His and Her Circumstances

24min

Animation

Drama

Comedy

In His and Her Circumstances, like a drug, Yukino Miyazawa was addicted to admiration and praise from those around her. She worked hard to become the perfect student, the perfect girl. But that was before… him. Souichirou Arima. The instant she met him, she hated him. Without even trying, he snatched the very glory from her hands by easily acing the high school entrance exam that should have made her the class representative. To take back what is rightfully hers, Yukino is putting all her efforts into plotting her revenge – but was love part of the plan?

Production Companies

GAINAX

J.C.STAFF

Episodes

Cast

Yuki's Trouble

1. Yuki's Trouble

24min

2nd Oct 1998

On the first day of high school, Yuki is not perfectly happy as she failed to get the highest score at the entrance examination. Although she does not show her desire, she wants to be the center of attention always. The honor belongs to her classmate, Arima. Yuki feels strong rivalry to Arima. She beats him at the mid-term exam. To her surprise, Arima congratulates her achievement heartily. One day, Arima tells her that he wants to “go steady” with her. Yuki bluntly refuses his proposal. Then, she accidentally reveals her true desire and is terrified by her mistake.

Their Secret

2. Their Secret

24min

9th Oct 1998

Yukino's inadvertently made a fool of herself in front of Arima and now he's blackmailing her! Getting her to do his work, act as his slave... she's just about at her wit's end!

His Circumstances

3. His Circumstances

24min

16th Oct 1998

Things have been good between Arima and Yukino for the past few weeks but lately Arima has been acting strange. He's been very distant and it almost seems like he's purposefully ignoring Yukino... what is it that's changed so suddenly?

Her Difficult Problem

4. Her Difficult Problem

24min

23rd Oct 1998

Confessing your love for someone can be very tricky... and it's not any easier for Yukino!

Day of Labyrinth

5. Day of Labyrinth

24min

30th Oct 1998

A new boy has just transferred to Yukino and Arima's school... Asaba. He's pretty handsome and charismatic, so it doesn't take long for him to rise in popularity, but he's got a real problem with Yukino.

Your Voice That Changes Me

6. Your Voice That Changes Me

24min

6th Nov 1998

Arima and Yukino lead very similar lives despite their differences... but how will their bond stand against the test of time? While Yukino feels as if she's been liberated of her guise of perfection.

Their Estrangement

7. Their Estrangement

24min

13th Nov 1998

The newest test scores have been posted and Yukino and Arima's scores weren't up to their typical standard.

Her Day

8. Her Day

24min

20th Nov 1998

Arima and Yukino both have the day off from school so they decide to meet up over at Arima's place. But that's not the whole story...

Atonement for Postponed Debts

9. Atonement for Postponed Debts

24min

27th Nov 1998

Two jealous rivals emerge to sabotage Yukino! The first girl, Maho, resents her popularity and attempts to unmask Yukino's superficiality to the whole school...

Everything Starts Now

10. Everything Starts Now

24min

4th Dec 1998

The class has sided with the scheming Maho and they all decide to give Yukino the "silent treatment." As time goes on and it appears that things won't change, Yukino knows that she'll have to confront her saboteur and put an end to the harassment... but how?

At the End of the First Semester

11. At the End of the First Semester

24min

11th Dec 1998

Summer has arrived and it's a time of separation. Arima is going away for a Kendo tournament while Yukino has made new friends. Even Tsubasa has taken a liking to Yukino, but something's not right... she's grown a little too attached.

The Location of Happiness

12. The Location of Happiness

24min

18th Dec 1998

Tsubasa has holed up at Yukino's house and refuses to go home. Tsubasa's father is remarrying and it's been hard for her to come to terms with the idea.

The Subjectivity of Happiness

13. The Subjectivity of Happiness

24min

25th Dec 1998

Tsubasa decides to go home, but her loathing for her father getting remarried is renewed upon meeting her future stepbrother... a punk-rocker named Kazuma. How could she ever possibly relate to someone so completely different?

The Story So Far: Part 1

14. The Story So Far: Part 1

24min

30th Dec 1998

Yukino and Arima's story up to this point is revisited.

The Story So Far: Part 2

15. The Story So Far: Part 2

24min

8th Jan 1999

Arima's absence has been hard on Yukino, but she's not the only one. Asaba's had it tough as well...

Eternal Interspersion

16. Eternal Interspersion

24min

15th Jan 1999

The Miyazawa family heads off to meet grandpa... an ill-tempered old man who's got it in for Yukino's father!

His Return

17. His Return

24min

22nd Jan 1999

Hearing from her friends that Arima has changed a lot over the summer, Yukino bemoans over the fact that she hasn't changed at all and that she can't seem to get her feelings sorted well when it comes to him.

Progress

18. Progress

24min

29th Jan 1999

Arima's feelings for Yukino are beginning to build up and he knows now, more than anything, he wants to take their relationship to the next level...

14 Days: Act 1

19. 14 Days: Act 1

24min

5th Feb 1999

Yukino isn't all that interested in the culture fest until she finds out that the class that puts on the best show gets the test notes of a student who went on to Tokyo University!

14 Days: Act 2

20. 14 Days: Act 2

24min

12th Feb 1999

Tonami had a tough childhood... he was constantly sick, being bullied, but the worst of it was all Tsubaki's fault. Now he's back and he's determined to throw it back in her face!

14 Days: Act 3

21. 14 Days: Act 3

24min

19th Feb 1999

Aya has finished her script for the culture fest play, but neither Yukino nor Maho are eager to participate. All the while, Tonami has begun to make his mark on Tsubaki. She begins to suspect who he really is.

14 Days: Act 4

22. 14 Days: Act 4

24min

26th Feb 1999

After reading the Aya's play, Yukino decides that she'd like to participate in it.

14 Days: Act 5

23. 14 Days: Act 5

24min

5th Mar 1999

Yukino's organizational talents shine as the play really starts to come together. Meanwhile, Tonami's plot for revenge against Tsubaki isn't going as well as he'd hoped...

A Different Story From So Far

24. A Different Story From So Far

24min

12th Mar 1999

Yukino has changed a lot since meeting Arima, but Arima still feels that he himself hasn't changed much at all.

A Different Story From Up to Now

25. A Different Story From Up to Now

24min

19th Mar 1999

Kano's been feeling a strange presence lately... as if someone is following her. Mysterious phone calls... flowers from an anonymous admirer...

14 Days: Act 6

26. 14 Days: Act 6

24min

26th Mar 1999

The final episode. As tensions rise over Arima's jealous and over-protective nature, Tonami begins to realize that his desire to get Tsubaki to notice him was one born out of an emotion different from hate.

First air date

2nd Oct 1998

Last air date

26th Mar 1999

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

ja

Networks