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One Week Friends

One Week Friends

20146.61 Season12 EpisodesEnded

Overview

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.

Created by Shoutarou Suga
Written by Shoutarou Suga
Produced by Mika Shimizu, Kazuhiro Aso, Tomohito Nagase
NetworksMBSTV AichiBS11AT-XTokyo MX

Top Cast

Yoshitaka Yamaya

Yoshitaka Yamaya

Yuki Hase (voice)

Sora Amamiya

Sora Amamiya

Kaori Fujimiya (voice)

Yoshimasa Hosoya

Yoshimasa Hosoya

Shogo Kiryu (voice)

Rumi Okubo

Rumi Okubo

Saki Yamagishi (voice)

Shintaro Asanuma

Shintaro Asanuma

Hajime Kujo (voice)

Mai Nakahara

Mai Nakahara

Shiho Fujimiya (voice)

Junji Majima

Junji Majima

Jun Inoue (voice)

Themes & Keywords

amnesiafriendshiphigh schoolromanceslice of lifetragedycoming of ageschoolbased on mangafirst loveschool lifeshounenanimejapanese high schoolone week

About One Week Friends

One Week Friends is a animation, comedy series that first aired in 2014 exploring themes of amnesia, friendship, high school, romance, slice of life, tragedy. Created by Shoutarou Suga, it stars Yoshitaka Yamaya, Sora Amamiya, Yoshimasa Hosoya. 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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