Behind the Scenes – Yasu Explains All

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Let it first be said, that I was supposed to be the Main Male Love Interest. That is what my agent told me, and I would never have agreed to something like this otherwise.

Of course, I started having my suspicions about me being the Main Male Love Interest when I did not come in on the first episode. No, I came in so far back I don't even remember which episode it was.

I was very upset about all of this; because it was obvious I had been lied to. So then, it dawned on me that I had to start thinking up plans on how to become the Main Male Love Interest, instead of complaining that I was not the Main Male Love Interest.

Here are some of the highlights. My first few attempts were rusty, I will admit, but the real problem was that Naru always seemed to come in whenever I was about to save her. It was horrid. It almost appeared that the producers were feeding off of my tactics to get the two Main Characters together. It was infuriating. I was ready to push Naru into a lake.

Attempt # 1: Lin to the Rescue

Let me first explain that I've been in the background since the very beginning. And I mean the very beginning. In fact, I pushed that bookcase onto Mai, because then I could have saved her from it, then I would have been in the show from the beginning and would be able to compete as the Main Male Love Interest.

But as it all turns out, moving around a bookshelf quickly is hard.

At least it wasn't Naru that had saved her; it had been Lin, which actually isn't that comforting.

At least they were both ticked off at her, which doesn't help matters in love.

Attempt # 2: Falling for You

I had tipped the person to push Mai off the stairs, but instead, they pushed Masako down the stairs. I was so exasperated. How could you do something like that? I don't care if their names both start with 'M', they look nothing alike! Who would fall for Masako, anyway?

I had been waiting at the bottom of the stairs to catch Mai, but when I saw Masako falling down them, I moved out of the way, of course.

Attempt # 5: Dolls are Eerie

I was going to rescue Mai from the well after the ghost dragged her down, but in the end, I was too freaked to go into the house where the head-of-the-house was a doll.

Attempt # 9: The Blue-Eyed Sewer Rat

I had paid Kai Ubusuna to put Mai's name on a hitogata. She really hadn't wanted to; she kept talking about what a sweet girl she had been.

I was going to save her after that ghost had pulled her down the sewer. I was going to pull her out. What I had not been expecting (as always) was that Naru would find her as she was falling and fall down with her.

It's so aggravating. I wanted to put the sewer lid back into place when they were down there.

Attempt # 17: I Finally Come In

The worst part of it all was the lines they had me saying to Takigawa.

Attempt # 32: I Drop the Ceiling onto Mai

Yes, I admit it. I paid that ghost (I didn't know what it would do with the money…) to make the ceiling collapse over Mai while she was in the doctor's office.

I was going to save her – I truly was – but there was that slight split-second of terror. I assure you that you would have experienced the same thing.

So while I was (for the moment) petrified, Naru went to her rescue and saved her from the ceiling. Being in the spot that I had wanted to be in.

Attempt # 55: I'm Losing My Grip

It was never executed properly. At the end of the Forbidden Pastime, the first case that involved me, he had to go and give her a dazzling smile that left her heart all aflutter.

I hated him more than he would ever know.

Attempt # 81: Madoka & Me

I was going to protect her through this whole case; but then it somehow got into the producers' heads that I should go off with Madoka because I should be too scared to be on this case for too long.

I did not appreciate their sympathy.

Attempt # 105: Tea Time

Then Naru even got to give her tea after her nightmare. They had promised me that I was going to do that part! Somebody call my agent!

Attempt # 112: Dracula

I was going to save her from Urado. I mean, I had it all planned out. But didn't you see that guy? He was terrifying! But, you know, it helped that Naru didn't directly save her either. He was too busy looking for Masako, for some reason.

Attempt # 300: Don't Ask

It's not worth mentioning. It's too sad.

Attempt # 451: Too Busy With Life

I wasn't there half of the time, and then I was busy the other half.

But since Naru was knocked-out the whole time, I felt there was no competition.

Attempt # 483: The Shock of a Lifetime

I had tipped those kids to give her a good scare, but she managed to take care of herself.

It was shocking.

Attempt # 2,005: The Un-Aired Files

I'm not really allowed to tell you about this one, which is okay with me since apparently I had been wandering around looking for people that were already there. But I hadn't been the only one!

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Mai turned off the TV after watching Yasu's interview.

She had never known he felt that way.