Takeo Goda is a giant guy with a giant heart. Too bad the girls don't want him! (They always go for his good-looking best friend, Makoto Sunakawa.) Used to being on the sidelines, Takeo simply stands tall and accepts his fate. But one day when he saves a girl named Rinko Yamato from a harasser on the train, his (love!) life suddenly takes an incredible turn! Takeo can hardly believe it when he crosses paths with Rinko again, and he finds himself falling in love with her... But with handsome Suna around, does Takeo even stand a chance?
Takeo Goda is a giant guy with a giant heart. Too bad the girls don't want him! (They always go for his good-looking best friend, Makoto Sunakawa.) Used to being on the sidelines, Takeo simply stands tall and accepts his fate. But one day when he saves a girl named Rinko Yamato from a harasser on the train, his (love!) life suddenly takes an incredible turn! Takeo can hardly believe it when he crosses paths with Rinko again, and he finds himself falling in love with her... But with handsome Suna around, does Takeo even stand a chance?
Season 1 episodes
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Episode 1
My Story
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Takeo Gouda is a first-year high school student. Clocking in at 2 meters and 120 kilos, Takeo is a socially awkward hothead who's straight as an arrow. One day, he saves a high school girl from a groper on a train, and falls in love with her the next day when she comes by to thank him. But he believes that she must have fallen instead for his best friend with model-like good looks.
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Directed by Kotono WatanabeWritten by Natsuko TakahashiGuest stars Mai Nakahara, Kanami Satou, Kazuyo Aoki, Sayaka Ohara, Ren Kato, Yuka Terasaki, Hideo Ishikawa, Kouji Takeda
Takeo and Rinko are now text pals. Takeo's heart skips a beat every time he gets a girly text from Rinko, but he believes Rinko has fallen for Suna and vows to make her dream come true.
Takeo and Rinko finally meet alone. Although Takeo had thought that Rinko just wanted some relationship advice for approaching Makoto, Takeo is taken aback when Rinko starts crying.
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Directed by Hideki HosokawaWritten by Natsuko TakahashiGuest stars Mai Nakahara, Kanami Satou, Sayaka Ohara, Kikuko Inoue, Ren Kato, Yuka Terasaki, Hideo Ishikawa, MAKO
Rinko's crush wasn't Makoto, but Takeo! Elated by having a girlfriend for the very first time, Takeo's heart is about to burst from happiness. But Takeo's true mettle is about to be tested when a major accident occurs during a singles meetup between his and Rinko's friends...
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Directed by Makoto FuchigamiWritten by Natsuko TakahashiGuest stars Junya Enoki, Rina Kitagawa, Marie Hatanaka, Kouta Nemoto, Koichi Tochika, Seigo Yokota, Akemi Kanda, Ari Ozawa
Makoto's older sister Ai is shocked to learn that Takeo is dating. Having secretly harbored feelings of her own for Takeo, Ai is suspicious of Takeo's girlfriend and launches her own investigation...
Now that he has a girlfriend for the first time in his life, Takeo has been treating Rinko with kid gloves. But Rinko's been acting unhappy of late, which leads Ai to believe that she's hiding something from Takeo. What is Rinko's secret, and what will Ai do once she finds out what it is...?
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Directed by Tomonari TanakaWritten by Seiko TakagiGuest stars Kikuko Inoue, Junya Enoki, Kouta Nemoto, Ren Kato, Koichi Tochika, Seigo Yokota, Jun Inoue, Kazutaka Ishii
Takeo's asked by senpais in a Judo club to join them and participate in a match against their rivals, the Bianka High School Judo Club, a month later. Takeo agrees right away, and trains furiously as Rinko cheers him on. Will he win?
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Directed by Kotono WatanabeWritten by Seiko TakagiGuest stars Kazuyo Aoki, Kousuke Goto, Shota Yamamoto, Kohei Aoyama, Kent Ito, Sohta Arai, Yohei Namekawa, Ryuichi Kijima
Rinko's birthday is fast approaching, and Takeo plans out their birthday date with Suna's help. Sensing something amiss with Suna, Rinko suggests inviting Suna to their date, but Suna says that he has something he needs to do that day...
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Directed by Nanako ShimazakiWritten by Natsuko TakahashiGuest stars Kazuyo Aoki, Ren Kato, Yuka Terasaki, Soichi Abe, Riki Kagami, Shintaro Nakano
Rinko's birthday is the same day Suna's father is scheduled to undergo surgery. Takeo tries to honor Suna's wishes by following through with his and Yamato's birthday date, but Takeo can't stop thinking about Suna's plight. After much thought, Takeo decides to tell Rinko.
Takeo and Rinko head off to a mountain to have a picnic, but they lose their way. Takeo decides that his mission is to get Rinko home safe and sound, but Yamato's only thought is about how they have to spend the night together. Will they be able to return alive? less
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Directed by Ryouichi KurayaWritten by Seiko TakagiGuest stars Kazuyo Aoki, Junya Enoki, Rina Kitagawa, Marie Hatanaka, Tessyo Genda, Akemi Kanda, Ari Ozawa, Nana Hamasaki
Summer means going to the beach! Takeo and Rinko's crew get together for a beach outing. Always dazzled by Takeo's superhuman abilities, Rinko's plan is to set Takeo's heart a-flutter with her swimsuit, but will it result in anything more?
