White Album
Touya Fujii is a twenty-year-old college student dating a rising singer named Yuki Morikawa. Along the way, they are faced with numerous challenges throughout the course of events at Fuji’s college. Be prepared for an exciting journey!
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1.Yes, maybe the button was already pushed by then.
04-01-200924mNovember, 1986. Second-year student at Yunagi university, Touya Fuji, is having a nightmare one morning. The dream is about his girlfriend and newly-cast idol, Yuki Morikawa.
2.Do you believe in long-plotted encounters?
11-01-200924mYuki stops by music star-turned-studio president, Eiji Ogata's home, after finishing shooting a TV shoot. At the same time, Touya is paid a surprise visit by his childhood friend,...
3.Hand in hand, shoulder to shoulder, back to back, and then... we don't have to take off our clothes.
18-01-200924mRina offers Touya a part time job "helping out her manager." Touya cancels his job as a tutor, more out of a desire to see Yuki than interest in the job itself.
4.Sometimes you feel like you understand someone beyond imagination. A lot of times it's the opposite though.
25-01-200924mThanks to Rina's intervention, Touya and Yuki are able to go on their first date in a long time.
5.It's not only those who are close to you that get in your way. The less you know someone, the harsher you are.
01-02-200924mYuki's manager tells Touya that their thoughtless actions are perfect bait for celebrity gossip magazines and subtly hints that he should break up with Yuki.
6.A good way to forget your troubles...How about getting involved in somebody else's?
08-02-200924mMisaki's script was accepted by the Drama Club, but the Drama Club president, with whom she has a past, is forcing her to make all the props and clothes herself. The time limit is...
7.A mental image is something that needs constant building up. It crumbles easily.
15-02-200924mYuki successfully finishes the recording of her debut single, "White Album." Meanwhile, Misaki is staying at Touya's father's house, as the two of them work to make the props and c...
8.The less time you have, the more you can do. The more you do. Of course, love is no exception.
22-02-200924mA mentally imbalanced Haruka is wandering the streets, and is harassed by two men. She's saved by Mana, who happens to pass by. Touya is spending his days working with Misaki, the...
9.Memories don't need to be prettied up like a play. The minute you say them aloud, they're all lies.
01-03-200924mThe day of the big rehersal for the drama club play, Touya and Misaki finish the props and clothes. However, Tamaru insists that they change the color to "monotone."
10.Sumo Wrestling by yourself isn't lonely just because you don't have a partner. The eyes of the audience sting, too.
9.008-03-200924mThe injured Misaki spends a night at the hopsital, and finds herself rapidly growing closer with Akira, who stayed with her the whole time. Due to a secret agreement between the he...
11.Time won't take care of the feelings building up in your heart. It just labels them "forgotten."
10.015-03-200924mEiji reveals his secret agreement for the Christmas concert: a match to see who can bring in more fans. Rina interrogates Yayoi about a letter she discovered in the office trash ca...
12.“Restriction. Deception. Deprivation. Giving. Waiting is more trying than all of these.”
22-03-200924mTouya reveals his relationship with Yayoi to Rina but she takes him to task, telling him it’s too dangerous. The next day, Rina goes to wait for Touya in the VIP room at the end of...
13.Even though the glass was tipped over, didn't you notice? Not even one drop of water remained.
29-03-200924mAt long last, the Christmas concert begins, full of emotions and feelings. Touya shows up at the Yunagi Koukaidou for Yuki's concert.
14.I've never been able to tune properly. I keep thinking that it could sound better.
7.004-10-200924mAfter the Christmas Eve concert, Touya's father collapses, due to a longstanding condition, and is hospitalized. The next day, Yuki goes to visit him but missed Touya on his way ou...
15.The things you can't find will destroy what's around you. Because they're not there, there's nothing that can be done.
11-10-200924mAfter Eiji stops giving Yuki her lesson, she decides to stop by and visit Touya's father in the hospital. On New Years Eve, Yuki goes to Touya's apartment. The two bring in the new...
16.When I think back to my childhood, the embarrassment I feel is agonizing. Compared to that...
18-10-200924mTouya's father planned to spend the New Year's holiday at home, but his condition suddenly worsens and he has to return to the hospital. Touya is saddened and disappointed in his f...
17.There are lies one wants exposed. There are truths one does not want to believe in. There is one of each.
25-10-200924mUpon declaring independence from Ogata Productions, Rina leaves. Yuki chases her in the rain and desperately begs her to return. Rina has made up her mind and will not be convinced...
18.Don't bugs have it too easy? They shut themselves away in their shells, and yet they're claustrophobic.
01-11-200924mIt is revealed, at a press conference, that Rina will be transferring to Itsuki Kanzaki's rival agency, M&MM. In the same press conference, Sakuradan announces that they are disban...
19.They usually say you move on to the next when you're bored with what you have. Although, I usually seem to be bored well before
08-11-200924mRina informs Yuki directly that her and Touya just kissed after showing up at her dressing room. To muddy the waters further, Touya joins Rina at M&MM as her assistant. After this...
20.Love is not rational. The lovers who said this were poets, critics, and philosophers.
15-11-200924mTouya returns to his hometown, only to find Menou waiting for him. She's acting like she owns the place when a staffmember from the agency comes to retrieve her. Eiji determines th...
21.I want to return to the fork in the road. I should have gone right instead. I've regretted every second since then.
10.022-11-200924mA shadow looms over Touya and everyone. Rina's ex-manager, Hiraragi, is secretly filming Rina outside when Maruta calls out to him. Hiraragi was plotting his revenge against the Og...
22.Worried you're not a good speaker? Try talking with your eyes. It'll make you want to talk in no time.
8.029-11-200924mTouya goes all the way to Haruka's mountain house, in search of Mana, after she ran away from home. There he sees Haruka, getting back on the horse and practicing tennis again. Tam...
23.We hope to catch colds in order to be nursed and fed. We don't even imagine the pain we're about to endure.
06-12-200924mYuki spends all her free time practicing for her appearance in the Venus festival. At the same time, Menou is chosen to represent M&MM. Hearing this news, Rina stops by the recordi...
24.Night does nothing for you. The sun is what makes things fade.
13-12-200924mMenou's scandal makes it into the public eye. At the same time, Eiji is accused of possessing forgeries andtax evasion. Menou stays in Touya's apartment to avoid the scandal. Touya...
25.It's somebody else's fault. Not mine. It's all somebody's else's fault. And not at all...
20-12-200924m"I'll always be your goddess." Menou is revealed to be the first goddess, and it's shown that her relationship to Touya goes far further back than anyone suspected.
26.And thus we sit together now, and all night long we have not stirred.
27-12-200924m"The few months before Yuki moved were the first point of connection between us." Yuki's past, and the reason why she became an idol, are revealed.
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