

Slow Start
Hana Ichinose is a normal 16-year-old high school student. However, there is something different about her: She enrolled in high school one year late! Her classmates are unaware of this, and Hana will have to work hard to catch up with everyone else.
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Seasons

1.The First Butterflies
07-01-201825m
2.Exercise Wears Me Out
14-01-201825mHana and her classmates have lunch together. Hana enjoys comparing lunches and sharing food with each other, but she still keeps her past a secret. Meanwhile, the school's sports t...

3.Teardrops are Falling
21-01-201825mThe girls talk about how they're going to spend their Golden Week vacation. After realizing that they all have the final day of the break open, they make plans to meet up for a stu...

4.The Premium Tournament on the Second Floor
28-01-201825mHiroe Hannen is the mysterious resident of Temari Heights apartment 202. When Hana goes up to deliver a package for her, paranoid Hiroe mistakes Hana as a suspicious intruder. Her...

5.Kamuri's Fluffy
04-02-201825mThe Eiko-loving Kamuri is thrilled when she gets a middle school-era photo of her. However, the Eiko in the photo doesn't look like the Eiko Kamuri saw in passing one year earlier....

6.Sliminess of an Eel
11-02-201825mThe point of the sleepover at Hana’s apartment is supposed to be a study session to prepare for the girls’ upcoming semester finals, but Tamate is more interested in cooking a deli...

7.Cuffed Wrists
18-02-201825mEiko gets presents from her classmates on her birthday, but they all turn out to be hairpins. Being a good friend, Eiko puts them all on, resulting in a head full of hairpins and t...

8.Hana's Friends
25-02-201825mHana hasn't talked to half the students in her class since the school year started. Worried about Hana, the girls try to help her break her shyness. Later, Hana and her friends go...

9.Gorilla in a Swimsuit
04-03-201825m
10.The Shark's Cousin
11-03-201825mEiko is still keeping her accessory-making a secret from her friends, but gives a handmade brooch to Hana, her one confidant. Hana is thrilled to get it, but feels guilty about con...

11.Tomato Festival
18-03-201825mAt last the summer vacation starts! The four decide to go to the summer festival together. They have lunch at Tama's place and get ready to attend the festival in their yukatas!

12.Starting Slow
25-03-201825mHana's mother always bought clothes for her, but now she's going to choose her own outfit for the first time. The problem is she can't imagine what kind of clothes would suit her....
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