Takashi Yamamoto
Director
Final Approach (2004)
Season 1
Ryou Mizuhara is a normal high school student, living alone with his younger sister Akane. They were very happy together, at least until a mysterious girl crashes into their lives who introduces herself as Ryou's new fiancée.
Released Oct. 3, 2004
Episode 15 min
None+
Genres: Animation, Anime, Comedy, Drama
Keywords: tmdb.harem, tmdb.romance, tmdb.slice-of-life, tmdb.anime, tmdb.based-on-visual-novel, tmdb.brother-sister-relationship
Watch Providers: fuboTV, Pluto TV
Production Companies: ZEXCS
Network: tvk
S1E1 - Panic Visit!! Pretty Girl of Love and Destiny!
Ryou meets his planned fiancée, Shizuka, for the first time, and discovers the R.T.P. projects for arranged marriages everywhere.
Oct. 3, 2004, midnight
S1E2 - Great Explosive Debut!! Love and Adoration for the Transfer Student!
Ryou finds everlasting shock when Shizuka suddenly shows up in his school and advances into his 11th grade class.
Oct. 10, 2004, midnight
S1E3 - Great Crash!! Dragon and Tiger of Love and Ambition!
Shizuka is introduced into her fiancé's workplace, the Plavi, where trouble ensues.
Oct. 17, 2004, midnight
S1E4 - A Great Decision!! The Departure to Love and Ambition!?
Emiho confesses that she too has a planned marriage, in which Ryo debates about a person's will in such unions.
Oct. 24, 2004, midnight
S1E5 - Closing in!? Hell of Steaming Love and Death!
The main cast spends a day skiing on a mountain, in conjunction with Ryo and Emiho's date. When a blizzard starts getting worse, the group is forced to spend the day outliving the storm.
Oct. 31, 2004, midnight
S1E6 - A Great Shock! The Result of Love and Sorrow!
Another date is underway for Ryo and Emiho, but Shizuka decides to be "cautious" and prepares with the aid of the government's technology.
Nov. 7, 2004, midnight
S1E7 - A Great Tragic Love! The Sleeting Snow of Love and Yearning
In practicing ignorance around Shizuka, Ryo is reproved for his action, and is given a chance to reevaluate his decision.
Nov. 14, 2004, midnight
S1E8 - A Great Fever!! An "Ah~n" for Love and Reminisence
Akane becomes ill and reflects on the life she's spent with her brother. Meanwhile Ryou goes through his school day overreacting about Akane's sickness.
Nov. 21, 2004, midnight
S1E9 - A Great Battle!! Beyond the Love and Gunfire!
Emiho meets her betrothed for the first time. Ryo, who has already showed his dislike towards arranged marriage, decides to enlist Shizuka to help bail Emiho out.
Nov. 28, 2004, midnight
S1E10 - A Great Undertaking!! The Recalled Shape of Love and Cruelty!
Shizuka's bodyguards show up one night before she has to return to her old school to take exams. They deliver a message from her father, who demands that she leaves the whole marriage behind and comes home.
Dec. 5, 2004, midnight
S1E11 - A Great Demise!? The Doll of Love and Parting!
Akane prepares a farewell dinner for Shizuka, and asks Ryo to dine alone with Shizuka "like good, old friends."
Dec. 12, 2004, midnight
S1E12 - A Great Decision! A Fool for Love and Acclamation!
The absence of Shizuka begins to weigh on Ryo's mind as he tries to live each day normally after her departure. In the end he decides to go look for Shizuka.
Dec. 19, 2004, midnight
S1E13 - A Great Struggle! A Wedding of Love and Blessings
The epilogue which showcases Shizuka moving into Haru's previous apartment, right next to the Mizuhara siblings' own apartment, and also shows a wedding commercial Emiho's brother is working on.
Dec. 26, 2004, midnight
Network: tvk
Episode Runtime: 15 min.
Season Runtime: 195 min.
Released: Oct. 3, 2004
Last Air Date: Dec. 26, 2004, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: PG
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