Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out!
Japanese manga series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Japanese manga series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! (Japanese: 宇崎ちゃんは遊びたい！, Hepburn: Uzaki-chan wa Asobitai!, lit. 'Uzaki-chan Wants to Play!') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Take. It has been serialized through Niconico Seiga's Dra Dra Sharp website since December 2017 and collected in twelve tankōbon volumes by Fujimi Shobo as of July 2024. In North America, the manga is licensed by Seven Seas Entertainment. An anime television series adaptation produced by ENGI aired on AT-X from July to September 2020. A second season aired from October to December 2022.
| Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! | |
 Cover of the first tankōbon volume, featuring Hana Uzaki | |
| 宇崎ちゃんは遊びたい！ (Uzaki-chan wa Asobitai!) | |
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| Genre | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Take |
| Published by | Fujimi Shobo |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Dragon Comics Age |
| Magazine | Niconico Seiga (Dra Dra Sharp) |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | December 1, 2017 – present |
| Volumes | 12 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Kazuya Miura |
| Written by | Takashi Aoshima |
| Music by | Satoshi Igarashi |
| Studio | ENGI |
| Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
| Original network | AT-X, Tokyo MX, BS11, ABC, TVA, BSS, NCC |
| English network | |
| Original run | July 10, 2020 – December 24, 2022 |
| Episodes | 25 |
Hana Uzaki is thrilled to discover that she is attending the same college as her fellow high school upperclassman, Shinichi Sakurai. However, after a year of watching him just laze around, she comes to the conclusion that he has turned into a loner. She decides to spend as much time with Shinichi as possible, believing that he is an introvert or intimidating, considering him uncool and unacceptable. With the intention to expose Shinichi to a more fun lifestyle, Hana closely follows him like a persistent presence, creating conflicts between Shinichi's desire to spend time alone and Hana's enthusiastic and outgoing personality.
Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! is written and illustrated by Take. It began serialization through Niconico Seiga's Dra Dra Sharp website on December 1, 2017.[14] The series has been compiled into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was published on July 9, 2018.[15] As of July 9, 2024, twelve volumes have been published.[16] In North America, the series is licensed by Seven Seas Entertainment,[17] who began publishing it in English on September 17, 2019.[2]
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN | |
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| 1 | July 9, 2018[15] | 978-4-04-072779-0 | September 17, 2019[18] | 978-1-64275-336-3 | |
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| 2 | February 8, 2019[19] | 978-4-04-073095-0 | January 14, 2020[20] | 978-1-64505-193-0 | |
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| 3 | July 9, 2019[21] | 978-4-04-073260-2 | June 16, 2020 (digital) July 14, 2020 (physical)[22] | 978-1-64505-484-9 | |
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| 4 | February 7, 2020[23] | 978-4-04-073499-6 | December 8, 2020[24] | 978-1-64505-817-5 | |
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| 5 | July 9, 2020[25][26] | 978-4-04-073712-6 978-4-04-073713-3 (SE) | May 11, 2021[27] | 978-1-64827-215-8 | |
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| 6 | March 9, 2021[28] | 978-4-04-074013-3 | December 14, 2021[29] | 978-1-64827-389-6 | |
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| 7 | August 6, 2021[30] | 978-4-04-074205-2 | May 31, 2022[31] | 978-1-63858-249-6 | |
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| 8 | March 9, 2022[32] | 978-4-04-074458-2 | December 13, 2022[33] | 978-1-63858-848-1 | |
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| 9 | September 9, 2022[34] | 978-4-04-074675-3 | June 20, 2023[35] | 978-1-68579-535-1 | |
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| 10 | March 9, 2023[36] | 978-4-04-074907-5 | December 19, 2023[37] | 979-8-88843-082-8 | |
