Episode
Aggretsuko: Rising to the Challenge
Overview
The day after taking to the stage with Ikari, Retsuko is filled with stress and regret. Time for an epic karaoke session!
Details
- Series
- Aggretsuko
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 8
- Air date
- 2023-02-16
- Runtime
- 18 min
Episode context
Rising to the Challenge is Episode 8 in Season 5 of Aggretsuko. It aired on 2023-02-16. The runtime is 18 min.
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Episode 7: Rage Mission
Retsuko gets approached by a suspicious, but somewhat familiar-looking man who really, really wants her to run for office.
Episode 9: A Disconnected World
Running for office isn't for the faint hearted — or the empty pocketed. They need to come up with a 3 million yen deposit fast.
More episodes from this season
Episode 6: A Family Emergency
Haida tells her she doesn't have to come, but Retsuko insists on going with him to visit his family home — and it's nothing like what she expected.
Episode 10: The Other Side of Rage
The pressure almost gets the better of her, but after a quick interaction with Ton, Retsuko picks up the microphone to speak to her potential voters.
Episode 5: A Mysterious Messenger
A suspicious looking man comes up to Manaka after an OTM Girls' show and asks her about "Aggressive Retsuko." Haida meets up with Tadano.
Episode 4: Restart
Haida now has to visit Retsuko's parents in two weeks. He'll have to tell them that he's unemployed — unless he can find a job before then.
Episode 3: ANAGURA and Reality
Under the avatar "Fennelope," Fenneko befriends Haida and Shikabane in the online game and sets up a meeting with them in real life.
Episode 2: Spooky Shikabane
With no job, no home and no girlfriend, Haida hunkers down in an internet cafe and, mortifyingly, bumps into an online friend in real life.
Episode 1: A Prison Called Freedom
Haida still doesn't have a job, and doesn't seem interested in getting another one any time soon – which makes Retsuko feel uneasy.