Suzuka

Yamato’s totally smitten with Suzuka, but she’s uninspired by his irresponsible nature. The guy can only make things worse when the driven hottie moves into his aunt’s boardinghouse.

The friction between Yamato and Suzuka is obvious during a shopping trip for school supplies. When playboy Yasunobu shows up, Yamato might get lost in the egomaniac’s shadow.

On the first day of school, Yasunobu stirs things up between Yamato and a cute girl from his past. Unsettled, Suzuka blows Yamato off and leaves him out in the cold. Literally!

During the Phys Ed test, Yamato clocks in faster than the school’s top sprinter! He’s pleased to finally find something he’s good at, but Suzuka remains completely unenthused.

An awkward embrace with Suzuka drives Yamato to seek advice from Yasunobu. The end result is a big ugly mess of mixed signals and raging hormones.

Yamato’s excited about taking Suzuka to Fantasy Land, but his hopes for a great time soon fade thanks to a soaking rainstorm - and a painful realization that Suzuka may not ever want to be anything but friends.

Yamato makes a decision that all but guarantees he’ll be spending more time with Suzuka: he’s joining the track team! Will he finally gain her respect or will she see through his motivation?

With one track practice under his belt, the only thing Yamato’s managed to accomplish is slowing down the team! Suzuka’s not the only one taking note of his progress - Honoka’s watching him too.

Yamato earns a spot in the upcoming tournament after an amazing qualifying run. Most of his teammates are growing more supportive, but something about him only makes Suzuka hate him more!

Yamato confirms there’s another guy on Suzuka’s mind. But when he learns the boy is dead, and actually looked a lot like him, painful feelings lead Yamato to give up on Suzuka - and the track team, too.

After Yamato finds Suzuka in tears at the tournament, he confronts the guy responsible for her distress - who happens to be his biggest competitor for the coming event!

When emotions finally rise to the surface during a trip to the water park, Yamato, Suzuka, and Honoka find themselves drowning beneath the weight of a confusing love triangle.

Yamato’s confusion reaches new heights when he finds himself suddenly torn between two women after Honoka plants a surprise kiss on his lips.

Suzuka tries to hide that she’s bothered by Yamato’ new girlfriend, and she may have to maintain her front longer than expected - The train home is pulling away without her and Yamato!

After his dad comes to the rescue, Yamato does his best to entertain Suzuka with a trip down to the river, where the locals spend their nights spotting fireflies. Meanwhile, Honoka waits patiently back home.

Yasunobu offers Yamato some pointers on taking his relationship with Honoka to the next level, and when she arrives to make him dinner, Yamato puts the advice to use with disastrous result.

Nana Shirakawa, Honoka’s famous best friend, grows suspicious of Yamato after seeing the way he interacts with Suzuka - and the superstar isn’t afraid to confront him.

Yamato lies to Honoka, hoping to conceal the fact that he’s hunting for her birthday present. But she gets her biggest surprise when she learns that Suzuka was his partner on the secret shopping trip.

Yamato takes Suzuka’s advice and apologizes to Honoka for the mess he made of her birthday. But after so much pain, his attempt at patching up their relationship leaves things permanently broken.

While Honoka gives him the cold shoulder, Yamato tries to keep the facts behind their split from Suzuka and finds surprising support from Miki.

Struggling at practice, Yamato’s obviously distracted after fighting with Suzuka. Miki tries to coach him in matters both on the field and off, but her advice somehow only leads to more problems for Yamato.

To win Suzuka’s heart, Yamato sets his sights on becoming the number one sprinter in Japan! A second place finish in a race with the current record holder leaves him more determined than ever to be the best.

Yamato’s got only one goal: to be the best! Between his growing obsession and Miki’s coaching, even driven Suzuka thinks it’s too much!

Suzuka pays Yamato a visit, hoping to cheer him up after his performance at the Metropolitan Meet. But painful thoughts of Tsuda force her to flee into the night.

Suzuka keeps running after a confrontation with Honoka, and it seems she may never face the fear in her heart - until, for the first time ever, Yamato says the right thing at exactly the right moment.