24 minSeason 1 • Episode 13
LatestAsuka decides to fight for her dream, and Saku's right there with her! Is that a good thing or bad?
Saku Chitose is a student at Fujishi High School, the most prestigious school in Fukui Prefecture. Outstanding in class, on the field, and in his social life, Saku attracts attention, good and bad. Naturally, he is surrounded by a circle of friends anyone would be happy to have. Now in the spring of his second year, with a new class, Saku is asked to help a shut-in classmate return to school life.
Acting
Sakata's smug delivery masking genuine warmth
Writing
Light novel banter that actually lands jokes
Production
Fukui Prefecture setting breaks Tokyo anime monopoly
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The light novel author won the 13th Shogakukan Light Novel Award, beating 2,400+ entries—explaining the unusually sharp dialogue.
Fujishi High's elite status mirrors real Fukui academic pressure; the prefecture's low birth rate makes top schools brutally competitive.
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