After Satoko turned all of Konoha’s furniture into leaves, she got to sleep next to her. However, another assassin girl is interested in Satoko because she wants to beat Konoha in the ratings.
When Konoha wakes up, she feels a cold hand on her face. Wait, there is something weird about Satoko. She is a robot, and her miso doesn’t taste as good as it should. The funny thing is that the robot acts as ditzy as Satoko. Of course, Satoko is upset that Konoha wouldn’t recognize that it’s a fake, robotic version of Satoko. It’s funny how Satoko sees Kohona on the TV getting upset that Konoha doesn’t realize it’s a fake.
Well, how did we get here?? Satoko gets kidnapped by one of Konoha’s competitors, Idutsumi Marin, a mad scientist, when Satoko takes out a bag of leaves to the trash. She used AI to copy Satoko. Marin is having the same issues Konoha has. While she uses robots to assassinate her targets, she leaves too much evidence as the robot leaves a trail of blood with body parts left behind.
After observing the up-and-coming Konoha improving her ratings, Marin eventually caught on to how Konoha cleans up the evidence. Konoha uses Satoko to turn the corpse into leaves. With that, Marin hopes to create a robotic doppelganger of Satoko and kidnap the real one so that Konoha won’t notice.
When Konoha tries to meet Konoha as she finishes the job with Robotko, Satoko wonders how the robotic version of herself will eliminate the evidence. Yep, with an intense beam, which shocks Satoko. Satoko comes in and tries to convince Konoha that she is the real Satoko. That is when she turns an air conditioner unit to leave. Then, the robot version of Satoko tries to prove that she is the real one by beaming the air conditioner to ash. Of course, Konoha picked the robotic version of Satoko.
Eventually, the robotic version of Satoko became better at cooking and less ditzy. There are some funny and lovely moments as well. Konoha even allows the robot Satoko to sleep in the same futon. Compare this to the real Satoko having to sleep in the kitchen.
Sure, Satoko seems distraught that Konoha prefers the robot as she works with Marin. Yep, Marin’s rating catches up too close to Konoha’s as she stagnates in the rating. I guess beaming corpses leave too much evidence, although they look clean.
On the plus side, Satoko doesn’t have to deal with ninja assassins that are out to get her. This time, it’s a ninja that acts like a cat girl. Well, the robotic Satoko sliced and diced her, and when Konoha came back, robot Satoko was covered in blood. It’s funny how Konoha seems oblivious to the whole thing. Also, Marin taught Satoko how to cook a special sandwich, and she managed to cook it perfectly.
Ultimately, Marin feels sorry for deceiving Konoha with a robotic version of Satoko. She eventually outright states that Konoha can return home at any time. When Marin tries to talk about how her older sister is better than her, Satoko decides to go back.
Believe it or not, she goes to the café where Konoha takes the robotic version of Satoko. Konoha mentions the electric bill skyrocketing and how the robot tries to become frugal after the real Konoha turns Konoha’s furniture into leaves. Yep, the robot version knows since it has AI, so she knows. Konoha tells the robot that she is an assassin.
As expected, the real Satoko shows up and becomes upset that robot Satoko is hugging her. It’s funny how Konoha believes the real Satoko is fake. That is until Satoko decides she has enough and touches the robot to turn it into leaves by giving it a high five.
Of course, Konoha becomes shocked after the robotic version of Konoha turns into leaves and realizes Konoha is the real one. Sure, Marin is not happy that her creation got turned into leaves, but it’s evident that Konoha liked robot Satoko. After all, the robot became just a good cook or even better because of AI and because it was less annoying. Still, at least she savored the last of the miso. With Satoko back with Konoha, Marin will have difficulty catching up with Konoha. That said, we won’t see the last of her.
(Also known as A Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof0
@chikorita157 wait, this shows up as a blog comment? :cat_wow:
@chikorita157@chikorita157.com I’m loving this show!
@dorkboycomics @chikorita157 I both love it and am terrified by it. I just keep feeling sad for so many in the show. Felt really sorry for the little ninja.
@yon@sakurajima.moe @chikorita157@chikorita157.com it is VERY dark humour…but weirdly juxtaposed against such cute artwork. I can only take small doses, but it does make me curious about where the larger storyline is going also! (and the turning into leaves part is just bonkers, but interesting where the reverse of that is also explored!)
@dorkboycomics @chikorita157 I’m wondering if it’s just meant to be shallow. Sometimes we look for more hidden meaning than what’s there.
But I’m with you, I wonder. Because it’s some genuinely heavy subjects they touch on. Plus just a brutality. It’s the reverse of dehumanizing the enemy.
It’s always interesting when an anime breaks from conventions in some way.