Marmalade Boy

1. S01E01I want to Fall in Love "He's handsome, but I can't forgive him!"March 13, 1994—Miki's parents decide to get a divorce and swap partners with the couple they met while on vacation. The couple's son Yuu is attractive but
2. S01E02Side Effects of a Kiss "I don't know what he's thinking."March 20, 1994—Miki panics as Yuu almost reveals the family secret during an interview at school. Her childhood friend Ginta gets annoyed at Yuu's presence
3. S01E03Two Kisses "Yuu had a girlfriend?!"March 27, 1994—Miki keeps thinking about the mysterious girl next to Yuu in the photo she accidentally found. Yuu and Miki go on a semi-date to a theme par
4. S01E04Ginta's Confession "I'm not gonna let him take you!"April 3, 1994—Miki gets upset with Ginta for kissing her. When she spots Yuu's ex-girlfriend Arimi at the school gate, she uses her to get away from Ginta
5. S01E05Legend of Lovers "With all my heart in the medallion."April 10, 1994—Ginta's confession only serves to frighten his crush. Yuu makes a fool of Ginta, then upsets him even further when he walks into the house a
6. S01E06Love Game "I hate you, Ginta!"April 17, 1994—Yuu agrees to keep quiet after discovering Meiko's secret. Ginta's cousin Tsutomu shows up to participate in a tennis game at his school.
7. S01E07Hokkaido With Love "What's going on with those two?!"April 24, 1994—Miki joins Yuu and Ginta after getting separated from her group during the school trip. Arimi asks Ginta to pretend to like her to make Miki
8. S01E08The Fragrance of an Adult "I'm not jealous!"May 1, 1994—Miki and Yuu's parents throw a barbecue to celebrate their children's safe return. Miki gets angry when her father suggests going on a famil
9. S01E09Part-Time Job "The war of love depends on sales!"May 8, 1994—While helping Yuu at his part-time job, Miki realizes that he has many admirers. Ginta, Arimi and Tsutomu all show up at the store and cause
10. S01E10Our First Night "Surprise in the bathroom♥"May 15, 1994—Miki and Yuu spend a day shopping and eating together when they get the house all to themselves while their parents go on vacation.
11. S01E11Birthday "Yuu is staring at me..."May 22, 1994—When Yuu's mother calls to wish her son a happy birthday, Miki goes all out and puts together an impressive feast to help him celebrate.
12. S01E12Smash! "I like both Yuu and Ginta..."May 29, 1994—Ginta says that he'll stop seeing Arimi if Miki chooses to be with him. Miki gets chosen to represent her school in an upcoming tennis match
13. S01E13Love and Friendship "Ginta, please date Arimi!"June 5, 1994—Miki talks to Ginta in private about her feelings. Arimi tells a joke that makes Miki sad to think that she's no longer Ginta's closest fema
14. S01E14Qualification of Love "You don't deserve Yuu!"June 12, 1994—Miki is relieved to find that Ginta and Arimi's relationship had just been an act. Arimi shows up to tell Miki that she won't let her have Y
15. S01E15Meiko's Secret "I wanted you to tell me..."June 19, 1994—Ginta reassures Miki that he'll wait for her to make up her mind. The entire school finds out about Meiko's relationship with her teacher.
16. S01E16A Man's Decision "Please don't quit, Na-chan!"June 26, 1994—Miki struggles with the fact that Meiko kept her relationship a secret from her. Yuu points out that everyone has something they keep to the
17. S01E17Meiko's Separation "I can't say goodbye!"July 3, 1994—Namura calls Meiko to say goodbye. Meiko tells her side of the story to Miki before leaving her to follow Namura back to his hometown.
18. S01E18The Direction of Love "You can't have it the way you wanted."July 10, 1994—Ginta and Miki come up with a plan to take Meiko on an outing to cheer her up. When they invite Yuu to come along, Arimi asks if she can joi
19. S01E19Marriage Feud "Don't say it's ridiculous!"July 17, 1994—Miki and Yuu's parents finalize their marriages. Yuu sticks by Miki's side to make sure she is feeling okay about the complicated situation.
