1. “Prologue” (October 6, 2009)
Kuronuma Sawako is considered cursed by her classmates due to her appearance and shy personality. She is nicknamed “Sadako” after the famous ghost from The Ring. Sawako however encounters the popular Kazehaya Shouta, who talks to her normally and encourages her to try open up and make new friends. Sawako then volunteers to play as the ghost during a class event, the test of courage. During the test, Kazehaya comes to keep her company. Through this, Sawako is also able to become a little closer to two classmates, Yoshida Chizuru and Yano Ayane.

2. “Seating Change” (October 13, 2009)
When Sawako gives up her umbrella to cover a box with a puppy in it during a rainstorm, she shows up to school drenched. Yoshida and Yano give her a change of clothes. Kazehaya gives his towel to her. On the way home Kazehaya reveals that he was playing with the same puppy earlier, explaining why he came to school drenched as well. Afterwards he decides to adopt the puppy, promising Sawako that she can see it again at a later date. The next day, Sawako’s class has a seat change day. Unfortunately for Sawako, no one wants to sit by her. Anxiously trying to avoid Sawako, they settle on drawing numbers to determine seating. After hearing enough of it, Kazehaya moves his table and seat next to Sawako’s, and asks to switch with whoever had that number assigned. Seeing this, Yano and Yoshida do the same. Sawako also gets to meet Sanada Ryuu, a friend of Kazehaya and Yoshida, who sits behind her. Wanting to show her appreciation for the events of the previous day, Sawako gives them some home made cookies as a thanks for being so nice to her. A character that appears later on, Kurumizawa Ume, first appears in this episode for a brief moment.

3. “After School” (October 20, 2009)
Sawako offers to help with after-class teacher activities. Endo and Hirano see Sawako after school and ask to help her. The next day, Kazehaya gives Sawako a note during class wanting to know if she will meet him after school. Sawako says yes, and they meet after school with Maru-chan, the puppy Kazehaya took home in the previous episode. Sawako tells Kazehaya about how she studies by imagining that she is teaching the material to a person who doesn’t understand. The next day at school, Kazehaya asks for her help, prompting the rest of the class to come over. They are treated with a rare smile from Sawako. After school that day, Yano and Yoshida overhear some girls talking about them and when they confront the girls, they are told that Sawako started the rumors. A new character, Kurumizawa Ume, appears in this episode.

4. “Rumors” (October 27, 2009)
Yano and Yoshida become the talk of the school as everyone starts spreading rumors about them. When they ask who were spreading the rumors, they were surprised to hear that Sawako was behind them. A classmate, Shino, approaches Sawako to ask her about these rumors, although Sawako misunderstands and thinks she is talking about the ghost rumors, so she interrupts her, calling it a simple misunderstanding. Shino tells Sawako she was able to make friends. At this moment Yano and Yoshida walk up the stairway and overhear the conversation. Shino brings up their names and Sawako quickly interrupts and says “they’re not my friends.” Before they can hear the rest, the teacher, Pin, drags them off. Sawako continues to explain that she isn’t on the same level of friendship that is shared between Yano and Yoshida. Later, Sawako overhears some girls talking in the toilets and interprets it as if she’s making Yano and Yoshida sad and is ruining Kazehaya’s reputation. Later on, Kazehaya tries to talk to Sawako and asks her if he’s done something to upset her. She explains that nothing could make her want to stay away from him, but runs away after seeing a group of people walking their way in order to keep Kazehaya’s reputation intact.