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| 11 | December 8, 2023[38] | 978-4-04-075236-5 | July 9, 2024[39] | 979-8-88843-803-9 | |
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| 12 | July 9, 2024[40] | 978-4-04-075514-4 | February 18, 2025[41] | 979-8-89373-257-3 | |
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An anime television series adaptation was announced by Kadokawa on February 3, 2020. The series was animated by ENGI and directed by Kazuya Miura, with Takashi Aoshima handling series composition, Manabu Kurihara designing the characters, and Satoshi Igarashi composing the music.[3] It ran for 12 episodes on AT-X and other channels from July 10 to September 25, 2020.[6][42] The opening theme, "Nadamesukashi Negotiation" (なだめスかし Negotiation, Nadamesukashi Negoshiēshon, "Negotiation by Comforting"), was performed by Kano and Naomi Ōzora (performing as her character, Hana Uzaki),[6] while the ending theme, "Kokoro Knock" (ココロノック, Kokoro Nokku, "Heart Knock"), was performed by YuNi.[43]
On July 3, 2020, Funimation announced at FunimationCon that they had acquired the series, and would stream it on its website in North America and the British Isles, and on AnimeLab in Australia and New Zealand.[44] On September 10, 2020, Funimation announced that the series would receive an English dub, which premiered the following day.[4] Following Sony's acquisition of Crunchyroll, the series was moved to Crunchyroll.[45]
On September 25, 2020, shortly after the first season's finale aired, it was announced that a second season had been greenlit for production.[46] The second season, titled Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! ω,[lower-alpha 3] aired from October 1 to December 24, 2022.[12][47] Kano and Naomi Ōzora, as her character, Hana Uzaki, performed the opening theme "Ichigo Ichie Celebration" (いちごいちえCelebration, "Once-in-a-Lifetime Celebration"), while MKLNtic performed the ending theme "Happy Life" (はっぴーらいふ, Happī Raifu).[48][12]
| Story | Episode | Title [49][lower-alpha 4] | Original air date [50] | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out!" Transliteration: "Uzaki-chan wa Asobitai!" (Japanese: 宇崎ちゃんは遊びたい！) | July 10, 2020[51] | |
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Hana Uzaki decides to cure Shinichi Sakurai of his loneliness. They go see the film, try virtual reality, where he accidentally fondles her breast, she hurts her back at batting baseball, eats from his plate at the restaurant, and constantly embarrasses him. | ||||
| 2 | 2 | "The Café Owner Wants a Glimpse!" Transliteration: "Masutā wa Kaimamitai!" (Japanese: マスターは垣間見たい！) | July 17, 2020[52] | |
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Hana happens to pass by the café where Shinichi works. He tells her to leave, but she insists on being properly treated as a customer. Hana gets stuck in bushes after trying to catch a stray cat to cheer up Shinichi, who ends up in an embarrassing situation. Later, she is shocked to find out he has a friend he is having lunch with, and keeps sending him text messages. That evening, she shows up at the café to ask Shinichi to help her with a written report. She then asks him if she can sleep at his place because it is close to campus, much to his shock and the café owner's amusement. | ||||
| 3 | 3 | "The Asai Family Wants to Look Out for Us!" Transliteration: "Asai Oyako wa Mimamoritai!" (Japanese: 亜細親子は見守りたい！) | July 24, 2020[53] | |
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Ami Asai, the café owner's daughter and Shinichi's senior, meets Hana. Shinichi is sick after an incident the day prior and Hana shows up at his place to take care of him. To celebrate Shinichi's recovery, the four of them eat out, but Hana gets jealous when Shinichi calls Ami by her first name. On campus, Hana tries to hypnotize Shinichi to make him call her by her first name. | ||||
| 4 | 4 | "I Want to Hang Out Together Over the Holiday!" Transliteration: "Renkyū wa Issho ni Asobitai!" (Japanese: 連休は一緒に遊びたい！) | July 31, 2020[54] | |
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During Golden Week, Shinichi plays video games for three straight days. Hana then shows up, and they decide to go out and play Doramon Go together. Later, they run into Ami while buying glasses. On a crowded train, Shinichi becomes self-conscious standing next to Hana, which leads to him going past his stop. At the café, Ami tells Shinichi to follow up with Hana. When Shinichi arrives on campus, he agrees to hang out with Hana the following weekend. A week later, they spend the whole day hanging out together. | ||||
