One Week Friends (2014–2014)

TV ShowEndedMBSAnimation, Comedy1 season, 12 episodes
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Plot

High school sophomore Yūki Hase noticed that Kaori Fujimiya, his classmate, was always alone. He tried to start a conversation with her but was turned down: "My memories of friendship can last only a week," she said. Despite of knowing this shocking truth, Yūki keeps trying to be Kaori's "new" friend every week.

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Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01One Week Friends S01E01Beginning of a FriendshipS01E01 · 5.5Hase notices that Kaori seems very detached from the rest of her classmates. Making a daring move, he asks to be her friend, only to find out that at the beginning of every week she forgets everything, and everyone, from the week before.
  2. 02One Week Friends S01E02How to Spend Time With FriendsS01E02 · 5.0A new week means a new introduction between Hase and Fujimiya. After they get to know each other again, Hase suggests to Fujimiya that she should keep a diary.
  3. 03One Week Friends S01E03Friends of FriendsS01E03 · 5.0Hase convinces his friend Shogo to eat lunch with him and Fujimiya. Ever the pessimist, Shogo doubts Fujimiya's claim of her memory loss.

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode12Episodes2014Aired 5.0Season avg
  1. S01E01One Week Friends S01E01Season's bestBeginning of a FriendshipApril 7, 2014 5.5Hase notices that Kaori seems very detached from the rest of her classmates. Making a daring move, he asks to be her friend, only to find ou
  2. S01E02One Week Friends S01E02How to Spend Time With FriendsApril 14, 2014 5.0A new week means a new introduction between Hase and Fujimiya. After they get to know each other again, Hase suggests to Fujimiya that she s
  3. S01E03One Week Friends S01E03Friends of FriendsApril 21, 2014 5.0Hase convinces his friend Shogo to eat lunch with him and Fujimiya. Ever the pessimist, Shogo doubts Fujimiya's claim of her memory loss.
  4. S01E04One Week Friends S01E04Fighting With FriendsApril 28, 2014 5.0Hase begins to grow increasingly jealous of Kiryu and Fujimiya's relationship. After getting in their very first fight, Fujimiya's loses som
  5. S01E05One Week Friends S01E05New FriendsMay 5, 2014 5.0Yamagishi Saki inserts herself into Fujimiya's circle of trust. Together, they experience the joyous moments of friendship others take for g
  6. S01E06One Week Friends S01E06Mothers of FriendsMay 12, 2014 5.0Fujimiya brings her new friends over for a study session at her home. Fujimiya's mother dotes on them all, as all mothers do, excited to see
  7. S01E07One Week Friends S01E07Friends of "Ah" / Friends of ''Whew''May 19, 2014 5.0While Fujimiya continues making new friends, Hase begins to miss the times when it was just the two of them. With summer break coming up soo
  8. S01E08One Week Friends S01E08The Beach With FriendsMay 26, 2014 5.0Fujimiya and her growing circle of friends take a trip out to the beach, where Shogo helps Hase discover his true feelings for Fujimiya.
  9. S01E09One Week Friends S01E09Last Day With FriendsJune 2, 2014 5.0The four friends get together on the last day of Summer break to finish up assignments Yuki learns about how much of a difference he's made
  10. S01E10One Week Friends S01E10Friends and FriendsJune 9, 2014 5.0Hajime has essentially undone all of Yuki's progress with Kaori after some less than savoury facto come to light. Is the girl he once knew g
  11. S01E11One Week Friends S01E11Important FriendJune 16, 2014 5.0Yuki, still interested in being friends with Kaori, sets out to find out why Kaori grew upset with her.
  12. S01E12One Week Friends S01E12Please Be My FriendJune 23, 2014 5.0It becomes apparent to Yuki why Kaori is losing her memory so he decides it best to keep his distance from her in order to preserve her memo

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Cast

Yoshitaka YamayaYoshitaka YamayaYuki Hase (voice)Sora AmamiyaSora AmamiyaKaori Fujimiya (voice)Yoshimasa HosoyaYoshimasa HosoyaShogo Kiryu (voice)Rumi OkuboRumi OkuboSaki Yamagishi (voice)Shintaro AsanumaShintaro AsanumaHajime Kujo (voice)Mai NakaharaMai NakaharaShiho Fujimiya (voice)Junji MajimaJunji MajimaJun Inoue (voice)

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