Episode 1

"**Welcome to Liebe Girls Academy**" (ようこそリーベ女学園へ！, *Yōkoso Rībe Jogakuen e!*) is the first episode of the anime adaptation series *Yuri Is My Job!*. It premiered on April 6, 2023.

## Synopsis

Hime Shiraki, who has just entered high school, is an angelic girl who is loved by everyone. However, Hime's cute behavior is all an act, and she never shows her true self to anyone in order to achieve her dream of becoming a billionaire. One day, Hime carelessly bumps into Mai, a girl who looks like a middle high school student and injures her. Hime, who is assigned to work in Mai's place, is taken to what appears to be an ordinary coffee shop. However, it turns out to be a concept café called "Liebe Girls Academy," where the waitress serves customers dressed as students of a young lady's school.

## Plot

On this day, they arrive at school and the students are talking about the rumored transfer student, Hime Shiraki, and they react to her as a super cute girl sitting. Female students warn them not to stare at her, but Hime is fine when the two female students protect and squeeze her. While the male students cheer her for the angel; Hime fakes acting herself, and many people tell her that she has been cute since she was born. Few people toss her that will be loved in her dream is "to gain money and status by marrying a billionaire." And she keeps working on making the cutest face, a female student told her several people even already confessed to Hime and she is worried that she might end up with some parasite. Hime thinks when she turned them down without knowing them; the male students created a "Never Confess Our Love to Shiraki-san." Hime never showed them her true face, a female student points to her just like Hime in a shojo manga, Hime guesses would want to be like that character.

After school and leaving, Hime professed them for being cute until she catches that billionaire and bumps into Mai. Mai did not realize her in a bit of a hurry and Hime already tripped her and becomes an angel when many people were near them. She will going without thinking, but Mai suddenly hurts her right hand and did twist when she fell and needs to head to work. Sumika is worried about Mai when she arrives, but Hime thinks Sumika will be a gyaru. Sumika uses a kabedon pose for Hime about sneaking her way, but she looks delinquent when Hime thinks. Mai has a plan for Hime to do part of her job, and Sumika has reacted to Hime's cute face. Mai grabs her for does not have any time, Hime guesses she is not fit for the job and never heard of it. Their job is on the second floor when Sumika reaches and Mai forces her to come to the job.

Hime thought the job looks like a café, but it is not open yet and there is no guest for now. Mai greets her at Café Liebe, then Hime goes in and she thinks seems like a normal job, Mai decides her to get uniform ready and she did not realize Hime's name. Hime goes to a dining area and sees that long-hair girl, Mitsuki; Hime acts as an angel to help the café today. Mai is calling Hime to change the uniform for the job, Mitsuki greets Hime for a long time, and Hime thought of her when she looks like a shojo manga.

Mai knows Mitsuki is a gentle senpai and seems wonderful, Hime thinks their uniform is from a girl private school in a manga that is called Café Liebe Girls Academy. Mai gives Hime her uniform and other stuff, but Hime puts down her uniform and she tells her when her stomach is suddenly feeling, Mai's right hand hurts again, and needs to go to the hospital quickly. Before Hime tries to wear a uniform, Mai learns her about the basic settings and there is a mission school atop a hill and decides on Hime's surname, **Shirasagi**. Hime does not understand for a job seems like a shojo manga.

Mitsuki tells Sumika to not deep into the books again and not serve the customers, but they are responsible for the salon; Mitsuki wishes for her when she would act properly. Sumika grabs Mitsuki's right hand to imply her for a different reason when Mitsuki is not leaving alone and the customer cheer. Hime panics for them and feels like something out of a shojo manga. Mitsuki asks Sumika should continue to be slothful; Hime knows that nobody uses a shojo manga. She reacts quickly when they are already an employee after Sumika cannot let her kohai do all the work. Sumika uses a kabedon pose for Hime when she is sneaking around; Hime thinks for Sumika is not a gyaru. Sumika teases Mitsuki again when she is envious, thus the customers cheer again. A female customer asks Hime for a new employee and she only introduces herself, then hesitates her cuteness is all for her dream.

Nene never heard about Hime's recruit and puts a teacup on table ten and Hime will do it first. A male customer asks her to introduce herself, but a little bit shy when she cannot introduce herself. Mitsuki wants Hime would try to bear with it; Hime stares at the customer when he mentioned her. Mitsuki wonders if Hime is just nervous, but Hime did nothing wrong and guesses will do a dazzling performance, and she finally introduces herself to all customers. Mitsuki congrats Hime for a great job, two customers ask Mitsuki for her relationship and a nice senpai. Hime calls her "Onee-sama" for being very kind and Mitsuki noticed that.