| 5 | 5 | "I Want to Meddle in My Friend's Business!" Transliteration: "Shin'yū ni Osekkai Shitai!" (Japanese: 親友におせっかいしたい！) | August 7, 2020[55] | |
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Hana teases Shinichi after he wakes from a nightmare in class, but he gets revenge later on. Shinichi's friend, Itsuhito Sakaki, meddles in their relationship, which upsets Ami. Later, Hana berates Shinichi about chocolate mint. | ||||
| 6 | 6 | "Summer! The Beach! I Want to Test My Courage!" Transliteration: "Natsuda! Umida! Ki mo Dame Shitai!" (Japanese: 夏だ！海だ！きもだめしたい！) | August 14, 2020[56] | |
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Hana is hired at the café, much to Shinichi's annoyance. She decides to head to the beach in order to prevent him from spending summer break holed-in. Ami and Sakaki join them, and they play an awkward game of watermelon splitting blindfolded. Later that night, they have a test of courage which has unforeseen consequences. Afterwards, Hana wants to tease a sleeping Shinichi. | ||||
| 7 | 7 | "I Want to Hang Out at a Cat Café and a Pub!" Transliteration: "Neko Kafe to Izakaya de Asobitai!" (Japanese: 猫カフェと居酒屋で遊びたい！) | August 21, 2020[57] | |
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Hana receives a call from Shinichi where he tells her that he needs to see her. When they meet up, she finds out he wanted her come with him to a cat café, much to her annoyance. After they hang out there, Hana tells Shinichi that her birthday is coming up. At the café, he wonders what he should get her. Later, while he is out looking for a present, Shinichi receives a call from Hana telling him to meet her. When he arrives at her location, they head to a pub. Inside, Hana orders a lot of alcohol. Afterwards, Shinichi takes an inebriated Hana to his place where she teases him. The next day, Hana has a hangover. | ||||
| 8 | 8 | "I Want to Watch Fireworks Together!" Transliteration: "Futari de Hanabi o Miagetai!" (Japanese: 二人で花火を見上げたい！) | August 28, 2020[58] | |
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Hana apologizes to Shinichi about ruining his futon while drunk, causing an embarrassing misunderstanding among onlookers. Later at the café, the café owner gives Shinichi a voucher to a fireworks festival, while Ami gives him advice about Hana, who is still mortified about the incident. Hana accidentally knocks out Shinichi after he tries too hard to cheer her up, and he reminisces when they were in high school. Upon awakening, he reminisces to her about all they have done together since entering college. | ||||
| 9 | 9 | "Tsuki Uzaki Wants a Thrill?" Transliteration: "Uzaki Tsuki wa Tokimekitai?" (Japanese: 宇崎月はときめきたい？) | September 4, 2020[59] | |
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Tsuki Uzaki, Hana's mother, meets Shinichi for the first time. She then misinterprets his desire to pet one of Hana's cats as him being interested in her. At the café, Tsuki shows up to watch Hana work only to find out that Shinichi is working there as well. After the misunderstanding involving Shinichi is seemingly cleared up, she once again misinterprets the situation when she hears him and Hana having a conversation. Later, Hana begins acting more like her mother after Shinichi inadvertently insulted her. Once he apologizes, they get into argument which leads to a young costumer giving them a lottery ticket so they can make up. When they use the ticket, they win a trip to Tottori. | ||||
| 10 | 10 | "I Want to Hang Out in Tottori!" Transliteration: "Tottori de Asobitai!" (Japanese: 鳥取で遊びたい!) | September 11, 2020[60] | |
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Hana and Shinichi are in Tottori when they run into Sakaki and Ami. It is then revealed that Sakaki and Ami have teamed up in order to ensure that Hana and Shinichi's relationship goes to the next level. As they are touring, Hana and Shinichi notice the same couple along the way. When they arrive at Hakuto Shrine, Sakaki and Ami reveal to Hana and Shinichi that Tottori is famous for being a destination for couples, much to their chagrin. After having some brief uneasiness, Hana and Shinichi are able to enjoy themselves the next day. Meanwhile, someone walking by Sakaki and Ami catches their attention. | ||||
