Episode 4

Introduction
The scene is set at around sunset. It shows a part of Tadakuni’s yard to which his room opens, before switching to inside the room. Tadakuni is lying on the floor on his side, reading a book. A prolonged silence ensues, during which he does nothing – not even blink.

Opening Theme Song
“Shiny Tale” – by Mix Speakers Inc.

High School Boys and Eavesdropping
Tadakuni, while walking home, recognizes Hidenori and Yoshitake sitting on a stairway below with their backs to him. Wondering what they talk about in his absence, he sneaks up on them to eavesdrop. To his confusion, they’re discussing a strange story about some fish-human, which he can’t understand. They then start talking about something R-rated, which makes Tadakuni uncomfortable. He wonders if they hold themselves back when he’s around.

The conversation then turns to politics. Tadakuni, noticing that even this topic is absent from their usual chatter, is now anguished. He begins to worry that he was never really close enough with them. The two then prepare to leave. Tadakuni decides to do something to become better friends with them. Mustering his courage, he runs out and calls them from behind.

They stop and turn around, only to reveal two completely different people who bear a strong resemblance to Hidenori and Yoshitake. Tadakuni angrily asks them who they are.

Intermission
A notice says “Just who are these two guys resembling Hidenori and Yoshitake?” followed by “It doesn’t matter!”.

The lookalikes announce that Danshi Kōkōsei no Nichijou is brought to the viewers by the following sponsors. Tadakuni, almost in desperation, asks them again who they are.

High School Boys and the School Festival 1
A short, auburn-haired girl in school uniform is standing at the entrance of Sanada North High. Two other girls, cowering behind her, address her as ‘President’ and tell her they’re scared to enter an all-boys school for the first time. Claiming that this is why high school boys looked down on girls and that they were going to change that, the president marches into the building and enters the Student Council room. Inside, three students playing cards glare at them. Finding their appearances terrifying, the girls run outside the room.

When they peek back in, the room is well-arranged and tea and snacks have been made available for the girls. The tall, blonde Vice President asks the girls angrily who they are. When they say they’re from East High’s council, he gives them visitors’ passes they should’ve been wearing. The East High president mentally compares the room they’re in to their messy own council room and becomes distraught at how obviously more dignified the boys were compared to the girls she knew. Unable to contain herself, she screams in frustration, startling everyone else.

When asked for the reason she’s upset, she stays silent, causing the North High council members to think she’s dangerous and difficult to handle. Suddenly, a chair at the end of the room turns around, revealing the Student Council President, who announces that he’d invited the girls over because the school festival was going to be a joint effort by North High and East High.

He says he looks forward to working with the East High president, but addresses the wrong girl, causing the real East High president to punch him. Upset and flustered at being on the receiving end all the time, she yells that they’d ‘beat’ North High at the festival for sure. The SCP leans towards the VP and asks him why ‘Ringo-chan’ was so angry, to which the VP says he has no idea.

High School Boys and the School Festival 2
The joint school festival has begun, but Ringo is unhappy at being humiliated by the boys and is looking for ways to beat North High’s president. While walking around, he shows her and her underlings North High’s haunted house, which he says a lot of effort has gone into from the third-year students. On hearing this, Ringo asks him if it would be ‘their win’ if they got through the house without ever screaming. The SCP hesitantly accepts, and the three girls step in.

In the first room, they are greeted by Yoshitake, who is initially looking downwards. He tells them he’s lost something, and looks up to reveal two empty eye sockets oozing blood. One of Ringo’s subordinates faint, and the others run in terror. In the next room, they see Hidenori turned away from them. He asks them to come back later when he’s ready, turning around to reveal an open stomach with all his organs visible. Ringo’s other subordinate also faints, and she runs away.

She narrowly escapes other encounters with various apparitions, somehow managing not to raise her voice. Seeing an exit sign, she runs towards it in desperate relief. Pulling open a curtain, however, she finds the SCP in the middle of changing clothes. The two scream aloud. Recovering, the SCP tells her he hadn’t expected her to reach there so quickly, and starts claiming that it’s his win because she just yelled. Ringo punches him across the face, and he apologizes.

Transition scene: Hidenori and 3 others from the haunted house share a hearty laugh. Hidenori announces the show’s title.

High School Boys and the School Festival 3
Ikushima and Yoshitake are handling reception at the festival. Yoshitake remarks that this is usually student council work, and the two wonder how long they’ll be stuck there. Then, seeing a girl in a maid outfit run by, Yoshitake remarks that he’s surprised anyone would be willing to wear such an outfit. Ikushima tells him that he’s wrong, and that only guys would be embarrassed about it.

Yoshitake doesn’t say much, but Ikushima continues, saying that guys would never be able to read the mood and have too much pride. Guessing correctly that she’s putting on airs, he remains quiet. Then, a friend of Ikushima’s shows up, whom she greets over-enthusiastically, even smacking Yoshitake on the back of the head while telling him to greet her. After the friend leaves, she apologizes.

