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Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway

Name: Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway
Genre: Animation, Drama

TV·2021–2021·1 season, 13 episodes·AT-X·Animation, Drama·24m·8.2

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On his way home from drinking his sorrows away after being rejected by his crush, 26 year old salaryman Yoshida finds a high school girl named Sayu sitting on the side of the road and ends up letting her stay at his place overnight. Not having the heart to put the runaway out on the streets, Yoshida allows her to stay at his place... And so began the awkward, irritable, and slightly heartwarming relationship between a runaway high school girl and a salaryman living together.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

01Summer FestivalS01E08 · 8.6Sayu's brother has tracked her down, and she realizes it's only a matter of time before she has to go home. She's forced to reflect; what did she learn since she ran away, and what will she take home with her?
02FutureS01E13 · 8.5It's time for Yoshida to head back home, and Sayu to return to her old life. Can she get by without him, and can he get by without her?
03Living TogetherS01E03 · 8.4Yoshida settles into his new life with Sayu, but the people around him are quick to notice the change, and very curious about what's going on.

Cast

Kazuyuki OkitsuYoshida (voice)

Kana IchinoseSayu Ogiwara (voice)

Hisako KanemotoAiri Gotō (voice)

Kaori IshiharaYuzuha Mishima (voice)

Yusuke KobayashiHashimoto (voice)

Natsumi KawaidaAsami Yūki (voice)

Episodes by season

Season0113Episodes2021Aired 8.2Season avg

S01E01The Teenage Girl Beneath the LamplightApril 5, 2021 8.3A young salaryman finds a teenage girl sitting under a lamp post on his way home. She offers to sleep with him in exchange for a place to st
S01E02Cell PhoneApril 12, 2021 8.2Things are changing quickly for Yoshida, as the girls at work start to take an interest in him. Meanwhile, he tries to get Sayu a cellphone,
S01E03Living TogetherApril 19, 2021 8.4Yoshida settles into his new life with Sayu, but the people around him are quick to notice the change, and very curious about what's going o
S01E04Part-Time JobApril 26, 2021 8.2Sayu picks up a part-time job, which leads her to make a new friend. The new friend wants to come over, but what if she finds about Sayu and
S01E05RealityMay 3, 2021 7.8Gotou demands to be taken to see Sayu. Is she trying to get a love rival out of the picture, or is she after something else?
S01E06Starry SkyMay 10, 2021 8.2Sayu has an encounter with a man from her recent past, and his intentions aren't good at all.
S01E07YearningMay 17, 2021 7.8As Sayu's family gets closer and closer to tracking her down, she realizes that she may be heading home sooner than she thinks.
S01E08Season's bestSummer FestivalMay 24, 2021 8.6Sayu's brother has tracked her down, and she realizes it's only a matter of time before she has to go home. She's forced to reflect; what di
S01E09PastMay 31, 2021 8.2Before she goes home, Sayu decides to open up about her terrible past, and what made her run away.
S01E10ProofJune 7, 2021 8.0As Sayu prepares to go home, Yoshida is forced to make a choice. Will he let their relationship end here?
S01E11ResolveJune 14, 2021 7.8Yoshida follows Sayu back to Hokkaido, as she begins to face her past and come to terms with her future.
S01E12MotherJune 21, 2021 8.0Back in Hokkaido, Sayu returns home to confront her mom and decide her future.
S01E13FutureJune 28, 2021 8.5It's time for Yoshida to head back home, and Sayu to return to her old life. Can she get by without him, and can he get by without her?