A Change

The carved starfish were handed out to the students at school, who promised they would come to her sister's wedding.

The story that followed was a cheerful, comedic school-life romp. Fuko played pranks, got to know Ibuki Fuko, Okazaki Tomoya, Furukawa Nagisa, and their friends, and played house and games with them...

She was different from everyone else at school. She had no friends and no classmates. But the Fujibayashi sisters, Fujibayashi Kyou and Fujibayashi Ryou, along with the male lead's best buddy, Sunohara, the male lead, and the female lead, all saw how lonely she was and pretended to be her classmates. Furukawa Nagisa's mother, Furukawa Sanae, even played the teacher!

"Fuko, everyone here is your classmate, and they're all your friends, too!" said Sanae, playing the teacher.

At that moment, the story was... making the viewers laugh with delight!

But some veteran Shui Xin fans were a little distracted. Was this... setting up a flag?

Episode 5 ended with Ibuki Fuko revealing a blissful smile!

The Dango Daikazoku Ending Theme began to play...

"I don't know why, but I'm a little moved!"

"Yeah, they're such a fun group. If some other anime did a pretend-play plot like this and said stuff like that, I'd definitely find it cheesy. But now, I really think it'd be great to have a group of friends like the male lead's in life!"

"I'm in love with Sanae! How about we replace the female lead, Furukawa Nagisa, with her mom?"

"Agreed! She's so cute, way cuter than her daughter, Furukawa Nagisa!"

"Is Furukawa Nagisa going to be the most pathetic female lead ever? Every time a new girl shows up in the anime, everyone compares her to Nagisa and then rubs it in!"

"Can't be helped. I think Furukawa Nagisa is cute, too.