Pug Taro, a popular character from Kit Diland, has a variety of merchandise available, including stationery and freebies included with bottled drinks. Koji, who is struggling to collect the merchandise without anyone noticing, heads to the Pug Taro gacha corner on his day off and discovers that a man he meets there works in the same building.

Subaru, a transfer student, comes to the school to take piano lessons from the genius pianist, Soushi. However, his true identity is that of a hitman targeting Soushi's father, Hiroshi. Staying at "Hotel in Humans," Subaru, along with Ikuro and Sara, prepares to assassinate Hiroshi. As the day of the assassination approaches, Subaru becomes increasingly engrossed in playing piano duets with Soushi. The piano, which was initially just a tool to get closer to his target, Hiroshi, unconsciously transforms into something irreplaceable to Subaru with each duet he plays with Soushi.

This episode spotlights TOEI ANIMATION, an anime studio marking its 70th anniversary. We trace the studio's history, beginning with the story behind THE WHITE SNAKE ENCHANTRESS, Japan's first full-color feature-length animated film. We then follow Mazinger Z, which helped create a new business model for Japanese anime, and Dragon Ball, which carried Japanese anime around the world. Finally, we step inside production on the studio's current series, ONE PIECE, to see the craft behind the animation.