Yofukashi no Uta Episode 5 Recap & Characters (Spoiler-Free)

Episode Summary

5th Night: Well, That’s a Problem

Nazuna wakes at 16:30, misses a delivery, plays with a cat, and goes to a public bath, which Kou's call cuts short, so the two return to bathe together. Flustered afterward, Kou asks Nazuna to drink his blood to calm down, and the rest stop he picks turns out to be a love hotel. Nazuna reveals that she now drinks only his blood and works as a professional cuddler; when a client arrives, she begs Kou to do the massage for 2000 yen and the promise of another kiss.

• Failed delivery and outing

  Nazuna waits for a delivery that was attempted early and left a note, then goes outside and finds a cat to play with.

• Bath and blood-sucking with Kou

  Kou's call cuts Nazuna's bath short, so they go back to the bathhouse together. Afterward Kou can't focus and asks Nazuna to drink his blood to calm down, and the rest stop he picks turns out to be a love hotel, where Nazuna reveals she can sense his thoughts from the taste of his blood.

• Massage client and payment

  Nazuna reveals her job as a professional cuddler, and when a client arrives she begs Kou to do the massage for 2000 yen.

Recent Timeline

• Dawn reunion with Akira (Episode 3)

  At 4 a.m. Kou calls on his old transceiver and reconnects with his childhood friend Akira, who has kept it ever since he left it in her mailbox as a child, clearing up their misunderstanding. Akira, out on her early walk to school, arranges to meet him again at the same time the next day.

• Reunion at the bar and making up (Episode 3)

  Noticing Kou leaving early, Nazuna finds him with Akira, drinks his blood in front of her to show she is a vampire, and takes them both to a bar. After Akira asks Kou to come to school with her, Nazuna leaves without paying and flies off irritated. Kou calls her on the transceiver to apologize and they make up; when he admits he hesitated because he didn't know how to tell a human friend he wants to become a vampire, Nazuna kisses him to drink the blood from his scrape.

• Mistaken love and a night with Akira (Episode 4)

  Believing the kiss means he is in love, Kou asks Nazuna to bite him, but he does not turn and she calls it lust. Akira, unable to sleep, spends the night at Nazuna's place with them, learns Kou wants to become a vampire, and says she will stay his friend while still pushing him to attend school.

• Blood feeding after public bath (Episode 5)

  After bathing together, Kou's thoughts are scattered and he cannot focus, so he asks Nazuna to drink his blood to calm his strong emotions, clear his head, and assess his feelings. She drinks somewhat more than intended. Kou then looks for a place to rest, which turns out to be a couples' venue.

• Massage course interrupted by a client (Episode 5)

  Kou orders a massage course from Nazuna's price list and learns she uses massages to relax customers into sleep before feeding on them. As she is about to feed on Kou, the doorbell rings; Nazuna has forgotten to take down the sign, so Kou answers and invites the client in while the boss rests.

Character Graph

Akira

human · schoolgirl

Kou's childhood friend who kept the transceiver he left in her mailbox years ago. Lately unable to sleep, she spent a night at Nazuna's place with Kou, learned he wants to become a vampire, and says she will stay his friend while still pushing him to go to school.

• 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 has reconnected with; she worries about his nights and wants to stay his friend while urging him to study and attend school.

• Nazuna Nanakusa (Other, Hostility)

  Met Nazuna through Kou; she calls Nazuna an obscene monster she can't accept Kou being with and is annoyed watching her drink Kou's blood, though she stayed the night at her place.

Nazuna Nanakusa (Nazuna)

vampire

A vampire who roams the night drinking human blood and doesn't make offspring. She makes her living as a professional cuddler who lulls clients to sleep before drinking their blood, now drinks only from Kou, and can tell what he is feeling from the taste of his blood.

• Feeding

  Feeds on Kou only when the timing allows

• Identity

  Introduced herself by name and confirmed she is a vampire.

