Series synopsis
One Week Friends, also known as 一週間フレンズ。 is a Japanese animation comedy television series that premiered on MBS on April 7, 2014. It ended on June 23, 2014. It stars Yoshitaka Yamaya, Sora Amamiya, Yoshimasa Hosoya and Rumi Okubo.
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.
Premise
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.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Yoshitaka Yamaya as Yuki Hase (voice)
- Sora Amamiya as Kaori Fujimiya (voice)
- Yoshimasa Hosoya as Shogo Kiryu (voice)
- Rumi Okubo as Saki Yamagishi (voice)
- Shintaro Asanuma as Hajime Kujo (voice)
- Mai Nakahara as Shiho Fujimiya (voice)
- Junji Majima as Jun Inoue (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 25 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 13 | June 18, 2014 | November 19, 2014 |
| Season 1 | 12 | April 7, 2014 | June 23, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaori's Journal - Thursday, May 22nd | June 18, 2014 |
| 2 | Kaori's Journal - Monday, June 9th | July 16, 2014 |
| 3 | Kaori's Journal - Wednesday, June 25th | July 16, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Beginning of a Friendship Hase 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. |
April 7, 2014 |
| 2 |
How to Spend Time With Friends A 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. |
April 14, 2014 |
| 3 |
Friends of Friends Hase convinces his friend Shogo to eat lunch with him and Fujimiya. Ever the pessimist, Shogo doubts Fujimiya's claim of her memory loss. |
April 21, 2014 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | MBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 7, 2014 |
| Last aired | June 23, 2014 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Monday at 00:00:00 |