WriterTakehiko Hata
Episode 1
Jul 2, 2002
Seven members of the stargazing club swore eternal friendship. Yet at Satomi’s wedding three years later, only Mifuyu, Yuri and Kenta are in sight.
Episode 2
Jul 9, 2002
Tomoya tells Mifuyu and Satomi his fears about Yuri. The two women go visit Takeshi, but he sidesteps them. Then Kyoichi sees Yuri being beaten.
Episode 3
Jul 16, 2002
Work troubles abound: Kyoichi resents his reassignment, Kenta can’t tell Nanae his family’s business, and Satomi’s husband asks her to quit her job.
Episode 4
Jul 23, 2002
Kenta’s cover is blown with Nanae. Takeshi’s paid off his debt and been offered his dream job. He wants to quit the site, but learns Kenta is in debt.
Episode 5
Jul 30, 2002
When Kyoichi tells Nanae how Kenta feels, she visits him at home and tells him everything. Meanwhile, a student shows up at Tomoya’s place.
Episode 6
Aug 6, 2002
Kyoichi can’t tell Kenta about Nanae’s suicide attempt, but Kenta senses something is wrong. Elsewhere, Satomi commissions a sketch from Tomoya.
Episode 7
Aug 13, 2002
Mifuyu learns that Kyoichi and Tomoya fought over her 3 years ago. Yuri is uneasy, sensing bad luck looming for Takeshi as he dives into his new job.
Episode 8
Aug 20, 2002
Mifuyu, Tomoya and Kenta look for the missing Satomi. When Kyoichi resigns, his boss tells him his father is still alive. Something worries Takeshi.
Episode 9
Aug 27, 2002
Kyoichi’s father wants to meet but he can’t forgive him or his mother for lying. Yuri’s pregnancy comes to light. Meanwhile, Tomoya gets offered work.
Episode 10
Sep 3, 2002
Tomoya is asked about his past when he’s interviewed as an exciting new artist, but Noriko brushes off his anger. Mifuyu and Satomi make choices.
Episode 11
Sep 10, 2002
Takeshi decides to turn himself in. Mifuyu passes her teacher’s exam, then finds out she’s the unwitting co-creator of Tomoya’s new picture book.
Episode 12
Sep 17, 2002
Suspicious about Takeshi’s death, Kyoichi grills Matsubara. A girl interested in the “heart book” asks Mifuyu about the meaning of courage.