5. “Determination” (November 3, 2009)
After Sawako hears the rumors she avoids Kazehaya, Yano and Yoshida. Sawako thinks that she should go back to the time when she hadn’t become friendly with Kazehaya, but she feels that this would be very lonely. Kazehaya gets angry and confronts Sawako, who tells him why she was avoiding him. Kazehaya tells her that it is their choice to be with her and asks her to tell Yano and Yoshida about her feelings. In the meantime, Yano and Yoshida have been wondering if the rumors were really spread by Sawako. They both feel bad for doubting her, but realize that they are so worried about her means that they really were already friends. The next day Sawako is in the bathroom, wondering how she should start a talk with Yano and Yoshida, when she hears about people talking about the rumors. She comes out to confront them and tell them it’s a misunderstanding. They corner her against the wall and call Yoshida and Yano a “delinquent” and a “slut”.

6. “Friends” (November 10, 2009)
Sawako tries to clear the rumors about Yano and Yoshida. In the meantime, the school gathers to watch a ‘fight’ in the girls’ bathroom. Sawako is knocked down when she defends Yoshida and Yano. In the meantime, the two girls push their way through the crowd into the bathroom. They both defend Sawako, telling the girls that Sawako would never be the one who started the rumors. Kazehaya makes a public statement on how he hates ridiculous rumors, which affects particularly the girls who were bullying Sawako. With this, everyone begins to talk about Sawako in a more positive way. Sawako, Yano and Yoshida are now even closer than they were before, although Kazehaya realizes that now it will be even tougher for him to be alone with Sawako.

7. “Saturday Night” (November 17, 2009)
Sawako is invited to eat ramen with Yano and Yoshida. They go to the ramen shop, which turns out to be Sanada Ryuu’s home. After they eat, they head up to Sanada’s room. After Sanada and Yoshida bicker, Sawako asks if they are going out. Ryu smiles, but Yoshida quickly denies the idea. They talk about their middle school, where Sanada, Yoshida and Kazehaya were all in the same class. It is revealed that Kazehaya used to be on the baseball team. They eventually call Kazehaya over, and Yoshida and Yano have fun making him jealous by hogging Sawako. Pin arrives and ruins their fun by telling them to go home. Sanada reveals to Yoshida that his type is someone who is dense and simple, although Yoshida mistakes this for someone who is like Sawako. Sawako and Kazehaya walk home together under the stars.

8. “Voluntary Training” (November 24, 2009)
Everyone no longer believes that they’ll be cursed by Sawako. Instead, they now believe that when Sawako smiles, good fortune will come. Yano, Yoshida, Endo, and Hirano convince Sawako to call them by their first names. Sawako is both very happy and embarrassed. The girls tease her by having her try calling Kazehaya by his first name, although she is unable to call his last name even without an honorific. Later on, Pin forces Kazehaya to be the committee member for the upcoming sports festival. Everyone gets fired up to win, especially Pin and Chizuru (Yoshida). Class 1-D decided to have practice during lunch break, although Sawako is clumsy because she has never played soccer before. She decides to practice on her own, but is not allowed to borrow a soccer ball. While watering the flowers in the school, Sawako starts kicking rocks and practice for soccer. Kazehaya, who is chatting with his middle school friend Kurumi, sees her from a window. He then brings a ball and helps her practice while a jealous Kurumi watches.

9. “New Friend” (December 1, 2009)
Thanks to her practice, Sawako has improved at soccer. She is also happy to see Kazehaya playing sports. Later, Sawako runs into Kurumi, whom she perceives as a friendly and beautiful doll-like girl. Kurumi takes the initiative and calls Sawako a doll, which makes her happy. Ayane (Yano) teases Kazehaya by asking him to call Sawako by her first name, which he can’t do. In the meantime, Sawako starts noticing how Kurumi and Kazehaya appear to be close, and wishes to also become cute like Kurumi. Later on, Hirano and Endo allow Sawako to call them “Ekko” and “Tomo”. When she encounters Kurumi, who interrupts her conversation with Kazehaya, she unconsciously starts becoming jealous, but is also happy that Kurumi is becoming friends with her.

