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.
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1.The Teenage Girl Beneath the Lamplight
8.305-04-202124mA 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 p...
2.Cell Phone
8.212-04-202124mThings 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…
3.Living Together
8.419-04-202124mYoshida 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.
4.Part-Time Job
8.226-04-202124mSayu 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?
5.Reality
7.803-05-202124mGotou 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?
6.Starry Sky
8.210-05-202124mSayu has an encounter with a man from her recent past, and his intentions aren't good at all.
7.Yearning
7.817-05-202124mAs Sayu's family gets closer and closer to tracking her down, she realizes that she may be heading home sooner than she thinks.
8.Summer Festival
8.624-05-202124mSayu'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...
9.Past
8.231-05-202124mBefore she goes home, Sayu decides to open up about her terrible past, and what made her run away.
10.Proof
8.007-06-202124mAs Sayu prepares to go home, Yoshida is forced to make a choice. Will he let their relationship end here?
11.Resolve
7.814-06-202124mYoshida follows Sayu back to Hokkaido, as she begins to face her past and come to terms with her future.
12.Mother
8.021-06-202124mBack in Hokkaido, Sayu returns home to confront her mom and decide her future.
13.Future
8.528-06-202124mIt'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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