The episode begins at the shared apartment of and Banri . Mitsuo is in a panic. His older sister, Nana (a new character: sharp-eyed, cynical, and endlessly teasing), has shown up unannounced to “check on her little brother’s love life.”
“He lost them,” Kouko says, determined. “So I’ll give him new ones. Better ones. Starting tomorrow: our first official couple’s trip to the beach.” Golden Time Episode 5
Before Mitsuo can respond, appears at the station entrance. She’s holding an umbrella, even though it’s not raining. She looks at Banri, then at Mitsuo. The three of them stand in a triangle of silence. The episode begins at the shared apartment of and Banri
She doesn’t call. She just stares at the name as the rain fills the silence. “So I’ll give him new ones
Take care of him. And don’t tell him about the promise we made under the ginkgo tree. That one’s just for me now.