Anna and Kyotaro's bond is teetering between friendship and romance. Perhaps this time the scales will tip and Kyotaro can finally tell Anna the words she wishes to hear.
The class is excited for the upcoming school trip, except for Anna, who is no longer acting like herself. Kyotaro wonders what it means, not realizing that she made a choice.
Kyotaro discovers an obsessed fan is spreading rumors online that Anna has a boyfriend. Knowing what that means for both her safety and career, he cannot help but worry.
The school year is ending. With a window of opportunity closing, Kyotaro reaches a decision: if he can make this shot in a basketball game against Anna, he’ll ask her out.
The implications and meanings of Anna's indirect confession leave Kyotaro reeling. He may not know what will happen next, but he knows he cannot afford to mess this up.
As the student rep, Kyotaro faces the unenviable task of delivering the graduation speech. Now he'll need a dose of confidence and a little help from Anna to pull it off.
Despite all the time Kyotaro has spent with Anna, he discovers that there is so much more he doesn't know about her. More importantly, he realizes he wants to change that.
Valentine's Day is a week away, and Kyotaro finds himself roped into making chocolates with Anna and her friends. But complications arise when Moeko claims Kyotaro as her bae.
Distance separates Kyotaro and Anna, but their thoughts are of each other. However, their budding relationship faces a threat: Haruya still has his eyes set on Anna.
It’s Japan’s most romantic time of the year, and Kyotaro and Anna are not-on-a-date. Kyotaro is keeping a running tally of all his screw-ups, but Anna is enjoying herself.
Despite all the hints Anna throws at him, and others beginning to notice, Kyotaro refuses to believe that she could actually like him. He is his own worst enemy.
Kyotaro can no longer deny he likes Anna. He tells himself it’s not like he wants to be her boyfriend, but there’s a detail he hasn’t considered: maybe Anna wants him to be.
As Kyotaro wrestles with his feelings, he notices Anna’s been acting differently. Could it be that she—? No, he shouldn’t read too much into it. She’s just being nice. Right?
It’s not like Kyotaro wants to join Anna’s group or anything. But when a certain other classmate tries to join the group, Kyotaro just gets swept up in events. That’s all!
Anna and her friends keep their guard up around the boys; it’s obvious what they want. But Kyotaro’s different. Each brief interaction brings him and Anna closer together.
At first glance, he’s just the disturbed boy, and she’s just the popular girl. But people are more than the sum of their parts, as both Kyotaro and Anna are about to discover.