10. “Working Together” (December 8, 2009)
Everyone prepares for the sports festival, especially Chizuru, who coaches Sawako enthusiastically. Sawako happily reflects upon her growing friendship with Kurumi and her increasing awkwardness around Kazehaya. Kurumi purposely tells Sawako how she isn’t special because Kazehaya always treats everyone kindly, although Sawako misunderstands this as Kurumi telling her about Kazehaya’s good points. Sawako aspires to be outgoing and friendly like Kurumi, but Chizuru tells the story of how she dislikes Kurumi because Kurumi made her help the girls confess to Kazehaya in middle school. Kazehaya and Sawako eventually get to talk alone, but Kurumi interrupts the conversation. Sawako finds out that “Kurumi” is short for “Kurumizawa”, so Kazehaya wasn’t calling her by her first name after all. Later, Kurumi makes Sawako walk with her confesses that she likes Kazehaya, asking for Sawako’s help.

11. “Special?” (December 15, 2009)
Sawako admits that she cannot help Kurumi confess to Kazehaya. Kurumi yells at Sawako, telling her she did nothing to get Kazehaya’s attention while “cute and popular girls” like herself need to work a lot harder. Sawako begins considering whether she only likes Kazehaya because he is nice to her, and whether she would like any guy who did the same. The Sports Day competitions begin. The girls in Sawako’s class win their first soccer match, and Sawako convinces Kurumi to watch Kazehaya play in the boys’ match together. As they talk, Sawako mentions that she has always thought of Kazehaya as special. Kurumi tells her that this is just because she doesn’t talk to many guys, so she ought to try talking to others. Just then, Ryuu (Sanada) saves Sawako from a rogue pitch. Kurumi suggests that Sawako should talk to Ryuu more.

12. “Romantic Feelings” (December 22, 2009)
Kurumi tells Sawako to talk to Ryuu and maybe she’ll realize something. Sawako doesn’t really understand that Kurumi wants her to separate from Kazehaya, but she says she will still talk to Ryuu. During the softball game Sawako can’t keep her eyes off Kazehaya, which makes Kurumi angry as she thinks she is the only one always watching Kazehaya, so she leaves. Kurumi then starts her plan by planting a note asking Ryuu to meet Sawako at the sports equipment room, where Kazehaya has to go later. Sawako, is told by Kurumi that Ryuu is there, and goes to thank him. When they meet, Sawako asks Ryuu about the feeling of love, which leads him to confess that he likes Chizuru. In the meantime, Kazehaya heads to the room carrying some equipment. Kurumi goes up to him and tells Kazehaya that Sawako has fallen in love with Ryuu, urging him to support their relationship. They see Sawako and Ryuu talking happily together.

13. “Love” (January 5, 2010)
After seeing Sawako and Ryuu together, Kazehaya rushes up to Sawako and pulls her away, leaving Kurumi behind. Kazehaya then confirms with Sawako that she doesn’t like Ryuu, while Sawako has just realized that she really likes Kazehaya. Kazehaya asks her what she thinks about people going out as girlfriend and boyfriend, which shocks her so much that she cannot answer properly. Later, Ayane finds out that Kurumi was the one who spread the rumours. Ryuu then shows them the note written by Kurumi, which confirms that she set Sawako up. Ayane and Chizuru go to find more evidence against Kurumi, who is in the meantime waiting for Kazehaya to return. Pin arrives at the equipment room and comes to the conclusion that Kurumi has a crush on him, and rejects her just as Kazehaya arrives. Ayane and Chizuru confront Kurumi, who will not admit to wrongdoing, but when Sawako arrives, Ayane tells her outright that Kurumi was the one who spread the rumors.

14. “Kurumi” (January 12, 2010)
After Sawako finds out that Kurumi was the one who spread the rumors, Kurumi admits it. Ayane threatens to tell Kazehaya, although Kurumi claims that she doesn’t care. Sawako asks Ayane and Chizuru not to tell, realizing that Kurumi is probably hurting a lot. Sawako realizes that Kurumi must have needed a lot of courage to tell Sawako how she felt about Kazehaya. She realizes that she must return the favor, so she returns and tells Kurumi that she, too, loves Kazehaya.

