Season 1 poster

Season 1

(1998)

Episodes

Episode 1: The Girl Who Sings of Love at the End of the World poster

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October 14, 1998

Professor Shafu loses the university president election and attempts to commit suicide. He encounters Akaki, who is als…

Episode 2: Pandora's Box poster

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October 21, 1998

This episode explores the theme of perception and illusion. Professor Shafu reprimands Noa for judging people by appear…

Episode 3: Crazy Fruit poster

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October 28, 1998

Shafu and Akaki party at a hotel but end up humiliated. Akaki is asked to visit the ailing daughter of Tsuda, a man who…

Episode 4: The Star Prince poster

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November 4, 1998

Professor Shafu encounters a diligent newspaper boy, Yumoto, who is later bullied. Shafu invites Yumoto to his base, im…

Episode 5: Love on a Wheelchair poster

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November 11, 1998

Professor Shafu shares the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, drawing a parallel between love and trust. Noa’s love interest…

Episode 6: The Girl Who Loved a Genius poster

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November 18, 1998

Shafu explains that female creatures are biologically wired to seek out talented mates, though as women age, they may l…

Episode 7: Love and Bread poster

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November 25, 1998

A husband keeps his deceased wife in a freezer, reflecting a warped sense of love. His wife once said she wanted to sta…

Episode 8: Little Bear in the Forest of Love poster

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December 2, 1998

Shafu explores the topic of cloning, arguing that family ties are stronger because of blood, while couples lack that co…

Episode 9: Guess Who I Am poster

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December 9, 1998

A mysterious man dismisses joy, seeing it as fleeting and a precursor to disappointment. He argues that sadness and ang…

Episode 10: The Woman Who Waited 20 Years poster

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December 16, 1998

Shafu, now lonely after losing everything, converses with Oshima, who reflects on how power and status have isolated hi…

Episode 11: Love poster

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December 23, 1998

Shafu dies, and Noa falls for a teacher who is already engaged. She hopes Noa will come for her on her wedding day, but…