Kare Kano (His and Her Circumstances)
Based on the manga by Tsuda Masami and directed by Hideaki Anno (ep1-18) and Kazuya Tsurumaki (ep19-26)
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- StarsVeronica TaylorMegan HollingsheadDick RodsteinTV series that tells the every-day stories of a group of teenagers in high-school, focusing on their romances and personal problems.If I added all the episode ratings as a whole the series would average 8.1, but take out the last eight episodes that weren't directed by Anno (after ep 18), and the rating goes up to 8.7.
Overall rating: 8.5 - 1998–199925mTV-G7.5 (43)TV EpisodeDirectorKen AndôHideaki AnnoStarsAtsuko EnomotoMegan HollingsheadChristopher NicholasYukino Miyazawa is an ideal high school student: Elegant, polite, and gets high grades. However, that is all a façade she keeps for her vanity. However, this is all challenged when another student, Soichirou Arima, appears.Ep 1: 10/10
- 1998–199924mTV-G7.6 (36)TV EpisodeDirectorHideaki AnnoMasahiko ÔtsukaKen AndôStarsAtsuko EnomotoMegan HollingsheadChristopher NicholasYukino's inadvertently made a fool of herself in front of Arima and now he's blackmailing her! Getting her to do his work, act as his slave... she's just about at her wit's end!Ep 2: 9/10
- 1998–199924mTV-G7.5 (36)TV EpisodeDirectorKen AndôHideaki AnnoStarsAtsuko EnomotoMegan HollingsheadChristopher NicholasThings have been good between Arima and Yukino for the past few weeks but lately Arima has been acting strange. He's been very distant and it almost seems like he's purposefully ignoring Yukino... what is it that's changed so suddenly?Ep 3: 9/10
- 1998–199924mTV-G7.8 (36)TV EpisodeDirectorHideaki AnnoIkurô SatôKen AndôStarsAtsuko EnomotoMegan HollingsheadChristopher NicholasConfessing your love for someone can be very tricky... and it's not any easier for Yukino!Ep 4: 9/10
- 1998–199924mTV-G7.0 (32)TV EpisodeDirectorHideaki AnnoKenichi KasaiKen AndôStarsAtsuko EnomotoMegan HollingsheadChristopher NicholasAfter Yukino and Arima get together, the sports festival gets in their way, and they spend most of the time separated. / A new pretty boy shows up at school, Hideaki Asaba. However, conflict is instantly struck between him and Yukino.Ep 5: 8/10
- 1998–199922mTV-G7.8 (33)TV EpisodeDirectorHideaki AnnoMasahiko ÔtsukaKen AndôStarsAtsuko EnomotoMegan HollingsheadChristopher NicholasArima and Yukino lead very similar lives despite their differences... but how will their bond stand against the test of time? While Yukino feels as if she's been liberated of her guise of perfection.Ep 6: 9/10
- 1998–199924mTV-G7.6 (31)TV EpisodeDirectorHideaki AnnoHidekazu SatoKen AndôStarsAtsuko EnomotoMegan HollingsheadChristopher NicholasThe newest test scores have been posted and Yukino and Arima's scores weren't up to their typical standard.Ep 7: 9/10
- 1998–199923mTV-G6.8 (28)TV EpisodeDirectorKen AndôHideaki AnnoShôji SaekiStarsAtsuko EnomotoMegan HollingsheadChristopher NicholasYukino and Arima, on a day off from school, hang out with each other at Arima's house.Arima's side of the beginning of this story is told, before he made his advance towards Yukino.Ep 8: 8/10
- 1998–199923mTV-G6.9 (26)TV EpisodeDirectorHideaki AnnoKenichi KasaiKen AndôStarsAtsuko EnomotoMegan HollingsheadChristopher NicholasTwo jealous rivals emerge to sabotage Yukino! The first girl, Maho, resents her popularity and attempts to unmask Yukino's superficiality to the whole school...Ep 9: 9/10
- 1998–199924mTV-G7.2 (26)TV EpisodeDirectorHideaki AnnoHideki OkamotoKen AndôStarsJessica CalvelloAtsuko EnomotoMegan HollingsheadThe class has sided with the scheming Maho and they all decide to give Yukino the "silent treatment." As time goes on and it appears that things won't change, Yukino knows that she'll have to confront her saboteur and put an end to the harassment... but how?Ep 10: 9/10
- 1998–199922mTV-G6.9 (26)TV EpisodeDirectorKen AndôHideaki AnnoStarsAtsuko EnomotoMegan HollingsheadChristopher NicholasSummer has arrived and it's a time of separation. Arima is going away for a Kendo tournament while Yukino has made new friends. Even Tsubasa has taken a liking to Yukino, but something's not right... she's grown a little too attached.Ep 11: 7/10
- 1998–199922mTV-G7.0 (26)TV EpisodeDirectorHideaki AnnoKen AndôStarsAtsuko EnomotoMegan HollingsheadChristopher NicholasTsubasa has holed up at Yukino's house and refuses to go home. Tsubasa's father is remarrying and it's been hard for her to come to terms with the idea.Ep 12: 8/10
