Arata Kaizaki is twenty-seven years old and doesn't have a steady job. His parents even threaten to stop sending him money, but that's when he he meets Yoake Ryo, who has a tantalizing offer for him.
Guest Stars:
Shizuka Itoh, Akeno Watanabe, Miyuki Sawashiro, Daisuke Namikawa
Arata meets Chiziru Hishiro, a girl who has zero communication skills but is trying her best to change.
Guest Stars:
Miyuki Sawashiro
Arata receives a grim reminder of his physical age during athletic testing.
Guest Stars:
Noriaki Sugiyama, Miyuki Sawashiro, Daisuke Namikawa, Wataru Hatano, Himika Akaneya
Rena Kariu is thrown for a loop by what she thinks is Chizuru's spiteful behavior toward her.
Guest Stars:
Noriaki Sugiyama, Daisuke Namikawa, Himika Akaneya
Things come to a head between Rena and Chizuru, which reminds Arata about a traumatic experience in his past.
Guest Stars:
Shizuka Itoh, Ryoko Shiraishi, Himika Akaneya
An Onoya and Kazuomi Ooga suddenly visit Arata for a study session, after which An puts the moves on Arata?!
Ryou reflects on the year before and his failure supporting test subject no. 001
Guest Stars:
Tokuyoshi Kawashima
Honoka is distracted by her troubles and inadvertently causes an injury to Rena.
Guest Stars:
Ryoko Shiraishi, Noriaki Sugiyama, Miyuki Sawashiro, Daisuke Namikawa, Wataru Hatano
The rift between Rena and Honoka grows ever larger as the former decides to retire from high-school volleyball, but Chizuru and Arata decide to fix things.
Guest Stars:
Shizuka Itoh, Noriaki Sugiyama, Miyuki Sawashiro, Daisuke Namikawa, Himika Akaneya
Things come to a head as Chizuru and Arata decide to confront Rena over her behavior.
Guest Stars:
Noriaki Sugiyama, Miyuki Sawashiro, Daisuke Namikawa, Himika Akaneya
Arata decides to visit a grave and ends up taking a trip down memory lane.
Guest Stars:
Shizuka Itoh, Kenji Akabane, Minami Takahashi, Toru Nara
Arata, once and for all, tries to make the dense-as-can-be Kazuomi realize what he has in his hands.
Guest Stars:
Miyuki Sawashiro, Kenji Akabane