Curveball Showdown (変化球勝負, Henkakyū Shōbu?) is the seventy-fourth chapter of the 5Toubun no Hanayome manga series.
Cover Page
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Title Page: first page of the chapter.
Summary
Plot
Story Impact
- Ichika's reputation as an actress is revealed to the school.
- Ichika, dressed as Miku, tells Fuutarou that Ichika loves him.
Chapter Notes
- Fuutarou is greeted by Ichika who is wearing glasses.
- Ichika is feeling determined to not lose Fuutarou to any of her sisters.
- Ichika reveals to Fuutarou that she is wearing the glasses as a disguise because word about Ichika being an actress got out.
- Ichika feels distraught whenever Fuutarou talks about her sisters, wanting him to look at only her.
- Ichika is surrounded by her classmates, talking about her reputation as an actress.
- Itsuki dresses up as Miku in order to escape her classmates.
- "Miku" then tells Fuutarou that Ichika is in love with him and that she will be cheering for Ichika and him.
Difference(s) Between Anime and Manga
Characters
List of characters in order of their appearance:
- Ichika Nakano
- Fuutarou Uesugi
- Takeda
- Yotsuba Nakano
- Miku Nakano
- Nino Nakano
Quote
- "Look at me. I want you to look only at me!" (Ichika about Fuutarou)
- "Ichika is in love with you. I think you two would make a great couple. I'll be cheering for you." (Ichika Nakano to Fuutarou)
Trivia
- Ichika is the fifth Nakano Quintuplet to directly or indirectly confess to Fuutarou. The first is Yotsuba (but she played it off as a joke[1]), the second is Miku (but Fuutarou thought it was a part of playing house[2]), the third is Itsuki (but she didn't know the meaning[3]), and the fourth is Nino[4].
References
- ^ 5Toubun no Hanayome Manga: Chapter 21.
- ^ 5Toubun no Hanayome Manga: Chapter 38.
- ^ 5Toubun no Hanayome Manga: Chapter 41.
- ^ 5Toubun no Hanayome Manga: Chapter 60.