15. “Rival” (January 19, 2010)
Kurumi reflects on how she met and fell in love with Kazehaya in middle school. In the meantime, rumors about how she was rejected by Pin spread around the school. She realizes that she hates being misunderstood by Kazehaya, so ends up confessing to him. He apologizes, saying he has someone else he loves. She plays it off as “his loss” and says that he has bad taste in women. Meanwhile, Sawako confesses her love for Kazehaya to Yano and Chizu. Later, Sawako and Kurumi meet and Sawako asks if they can be friends. Kurumi responds by saying she isn’t Sawako’s friend, but her rival. Later, during the after-festival party, Sawako wonders when she fell in love with Kazehaya and ends up falling asleep on his shoulder.

16. “Night Talk” (January 26, 2010)
This episode is a recap of episodes 1 through 15 narrated by the tiny men Pin sees.

17. “Day Off” (February 2, 2010)
Ayane and Chizuru visit Sawako’s house and, despite appearing disreputable at first, impress her parents by being “such nice girls”. Meanwhile, Kazehaya and Ryuu are together when Kazehaya gets a call from Pin. Pin explains that he met Sawako the previous night, and now thinks he is possessed because he doesn’t feel good. The truth is that Sawako noticed he was catching a cold, and gave him advice on how to prevent it, although he misunderstood. Pin insists that Kazehaya bring Sawako to him right away. Kazehaya, Ryuu, Sawako, Ayane and Chizuru all end up at Pin’s filthy apartment and realize he only has a cold. They spend the rest of the day cleaning for him. They leave at night and Kazehaya ends up walking Sawako home. Thanks to a prank played by Pin, the two of them almost kissed under the stars.

18. “Chizuru’s Love” (February 9, 2010)
Sawako is happy about her growing relationships with her friends and Kazehaya. Ayane, however, complains about her clingy boyfriend, while Chizuru is in a good mood because she anticipates something at New Year’s, which is more than a month away. Chizuru and Sawako go out to pick a present for Ryuu’s birthday, and Sawako is sure by the affection Chizuru shows for him that Chizuru loves Ryuu. However, she finds out that Chizuru actually loves Ryuu’s older brother. The next time everyone is in school together, it is found out that Ayane dumped her boyfriend. Amid the talk about broken hearts, Ryuu leaves the room and is encouraged by Kazehaya. Later, at Chizuru’s house, Ryuu comes into her room unexpectedly. He appears to be about to confess to Chizuru when she notices that she left his present lying out in plain sight. She therefore forces Ryuu to leave, and he ends up going home in the rain.

19. “Dream” (February 16, 2010)
Ryuu tries to confront Chizuru again, but fails to do so, and only tells her not to come to his house this weekend. Chizuru throws a sleep over with the intention of cheer Ayane up from her breakup, but it ends up to be boring because Chizuru planned on getting video games from Ryuu. Ayane convinces Chizuru to go over to his house since it is only Friday, and not yet the weekend. At Ryuu’s house they meet Kazehaya and other classmates. They are all having fun, until Ryuu leaves and Chizuru follows, Ryuu once again tries to confess his feelings to Chizuru but is interrupted by his older brother’s arrival. His older brother then reveals that he is engaged, Ayane and Sawako look on as Chizuru hides her feelings and congratulate the couple. Soon everyone leaves, and the girls go back to Chizuru’s house where Chizuru reflects on her past with Ryuu’s brother.

