What I wasn't prepared for was a cast of characters that approaches "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" proportions and a non-linear narrative that would make the most devoted "LOST" fan raise an eyebrow. When I heard of this anime called "Baccano" that was set during the Great Depression and was deeply immersed in the world of period gangsters, I was sold, sight unseen. I love gangster films of all varieties, with a particular affinity for those from the Golden Age of Hollywood. What made me catch my eye was the premise. He helps her get new friends and all of this eventually reflects on every other aspect of her life as well.I wasn't drawn to "Baccano" because I'm a huge anime fan, when in fact, I'm not. When he realizes that she suffers from chronic amnesia, he does his best to make her life easier. Though she rejects him the first time, he does not give up tries to know her better. His curiosity gets the best of him one day and he finally decides to ask her if she would like to be his friend.
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Yuuki Hase is the main character of the series who notices that Kaori spends all of her time alone. With this, she also starts showing some remarkable improvement in other aspects of her life and even turns out to be really good at mathematics. After befriending Yuuki, she finally makes an attempt to break out of her shell and to her surprise, many of her classmates understand her problems. But she fears that because of her memory loss, she will end up hurting people sooner or later. She then warms up to him and the two of them become really close friends.ĭespite her cold and withdrawn facade towards the world around her, deep inside she, too, wants to have friends. When Yuuki tries to be her friend, she tries her best to resist his advances but is later forced to give in when he does not fall back. Her seclusion from the world around her is attributed to her choric memory loss, which was caused by a very brutal accident. Kaori is the female protagonist of the series who always keeps to herself and has absolutely no friends. One Week Friends Characters Kaori Fujimiya Yuuki really empathizes with her condition and with every new week, he approaches her again and tries to be her friend, because he knows that as much as she might try to push him away, she really wants a friend. The girl who was once one of the most popular kids in school now keeps away from everyone to make sure that she does not hurt anyone. Yuuki starts noticing a pattern here and realizes that at the end of every week, she tends to lose all of her memories and forgets all about her past week. But again, as the week comes to an, she takes a step back and pushes him away from her. With time, she begins opening up with him and starts telling him all about herself. He later discovers that she eats lunch all by herself on the rooftop and to know her better, he starts meeting her during lunch break. However, to his dismay, he faces the same rejection that everyone else gets when they try to approach the girl. One Week Friends PlotĪfter having a crush on Kaori Fujimiya-an extremely reserved girl-for quite some time now, sixteen-year-old Yuuki Hase finally gets the courage to ask her if she would like to be friends with him. You can stream ‘Isshiikan Friends.’ on Crunchyroll with original Japanese audio and English subtitles. Till then, you can check out the anime on our list of other similar slice-of-life anime. In the unlikely scenario the anime does get renewed, you can expect ‘One Week Friends’ season 2 to release sometime in 2022 or later. And with a lack of source material content, it seems very less likely that it will ever get renewed. Now, since the Studio that created it has already covered all of its volumes in the anime adaptation, no more content is left for another season. Produced by Brian’s Base Studio (‘ Baccano!‘, ‘ Durarara!‘), ‘Isshiikan Friends.’ is based on a four-Koma manga series which has 7 volumes and is not in publication anymore. ‘One Week Friends’ season 1 premiered on April 7, 2014, and with a total of 12 episodes, it finished airing on June 23, 2014. One Week Friends Season 2 Release Date: When will it premiere? If you had a good time watching its first season, you might want to read on further to know more about the prospects of its season 2. Despite its circular plot that concludes exactly how it begins, it is a pleasant light-hearted anime that can be enjoyed by anyone.