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Yoshino Somei might not have made up her mind about whether she wants to marry into the Miyama family, one of the leading Yakuza clans in Tokyo, but she certainly isn’t running back to her grandfather in Osaka—that would mean admitting defeat to the bratty Kirishima Miyama.
For Plot overview, read the Yakuza Fiancé Episode 1 Review
If you remember, episode one of Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii ended comically, with Kirishima confessing he loves Yoshino after she hands him a bag of money, claiming she sold one of her kidneys for it. Whether she really sold her kidney or not is beside the point; what the scene truly establishes is that Yoshino is just as crazy as Kirishima, if not more. These two deranged heirs from feuding Yakuza families are probably meant for each other, lol.
Episode 2 of Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii begins with Yoshino trying to avoid Kirishima, who’s become clingy and is definitely madly in love with her for now. However, the episode’s focus shifts to the case of a missing young girl, heir to another Yakuza family in Tokyo. What happened to her remains unknown, so Yoshino is instructed to stay under Kirishima’s watchful eye by the head of the clan. “Spend all my time with him? I might just kill him from the stress that would cause,” Yoshino hilariously tells herself.
From avoiding Kirishima to eventually investigating the missing girl case with him, which leads to a violent altercation in the second half, this episode reveals that sheltered high-school student Yoshino might have a thirst for blood too—just not as strong as Kirishima’s. The background music perfectly complements the events as they unfold, and we also learn some new facts about Kirishima, including that he isn’t a direct descendant of the current mob boss.
Fast-paced and quite comical, this episode ends by introducing a mysterious new character, whom quick-eyed viewers might’ve noticed in the intro song of the anime. Manga readers would already know who he is, so a big turning point in the story is just around the corner!
You can watch the series on CrunchyRoll.
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