At night, the customers are leaving before it closes; Sumika hugs Hime for good work and they will clean up before heading home, but Hime thinks of her again back to gyaru mode and Hime thought the job is not weird anymore. She already managed to make it through today thanks to her; Mitsuki tells her not to call "Onee-sama" due to nuisance, but the place has its own rules. Hime is shocked that she never knew it and thinks of them, but Mitsuki is a real personality. Mai returns that the hospital took a long time, Hime never recognized Mai as "Manager." Mai shows her injury as a triangular bandage right hand and they will see each other for quite a while, but she can work again and can hope Hime can substitute, and once again, she greets her.

The next day, Kanoko asks Hime has not heard about doing a part-time job, but Hime can do club activities, and her kind of job is a café. She has no other choice due to some circumstances and could not refuse them. She never hides anything from Kanoko and is not being tricked by bad people, but a bit difficult to explain the job. Kanoko forgot to Hime's appearance is cute, but she cannot explain it to her making her worry more.

After school, Hime thinks to Kanoko about a weird job that is hard to explain. When Hime opens the door, three employees greet Hime. Mai will have an employee-only back door and their greeting here is "Good day to you." Hime tries to greet Mitsuki but uses "Onee-sama" to her. Mai knows Hime refers to Mitsuki as Onee-sama in front of the customers.

She will use them for two into Schwestern, a term from *A Maiden's Heart* series that inspired the theme of Café Liebe; Schwester means "sister" in German. She learns more about exchanging their Kreuze (meaning "crosses"), they take a vow of sisterhood, and lead their lives; that is a tradition of Liebe Girls Academy. When the elder sister says "Your tie is crooked," then tidies the younger and replies "Thank you very much, Onee-sama"; that is a kind of relationship that Schwestern have. Mitsuki already mention it once yesterday. Mai uses a computer to check online comments and reads their reviews.

Hime recognizes why Mitsuki got mad while thinking and they can solve it by pairing themselves as sisters. Mai wants them to make their own decision about it until she leaves the Kreuze in their hand, but Mitsuki cannot accept that after Hime just arrived yesterday and does not think Hime is fit to be a Schwester. Thus she has no idea if Hime should conduct herself properly at the salon. Mai explains to Hime who calls Onee-sama to her. Hime just saw her yesterday in a dining area and she felt that she is a gentle elderly sister. Mitsuki does not want them which means she will have to cover for her and she has no intention of pairing with someone who will just mess up.

Before the job begins, Hime is all set in Liebe Girls uniform; in the past, her classmates tell her for lying and that anyone will choose her. Mitsuki waited alone in a dining area, Sumika thinks she seems to be lost in her thought today. Mitsuki pardons her for being neglected her duties and something is bothering her, but Mitsuki is not looking at anyone. Sumika acted again with her, thus the customers cheer. Hime begins to act her, and Mitsuki has a kohai and looks to Hime and Mitsuki should choose her. She keeps closing her eye so that will not make any mistakes and Hime's voice looks a bit quieter. A customer thought that Ayanokouji dodged the question and Hime thinks them that she is being cute. Mitsuki will try Hime to conduct herself more calmly and be recognized for their cute kohai for Hime. Hime stares to look at her Kreuze and asks if Mitsuki would accept it, as a result, the customers took them for already turned down as a Schwester. Mitsuki asks Hime did perhaps misremember that and does not recall her handling of her Kreuze, Hime guesses for her that means okay with it and will make a Schwester for her. Mitsuki ties for Hime properly if it is crooked, then the customers cheer again and Hime and others become Schwestern. Mitsuki whispered to call Hime becomes hate because she called "Onee-sama," then Hime becomes panicky for that and still cannot understand her.

## Characters

* Hime Shiraki
* Kanoko Amamiya
* Mai Mikoshiba
* Sumika Tachibana
* Mitsuki Ayanokouji
* Nene Saionji

## Gallery

End card illustration: fly【WEB予告】TVアニメ「私の百合はお仕事です！」4月6日放送 シフト.01「ようこそリーベ女学園へ！」Episode 1 WEB preview
## Trivia

* This episode's end card illustration: fly
* Bilibili Global titled: "Welcome to Liebe Girls Academy!"
* At school, when Hime thinks to introduce herself, it could be possibly a reference to Giorno Giovanna from *JoJo's Bizarre Adventure*.

### Adaptation notes

* In chapter 1 of the manga, the first three pages in color are cut in the anime, it will have the opening theme instead.
* A scene where Mitsuki does not like her Kreuze in a flashback for the manga; while in the anime, it is not.
* The anime adds a scene where Hime wears her black tight before the job begins.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GG1U2Z5QK/welcome-to-liebe-girls-academy
2. ↑ https://www.bilibili.tv/en/play/2080597/12806354

## External link

* Episode page on the official website (Japanese)