Good afternoon, Elder Sister.
Good afternoon, en bouton!
Elder Sister, good afternoon!
Your tie is crooked, ma petite soeur.
Good afternoon, Elder Sister.
Listen, Ayano...
Yes, Elder Sister?
Can't we at least get flowers in a different color?
If you look up at the sparkling lights of the sky...
Will your overflowing tears start sparkling too?
I want to see you with a sparkling smile on my face.
Let's leave yesterday behind.
When did I start looking down all the time?
I had no time to see the different colors of the seasons.
Every time I take a deep breath, the wind blows through my heart.
Come on, let's spread our arms.
If we all dream a big, sparkling dream...
...will all the time we spent worrying disappear?
I want to get there with sparkling eyes...
...to reach that faraway future.
GIRL'S HIGH
Impossible...
How could today be September 1st already?
Long Ago, We Were Young, Too... Back to "A Few Years Ago"!
Man, this really blows!
Seems like we just started summer vacation a few days ago, but...
...it's already the second semester!
I know what you mean.
We didn't meet anyone decent at the pool...
Is this how our 16th summer is supposed to turn out?
Well, we can't expect it to be like what we see on TV or in comic books.
Good morning, everybody!
Hey, take a look at these pictures!
I was cleaning my room yesterday, and...
It's the first day after the end of summer vacation, dammit...
How dare you show up here with that smile on your face!
They're just lovey-dovey idiot photos you took with Shimotakatani, right?
You moron couple!
If you have to bring in photos, at least show us ones where...
...you're having sex, dumbass!
But you're wrong! You're wrong about the pictures...
Huh? Wait, is this a photo of...
...Eriko, Yuma and Ayano in middle school?
Huh?
Commencement Ceremony
We students are gathered here today with...
...high expectations and apprehensive hearts as we begin middle school.
It is my hope that the teachers and staff, the older students, and our friends...
...will teach us many things...
...and that our 3 years of middle school will prove to be a rewarding experience.
Incoming Freshmen Representative, 7th Grade, Class C...
...Eriko Takahashi.
For some reason I just don't like that girl.
For God's sake...
...out of all the people here, why did she end up right behind me?
You know it can't be helped.
Sato, Suzuki, Takahashi...they've seated us in alphabetical order!
If you're finished filling out the club survey, please bring it up here!
Oh...all right!
Well, it's a bit old-fashioned, but...
Whoa!
Lookit, you can see everything!
Man, this is bad.
That's going a bit too far, even for me! Anyone would burst into tears over this...
Huh! What the heck?
She's a princess and a straight arrow, but she's got more of a spine than I thought.
Augh!
Hey! What are you doing? Taking a nap?
You little...
You've got a lot of nerve! You wanna fight? Damn you!
Sure I'll take you on!
I was known as the Nuclear Warhead of Kamikita Grammar School!
Although I was the only one who called me that!
W-wait a minute, Yuma...
Now that it's come to this...
This means war! Now that it's come to this...
KAMISHAKUJII P.S. 2
Woohoo! I'm the first one to get to class!
Oh, my! You certainly showed up late today!
Looks like I got here first yet again!
Hey, what took you so long?
Executive hours, eh? Good job!
Hey, Suzuki, how am I supposed to eat if that's all you're giving me?
You should be thankful that you have rice, at least!
Ha! How lame! Still wearing a sports bra?
Well, you don't have a bust, so...
You just shut up! Who asked for your opinion?
Oh well, at least you are wearing some kind of bra.
Listen, Yuma, isn't it time you put an end to this fight?
Eriko has such a sunny personality, and she's easy to talk to...
...she's pretty nice!
Humph! Sure she is!
When you come right down to it, you just started this fight on your own.
To be fair, this is pretty much all your fault, Yuma.
Shut up, just shut up!
Could this be grammar school psychology, where you can't...
...help bullying the people you actually like?
You idiot!
That's not what's going on here, Four Eyes!
F-Four Eyes?
That's so mean...
I just don't like her for some reason. That's so mean...
Four Eyes?
RAMEN
Hey, I wish you wouldn't do this.
There's no way you can pull off a Ramen-eating contest...you're GIRLS!
Don't you worry about a thing! It'll be fine, Ayano.
Unlike somebody here, I happen to be thin, but I'm still gonna win, no matter what!
Enough of the jabbering...
Let's get this started!
Okay, time limit...30 minutes!
Ready? Go!
Okay, time's up!
I-I did it!
Wow, that's amazing, Yuma!
I'll see you two tomorrow at school.
Ha! No good acting like nothing happened, you'll never patch things up now!
Because I won the contest!
