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When you're in a four-sided triangle and haunting yourself, how can things get even MORE complicated?
Banri Tada is a freshman at a Tokyo law school. After an accident, he suffers severe memory loss. Despite the incident, he befriends fellow freshman, Mitsuo Yanagisawa, which leads him to the beautiful, yet obsessive, Kouko Kaga.
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Banri Tada is a freshman at a Tokyo law school. After an accident, he suffers severe memory loss. Despite the incident, he befriends fellow freshman, Mitsuo Yanagisawa, which leads him to the beautiful, yet obsessive, Kouko Kaga.
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Yui HorieKouko Kaga (voice)
Makoto FurukawaBanri Tada (voice)
Ai KayanoNana Hayashida (voice)
Kaito IshikawaMitsuo Yanagisawa (voice)
Ibuki KidoChinami Oka (voice)
Saori GotoSao-chan (voice)
Shizuka ItohShi-chan (voice)
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Episode 1
Banri Tada, a freshman law student at a Tokyo university ended up arriving late for his entrance ceremony.
Directed by Sega KajiiWritten by Fumihiko ShimoGuest stars Saori Goto, Shizuka Itoh, Harumi Sakurai, Itaru Yamamoto, Shizuka Ishigami, Saori Onishi, Shino Shimoji, Ayaka Suwa
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Episode 2
Banri has a dream of himself, apparently injured, fleeing from a hospital, but upon awakening cannot remember any more than that.
Directed by Masato KitagawaWritten by Fumihiko ShimoGuest stars Saori Goto, Shizuka Itoh, Harumi Sakurai, Risa Taneda, Yusuke Kobayashi, Taishi Murata, Akari Harashima, Maina Shimagata
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Episode 3
On the day of the scheduled club trip, Banri meets with Kouko and Nijigen, who is also invited.
Directed by Yoshikata NittaWritten by Fumihiko ShimoGuest stars Risa Taneda, Ayaka Suwa, Saori Onishi, Taishi Murata, Junichi Yanagita, Daiki Yamashita, Haruki Ishiya
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Episode 4
After Linda finds them, she explains that she was out on a club retreat with the Festival Club, and brings Banri and Kouko to their campsite.
Directed by Makoto Sokuza, Chiaki KonWritten by Fumihiko ShimoGuest stars Hironori Saitoh, Satomi Sato, Takayuki Kondo, Takako Honda
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Episode 5
After finding the photo of him and Linda, Banri runs to the bridge where the accident that caused his amnesia occurred to remember more, but cannot.
Directed by Hiromichi MatanoWritten by Fumihiko ShimoGuest stars Takayuki Kondo, Meiko Kawasaki
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Episode 6
In a dream, Banri remembers that after his love confession to Linda, she agreed to tell him her response the following night on the bridge where Banri would have his accident.
Directed by Tomohiro Matsukawa, Chiaki KonWritten by Fumihiko ShimoGuest stars Saori Goto, Shizuka Itoh, Takayuki Kondo, Junichi Yanagita, Atsushi Kosaka, Yusuke Shirai, Itaru Yamamoto, Yusuke Kobayashi
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Episode 7
Kouko tells Banri that she loves him, but before he can respond Kouko is arrested for stealing a bike that she used to catch up to Banri.
Directed by Hideaki Nakano, Chiaki KonWritten by Fumihiko ShimoGuest stars Satomi Sato, Tetsuo Kanao, Itaru Yamamoto, Kanehira Yamamoto, Yusuke Kobayashi
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Episode 8
In a flashback, Banri overhears Linda saying she does not see him as a lover, causing him to ignore her for days.
Directed by Sega Kajii, Chiaki KonWritten by Fumihiko ShimoGuest stars Harumi Sakurai, Rui Tanabe, Tomo Muranaka, You Taichi, Maina Shimagata, Junichi Yanagita
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Episode 9
Kouko suddenly falls ill and does not come to school for several days.
Directed by Shu Honma, Chiaki KonWritten by Fumihiko ShimoGuest stars Takayuki Kondo, Atsushi Kosaka, Yusuke Shirai, Ryota Takeuchi, Mai Nakahara, Eiji Takeuchi, Saori Onishi, Rina Dendou
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Episode 10
Ghost Banri, having awakened back in his physical body, feels the urge to see Linda.
Directed by Yoshitaka Koyama, Chiaki KonWritten by Fumihiko ShimoGuest stars Satomi Sato
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Episode 11
Banri and Kouko ride the train and discuss Kouko's new Festival Club nickname "RoboGirl," so named because she looks like a robot when she dances.
