Final Approach (2004)
Ryou Mizuhara is a normal high school student, living alone with his younger sister Akane. They were very happy together, at least until a mysterious girl crashes into their lives who introduces herself as Ryou's new fiancée.
Final Approach: Season 1 - 13 Episode s
1x1 - Panic Visit!! Pretty Girl of Love and Destiny!
October 3, 2004
Ryou meets his planned fiancée, Shizuka, for the first time, and discovers the R.T.P. projects for arranged marriages everywhere.
1x2 - Great Explosive Debut!! Love and Adoration for the Transfer Student!
October 10, 2004
Ryou finds everlasting shock when Shizuka suddenly shows up in his school and advances into his 11th grade class.
1x3 - Great Crash!! Dragon and Tiger of Love and Ambition!
October 17, 2004
Shizuka is introduced into her fiancé's workplace, the Plavi, where trouble ensues.
1x4 - A Great Decision!! The Departure to Love and Ambition!?
October 24, 2004
Emiho confesses that she too has a planned marriage, in which Ryo debates about a person's will in such unions.
1x5 - Closing in!? Hell of Steaming Love and Death!
October 31, 2004
The main cast spends a day skiing on a mountain, in conjunction with Ryo and Emiho's date. When a blizzard starts getting worse, the group is forced to spend the day outliving the storm.
1x6 - A Great Shock! The Result of Love and Sorrow!
November 7, 2004
Another date is underway for Ryo and Emiho, but Shizuka decides to be "cautious" and prepares with the aid of the government's technology.
1x7 - A Great Tragic Love! The Sleeting Snow of Love and Yearning
November 14, 2004
In practicing ignorance around Shizuka, Ryo is reproved for his action, and is given a chance to reevaluate his decision.
1x8 - A Great Fever!! An "Ah~n" for Love and Reminisence
November 21, 2004
Akane becomes ill and reflects on the life she's spent with her brother. Meanwhile Ryou goes through his school day overreacting about Akane's sickness.
1x9 - A Great Battle!! Beyond the Love and Gunfire!
November 28, 2004
Emiho meets her betrothed for the first time. Ryo, who has already showed his dislike towards arranged marriage, decides to enlist Shizuka to help bail Emiho out.
1x10 - A Great Undertaking!! The Recalled Shape of Love and Cruelty!
December 5, 2004
Shizuka's bodyguards show up one night before she has to return to her old school to take exams. They deliver a message from her father, who demands that she leaves the whole marriage behind and comes home.
1x11 - A Great Demise!? The Doll of Love and Parting!
December 12, 2004
Akane prepares a farewell dinner for Shizuka, and asks Ryo to dine alone with Shizuka "like good, old friends."
1x12 - A Great Decision! A Fool for Love and Acclamation!
December 19, 2004
The absence of Shizuka begins to weigh on Ryo's mind as he tries to live each day normally after her departure. In the end he decides to go look for Shizuka.
1x13 - A Great Struggle! A Wedding of Love and Blessings
December 26, 2004
The epilogue which showcases Shizuka moving into Haru's previous apartment, right next to the Mizuhara siblings' own apartment, and also shows a wedding commercial Emiho's brother is working on.
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