Let's Make a Mug Too

The hot, hot summer of Tajimi has arrived, and Himeno, Mika, Naoko, and Touko have a blast in the river trying to catch eel! Then suddenly a kappa appears before them and takes them down to Ryūgū-jō. Inside Ryūgū-jō, a certain person in the form of their high school self is awaiting them...

Himeno still doesn't have a good idea what to make for the contest. When she asks her father, Tokishirou, he gives her the following advice: "I don't know what it is, but I just want to create something! That feeling is important." After hearing that, Himeno gets an idea. What will it be?

The members of the pottery club start preparing for the Mino ware contest. Himeno is still agonizing about what to make when the club advisor Mami asks her to help in an old school building. On the way there, beckoned by a strange tune the wind was playing, Himeno discovers a huge ceramic monument...

All done with their mock exams, the Himeno-Naoko-Mika trio spot their pottery club advisor Mami by the train station and impulsively decide to tail her. They pass through a forest, walk by a lake and finally reach a mountain. Where exactly is Mami going?!

Himeno accidentally broke her dad's favorite rice bowl. She decides that she "will make a perfect bowl for dad!" and begins her work. With the help of Touko and the others she manages to complete her project, but for some reason Himeno doesn't look so happy...

While Himeno is engrossed in pottery, Touko yells at Mika for loudly playing with Naoko. Mika then rushes out of the clubhouse, and in her absence, Touko confesses that she admires Mika for having such a free-spirited imagination, something she herself lacks...

After joining the pottery club, Himeno is uncertain if she can make pottery. Touko and Mika then show the novice Himeno that pottery and ceramics are widely used in all sorts of manners all over town. She realizes that pottery is not that forbidding, and that she's always surrounded by it!

On her first day in high school, Himeno introduces herself to the class by lining up the mugs her late mother made. Her classmate Mika knows her mothers works, so she takes her to the pottery club. Taken in by the smell of the clay she shouldn't know yet, Himeno goes in for her first attempt at pottery.

The truly unique pottery pieces are complete! Then, at the end of the journey, it's time to revisit Oribe Street. What do we see there?

Enjoying of the cafe's delicacies and the talks. Including the intense bowling showdown, the four really enjoyed a truly "after school" time.

"We won't know until we open it!" We open the kiln and finally get to see the bisque fired pieces! Impressed by how they look, the four take on the glazing challenge!

For the truly unique piece of pottery, the color should be special too! The four learn how deep the topic of glazes is. And then they smack their lips at authentic pizza baked in a stone kiln.

The pottery making got to a good place. Time for a barbeque surrounded by Tajimi's beautiful nature! After enjoying Gifu's specialty "kei-chan", everybody's re-energized!

After tirelessly working with the clay, the four finally finish their very individualistic shapes. Which emotions did they each pour into their pieces?

t's finally time to give shape to the truly unique piece of pottery! As a reward for being so devoted to their pottery craft, the four get a selection of Tajimi sweets!

Shaved ice, goheimochi, and all the fun stalls are the perfect way to lead up to a summer festival discussion about love!

A truly unique piece of pottery. During the sketching phase, everybody's personality comes out! And then there's great excitement over seeing pottery tools for the first time!

From the living national treasures who were born in Tajimi, to the future greats of pottery, the four voice actresses see and are inspired by various pieces! Will they seriously pursue becoming pottery voice actresses now?!

The quartet goes to a mining pit to learn about clay and see how hard the work is! Then, they visit the place that was the model for the pottery club room!

The four voice actresses for "Let's Make a Mug Too" have come to the anime's location again, Gifu prefecture's Tajimi city. They set out to discover the many many "Let's Make a Mug Too" sights in town!

Reminiscing while enjoying the homemade curry. What was the thing in Tajimi, the city with the hot temperatures and warm hearts, that left the biggest impression on our four ladies?

The four make curry! The curry made with the best Gifu prefecture ingredients are plated on the finished plates. Not having a lot of cooking experience, Tanaka has a bit of a mishap!

Today the plates that were made with the hand-building technique are being painted! While Tanaka, Wakai, Honizumi are making steady progress, Serizawa is still agonizing. How will the plates turn out?

We eat our way through Tajimi's gourmet dishes! Soul food "gohei mochi". Incredible udon at a "shinise" business. And then the long awaited eel bowl!

The big ceramic kappa that surprised Himeno, shaved ice made from spring water, sparklers. Fully enjoying the hot Tajimi summer while wearing yukata.

Using the "hand-building" technique, the girls attempt to make freestyle flatware. While they all feel the difficulties of making pottery, their individual personalities are clearly reflected in their creations.

The four girls discuss weddings while enjoying the autumn leaves at the national treasure, Eihouji. Then, they relax at a cafe beloved by the people of Gifu.

A trip to the museum reveals a variety of mosaic art, followed up by a traditional Japanese candy store with colorful treats and fun photo opportunities!

Our group of four visit a highschool pottery club and are in awe of the works that the students have made. They also share stories from their time in school. At the end, they encounter the works of a living national treasure.

Tiles are also a Tajimi specialty. Accessories are also made with these tiles. The four quietly focus on the detail work that reveals their individual character traits.

The first hands-on pottery experience in Tajimi is to make mugs. Not used to the electric pottery wheel, they struggle, but in the end produce pieces sparkling with personality.

The four voice actresses go to Let's Make a Mug Too's stage, Gifu prefectures Tajimi City. While strolling through the town where Himeno lives, they talk about their memories with their own fathers.