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In this video, we will explain Real Girl.
This movie tells the story of
a high school student who enjoys animation and video games in the virtual world,
but he doesn't enjoy his real life.
People at his school don't even know he exists.
One day,
he met a beautiful girl while cleaning the pool at his school.
Is she going to change how he sees love in the real world?
Let's find out in Real Girl.
Real Girl started when a young man named
Hikaru Tsutsui was focusing on his laptop screen while commenting on the latest anime film.
It then made his 2D waifu, Ezomichi, feel jealous and angry because she thought Hikaru had an affair
with a character from another anime.
Because of that, Hikaru then convinced his 2D waifu by trying to seduce her.
Meanwhile, his younger brother, who was outside his room, thought Hikaru
was out of his mind because he often talked alone in his room.
Hikaru really likes anime and video
games in the virtual world and doesn't enjoy his real life.
He spent most of his time in his room,
playing video games or watching anime, rather than interacting with other people.
That day, Hikaru started his day with some bad luck; like accidentally splashed by hot water,
the road he used to take to go to school is suddenly closed because it was being repaired,
and he is also faced with the choice of helping an old woman who has fallen or saving a kitten.
Ezomichi then tells Hikaru that living in the real world is very troublesome because he is faced with various difficult choices.
Hikaru decided to help the old woman and the kittens, causing him to be almost late for school.
Meanwhile in class, one of Hikaru's classmates, a young man named Yuto Ito,
said the same thing as Ezomichi.
Like Hikaru, Yuto also prefers to watch anime and play video games than hang out with his friends.
Not long after that, the two of them were visited by delinquent students led by Mitsuya Takanashi.
At first Mitsuya mocked Yuto because he was wearing a cute cat ear headband.
After that, Mitsuya told Hikaru to replace him and went to the teacher's room.
Arriving at the teacher's room,
Hikaru met a girl named Iroha Igarashi who was also summoned to the teacher's room.
Hikaru and Iroha are then punished for cleaning the swimming pool.
Hikaru thought
that a beautiful and popular girl like Iroha would definitely not come to serve her sentence.
But as it turned out, Iroha had really come.
Due to an incident, they suddenly fell into the swimming pool.
While drying his wet clothes,
Hikaru seemed to be standing away from Iroha who invited him to get acquainted.
Seeing Hikaru flustered, Iroha then told him to date her.
Hearing this, Hikaru suddenly felt annoyed and scolded Iroha,
thinking that the girl just wanted to play with his feelings and didn't really want to date him.
Rejected by Hikaru, Iroha then left him.
The next day, Hikaru told Yuto what he had experienced yesterday with Iroha.
Yuto then asked Hikaru to immediately apologize to Iroha.
Following Yuto's advice, Hikaru then follows Iroha to a bookstore,
where Iroha is suddenly accused of being a thief by one of the bookstore employees. Even though
Iroha had already proven that she wasn't a thief by taking out all her belongings in her bag,
the bookstore employees didn't necessarily believe her. Seeing Iroha in a state of urgency, Hikaru
then defended her by saying that he had been following Iroha and she had not stolen anything.
But after that, the store employees reported to the police about Hikaru stalking Iroha,
so he immediately ran away from there. The next day, Iroha came to Hikaru in his class and
again asked him to date her publicly. But again Hikaru rejected her. One of Hikaru's classmates,
Arisa Ishino, then urges Hikaru to go after Iroha. Hikaru rushed after Iroha and apologized to her.
Although Hikaru is still shocked to hear that Iroha insists on dating him and thinks
she just wants to play with him, he is finally willing to have a love affair with Iroha for six
months according to her request. Since then, Hikaru and Iroha have been officially dating.
Iroha then asked Hikaru to pick her up every morning to go to school together and hand in
hand along the way. Iroha also told about things that lovers usually do, such as eating together,
going on dates, hugging, and even kissing. That night, Hikaru seems to be contemplating in his
room and thinking about how difficult it is to date in the real world, with all the rules and
demands of his girlfriend. Ezomichi then incites Hikaru by saying that Iroha wants to play with
him and only oppress him. Meanwhile outside the room, Hikaru's parents and his younger brother,
Kaoru, are seen eavesdropping on Hikaru's monologue with Ezomichi in his imagination.
The next day, during lunchtime at school, Hikaru who was sitting with Iroha immediately became the
center of attention of the other students because of their closeness. Mitsuya was no exception.
