While [[Tomoko Kuroki|Tomoko]] enjoys listening to a ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yandere yandere]'' guy CD, she is interrupted by an unexpected phone call from [[Yū Naruse]], a friend from middle school. Yū invites her to hang out the next day at a café. Tomoko recalls Yū as unremarkable and not a very good student who had to attend a "mediocre" high school.
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[[File:Ecce_Yū_c3.png|thumb|left]]When they meet at the café the following day, Tomoko is surprised by how different her friend looks. Yū now wears contacts, styles and dyes her hair, wears a miniskirt, and even wears perfume. Inwardly, Tomoko wonders if girls actually smell like Yū. When Yū orders, Tomoko inwardly thinks her drink sounds perverted. Yū admits to Tomoko that she changed her appearance when she entered high school since she felt out of place. She then asks if Tomoko still watches ''anime.'' She becomes excited when Tomoko sheepishly admits she does since Yū could not find anyone who would talk about it in her school. Tomoko realizes that Yū is still the same person inside.
They talk about ''anime'' and later end up hanging out at the arcade. Nearing the end of their outing, Tomoko notices that Yū seems a little sad so she tries to cheer her up by telling her how her own high school experience has not been as fulfilling as she would have hoped and that Yū should do her best as well. Overjoyed by Tomoko’s support, Yū responds by telling her she was feeling a little down because of a fight she had with her boyfriend and that as long as Tomoko is in her life she will be okay. Tomoko is distraught by the news of Yū having a boyfriend and starts ignoring Yū by putting on her headphones and continue listening to her ''yandere'' guy CD.
While [[Tomoko Kuroki|Tomoko]] is listening to a yandere guy cd, she is interrupted by an unexpected phone call from [[Yuu Naruse|Yuu]] , an old friend from middle school. Yuu invites her to hang out tomorrow at a cafe. When they meet, Tomoko is surprised by how different her friend looks. Yuu started wearing contacts, styled her hair, is wearing a miniskirt, and even has perfume on. Despite the change in Yuu’s appearance, Tomoko realizes that Yuu is still the same person inside. They talk about anime and later end up hanging out at the arcade. Nearing the end of their outing, Tomoko notices that Yuu seems a little sad so she tries to cheer her up by telling her how her own high school experience hasn’t been as fulfilling as she would have hoped and that Yuu should do her best as well. Overjoyed by Tomoko’s support, Yuu responds back to Tomoko by telling her she was feeling a little down because of a fight she had with her boyfriend and that as long as Tomoko is in her life she will be okay. Tomoko is distraught by the news of Yuu having a boyfriend and starts ignoring Yuu by putting on her headphones and continue listening to her yandere guy cd.
*This chapter is adapted into the [[WataMote Episode 02|second episode]] of the anime.
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*This chapter shows hints of Tomoko's future perverted tendencies toward Yū and other girls.
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*Tomoko will [[WataMote Chapter 110|later]] recall that Yū did poorly on the high school entrance exam.
==Cultural References==
==Cultural References==
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*The coffee shop Tomoko and Yū go to is called "Star Turry's Coffee" with a logo very similar to Starbucks' logo.[[File:Star Turrys.jpg|thumb|93x93px|Star Turrys Logo]]The name is based on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starbucks Starbucks] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tully%27s_Coffee Tullys].
While Tomoko enjoys listening to a yandere guy CD, she is interrupted by an unexpected phone call from Yū Naruse, a friend from middle school. Yū invites her to hang out the next day at a café. Tomoko recalls Yū as unremarkable and not a very good student who had to attend a "mediocre" high school.
When they meet at the café the following day, Tomoko is surprised by how different her friend looks. Yū now wears contacts, styles and dyes her hair, wears a miniskirt, and even wears perfume. Inwardly, Tomoko wonders if girls actually smell like Yū. When Yū orders, Tomoko inwardly thinks her drink sounds perverted. Yū admits to Tomoko that she changed her appearance when she entered high school since she felt out of place. She then asks if Tomoko still watches anime. She becomes excited when Tomoko sheepishly admits she does since Yū could not find anyone who would talk about it in her school. Tomoko realizes that Yū is still the same person inside.
They talk about anime and later end up hanging out at the arcade. Nearing the end of their outing, Tomoko notices that Yū seems a little sad so she tries to cheer her up by telling her how her own high school experience has not been as fulfilling as she would have hoped and that Yū should do her best as well. Overjoyed by Tomoko’s support, Yū responds by telling her she was feeling a little down because of a fight she had with her boyfriend and that as long as Tomoko is in her life she will be okay. Tomoko is distraught by the news of Yū having a boyfriend and starts ignoring Yū by putting on her headphones and continue listening to her yandere guy CD.
