TV series
Five members of the school culture club—Taichi Yaegashi, Iori Nagase, Himeko Inaba, Yui Kiriyama, and Yoshifumi Aoki—encounter a bizarre phenomenon one day when Aoki and Yui switch personalities without warning. The same begins to happen to the other club members, throwing their daily lives into chaos. At first the five students find some amusement among the confusion, but this connection also exposes the painful scars hidden within their hearts... When their calm lives are shattered, the relationships between the five students also begin to change!
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Five members of the school culture club—Taichi Yaegashi, Iori Nagase, Himeko Inaba, Yui Kiriyama, and Yoshifumi Aoki—encounter a bizarre phenomenon one day when Aoki and Yui switch personalities without warning. The same begins to happen to the other club members, throwing their daily lives into chaos. At first the five students find some amusement among the confusion, but this connection also exposes the painful scars hidden within their hearts... When their calm lives are shattered, the relationships between the five students also begin to change!
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Episode 1
Being required by their school to be in a club, Yui, Iori, Himeko, Taichi, and Aoki are members of Student Cultural Society. One day, Yui and Aoki come in with a problem... they claim to have swapped bodies last night.
Directed by Shinya KawatsuraWritten by Fumihiko Shimo
Episode 2
The Student Cultural Society members have a problem and it seems to be escalating. The group doesn’t know what to do until a mysterious figure explains almost everything.
Written by Fumihiko Shimo
Episode 3
As the body switching becomes more common place, the Student Cultural Society members become more adventurous with each other’s body.
Written by Fumihiko Shimo
Episode 4
Inaban is not well and she has been hiding it from the group. Taichi, after switching with her, has felt her physical pain and is determined to help her.
Directed by Jun FukudaWritten by Fumihiko Shimo
Episode 5
Heartseed has grown bored with the group. So spice things up he takes over Iori body and jumps from a bridge. He offers the group the ability to switch bodies at will, if one cares to take Iori’s place in death.
Written by Fumihiko Shimo
Episode 6
After weeks of peace, the members of the group have started hearing voice and once again their lives have been turned upside down.
Directed by Jin TamamuraWritten by Fumihiko Shimo
Episode 7
Acting out on their desires is causing members of the StuCS to lose friends and even turn against each other.
Written by Fumihiko Shimo
Episode 8
All the infighting between the club members is beginning the boil over. Good advice comes their way from an unlikely source.
Written by Fumihiko Shimo
Episode 9
The group is learning to be more honest with their desires, except for Inaba. Heartseed decides to pay her a special visit at home.
Written by Fumihiko Shimo
Episode 10
Heartseed warned Inaba that he would make things interesting. Inaba, Iori, with knives and unleashed desires will leave someone crying.
Directed by Jun FukudaWritten by Fumihiko Shimo
Episode 11
With Heartseed gone the group enjoyed some time off, but a visitor to Taichi is set to stir up new troubles.
Directed by Jin TamamuraWritten by Fumihiko Shimo
Episode 12
While Kiriyama deals with a friend from the past and the promise she can’t remember. Aoki must decide who he really loves.
Written by Fumihiko Shimo
Episode 13
Taichi screws up and everyone pays the price. While dealing with the situation, Iori gets a call from her mother and the team sets out to help.
Written by Fumihiko Shimo
Episode information updated Jul 23, 2026
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Takahiro MizushimaTaichi Yaegashi (voice)
Aki ToyosakiIori Nagase (voice)
Miyuki SawashiroHimeko Inaba (voice)
Hisako KanemotoYui Kiriyama (voice)
Takuma TerashimaYoshifumi Aoki (voice)
Asuka OhgameRina Yaegashi (voice)
Atsuko TanakaReika Nagase (voice)
Ayane SakuraAnzu Kiriyama (voice)
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