He then came to their table and told Iroha to end his relationship with Hikaru and date
him. Mitsuya even blatantly mocks Hikaru's penchant for anime and video games and says he
is much better than Hikaru. But Iroha didn't heed Mitsuya's words. Hikaru did not necessarily remain
silent hearing himself being made fun of by Mitsuya and intended to hit him.
But then, Iroha suddenly collapsed and lay weak and helpless. She asked Hikaru to take her to a
male doctor named Mabuchi at the hospital. Hikaru rushed to carry Iroha and ran to the hospital
so that his girlfriend could immediately get medical treatment. Hikaru looks very worried about
Iroha's condition at the hospital, even though she has fully recovered after receiving treatment from
Doctor Mabuchi. Seeing Hikaru really worried about her, Iroha felt very happy because this was the
first time she had a boyfriend who really cared about her. A few days later, Hikaru asks Arisa for
advice on dating because he has never dated a girl in real life. But when it's time to date, Iroha
finds Arisa's advice about dating really boring. Iroha then asked Hikaru to take her to his house
to meet his family. Hikaru's family looks stunned because this is the first time, Hikaru invites a
beautiful girl to visit his house. Because Hikaru invited his girlfriend to the house, his family
then held a welcoming party for Iroha and asked how she came to be in a relationship with Hikaru.
Iroha also confesses that she has fallen in love with Hikaru since the first time they met.
Iroha then asked Hikaru to show her his bedroom. Hearing this, Hikaru and his family unanimously
told Iroha that Hikaru didn't have a room because they both didn't want Iroha to see Hikaru's room
filled with the 2D character Ezomichi who he considered a waifu. But Iroha didn't run out
of her mind. She pretended to want to go to the toilet and quietly headed to Hikaru's room which
was on the top floor. After entering Hikaru's room, Iroha seemed amazed by all the action-figure
collections and posters that filled his room. On the other hand, Hikaru looks flabbergasted
that Iroha isn't what he expected. She actually appreciates his passion for anime and video games,
and doesn't think Hikaru is a weird otaku. After watching anime together, Hikaru then drove Iroha
home and she lightly kissed Hikaru on the cheek before entering the house. The next day, Hikaru
tells Yuto about his successful date and asks Arisa for advice on the gift he will give Iroha.
But this time, Arisa first asked Hikaru to help her to date Mitsuya. When Hikaru was working
part-time wearing a mascot costume at an amusement park, he accidentally met Iroha who helped him
calm a little girl who was crying because she was separated from her mother. But Iroha didn't know
that Hikaru was wearing the mascot costume. After finally returning the little girl to her mother,
Iroha then left and it turned out that Iroha was at the amusement park with Doctor Mabuchi.
Seeing their closeness, Hikaru then questioned the relationship between Iroha and Doctor Mabuchi,
who seemed to be more than just a doctor and a patient. The next day, Hikaru texted Iroha, saying
that he couldn't pick her up. Since then, Hikaru seems to always avoid Iroha when he is at school.
One day, when Hikaru is alone in the school garden, he meets a student named Sumie Ayado who
is also very fond of anime and video games. Even Sumie also really likes the character of Ezomichi,
just like Hikaru. They then engage in an exciting chat because they have the same passion. On the
other hand, apparently Iroha saw the closeness of Hikaru and Sumie who were busy chatting. Mitsuya,
who was next to her, then tried to instigate Iroha to end her love affair with Hikaru.
While coming home from school, Iroha and Hikaru accidentally crossed paths on the street. Still,
Hikaru apparently wasn't sensitive to a woman's feelings, so when Iroha was jealous and sulky,
he turned cold, avoided her even more, and allowed all these misunderstandings to drag on.
In the end, the two of them became more and more awkward and acted like strangers who didn't know
each other. After that, Hikaru went to Mitsuya and told him that he had broken up with Iroha. Hearing
this, Mitsuya actually felt insulted because he felt slighted by Hikaru and then punched him to
the ground. Seeing her boyfriend lying helpless, Iroha then slapped Mitsuya and took Hikaru to the
hospital. Doctor Mabuchi then met Hikaru and asked what he had done to change Iroha drastically.
After dating Hikaru, Iroha looked more cheerful and happy. Hearing this, Hikaru also felt touched,
not expecting to bring such a big change to Iroha. Not long after, Iroha also met Hikaru
with Mitsuya who looked battered. Iroha then embraced her boyfriend affectionately
and Hikaru also apologized to her for having misunderstood and making her sad. The next day,
Hikaru introduces Iroha and Yuto to Sumie, where he tells Sumie that Iroha is his girlfriend. Sumie
immediately felt very shocked when she found out that Hikaru had a very beautiful girlfriend in the
real world. While on the other hand, Yuto seemed to really like Sumie from the first time they met.
