8.324 minSeason 1 • Episode 12
LatestKotaro learns that he was not accepted into Akane’s school, saddening them. Daisuke suggests Kotaro use it in his writing, while Ayane suggests Akane should break up with him rather than do long-distance.
Kotarou Azumi and Akane Mizuno became third year students at junior high school and are classmates for the first time. These two, along with fellow classmates, Chinatsu Nishio and Takumi Hira, relate to their peers through mutual understandings and feelings. As their final year at junior high school progresses, the group overcome their challenges to mature and become aware of changes in themselves.
Writing
Dialogue so natural you'll swear they bugged your middle school.
Direction
LINE messages as emotional landscapes. Devastating.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The series deliberately cast actual teenagers for authenticity, rejecting typical adult voice actors.
Episode 7's festival scene required 3,000+ hand-drawn frames for 90 seconds of crowd animation—unheard of for TV anime.
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