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Directed by Nanako ShimazakiWritten by Seiko TakagiGuest stars Junya Enoki, Rina Kitagawa, Marie Hatanaka, Kouta Nemoto, Koichi Tochika, Seigo Yokota, Akemi Kanda, Ari Ozawa
When Rinko makes an offhand comment that she'd like the two of them to go to the same university, it motivates Takeo to study like his life depends on it. But Rinko's first choice school is Murasakifuji, a top university. Takeo crams in preparation for a benchmark exam to figure out his chances for getting in, but will he make the cut?
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Directed by Makoto FuchigamiWritten by Natsuko TakahashiGuest stars Kazuyo Aoki, Junya Enoki, Rina Kitagawa, Marie Hatanaka, Tessyo Genda, Kouta Nemoto, Koichi Tochika, Seigo Yokota
ore 13: One day, Okada meets pretty boy Oda. He'd been rejected by Suna's sister Ai, and he wanted to have a word with Takeo, who was the cause of his rejection.
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Directed by Norihiko NagahamaWritten by Seiko TakagiGuest stars Kazuyo Aoki, Kikuko Inoue, Tessyo Genda, Daisuke Namikawa, Kenji Kitamura, Shiki Aoki, Tsubasa Himeno, Karin Takahashi
Takeo and Rinko end up going to MM Land with Ai, Oda, and Suna. While the two enjoy the various attractions of MM Land, Oda tries everything in his power to have Takeo and Ai have a moment alone together in the hopes that Ai can confess her longtime feelings to Takeo. Will Ai do it?
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Directed by Kotono WatanabeWritten by Seiko TakagiGuest stars Kikuko Inoue, Daisuke Namikawa, Ken Takeuchi, Ayumi Fujimura, Mari Maeda, Hayato Watanabe, Hirosato Amano, Miki Fukui
Mariya Saijou, a classmate of Takeo's, would not count running as one of her favorite activities, but she ends up being assigned to a relay at the school festival along with Takeo. He tries to help her improve through practice. Mariya, who barely knows Takeo, gradually comes to realize his rare qualities...
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Directed by Nanako ShimazakiWritten by Natsuko TakahashiGuest stars Junya Enoki, Rina Kitagawa, Marie Hatanaka, Keita Miyanaga, Miho Arakawa, Rio Kawakami, Rena Maeda, Seigo Yokota
Mariya Saijou tells Takeo that she likes him "as a person" after falling for Takeo, knowing full well that he already has a girlfriend. Being dense, Takeo takes her words literally, but what will he do once he finds out how she really feels?
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Directed by Hideki Hosokawa, migmiWritten by Natsuko TakahashiGuest stars Kazuyo Aoki, Mitsuru Ogata, Junya Enoki, Rina Kitagawa, Marie Hatanaka, Rena Maeda, Akemi Kanda, Daiki Yamashita
Takeo and Rinko's friends get together for a Christmas party. Takeo's friend, Osamu Kurihara, reveals that he intends to ask Nanako out, but his numerous faux pas turn Nanako off. As the party draws to an awkward close, no one knows what will happen...
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Directed by Ippei Yokota, Hazuki MizumotoWritten by Seiko TakagiGuest stars Junya Enoki, Rina Kitagawa, Marie Hatanaka, Kouta Nemoto, Koichi Tochika, Seigo Yokota, Akemi Kanda, Ari Ozawa
Takeo's long-awaited birthday has finally arrived. Rinko really wants to make it a memorable one by attempting a first kiss. But Takeo's obliviousness may ruin everything...
Takeo's mother's due date is approaching, but she continues to engage in household chores with dangerous enthusiasm. She ridicules Takeo for being anxious for her well-being, but an unexpected incident causes her to evaluate her son.
Takeo is over the moon over his new little sister, Maki. With Valentine's Day approaching, Takeo's heart is set aflutter again since he has never gotten chocolates from a girl who liked him in his life. He can't wait to see what Rinko will give him.
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Directed by Toru Takahashi, Norihiko NagahamaWritten by Seiko TakagiGuest stars Kazuyo Aoki, Kikuko Inoue, Junya Enoki, Rina Kitagawa, Marie Hatanaka, Kouta Nemoto, Rena Maeda, Ren Kato
Every year, Suna has received an anonymous letter and chocolate on Valentine's Day. Every time, the letter says, "I don't need anything in return, but please like me." One day, Takeo senses a strange presence behind them, and meets the sender of the letter, Yukika Amami. After hearing about her longtime feelings for Suna, Takeo decides to help her!
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Directed by Kotono WatanabeWritten by Natsuko TakahashiGuest stars Kazuyo Aoki, Ai Kayano, Ren Kato, Yuka Terasaki, Minami Kabayama
With help from Takeo and Rinko, Yukika finally manages to tell Sunakawa her feelings. Yukika takes it even a step further by inviting Suna to go on a date with her to a zoo! Yet despite having had a great time there, Yukika looks unhappy...
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Directed by Nanako ShimazakiWritten by Seiko TakagiGuest stars Junya Enoki, Kouta Nemoto, Ai Kayano, Yuka Keicho, Kouji Kawakami, Yumeha Kouda