| 11 | 11 | "Does Sakurai Want to Hang Out Too?" Transliteration: "Sakurai mo Asobitai?" (Japanese: 桜井も遊びたい?) | September 18, 2020[61] | |
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When Hana arrives at Shinichi's place, he starts complaining until she reveals that she plans on cooking a meal. At the café, when Shinichi is put in charge of food prep, his cooking is a disaster. Later, Hana and Tsuki teach Shinichi how to cook. Tsuki then misinterprets Hana and Shinichi's conversation. Afterwards, Hana and Shinichi hang out at a rock climbing gym. Sometime later, Hana and Ami run into Shinichi at a karaoke bar. The following day, a despondent Hana tells Shinichi that she cannot hang out with him anymore. | ||||
| 12 | 12 | "Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out More!" Transliteration: "Uzaki-chan wa Motto Asobitai!" (Japanese: 宇崎ちゃんはもっと遊びたい！) | September 25, 2020[62] | |
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Hana reveals the reason why she cannot hang out with Shinichi anymore is that she forgot to do her summer break homework. At the café, when the café owner injures his back, Ami temporary takes over as manager. While Shinichi and the café owner are at the chiropractic clinic, Hana reminisces how she and Shinichi first met. After Hana asks everyone at the café what Shinichi is like when he is drunk, Hana and Shinichi have a drinking party later that night. The next morning, they realize they slept in the same futon. At the café, they have a hard time remembering what happened. Once summer break is over with, Hana and Shinichi return to campus where he tells her that they will always be together whenever they hang out. | ||||
| Story | Episode | Title [63][lower-alpha 5] | Original air date [50] | |
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| 13 | 1 | "Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out, All Right!" Transliteration: "Uzaki-chan wa Yappari Asobitai!" (Japanese: 宇崎ちゃんはやっぱり遊びたい！) | October 1, 2022[64] | |
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When Hana becomes depressed due to summer break being over with, Sakaki cheers her up after they have a conversation about Shinichi. They then decide to go bowling, and knowing that Shinichi is bad at it, Hana proposes a penalty game and uses underhanded tactics to try to throw him off. On another day, the café is closed and Ami uses the opportunity to make Hana and Shinichi try on new sexy uniforms. On campus, Shinichi is sleepy from playing video games with Hana into the wee hours of the morning. She later finds him taking a nap between classes and also falls asleep next to him. | ||||
| 14 | 2 | "I Want to Make Udon After We Hang Out!" Transliteration: "Asonda Ato wa Udon o Uchitai!" (Japanese: 遊んだあとはうどんを打ちたい！) | October 8, 2022[65] | |
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Sakaki shows pictures of Hana and Shinichi napping together on campus to Ami. The four of them then go clothes shopping, and Hana shares with Ami that she has been going swimming with Shinichi, who complimented her on her bathing suit. Later, they play futsal and meet acquaintances of Sakaki, who challenge him to a game. On another day, Hana daydreams she is Shinichi's upperclassman while they head to her house. After Tsuki taught Shinichi how to make udon, he became good at it but Hana gives him harsh criticism. While Shinichi practices properly cutting the noodles, Tsuki still misinterprets his motivations, and a conversation with Hana only makes the misunderstanding worse. That evening, Hana's younger brother, Kiri, eagerly eats the udon prepared by Hana's senpai, who he erroneously believes is a woman. | ||||
| 15 | 3 | "Does Uzaki-chan Want to Go to the School Festival?" Transliteration: "Uzaki-chan wa Gakusai ni Ikitai?" (Japanese: 宇崎ちゃんは学祭に行きたい？) | October 15, 2022[66] | |
