The Best Episodes of Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.9/10(329 votes)

   #1 - The Teenage Girl Beneath the Lamplight

   S1:E14/5/2021

   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 her a place to stay anyway. Their strange life together begins…

   Director:Geisei Morita

   Writer:Deko Akao

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   Director:Geisei Morita

   Writer:Deko Akao
2. 

   7.9/10(266 votes)

   #2 - Cell Phone

   S1:E24/12/2021

   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…

   Director:Taro Kubo

   Writer:Deko Akao

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   Director:Taro Kubo

   Writer:Deko Akao
3. 

   8.3/10(287 votes)

   #3 - Living Together

   S1:E34/19/2021

   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.

   Director:Hodaka Kuramoto

   Writer:Deko Akao

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   Director:Hodaka Kuramoto

   Writer:Deko Akao
4. 

   7.6/10(231 votes)

   #4 - Part-Time Job

   S1:E44/26/2021

   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?

   Director:Akira Kato

   Writer:Yuusuke Kaneko

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   Director:Akira Kato

   Writer:Yuusuke Kaneko
5. 

   7.3/10(220 votes)

   #5 - Reality

   S1:E55/3/2021

   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?

   Director:Aya Kobayashi

   Writer:Yuusuke Kaneko

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   Director:Aya Kobayashi

   Writer:Yuusuke Kaneko
6. 

   7.6/10(216 votes)

   #6 - Starry Sky

   S1:E65/10/2021

   Sayu has an encounter with a man from her recent past, and his intentions aren't good at all.

   Director:Yuya Horiuchi

   Writer:Satoru Sugisawa

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   Director:Yuya Horiuchi

   Writer:Satoru Sugisawa
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7. 

   7.3/10(196 votes)

   #7 - Yearning

   S1:E75/17/2021

   As Sayu's family gets closer and closer to tracking her down, she realizes that she may be heading home sooner than she thinks.

   Director:Taro Kubo

   Writer:Deko Akao

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   Director:Taro Kubo

   Writer:Deko Akao
8. 

   8.0/10(208 votes)

   #8 - Summer Festival

   S1:E85/24/2021

   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 will she take home with her?

   Director:Hodaka Kuramoto

   Writer:Deko Akao

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   Director:Hodaka Kuramoto

   Writer:Deko Akao
9. 

   8.1/10(224 votes)

   #9 - Past

   S1:E95/31/2021

   Before she goes home, Sayu decides to open up about her terrible past, and what made her run away.

   Director:Akira Kato

   Writer:Satoru Sugisawa

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   Director:Akira Kato

   Writer:Satoru Sugisawa
10. 

    7.8/10(190 votes)

    #10 - Proof

    S1:E106/7/2021

    As Sayu prepares to go home, Yoshida is forced to make a choice. Will he let their relationship end here?

    Director:Aya Kobayashi

    Writer:Yuusuke Kaneko

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    Director:Aya Kobayashi

    Writer:Yuusuke Kaneko
11. 

    7.7/10(184 votes)

    #11 - Resolve

    S1:E116/14/2021

    Yoshida follows Sayu back to Hokkaido, as she begins to face her past and come to terms with her future.

    Director:Yasuyuki Ooishi

    Writer:Deko Akao

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    Director:Yasuyuki Ooishi

    Writer:Deko Akao
12. 

    7.6/10(179 votes)

    #12 - Mother

    S1:E126/21/2021

    Back in Hokkaido, Sayu returns home to confront her mom and decide her future.

    Director:Geisei Morita

    Writer:Deko Akao

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    Director:Geisei Morita

    Writer:Deko Akao
13. 

    7.8/10(189 votes)

    #13 - Future

    S1:E136/28/2021

    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?

    Director:Manabu Kamikita

    Writer:Deko Akao

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    Director:Manabu Kamikita

    Writer:Deko Akao