KEY POINTS

  • "Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie" Episode 2 is airing Saturday
  • The episode will be out on Crunchyroll
  • The anime is based on the original story by Keigo Maki

It is ball game tournament day. Izumi is set to participate in men’s soccer while Shikimori will play women’s volleyball in "Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie" Episode 2.

The official website has released the synopsis of Episode 2. Izumi is trying to do his best even though he is not a great player.

Meanwhile, Shikimori is worried about Izumi. Later, Izumi faints when the ball hits his face during the game. Shikimori decides to take care of her boyfriend as he recovers in the health room.

The duo will spend alone time in the health room. Later, Shikimori doesn’t return to her game and says she wants to stay for him.

In Episode 1 of the anime, Izumi was having a day filled with disasters one after another. He ran into several problems and by the time he met with Shikimori, he was in a mess.

However, she still greeted him with the warmest smile and embraced him.

“The naturally unlucky Izumi-kun faces yet another day of disaster after disaster. Even on his way to meet up with his girlfriend Shikimori-san in the morning, he runs into so many troubles that he's a mess by the time he sees her. Still, the cute, sweet Shikimori-san greets him with a kind smile,” read the official synopsis of "Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie" Episode 1, as per Crunchyroll.

“But when Izumi-kun is in trouble, the lovely Shikimori-san instantly transforms into the coolest, most heroic girlfriend you've ever seen! Fun days are in store for this couple of 1000% preciousness and their chill friends as they begin their second year in high school!” the synopsis continued.

The cast of the anime includes Saori Onishi as Shikimori, Shuichiro Umeda as Izumi, Rina Hidaka as Hachimitsu, Nobuhiko Okamoto as Inuzuka, Misato Matsuoka as Nekozaki, Ayaka Fukuhara as Kamiya, Naomi Kusumi as Akisada Izumi, and Emi Shinohara as Motoko Izumi.

"Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie" anime is based on the original work by Keigo Maki.

The opening theme song of the anime is titled "Honey Jet Coaster" and is performed by nasuo☆ . The closing theme song is titled "Route BLUE" by Yuki Nakashima.

"Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie" Episode 2 is scheduled to release Saturday. The episode will stream in Japanese with English subtitles on Crunchyroll.

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