20. “Present” (February 23, 2010)
Ryuu’s brother leaves, he tells Ryuu to tell Chizuru to show up next time. Later Chizuru heads over to give Ryuu her present, where Ryuu states that she was late and he hopes that Chizuru will finally get over his brother, she gets angry and throws his present at him. Sawako and Ayane are grief stricken with worry about Chizuru since they can’t do anything about the situation. Kazehaya shows up and explains to them that its good that Chizuru has them, and that she has them to worry and care for her. In class Chizuru ignores Ryuu, they eventually run into each other where Chizuru asks what he meant last night when he said that she was late. Eventually he shows that he wanted Chizuru to get rejected in order for her to finally get over his brother, Chizuru is upset that he thought the only reason she came over the other night was just to see his brother and leaves. Ayane and Sawako find her, where she eventually breaks down and tells them about how angry she is at Ryuu, not knowing that he is listening and then leaves, Chizuru continues saying what pissed her off the most was how she treated Ryuu. The three girls then go out and enjoy the rest of the day.

21. “First Snow” (March 2, 2010)
School continues and Chizuru looks refreshed but still ignores Ryuu. While walking home with Sawako and Ayane, they discuss what Chizuru would say to Tooru, Ryuu’s older brother if he was to return. Then Tooru actually shows up and tells the girls that he’s going to steal Chizuru. The two of them walk together, as Tooru talks about his memories with Chizuru when they were younger. At the end of their walk Chizuru confesses her feelings for Tooru, only have to Tooru says that he likes her too, but as a little sister. They part, and when Tooru returns home Ryuu greets him and gives him bread from the other day the Chizuru left. Ryuu then goes to find Chizuru at docks where she was the last time they played with Tooru before he moved out. There Chizuru realizes that it was Ryuu that called Tooru to come and visit her and asks Ryuu to comfort her, and they embrace.

22. “Christmas” (March 9, 2010)
Chizuru and Ryuu are back on good terms and everyone is eagerly anticipating Christmas. Their class is going to hold a party and Kazehaya asks Sawako to come. She really wants to, but thinks of her parents. Traditionally, her family spends all day celebrating, so she would feel bad about leaving them. She decides not to go to the party, but makes gifts for Chizuru and Ayane. She also makes a hat for Kazehaya, though she knows she won’t have the nerve to give it to him. On Christmas Eve, she spends the day with her parents. Her dad is especially enthusiastic and ends up taking the hat Sawako made, thinking it was for him. She doesn’t have the heart to correct him. Later that night, she gets a call from her friends at the party asking her to come. She becomes very distraught, so her mom takes the call instead. Her dad calls her over and gives her his present for her- a cellphone. He lets her go to the party and realizes she is growing up. Sawako runs there, but everyone has left. Only Kazehaya has been waiting for her out in the snow.

23. “The Two” (March 16, 2010)
It’s the last day of class before winter break. Sawako worries that she won’t see her friends until classes start again. She reluctantly says goodbye to Kazehaya then goes out to eat with Ayane and Chizuru. They find out her birthday is on New Year’s Eve and tell her about their plans to go to the shrine that day with Ryuu, inviting her as well. She finds out she can go, so her friends convince her to call Kazehaya and invite him as well. He agrees to come. On New Year’s Eve, Chizuru and Ayane come to Sawako’s house. Their present to her is to make her look really cute for Kazehaya. They style her hair and put on a little makeup and head out for the shrine. Before they arrive, Chizuru and Ayane leave, telling Sawako Ryuu actually isn’t coming either. She continues alone, meeting Kazehaya. He is astonished by her extra-cuteness and they continue to the shrine. She reflects on her happiness to spend her birthday with him.

24. “Birthday” (March 23, 2010)
Sawako and Kazehaya walk to the shrine silently. They finally look at each other after Kazehaya saves her before she falls down the stairs at the shrine. They are about to continue their awkward silence until Chizuru, Ayane, and Ryuu (who are also stealthily at the shrine) call Kazehaya to apologize for not coming along. The two go to get hot drinks at a stand and Kazehaya admits he normally doesn’t like the drink, but this time he does because Sawako does. She’s excited over getting to see his first time at something, but he lists several of his first times that relate to her (like wearing the stomach band). They exchange phone emails and Kazehaya realizes Sawako’s birthday is that day. She tells him about her childhood as they walk, up until the present, then realizes she had always been alone until she met him.

