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Sasami-san@Ganbaranai · Episode 11: Love Is Nothing But an Urban Myth

Love Is Nothing But an Urban Myth
2013-03-2225 min

Deciding she need a bath herself, Sasami takes direct control to have a bath with Jou, oblivious to her supposed declarations of rivalry due to planning out a ritual. As Sasami decides to invite Jou to a festival later in the evening, Kagami becomes jealous and runs off. Catching up with her, Sasami assures Kagami that she is her most important friend.

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1I’ll Do My Best Starting Tomorrow2013-01-1125 minSasami is a hikikomori, who stays at home all day watching her onii-chan interact with others through her computer. On Valentine’s Day, after Sasami gives Kamiomi some chocolate, he unwittingly gives it to Yagami Tama, not knowing the meaning behind Valentine’s. After Tsurugi informs him about the tradition, Kamiomi finds himself wishing for chocolate from Sasami, and inadvertently turns the entire world into chocolate using his power as a god. The Yagami sisters, noticing the abnormality decide to battle the chocolate and return order to the world!2Security Personnel at Home2013-01-1825 minSasami writes up a report explaining that the chocolate incident was the result of powerful gods appeasing to the wishes of Kamiomi, who unknowingly possesses the powers of the goddess Amaterasu. Meanwhile, many students are absent from school due to becoming engrossed in a fantasy social game. Intrigued by it, Kamiomi and the Yagami sisters borrow Sasami's spare computers to try it for themselves. Sasami, not wanting them to find something wrong with the game and shut it down, preventing her from playing it anymore, tries to interfere with their gaming to no avail and she inevitably reveals…3You Work, You Lose2013-01-2525 minIn her report, Sasami explains how she was trained at the Tsukuyomi Shrine to inherit Amaterasu's power, which had been passed down from her family through incestuous means. She soon began to question her life after discovering the internet, eventually deciding to run away with Kamiomi. As she writes her report, Sasami discovers that a third arm has grown out of her chest, soon discovering it has a personality of its own, which tells him Kamiomi plans to return to the shrine in order to protect her from hunters who want Amaterasu's power. Struggling against the sunlight, Sasami comes across…4Parasitizing at House2013-02-0125 minSasami discovers a DVD containing a project by Kamiomi and the Yagami sisters involving them filming her in secret to record her progress. Putting the somewhat perverted nature of the DVD aside, Sasami can't recall doing any of the actions displayed in the video. As Sasami in the video winds up at a mini live concert, it turns out to be a trap set up by the Tsukuyomi Shrine, in which Sasami's father stabs her third arm and allegedly steals her power of Amaterasu. The video soon reaches its climax involving an all out battle between the shrine, the Yagami sisters and government forces trying…5I Haven’t Given It All Just Yet2013-02-0825 minFeeling a bit isolated in school, Sasami gets Kagami to be friends with her in order to attract more friends. However, Kagami doesn't seem particularly interested since most of Sasami's suggested activities are unneccessary for her as a robot. Later that night, Sasami finds Kagami in a bloodied state, though she still refuses to be open with her. She becomes upset when she sees Kagami allegedly making some other friends, but cheers up after spending some time playing with Tama, who assures her that Kagami appreciates her friendship. Sasami soon comes to realise that the Myriad Gods are…6My Parents Are the Only People That I’m Troubling2013-02-1525 minSasami believes to have seen her mother, Juju, walking through the streets, despite knowing it shouldn't be possible. The next day, Sasami encounters her again and decides to drag her along to go shopping with her. Despite having fun, Sasami inevitably brings up the matter of how Juju could possibly be here as she had already passed away due to an illness. Juju reveals that she negotiated with the king of the underworld following her death to allow her to stay in the mortal world until her corpse rots as she disappointed to hear about Sasami leaving the shrine. Juju attempts to force Sasami…7I Forgot How to Speak2013-02-2225 minFeeling useless following the previous battle, Tama goes in search for Sasami. Meanwhile, as Sasami refuses to return to being a priestess, Juju drugs her so that she may bear a child, claiming that Kamiomi is dead, when he is really just being held captive elsewhere. Using what little strength she has, Kagami manages to teleport Tsurugi's sword to Kamiomi so he can break free and rescue Sasami. Juju stands in her way, but Tama arrives and manages to use teleportation to break Juju's sword with Tsurugi's. Tama then proceeds to eat parts of Juju before she is dragged back into the underworld…8Strategic Solitude2013-03-0125 minFor some reason, Sasami decides to seclude herself in her room over spring break, using her power to create a barrier that seals off her home from the outside world. Feeling this will have implications on the world if it goes on, Kagami, Tama and Kamiomi attempt to break their way inside the barrier, where they are met by Sasami's resistance. After struggling a bit, they are soon joined by Tsurugi, returned from the underworld, who instructs Tama to eat her way into the barrier and bust into Sasami's bedroom. There, they discover the reason for Sasami's seclusion: she had suddenly gotten fat…9It’s Not That I Can’t Do It2013-03-0825 minTamamo-no-Mae reveals she had possessed Sasami when she was young and was awaken when she felt the desire to change the past, using her power to transform the past. As the golem attempts to kill Juju, Sasami's mind is sent to her own body on the day Juju died, where Tsurugi awaits and Juju returns to life due to a spiritual object she put in Sasami's body, which was what was causing her obesity. Deciding the way to stop Tamamo-no-Mae is to eliminate Sasami's feelings of remorse, Tsurugi takes Sasami and Juju to different points in the past to look for clues. Feeling that it isn't right for…10Fighting an Enemy You Cannot See2013-03-1525 minAs the second year gets underway, Sasami ends up learning Jou's secret that she sometimes grows a penis on her body. Later, Jou announces a class trip to a shrine, but Sasami ends up catching a fever and is unable to go. Wanting to experience the trip for herself, Sasami uses a spell on Tama to have her assume her form so she can go in her place alongside Kagami and Tsurugi whilst Sasami observes what Tama does. When it comes time for everyone to have a bath, Sasami tries to get Tama to help Jou to avoid the others learning her secret, protecting her from Tsurugi's perverted advances. As…11Love Is Nothing But an Urban Myth2013-03-2225 minDeciding she need a bath herself, Sasami takes direct control to have a bath with Jou, oblivious to her supposed declarations of rivalry due to planning out a ritual. As Sasami decides to invite Jou to a festival later in the evening, Kagami becomes jealous and runs off. Catching up with her, Sasami assures Kagami that she is her most important friend.12I Won’t Do My Best Tomorrow, Either2013-03-2925 minWith Jou feeling betrayed by Sasami going after Kagami, she begins to put her plan into operation. Tama is captured and Sasami is cut off from the island whilst Kagami faces up against Tamama-no-Mae. Taking a severed arm into her body, Jou forces Tama to help her with a ritual to allows her to steal Tamama-no-Mae's power, ripping out her organs and summoning a large multi-headed dragon. Tamama-no-Mae attacks with her golem, Sasami manages to break through the barrier surrounding the island and enter Tama's body whilst Kagami defeats the golem, returning the world to normal. After an…
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Sasami-san@Ganbaranai

