On New Year's Day, Takeo's birthday, Rinko and Takeo kiss for the first time.
Takeo Goda is a giant guy with a giant heart. Too bad the girls don't want him! (They always go for his good-looking best friend, Makoto Sunakawa.) Used to being on the sidelines, Takeo simply stands tall and accepts his fate. But one day when he saves a girl named Rinko Yamato from a harasser on the train, his (love!) life suddenly takes an incredible turn! Takeo can hardly believe it when he crosses paths with Rinko again, and he finds himself falling in love with her... But with handsome Suna around, does Takeo even stand a chance?
The peaks and the valleys. Find the essential episodes — and the ones to skip.
On New Year's Day, Takeo's birthday, Rinko and Takeo kiss for the first time.
Takeo keeps thinking about Makoto and tells Rinko about his father's surgery. Understanding Takeo's wishes, Rinko encourages him to go visit Makoto and stay by his side during his father's surgery.
Makoto helps Takeo and Rinko confess their feelings for each other.
Takeo comes across a girl named Yukika Amami, who has had a crush on Makoto since kindergarten.
Each point is an episode, plotted in order. Colored bands mark season boundaries. Look for the rise, the plateau, or the decline.
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