Yofukashi no Uta Episode 13 Recap & Characters (Spoiler-Free)

Episode Summary

13th Night: Call of the Night

Hatsuka takes Kou to his home, where three excited adults greet them and are quickly silenced by Hatsuka's cold look. Hatsuka reveals he is a man and proposes that Kou become his offspring to save Nazuna, but Kou declines because he still wants to fall in love with Nazuna.

Meanwhile Nazuna asks the other vampires to spare Kou; Nico smashes the table in anger and finally sets the condition that Nazuna must make Kou fall in love with her. Kou finds Nazuna at the vending machine where they first met, and they admit they had fun together and will keep finding new things to do. The episode ends with Nazuna promising to become a vampire worth falling for and kissing Kou.

• Hatsuka's home visit

  Hatsuka brings Kou home, where three excited adults greet them. Hatsuka silences them with a cold look and asks them to leave so he can host his guest.

• Hatsuka's offer to Kou

  Kou learns Hatsuka is a man and Hatsuka proposes making Kou his offspring to save Nazuna. Kou declines and says he still wants to fall in love with Nazuna.

• Nazuna's confrontation with the vampires

  Nazuna visits the other vampires and argues for Kou's life, and Nico smashes the table and threatens consequences. Nico reveals the condition for sparing Kou is that Nazuna make him fall in love with her.

• Reunion at the vending machine

  Kou finds Nazuna buying booze at the vending machine, and they both admit they had fun and were bored before meeting. Nazuna promises to become a vampire worth falling for and kisses Kou.

Recent Timeline

• 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 noted that many maids share the wish for recognition, so Arisa did not need to quit.

• Missing teacher's death at dawn (Episode 11)

  Kou, Akira and Mahiru met a teacher who had vanished ten years earlier and was now a vampire, at the school at night. He admitted he had held back for a decade and could no longer resist, then bit Anko, who offered her neck, but recoiled because she tasted bad. Anko, a private detective, learned he had never fed properly in those ten years. She placed a silver ring in his hand and calmed him until dawn, when he turned to dust as a human, as she had said he would die that day anyway.

• Anko's ultimatum (Episode 12)

  Shaken by the teacher's death, Kou could not tell Mahiru why he wanted to become a vampire, and Nazuna admitted she had been bored for decades. Anko then told him to choose between living as a human and becoming a vampire she would kill and reported a boy out at night to the police, and Kou hid in a playground until Hatsuka found him.

• Nico's conditions for sparing Kou (Episode 13)

  Nazuna visited the other vampires to argue that Kou should be allowed to live. Nico smashed the table in anger, and the confrontation ended with Nico revealing the condition: Nazuna must make Kou fall in love with her, or he would be killed. Meanwhile Hatsuka offered to make Kou his offspring, which would save Nazuna, but Kou refused, saying he still wanted to fall in love with Nazuna.

• Night outing ends in a kiss (Episode 13)

  While searching for Nazuna, Kou ran into police officers Anko had called earlier and fled to avoid being caught. He then found Nazuna at the place they first met, buying booze from a vending machine. They talked about having fun together and not getting bored. Nazuna resolved to become a vampire worth falling for and kissed Kou.

Character Graph

Akira

human · schoolgirl

Kou's childhood friend, who has kept the transceiver he left in her mailbox years ago. She keeps urging him back to school, and on Mahiru's night trip to the school she was attacked by a starving vampire teacher until Kou knocked him away with a chair.

• 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.

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

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

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.

Anko Uguisu (Anko)

private detective

A private detective who handles cases of people who went missing because of vampires, and who sees vampires as evil from a human point of view. After letting the starving teacher die as a human, she tells Kou to choose between living as a human or becoming a vampire she will kill, and reports a boy out at night to the police.

• Profession

  Private detective with a business card; works on missing-person cases tied to vampires.

• Vampire hunt

  Searching for the missing Akihito, she instead found the teacher who had vanished ten years earlier; seeing he had never fed properly in those ten years, she put a silver ring in his hand so he could die as a human.

• Kou Yamori (Other, Hostility)

  Met Kou while he was recruiting customers for Nazuna's cuddle buddy business. Now she teases him by reeling off guesses about his private life, tells him to choose between staying human or becoming a vampire she will kill, and reports a boy out at night to the police.

Hatsuka Suzushiro

vampire

A vampire who looks like a girl but is actually a man, and whom three adults at home adore. He takes Kou home, offers to make him his offspring to save Nazuna, and claims he can turn Kou by tricking his brain into believing it is in love, but Kou refuses.

