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Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway
On his way home from drinking his sorrows away after being rejected by his crush, 26 year old salaryman Yoshida finds a high school girl named Sayu sitting on the side of the road and ends up letting her stay at his place overnight. Not having the heart to put the runaway out on the streets, Yoshida allows her to stay at his place... And so began the awkward, irritable, and slightly heartwarming relationship between a runaway high school girl and a salaryman living together.
- Cast:
- Kazuyuki Okitsu, Kana Ichinose, Hisako Kanemoto, Kaori Ishihara
- Language:
- Japanese
- Country:
- Japan
- Network:
- AT-X
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Season 1
Episodes
E01
Episode 1
★ 8.3The Teenage Girl Beneath the Lamplight
2021-04-05 · 24mA young salaryman finds a teenage girl sitting under a lamp post on his way home. She offers to sleep with him in exchange for a place to stay. He turns her down, but gives her a place to stay anyway. Their strange life together begins…
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E02
Episode 2
★ 8.2Cell Phone
2021-04-12 · 24mThings are changing quickly for Yoshida, as the girls at work start to take an interest in him. Meanwhile, he tries to get Sayu a cellphone, but she refuses…
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E03
Episode 3
★ 8.4Living Together
2021-04-19 · 24mYoshida settles into his new life with Sayu, but the people around him are quick to notice the change, and very curious about what's going on.
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E04
Episode 4
★ 8.2Part-Time Job
2021-04-26 · 24mSayu picks up a part-time job, which leads her to make a new friend. The new friend wants to come over, but what if she finds about Sayu and Yoshida?
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E05
Episode 5
★ 7.8Reality
2021-05-03 · 24mGotou demands to be taken to see Sayu. Is she trying to get a love rival out of the picture, or is she after something else?
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E06
Episode 6
★ 8.2Starry Sky
2021-05-10 · 24mSayu has an encounter with a man from her recent past, and his intentions aren't good at all.
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E07
Episode 7
★ 7.8Yearning
2021-05-17 · 24mAs Sayu's family gets closer and closer to tracking her down, she realizes that she may be heading home sooner than she thinks.
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E08
Episode 8
★ 8.6Summer Festival
2021-05-24 · 24mSayu's brother has tracked her down, and she realizes it's only a matter of time before she has to go home. She's forced to reflect; what did she learn since she ran away, and what will she take home with her?
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E09
Episode 9
★ 8.2Past
2021-05-31 · 24mBefore she goes home, Sayu decides to open up about her terrible past, and what made her run away.
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E10
Episode 10
★ 8.0Proof
2021-06-07 · 24mAs Sayu prepares to go home, Yoshida is forced to make a choice. Will he let their relationship end here?
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E11
Episode 11
★ 7.8Resolve
2021-06-14 · 24mYoshida follows Sayu back to Hokkaido, as she begins to face her past and come to terms with her future.
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E12
Episode 12
★ 8.0Mother
2021-06-21 · 24mBack in Hokkaido, Sayu returns home to confront her mom and decide her future.
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E13
Episode 13
★ 8.5Future
2021-06-28 · 24mIt's time for Yoshida to head back home, and Sayu to return to her old life. Can she get by without him, and can he get by without her?
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Kazuyuki Okitsu
Yoshida (voice)
Kana Ichinose
Sayu Ogiwara (voice)
Hisako Kanemoto
Airi Gotō (voice)
Kaori Ishihara
Yuzuha Mishima (voice)
Yusuke Kobayashi
Hashimoto (voice)
Natsumi Kawaida
Asami Yūki (voice)
