Yofukashi no Uta Episode 10 Recap & Characters (Spoiler-Free)

Episode Summary

10th Night: Enlarge the Peeping-Tom Photos

Midori, short-staffed at the maid cafe, recruits Nazuna and Kou to help. Kou studies the photos' angles and timing and exposes the covert photographer as Arisa herself, a former number one maid who wanted to prove she was still popular.

• Staffing shortage and recruitment

  Midori learns that a coworker cannot come in, and rather than call her vampire friends she happily drafts Nazuna and Kou when they pass by.

• Practice shift and maid cafe work

  Nazuna plays a maid while Kou acts as a client; Midori breaks character over Nazuna's flubbed greeting, and Arisa reveals Midori's rise to number one.

• Covert photos and the culprit

  Kou notices that all the suspicious photos are of Arisa, reasons out the balcony angle, and sets a trap, hiding with Midori in a locker after closing.

• Exposure and aftermath

  Kou explains the pictures were too good and lacked underskirt shots, and Midori points out that Arisa did it to prove she is still popular; Midori says many girls seek recognition, and Nazuna decides to keep working for the pay.

Recent Timeline

• Vampire abduction and turning pact (Episode 7)

  Kou is taken by a vampire girl to a place where three more vampires wait. Given the choice of one of them to turn him, he names Nazuna, and an agreement is reached: Nazuna will keep drinking his blood and turn him once he falls in love with her. This promise becomes the center of the story.

• Date plan ending in night flight meal (Episode 8)

  Kou invites Nazuna on a date from Seri's list of date plans. A romcom movie annoys her, and at the cafe Nazuna traces the ideas to Seri. She finishes the list's last item by flying Kou over the city lights and drinking his blood.

• Mahiru reunites with Kou (Episode 8)

  Mahiru recognizes Kou after a long time apart and they talk privately, with Mahiru saying they are friends. Akira then reveals Kou has been skipping school to spend time with a girl, and Kou leaves to meet someone.

• Akihito turned into Seri's offspring (Episode 9)

  After Kou drags Akihito out of the karaoke room and they run, Seri catches up to kill him, but Nazuna stops her. Akihito then confesses his love and asks to become her offspring, and Seri, who had said she never meant to turn him and only wanted to spend time with him, agrees. She then invites the group to karaoke to celebrate the new offspring.

• Covert photo case solved (Episode 10)

  Covert photos of the maid uniform were posted online. Kou deduced that Arisa had taken them herself after closing hours, since the photos were too polished, lacked underskirt shots, and were all taken when no staff or customers were present. He caught her in a locker stakeout. Her motive was to prove she remained popular after falling from the number one spot. Midori said that the wish for recognition is shared by many of the maids, so Arisa's quitting was not needed.

Character Graph

Akira

human · schoolgirl

Kou's childhood friend, who has kept the transceiver he left in her mailbox years ago. She still wants him back at school, and after hearing about the one-year limit she warns him that the vampires may kill him if he stays human.

• Background

  Had different classes from Kou in childhood; he became outgoing around sixth grade and she lost the chance to talk with him again.

• Current state

  Still believes she and Kou are friends; enjoys spending time with him and asks him to attend school together.

• Concern for Kou

  Feels embarrassed and wants to leave, then stays; says she wants to be supportive but cannot accept Kou being with Nazuna.

• Kou Yamori (Friend, Affinity)

  Childhood friend she reconnected with through the old transceiver; she wants to stay his friend while urging him to study and come to school.

• Nazuna Nanakusa (Other, Hostility)

  First met Nazuna in Episode 3. She calls Nazuna an obscene monster and is irritated when Nazuna drinks Kou's blood in front of her.

Kiyosumi Shirakawa (Kiyosumi)

office worker

A 24-year-old office worker who returned to Nazuna's cuddle buddy business because she enjoyed it the first time, and was given her massage by Kou. Worn down by her boss's late-night calls, she broke down in tears, and she envies Kou's wish to become a vampire and keep enjoying the night.