• Warning

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

• Kou Yamori (Other, Neutral)

  Offers to make Kou his offspring so that Nazuna will be safe, and when Kou refuses, asks whether he is ready for the consequences.

Kou Yamori

human

A 14-year-old middle schooler who wants to become a vampire by falling in love with Nazuna. He turns down Hatsuka's offer to make him an offspring, shouts down Nico, and finds Nazuna at the vending machine where they first met, promising to fall in love with her and keep her from being bored.

• Sleep trouble

  Recently started having trouble sleeping and sought advice online.

• 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.

• Finding customers

  Looked for exhausted people on the street to bring to Nazuna's cuddle buddy business, and met Anko while doing so.

• Vampire encounter

  Saw the vampire teacher attack Akira and struck him with a chair to push him away.

• Nazuna Nanakusa (Pact, Affinity)

  The vampire he wants to fall in love with. After the vampires' ultimatum he finds her and tells her he has not been bored since meeting 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.

• Anko Uguisu (Other, Neutral)

  Met her while recruiting customers; after the teacher's death she tells him to choose between living as a human or becoming a vampire she will kill, then reports him to the police.

• Nico Hirata (Other, Hostility)

  Yells at Nico to shut up when Nico says Nazuna does not want to see him.

• Hatsuka Suzushiro (Other, Neutral)

  Declines Hatsuka's offer to become his offspring.

Nazuna Nanakusa

vampire

A vampire who drinks Kou's blood and has agreed to turn him once he falls in love with her. She asks the other vampires to spare Kou, and when he finds her at the vending machine she admits that everything they did was new to her too and resolves to become a vampire worth falling for.

• 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, Affinity)

  Found Kou buying beer on his first night out and has fed on him ever since; she admits that being with him made her forget her boredom, resolves to become a vampire worth falling for, and kisses him.

• 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 (Other, Hostility)

  Asks Nico to spare Kou, and threatens to kill her when Nico smashes the table and refuses.

Nico Hirata

vampire

A vampire in the group who offered Kou the choice of being turned and told him about the one-year limit. When Nazuna asks the vampires to spare Kou, she smashes the table in anger and finally sets the condition that Nazuna must make Kou fall in love with her.

• Stated strategy

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

• Kou Yamori (Other, Hostility)

  Tried to win Kou as her offspring in Episode 7. Now she tells him Nazuna has just left and does not want to see him, and that Nazuna won't be able to talk properly for a while in return for his safety.

• Midori Kohakobe (Colleague, Mixed)

  Fellow vampire who clashes with her over Kou

• Nazuna Nanakusa (Other, Hostility)

  Angry that Nazuna came to ask for Kou's life; tells her threats are no way to ask a favor, and in the end sets the condition that Nazuna make Kou fall in love with her.

Mahiru

Human student

A popular student who is good at both studies and sports and considers Kou and Akira his friends. In Episode 12, because the vampire teacher almost killed Akira, he asks Kou why he wants to become a vampire and tells him to think it over when Kou cannot answer.

• 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)

  Considers Kou a friend; after the night at the school he asks why Kou wants to become a vampire and tells him he must think about it.

• Akira (Friend, Affinity)

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

Akihito (Akkun)

vampire

Seri's friend who fell in love with her and became her offspring in Episode 9. In Episode 11 the detective Anko shows Kou his photo, saying his friends call him Akkun and asking where he is; Kou recognizes him but pretends not to.

• 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.

• Missing

  Anko is looking for him as a missing person; Kou recognized his photo but said he did not know him.

• Seri Kikiyou (Friend, Affinity)

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

• Anko Uguisu (Other, Neutral)

  Anko is searching for him as a missing person and asked Kou to call her if he hears anything about Akkun.

World Memo

• 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.

• Silver ring and death as a human

  Anko put a silver ring in the starving teacher's hand and calmed him so that he could die as a human rather than live on as a monster; how the ring works is not explained.

• The teacher turned to dust at dawn

  When morning came, the vampire teacher turned to dust. Anko said he had been due to die naturally that day anyway.

• Ten-year death without blood

  Vampires are said to die after ten years if they do not drink blood, and some who could not accept becoming vampires died without feeding.

• Killing among vampires technically forbidden

  Killing another vampire is technically not allowed among vampires.

• Vampires know little about their own kind

  Vampires themselves know little about vampires, so information about them is not deliberately withheld.

• Consequences for harboring a human

  No strict rule requires the human to be killed, but consequences fall on both the human and the vampire involved, harsher for the vampire.

• Vampire turning and blood as food

  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. Hatsuka claims he can turn someone by tricking their brain into believing it is in love, which he says is why his offspring look so happy.