Sasami-san@Ganbaranai

ささみさん@がんばらない

Also known as: ささみさん@がんばらない, Sasami-san at Ganbaranai, Sasami-san@Unmotivated

Synopsis

The Japanese call them hikikomori—people who've become so withdrawn socially that they refuse to leave their homes for weeks and even months at a time. For Sasami Tsukuyomi, who's attempting to pass her first year of high school despite being a shut in, it's more than just a word. Fortunately though, she lives with her older brother Kamiomi, who just happens to be a teacher at the school Sasami is supposed to attend. Not to mention, her "Brother Surveillance Tool" which lets her view the outside world via her computer and will, theoretically, allow her to readjust to interfacing with people again. What it mainly does, however, is let her view her brother's interactions with the three very odd Yagami sisters, who inexplicably seem to have had their ages reversed and have various types of "interest" in Kamiomi. And then things start to get really weird... Magical powers? Everything turning into chocolate? Is life via the web warping Sasami's brain, or is it the universe that's going crazy? (Source: Sentai Filmworks)

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Characters & Voice Actors

Tama Yagami
Tama YagamiMain
Ai NonakaJP
Ai Nonaka
Tsurugi Yagami
Tsurugi YagamiMain
Chiwa SaitouJP
Chiwa Saitou
Sasami Tsukuyomi
Sasami TsukuyomiMain
Kana AsumiJP
Kana Asumi
Kagami Yagami
Kagami YagamiMain
Kana HanazawaJP
Kana Hanazawa
Kamiomi Tsukuyomi
Kamiomi TsukuyomiMain
Houchuu OotsukaJP
Houchuu Ootsuka
Awashima
AwashimaSupporting
Eiji MiyashitaJP
Eiji Miyashita
Ruza Tsukuyomi
Ruza TsukuyomiSupporting
Rikiya KoyamaJP
Rikiya Koyama
Samedi
SamediSupporting
Isshin ChibaJP
Isshin Chiba
Juju Tsukuyomi
Juju TsukuyomiSupporting
Yuu AsakawaJP
Yuu Asakawa
Tamamo no mae
Tamamo no maeSupporting
Rina HidakaJP
Rina Hidaka
Jou Edogawa
Jou EdogawaSupporting
Manami NumakuraJP
Manami Numakura
Susanoo
SusanooSupporting
Takuya KirimotoJP
Takuya Kirimoto

Staff

Kana Asumi
Kana AsumiTheme Song Performance
Akiyuki Shinbou
Akiyuki ShinbouDirector
Akira
AkiraOriginal Creator
Katsuhiko Takayama
Katsuhiko TakayamaScript
Katsuhiko Takayama
Katsuhiko TakayamaSeries Composition
Naoyuki Tatsuwa
Naoyuki TatsuwaEpisode Director (ep 1)
Naoyuki Tatsuwa
Naoyuki TatsuwaAssistant Director
Naoyuki Tatsuwa
Naoyuki TatsuwaStoryboard (ep 1)

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