Slow Start
Hana Ichinose is a normal 16-year-old high school student. However, there is something different about her: She enrolled in high school one year late! Her classmates are unaware of this, and Hana will have to work hard to catch up with everyone else.
Produced by: Noriaki Tsuruta, Wataru Hashimoto, Hiroyuki Kobayashi
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