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There is nothing less worth talking about than a love that has been fulfilled.
It is August 12th. After the remote control to his boarding house's only air conditioning unit is inadvertently destroyed by spilled cola, "I" devises a plan to return to yesterday in a time machine to recover the remote before it breaks. However, his prankster friend Ozu cannot resist playing with past events, even if it means bringing the universe to the brink of destruction. Now "I" finds himself racing through time to avoid disaster.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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It is August 12th. After the remote control to his boarding house's only air conditioning unit is inadvertently destroyed by spilled cola, "I" devises a plan to return to yesterday in a time machine to recover the remote before it breaks. However, his prankster friend Ozu cannot resist playing with past events, even if it means bringing the universe to the brink of destruction. Now "I" finds himself racing through time to avoid disaster.
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Episode 1
Ozu, a despicable prankster, spills cola on the remote control to the dorm's only air conditioner.
Directed by Shingo Natsume, Fuga YamashiroWritten by Makoto UedaGuest stars Ako Mayama, Kosuke Echigoya, Taichi Takeda, Ahiru Ohira
Episode 2
"I" and friends team up to use a time machine to retrieve the AC remote control before it breaks.
Directed by Fuga YamashiroWritten by Makoto UedaGuest stars Makoto Ueda, Yoshifumi Sakai, Gota Ishida, Munenori Nagano, Kazunari Tosa, Kosuke Echigoya, Taichi Takeda, Ahiru Ohira
Episode 3
Akashi and "I" travel back in time to restore order to the universe but run into unexpected trouble.
Directed by MokochanWritten by Makoto UedaGuest stars Kosuke Echigoya, Taichi Takeda, Ahiru Ohira
Episode 4
Back to square one. Akashi and "I" must once again try to save the universe from destruction.
Directed by Shingo Natsume, Fuga Yamashiro, Masato TakeuchiWritten by Makoto UedaGuest stars Ako Mayama, Kosuke Echigoya
Episode 5
Akashi has a plan, and "I" catches on. Can they escape the maddening cycle of one-day time travel?
Directed by Taku KimuraWritten by Makoto UedaGuest stars Ako Mayama, Kosuke Echigoya
Episode 6
As a university freshman, "I" joins a club dedicated to fantasizing about a fictional railway.
Directed by Akitoshi YokoyamaWritten by Makoto UedaGuest stars Cho, Kazuyuki Okitsu, Hiroki Yasumoto, Takahiro Shimada, Masaomi Yamahashi, Shunichi Maki, Riho Sugiyama
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
Shintaro AsanumaI (voice)
Maaya SakamotoAkashi (voice)
Hiroyuki YoshinoOzu (voice)
Kazuya NakaiMaster Higuchi (voice)
Yuhko KaidaHanuki (voice)
Junichi SuwabeJogasaki (voice)
Setsuji SatoAijima (voice)
Chikara HondaTamura (voice)
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