Hige wo Soru. Soshite Joshikousei wo Hirou.

When regular salaryman Yoshida wakes up one Sunday morning after a long night at the bar, the last thing he expects to see is that his tiny apartment has a new resident—an unfamiliar high school girl.

The previous night, despite finally gathering the courage to confess to his boss and longtime crush, Airi Gotou, Yoshida was rejected. After drowning his sorrows at a bar with his good friend Hashimoto, Yoshida headed back to his home in a drunken stupor, only to run into Sayu Ogiwara, a runaway high schooler. She asked him to let her stay the night, and with his judgment clouded by alcohol, Yoshida complied.

Now, with his head on straight but with no memory of last night's events, Yoshida has Sayu explain just how she ended up sleeping at his apartment. Having listened to her story, Yoshida finds himself unable to kick her out—especially after learning that she came all the way from Hokkaido! So, despite his reservations about sheltering an underage girl, Yoshida allows her to stay, and their life together begins.

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Ogiwara, Sayu Main

Ichinose, Kana Japanese

Yoshida Main

Okitsu, Kazuyuki Japanese

Gotou, Airi Supporting

Kanemoto, Hisako Japanese

Mishima, Yuzuha Supporting

Ishihara, Kaori Japanese

Yuuki, Asami Supporting

Kawaida, Natsumi Japanese

Hashimoto Supporting

Kobayashi, Yuusuke Japanese

Ogiwara, Issa Supporting

Toriumi, Kousuke Japanese

Masaka, Yuuko Supporting

Iwami, Manaka Japanese

Yaguchi, Kyouya Supporting

Oosaka, Ryouta Japanese

Sayu's Mother Supporting

Yuzuki, Ryouka Japanese

Oowada, Tomoyuki Producer

Ozawa, Fumihiro Producer

Koutani, Satoshi Producer

Nanbara, Mitsuhiro Producer

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Aug 15, 2024

AnimeExplorer21

Recommended

Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway... This anime is seriously one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen - it's like a masterclass in friendship and relationships.

I mean, Yoshida? He's like the ultimate dude. I'd have lost my cool like five times over if I were in his shoes, but he just keeps on trucking, always looking out for Sayu. And Sayu herself? She's like the most precious thing ever! I just wanted to give her a big ol' hug and protect her from the world.

What really got me was how the series tackled some heavy stuff ... - like abandonment, rejection, and finding your place - but did it in a way that was so gentle and uplifting. It's like the anime equivalent of a warm cup of tea on a bad day.

And the character development? Yoshida and Sayu's relationship is like a slow-burning fire - it's like watching a flower bloom in real time. I was on the edge of my seat, waiting to see what would happen next.

I'm seriously hoping for an OVA or season 2, because I need closure! Do they end up together? Do they stay friends? I need answers!

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Oct 3, 2024

ggol

Mixed Feelings

TLDR: Had a pretty good beginning but quickly became mediocre

Story 6/10
The story is about a runaway girl from home. She has been running away from home due to family issues and sleeping from guy to guy in order to find a home to stay until one day she offers to sleep with the main protagonist Yoshida in exchange for a temporary home to stay. However, Yoshida's approach to this girl is different. He didn't just want to straight up sleep with the girl he wanted to give this girl a chance in the modern world to learn about life and day-to-day manners. It had a ... pretty good start where the main protagonist is trying to teach her not to do the wrong thing and quit her life through prostitution, but towards mid-way, it just became a day-to-day drama where most of the plot is focused around home, and sometimes outside. They tried to give more dramatic moments in the end like fruit basket however, it did not capture the moment where the character is trying to give a powerful reasoning towards the family and reasoning is not that powerful.

Animation 7/10
The animation is pretty good for the most part and they set a lot of the home environment and modern Japan very well.

Characters 7/10
The characters are well-written, especially the main character who shows great leadership and mentoring toward Sayu. He didn't just introduce her at day to day manner he introduced her a new way on how to live her life in an honest way. However, one complaint is that when he was trying to reason with her family at the end it lacks depth and doesn't give a strong reason on how she is supposed to take care of her child. Another problem is the supporting characters, they are well-written but they don't have enough screen time throughout the series which makes the anime feel like it's only Sayu and Yoshida all the time.

Conclusion
It is a story about a runaway girl from home who sleeps with random strangers for shelter until one day the main protagonist mentors and disciplines her on a new way of life to live a better, honest, and social life. The animation for most part is great that capture the modern Japan well and the characters are also well written, but lacks quantity which makes the anime feel like its Sayu and Yoshida most of the time.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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May 17, 2022

imperadise

Not Recommended

If i could describe this show in one word its hypocritical. For a show that talks about the sexual exploitation of minors it sure exploits its high school student a lot.

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As a western fan of anime one thing i hate about anime is the over abundance of incest, minor exploitation and rape culture. this is a show that seemed to try and tackle the issue of real life sexual exploitation of minors in japan. the show does this by covering the story of a high school student who runs away from home and gets exploited by men until she meets the main character. ... while i understand some of the scenes to drive home their point the show does entirely too much fan service of the high school student and the entire show becomes meaningless with the ending. the show also has a problem with direction. it can not decide if the main character should be acting like a father figure or a boyfriend and that just adds to all the other problems.

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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