Directed by Hiromichi Matano, Chiaki KonWritten by Fumihiko ShimoGuest stars Saori Goto, Shizuka Itoh, Satomi Sato, Takayuki Kondo, Atsushi Kosaka, Yusuke Shirai, Eiji Takeuchi, Toru Okawa
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Episode 12
Banri Tada is enjoying working as a waiter at the party, along with Nana, Mitsuo and Linda. Meanwhile, Kouko has texted Banri numerous times and is becoming concerned that he hasn't answered.
Directed by Riki Fukushima, Chiaki KonWritten by Fumihiko ShimoGuest stars Satomi Sato, Toru Okawa, Megumi Okada, Shizuka Ishigami, Saori Onishi, Junichi Yanagita, Itaru Yamamoto
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Episode 13
As Ghost Banri watches, Banri dreams about when he was in the hospital and met with Linda, and about the message he was supposed to "pass along to her friend."
Directed by Makoto SokuzaWritten by Fumihiko ShimoGuest stars Takayuki Kondo, Atsushi Kosaka, Yusuke Shirai, Ayaka Suwa, Saori Onishi, Tomo Muranaka, Shizuka Ishigami
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Episode 14
2D calls Banri and tells him that he heard Banri was lonely.
Directed by Shu Honma, Chiaki KonWritten by Fumihiko Shimo
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Episode 15
On the day of the trip to the beach, the group encounters several mishaps on the journey.
Directed by Masako Sato, Chiaki KonWritten by Fumihiko ShimoGuest stars Rina Dendou
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Episode 16
The accident gives Chinami a bloody lip, dents the car's bumper, and damages the guard rail.
Directed by Sega Kajii, Chiaki KonWritten by Fumihiko ShimoGuest stars Satomi Sato, Tetsuo Kanao, Itaru Yamamoto, Ryosuke Kanemoto
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Episode 17
Banri arrives at the Golden Time restaurant where the Festival Club is setting up for a gathering at the Fireworks Extravaganza and the club members are strangely welcoming and eerily nice, which sets Banri on edge.
Directed by Hiromichi Matano, Chiaki KonWritten by Fumihiko ShimoGuest stars Takayuki Kondo, Atsushi Kosaka, Yusuke Shirai, Eiji Takeuchi, Ayaka Suwa, Saori Onishi, Tomo Muranaka, Shizuka Ishigami
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Episode 18
Kouko enters Banri's apartment alone after going through his mail because she misses him so much.
Directed by Takashi YamazakiGuest stars Satomi Sato, Takako Honda, Ryota Takeuchi, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Ryosuke Kanemoto, Rui Tanabe, Taishi Murata, Kengo Kawanishi
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Episode 19
Banri discusses the event of ghost Banri falling from the bridge with a doctor, who can do nothing more than provide a sedative for him.
Directed by Yoshitaka Koyama, Chiaki KonWritten by Fumihiko ShimoGuest stars Takayuki Kondo, Takako Honda, Atsushi Kosaka, Ayaka Suwa, Saori Onishi, Itaru Yamamoto
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Episode 20
After Chinami admonishes Banri for being too friendly with Linda because she's the girl Mitsuo likes, Banri catches up with Kouko to share everything that happened.
Directed by Makoto SokuzaWritten by Fumihiko ShimoGuest stars Saori Goto, Shizuka Itoh, Satomi Sato, Takayuki Kondo, Atsushi Kosaka, Yusuke Shirai, Junichi Yanagita, Yohei Azakami
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Episode 21
After the incident at the Awa dance festival, Banri fears losing himself as his memories from before his accident return.
Directed by Sega Kajii, Chiaki KonWritten by Fumihiko ShimoGuest stars Satomi Sato, Takayuki Kondo, Atsushi Kosaka, Yusuke Shirai, Junichi Yanagita, Ayaka Suwa
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Episode 22
Stunned by Kouko's words, Banri waits for her where she had rejected him, hoping she would come back.
Directed by Tomohiro Matsukawa, Chiaki KonWritten by Fumihiko ShimoGuest stars Satomi Sato, Takayuki Kondo, Takako Honda, Tetsuo Kanao
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Episode 23
Banri confronts Kouko; she explains the reason why she decided to resign from the Festival Club is due to Banri's unwillingness to be in the same place as her.
Directed by Yoshitaka KoyamaWritten by Fumihiko ShimoGuest stars Satomi Sato, Takayuki Kondo, Takako Honda, Atsushi Kosaka, Yusuke Shirai, Itaru Yamamoto
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Episode 24
Upon losing his recent memories, Banri returns to his hometown.
Directed by Chiaki KonWritten by Fumihiko ShimoGuest stars Takako Honda, Yusuke Kobayashi
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