AN UNCONVENTIONAL ARRANGEMENT Yoshida was just rejected by his crush of five years. On the way home after drowning his sorrows, he runs across a girl crouching in the middle of the road, and she offers him a deal—let her crash at his place, and he can do whatever he wants with her. But when he refuses, she asks to stay for free. How will Yoshida, a twenty-six-year-old office worker, manage to share a roof with Sayu, a runaway high school girl?

At rock bottom after being rejected by his crush, office worker Yoshida reluctantly agreed to take in Sayu, a runaway high school girl he met on the street. Now, as the pair are finally settling into their unusual living situation, Sayu has a request—she’d like to get a part-time job! Sayu has always been reluctant to voice what she wants, and her roommate is overjoyed at her progress. Meanwhile, Yoshida’s crush invites him to dinner, just the two of them...and now she wants to come over?!...

A TEARFUL FAREWELLIt’s finally time for Sayu to head back to her family home in Hokkaido, and Yoshida has come along to support her. But when she opens the door to her old house, she’s met with a slap in the face. While Sayu confronts both her own trauma and the accusations of her furious mother, Yoshida must decide how best to help her. What awaits this strange pair, neither lovers nor family, at the end of their journey?…And is it truly over?

ONE WEEK TO SAY GOOD-BYE...When her brother, Issa, arrives on Yoshida’s doorstep, Sayu is given only one week to prepare herself to return to Hokkaido. Now, as their time together runs out, she decides to tell Yoshida all the things she’skept hidden. About her school, her friend, her family. About how she wound up so far from home, and what her life with Yoshida has meant to her. But is this really the end?

As Sayu begins to feel more and more at ease with Yoshida, she finally works up the courage to face her future and, for the first time, considers going back to Hokkaido. Meanwhile, the newest employee at Yoshida’s workplace turns out to be his highschool girlfriend Kanda, throwing Sayu’s heart into chaos. And then an expensive, unfamiliar car pulls up at Sayu’s part-time job…Time is running out, but is she really ready to leave her new home behind?

AN EVENTFUL SUMMER...Summer break is coming to an end, and the production of the school festival’s short movie is progressing well. So with time to spare, Ryou uses this opportunity to work on a personal project—his own short film! But that’s not the only thing on his plate, as he’s also assigned to shoot a promotional video for Himejima. Of course, Hina gets jealous and ends up revealing her anxieties. Ryou learns about her failed attempts to break into the entertainment industry and trie...

ONLY ONE CAN WIN!Finally, the screenplay is complete, and Ryou Takamori and the crew can start filming their short movie! After borrowing equipment from Ai Himejima’s agency, they head to a faraway beach to shoot one of their scenes. It’s not all fun and games, however, when an argument breaks out between Hina Fushimi and Shizuka Torigoe— and that’s before Ryou learns Hina and Ai are auditioning for the same role in a musical! He roots for both, but he knows only one of them can pass…

CHASING DREAMS OLD AND NEW.As summer break comes to an end, Ryou puts the final touches on his short film starring Hina and prepares to submit it to the competition. Between filming and the fireworks festival, the break has brought Hina and Ryou closer than ever. Even so, Ai and Shizuka refuse to give up on love. With class back in session, Hina’s rivals fight to make their feelings known. And Hina isn’t about to throw in the towel, either—on love or on her dream...

“IT’S GONNA TAKE MORE THAN THAT TO SAVE ME.”March is here, and that means it’s almost Hinami’s birthday. Izumi plans a surprise party along with a trip to USJ in Osaka. As for the presents, it’s a team competition—whoever makes the birthday girl the happiest wins. Together with Mizusawa and Kikuchi, Tomozaki decides to re-create one of those old-school games she loves so much. Things may have changed between him and Hinami, and he doesn’t want to be the character she controls—but that does...

A second chance at love...Yuzuru Asada is filled with regret. In junior high, he dated a girl named Ai Mizuno, but her free-spirited nature, the very part of her he fell in love with, ultimately drove them apart. After Ai moved away, their love should have faded into a bitter memory. But during the summer of Yuzuru’s first year in high school, she suddenly reappears in his life and, without a trace of resentment, tells him that her feelings haven’t changed. Yet old wounds and misunderstand...

SWING FOR THE FENCES, SHOOT FOR THE STARS!July is here, and so are the prelims for the Inter-High Tournament. Haru is the new captain of the basketball club, hoping to lead her team to glory; for Chitose, watching the baseball players butt heads and work toward their dreams, it’s hard not to have some doubts about his previous decision to leave. To make matters worse, when their new star batter is injured, the team approaches Chitose and begs him to come back. What will he choose…and what ...

Beleaguered priest Ares Crown has encountered all sorts of trials and tribulations in supporting the hero’s party thus far, and now the Holy Warrior Naotsugu Toudou can no longer wear the holy armor Fried. But there’s good news: The top prize at the local casino is the legendary summetal armor, and that should make a fine substitute. Alas, Ares’s subordinate, Stey, is banned from this casino, and the owner is notoriously corrupt. Has the party’s (already dismal) luck run out?Or will one ha...