WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Episode 2 of The Day I Became a God, now streaming on FUNimation.
In the first episode of The Day I Became a God, Yota Narukami thought he had a perfectly ordinary life, but then a pink-haired girl calling herself Odin Sato showed up, claiming to be a god from the mythical realm of Asgard. The bad news: the world will end in 30 days, according to her. The good news: she will grant Yota a wish in the meantime.
Yota isn't the type to wish for a mansion of a billion dollars; instead, he's more interested in trying to impress the girl of his dreams, the studious and quiet Kyoko Izanami. Odin practically invited herself to Yota's household, and from there, she will do everything in her (supposedly divine) power to make Yota's wish come true. Now, in Episode 2, it's time to start scheming to win Izanami over.
That evening, Odin Sato (who also goes by Hina Sato) walks home with Yota and strides right into the Narukami household as though she were an old friend. Yota's parents are both convinced that Odin is a relative's daughter, and that she is welcome to stay there until a more permanent solution is found. Maybe it's hypnosis of some kind? At any rate, Yota sits down to dinner with his parents, his little sister Sora and their reverse-isekai guest, and Odin can hardly believe that the Narukamis' names make them sound like gods of the sun, of time, the sky and more -- not unlike her own. But all the same, she's ready to help, and is certain that Yota's little sister Sora can lend a hand, too. Trying out for the baseball team didn't work; it's time to get more creative.
The plan: to create a student film for Sora's summer class where Yota and Izanami play lovers, which should draw them together in real life. First up is a sci-fi movie about a brave astronaut, played by Yota, who risks his life to blow up an incoming asteroid with a nuclear missile, and he's doing it to impress his lady friend, played by Izanami, and her father. Sora is excited about the cool mini-movie she just shot, but Yota is dismayed, because the second half of the plan fizzled out. Izanami played her part, but nothing more, and the same happens when Yota and the others make a movie about an underdog boxer or even an Edward Scissorhands imitation. Nothing seems to work. Yota is dejected, but Odin is much more optimistic, as usual.
Fortunately, there is another angle to pursue: Izanami's own interests. She is passionate about musical composition and movie soundtracks, and Odin thinks that if Yota can write a lovely song for her, then that'd be the quickest route to her heart. Yota is starting to lose faith in Odin's ability to help him, but writing music doesn't sound so bad. What could go wrong? So, they visit a music store and try out the pianos there, and Yota is told to try and write a song from the heart. He gets to work (with Odin's help), and before long, his masterpiece is complete. He invites himself over to the Izanami household, and Kyoko welcomes him into her spacious middle-class home. And the piano is right where Yota thought it would be.
Kyoko is a bit surprised that Yota can play the piano at all; she's never seen him tickle the ivories before. But Yota is feeling confident now that he's in the heat of the moment, and he sits down, opens up, the sheet music and starts to play. Decently. He's not missing the notes, but then again, there's no soul in what he's doing, and Kyoko can tell the difference. So, she volunteers to take over, and she really brings the song to life the best way she knows how, astonishing and humbling Yota with the performance. Kyoko is impressed by the piece, and Yota modestly explains that a god came along and inspired it. She says that it's a miracle, and asks if Yota wants to pursue a career in music. This is Yota's big chance to win Izanami's heart, but he fumbles yet again and says that he aspires to study with her in the library. Such a mundane dream. Kyoko agrees that it's important to study, and back at the Narukami household, Odin teases Yota because he tried so hard and got so far, only to slip up like that. It looks like Yota is back to square one, and 24 days remain until the supposed apocalypse. The stakes have never been higher.