• Visit

  Returns to Nazuna's place while Kou is minding it, and Kou ends up giving her the Massage Course.

• Work strain

  Her work is fun but cannot be done alone; she must handle her boss and colleagues and pretend to enjoy herself, and is called to the office at ridiculous hours.

• Night attitude

  Recalls enjoying walking alone at night ten years ago and envies Kou's wish to keep enjoying the night.

• Kou Yamori (Other, Affinity)

  Met him at Nazuna's place; they share the feeling of enjoying the night, and she encourages him while admitting she cannot keep doing it as an adult.

Kou Yamori

human

A 14-year-old middle schooler who stopped going to school and spends his nights with Nazuna, trying to fall in love with her before his one-year limit runs out. In Episode 10 he helps out at Midori's maid cafe and works out that Arisa took the covert photos of herself.

• Sleep trouble

  Recently started having trouble sleeping and sought advice online.

• Age and schooling

  Fourteen years old; stopped going to school after getting bored, and began going out at night because he could not sleep.

• Vampire wish

  Wants Nazuna to turn him into a vampire so he can keep enjoying the night.

• One-year limit

  Learned in Episode 8 that he must turn within a year of his first bite, so he no longer has as many years as he likes.

• Nazuna Nanakusa (Pact, Affinity)

  The vampire he wants to fall in love with so that she can turn him; he lets her drink his blood every night and spends the night with her.

• Akira (Friend, Affinity)

  Akira worries about him and wants to remain his friend while still pushing him to attend school.

• Kiyosumi Shirakawa (Other, Affinity)

  Empathizes with her exhaustion, walks with her in the street, and promises to turn her into a vampire too if he becomes one.

Midori Kohakobe

vampire

A vampire in the group who tried to get close to Kou in Episode 7 by asking about his ideal type. She works as the number one maid at a maid cafe, where she recruited Nazuna and Kou to help and had Kou catch Arisa.

• Stated tactic

  Plays up her usual approach of getting close to the people she talks to

• Kou Yamori (Other, Affinity)

  Vampire who wants to know his ideal type and be close to him

• Nico Hirata (Colleague, Mixed)

  Fellow vampire who rivals her for Kou

Nazuna Nanakusa

vampire

A vampire who drinks Kou's blood, shows him how to enjoy the night, and has agreed to turn him once he falls in love with her. In Episode 10 she fills in as a maid at Midori's cafe, forgets her lines, and decides to keep working there now and then for the pay.

• Feeding

  Feeds on Kou only when the timing allows

• Blood supply arrangement

  Drinks Kou's blood and explains the exchange as supply and demand, saying Kou's blood is tasty.

• Vampire identity

  Confirmed as a vampire through Kou's account; passes through walls and can fly.

• Reaction to Kou's declaration

  Face turned red and she refused to talk to Kou for a while

• Kou Yamori (Pact, Mixed)

  Found Kou buying beer on his first night out and has fed on him ever since; she calls him her prey and has agreed to turn him once he falls in love with her.

• Akira (Friend, Neutral)

  Finds Akira interesting, and plays games with her and teases her when she joins Kou's night.

• Seri Kikiyou (Colleague, Mixed)

  Fellow vampire she can't stand; she knees Seri for rushing at Kou in Episode 9, and later stops Seri from killing Kou and Akihito.

Nico Hirata

vampire

Vampire who offers Kou a choice of turning and openly competes to win him

• Stated strategy

  Believes she is the best fit for Kou and openly tries to win him

• Kou Yamori (Other, Affinity)

  Vampire trying to win Kou as her offspring

• Midori Kohakobe (Colleague, Mixed)

  Fellow vampire who clashes with her over Kou

Mahiru

Human student

A student who is perfect in grades and sports and is well liked; he considers Kou and Akira his friends and is worried about Kou skipping school.

• Family

  His family owns a flower shop.