  For vampires, blood is simply food, and feeding does not require creating new vampires. Making many offspring is not a universal habit, and human blood tastes best at night, especially just before a person falls asleep.

Clue Board

• Cause of Kou's unstable emotions (Episode 5)

  Kou experiences a mix of good and bad thoughts after the bath and cannot focus. He suspects either Nazuna's different hairstyle or his increased blood flow from bathing, but the cause is not determined. Sucking his blood calms the strong emotions for now.

• Kou's feeling after the bite (Episode 6)

  After Nazuna sucks his blood, Kou wonders what he felt that day and whether he would be told if he asked her. The question is left unanswered.

• Nazuna's favorite taste unknown (Episode 7)

  Kabura is intrigued to know Nazuna's favorite taste, and notes that Nazuna has never made an offspring before. The answer has not been given yet.

• Why Nazuna singles out Kou (Episode 7)

  Asked why Kou is special to Nazuna, Kou states she found his blood tasty, which is why he decided to become a vampire. This answers the question raised by the group.

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

  Kou has one year from his first blood-sucking to turn into a vampire. The vampires have now made it the condition for sparing him that Nazuna make him fall in love with her, so whether he can fall in love in time remains open.

• 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.

• Anko's knowledge of Kou's private details (Episode 12)

  Anko lists Kou's full name, living arrangement, school performance, hobby, romantic experience, and phone habits, which shocks Kou. She then reveals she was joking and only speculating.

• Source of Anko's vampire knowledge (Episode 12)

  Kou wanted to ask Anko how she kills vampires, why her blood tastes bad while his tastes good, and how she knows so much about vampires, but he had to run before he could; the answers remain unknown.

• Identity of the three adults (Episode 13)

  Kou wonders what the three excited adults at Hatsuka's home are and whether they are Hatsuka's offspring; no answer is given in this episode.

• Why some blood tastes good (Episode 13)

  Vampires do not know why some blood tastes good and some tastes bad; the cause remains unexplained.

Deduction Board

Facts

• Police report on Kou

  Anko Uguisu reports to the police that a young boy has been walking around at night.

• Spare condition revealed

  Nico reveals that the condition for Kou Yamori not being killed is that Nazuna Nanakusa makes him fall in love with her.

• No strict kill rule

  Hatsuka says there is no strict rule that Kou Yamori must be killed, but both Kou Yamori and Nazuna Nanakusa will face consequences.

Evidence

• Nazuna's argument for sparing Kou

  Nazuna Nanakusa argues Kou Yamori will not become a vampire and asks the vampires to let him live.

• Harsher penalty for Nazuna

  The consequences would be harsher for Nazuna Nanakusa, who is the one in danger.

• Offspring offer refused

  Hatsuka proposes that Kou Yamori become his offspring to save Nazuna Nanakusa, and Kou Yamori denies the offer, saying he still wants to fall in love with Nazuna Nanakusa.

Inferences

• Possible one-year lifespan

  Kou may have only a year to live

• Anko may stand down

  If Kou Yamori lacks romantic urges, Anko Uguisu would not need to stop him.

• Spare depends on Nazuna

  Since Kou Yamori refused Hatsuka's offer, his continued safety depends on Nazuna Nanakusa making him fall in love with her.

Suspicions

• Offspring intent doubted

  The other vampires think Nazuna may be lying and have no intention of making Kou an offspring.

• 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

• Threat to Nazuna

  Anko warns that if Kou never falls in love, his knowledge of vampires becomes a problem: even Nazuna, the vampire who drew him in, would be in danger, and the two of them could be killed.

Season Summary

Season 1 — Season 1

Episodes 1–13

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.

While recruiting customers for Nazuna, Kou meets the private detective Anko Uguisu, who is searching for the missing Akihito. At the school at night with Mahiru and Akira, he faces a teacher who vanished ten years ago and became a vampire; Anko lets him die as a human with a silver ring and vows to stop Kou's dream. Shaken, Kou cannot tell Mahiru why he wants to be a vampire, Nazuna admits she has been bored for decades, and Anko tells him to choose between staying human and becoming a vampire she will kill before reporting him to the police; hiding in a playground, he is found by Hatsuka.

Hatsuka reveals he is a man and offers to make Kou his offspring to save Nazuna, but Kou refuses. Nazuna asks the vampires to spare Kou, and Nico sets the condition that she must make him fall in love with her. Kou finds Nazuna at the vending machine where they first met and promises to fall in love with her and keep her from being bored, and she resolves to become a vampire worth falling for and kisses him.

Music Releases

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