and informs her that they're
going out for a while. She doesn't want to but he insists.
Yuu
takes her on his bike to a lovely, quiet place with the sun setting
in the background. Miki soon loses her sour mood through the
excitement of learning to skip a stone on water.
On
the way, back she asked him how he found such a wonderful place.
At which, he replied that he discovered it after they moved into
the area and that he often went there when he needed to cheer
himself up. Miki then realized that Yuu was trying to cheer her
up.
At
home later, Yuu finds Miki's robot voice memo in his room with
a message from Miki that thanks him. He returns it to her with
the message "That place is our secret".
And
the race is on....The next day, Ginta has the determined look
of someone who's bound and determined that he's going to straighten
things out. Miki is just as determined that she's DOESN'T want
to see his FACE! She's so desperate to keep him away that after
school she grabs onto Arimi and pretends Arimi was waited for
her...she neatly drags Arimi away with
her!
In
the process of setting up this little ruse, Miki's voice memo
drops out of her school bag. Ginta, grabs it up and accidentally
hears the messages between Yuu and Miki.
Back
to Miki and Arimi... Actually, Arimi, left Sagaki Academy (after
school) and was waiting outside the Toryo gate for Yuu. She didn't
appreciate Miki hauling her away, so she's insists on Miki buying
her a treat...at Miki's expense.
Arimi
decides Miki should hear about the relationship that she and
Yuu had in the past. This story is also woven into some future
episodes.
Later,
as Miki nears home, she finds Ginta waiting for her. She insists
that he get out of her way but he tells her he won't. Ginta and
Miki have a very interesting conversation here....which includes
what really happened back in 9th grade between them. Ginta finalizes
this conversation by telling her that he won't let Matsuura have
her!
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MARMALADE BOY #5 (KD)
Episode
5 continues the scene between Ginta and Miki in front of her
house. Yuu interrupts them. Miki runs into the house and Yuu
and Ginta continue the conversation calmly but with some well
directed words.
Miki
avoids Ginta in the morning (at school) but makes up with him
later in the day (due to some of Meiko’s sage advice).
Meiko
and Miki discover Yuu working at the Junk Jungle as they're walking
home from school.
Miki,
Meiko, Yuu, and Kijima discuss the school medallion. Kijima's
past is revealed.
At
school, Ginta needs a tennis partner for an upcoming invitational
at Sagaki Academy. His doubles partner rolled his bike and broke
his arm. The rest of the Junior varsity know they aren't good
enough to keep up with Ginta...everything looks bad for the upcoming
tournament until Miki remembers that Yuu was part of a tennis
club in Junior High.
She
ropes Yuu into playing a tennis against Namura-sensei (the club
advisor)...Yuu hasn't a clue as to why he's having to play against
the teacher. He neatly beats Namura. Namura talks Yuu into being
teamed up with Ginta just for the upcoming match. Yuu isn't thrilled
about being paired with Ginta. Ginta, he knows, can't stand him.
But Ginta is more interested in winning regardless of who he’s
teamed up with.
Before
a loud Ginta can tell him off, Yuu sneaks away and crawls through
a window in the library. After all, there's no reason why he
should have to spend his free time with Ginta.
Unfortunately,
Yuu has accidentally interrupted some lovers who apparently felt
the privacy of the empty library was a place they could meet
safely. Now Yuu can't leave without causing embarrassment. When
he looks around the end of the bookshelves, he discovers much
to his amazement that the two are Meiko and Namura-sensei...and
they're kissing.
MARMALADE BOY #6 (KD)
Meiko
finds out the Yuu was in the library and discovered she and Namura-sensei.
She asks him not to tell anyone. Yuu wants to know if Miki knows
and she tells him that Miki doesn't know.
Lunchtime
news features Yuu again.
At
the tennis court before the game, Tsutomu show up and makes everyone
miserable especially Miki, who run off telling Ginta that she
hates him.
A
challenge arises between Tsutomu and the Toryo boys, Ginta and
Yuu, and whichever side loses has to cut his hair like a monk.
Ginta's
game is bad, really bad because of what happened with earlier
with Miki.
The
game is saved when Miki returns and encourages Ginta.
After
the game, Arimi grabs hold of Ginta and drags him off with her.
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MARMALADE BOY #7 (KD)
Miki and Yuu's class take a trip to Sapporo.
Arimi discovers Ginta, grabs him and hauls him off with her just
like before (after the tournament.)
Tsutomu
shows up and is after Arimi as usual.
In
a fast food restaurant, Arimi explains to Ginta her plan to make
Miki jealous - so that she can get Yuu and he can get Miki. They'll
play the part of boyfriend/girlfriend. Ginta and Arimi start
playing the part of a couple in the top of a tower...with Miki
watching on angrily.
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MARMALADE BOY #8 (KD)
The
family has a barbecue, Miki gets upset with the family and leaves
home in a huff.
Miki
runs into Arimi at a store. They talk awhile and then Arimi says
that she has to go meet Ginta. Miki is shocked by this as Arimi
has called him "Ginta" and not "Suou-kun".
(In Japan using the first name of someone who is not a classmate
or co-worker implies a fairly intimate relationship - thus Arimi
using Ginta's name REALLY confused Miki). BD
Later,
the parents pretend to all be angry with each other and make
out that they've decided to return things to the way they were.
And, in addition, the Matsuuras and the Koishikawas should never
see each other again. Yuu will have to go to a new school.
Miki
is confused and tries to sort things out with them, but they
continue the charade until they can get her to admit that she
doesn't really mind their situation anymore. Then they finally
tell her it was only a joke.
Miki
cries her eyes out in her room; Yuu jumps balconies to help calm
her down, and help her make up with the family.
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MARMALADE BOY #9 (KD)
Miwa
starts making a move on Meiko (while she's in the library).
Miki
works that day at the Junk Jungle during a sale.
Ginta
and Arimi show up (because they discovered that Yuu and Miki
would be there together).
Tsutomu
barges into the store when he see Ginta and Arimi there together.
Another challenge is issue from him to the Toryo boys. This time
it's a store sells competition. And the hair must go again on
the loser! Tsutomu's is already short from the last bout.
After
work, Miki and Yuu come home to find suitcases in the hallway.
Their parents are going to Hawaii and leaving them home alone!
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MARMALADE BOY #10 (KD)
Home
alone, Yuu tells Miki he's hungry and begs her to cook something
for him. Miki's cooking is bad. For the next time, she studies
cook books. Yuu takes her grocery shopping. She buys lots of
junk.
Miki
tries cooking again but spills everything. Yuu cooks and it's
good. Miki tries to talk Yuu into cooking from now on...but he
says her cooking is eatable and that she's cute when she cooks.
Miki is left with no way to argue after that.
Miki
is nervous about being alone with a guy in the house.
Miki
and Yuu watch a horror video. A frightened Miki hold onto Yuu's
shirt then realizes what she's doing and jerks her hand away.
She impressed though about spending time with him...because he's
so handsome.
Later
she takes a hot bath. But she stays in too long and passes out
onto the floor with nothing but a towel on. Yuu hears her fall,
breaks the lock on the door and carries her to bed.
When
she comes to, she's so confused that when she discovers that
she's only in a towel, she slaps Yuu.
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