If This Feeling Isn’t Love, Then There Is No Love in the World. (この気持ちが恋じゃないなら、きっと世界に恋はない。Kono Kimochi ga Koi Janai Nara, Kitto Sekai ni Koi wa Nai.) is the 12th and final episode of the anime.
Synopsis[]
In her fridge, Chiyo Sakura discovers the chocolates she had bought for Umetarou Nozaki for Valentine’s Day. She had tried her best to give them to him, but he had spent the entire day dashing around school to get inspiration for his manga. Nozaki loves Valentine’s Day because of the endless variety the event holds. Conversely, he hates White Day because all the decorations and gifts are bland. Because of his unusual behavior, he created “endless misunderstandings” with his classmates.
Sakura tries to give him the chocolates now, five months later. However, when she is carrying them, he bumps into her, and the chocolates fall to the floor. Fearing that she is angry because of this accident, Nozaki eats one off the floor, which makes her happy.
Sakura, Yuzuki Seo, and Yuu Kashima make plans to attend the summer festival. Sakura wears a traditional yukata whereas Seo and Kashima dress casually. Mikoto Mikoshiba also wears a yukata; he compliments Sakura’s dress and then enjoys himself when Sakura compliments him. Nozaki and Hirotaka Wakamatsu are also here; Nozaki once again is looking for manga ideas. Suddenly Wakamatsu sees Seo with a handsome person, who is actually Kashima. He can’t believe any boy would be interested in her because of her personality. Seo drags him away from Nozaki for some goldfish scooping. Kashima ends up with Masayuki Hori, who is taking photos at the festival for background references.
Sakura gets separated from the group and ends up bumping into Nozaki. They start moving through the festival together. Suddenly, it’s almost time for the fireworks, so they go to a jungle gym where they can enjoy the view. It’s difficult for Sakura to climb up, so Nozaki helps her. She immediately remembers a similar situation that happened at the entrance ceremony. She was late to school, and the gate had been locked. She first met Nozaki there, who had lifted her up over the gate so she could get into school. Sakura recalls that that was the moment she fell in love with him. She reflects on everything that’s happened, and says “I love you” as the fireworks are exploding. All at once, Nozaki turns to her. Afraid that he’s heard what she said, Sakura looks at him expectantly. However, Nozaki just says that he loves fireworks too.
Quotes[]
- [Nozaki (to Wakamatsu, about Seo)]:“ And the woman heading this way will probably make your life miserable. ”
- [Nozaki (about Wakamatsu)]:“ His imagination is more abundant than mine. ”
- [Sakura (to Nozaki, about her outfit)]:“ You’re going to use this in your manga, right? If it’s wrong, you’ll be shamed at a national level! ”
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Trivia[]
- The title of this episode shares the same title with Track 21 from Volume 2 of the OST. This theme is played in the final scene of the episode, starting from the ending credits.
- Nozaki’s younger brother, Mayu, makes a small cameo during the ending montage.
- Sakura wore different colored ribbons for the first time in this episode. Nozaki claims that he couldn’t recognize her because her ribbons were different.
- "The girls discussing romantic gifts is an omake. The anime ending is original and Mikoshiba collecting mini figurines is the precondition to a Chapter 38 omake. The Saburou dance is from Chapter 39."
- Credit to MathMusicReading