20. S01E20Doubtful Twosome "Yuu and Satoshi are a couple?!"July 24, 1994—Miwa and Yuu are rumored to be an item. Miki challenges Miwa at the school marathon after witnessing a strange exchange between the two boys
21. S01E21Trip to Karuizawa "Just as I thought... Strange!"July 31, 1994—Yuu has been too busy to talk to Miki during summer because of work. For some reason, Miwa shows up at their family vacation to see Yuu.
22. S01E22Double Date "I like you, but we don't understand each other!"August 7, 1994—Yuu and Miwa invite Miki and Meiko out to see a movie. Miki stops worrying when she realizes that Yuu wants to help Miwa get together with M
23. S01E23Shocking Confession "Yuu, what are you talking about?"August 14, 1994—Meiko invites her friends to vacation at her family's place in Izu. They meet Arimi and her posse at the beach and get together at night to
24. S01E24The Secret of His Birth "I can't leave Yuu alone!"August 21, 1994—Miki becomes concerned about Yuu after learning his secret. Ginta gets showered with attention for his important upcoming tennis match.
25. S01E25Real Kiss "Yuu, I love you!"August 28, 1994—Miki decides to tag along to support Yuu during the confrontation with his father. During the meeting, unexpected new information comes to l
26. S01E26New Anxiety "I'm too afraid to be happy."September 4, 1994—Yuu and Miki enjoy an ordinary morning together after their conversation at the beach. Miki hopes that her feelings for Yuu will last foreve
27. S01E27Love Worries "How long will this happiness last?"September 11, 1994—Miki starts to feel insecure when Yuu accepts his mother's job offer to appear in a commercial with a beautiful young model named Suzu.
28. S01E28Unstable Feelings "I'm going to get a part-time job!"September 18, 1994—Yuu gets very busy with his job and commercial shoots. Despite barely having time to see Miki, Yuu makes sure to keep her in his thoughts.
29. S01E29Obstacle to love "I Can't Find The Medallion!"September 25, 1994—Miki can't bring herself to tell Yuu that she lost the medallion. Her co-worker Kei, on the other hand, doesn't tell Miki that he has it.
30. S01E30Rival "I Love You, Yuu."October 2, 1994—Yuu's reluctance to talk about the commercial makes Miki's mind wander to dark places. Kei keeps missing the chance to tell Miki about the m
31. S01E31Suzu and Kei "These Two Make Me Nervous..."October 9, 1994—Miki's mind fills with doubt about Yuu's tutoring arrangement with Suzu. Miki follows Kei into a live music venue after work.
32. S01E32Love at the school festival "Yuu And Kei's Concert."October 16, 1994—After seeing Miki in Kei's arms, Suzu jumps to the conclusion that she must be cheating on Yuu. Miki gets glared at by Suzu at the school fe
33. S01E33Lost love "I Love You!"October 23, 1994—Miki suffers in silence as the four parents discuss the topic of Suzu kissing Yuu at the concert. Suzu asks Kei about his relationship with
34. S01E34Breakup Premonition "The Halloween Conspiracy."October 30, 1994—Miki wonders if Yuu is cold to her because of what happened at work. Yuu unwittingly shows up to a Halloween party at Suzu's house.
35. S01E35Crossing each other's path "You mean we are going to break up?"November 13, 1994—Miki mistakenly thinks that Yuu wanted to keep the party a secret from her. All goes according to Suzu's plan as Yuu and Miki begin to drift
36. S01E36I'm alone "I'll make you forget him!"November 20, 1994—Yuu leaves Miki behind to go travel by himself. Kei gives the medallion back to Miki, but he won't forgive Yuu for making her sad.
37. S01E37Tearful reunion "I thought it was over between us..."November 27, 1994—Yuu's old friend Anju starts calling him every day. Miki pretends not to mind in order not to come across as being jealous again.
