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Amerika wa Yabai!
アメリカはヤバい！

about

Amerika wa Yabai! is not an anime. It is not a manga. It is not a game.

It is a world. A group of Japanese high school girls existing in and around each other's lives, occasionally being taken to America against their better judgment, and dealing with the consequences of knowing Natsuki.

There is no plot in the traditional sense. Things happen. People eat food. Yoru is angry about it. Rei knew this would happen. Nobody asked her.

the world

Somewhere in Japan. A mid-size city. A high school that does not deserve what is happening to it.

The girls all know each other to varying degrees. Some are close friends. Some tolerate each other. Yoru tolerates nobody but has not actually hurt anyone yet. Probably.

America exists on the periphery as a place that keeps happening to them. Nobody planned this. Natsuki planned this.

characters

Rei Tsukishima 月島 レイ  |  the glasses girl  |  introvert  |  virgo  |  august 27 Rei knew this was going to happen. She knows everything is going to happen. She watches, says nothing, and is correct every time. This has not made her life better. Quiet by nature and preference. Gets along best in small groups of one or two people. Has strong opinions she keeps entirely to herself unless directly asked, at which point she delivers them flatly and moves on. Does not hold grudges. Does not need to. She was right. Her relationship with America is complicated. The food was good. Everything else was a federal incident. signature: round wire frame glasses, dark blazer, grey turtleneck known for: being correct, saying nothing, the youtube videos current status: hiding in a random Japanese city. attending school. fine.

Natsuki なつき  |  the reason  |  extrovert  |  sagittarius  |  november 19 Nobody knows Natsuki's last name. This may be intentional. Natsuki is cheerful, loud, and operates entirely on enthusiasm with no consideration for consequences. She has never had a plan that worked out the way she intended. She has also never had a plan that she considers a failure. These two facts coexist peacefully inside her. She took out loans in her father's name to fund the America trip. Her father does not know. She filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. She told nobody until it came up naturally in conversation. She currently has loan sharks calling her at midnight. She does online school now, not out of academic preference, but because going outside has become complicated. Despite everything, people keep going places with her. This is the central mystery of the universe. signature: whatever she grabbed that morning known for: the America incident, the bankruptcy, the loan sharks, being somehow fine current status: undisclosed location. online school. dad still doesn't know.

Yoshimi Kawashima 川島 よしみ  |  the normal one  |  extrovert  |  libra  |  october 3 Yoshimi is what Natsuki would be if she had impulse control. Cheerful, sociable, genuinely warm. She invites people to things and actually checks if they want to come first. Rei usually says no. Yoshimi asks again gently. Rei usually ends up going. This is not manipulation. It just works. She has a talent for making situations feel calm that should not be calm. If Natsuki is the reason things go wrong, Yoshimi is the reason they don't go worse. She paid for Culver's with a debit card like a normal person. Rei noted this and said nothing but noticed. In Taiwan she observed out loud that there were a lot of Chinese people present. She was not being rhetorical. signature: blue hair, school uniform, hand reaching out known for: being reasonable, Culver's, the Taiwan observation current status: doing fine. no outstanding debts. no loan sharks. it's possible.

Misaki Aoyama 青山 みさき  |  the middle ground  |  mild introvert  |  pisces  |  march 8 Misaki is quiet but not as quiet as Rei. She goes places without needing to be dragged. She just doesn't initiate. If someone says "do you want to get breakfast" she says yes and gets her coat. This is a profound difference from Rei's process which involves negotiation, reluctance, and several stages of denial. She is steady, easy to be around, and asks few questions. This makes her an ideal companion for people who need company without conversation. Rei likes her for this reason. Neither of them has said so out loud. Her Samsung watch was stolen in India. She was more impressed than upset. This unsettled everyone. signature: blonde bob, blue school sweater, white collar shirt known for: the IHOP visit, being calm, the India watch incident current status: fine. genuinely just fine.

Hasegawa Sora 長谷川 そら  |  the bad girl (slightly)  |  neutral  |  scorpio  |  october 31 Sora has a reputation that is mostly unearned. She wears a skull shirt and leans against walls and people assume the worst. The worst has not happened. She mostly just skips the occasional class and listens to music too loud. She is not unfriendly. She is selective. There is a difference and she would like people to understand it but does not care enough to explain it. Rei understands it without being told. This is why they get along in the specific way that they do, which is: existing near each other comfortably with minimal words. She thinks Natsuki is insane and has said so directly. Natsuki took this as a compliment. This reaction confirmed everything Sora suspected. signature: brown bob, Adidas jacket, skull shirt, loose socks known for: the wall leaning, the jacket, being misread current status: school corridor. wall. occupied.