Yoshitake starts to say something, but she cuts him off, saying that guys were terrible at things like this, and asks him to work on it. When she makes one last comment, he’s had enough and he excuses himself. He then places a phone call and asks someone to switch with him. A while later, the Vice President’s taken his place, and his serious aura is unsettling Ikushima. He asks her if something’s the matter. Startled, she apologizes for being conceited, confusing him.

High School Boys and the School Festival 4
As part of the festival, East High’s Drama Club is performing a play. Ikushima, Ringo, the SCP, Hidenori, and Yoshitake are in the audience. The curtains close to mark the end of the play, and Karasawa announces that the next performance would be by East High’s Light Music Club. Ringo looks at the SCP and smirks to herself that East High was outdoing North High. The SCP, as if reading her thoughts, tells her to stop ruining the festival by being so prideful.

She is almost subdued, but he then remarks that in any case, North High was better than East High. Furious, she grabs his collar and stands him up, shocking the entire audience. Alarmed, the VP rushes in and asks what’s going on, but the SCP seems keen to turn this into a fight. Incensed, Ringo charges at him and begins laying him out. The VP reacts in dismay, thinking that the festival would now be completely ruined.

He is even more aggrieved to see that a crowd is cheering the fighters on. Meanwhile, the Light Music Club is on stage and unaware of what to do. Karasawa, seizing the moment, asks them to provide some background music for the fight. In the area, Ringo successfully lands multiple hits on the SCP and he almost falls down. After Hidenori and Yoshitake encourage him, he attempts to throw a punch at Ringo, but misses and she puts him into a headlock.

Cornered, he tells her that he doesn’t really hit girls, but her grip makes him pass out on the floor. Ringo is given a victor’s cheer by the crowd, and is happy even though she doesn’t remember what she was fighting for. Karasawa then announces that the ‘battle between council presidents’ had concluded, and that the next programme would be the music event. Ringo is taken aback, and the VP compliments him for his quick thinking.

Transition scene: The SCP lies defeated on the floor, while Ikushima and one of Ringo’s subordinates clean up around him. Yoshitake announces the title.

High School Boys and Consultations
After his shift at the pizzeria, Tadakuni bids Yasunori farewell and walks home with Nago. He points out to an embarrassed Nago that she was still wearing her work bandanna. After she removes it, he (seeking advice) tells her his friends have been distant lately and won’t call him over for anything. She asks him if he thinks it’s his fault, and he says no. She then asks if he wanted her to scold them, but he tells her not to since it would be embarrassing.

Nago points out that there’s no need to put on airs if he really got along with them. She adds that he shouldn’t wait to be invited over, but understands why he would want to seem detached as well. Later, having stopped en route and discussed the matter some more, he agrees with her and says he’ll deal with it his own way. Suddenly, seeing two figures on the road below, he exclaims that it’s Hidenori and Yoshitake.

Nago tells him to get going, but Tadakuni appears nervous about what to say. Criticizing him for behaving like a girl, she reminds him he’s not fighting with them and tells him to act normal. He rushes down and calls out to the duo. They turn around, revealing them to be the same lookalikes from earlier. He indignantly asks them who they are again.

Ending Theme Song
“Ohisama” – by Amesaki Annainin

Theme Song
High School Girls are Funky Jingle

Joking
The trio are once again in Habara’s room, where Yanagin asks the others why high school boys even existed. Habara asks her if something happened, and she responds that they’re just depressing to watch. Ikushima says that the way they tried to act cool was really cheesy, and Habara agrees, adding that they always tried to push their problems on to others. Yanagin tells her if she really felt that way, she should do something about one of those specimens that lived next door to her.

In order to ‘get his opinion’, Yanagin steps into the yard and yells for Toshiyuki. Karasawa appears in the balcony of his house, and asks her what’s the matter. Ikushima and Yanagin immediately begin yelling that he should stop trying so hard to live and just die already. Karasawa sighs and goes back indoors, and the furious girls scream at him for ignoring them, accusing him of riding on their popularity and threatening to get his screen time reduced.

Karasawa reappears and tosses down a few boxes of chocolates behind them. Immediately distracted, they eagerly open the boxes and start munching down. Habara tells them to stop disgracing themselves. When they glare at her and continue eating, she calls them pathetic and tells them she’s not going to take any from them.

Outro
A notice says that the next episode features the short ‘High School Boys and the Tale of a Hero’, among others. Tadakuni says that the next episode would feature Hidenori’s childhood memories.

This is followed by another notice that says “The number of characters is steadily increasing, but it won’t cause you any problems if you don’t remember them. Also, the source material for the ending song is on the inside cover of Volume 1”. The Lookalikes announce once more that Danshi Kōkōsei no Nichijou is brought to the viewers by the following sponsors. For a fourth time, Tadakuni asks who they are.

End Screen
The end screen features four panels of Yoshitake, with the send-off message “See You Next Week”.

Characters
In order of appearance:
 * Tadakuni
 * The Lookalikes
 * Ringo-chan
 * Ringo's underlings
 * Vice President
 * Motoharu
 * Karasawa
 * Student Council President
 * Yoshitake
 * Hidenori
 * Ikushima
 * Nago
 * Habara
 * Yanagin