38. S01E38Anju's feelings "I want to be next in line to Miki!"December 4, 1994—Ginta and Arimi grow closer together after the embarrassing incident. Miki learns from Yuu that Anju helped him deal with his problems in th
39. S01E39A bitter love "I've loved Yuu for a long time..."December 11, 1994—After revealing her feelings, Anju begs Miki if she can borrow Yuu for a day. Miki is unable to object despite being uncomfortable with the
40. S01E40A Holy night "I'm alone on Christmas Eve..."December 18, 1994—Anju contemplates getting a potentially fatal surgery. Miki's uncertainty grows when Yuu reveals he didn't know what to say after Anju's con
41. S01E41The morning of lovers "Merry Christmas."December 25, 1994—Kei performs his original piano music for Miki on Christmas Eve. Yuu rushes to Anju's side after being notified that she has collapsed.
42. S01E42New Year's pattern of love "It's going to be a wonderful year."January 8, 1995—Miki gets a toy ring from Yuu when they pay a New Year's visit to the shrine with their friends. Suzu's father tells Yuu to consider studyin
43. S01E43Ski trip "I won't let you two be alone!"January 15, 1995—After making an assumption that Yuu is planning to go on a trip with Miki, Suzu tries to ruin their travel plans by convincing everyone to g
44. S01E44Our future "Yuu's dream, my dream?"January 22, 1995—Miki realizes that she hasn't given much thought about her future career path. Meiko believes her dream of becoming a writer is unrealistic.
45. S01E45Meiko's turnabout "I'm going to Hiroshima!"January 29, 1995—Meiko receives a lot of media attention for her story about heartbreak after Miwa enters a prestigious writing contest on her behalf.
46. S01E46To Hiroshima... "Let Me Be By Your Side Again!"February 5, 1995—Despite being told not to get her hopes up, Meiko heads to Hiroshima to see Namura. There, she tells him she wants to be by his side and kee
47. S01E47Couple on the beach "Because I care about you..."February 12, 1995—Meiko returns to her hotel with Miki after getting rejected again. Frustrated at his inability to help, Miwa tries to punch the truth out of
48. S01E48A Taste of Chocolate "Sweet and bitter Valentine!"February 19, 1995—Miki makes last-minute Valentine's Day treats. When she goes to deliver Yuu's gift, she sees him getting hit on by a female college student.
49. S01E49The Shape of Love "It's difficult to be happy."February 26, 1995—Meiko gets engaged to be married to Namura after graduating high school. Miwa and Meiko meet up at the library to straighten things out.
50. S01E50The Foreign Exchange Student Appears "Michael's... Strange!"March 5, 1995—The parents arrange to host a foreign exchange student at their place. Miki mistakes the new arrival for Yuu and runs straight into his arms
51. S01E51Love triangle "Someone's messing things up..."March 12, 1995—Miki barely has time to talk to Yuu as Michael settles in to his new surroundings. Yuu finds it hard to tell Miki about his plan to study ab
52. S01E52Making a decision under the moonlight "Yuu, Don't leave me alone!"March 19, 1995—Miki feels betrayed about Yuu's decision to go to America. Yuu says that his feelings for her will never change, but Miki finds that hard to
53. S01E53Making a memory "I won't regret it if anything happens."March 26, 1995—Miki and Yuu plan an overnight trip before he departs for New York. Michael shows up in Hakone under the impression that they're on a group
54. S01E54New life "Yuu, How are you doing?"April 2, 1995—Yuu quickly makes friends at his dorm. The blond and beautiful Jinny offers to show Yuu around after falling in love with him at first sight
55. S01E55Ripples again "New York is too far away!"April 9, 1995—Jinny claims that Yuu and Miki are not in a real relationship if they haven't gone beyond the kissing stage. Kei wins a music contest back i
56. S01E56Lost pathway to love "My boyfriend is Yuu but..."April 16, 1995—Miki and Meiko begin to feel the effects of being in a long distance relationship. Michael asserts that he will steal Miki's heart while Yuu
