Yuuta Takemoto, Takumi Mayama, and Shinobu Morita are college students who share the small apartment. Even though they live in poverty, the three of them are able to obtain pleasure through small things in life. The story follows these characters' life stories as poor college students, as well as their love lives when a short but talented 18 year old girl called Hagumi Hanamoto appears.
Apr 15, 2005 - 23m
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.
Apr 22, 2005 - 23m
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.
Apr 29, 2005 - 23m
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.
May 6, 2005 - 23m
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.
May 13, 2005 - 23m
Takemoto reluctantly returns home for the New Year and meets Kazuo, his step-father.
May 20, 2005 - 23m
The group visits a rather eerie zoo. Shuuji reveals to Mayamoto his history with Rika and her husband.
May 27, 2005 - 23m
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.
Jun 3, 2005 - 23m
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.
Jun 10, 2005 - 23m
Everyone is working late preparing their exhibits for the school festival including Hagumi, who has trouble with her wax work.
Jun 24, 2005 - 23m
The five friends decide to take a ferry ride over the Sumida river and visit the Kasai Seaside Park.
Jul 1, 2005 - 23m
Shuuji returns unexpectedly from Mongolia. And Hagumi goes on a shopping trip with Morita.
Jul 8, 2005 - 23m
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.
Jul 15, 2005 - 23m
The episode starts with Takamoto feelings about what he wanted Hagu to answer for her wanting Morita to come back or not.
Jul 22, 2005 - 23m
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.
Jul 29, 2005 - 23m
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.
Aug 5, 2005 - 23m
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.
Aug 12, 2005 - 23m
Having lost Mayama from the Fujiwara Design Office, Miwako expresses her depression by buying a massage chair for their new office.
Aug 19, 2005 - 23m
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.
Aug 26, 2005 - 23m
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.
Sep 2, 2005 - 23m
Nomiya calls Yamazaki and Miwako to the office early in the morning to assist a drunken Yamada to her father's house.
Sep 9, 2005 - 23m
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.
Sep 16, 2005 - 23m
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.
Sep 23, 2005 - 23m
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.
Sep 27, 2005 - 23m
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.
