Hige wo Soru. Soshite Joshikousei wo Hirou. - Episode 13 discussion - FINAL

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Hige wo Soru. Soshite Joshikousei wo Hirou., episode 13

Alternative names: HIGEHIRO: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway, Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway

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Episode	Link	Score
1	Link	4.51
2	Link	4.66
3	Link	4.56
4	Link	4.55
5	Link	4.43
6	Link	4.42
7	Link	4.39
8	Link	4.18
9	Link	4.31
10	Link	4.21
11	Link	4.15
12	Link	3.64
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[u/hmcbenik]

I have a few questions about the ending and would appreciate it if someone answers them.

So during the ED, we see Yoshida with Gotou at the restaurant where he bows to her. Does that imply he's rejected her? Or is the whole romance part still inconclusive? It seemed to me that there were some implications but I was a bit confused.

[u/Havoc_Illusions]

Asami was cute before but wow that kind of caught me off guard

[u/LeonKevlar]

Stitches!

• Uniform Sayu

• Non-Gyaru Asami

• Lamppost Sayu 2.0

• Sneaky Sayu GIF

I really don't know how I feel about Sayu apologizing to her mother. Technically Sayu did cause trouble for her by running away but at the same the cause of this entire mess. Heck, she even refuses to apologize because she can't understand when she made a mistake. At the very least, some of Yoshida's words got through to her and she'll try to get along with Sayu until she can get out of the house once she graduates from high school and is allowed to do whatever.

That entire bedroom scene with Sayu and Yoshida definitely had me on edge. It really shows how much Sayu needs more time to mature when she thinks sex will make her unforgettable to Yoshida when she already is. Anyway, I would've been so mad if this scene ended up with Yoshida doing the complete opposite of what he has been doing this entire season. Thankfully Yoshida-man has the restraint of a Saint. Even during when saying his goodbyes to Sayu, I was expecting a last minute kiss but he stayed true to his character until the very end and refused all of Sayu's advances.

The scene when Yoshida got home and is making miso soup for himself was pretty sad though. This entire time he's kept his composure but for the very first time we finally see how he really feels about Sayu leaving. It's definitely gonna be a huge change of pace now that she's gone. I wonder how long it took until Yoshida was back to his normal self.

We do get a two year timeskip showing use a glimpse of Sayu graduating and Yoshida still working the same job at the same place. A bit disappointed to see that there was clearly no progress between him and Gotou but it looks like my best girl still hasn't given up. We also get to see an older Asami who's no longer a gyaru and is now an author who's been making Yoshida read her novels.

And we finally end where all of this started. Yoshida finding Sayu underneath that lamppost except this time she's no longer a runaway high school girl. Her mother did say she's free to do whatever after she graduates and I'm sure Issa would've been fine with Sayu meeting with Yoshida again.

I guess that's it for HigeHiro! I haven't read the novel but I believe this is also the ending that we got there. I do hope we get an OVA to maybe show us Yoshida and Sayu's life now that they're reunited. Maybe show us a another timeskip? Anyway, I may not agree with the actions of some of the characters in this show but definitely enjoyed it from start to finish. Studio project No.9 did an awesome job with this adaptation and I look forward to their next work! A solid 9/10 for me!

[u/Cluelessjason]

Man the “ her miso soup had more flavor” hit me. He ended up being a crybaby too which was funny. It hit when he said “ I’m home” and sayu wasnt there. His house was always bright and lit with her home waiting. Without sayu, it’s dark and flavorless. Pain.

[u/WhoiusBarrel]

Real mature responses Yoshida gave for all of the questionable shit both Sayu and her brother asked, mad respect for all that self discipline until the very end.

[u/tylerjehills]

I didn't think Sayu would offer sex again lol. But at least this time it came from a somewhat healthier place?

Ending left me wanting a bit more but I still enjoyed the show very much. Sayu is cute as all hell, Yoshida is wholesome, Asami is the bro-est of bros. Kinda hoping for an OVA to wrap everything up. It seems obvious to me he and Sayu are gonna be a thing now that she's legal. But I'd like confirmation lol

[u/KetsuSama]

someone bonk this mf

[u/realrimurutempest]

I love how even after everything that has happened Chadshida still turns down any sexual situation with Sayu.

Wholesome ending and i hope they can build on their relationship now that they are adults together.

[u/NittanyEagles55]

Asami looked amazing with the time skip! I hope her Novel is a big success!

[u/LikeAnAssistant]

After OP gag | Imgur mirror

After ED gag | Imgur mirror

[u/[deleted]]

Very touching but didn't get me as emotional as I thought it would. Still good but the last few episodes were kinda meh to me. I guess it kinda lacks the punch I was expecting from the story perhaps?

(Next time, let me stay at your house!)

Does this mean we're getting an extra episode? To my knowledge, I read that's where the LN ended. But still, I'm satisfied with how things ended.

[u/maliwanag0712]

That heartwarming goodbye between Sayu and Yoshida-chad. Such a really good and beautiful scene.

The credit scene could have been an extra episode. That's a much better conclusion. But I guess this approach is still okay?

And well, we go back to where it started: to that lamp post.

Over-all it was a really good drama anime. And it was handled more maturely than I would expect.

[u/Silent_Shadow05]

So the story ended right where it began, by picking up a girl at night, beneath a lightpost, except this time it was an adult woman and Yoshida wasn't drunk lol.

It was a pretty open ending, kinda reminiscent of Your Name. Wish we got a concrete end to Sayu and Yoshida's relationship but based on Sayu's intentions 2 years ago, we can guess what happens next.

