Episodes

Tomoko Kuroki believes she'd be popular upon entering high school, having spent countless hours playing otome games. However, two months has passed since she started high school and she hasn't so much as made a single friend, let alone get a boyfriend. After taking a good look in the mirror, she realises she is not the popular girl she thought herself to be. Wanting to change, Tomoko comes to her brother, Tomoki, to try and learn how to have a conversation with a guy, which he does not appreciate one bit. The nexy day, Tomoko tries doing some 'high school girl' activities such as reading in a book shop and eating at a burger joint, though it does little to raise her esteem. || Kuroki Tomoko thought she would instantly become popular once she entered high school... but the reality is that, two months after starting school, she still hasn`t spoken with any of her classmates. As other kids in her class laugh over photos from their recent karaoke outing, Tomoko sits alone reading a book while she eats her lunch. That`s when she decides it`s time to take action so she can learn to converse with others - especially boys. Source: crunchyroll

Tomoko receives a call from her old middle school friend, Yuu Naruse, asking to meet up with her, though she becomes nervous about meeting her due to her uneventful high school life. Whilst trying to improve herself before her meeting, she ends up spending an annoyingly brief time with another boy in the art room due to skipping classes, though feels touched by the portrait he drew of her. On the day of the meeting, Tomoko is surprised to find that Yuu's appearance has changed a lot since she last saw her, but feels relieved that she is still the same on the inside. After spending the day playing at the arcades, Tomoko feels encouraged by Yuu to keep doing her best, only to become depressed again after hearing she has a boyfriend. || Tomoko is enjoying her "Yandere Boys` Verbal Abuse" CD in her room when her phone rings. The caller is her friend from middle school, Yuu-chan. Yuu-chan was plain and geeky in middle school, but Tomoko hasn`t seen her since they graduated. Realizing that Yuu-chan will probably ask her how high school life is going, Tomoko sets out to live a fulfilling high school life that she can tell her old friend all about... Source: crunchyroll

Tomoko tries to follow a guide to have an erotic dream, but only winds up having nightmares. Later, she end up being consistently stuck on a train, where she fears she is being molested only to find that she had just gotten snagged on another girl's equipment. Afterwards, Tomoko asks Yuu to help her shop for some underwear, though she later ends up embarrassing herself by mistaking her newly bought panties as a handkerchief. She soon feels better after winning a massager from a raffle ticket which came from a BL game. || Tomoko reads on the internet that sleeping on one`s stomach can lead to sexual dreams, so she immediately tries it, but has nothing but nightmares. The next day in class, a sleep-deprived Tomoko overhears some girls talking about being molested on a train. Tomoko begins to wonder why she never gets molested and calls her friend Yuu-chan to ask if it`s ever happened to her... Source: crunchyroll

Tomoko attempts to become popular by playing as a cool, silent character, but this does not play out how she would have hoped. Later, she tries to get some photo stickers taken of her, though is less than pleased with the results. The next day, Tomoko contemplates taking up a job as a cabaret girl and decides to practise lighting cigarettes and mixing drinks. However, she becomes less eager when she travels to the red light district the following night. || Tomoko, still not popular after being in high school for three months, is starting to feel pressure. Then she sees an anime whose heroine is a silent, expressionless girl. Tomoko decides that the thing she`s lacked all this time is a character setting, and endeavors to become a silent, expressionless character. For one day, she`s determined to be a silent, cool, cute girl... Source: crunchyroll

After noticing she looks somewhat cuter following a night of playing otome games, Tomoko believes she can grow even more cute by constantly playing games about sex, though unbeknownst to her, she is just getting greasier from not washing. Later, after spraying herself with soda, she believes she is getting looks from other boys, when really they are just noticing the ants crawling over her body as a result. The next day, Tomoko tries to find some people to go watch the fireworks with, to no avail. As Tomoko decides to go alone to an abandoned rooftop to watch the fireworks, she is joined by a pair of schoolboys and ends up watching a very different kind of 'fireworks' with them. || Just before summer break starts, Tomoko asks herself if it`s really okay to let the first semester end before finding someone to go see a fireworks show with. When she looks in the mirror, the bags under her eyes are gone and she sees a new Tomoko looking back at her! Source: crunchyroll

After spending several days doing nothing but playing games, reading manga and browsing the internet, Tomoko comes to the realization that she is wasting her summer vacation. To alleviate this, Tomoko buys a webcam in the hopes of becoming an internet personality, only to back out under the pressure. Later, she discovers she has a ticket enabling her to meet an otome game voice actor and request a line from him. After spending the whole night looking up what to make him say, she ends up cracking under pressure when she finally meets him and winds up giving a weird jumbled request. She attempts to remix it with her own voice to form a dubious dialogue, which her mother ends up listening to. || Tomoko was excited to think that she could spend all day playing games and watching movies and still have plenty of summer break left, but before she knew it, she`d used up six days doing nothing. Realizing with fear how quickly a day goes by, Tomoko searches the web for ways to enjoy summer break alone, but before she knows it, another day is gone... Source: crunchyroll

