The following contains spoilers for Episode 4 of Tomodachi Game, “Seriously? That’s So Cringe,” now streaming onCrunchyroll.
Thethird episodeofTomodachi Game, “There’s No Way I’d Believe That,” revealed Kokorogi’s biggest secret, shocking her friends. Kokorogi participated in compensated dating in junior high because she needed money to bribe her bullies to stop. However, before her relationship went too far, she stopped it.
More shockingly, Mikasa revealed that he was the one who stole the money from the school trip fund. He also displayed an obsession with Sawaragi andhis tendency to stalk her.Additionally, Mikasa was the one who wrote the first two secrets at the beginning of ‘Bad-Mouth Sugoroku,’ the second game. This prompted Shibe, who also has feelings for Sawaragi, and Yuichi to reveal a secret about one another in order to help Sawaragi get out of first place. Despite their efforts, Sawaragi remained in first place due to the significant secrets that Mikasa disclosed.
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Girl Vs. Girl
This episode is primarily narrated by Mikasa, who expresses his plan to continue isolating Sawaragi from her friends until she only has him. He had already broken Kokorogi’s trust in Sawaragi and now expects to break Sawaragi’s trust in Kokorogi. While he puts up a facade in front of the group, Mikasa plants a seed of doubt in Sawaragi’s mind by suggesting that Kokorogi was the one who wrote the bad-mouth card about herself. Naturally, Sawaragi rejects this idea. However, the idea has already been planted in her mind. Sawaragi begins to reflect on Kokorogi’s feelings for Yuichi, wondering if perhaps Kokorogi had revealed her own secretin order to get closer to Yuichi. Mikasa encourages this, putting forward why he would think Kokorogi would do such a thing. Still, Sawaragi is not convinced and asks Mikasa why he would tell her this. He responds that it’s because he is on her side.
The Game Continues
After an extended break, Manabu instructs that it’s time to resume playing the game. Mikasa enters the room to write a bad-mouth card first. He writes a card about himself to avoid suspicion seeing as he is in last place and hasn’t received a bad-mouth card yet. When he exits, he is stunned to see YuichislappingSawaragi.
This behavior seems odd to the viewers, considering Yuichi has always appeared to be kind. Nevertheless, he apologizes and questions why Sawaragi would even think that Kokorogi bad-mouthed herself. Sawaragi explains that people will do anything to get what they want, implying Kokorogi is trying to steal Yuichi. However, Kokorogi retaliates and makes a harsh remark about Sawaragi getting plastic surgery to look pretty.An argument between the two girls ensues.Sawaragi tells Yuichi that if he keeps attacking her, she will stop trusting him, while Kokorogi states that nothing matters as long as Yuichi believes her. Mikasa, who secretly feels pleased about this turn of events, cuts in and apologizes to Sawaragi that he suggested Kokorogi wrote the card herself. Sawaragi waves him off, explaining that she doesn’t want to talk to Yuichi or Kokorogi. Mikasa then tells her that he will believe anything she tells him, like how Yuichi will believe anything Kokorogi tells him.
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As the game continues, each person takes turns writing a bad-mouth card. When they finish, Manabu announces that there are two written bad-mouth cards. The first is that Sawaragi wears men’s boxers, while the second is that Mikasa is lying about his age. The first card is suspected of having been written by Kokorogi, while the second was written by Mikasa himself, unbeknownst to the friend group. He explains to the group that he is a year older than them and that only Sawaragi was aware of this fact,insinuating that perhaps she wrote the card. As Sawaragi moves several spaces, she lands on a space that allows her a special chance to nominate a member of a group to receive a ‘bombshell exposé.’ Once the exposé is released, the participants must vote on whether the information is ‘forgivable’ or ‘unforgivable.’ If unforgivable, the participant would have to take more steps based on the response percentage.
Shibe’s Secret
If Mikasa is chosen, his secrets and plans will be revealed, and thus, he will be outed as a traitor. However, fortunately for him, before Sawaragi could choose him, Shibe volunteers, believing that he doesn’t have anything to hide. Manabu shocks him and the group when he reveals that Shibe’sfatherhas abused and harassed his secretary and associated himself with business and criminal organizations. Shibe, who seemed oblivious to his father’s secret life, breaks down. As Sawaragi reaffirms to him that he is still her friend, Mikasa interrupts the two, ordering Sawaragi to stay clear of Shibe and arguing that perhaps Shibe’s father paid money to hide his son’s secrets. Unfortunately for Shibe, this divides the group further. Meanwhile, Manabu reports that Shibe’s secret regarding his father has been voted 99% unforgivable. As a result, Shibe has jumped to second place and must move nine spaces.
In the next turn, only one bad-mouth card has been written, this time about Shibe:he had killed someone. However, as the episode comes to an end, the viewers discover that Mikasa was not the one to write this card, leaving him with the questions: who is trying to sabotage Shibe and why? Before the episode concludes, the screen pans in on Yuichi, whose mouth is stretched into a creepy grin. Could it be that Yuichi has been secretly plotting to destroy his friend group this entire time?
