Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway
2021TVFINISHED70% Score
Synopsis
On his way home from drinking his sorrows away after being rejected by his crush, the 26 year old salaryman, Yoshida, finds a high school girl named Sayu sitting on the side of the road. Yoshida is completely drunk out of his mind and ends up letting Sayu stay at his place overnight. Not having the heart to put Sayu out on the streets since she ran away from home, 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.
(Source: Crunchyroll)
(Source: Crunchyroll)
EP 1
The Teenage Girl Beneath the Lamplight
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...
EP 2
Cell Phone
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...
EP 3
Living Together
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.
EP 4
Part-Time Job
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?
EP 5
Reality
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?
EP 6
Starry Sky
Sayu has an encounter with a man from her recent past, and his intentions aren't good at all.
EP 7
Yearning
As Sayu's family gets closer and closer to tracking her down, she realizes that she may be heading home sooner than she thinks.
EP 8
Summer Festival
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?
EP 9
Past
Before she goes home, Sayu decides to open up about her terrible past, and what made her run away.
EP 10
Proof
As Sayu prepares to go home, Yoshida is forced to make a choice. Will he let their relationship end here?
EP 11
Resolve
Yoshida follows Sayu back to Hokkaido, as she begins to face her past and come to terms with her future.
EP 12
Mother
Back in Hokkaido, Sayu returns home to confront her mom and decide her future.
EP 13
Future
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?
Overview
FormatTV
Studioproject No.9
AniList Score70%
StatusFINISHED
Characters
Yoshidamain
Sayu Ogiwaramain
Airi Gotousupporting
Yuzuha Mishimasupporting
Asami Yuukisupporting
Endousupporting
Issa Ogiwarasupporting
Kyouya Yaguchisupporting
Hashimotosupporting
Sayu no Hahasupporting
Yuiko Masakabackground
Staff
ShimesabaOriginal Story
boootaOriginal Character Design
Manabu KamikitaDirector
Masayuki TakahashiAssistant Director
Hitomi MienoSeries Composition
Takayuki NoguchiCharacter Design
Haruo MiyagawaProp Design
Youko NaekiCostume Design
Daisuke UnnoTitle Logo Design
Yoshitaka SuzukiAssistance
Lin GeArt Director
Xiaomiao LiAssistant Art Director
Maho TakahashiArt Design
Youko SuzukiColor Design
Tomoya KamijouDirector of Photography
Masaki YamaguchiAssistant Director of Photography
Kentarou TsuboneEditing
Jin AketagawaSound Director
Rei UenoSound Effects
Tomoki KikuyaMusic
Other Details
Native Titleひげを剃る。そして女子高生を拾う。
Aired Year2021 (SPRING)
Source MaterialLIGHT NOVEL
Genres
DramaRomanceSlice of Life