• Night companion

  Likes someone he can only see at night; who that person is has not been revealed.

• Kou Yamori (Friend, Affinity)

  Mahiru considers Kou his friend and is worried about him for skipping school; Kou, for his part, is happy to hear Mahiru call him a friend.

• Akira (Friend, Affinity)

  Mahiru considers Akira a friend, though Akira can barely recall times the three of them spent together.

Akihito

vampire

Seri's friend who fell in love with her and kept messaging her until he showed up at the karaoke. After Kou got him away from Seri, he confessed and asked to stay with her, and Seri made him her offspring.

• Meeting Seri

  Lost his glasses after tripping; Seri found them and invited him for a drink, where he talked about dopamine and love.

• Wanting to be with Seri

  Wants to be with her and asks her to make him an offspring; she confirms it after he confirms he is sure.

• Seri Kikiyou (Friend, Affinity)

  Friend he fell in love with; he asked to stay with her as her offspring, and she agreed.

Seri Kikiyou

vampire

A vampire who is hugely popular with men but tired of romance creeping into every relationship she has with humans. In Episode 9 she tried to kill her persistent friend Akihito, then made him her offspring when he confessed and asked to stay with her.

• View of Kou

  Sees Kou as a diversion and says they will either turn him or kill him

• Turning Akihito

  Says she never meant to turn Akihito into an offspring, only to hang out with him; grows tired of making offspring and wants a friend she can talk to.

• Nazuna Nanakusa (Colleague, Mixed)

  Fellow vampire who doubts Nazuna's sincerity; in Episode 9 the two brawl after Nazuna knees her, and Nazuna later stops her from killing Kou and Akihito.

• Kou Yamori (Other, Neutral)

  Sees him as a diversion, yet opens up to him at karaoke; when he protects Akihito, she threatens to kill him too.

• Akihito (Friend, Pact, Mixed)

  Initially a casual friend; she first told him they should stop seeing each other, then accepted his request and made him her offspring.

Arisa

maid cafe staff

A maid at the cafe who was the number one maid before Midori; she took covert photos of herself in the maid uniform to keep her popularity and recognition.

• Recognition drive

  Was the top maid before Midori arrived and secretly photographed herself in the uniform to prove she was still popular.

• Midori Kohakobe (Colleague, Mixed)

  A fellow maid who displaced Arisa as the number one maid; Arisa envies her standing.

• Kou Yamori (Other, Neutral)

  Met him at the cafe; Kou worked out that she had taken the photos herself, and later she asked him to take a picture together.

Hatsuka Suzushiro

vampire

Vampire who reminds Kou that he must choose one of them or be killed

• Warning

  Tells Kou that failing to choose one of them means he will be killed

• Kou Yamori (Other, Neutral)

  Vampire who presses Kou to choose and warns him of the consequences

Kabura Honda

vampire

Vampire who brought Kou to the gathering and wants to spend time with him

• Interest in Nazuna

  Curious about Nazuna's favorite taste and her reasons for being interested in Kou

• Kou Yamori (Other, Neutral)

  Vampire who brought him in and offers to spend time with him

World Memo

• Vampire feeding, turning, and night blood

  A person can become a vampire only if they fall in love with the vampire who would turn them; a bite alone is not enough. For vampires, blood is simply food, and feeding does not require creating new vampires, so making many offspring is not a universal habit. Human blood tastes best at night, especially just before a person falls asleep, because it is infused with night. Feeding for vampires is not only eating but also copulation under certain conditions.

• Blood variation and its role in turning

  Different people's blood is like different meals, so feeding partners vary in taste. Blood-sucking is part of the feeding process, but a single feeding does not by itself turn a person into a vampire.

• Vampires cast no reflection

  Vampires do not have a reflection, so they cannot see themselves in mirrors or water.

• Vampire offspring-making

  Vampires make offspring by acting in ways that attract humans; a vampire turns the human she chooses into a vampire.

