KEY POINTS

  • Izumi and Shikimori wear traditional clothes for their next date
  • "Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie" Episode 6 is airing Saturday
  • The episode will stream on Crunchyroll

Izumi, Shikimori, Nekozaki, Inuzuka and Hachimitsu return after a fun-filled river outing. Izumi is tired and dealing with sunburn but is ready for the next adventure with his girlfriend, Shikimori, in "Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie" Episode 6.

The official synopsis of Episode 6 suggests Izumi plans to take Shikimori to see the fireworks. Izumi doesn’t go to see fireworks anymore because it is pretty crowded. But Shikimori has never seen any fireworks event, so he decides to take her out.

He has his countermeasures ready to fight bad luck and is determined to have a good time with Shikimori. Meanwhile, Izumi, who is wearing jinbei, sees Shikimori in a yukata.

He is mesmerized by how cute Shikimori looks. Shikimori reveals she always wanted to wear one. She adds she is looking forward to seeing the fireworks with Izumi.

“Summer break is here at last! Izumi-kun and his friends arrive at the river, where they get started with a barbecue. As they divide up the prep work, everyone suddenly feels very anxious... because Izumi-kun has picked up a kitchen knife!” read the official synopsis of "Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie" Episode 5, as per Crunchyroll.

“Even Shikimori-san's eyes grow wide... but she's once again charmed by Izumi-kun and his ability to do just about anything. After the barbecue, they all decide to play in the river, but Izumi-kun gets into some trouble...,” it continued.

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

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.

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

"Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie" Episode 6 is airing Saturday. Fans in the U.S. can watch the episode online on Crunchyroll. The episode will live stream in Japanese with English subtitles.

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