25. “New Year” (March 30, 2010)
Sawako and Kazehaya continue talking while they walk. She begins to say she’ll try harder this year so people will like her, but he interrupts and says they already do. They visit the shrine and go to pick out fortunes. Sawako is distressed by getting a “Bad Luck” slip, so Kazehaya gives her his- “Very Good Luck”. She reads the part pertaining to love and realizes it could be talking about Kazehaya. They continue home, taking the path she walks to school. Kazehaya stops at one corner, and reminisces that he met Sawako for the first time at that spot. She’s surprised he remembers, but has also been thinking the same thing. They continue home, each internally realizing their love for each other, but neither acting on it. They part, leaving the impression they will be together this year.

26. “Unrequited Love” (January 5, 2011)
Based on Kurumi’s point of view, she retells the events of Season 1; such as her unrequited love for Kazehaya, how she observes him observing Sawako with expressions she has never seen before and how he has changed because of her. She recalls her plot of matchmaking Ryu and Sawako together, and how Kazehaya foiled her plan by taking Sawako away from the scene. She remembers Sawako ultimately giving her the courage to confess her feelings to Kazehaya, and her subsequent rejection. She buys chocolate to give him on Valentine’s the next day, calling it “the first and the last”, and she imagines what Sawako and her friends Ayane and Chizu, would be doing for Valentine’s Day. The episode ends with her exclaiming that she’d bought him the most expensive chocolate.

27. “Valentine” (January 12, 2011)
It is now the third semester, and after another seating change, Sawako makes friends with the new people sitting close to her, but can’t help but feel lonely that Kazehaya is sitting further away from her. The day before Valentine’s Day, she makes handmade chocolate for her friends. When it comes to Kazehaya’s chocolate, she notices that she has unknowingly favored him among everyone else and becomes very self-conscious. She manages to give everyone their chocolate the next day but still hesitates when it comes to giving Kazehaya his. Various events throughout the day prevent her from giving it to him, such as his acceptance of “Gratitude” chocolate and his rejection of “Love” chocolate. Sawako finally makes up her mind to give it to him after school, but is interrupted by Kurumi, who gives him his “first and last” chocolate from her. Kurumi notices Sawako eavesdropping and tells her that Kazehaya doesn’t accept ‘love’ chocolate, but if it was a ‘gratitude’ chocolate, he would probably accept it gladly. She calls herself ‘a special circumstance’ because she had already been rejected by him. Sawako ends up not being able to give Kazehaya the chocolate, as she thinks that her chocolates are too serious to be considered ‘giri/courtesy’ chocolates. As Kazehaya walks out of school, thinking that he had really hoped on getting something from Sawako. At the end of the episode, a new character, Miura Kento, makes his appearance.

28. “2nd-Year Students” (January 19, 2011)
April brings Sawako into her second year of high school, and she is happy that she gets to be in the same class as Kazehaya, Ayane and Chizu again. Things have become strained between Sawako and Kazehaya ever since the Valentine’s Day incident. In class, a new classmate, Miura Kento takes his seat next to Sawako. He is flamboyant and very open with her, which stirs up jealousy on Kazehaya’s part. Kazehaya decides to wait for Sawako to finish tending the flowerbeds. He watches her work from the classroom window. Then, he encounters Ayane who offers to help him in his pursue of love (for Sawako, although it isn’t explicitly stated). However, he tells her that he would prefer to tell the person themselves about his feelings for them, instead of involving a third party. Ayane notes that Kazehaya is the type of person who does not like others interfering with his affairs. Sawako finds Kazehaya waiting for her, and he asks her if he was too conceited to consider himself as her closest male friend (due to Kento’s previous display of closeness towards her). She panics, not knowing how to reply and Kazehaya notices this. He apologizes for troubling her, and leaves. Kento sees Kazehaya leaving the classroom, and notices Sawako still inside at a loss for words. He makes the connection between them, calling the two ‘an interesting combination’.