• One-year window to turn

  After a person's first blood-sucking by a vampire, they have one year to turn into a vampire; if they do not turn within that year, they never will and remain human.

• Vampire-human relationships usually not allowed

  Among vampires, a relationship between a vampire and a human is generally not permitted, since such relationships usually do not work out; the Nazuna-Kou pairing is described as an exception.

Clue Board

• Kou's fate after one year (Episode 8)

  Kou has one year from his first blood-sucking to turn into a vampire; if he does not turn, Akira says he will remain human and be a threat to the vampires, so it is open whether he survives.

• Identity of Mahiru's night companion (Episode 8)

  Mahiru likes a person who can spend time with him only at night; Akira guesses she is an older woman and fears she may be a vampire, but the person's identity is not revealed.

• Cause of Seri's unhappiness (Episode 9)

  Seri says things have not been fun recently, then says she was lying, but Kou senses she was not and suspects vampires can have problems too. Later that night she reveals the reason: she is tired of romance creeping into every relationship with humans and has no one to talk to.

• Seri's struggle to make friends (Episode 9)

  Seri says she is tired of romance being part of every interaction and does not know how to be a friend, unconsciously making people fall in love with her. Her wish to keep a friendship without romance remains open.

• Peeping photo culprit (Episode 10)

  The covert photos of the maid uniform were taken by Arisa herself. Kou deduced it because all the shots were taken after closing with no staff or customers present, the photos were too polished for a peeping tom, and no underskirt shots appeared. Arisa did it to prove she was still popular, since she had fallen from number one to number two.

Deduction Board

Facts

• Seri is a vampire

  Seri states she is a vampire to Akihito.

• Arisa took the covert photos

  Arisa herself took the covert photos of herself, revealed when Kou confronted her in the locker scene.

• Photos taken after closing

  Kou found all the covert pictures were taken when no other staff or customers were present, after closing hours.

Evidence

• Covert angles of maid uniform

  Someone posted covert photos from angles where the maid underwear can be seen, found by Midori.

• Photos too good

  Kou noticed the photos looked too good: someone secretly snapping such shots only cares about getting the picture, so they would not come out that well.

• No underskirt shots

  Kou noticed the set lacked the underskirt shots typical of peeping photos, suggesting that absence was intentional.

Inferences

• Possible one-year lifespan

  Kou may have only a year to live

• Culprit comes after Arisa alone

  Kou reasoned the culprit targeted Arisa when she was alone, so the group hid in a locker to catch them.

• Motive is recognition

  Kou could not work out the motive; Midori pointed out that Arisa, now number two after having been number one, took the photos to prove she was still popular.

Suspicions

• Sees Kou as a diversion

  Seri thinks Kou is just a diversion and says the group will either turn him or kill him.

• Vampires may kill Kou

  Akira says that since Kou knows so much about vampire habits he is a threat and the vampires will kill him

• Seri's motive for turning Akihito

  Seri says she never intended to turn Akihito into an offspring and only wanted to hang out with him; she turned him only after he himself asked to become her offspring.

Season Summary

Season 1 — Season 1

Episodes 1–10

Kou Yamori, a 14-year-old who has stopped going to school and cannot sleep, meets the vampire Nazuna Nanakusa on a night walk and asks her to turn him. To become a vampire he must first fall in love with her, so she keeps drinking his blood while he tries. He reconnects with his childhood friend Akira, helps the overworked office worker Kiyosumi at Nazuna's cuddle buddy business, and faces Nazuna's vampire circle, who say they must turn him or kill him because he knows too much; Kou declares he wants Nazuna and will become a vampire.

He then learns he has only one year from his first bite to turn, dates Nazuna on Seri's advice, and reconnects with his old friend Mahiru. Seri, tired of romance in every relationship with humans, makes her persistent friend Akihito her offspring after Kou steps in. At Midori's maid cafe, Kou exposes the maid Arisa as the one who took the covert photos of herself.

Music Releases

• Daten (OP)
• Yofukashi no Uta (ED)