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Sakaki convinces Hana and Shinichi to attend the college's festival, bribing them with the opportunity to win a video game console in a lottery. On the first day of the festival, they actually have fun together and decide to have their fortunes read at the Occult Club's stand. They then try to leave when they discover that only romantic fortunes are told, but are forced to comply. Shinichi is left emotionally shaken after he hears their fortune. Later, Hana prepares a meal for Shinichi and herself. She concludes via a self-absorbed thought process that he needs her around and tries unsuccessfully to get him to say it. | ||||
| 16 | 4 | "Uzaki-chan Wants to Be Number One!" Transliteration: "Uzaki-chan wa Maunto Toritai!" (Japanese: 宇崎ちゃんはマウントとりたい！) | October 22, 2022[67] | |
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Annoyed that Hana and Shinichi's relationship has not moved forward, Ami and Sakaki decide to shake Hana out of her confident attitude by telling her she might lose Shinichi to other women if she lets her guard down. While teaching Shinichi to cook croquettes at her house, Hana is still bothered by her conversation with Sakaki. Meanwhile, her mother once again misinterprets Shinichi's intentions when he asks what is her first name. The croquettes turn out really good though. | ||||
| 17 | 5 | "The Whole Uzaki Clan Wants to Get Together!" Transliteration: "Uzaki Ikka wa Seizoroi Shitai!" (Japanese: 宇崎一家は勢揃いしたい！) | October 29, 2022[68] | |
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Hana is upset that Shinichi calls other women by their first name but not her. Shinichi gets a coupon for a gym's free trial, and meets a trainer named Fujio. At the Uzaki household, it is revealed that Fujio is none other than Hana's father. He calls a family meeting when he finds out that her senpai, who he had assumed was female, is in fact a guy. The situation escalates when Hana defends Shinichi to her father and younger siblings. Kiri is dismayed to learn that the maker of the udon he had enjoyed is male, while Yanagi is highly amused by it all. Meanwhile, Shinichi tries to sweat out his Hana-induced inner turmoil. | ||||
| 18 | 6 | "Uzaki-chan Wants to Celebrate!" Transliteration: "Uzaki-chan wa Oiwai Shitai!" (Japanese: 宇崎ちゃんはお祝いしたい！) | November 5, 2022[69] | |
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At the gym, Fujio shares his worries with Shinichi and two other regulars about his daughter having a boyfriend. Since Shinichi spends so much time training, Hana feels neglected by him and reiterates that he is the one who likes her in response to Yanagi's teasing. The next day, still under the delusion that Shinichi has feelings for her, Tsuki spends time at the café and leaves him alone with Hana for his cooking lesson, in the hopes their relationship develops. Later, she bumps into him on her way back home and erroneously believes he and Hana had sex. On November 29, Hana spends time with Shinichi for his 21st birthday and he privately acknowledges she is special to him. Meanwhile, she realizes he will graduate from college in a little over a year, and requests he do something outrageous. | ||||
| 19 | 7 | "Uzaki-chan Wants a Confession!" Transliteration: "Uzaki-chan wa Kokuhaku sa Setai!" (Japanese: 宇崎ちゃんは告白させたい！) | November 12, 2022[70] | |
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Hana is worried she will not be able to hang out with Shinichi once he graduates from college. Since she is adamantly convinced that he likes her, and not the other way around, she plots to make him confess his feelings to her. She cooks him lunch, which attracts the interest of her whole family. After Hana refuses to introduce her to Shinichi, Yanagi visits the café. | ||||
| 20 | 8 | "Yanagi and Kiri Want to Have Fun, Too!" Transliteration: "Yanagi to Kiri mo Tanoshi Mitai!" (Japanese: 柳と桐も楽しみたい！) | November 19, 2022[71] | |
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Hana has a meltdown at the café because Shinichi does not call her by her first name, although he does with other people and he called Yanagi by her first name not ten minutes after they met. Back home, Yanagi tells her mother about her meeting with Shinichi, making Tsuki spiral down into further misunderstandings. Kiri is stressed studying for exams and lack of physical activity. As such, he goes to exercise at the gym where his father works to cheer himself up. However, when Shinichi also shows up, Kiri ends up feeling completely outclassed. | ||||
