Neighborhood Story
One-night Angel...Lisa!
S1 • E34 May 12, 1996 25m
Mikako galvanized by the conclusion of the school day as she packs up for the home commute quickly gives way to discovering Risa's plans to make time with Takeshi at a rock concert; an austere »Stay out of my love life!!!« retrieval of the other ticket from Mikako later, Risa sets course for her job while the other Akindo members firmly decide upon another meeting at Mariko's place. It seems that Mariko is proud of her new-found ability to make omelet rice and thinks nothing of delivering Shintaro a »Do not steal my thunder, kid!!!« cranial jolt while P-chan makes a wisecrack about Mikako and Tsutomu's love life that thickens the ambiance. Meanwhile, Risa's workday takes an unexpected turn when a military veteran named Oosawa arrives in the store searching for an American film that has been out of print for several years. Released early from work, Risa finds that she has plenty of time on her hands before the concert; upon finding that Mr. Oosaws's prologue has many parallels to her own with Takeshi, Risa decides to assist the old veteran in the search only to encounter many dead ends. The deus ex machina lies in the fact that the quarry has an alias that is only shown in libraries; thanks to this lucky break, Mr. Oosawa ultimately reconciles himself with his prologue while Risa still manages to continue composing her epilogue with a perplexed but accommodating Takeshi.
