You Don't Know Gunma Yet

Kamitsuki Nori is being transferred to a high school in Gunma. While riding the train, he remembers his friend Todoroki moved there in elementary school. Todoroki, warns Kamitsuki to stay away. As the train gets closer to Gunma, Kamitsuki realizes the doors have stopped opening automatically... Source: crunchyroll

Kamitsuki arrives at his new high school, but does not find his classmates welcoming. After messing up the commands at the beginning of class and being tied up with large Himokawa udon noodles, he realizes there is much he does not know about the local culture. Source: crunchyroll

Having been taken to the tatami room as punishment, Kamitsuki is first presented with the challenge of Joumou karuta. Outsiders are unable to recite all 44 by heart. However, Todoroki arrives at the last second and issues a different challenge: feeding Kamitsuki grilled sweet buns. Source: crunchyroll

Todoroki forces Kamitsuki to eat grilled sweet buns which are airy dough coated with a thick, sweet miso sauce and then grilled. It is well known that if anyone not from Gunma tastes grilled sweet buns, that person will die... Source: crunchyroll

Kamitsuki is getting used to Gunma after just one day and is feeling more confident. He is approached by Shinooka Kyo, a girl from his class claiming to want to get to know him better. But does she have an ulterior motive? Source: crunchyroll

Todoroki explains to Kamitsuki about Shinooka Kyo and her group of elite Joumou karuta champions, including a history of Joumou karuta. Kamitsuki doesn`t understand why Joumou karuta is so important, but decides to buy a set. Source: crunchyroll

Winters in Gunma bring dry winds strong enough to knock over bicycles. Kamitsuki had to fight the wind getting to school, but then uses it to ride home very quickly! He encounters a boy having trouble getting across a bridge where the wind is very strong and becomes frustrated with Gunma, but then he tries some dried sweet potatoes and is happy to be there again. Source: crunchyroll

Kamitsuki is at his cousin Minoru`s sports day. Kamitsuki remembers when he and Minoru went to the beach, but something about Minoru seemed odd... Source: crunchyroll

Kamitsuki and Minoru are happy to see each other after so long. Kamitsuki tells Minoru he`s going to take some good videos of his sports day. Kamitsuki asks which team Minoru is on, but he seems to have said something strange. Source: crunchyroll

In a strange turn of events, Kamitsuki and Shinooka are going to race each other. The scavenger hunt theme is Gunma specialties. Kamitsuki is at a disadvantage, but he`ll try his hardest. The item he draws is... Source: crunchyroll

After school, Kamitsuki parks his bike and stares at a sign which reads "vending machine store." Inside the he finds an udon vending machine. What kind of place is this? Source: crunchyroll

Kamitsuki, Todoroki, Shinooka and Yeti are driving to Myogi Shrine in Todoroki`s senpai`s car. Mt. Myogi is one of three wonders of Japan, and Shinooka is excited to visit the shrine. Kamitsuki grins about Shinooka`s regular clothes until a truck appears from behind a curve... Source: crunchyroll