When Hotaru moves from Tokyo to a tiny town in the rural countryside, she’s in for some serious culture shock: the nearest place that sells comics is 20 minutes away, the nearest video store is ten train stations down the line, and there are only three other girls and one boy in her entire school! Even though everything’s so different, there’s something about the laid-back atmosphere that makes her feel strangely comfortable. While she’ll certainly miss parts of her old life, there’s a whole lifetime of experiences waiting to be enjoyed with her new friends Renge, Komari, Natsumi, and Suguru!
Episodes
12
Aired
Fall 2013
Score
7.8
Popularity
#567
Cute Girls Doing Cute ThingsIyashikeiRuralFemale ProtagonistPrimarily Female CastPrimarily Child CastEpisodicEnsemble Cast
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