PHYSICAL EXAMS 1st-Year Girls
T-Takahashi!
Damn you! I know you planned this!
Fatso.
Wow, I never would've dreamed...
...that you of all people were on such bad terms!
For some reason...
...we kept on fighting, never getting tired of it!
If you two couldn't stand each other, then why are you such good friends now?
Well, the thing is, it was just a trivial thing...
Hey! The new Go Go Maru Million Pounds CD is out already!
What do you think you're doing?
I'd like to ask the same of you! What do you think you're doing?
Wait a sec, you mean you're a fan? Of Go Go Maru Million Pounds?
Well, yeah. I've been listening to them since their debut CD.
Yeah, but I bet you don't have their Limited 300-copy Rare CD!
The one with the long version of "Sweet Love Kiss"!
No, I don't.
Ha! If you don't have that CD, even if you've been listening to them from the start...
...you can't really call yourself a true fan!
But, but I can't help that since...
...I wasn't able to buy it.
Right, and that's proof that you don't love them enough!
Well, what was I supposed to do?
Huh?
When it came out, I didn't have nearly enough allowance...
...I even went to work at my relatives' shop in Saitama...
...saved my money, and went to buy it...
But I just missed getting it before it was sold out.
Takahashi!
Hey, what's the big idea?
Suzuki! Is this...?
The rare CD I mentioned yesterday... you can borrow it.
But why?
No reason. No reason at all.
So anyway, as it turned out, that was the turning point for the three of us...
So that's the story...
Before we knew it, the three of us were always hanging out together.
For sure, who would've ever thought?
Wow...
Hey, come to think of it, Eriko...
...we couldn't stand each other when we first met either, remember?
Is that because you're somehow cursed?
Come on, that's not it!
People tend to get the wrong idea about me, that's all.
Hey, hey! I've got pictures of us when we were in middle school, too!
See?
What a blast from the past!
Hey! Ogawa, you were even tinier than you are now.
Well, I did grow a few centimeters, you know!
Kouda, you haven't changed that much.
Or, I achieved refinement at an early age!
Wait a minute, where's Himeji?
Hey, you're right.
You guys didn't hang out with Himeji in middle school?
What are you talking about? She's right there!
See?
HUH?
Morning!
Summer vacation went by so fast, huh?
Uh...um...is something the matter?
Is there something on my face or something?
All right! We managed to get that Nigers CD you wanted, Himeji.
Although it was a hassle, lining up for 5 hours...
Yup! I got it all right! I owe you guys!
I'm so relieved, though, that I got a copy.
You'd die for the Nigers, wouldn't you, Hime?
Probably!
Yeah, but we're in the 9th grade now, right?
It's our 3rd year of going to an all-girls' school.
It would be nice if we could get ourselves a boyfriend or two...
Augh!
Oh...
Um...
Hey, what are they doing?
Holy crap.
Forget about boyfriends... we're too immune to guys in general!
I'm telling you, we can't go on like this!
Why are you getting all worked up, Kouda?
For the last 3 years, we haven't spoken to anyone of the opposite sex!
I mean, don't you feel the least bit frantic?
Don't you want to at least find someone to love while we're still in middle school?
Someone to love, huh?
Oh! That Mr. Umeda is so hot, don't you think?
You're right. Since poor Ogawa's in the terminal stages...
Hey, but I'm not so far gone that I've gone blind like Ogawa!
I hate to say it, but when it comes to guys, I'm quite picky!
Hey, Himeji!
Did you write all these celebrities' names on the back of your test?
Oh!
What's this about?
That's a love charm that I forgot to erase!
No, you mustn't! Please don't read it!
Love charm? Really, now, Himeji!
So I'm the only normal one, after all!
Well, I do have an older brother...
...so guys aren't really extraordinary to me, or should I say...
...I already know the truth about men, or should I say...
M-Ms. Kouda!
Huh?
The other day, when you played the Sun in the Drama Club play...
...I thought you were spectacular!
Here...please read this!
If this keeps up, not only will you know...
...the truth about men, you'll also find out the truth about women!
Wow, Koudacchi!
Blind to men...Idol-groupie...Lesbian!
This proves that all 3 of us are following the path of the typical high school girl!
I don't even care anymore.
Until the day of my arranged marriage, I'm just gonna keep eating and eating!
When we're old, let's enjoy our retirement home days together, okay?
Ogawa! Stop that bawling right now!
Himeji! Stay away from those online matchmaking sites!
But...!
9th Grade - Cherry Blossom Class
Starting today, I'm going to be your chemistry teacher, and...
...my name is Yuichiro Odagiri.
He's so young!
He's pretty hot, huh?
Mr. Odagiri! You're so tall! Can you tell us how tall you are?
