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

TV-142021•24m•8.2/10

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8.2/10(259)

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.

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Production

project No.9, APDREAM, AT-X, Bergamo Audio, BS11, THE KLOCKWORX, DREAM SHIFT, Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures, KADOKAWA, Pony Canyon, Yomiuri Shimbun Company, Toei Video Company

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Ended

First Aired

April 5, 2021

Last Aired

June 28, 2021

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Seasons & Episodes

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Season

The Teenage Girl Beneath the Lamplight

Air date: 2021-04-05

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…

Cell Phone

Air date: 2021-04-12

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

Air date: 2021-04-19

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

Air date: 2021-04-26

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

Air date: 2021-05-03

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

Air date: 2021-05-10

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

Yearning

Air date: 2021-05-17

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

Air date: 2021-05-24

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?