The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague Ep 5: Release Date, Speculation

Himuro meets his childhood friend, Katori, at their workplace in episode 4 of The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague, titled “A Day-Off Date and a Shared Game”.

Himuro and Fuyutsuki also enjoy their day off by going to the movies together, and Himuro is very excited about the whole thing. Meanwhile, Katori has also started getting along with everyone due to his cheerful extrovert personality.

Himuro and Fuyutsuki are both held back for overtime, waiting for important calls. To pass their time, they play Shiritori and draw icons for each other, which makes the overtime enjoyable and worthwhile, especially for Himuro.

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Episode 5 Speculation

Everyone in the office has started cheering for Himuro and Fuyutsuki, even misinterpreting Katori’s words. Himuro has also started liking the George series, which will give him and Fuyutsuki something common to talk about more.

Katori got cut off earlier, but it’s highly likely that he left art and joined the company because of Otonashi. Since he is pretty outgoing, he might have already told her about his feelings. The next episode will continue with the sweet, pleasant moments between the duo and the other members of the company.

Episode 5 Release Date

1. Is episode 5 of The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague on break this week?

No, episode 5 of The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague is not on a break this week. The episode will be released on the above-stated date as per schedule.

Episode 4 Recap

Himuro introduces his childhood friend, Katori, to Fuyutsuki. He tells her that he is a descendant of a phoenix, which explains his cheerful personality and the fireworks going off around him. In the break room, he tells everyone that he was an artist before and quit his job to join their company. Komori asks him why but he is interrupted by his senior Otonashi.

Himuro sees the flyer for George the Kitten 2 movie, a popular children’s anime, on Fuyutsuki, and she embarrassingly tells him that he loves the series. Himuro asks her about the first movie, and she invites him to go to the movie together on their day off.

Himuro is excited and watches the first part. He enjoys the movie, and they text about it together.

Himuro and Fuyutsuki head off to the movie hall together the next day and are seen by Saejima, who is there to see another movie. Coincidenatlly, he finds that his seat is next to Katori.

During the movie, Fuyutsuki shows a variety of emotions that Himuro finds cute. He also finds the movie good and lends her his handkerchief when she starts crying. They decide to go to a café together afterward.

The next day at work, Himuro feels sad that he has to work overtime but cheers up when he finds that Fuyutsuki is waiting for an important call from a client as well. He gets excited about being together with her and freezes his coffee. Fuyutsuki tells him that Komori invited her to dinner but has to turn her down because of her overtime.

Saejima, Komori, Katori, and Otonashi all go for dinner together, and they talk about the movie that Saejima and Katori watched.

When Saejima tells them that he saw Fuyutsuki and Himuro together at the movie hall, they get excited and begin thinking about which movie they watched. They also talk about the suspension bridge effect, and Komori is delighted to know that Himuro is working overtime with Fuyutsuki.

Fuyutsuki suggests playing Shiritori with Himuro to pass the time. They have fun, and Fuyutsuki shows him her doodles.

Himuro excitedly sends a barrage of texts to Katori, telling how he and Fuyutsuki drew doodles for each other and set them as their profile picture. Katori gets overly happy for his friend and tells everyone that the duo had “great progress” between them, which they all misinterpret.

Himuro and Fuyutsuki finish up with their work, and Himuro suggests going for a late dinner together, which Fuyutsuki agrees to. He tells himself that he had the best day ever.

About The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague

The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague is a manga by Miyuki Tonogaya. It started serialization in 2019, and received an anime adaptation in January 2023.

The fantasy romance story involves Himuro, a boy who is a descendant of Yuki-Onna (a spirit depicted in Japanese folklore). He has a tendency to freeze things around him and summon snowstorms when he is agitated.

Himuro has a crush on his colleague Fuyutsuki who is an eccentric and mysterious woman who seems oblivious to Himuro’s powers.