Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway

S01E02: Cell Phone

Things are changing quickly for Yoshida, as the girls at work start to take an interest in him. Meanwhile, he tries to get Sayu a cellphone, but she refuses…

Overview

On his way home from drinking his sorrows away after being rejected by his crush, 26 year old salaryman Yoshida finds a high school girl named Sayu sitting on the side of the road and ends up letting her stay at his place overnight. Not having the heart to put the runaway out on the streets, Yoshida allows her to stay at his place... And so began the awkward, irritable, and slightly heartwarming relationship between a runaway high school girl and a salaryman living together.

Episodes

The Teenage Girl Beneath the Lamplight

S01E01 The Teenage Girl Beneath the Lamplight

April 5, 2021 8.2 24 min
A young salaryman finds a teenage girl sitting under a lamp post on his way home. She offers to sleep with him in exchange for a place to stay. He turns her down, but gives...
Cell Phone

S01E02 Cell Phone

April 12, 2021 8.0 24 min
Things are changing quickly for Yoshida, as the girls at work start to take an interest in him. Meanwhile, he tries to get Sayu a cellphone, but she refuses…
Living Together

S01E03 Living Together

April 19, 2021 8.5 24 min
Yoshida settles into his new life with Sayu, but the people around him are quick to notice the change, and very curious about what's going on.
Part-Time Job

S01E04 Part-Time Job

April 26, 2021 8.2 24 min
Sayu picks up a part-time job, which leads her to make a new friend. The new friend wants to come over, but what if she finds about Sayu and Yoshida?
Reality

S01E05 Reality

May 3, 2021 7.5 24 min
Gotou demands to be taken to see Sayu. Is she trying to get a love rival out of the picture, or is she after something else?
Starry Sky

S01E06 Starry Sky

May 10, 2021 8.2 24 min
Sayu has an encounter with a man from her recent past, and his intentions aren't good at all.
Yearning

S01E07 Yearning

May 17, 2021 7.8 24 min
As Sayu's family gets closer and closer to tracking her down, she realizes that she may be heading home sooner than she thinks.
Summer Festival

S01E08 Summer Festival

May 24, 2021 8.5 24 min
Sayu's brother has tracked her down, and she realizes it's only a matter of time before she has to go home. She's forced to reflect; what did she learn since she ran away, and what...
Past

S01E09 Past

May 31, 2021 8.2 24 min
Before she goes home, Sayu decides to open up about her terrible past, and what made her run away.
Proof

S01E10 Proof

June 7, 2021 8.0 24 min
As Sayu prepares to go home, Yoshida is forced to make a choice. Will he let their relationship end here?
Resolve

S01E11 Resolve

June 14, 2021 7.8 24 min
Yoshida follows Sayu back to Hokkaido, as she begins to face her past and come to terms with her future.
Mother

S01E12 Mother

June 21, 2021 8.0 24 min
Back in Hokkaido, Sayu returns home to confront her mom and decide her future.
Future

S01E13 Future

June 28, 2021 8.3 24 min
It's time for Yoshida to head back home, and Sayu to return to her old life. Can she get by without him, and can he get by without her?

Cast

Kazuyuki Okitsu
Kazuyuki Okitsu
Yoshida (voice)
Kana Ichinose
Kana Ichinose
Sayu Ogiwara (voice)
Hisako Kanemoto
Hisako Kanemoto
Airi GotĹŤ (voice)
Kaori Ishihara
Kaori Ishihara
Yuzuha Mishima (voice)
Yusuke Kobayashi
Yusuke Kobayashi
Hashimoto (voice)
Natsumi Kawaida
Natsumi Kawaida
Asami Yūki (voice)

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