Just Because! (2017)
At the end of the second semester of third year of high school, four students are prepared for graduation and feel the ending to their high school life. But that changes a little with the arrival of a transfer student.
Just Because!: Season 1 - 12 Episode s
1x1 - On your marks!
October 5, 2017
The end of high school is near for a group of students but their yearning for reconnection might change the course of their lives.
1x2 - Question
October 12, 2017
Haruto works up the courage to ask out Morikawa but does his confession go as well as he had envisioned it?
1x3 - Andante
October 19, 2017
The group reconnects after their trip to the aquarium but things take an unexpected turn when Ena takes an interest in Eita.
1x4 - Full swing
October 26, 2017
Emotions run high as Haruto feels emboldened enough to finally confess his feelings, but will his words be able to reach the one he cares about?
1x5 - Rolling Stones
November 2, 2017
Things change between Haruto and Hazuki, and both of them try to deal with it in their own way. Mio, on the other hand, is trying to come to terms with her feelings.
1x6 - Restart
November 9, 2017
Tension is on the rise, as Haruto seeks guidance from Eita, on how to respond to Hazuki's message.
1x7 - Snow day
November 23, 2017
Mio remembers Eita's kindness in middle school and starts to question her relationship with him. What will happen as Ena begins to spend more time with Eita?
1x8 - High Dynamic Range
November 30, 2017
Ena finally decides to ask Eita on a date despite Mio's objection. Everything seems to be going well until Mio bumps into them.
1x9 - Answer
December 7, 2017
Mio finally chooses to confront her demons. In the meantime, Eita is working through his own dilemma with Ena.
1x10 - Childhood's end
December 14, 2017
Eita seems to be coming to terms with his feelings. In the meantime, Mio is starting to learn what is truly important to her.
1x11 - Roundabout
December 21, 2017
As entrance exams rear their head, Eita can't help but remember Mio's expression when she noticed his phone. What will happen as their paths start to diverge?
1x12 - Get set, go!
December 28, 2017
Eita fails his entrance exam. He receives a text from Mio telling him she passed the test for her first choice. It's graduation and everyone says their good-byes. Eita tells Komiya that he was happy when she confessed to him but still, he can't go out with her because there is someone else he likes. After he left, she is seen crying in the club room. Eita runs into Mio at Joei; he confesses to liking her and she reciprocates.
Just Because!: 1 Season
Actors in Just Because!
Aoi Ichikawa
Eita Izumi (voice)
Karin Isobe
Mio Natsume (voice)
Taishi Murata
Haruto Souma (voice)
Yuna Yoshino
Hazuki Morikawa (voice)
Lynn
Ena Komiya (voice)
Arisa Sakuraba
Yoriko Inui (voice)
Yuka Nukui
Sanae Takahashi (voice)
Reina Kondo
Suzuki, Momoka (voice)
Sayaka Senbongi
Mayuko Satou (voice)
Kohei Amasaki
Junpei Saruwatari (voice)
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