Kurenai Yoru 紅 よる  |  the angry one  |  do not approach  |  aries  |  april 2 Yoru is angry. About what specifically changes daily. The general anger is constant. She stands with her arms crossed and her feet slightly pigeon-toed, which gives her the appearance of someone bracing for impact. This is accurate. She is always bracing for impact. The world has given her no reason to stop. She will not start a fight. She will finish one. These are different things and she considers the distinction important. Nobody has pushed this distinction far enough to test it and the general consensus is that this is wise. Despite everything she is still here. At school, at lockers, near the group. She has not left. Nobody has asked why. Rei has an opinion about why. She hasn't said it. signature: long red hair, red eyes, Adidas jacket, arms crossed, pigeon-toed known for: the expression, the posture, the general atmosphere of danger, the principal's office current status: locker 1022. arms crossed. leave her alone.

Yuki ゆき  |  the gothic one  |  unknown  |  aquarius  |  february 11 Not much is known about Yuki. She is there sometimes. She does not explain herself. She wears cross accessories and draws in her campus notebook during class. The drawings are crosses and roses. She does not take requests. She has been present at enough group situations that she is considered part of the group by default, though nobody remembers formally inviting her. This does not seem to bother anyone including Yuki, who has not commented on it. Whether she is sad or simply aesthetic about life is a question nobody has answered. Rei has thought about it. Yuki seems like she would prefer not to be analyzed. So Rei stopped. They have an understanding based entirely on mutual silence. signature: long black hair, cross choker, cross earrings, campus notebook known for: being there, the notebook, the general atmosphere current status: present. somewhere. you'll see her eventually.

Rika Tsukishima 月島 リカ  |  rei's sister  |  indifferent  |  capricorn  |  january 14 Rika is Rei's younger sister. She is younger, smaller, and somehow more put together than Rei in every measurable way. She finds this neither surprising nor satisfying. It simply is. She calls from Japan with information that is either too late or too vague to be useful. Mom says stay away from Memphis. Something about fentanyl. She did not finish the sentence. Rika relayed this faithfully and without follow-up. Her assessment of Rei is that she is intelligent but too easily talked into things. She does not say this with frustration. She says it the way you would describe the weather. It is a fact. It has always been a fact. It will continue to be a fact. "You have a 94 average and you let Natsuki file bankruptcy in your vicinity." "I didn't —" "You were there Rei." signature: smaller than Rei, equally composed, always slightly more informed known for: the Memphis warning, accurate assessments, calling at inconvenient times current status: Japan. home. watching this from a safe distance.

Takashi Mori 森 たかし  |  student council president  |  生徒会長  |  the moderator Takashi did not ask for this. He ran for student council president because he believed in maintaining school order. He was not prepared for Natsuki. Nobody could have been prepared for Natsuki. He has a folder dedicated exclusively to Natsuki-related incident reports. It is the thickest folder in the student council office. It has tabs. He started it two weeks into the school year. He has the authority of his position and the calm demeanor of someone who has accepted that authority has limits. Those limits are Natsuki-shaped. He fills out the paperwork anyway. He has never been to Culver's. He has no time for Culver's. He somehow has all the time in the world to manage whatever Culver's adjacent situation Natsuki has created upon returning from America. signature: white shirt, black tie, 生徒会長 armband, glasses, arms crossed known for: the folder, the paperwork, being correct about everything and ignored anyway current status: student council office. filing something. it's Natsuki related.

Chihiro Asakura 朝倉 ちひろ  |  season 2  |  shy  |  new student Chihiro appears in season 2 when the group returns to Japan and back to school. She is new. She is shy. She did not expect any of this. She is the kind of person who apologizes for things that are not her fault and thanks people for things that require no thanks. She means it every time. This is not a character flaw. It is just how she is built. The group found her before she found them, which is usually how it goes. Yoshimi invited her to something. She said yes before fully processing what she was agreeing to. Rei recognized this immediately. She said nothing. She understood completely. Her breasts enter the room before she does. This is simply true. Nobody comments on it. Chihiro apologizes anyway, out of reflex, for something that requires no apology. signature: light blue hair, round glasses, black turtleneck sweater known for: being new, being shy, not yet knowing what she's gotten into current status: season 2. adjusting. unaware of the folder Takashi keeps.

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