Episode 2 starts out dumb and funny and then quietly ruins your mood.

Takemichi and Chifuyu are biking around, and Takemichi says he has to time-leap, but to the past this time. Then he remembers it was White Day two days ago and he totally forgot Hina's gift, so he panics and wipes out on the bike, taking Chifuyu down with him. Chifuyu says he has a plan, which already means it's going to be awful. It's a scavenger hunt: ribbon boxes hidden around the park, with a ring in the last one. They both get way too into it and Takemichi even calls him a genius. Then Hina shows up crying, saying she can't stop thinking about Kisaki dying and blames herself. Takemichi scraps the whole thing, hands her the ring, and promises to make her happy. She brings up marrying him in twelve years.

Everyone says goodbye with tears, Naoto helps with the leap, and Takemichi opens his eyes in a fancy bathroom in a tux. He walks out, sees Hina in a gorgeous dress, and freaks out because it looks like his own wedding. It's not, and Hina drags him by the ear to Pah-chin's wedding. Everyone he knows is alive and doing great. Hina, Chifuyu, and Draken realize he's the Takemichi from 12 years ago and welcome him back. Draken catches him up: Mitsuya's a fashion designer and Chifuyu has a pet shop. Naoto turns up just to say welcome back.

Then Takemichi notices Mikey isn't there. Chifuyu and Draken say he's working at a restaurant overseas. A few days later Mitsuya's measuring him for a tux, Hakkai and Yuzuha come by, and nobody says Mikey's name once. That night he sees a TV news story about a gang and spots a tattoo that looks familiar, but he can't place it. At the twins' ramen shop with Hina he asks about Mikey again, and everyone admits they haven't seen him in about 10 years. Then it hits him: the tattoo looks like Izana's earring. He runs to Draken's shop and asks if Izana killed Mikey.

Honestly, the first half is the best part. Two goofballs hyping each other up over a terrible gift plan never gets old, and seeing everyone alive and happy was nice. The big downside is the creepy stuff only shows up at the very end, so Takemichi's scene with Draken doesn't hit as hard as it could. But "everything's perfect except Mikey" is a great hook, and I'm already invested.