• Blood supply arrangement

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

• Kou Yamori (Mentor, Pact, Friend, Colleague, Mixed)

  Drinks Kou's blood and lets him try to fall in love with her; she teases him, calls the kiss lust, and begs him to cover a massage for her client for 2,000 yen and the promise of another kiss.

• Akira (Friend, Neutral)

  Invites Akira to play games at her place and teases her, and lets her stay the night when it rains.

Kiyosumi Shirakawa

A 24-year-old, somewhat worn-out office worker and a client of Nazuna's who always asks for the Massage Course.

• Visit

  Arrives for a Massage Course while Nazuna is giving Kou a massage; Kou lets her in, and Nazuna begs him to give her the massage instead.

• Kou Yamori (Other, Neutral)

  Came for a massage and was let in by Kou, who is about to give it to her in Nazuna's place.

• Nazuna Nanakusa (Other, Neutral)

  A client Nazuna remembers as someone who always asks for the Massage Course.

Kou Yamori (Kou)

A 14-year-old second-year middle schooler who can't sleep, sneaks out at night, and has stopped going to school. He is trying to fall in love with Nazuna so she can turn him, though he feels such thoughts about a friend are improper and gets flustered and jealous around her; Nazuna has now begged him to fill in on a massage for her client.

• Sleep trouble

  Recently started having trouble sleeping and sought advice online.

• Transceiver

  Gave Nazuna a wristwatch transceiver to keep in touch

• Vampire aspiration

  Told Akira, on the night she stayed at Nazuna's place, that he wants to become a vampire one day.

• Feelings

  Admits his goal is to fall in love with Nazuna, but finds such thoughts about a friend improper.

• Nazuna Nanakusa (Mentor, Pact, Friend, Colleague, Mixed)

  Asked Nazuna to make him a vampire and to let him fall in love with her; she is a close friend who drinks his blood, and he is drawn to her while feeling uneasy about it.

• Akira (Friend, Affinity)

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

World Memo

• Turning, feeding, and blood nature

  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. For vampires, sucking blood is not only eating but also copulating under certain conditions.

• Blood variation and feeding in turning

  Different people's blood is like different meals, so feeding partners vary in taste. Blood-sucking is part of the feeding process, and 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.

Clue Board

• Unexplained sleeplessness (Episode 1)

  Kou has recently had trouble sleeping, a problem he looked up online and that remains unexplained in this episode.

• Reason for skipping school (Episode 3)

  Kou told Akira that at some point school stopped being fun and he didn't know how to deal with that feeling, and apologized for not telling her sooner. Later he told Nazuna he hesitated over Akira's invitation because he didn't know how to tell a human friend he won't go back to school because he wants to become a vampire.

• 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.

Season Summary

Season 1 — Season 1

Episodes 1–5

Kou Yamori, a sleepless 14-year-old who sneaks out at night, meets the vampire Nazuna Nanakusa, who drinks his blood and tells him that a human turns only by falling in love with a vampire. Kou asks her to make him a vampire and sets out to fall in love with her, and Nazuna, who makes no offspring, lets him try and begins teaching him to enjoy the night. To stop searching for each other every night, Kou gives her a wristwatch transceiver, and after she drinks his blood on his school roof, they agree to start as friends.

The girl holding the other transceiver turns out to be his childhood friend Akira, who kept it all these years, and Kou starts meeting her before dawn. Nazuna finds them, shows Akira she is a vampire, and leaves irritated when Kou hesitates over Akira's invitation to come back to school; after Kou calls to apologize, she kisses him to drink the blood from a scrape. Thinking the kiss means he is in love, Kou asks to be bitten but does not turn, and Nazuna calls it mere lust. Akira, unable to sleep, spends a night with them, learns Kou wants to become a vampire, and promises to stay his friend while still pushing him to go to school.

Nazuna, who can read Kou's feelings in the taste of his blood and now drinks only from him, turns out to make her living as a professional cuddler, and when a client arrives she begs Kou to give the massage in exchange for 2,000 yen and another kiss.

Music Releases

• Daten (OP)
• Yofukashi no Uta (ED)