The new term starts today.
And I'll be in a new class on my third year.
Well, I have to know which class I'm in...
Hey, Icchi! You're in the same class!
What?
With me.
Aren't you happy about it?
(Congratulations for passing) (Class Change)
I've been avoiding thinking about the class change.
(3-1, Kyotaro Ichikawa) I mean, if I'm split up with Yamada...
...it's a small world, after all, so.
(To Kyo) (I only checked my own name) (I'm in my new class right now)
Kyotaro!
I said be mindful of your distance!
Ah, sorry! Wrong person!
I'm with you, Rin!
What?!
No, no, no, no! This can't be happening!
Be mindful of your distance when in front of other people.
This is our task for this new academic year.
But...
We're not dating, so having to not get too close is a bit weird...
We're in the same class again!
Aw, geez! Anna, you always get way too close with everyone you meet!
Right, right!
Like, you always get all touchy with them!
Thank you for cleaning up after our mess!
Even with boys! Look.
What?
Nothin'.
Oh! Na!
- Huh? - Hm?
I'm... actually...
...in your class too!
Y-Yeah, our names are right next to each other, so I already know that.
Your last names are Yamada and Yoshida, so...
- Alright! - Alright! - So embarrassing!
Ah! Chi!
I think I flunked.
Her name wasn't in class 3-1's list, and reality came crashing down...
No!
I wasn't on any of them!
So does that mean you somehow transferred schools without knowing?
Huh?!
Nothing we can do, then.
- Nothing we can do. - Don't do that!
(Faculty Room)
Kobayashi?
Um... wait, let me see.
Oh, there it is.
Drum roll please... and bam!
You're in 3-1.
That's great!
The teacher made a mistake.
Let's get to class.
T-This must've been done on purpose!
- Chi, wear your slippers first. - That's true, right?! Right?!
I'm sure that's how it is!
Oh! What's wrong, Ichikawa?
Something of concern?
N-No, nothing in particular.
I was just worried she'll be too anxious.
See, boss?
I told you he's completely fine.
Now, then.
So this is our new classroom!
Aren't you happy we did all that?
- We're back! - Welcome back.
Oh! Ruu and Yuka, you're here!
Fellow basketball girls, huh?
Moepi!
Oh, Kan-Kan!
We're in the same class again!
Yurine's here, too!
We went to karaoke, didn't we?
Moepi!
Kan-Kan!
- Serina! - Kan-Kan!
- Moepi! - Kan-Kan!
Sneak...
Sneak sneak...
- Boo! Pat pat pat... - What are you doing?
What's this?
(Stay here later)
(Class 3-1)
I'll be your homeroom teacher from today onwards!
I'm the energetic Moriya!
Well, it's fine.
Let's enjoy this small world to the fullest.
RIP.
I've been waiting for you here while peeking under the girls' skirts.
What is it?
So how's class 3-1, Ichikawa? Made any friends?
Seen any panties? Fondled any breasts?
This isn't an ecchi romcom!
Argh! Must be nice being in class 3-1!
Not only there is Yamada, but there is also Hanzawa!
You've even got 2-2's leader, Ando!
All the top girls are in there!
Are you the NPC giving me exposition in the tutorial?
Alright. I wanna hear all about 3-1 on the way back home today with 3-2's Ota.
Including panties stories!
Huh?
- Going to club meeting? - We're third-years now, so...
Third-years, huh? Time sure flies...
Tap tap tap...
- Bam! - Why did you ask me to stay?
Right! About that...
Here! I've been meaning to give you this.
Huh?
Okay...
Happy birthday!
No, not there!
This is for your wallet.
Also, like...
There are three classes, but aren't like half of ours people from 2-3?
Yeah, well.
I'm closer to people from 2-2, so...
Also, like, is Yamada dating that Ichikawa guy?
- Who knows. - Deny it!
Is that a bad thing if it's true?
It's not like Anna's forbidden to date.
Of course it's not a bad thing!