Six feet...or so.
What are your hobbies?
Driving and playing guitar... I'd have to say.
Back when I was in college, I was somewhat involved in music, you see.
Then what kind of girl do you like?
I shall leave that to your imagination!
"I shall leave that to your imagination!"
That's what he freakin' said!
He's a hard-core narcissist!
He may be kinda cute, but he's a little too gross! Right, Himeji?
I'm in love with him.
Hime...what did you just say?
I love everything about him. About Mr. Odagiri!
It's love at first sight.
Don't make me say any more, it's too embarrassing!
Hey...you're the one who said it!
But I want to go on a diet for Mr. Odagiri!
How come I'm not losing any weight?
My feelings for him aren't strong enough?
If I could only get slimmer, I could wear this dress...
...and hear Mr. Odagiri tell me, "You look so pretty!"
Why is God being so cruel to me?
The look on his face at that moment was priceless!
Yeah?
Mr. Odagiri...I wonder what he thinks of me?
The way I am now, I guess he wouldn't...
But I'm so in love with him!
Why?
Huh?
Yo! You in there!
Are you talking to me? Yo! You in there!
What's going on?
You've been sighing nonstop for the last few minutes!
I was wondering what was up with that, too.
They say if you sigh too much, you'll lose all the joy inside you!
We'll be glad to hear what's bugging you.
Since you can't see us, it should be easier to talk, right?
Well, the thing is...
I get it...
So you want to make that teacher of yours notice you somehow.
Yes. But try as I might, I can't get any thinner.
If only I could, I know I'd have a good chance!
Well, then, all you gotta do is lose it!
Undergo some serious training!
T-training?
That's right!
You could go to India and try fasting while standing on your head...
Or you could get shipwrecked and float around in the sea for 10 years...
Or seclude yourself in a mountain temple...
Yes, that's a good idea! That'll do it! You'll definitely lose weight!
Training?
For Mr. Odagiri?
Thank you so much, all of you!
I feel as though I've opened my eyes after hearing your words just now!
Maybe they were angels sent from heaven just to give me...
...a push in the right direction!
Yuma, you need to stop saying whatever pops into your head.
"If you want to lose weight, you should undergo training!"
Oh, who cares? It's not like we're ever gonna run into her again.
KONNANJI
I'm gonna get thin no matter what!
For Mr. Odagiri!
Himeji said she'd be dieting all summer. I wonder how that turned out.
We haven't heard from her at all...
Good morning, you two! Long time no see!
Oh! Hime! Good morn...
I lost 17 kg! My diet was a success!
G-good for you, Himeji!
Yes, perhaps it's a miracle of love!
So anyway, I'm going to confess my feelings to Mr. Odagiri right now!
From the 2nd semester onward, everyone will see us as a passionate couple!
Chemistry Preparation Lab
Excuse me!
Mr. Odagiri...
Oh!
That's it, Yuichiro...
That look on your face...Ah!
Even from this angle, I'm incredibly handsome!
How gorgeous you are, Yuichiro!
Ah...
Ah!
Ugh!
Well, for better or for worse, thanks to...
...those girls who spoke to me that day in the restroom...
...my whole life changed, you know.
Oh...really?
I see...
I wonder who the heck they were!
Y-you should be grateful to them, right?
Good morning, my sweet little students!
All right, let's enjoy another semester at school together!
Odagiri! Just shut up!
What...
But why?
You and I may overdo it sometimes, but crying when you want to cry is all right.
I can be confident for no reason. It's okay, 'cause I'm included in your life.
Nobody told me that's how I should feel...
What did I do, acting on my own?
My heart may understand, but my heart won't let me do it.
Because I'm not running at the same speed as everyone else.
As long as we're deceived by "the right way to be happy"...
...or the meaning of the word "ready-made", we'll never be together.
You and I may overdo it sometimes, but crying when you want to cry is all right.
I can be confident for no reason. It's okay, 'cause you're included in my life.
Say, Eriko...
All that talk about our middle school days reminded me...
...did you ever give that rare CD back to me?
Oops!
What did you do with it?
Sold it online for 120 bucks!
Oh?
See, that's why I thought you were no good from the start!
What's the big deal? I treated you with that money, you know!
That's not the point, dumbass!
Next Episode
My dear friends...this is Akari Kouda.
This may be the last time I ever narrate the preview for you.
Hey, what's up with that, Kouda? Why are you saying that?
I want you to stay happy and healthy even after I'm gone!
Come on, tell us what's going on! Don't tell me...you...
Next episode of Girl's High: Farewell, Akari Kouda.
The moment that last petal falls, my life will be over...
Kouda!