Ep. 2: Sukiyaki Is Romance Veiled in Steam
Mei wakes up in Ogai's mansion the next morning, recalling that Ogai used her avant-garde school uniform as a diversion to usher her into his mansion last night alongside Shunso, who has been busy painting. Aside from being amnesiac, Mei struggles to adjust living in the Meiji era since everything greatly differs from the modern age. After Ogai's maid Fumi helps Mei properly wear a kimono, Ogai and Shunso escort Mei to a sukiyaki restaurant. One year ago, Ogai stepped outside his bathroom and first met Shunso, who hurriedly sketched a fascinating black cat on the grass. Ogai then predicted that Shunso would be at the forefront of the Japanese art world someday. In the present, Ogai requests Mei to utilize her powers as a Tamayori, someone who can see spirits, in order to find Shunso's missing black cat which has disappeared from his masterpiece. At night in the park, Mei locates Charlie, who promises to send Mei back to the present during the next full moon in a month. Charlie tells Mei to just be herself and enjoy life, convincing her to invent makeshift mops for Fumi before setting off to find Shunso's missing black cat. (Source: Wikipedia)