I wanna give them a grand celebration!
(Be happy!) There were people with mutual feelings in 2-2,
and we arranged a whole flashmob for their confession!
It was a huge success!
We made them sing and dance together during our school festival play, too!
It was so much fun!
I wanna do that again.
She's saying some hellish stuff.
I heard those two broke up over the spring break.
What? Really?
Not enough love in the air?
No, Kan-Kan.
You see, flashmobs and stuff is like...
(Congrats!)
They sound so fun!
We prepared, like, a bunch of confetti!
- And party poppers? - And party poppers! - Hey!
Are we dating?
Huh?
That's... what they said, right?
Ah, right...
Oops, I forgot someth...
I'm not gonna clean up after your mess anymore, okay?!
How was it, Ichikawa?
Saw any panties?
No, my panties got seen.
Must be nice being in 3-1!
Sekine's in 3-1 too, right?
Huh? I don't really care. I don't really care, see.
Ichikawa, which one do you like?
Why do you think I get to choose?
Come on, tell me what you think! About your new class!
It's not like I feel anything myself,
but people from other classes are envious of me, so I feel good.
This one's got a bad personality.
I'm in 3-1 too.
Wait, you are?
During lunch break, I went to 3-2, where Hara is.
They got split up, huh...
I only hadn't seen her for 45 minutes, but she already got a little prettier!
Your girlfriend is from outside Tokyo?
Hara being in another class is pretty nice to see, too...
Some sort of new kink?
Must be nice, Ichikawa.
You're in the same class as Yamada.
Well, yeah...
Why's that?
What?! Oh, uh, nothing!
I, I mean, Yamada's pretty, so.
You've never thought of her that way!
She's who I'm closest with, so.
Ah...
I see.
I didn't want to do anything weird to make him feel small.
Huh?
I'll be going this way.
Let's go home together again sometime.
Is it because I think of Adachi as a friend?
Sometime, huh...
Boo!
You sure are busy.
The new academic year has started.
(Nurse's Office)
Don't do that, Kobayashi.
She's not doing it!
I'm making myself taller with my spirit!
Oh, with your spirit?
- Next, please! - I see.
I'll put in some spirit!
Sucking in like that is pointless.
Today is our physical check that we do at the start of every year.
Ugh, it was not good at all...
(Physical Check: Kyotaro Ichikawa) And the results are...
Show me yours, too!
I wasn't looking at yours!
I told you to not get too close in front of other people!
You're the one who spoke up first!
The celebration girl who set up that hellish flashy confession event...
She's the only one I hope doesn't find out about my feelings for Yamada.
I don't wanna be forced into doing a flashy confession like that!
Are you two...
Beep?
I think "beep" means our relationship is closer than normal.
Ah, no...
I mean, you heard Ms. Moriya, right?
April is the month to talk to people you haven't talked much with before!
Everyone, make a hundred friends, okay?
So in order to get a good report, I...
You know.
I see.
By the way,
I've never talked to you either, Yamada.
Oh, you're right!
You can call me Kan-Kan.
Hmm... can I call you Kanna?
Why?!
I want a special nickname for you!
It's so long, but it's so pretty!
Don't just let her into your heart like that!
Kanna is already my nickname for her.
Oh, I'm sorry!
Sorry! Yamada tends to get close to people easily.
Hanzawa, we were pretty close back in elementary school.
Been a long time.
You're acting like she's your ex.
Then, how about I call you Panda?
What's this one based on? Scary.
Then, I'll call you A. Yamada.
Oh, sure!
You're fine with it?
- A. Yamada. - Panda!
- Yamada. - Panda!
I didn't say the "A" part!
I'm alone as I've always been...
(Library)
What are you doing?
I was just thinking about how I can reach the shelf above now.
You did grow taller by a lot!
Six centimeters.
That much in the past year.
That's amazing!
I grew 15 centimeters taller when I was in fifth grade, though.
Can you not say stuff like that?
Well, I still have room for growth.
It's like an athlete's interview!