29. “Forget What I Said” (January 26, 2011)
Sawako is still troubled over what Kazehaya said to her in the previous episode and wonders how she should have responded to him. In class, Kento tries to help Sawako smile “refreshingly” but fails. Kazehaya is visibly jealous over how close the two are. Kazehaya and Ryu talk during gym class, and Kazehaya expresses worry over how he had troubled Sawako over what he had said about being the closest to her. He feels that, even though it may trouble her further, he has to stop beating around the bush and act soon; otherwise, she may be snatched away by someone else. Ayane confronts Kento, telling him to stop making passes at Sawako, as it is a critical time for her to pursue Kazehaya. Kento brushes her off, telling her that he has good intentions. The teacher talks about the upcoming exams and Kento announces to the class that Sawako is holding a crash course after school. Kazehaya helps spread the word and brings a lot of people to the study group. During the session, everyone praises Sawako for being such a great teacher. She genuinely smiles, making Kazehaya feel lonely as she is now fitting in the class without his help, and surprises Kento that she is able to smile normally. After everyone leaves, Sawako thanks Kazehaya for helping her. Kazehaya tells her to forget about what he had said earlier. He leaves, with a dejected expression on his face. Outside, Kazehaya finds Kento waiting for him.

30. “Misunderstood” (February 2, 2011)
Sawako is still troubled by what Kazehaya told her in the previous episode, to just “forget” about what he had told her earlier. Sawako wonders what Kazehaya meant by that as she walks home. Meanwhile, Kento pulled Kazehaya outside to talk with him about Sawako, and how much of an outcast she was until Kazehaya started talking to her, and also tells Kazehaya that he shouldn’t get to close to Sawako anymore or the other girls will get mad and Sawako will become an outcast again. Kazehaya gets mad and tells Kento that he does the things he does for a reason. Kento stands up and tells Kazehaya that Sawako would be hurt by it. As Kazehaya walks away, Kento shouts to him, asking if Kazehaya has a person he likes. When Kazehaya responds “I do!”, Kento asks if he could help Kazehaya, but he rejects the idea. Chizuru and Kazehaya meet up on the way home, and Kazehaya asks if he is really that different from Sawako, as he thought he was the closest to her. Chizuru takes what he said the wrong way and tells him that he doesn’t understand her, thinking “he doesn’t even know that Sawako likes him!”. Chizuru also says that Kazehaya is the most different from Sawako, because of the experiences with rumors that she went through. They part ways, Chizuru wondering what is up with Kazehaya all of a sudden. The next day, Sawako tries to greet Kazehaya, but stutters, and Kazehaya almost ignores her, briefly whispering “good morning”, and then runs to catch up with his friends. Ayane and Chizuru see this and pull Sawako aside to find out what happened. After Sawako explains to Ayane and Chizuru about what Kazehaya said the two days, Ayane looks upon the situation and tries to explain things to Sawako.

31. “The Person That I Like” (February 9, 2011)
With the first semester midterms over, everyone’s recognizing Sawako for her review session, praising her. Sawako’s class decides on having “Sawako’s Black Magic Cafe” as their exhibition, using Sawako’s herbs to make tea, and having an additional “Ask Sawako” advice booth. Sawako and Kazehaya are still awkward and silent towards each other, which Ayane notices and worries Chizuru. Next day, Ayane goes over to Chizuru’s house to help her get ready for Toru’s Wedding. The wedding ends without a hitch and Chi solidifies her sibling-like relationship with Toru. Afterwards, Chizuru asks Ryu to follow up with Kazehaya, feeling guilty about what she said to him. Ryu initially refuses but concedes, saying he would only listen to his problems. Later, Kento approaches Sawako, who’s tending to her garden. Back in the cafeteria, Ryu asked Kazehaya, bluntly, if he had confessed already or not. Pin arrives, teases him, and tells him to confess to Sawako already. Kazehaya runs out searching for Sawako. In the courtyard, Kento and Sawako talk, and Sawako becomes distraught and cries. Kento tries to cheer her up and asks her out in the flow of things, but Kazehaya arrives.