57. S01E57Passing each other "I can't bear it! I'm so lonely..."April 23, 1995—Meiko's parents ignore their daughter's pleas for them to meet Namura. Namura's calm attitude feeds Meiko's insecurity as he encourages her
58. S01E58Tone of a love confession "I want you to see me as a man!"April 30, 1995—Miki and her friends attend Kei's piano competition. Although it puts him at a disadvantage, Kei chooses to play the piece he wrote for Miki
59. S01E59An uneasy weekend "I want to hear Yuu's voice!"May 7, 1995—Miki agonizes over being told that Yuu has a girlfriend in America. Yuu runs into Anju and invites her to spend a weekend with him and his f
60. S01E60My love is far away "Yuu is in front of me."May 14, 1995—Miki calls Yuu's dorm and discovers that he went away for the weekend with Jinny and his other friends. Michael and Kei get into a fight in
61. S01E61New York trap "Yuu, was I stupid?"May 21, 1995—Miki decides to go see Yuu. While she convinces their parents that she is visiting New York to help Meiko, she fails to tell Yuu about her t
62. S01E62Goodbye "I can't be your girlfriend anymore."May 28, 1995—Miki considers going back to Tokyo without ever seeing Yuu. When Will calls Anju to ask her out, Yuu finds out that Miki is in town.
63. S01E63Holding back the tears "I want to be alone."June 4, 1995—Michael confesses his feelings to Miki after her breakup with Yuu. Kei sees through Miki's facade as she tries to put on a brave face.
64. S01E64A pair's problems "I want to hear your voice."June 11, 1995—Will explodes with anger when Jinny reveals what she has done. When Yuu calls home to talk to Miki, Michael tells him that she is on a date
65. S01E65Solid decision "Miki... I'll take her."June 18, 1995—A package arrives from Yuu. Miki talks to Anju about the sad truth. Kei arrives in New York for a competition and tells Yuu about his intent
66. S01E66New choice "You don't have to forget him."June 25, 1995—Miki decides to move on, but she keeps seeing things that remind her of Yuu. Michael and Kei take Miki to a theme park to help her make up h
67. S01E67Friends "I need Kei!"July 2, 1995—Miki decides to start going out with Kei. Unable to accept Kei as a suitable choice, Ginta cancels a date with Arimi in order to look after
68. S01E68Indecisive lovers "Goodbye... Ginta."July 9, 1995—Arimi decides to break up with Ginta. After hearing Arimi's side of the story, Miki tells her that she and Ginta should express their feelin
69. S01E69The courage to love "I've decided!"July 16, 1995—Yuu makes up his mind to go to Japan after talking with a friend. Anju finds herself falling back in love with Yuu as he expresses his kindn
70. S01E70I'm home "What kind of face should I put on to meet him?"July 23, 1995—Yuu heads back to Japan for the first time since the breakup. Miki feels uncertain as she goes to the airport to see him with her family.
71. S01E71A night of stars & the moon "Although we're near each other... I'm lonely."July 30, 1995—Miki goes camping with her friends and family. Despite being playful with Kei, Miki can't help but feel sad about her current situation with
72. S01E72Half brother and sister "Our happiness is breaking down."August 6, 1995—Miki and Yuu discuss getting each other presents to make up for the birthdays they missed while they were apart. Yuu finds his father's old
73. S01E73Farewell "I had to do it..."August 13, 1995—Yuu's words shatter Miki's world into a thousand pieces. In order to prevent the family from falling apart, Yuu chooses to keep the truth to
74. S01E74A box of memories "Bye bye, Yuu."August 20, 1995—Judging from Miwa's serious tone, Meiko deduces that Yuu must be hiding something. Miki stores away all of the things she ever received from
75. S01E75Brother and sister?! "We have to be separate!"August 27, 1995—Meiko gives Miki the courage to go see Yuu in New York. When Miki confronts him with her feelings, Yuu is left with no choice but to tell hi
76. S01E76Departure "Our love progresses."September 3, 1995—Yuu's American friends approve of his relationship with Miki after seeing their determination. Miki and Yuu's parents straighten out the fac

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