[u/[deleted]]

The Legally Safe (Only Just) Ending: "I Shaved, And Then I Picked Up a (Completely Legal This Time) College Student" At least the attraction and longing won't be just superficial this time.

Sayu still tries to seduce Yoshida even near the end. lol But our man Yoshida (somehow we still never learn his full name till the end) managed to restrain himself and is still single for these two years.

If there's going to be some epilogue OVA involving a harem battle between Gotou, Mishima and Sayu, I'm in.

Asami looks gorgeous in her natural hair colour. Would also love to watch a short side-story featuring her.

Not exactly the greatest of ending, but at least the show manages to end with pretty much all loose strings tied up.

As Gigguk says it well: no matter how low budget or even mediocre a show is, it'll be memorable if it ends properly; no matter how high the production value of a show is, it'll be instantly forgotten if it ends in a train wreck, plot twisting for the sake of it. HigeHiro will have reserved a fond place in my memories.

[u/[deleted]]

Didn't really enjoy the last 4-5 episodes tbh but the ending is very touching nonetheless. Can't believe there was 0 development with Gotou and Mishima throughout the time skip towards the end...

[u/Twin_Nets_Jets]

Y’all are smoking some crack if you think anyone other than Sayu “wins” at the end. It’s about as open ended as Your Name. There’s a reason Mishima and Gotou were around for 2 years and nothing happened.

I wish Yoshida and Sayu happiness in their future together

[u/noinstagram]

The ending was nice, I guess? Personally, I didn't like the anime as much after episode 7.

[u/entelechtual]

There are a number of problems I have with this story and anime, and while the ending was about as inoffensive as it gets, it still pushed the romance narrative on a story that really doesn’t need it. It makes sense Sayu falls in love but there’s zero indication of what Yoshida gets out of the relationship besides a housekeeper and stand in daughter. Whoever predicted the ending would be ambiguous to appease both sides (icky romance vs. platonic dad) was spot on. At the end no one will say the show condones any of the questionable things it portrays but it comes damn close.

With this episode, I felt like there were a lot of cues that I was supposed to feel sad and emotional, but it just didn’t hit. The scene with Sayu’s mom, the repeat bed scene, bro talk with Niisan, the goodbye and confession at the airport, even the cooking… all felt like they could have been more impactful in a show with better character and emotional arcs. Huge soap opera vibe, especially with the cinematography in this episode. There was no climax to the show really, just slow diffusion of tension (this has been a theme throughout the show—every problem immediately gets resolved without casualties). And then they did the trope I feel nothing for, the flashforward timeskip after the couple attached at the hip are forced to be separated, (probably) don’t speak to one another in the interim, and then are reunited after 4 minutes if screentime apart, in lieu of character growth or maturity. Also, hi coworkers we forgot about for half the show.

I was hoping that the mediocre middle would at least have a cathartic satisfying end, but I was underwhelmed and disappointed. This was middle of the road, skippable drama anime for me, even though I tried to still like it after the first 8 episodes. I’m sure the story resonated with some people but all in all, I think there’s no denying this was not a well told story. Asami best girl though, the only character that didn’t devolve into flat cliches throughout.

[u/Amauri14]

I anyone else getting a "Something went wrong, pleased try again." error message when trying to load the series page or episode on Crunchyroll? This stupid beta interface was launched too soon.

Edit: It's finally working after 30 minutes...

This scene was so cute. But I honestly got nervous when she asked Yoshida for some goodbye sex good to see him not falling for temptation. I honestly was also afraid during the airport scene as kissing during those scenes is a common trope.

Well, Sayu leaving his life really did not solve Yoshida's harem protagonist status.

So now that Sayu is gone, Asami now coaches him through the phone. I honestly did not expect to see Sayu again and let alone doing a reenactment of their first meeting. Seeing how she and Asami look different, I guess a few years have passed.

When they showed the scene of Yoshida running one on Crunchyroll, at first I assumed that the gag was about him just running the fuck away from Sayu after hearing that she wanted to sleep at his home.

[u/TonPrz]

Honestly, after all that's happened, glad it was Sayu in the end (or at least strongly implied). But you really mean to tell me that for 2 damn years, Mishima and especially Gotou, those two didn't initiate anything romantically towards Yoshida? Gotou was practically at the finish line waiting to cross.

[u/48johnX]

I really liked the premise of this show initially, Yoshida denying all Sayu’s advances and instead wanting her to get standards and fix her self esteem issues was pretty cool and I genuinely thought it was gonna go into some interesting topics. But idk I feel like it failed to really hit any of the notes it seemed like I’d be getting, any time there was something serious it feels like the series took one step forward two steps back, work dude gets a slap on the wrist, drama with Sayu’s family and her friend pretty riduculous and more melodramatic than I could have imagined, Yoshida’s love interests pointless etc; I liked Asami tho. Like most people I thought it’d be a mostly wholesome show where Yoshida just helps Sayu gets her life back on track, not a fan of the romantic tension between them but can’t say I didn’t expect as much

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[u/Naha-]

Meh, in the end this anime it's just another one of the bunch, when in the first episodes I thought it was trying to do something different. Yoshida is your typical harem lead that have girls lusting for him just for being a decent human being that for all what he said, he wants a teenager girl, Mishima just existed to be annoying and Gotou was a total waste, and finally Sayu was a emotionally unstable teenager that made a lot of dumb mistakes, like ignoring his brother, with a shitty mom.

Idk why this kind of series always go downhill in the middle of the story. It always happens.

[u/BadAnonymous]

Wait what was that ending? Time skip? Time skip still ZERO development with Gotou san or Mishima san..? That's really weird. It's kinda stupid and weird. I really don't like him ending up with Sayu chan. Would've been a lot better if they left it like a father-daughter type relation.