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Ichijou Hotaru has transferred from Tokyo to Asahigaoka Branch School due to her parents' work. But her new school only has five students, including herself! Ichijou Hotaru, the transfer from Tokyo; Koshigaya Natsumi, the moodmaker; Koshigaya Komari, the oldest of the girls; and Miyauchi Renge, the youngest with a unique sense of perception - the story of the lives these girls live in the quiet, sleepy countryside has begun! || Ichijou Hotaru has transferred from Tokyo to Asahigaoka Branch School due to her parents` work. But her new school only has five students, including herself! Ichijou Hotaru, the transfer from Tokyo; Koshigaya Natsumi, the moodmaker; Koshigaya Komari, the oldest of the girls; and Miyauchi Renge, the youngest with a unique sense of perception - the story of the lives these girls live in the quiet, sleepy countryside has begun! Source: crunchyroll

Ichijou Hotaru is enjoying life with her classmates at her new school. In particular, she has come to think of the diminutive Koshigaya Komari, at less than 140cm, as her "cute Senpai." This feeling soon grows into absolute adoration. Then, one day, Komari calls Hotaru and invites her to hang out together... || Ichijou Hotaru is enjoying life with her classmates at her new school. In particular, she has come to think of the diminutive Koshigaya Komari, at less than 140cm, as her "cute Senpai." This feeling soon grows into absolute adoration. Then, one day, Komari calls Hotaru and invites her to hang out together... Source: crunchyroll

The class goes on a school trip to help out in a rice field, where Natsumi and Komari end up getting stuck in the mud. Later that night, Komari gets frightened after seeing a scary movie, which is not helped by Natsumi. After getting into a fight with her mother, Natsumi runs away from home with Komari in tow and goes to her secret hideout. They eventually spot a cat that had put Natsumi in trouble in the first place, but leave her alone when they see she is feeding her family and eventually head home. || Upon arriving at school, Hotaru learns from Natsumi that a class outing is planned for that day. Everyone sets out with high hopes, even though they haven`t been told where exactly they`re going. When they arrive, they find their teacher and Renge already decked out in work hats and rubber overalls... Source: crunchyroll

As summer vacation begins, Renge's older sister Hikage comes home from her school in Tokyo, hoping to impress the others with her know-how about city life only for Hotaru to outshine her. Later, Renge meets another girl her age named Honoka Ishikawa, who she quickly become friends with. After spending several days playing with Honoka, Renge is saddened when she learns Honoka had to suddenly leave due to her father's work. However, she cheers up a week later after receiving a letter from Honoka saying she'll come back next summer. || On the day after report cards are handed out and summer vacation finally begins, the middle daughter of the Miyauchi household, Hikage, returns home. She proudly brags about her experiences in the big city... until Hotaru strolls in for a visit. Later, as Renge is walking alongside a stream, she meets a girl around her age holding a camera who introduces herself as Ishikawa Honoka... Source: crunchyroll

Natsumi gets chewed out by her mother over her poor school grades whilst also trying to hide her poor test results from her. Afterwards, the girls visit Hotaru, who attempts to hide the vast number of handmade Komari plushies in her room. This ultimately fails, but she manages to pass them off as part of a school project. Later that night, the gang have a test of courage at the shrine, which proves a bit too much for Komari. || After being lectured about their studies by their mother, Komari and Natsumi meet up with Renge to pay a visit to Hotaru`s house. Unaware of this, Hotaru has been busy making plushies modeled after her beloved Komari-senpai. Just as she`s pondering where she should put them all, the doorbell rings... Source: crunchyroll

With Kazuha absent at the start of the new semester, the girls try and find ways to pass the time in class. Later, Hotaru and Renge try and catch a rabbit that had escaped from its pen, only for it to lock them inside the pen themselves, though they are eventually rescued by Kazuha. Afterwards, Renge visits the candy store run by Kaede Kagayama, who finds her to be a handful. || Summer vacation is over and the second semester has begun at Asahigaoka Branch School. Natsumi bursts in late after oversleeping on the first day, only to find the teacher absent and the other students in their seats looking bored. The students come up with different activities to kill time until the teacher arrives, but Renge`s tastes don`t quite match those of the older students... Source: crunchyroll

Hotaru gets along with the Koshigaya family's next door neighbour, Konomi Fujimiya, whilst Komari laments that the two seem more grown up than she is. Later, Komari joins Hotaru and Renge in doing some sketching, where she ends up becoming a model for them. Afterwards, Konomi helps Komari and Natsumi make dried persimmons. || All the students of Asahigaoka Branch School set about to prepare a meal using the produce they`ve grown in the school garden. Komari is in charge of making rice with potatoes. While Hotaru watches, Komari struggles to cook like a pro in hopes of showing up Natsumi, who had accused her of being a lousy cook. Then, when the meal is prepared and it`s time to dig in... Source: crunchyroll

Since the school doesn't hold cultural festivals, Natsumi suggests they hold their own and invite the alumni, including Kaede, Konomi and Hikage. At the festival, the girls run a café, hold an art exhibit and put on a play. However, they're play ends up being overwhelming and they end up slacking on food orders. They do eventually work together to prepare some food and have fun. Afterwards, Komari and Konomi help clean Natsumi's room, where they find a lot of old toys. || After Natsumi declares that she wants to try one, Asahigaoka Branch School begins to plan its first cultural festival. As the girls prepare for the festival on very short notice (the coming weekend), they realize they haven`t decided who to invite yet. They decide to start by inviting their friend Konomi, who happens to be visiting as they prepare, as well as Renge`s sister, Hikage, and the candy store owner, Kaede... Source: crunchyroll

After sleeping through the New Year, Renge joins Kazuha, Hikage and Kaede as they decide to go up a mountain to watch the first sunrise of the year. Along the way, Kaede recalls five years ago when she was first asked to look after the one-year-old Renge, initially finding her to be quite a handful but soon taking a liking to her. They eventually manage to reach the top of the mountain and watch the sun as it rises. || The school is deserted, and the trees are bare. The second semester has ended, and the students of Asahigaoka Branch School are preparing for the New Year. The Koshigayas are cleaning house, the Ichijous are preparing osechi, and the Miyauchis are making New Year`s soba. Late at night, Kaede joins the Miyauchi sisters to go out and watch the first sunrise of the year... Source: crunchyroll

Due to a snowy blizzard, the girls end up having to spend the night at school, with Hotaru and Natsumi competing against each other to see who gets to sleep in a futon, eventually decided to just kick Kazuho out of hers. Later that night, Hotaru decides to check out the snow and see the starry night sky, leading to some misunderstandings from Komari and Natsumi. Later, on another snowy day, the gang decide to try their hand at skiing before building a snow house and having some hot food. || A sudden snowstorm causes the buses to stop running and forces the gang to spend the night at the school. Hotaru is excited as it`s her first time staying overnight at school, but it turns out they only have two futons and one sleeping bag to share among five girls. Then, moments after this discovery, their teacher falls sound asleep in one of the futons... Source: crunchyroll

As Spring arrives again, Hotaru and Komari go on a picnic together, where Hotaru ends up eating Komari's botched up homemade lunch in order to not hurt her feelings. Later, the girls get together to search for some edible plants, eventually coming to a field of renge flowers where Natsumi makes a costume for Renge. || As light filters through the spring foliage and bush warblers sing all around them, the students of Asahigaoka Branch School set off to pick some wild edible plants. Komari teaches Hotaru, who is gathering wild plants for the first time, which types are edible. And as they continue their hunt, Renge once again starts to suspect that they really do live in the country... Source: crunchyroll