Tomoko grows anxious when she learns her cousin, Ki, is coming over, feeling she needs to look like a 'slut' in order to back up the tall tales she had previously told her. She attempts to cover her body with vacuum cleaner hickeys, only to be scolded by her mother. Whilst taking Ki to the library, Tomoko meets Kousaka, one of the boys she met whilst sheltering from the rain the other day, who Kii assumes to be Tomoko's boyfriend. The next day, they see him with another girl, prompting Ki to confront him, bringing Tomoko's bluff to light. With Ki's impression of her waning, Tomoko attempts to restore her faith by showing off her prowess in a children's card game. Despite noticing that Tomoko is nothing but a cheater, Ki appreciates how hard Tomoko tried to make a good impression. || Tomoko`s mother tells her that her middle-school-aged cousin Kii-chan is coming to visit. Since Tomoko always acted the role of a smart, popular girl in front of Kii-chan in the past, she starts to think up ways to keep her cousin from finding out that her stories about her boyfriend were all lies. Source: crunchyroll

After Tomoko visits a fancy café where Yu is helping out, she decides to take up a job making cakes in the hopes of also becoming trendy, only for it to turn out to be a not-so-glamorous factory job. Later, Tomoko's mother forces her to do some cleaning, where she finds an essay written by Tomoki about how he used to admire his big sister. Afterwards, Tomoko goes to watch a meteor shower, accompanied by a cat. || As summer break nears its end, Tomoko is looking forward to seeing a movie with Yuu-chan, but gets a phone call informing her that the date has been canceled. Tomoko is shocked, convinced that Yuu-chan has finally grown sick of her... But when Yuu-chan treats her to cake as an apology at the café where she works, Tomoko decides that she wants to be part of a trendy work environment, too... Source: crunchyroll

The second school term begins and Tomoko is still as unpopular as ever, made worse when she is relocated into the center of the class. She manages to find herself a secret spot amongst a pile of unused desks where she can eat and play game in private during lunch breaks, but it is inevitably cleaned up. As the school prepares for a culture festival, Tomoko contemplates starting her own club, but it is ultimately denied due to it being too vague. || As the new school term begins, a seating change moves Tomoko to the second row directly in front of the teacher`s desk, surrounded by classmates who have a ball talking to one another. The thought of sitting there for the whole term quickly makes Tomoko`s stomach hurt. After returning from the restroom during the lunch break to find her chair in use by another student, Tomoko sets out to search the school for a place to eat her lunch in peace... Source: crunchyroll

Whilst trying to get involved with her class for the culture festival preparations, Tomoko cuts her hand but is helped out by the kind festival committee president, Megumi Imae. During the festival, Tomoko has little reason to enjoy herself, but nonetheless receives encouragement from Megumi. The next day, Tomoko is visited by Yuu, hoping to get an intimate hug from her but nonetheless appreciating the time spent with her. Noticing Tomoko feeling downhearted after Yuu leaves, Megumi borrows a mascot costume in order to give Tomoko a comforting hug. || Tomoko`s class is bustling with preparations for the upcoming culture festival. Having contributed nothing whatsoever with two days left before the event, Tomoko decides she`d better help today, or who knows what her classmates will say? So she musters up her courage and speaks up, but a tragedy occurs in the middle of her task... That night, Tomoko tells Yuu-chan about the upcoming festival, and Yuu-chan says she`ll come on the second day. Tomoko is determined to do the best she can to enjoy the festival... Source: crunchyroll

As Tomoko reflects on her uneventful past and thinks about her future, she views Megumi as the kind of student she should aim to become. When a cockroach roams about the class, Tomoko kills it hoping to be praised as a hero, only to leave a less than desirable impression on her classmates. Later that day, Tomoko tries to initiate a conversation with Megumi, but runs off after a blustery wind ruins the mood, not staying to hear Megumi's words of praise about her. The episode ends with Tomoko reading the Unpopular Girl definition from the first episode and laughing, realizing that none of it matters. || The culture festival is over, and it`s back to life as usual. As fall sets in, Tomoko asks herself what exactly she`s been doing all this time, and begins to feel like her life is flashing before her eyes... Making the decision to focus on the future instead of regretting the past, Tomoko finds a future plans questionnaire in her school bag. She decides to call Yuu-chan to see what she thinks, but is reminded of a past she`d have just as soon forgotten... Source: crunchyroll