When she saw Hikaru involved in an exciting conversation with Sumie, Iroha immediately
felt jealous and brought it up to Arisa who was sitting next to her. Arisa then suggests
that they all go on a picnic together so that Iroha and Hikaru become closer and inseparable.
Long story short, Hikaru and Iroha finally went on a picnic with Arisa,
Mitsuya, Yuto and Sumie. Sumie, who had liked Hikaru from the start, observed Hikaru and Iroha
who were joking and looking happy. However, unbeknownst to her, Yuto secretly observed her
and felt sad because Sumie actually liked Hikaru. That night, when everyone was gathered outside,
Hikaru suddenly felt unwell and decided to return to the inn. After that, Sumie went in there and
found Hikaru sleeping on the sofa. With soundless steps, Sumie approached him and held his hand.
But then, Iroha caught her and looked so annoyed that she decided to leave. Knowing that something
was wrong because Iroha looked gloomy when she left the inn, Arisa rushed to wake Hikaru and told
him to go after his girlfriend. On the other hand, Yuta goes to Sumie who is sobbing, feels sorry for
Iroha and reveals to Yuto that she likes Hikaru. Yuto then tells everyone, including Hikaru,
that Sumie likes Hikaru. But Hikaru politely refused Sumie's feelings and said he already
had Iroha as his girlfriend and loved her very much. Hikaru finally finds Iroha sitting alone,
where he then reveals to Iroha that he really loves her. Meanwhile, Iroha also said the same
thing, where she felt very happy when Hikaru was by her side and they both kissed passionately.
Long story short, while celebrating a Halloween party at school, Iroha reveals to
Hikaru that she has a dangerous disease and must immediately undergo surgery to cure her illness.
However, the operation also carries a high risk and her recovery is also uncertain after that.
On Halloween night, it was exactly six months since they first met and decided to date.
Iroha then ended his love affair with Hikaru and asked him to forget it. Hikaru just had tears
in his eyes, speechless to hear Iroha ending their relationship just like that. After that,
Iroha left Hikaru who was still silent in the crowd watching the departure of the girl he loved.
Five years have passed since that incident, and now Hikaru has worked as a company employee.
Hikaru was still thinking about Iroha. Every now and then after work, he visits the place where
he used to pick up Iroha when they were still at school and hopes to meet Iroha there. However, no
one was there, so he thought that the happy ending of a love story only happened in the 2D world,
not in the real world like his love story with Iroha. One day, Hikaru accidentally crossed paths
with Iroha, but when he called her, Iroha didn't recognize him and immediately left Hikaru. Hikaru
then meets Doctor Mabuchi who tells him that Iroha lost almost all of her memory after undergoing
brain surgery. Doctor Mabuchi then asks Hikaru to forget about Iroha because he will soon marry her.
When Iroha went back to Hikaru and asked about himself, Hikaru instead said she had the wrong
person and didn't know her so that Iroha wouldn't have to remember him anymore and could live a new
life with Doctor Mabuchi. That night, Hikaru holds a reunion with his friends from high school and
tells what happened to Iroha and Doctor Mabuchi's plans to marry her. All her friends look sad that
Iroha has lost her memory, which means she doesn't remember them and the moments they spent together
in high school. Long story short, Iroha and Doctor Mabuchi's wedding day arrived which was also
attended by Arisa, Mitsuya, Yuto and Sumie. Arisa then takes the mic and tells about her high school
memories with Iroha and her other friends. After that, Yuto gave a gift parcel to Iroha. Elsewhere,
Hikaru seems to be involved in a conversation with Ezomichi, where he says that he will never forget
Iroha and will continue to love her. Hikaru is determined to fight for his love and get Iroha
back. Meanwhile, Iroha who opened Yuto's gift, which was none other than Ezomichi's toy wand,
instantly recalled all the moments she had with Hikaru. She immediately canceled the
wedding and rushed to meet Hikaru. Iroha and Hikaru meet again at a Halloween party,
where they finally re-express their feelings for each other and unite in love forever.
The moral message of this film is never hesitating to fight for someone you love
if it is worth fighting for because everyone has the right to their happiness.