Episode 1
On your marks!
23m7.0 / 10
The end of high school is near for a group of students but their yearning for reconnection might change the course of their lives.
Episode credits
Directed by Yusuke SunouchiWritten by Hajime Kamoshida
TV series
Just Because!
2017TV-PG1 season6.6 / 10
At the end of the second semester of third year of high school, four students are prepared for graduation and feel the ending to their high school life. But that changes a little with the arrival of a transfer student.
Availability
Not streaming in United States
Checked Jul 22, 2026
Just Because! premiered October 5, 2017. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
At the end of the second semester of third year of high school, four students are prepared for graduation and feel the ending to their high school life. But that changes a little with the arrival of a transfer student.
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Episode 2
Question
23m7.5 / 10
Haruto works up the courage to ask out Morikawa but does his confession go as well as he had envisioned it?
Episode credits
Directed by Kazuomi Koga, Yasushi Muroya, Kohei HatanoWritten by Hajime Kamoshida
Episode 3
Andante
23m7.5 / 10
The group reconnects after their trip to the aquarium but things take an unexpected turn when Ena takes an interest in Eita.
Episode credits
Directed by Tsutomu MurakamiWritten by Hajime Kamoshida
Episode 4
Full swing
23m7.5 / 10
Emotions run high as Haruto feels emboldened enough to finally confess his feelings, but will his words be able to reach the one he cares about?
Episode credits
Directed by Kei MiuraWritten by Hajime Kamoshida
Episode 5
Rolling Stones
23m7.5 / 10
Things change between Haruto and Hazuki, and both of them try to deal with it in their own way. Mio, on the other hand, is trying to come to terms with her feelings.
Episode credits
Directed by Naotaka Hayashi, Kazuomi KogaWritten by Hajime Kamoshida
Episode 6
Restart
23m
Tension is on the rise, as Haruto seeks guidance from Eita, on how to respond to Hazuki's message.
Episode credits
Directed by Kazuomi Koga, Tatsuya Nokimori, Mitsuhiro YonedaWritten by Hajime Kamoshida
Episode 7
Snow day
23m
Mio remembers Eita's kindness in middle school and starts to question her relationship with him. What will happen as Ena begins to spend more time with Eita?
Episode credits
Directed by Kazuomi Koga, Yayoi TakanoWritten by Hajime Kamoshida
Episode 8
High Dynamic Range
23m
Ena finally decides to ask Eita on a date despite Mio's objection. Everything seems to be going well until Mio bumps into them.
Episode credits
Directed by Sumito SasakiWritten by Hajime Kamoshida
Episode 9
Answer
23m
Mio finally chooses to confront her demons. In the meantime, Eita is working through his own dilemma with Ena.
Episode credits
Directed by Kazuomi Koga, Mitsuhiro YonedaWritten by Hajime Kamoshida
Episode 10
Childhood's end
23m
Eita seems to be coming to terms with his feelings. In the meantime, Mio is starting to learn what is truly important to her.
Episode credits
Directed by Naotaka Hayashi, Yuuta TakamuraWritten by Hajime Kamoshida
Episode 11
Roundabout
23m
As entrance exams rear their head, Eita can't help but remember Mio's expression when she noticed his phone. What will happen as their paths start to diverge?
Episode credits
Directed by Kazuomi Koga, Yusuke SunouchiWritten by Hajime Kamoshida
Episode 12
Get set, go!
23m7.5 / 10finale
Eita fails his entrance exam. He receives a text from Mio telling him she passed the test for her first choice. It's graduation and everyone says their good-byes. Eita tells Komiya that he was happy when she confessed to him but still, he can't go out with her because there is someone else he likes. After he left, she is seen crying in the club room. Eita runs into Mio at Joei; he confesses to liking her and she reciprocates.
Episode credits
Directed by Atsushi Kobayashi, Erkin Kawabata, Mitsuhiro YonedaWritten by Hajime Kamoshida
Episode information updated Jul 22, 2026
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Cast
Aoi IchikawaEita Izumi (voice)
Karin IsobeMio Natsume (voice)
Taishi MurataHaruto Souma (voice)
Yuna YoshinoHazuki Morikawa (voice)
LynnEna Komiya (voice)
Arisa SakurabaYoriko Inui (voice)
Yuka NukuiSanae Takahashi (voice)
Reina KondoSuzuki, Momoka (voice)Credits
- Written by
- Hajime Kamoshida
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 12
- Original language
- Japanese
Networks & production
AT-XJapan
PINE JAMJapan
NBCUniversal Entertainment JapanJapan- GetsureishaJapan
SotsuJapan
Tokyo MXJapan
Themes
animecoming of agehigh schooljapanese high schoollove triangleromanceschoolslice of life