24 episodesFirst aired 15 April 2005
Yuuta Takemoto, a sophomore at an arts college, shares a cheap apartment with two seniors—the eccentric Shinobu Morita, who keeps failing to graduate due to his absenteeism, and the sensible Takumi Mayama, who acts as a proper senior to Takemoto, often looking out for him.
E1Apr 200523m
An unusual transfer student arrives at the art school Takemoto attends and attracts the attention of Morita, causing him to go on a photo-taking spree on her. Mayama, Takemoto and Yamada soon discover her artistic talents.
E2Apr 200523m
Morita's motive for his terrible treatment on Hagumi is revealed in his website, and the stressed out Hagumi is enraged by what but he did. However, Morita soon repays her for her troubles.
E3Apr 200523m
Takemoto, Morita and Mayama are invited over to the Hanamoto's for a dinner party after Hagumi brings back some soba from her summer vacation in Nagano.
E4May 200523m
Mayama's love life still remains difficult. Hagumi feels the stress of being different from everyone. And Morita organises a Christmas party for the Christmas Eve.
E5May 200523m
Takemoto reluctantly returns home for the New Year and meets Kazuo, his step-father.
E6May 200523m
The group visits a rather eerie zoo. Shuuji reveals to Mayamoto his history with Rika and her husband.
E7May 200523m
Shuuji Hanamoto has to be away for a year for a job assignment and he worries about whether he should bring his niece, Hagumi, along with him.
E8Jun 200523m
Hagumi and Ayama hold a dinner party and invite the guys over but it soon turns out that it's a special day for one of them.
E9Jun 200523m
Everyone is working late preparing their exhibits for the school festival including Hagumi, who has trouble with her wax work.
E10Jun 200523m
The five friends decide to take a ferry ride over the Sumida river and visit the Kasai Seaside Park.
E11Jul 200523m
Shuuji returns unexpectedly from Mongolia. And Hagumi goes on a shopping trip with Morita.
E12Jul 200523m
It's the sakura season and the gang are absorbed in the array of activities celebrating the sakura festival. Hagumi catches one of her wisdom fevers. And Takemoto meets Morita's brother, Kaoru, and learns of news regarding Morita.
E13Jul 200523m
The episode starts with Takamoto feelings about what he wanted Hagu to answer for her wanting Morita to come back or not.
E14Jul 200523m
Mayama dreamed of Rika-san. His co-worker said when one dreamed of another, that was because the person in the dream wanted them to meet so much that the soul escaped the body and came to the dream.
E15Jul 200523m
Mayama's work is going well, but he still misses Rika-san. Her current assistant suddenly has health problem and needs to stay in hospital.
E16Aug 200523m
The firm Mayama was about to be apart. For some intentional purpose, his boss put him into the group of people who have to leave Tokyo to another place. At the same time, Rika-san's assistant was is hospital and she hasn't been able to find a replacement.
E17Aug 200523m
Having lost Mayama from the Fujiwara Design Office, Miwako expresses her depression by buying a massage chair for their new office.
E18Aug 200523m
On his first new project, Takumi must collaborate Fujiwara Design Office - the design company where he just resigned. When he visits the office for a meeting, he is surprised to run into Ayumi.
E19Aug 200523m
Mayama arrives at the Fujiwara Design Office, only to found out that Yamada is there. After she leaves abruptly, Mayama mistakes Nomiya's business interest with Yamada for his love interest.
E20Sept 200523m
Nomiya calls Yamazaki and Miwako to the office early in the morning to assist a drunken Yamada to her father's house.
E21Sept 200523m
Takemoto meets with Professor Hanamoto and a businessman. The businessman offers Takemoto a job, and Takemoto quickly accepts the job. Takemoto celebrates this occasion with Morita, Mayama, Hagu, Professor Hanamoto, and Yamada.
E22Sept 200523m
Takemoto travels to many houses to get water to drink. Miwako text messages for Yamada to Nomiya, as she wonders how he is doing. Hagu believes that she is selfish for not displaying her paintings.
E23Sept 200523m
Yuta begins to travel by bike again. The bike, map and traveling gear he's borrowed from Shin are very reliable. The people he meets along the way, scenery he sees for the first time in his life, new experiences and even the many difficulties he encounters make him think differently about his life.
E24Sept 200523m
Takemoto views the map the night before he starts traveling the next morning. He comes across a store near a school, and ends up eating sweet rolls.