32. “Affection and Annoyance” (February 16, 2011)
Kazehaya walks out on Sawako and Kento, with Kento grasping Sawako’s arms and Sawako crying. Kazehaya asks what Kento is doing, and why Sawako is crying. Friends arrive, joke about both Kazehaya and Kento going after Sawako, and Kazehaya cracks and confesses his love. Sawako takes it as a misunderstanding. Later, they skip class; Kazehaya asks if she likes him and she says yes, but he misunderstands and walks off. Pin comforts Sawako. Ayane and Chizuru find her, and Chizuru breaks down yelling at Sawako to stop being self-conscious.

33. “Just Give Up” (February 23, 2011)
The class prepares for the school festival. Ryu asks Kazehaya how his confession went; Kazehaya says he was rejected, and Kurumi overhears. Kurumi confronts Sawako, snapping that Sawako is hurting Kazehaya because of indecisiveness. Pin later yells at Kazehaya for rejecting Sawako. Rumors spread about the “battlefield” between Kazehaya, Sawako, and Kento. Kento finally gets things straight in his head.

34. “Reach…” (March 2, 2011)
The School Festival begins and everything goes well. Sawako decides to confess.

35. “Confession” (March 9, 2011)
Sawako confronts Kazehaya, thanks him for his kindness and smiles, and tells him she likes him. They hug near the classroom door and are interrupted. Later, Pin encourages both of them. Kazehaya texts Sawako, and they both look forward to seeing each other tomorrow.

36. “From Now On” (March 23, 2011)
The class finishes costumes. Sawako performs and Kazehaya makes sure she knows his feelings. Sawako wants to build their relationship from scratch. Kazehaya confidently shouts that he likes her. Their class places sixth.

37. “After the Festival” (March 30, 2011)
After-party chaos and misunderstandings happen, but Kazehaya finally asks Sawako out and she accepts. Everyone hears they’re dating.

38. “Important Person” (March 30, 2011)
Students gossip about Sawako and Kazehaya dating. Kurumi defends Sawako against girls who badmouth her. Sawako talks to Kurumi as her rival. Later, Sawako cries for Kurumi and promises to treasure Kazehaya. After the credits, Sawako gives Kazehaya gifts and worries about being a good girlfriend; Kazehaya reassures her.

39. “There’s No Way I Would Hate You” (August 1, 2024)
It is finally Summer vacation, but the gang are stuck attending Summer school. Sawako navigates being in a relationship with Kazehaya. They spend time together as a couple with growing feelings. Sawako struggles with telling her parents, particularly her father, about her relationship with Kazehaya. She is also met with the task of meeting Kazehaya’s parents for the first time.

40. “School Trip” (August 1, 2024)
Second term begins and a school trip to Okinawa is coming. Sawako is excited, and she and Kazehaya almost kiss. Ayane dates Mogi but doubts the relationship. Chizu is awkward with Ryu and tension escalates after a classmate confesses to Ryu; Ryu makes his own confession.

41. “Girlfriend and Boyfriend” (August 1, 2024)
After Okinawa, Sawako senses Kazehaya is distant. Ayane avoids Kento. Chizu struggles and skips school; Sawako and Ayane find her with help. Chizu shares her history with Ryu.

42. “Christmas Party” (August 1, 2024)
Christmas time and a class party. Kazehaya’s distance worries Sawako. Kento continues pursuing Ayane. Chizu tries to give Ryu a present but chaos happens; they exchange gifts and ease tension. Kento argues with Mogi. Ayane goes after Kento.

43. “Happy Moment” (August 1, 2024)
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