- 1998–199922mTV-G7.3 (25)TV EpisodeDirectorHideaki AnnoMasahiko ÔtsukaKen AndôStarsAtsuko EnomotoMegan HollingsheadChristopher NicholasTsubasa decides to go home, but her loathing for her father getting remarried is renewed upon meeting her future stepbrother... a punk-rocker named Kazuma. How could she ever possibly relate to someone so completely different?Ep 13: 10/10
- 1998–199922mTV-G5.0 (25)TV EpisodeDirectorHideaki AnnoMasahiko ÔtsukaKen AndôStarsAtsuko EnomotoMegan HollingsheadChristopher NicholasYukino and Arima's story up to this point is revisited.Ep 14: 6/10
Recap episode, but at least it's produced very nicely. - 1998–199922mTV-G6.3 (25)TV EpisodeDirectorHideaki AnnoYoshiaki IwasakiHiroki SatoStarsAtsuko EnomotoMegan HollingsheadChristopher NicholasHalf of this is a recap of episodes 7~13. Arima's absence has been hard on Yukino, but she's not the only one. Asaba's had it tough as well.Ep 15: 7/10
- 1998–199924mTV-G7.2 (27)TV EpisodeDirectorKen AndôHideaki AnnoHiroki SatoStarsAtsuko EnomotoMegan HollingsheadChristopher NicholasThe Miyazawa family heads off to meet grandpa... an ill-tempered old man who's got it in for Yukino's father!Ep 16: 10/10
Three episodes in a row of near perfection. - 1998–199922mTV-G7.0 (27)TV EpisodeDirectorHideaki AnnoKenichi KasaiHiroki SatoStarsAtsuko EnomotoMegan HollingsheadChristopher NicholasHearing from her friends that Arima has changed a lot over the summer, Yukino bemoans over the fact that she hasn't changed at all and that she can't seem to get her feelings sorted well when it comes to him.Ep 17: 10/10
Three episodes in a row of near perfection. - DirectorHideaki AnnoHiroki SatoMasahiko ÔtsukaStarsAtsuko EnomotoMegan HollingsheadChristopher NicholasArima's feelings for Yukino are beginning to build up and he knows now, more than anything, he wants to take their relationship to the next level...Ep 18: 10/10
Three episodes in a row of near perfection. - DirectorHideaki AnnoRyûichi KimuraHiroki SatoStarsAtsuko EnomotoMegan HollingsheadChristopher NicholasYukino isn't all that interested in the culture fest until she finds out that the class that puts on the best show gets the test notes of a student who went on to Tokyo University!Ep 19: 7/10
Lol, budget issues! - DirectorHideaki AnnoHiroki SatoIku SuzukiStarsAtsuko EnomotoMegan HollingsheadChristopher NicholasTonami had a tough childhood... he was constantly sick, being bullied, but the worst of it was all Tsubaki's fault. Now he's back and he's determined to throw it back in her face!Ep 20: 8/10
- DirectorHideaki AnnoHideki OkamotoHiroki SatoStarsAtsuko EnomotoMegan HollingsheadChristopher NicholasAya has finished her script for the culture fest play, but neither Yukino nor Maho are eager to participate. All the while, Tonami has begun to make his mark on Tsubaki. She begins to suspect who he really is.Ep 21: 7/10
- DirectorHideaki AnnoHiroki SatoDaisuke TakashimaStarsAtsuko EnomotoMegan HollingsheadChristopher NicholasAfter reading the Aya's play, Yukino decides that she'd like to participate in it.Ep 22: 7/10
- DirectorHideaki AnnoHiroyuki IshidôHiroki SatoStarsAtsuko EnomotoMegan HollingsheadChristopher NicholasYukino's organizational talents shine as the play really starts to come together. Meanwhile, Tonami's plot for revenge against Tsubaki isn't going as well as he'd hoped...Ep 23: 7/10
- 1998–199923mTV-G6.3 (23)TV EpisodeDirectorHideaki AnnoShôji SaekiHiroki SatoStarsAtsuko EnomotoMegan HollingsheadChristopher NicholasYukino has changed a lot since meeting Arima, but Arima still feels that he himself hasn't changed much at all.Ep 24: 5/10
What a weird episode, the first half is beautiful, but the second half is a recap, and a bizarre one at that. - 1998–199922mTV-G5.7 (23)TV EpisodeDirectorHideaki AnnoKatsuichi NakayamaHiroki SatoStarsJ. David BrimmerAtsuko EnomotoMegan HollingsheadKano's been feeling a strange presence lately... as if someone is following her. Mysterious phone calls... flowers from an anonymous admirer...Ep 25: 6/10
- DirectorKen AndôHideaki AnnoHiroki SatoStarsAtsuko EnomotoMegan HollingsheadChristopher NicholasThe final episode. As tensions rise over Arima's jealous and over-protective nature, Tonami begins to realize that his desire to get Tsubaki to notice him was one born out of an emotion different from hate.Ep 26: 6/10