Breakwater Club

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**Breakwater Club** (ていぼう部, *Teibō-bu*) is the first episode of the Houkago Teibou Nisshi anime.

## Overview

**Tsurugi Hina** and her family have just moved to a seaside town in the countryside where she is about to begin her new high school life. While walking around the new neighborhood she meets **Kuroiwa Yūki** near, a future upperclassman, and is tricked into fishing and joining the Embankment Club.

## Summary

While busy sewing a teddy bear of hers in her room, Hina is approached by her mother to help her unpack their belongings from their move. Agreeing to do so when she's done, Hina is also tasked by her mother to take out the garbage as well which she agrees to do. Before her mother, leaves Hina inquires if there's a craft store in the area. Uncertain if there is one, Hina's mother states that Hina should ask her father about it.

Going on an excursion, Hina stops by the Ashiya Fish Market and is reminded of the times with her grandfather. Although the fishy smell in the area is something she'll have to get used to, Hina plans on joining the craft club. It's then that a bug crawls on her left hand and she's freaked out by it. She later sits on a bench trying to calm herself, as Hina is afraid of bugs. From the distance, Hina spots a young girl by the pier and figuring she's in trouble rushes over to her. In the process, Hina trips and falls close to the young girl. The young girl named Yūki learns that Hina suspected she was suffering from heatstroke due to her wobbly movement. As it turns out, Yūki was trying to untangle a rat's nest, which was difficult to untangle. So, Hina gives it a try and details that she's a new transfer student at Umino Senior High School and the two are formally introduced to one another. Amid talks about the local dialect, Hina untangles Yūki's line. To show her thanks for Hina untangling her line, Yūki shows Hina how to fish and she manages to catch an octopus, which is what the lure was for. The octopus latches onto Hina's leg making her panic-stricken. Using, quid pro quo, Yūki promises to remove the octopus from her leg, if Hina joins her club, to which, she hastily agrees. Yūki then offers to take Hina to the club room where they'll make sashimi out of the octopus and kills it on the spot causing Hina to pass out.

Afterward, Hina awakens on a couch in an unknown room and is told by Yūki from outside the room that she's in the club room. Observing the fishing equipment in the room, Hina deduces that the club is fishing oriented and Yūki confirms it. Disconcerted, Hina details her inability and inexperience with fishing, however, Yūki assures her she'll be fine once she gets used to it all. To prove her claim, Yūki shows Hina the octopus she's prepared thus far, causing Hina to faint again.

On the first day of school, a ceremony for the new students is held in the school auditorium MCed by the principal. Hina is in attendance and is despondent over Yūki telling her to make sure to attend the club after school. Later in class, Hina overhears two girls talk about joining clubs and they speak disparagingly about the Embankment Club. Still wanting to join the Handicraft Club, Hina resolves herself to quit the Embankment Club and join the Handicraft one.

After school, Hina visits the club room, however, no one is there. So as she waits for someone, Hina starts to sew until she sees a girl wearing the same school uniform as her. Catchin the girl's attention, the girl jumps onto Hina and embraces her. It turns out that the girl is Hodaka Natsumi an old friend of Hina when she still lived in the area. They then sit by the club room and catch up with each other and are soon joined by another member Ōno Makoto. The taciturn Makoto is then introduced by Natsumi and from the back of the club appears Yūki, who is elated that Hina came.

Inside the club room, everyone formally introduces themselves to Hina who is formally introduced by Natsumi. Hesitantly Hina announces that she wishes to leave the club, but Yūki coaxes her to just join them for one fishing trip. Hina does mention that octopus and big fish are a no go and Yūki ominously claims to leave it to her, which leaves Hina dejected looking.

Outside, the girls head to the pier by their clubhouse and Hina thinks of the worst. In the water by the end of the pier is a jellyfish and fish called "Lil' Horsies", which are baby Mackeral. Their goal for that day is to catch and eat them, following the club motto, "You catch it, you eat it". Yūki then hands Hina a special rod and Natsuki helps her prepare it. With Natsuki's help, catches a single one. Briefly holding it, Hina puts it into the cooler and complains that her hands stink of fish. Seeing that Natsumi and Makoto have caught multiple fish, Hina decides to try again and catches two more. Natsumi then teaches Hina how to unhook the fish off the line. Eventually, Hina learns the ropes to Lil' Horsie fishing, and when the day is done they catch a full cooler of fish. Makoto then fries some of the fish and serves it to the group and they all enjoy it. Making up her mind, Hina decides to stay in the club for a little longer which makes the other club members happy, especially Natsumi. Preparing to pack things up for the day, Hina handles the chum box that has some bugs on the lid, which freaks Hina out, and decides to quit the club.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Tsurugi Hina
* Hina's Mother
* Kuroiwa Yūki
* Hodaka Natsumi
* Ōno Makoto