Episode 10

Over Many Mountains and Rivers (幾山河, Iku Yamakawa) is the tenth episode of the Woodpecker Detective's Office anime adaptation.

Summary
Without Tamaki around, Takuboku finds himself falling back into his old depression again. He abandons poetry and tries to write a novel. His plan is to use this novel to change society's views to be more like Tamakis.

Takuboku asks Natsume to look at it but he's unimpressed. Even with Sonobe's help, Takuboku feels he's unable to honor Tamaki's memory. Back in his old habits, Takuboku tricks Kyosuke into giving him money. He heads down to the Red-light District to devote himself back to debauchery. Yoshii and Sakutaro find him there and clash with him over his foolishness.

Takuboku is surprised to find his fellow literary men worried about him. He's drowning in hopelessness but he finds hope when he hears Bokusui's poem.

New Characters

 * Bokusui