What?
I wanna leave a record of our current heights.
It's recorded in data.
Not something like that.
- Oh, right! - What?
Back in the day,
people used to leave records of their children's heights on their house pillars!
Ichikawa, stand against the pillar.
Wait, don't just vandalize stuff. That's a permanent marker.
Hmm... this one's water-based!
Also, if we write it somewhere apparent, it'll get erased right away.
You're right.
Okay, stay there like that.
Around this tall?
Alright.
Can't you feel just a little guilty about it?
Mark my height, too!
Clear the books from the shelf above.
Didn't you say you can reach it now?
I'll get a chair.
(Kyo)
Has your voice finished changing?
Huh? Um, well...
Alright, done.
How tall am I? Let me see!
(Anna)
Twirl... twirl... twirl...
Before this,
I actually thought, maybe I didn't want to be an adult.
But now I've realized that I wanna get closer to you, Yamada.
Physically.
You can.
I'm fine with it.
Huh?
What? Uh...
I meant in height...
I'm sorry!
I want to tell her.
Yamada.
About my feelings...
If I wait longer...
Someone will find...
...out!
No response? Not interested in romance, huh?
I mean, we weren't doing anything.
Was I being too self-conscious?
Hey.
You were about to say something.
A-Ah, um...
- Huh? - Huh?
That gave me a shock!
Oh, something fell.
(Class: Sunflower. Name: Yurine Hanzawa)
A book about deep sea fishes.
It has her name on it. Seems like it's hers.
(Class: Sunflower. Name: Yurine Hanzawa) I'll give it back to her.
The next day...
Our first seat assignment in our third year...
I don't care where I end up sitting.
More importantly, Yurine Hanzawa...
She seems to be the best friend of that threatening celebration girl.
I mean, she seems like the cool type who won't gossip about other people, so...
It's the main character seat!
- Yamada. - Yeah?
I have bad vision, so do you want to switch seats with me?
Sure.
Alright.
No, don't do stuff like this!
I'm the type to push back when something is set up for me!
Pretend... pretend like she's a stranger...
No, don't! Don't smile like that!
Anna Yamada, you said?
Pfft. I guess you're somewhat passable.
Ew!
It's like the start of a shojo manga!
Hey, let me see your textbook.
Hmph. Not a chance.
I'm letting that close distance we got to waste like that...
(Sorry)
So painful...
Yamada left early today, so we didn't get to talk at all.
- Bye bye! - Minding the distance too much...
What if she does become distant after this?
Yamada might get sick of my distrust of people, too.
Hanzawa's book. She still hasn't returned it?
No choice, then. I'll do it instea...
(To Hanzawa) A letter. It's Yamada's handwriting.
I think you might've misunderstood, so I'm writing this to clear things up.
I'm very close with Ichikawa,
but we're not dating or anything.
In parentheses: As of today, April 10th.
But that's not my main point.
Ichikawa's really shy, you see.
Sometimes it hurts me to see
how much he thinks about other people.
He pulls away when you get close, like a cat, really.
And bit by bit, by bit...
We built that relationship, slowly.
The time we spent, and the distance between us...
To me, they are special and precious.
So...
So, please don't worry about us.
I'd be happy if you can just leave him be.
Ichikawa's...
I shouldn't keep reading.
Morning!
("I...")
Morning.
("...Want to Get Closer to Yamada")
(Library)
The close distance we've built...
...is the most important thing to me.
I'm sorry for doing unnecessary stuff.
No, it's fine.
You know, I wanna know how love feels like...
Is it different to friendship?
Or admiration?
It's a good thing, but we can't celebrate it?
Why did that couple last year break up?
Did we... do a bad thing?
I-Ichikawa!
Bye, now.
Hanzawa, let's exchange LINE accounts!
I'll teach you all about it, okay?
I-I'd rather you not!
Huh? Wait, what?
You should mind your distance with everybody, no matter who.
Why?!
("I Want to Get Closer to Yamada")