| 21 | 9 | "Fujio Uzaki Wants Family Time!" Transliteration: "Uzaki Fujio wa Kazoku Sābisu Shitai!" (Japanese: 宇崎藤生は家族サービスしたい！) | November 26, 2022[72] | |
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The Uzaki family go to a hot springs resort, minus Kiri who is still traumatized after running into Shinichi. Fujio reminisces of the days when Hana was a child, and soon after arriving at the resort chases off guys hitting on his family. He then gets surrounded by young men admiring his physique, which turns into a photoshoot as he basks in the attention. While the cat receives training from the resort's mascot, Hana goes wandering and runs into Shinichi and Sakaki. She offers to hang out with them, but Shinichi tells her to spend time with her family. Before they part ways, Hana gets Shinichi to compliment her bathing suit. When the family returns home, Kiri regrets not going to the outing, while a now buff cat scares a bunch of the neighborhood's cats. | ||||
| 22 | 10 | "We Want a Thrill Before Christmas!" Transliteration: "Kurisumasu Mae wa Dokidoki sa Setai!" (Japanese: クリスマス前はドキドキさせたい！) | December 3, 2022[73] | |
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Hana is hopeful that Shinichi will invite her over for Christmas. Later while preparing supper at his place, her imagination goes wild. He then asks her something that utterly shocks her, but it was not what she expected. The next day, she forces him to watch an horror movie in retaliation, but she gets staggeringly scared and stays overnight, which causes some awkwardness. As Christmas Day approaches, Hana goes drinking with Ami and Sakaki. Meanwhile, Shinichi goes back home to visit his parents where he is astounded to meet Nodoka, his baby sister, for the first time. | ||||
| 23 | 11 | "I Kind of Want to Do Things Right Already!" Transliteration: "Nandaka Sorosoro Chanto Shitai!" (Japanese: なんだかそろそろちゃんとしたい！) | December 10, 2022[74] | |
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While drinking with Ami and Sakaki, Hana tells them how Shinichi helped her with swimming training in high school. Meanwhile, Shinichi's father gives him relationship advice while they spar. Worried about how to handle his relationship with Hana, he asks advice from the men at the café and finally realizes he cares about and enjoys hanging out with her. Happy at having sorted his feelings out, Shinichi looks forward to express his gratitude to Hana and they happen to meet. Before he can utter a word, however, she offers to spend Christmas with him, but she does it in a way that gets her banished from his apartment and pleading at his door. | ||||
| 24 | 12 | "I Want to Hang Out on Christmas Eve, Too!" Transliteration: "Kurisumasuibu mo Asobitai!" (Japanese: クリスマスイブも遊びたい！) | December 17, 2022[75] | |
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Hana gets lectured by Ami and Sakaki about her latest faux pas with Shinichi. To stir things up and make Hana jealous and reconcile with Shinichi, Yanagi shows up at the café and asks him to spend Christmas with her at his place. Unaware that her overprotective father, Fujio, knows Shinichi from the gym, Hana invites him to the Uzaki's home. Once he arrives there, things become awkward, mostly for Fujio. Meanwhile, Kiri is having a miserable time at karaoke with his friends. Later, Shinichi gets drunk and becomes candidly talkative, much to Hana's delight. | ||||
| 25 | 13 | "I Want to Hang Out Together Next Year, Too!" Transliteration: "Rainen mo Issho ni Asobitai!" (Japanese: 来年も一緒に遊びたい！) | December 24, 2022[76] | |
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After buying some provisions, Fujio comes back home to witness the Uzaki women undressing a drunk Shinichi. Later, Hana and her father take Shinichi back to his apartment, and she finds herself in an awkward position. The next day at the café, Ami is in a great mood after receiving pictures of the previous evening from Yanagi. On New Year's Eve, Shinichi visits his family, then later meets with the café's gang for the first sunrise of the year. | ||||
The Japanese Red Cross has used Hana's image to promote blood donation campaigns in 2019 and 2020, with the manga's creator Take also donating blood.[77]
The manga series ranked on the top 20 web manga list at Da Vinci Magazine and Niconico's Next Manga Awards in 2018.[78]
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