7.7/1049 votes#1 - Yuki's Trouble
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/2/1998
On the first day of high school, Yuki is not perfectly happy as she failed to get the highest score at the entrance examination. Although she does not show her desire, she wants to be the center of attention always. The honor belongs to her classmate, Arima. Yuki feels strong rivalry to Arima. She beats him at the mid-term exam. To her surprise, Arima congratulates her achievement heartily. One day, Arima tells her that he wants to “go steady” with her. Yuki bluntly refuses his proposal. Then, she accidentally reveals her true desire and is terrified by her mistake.
Director: Ken Ando
Writer: Hideaki Anno
7.6/1042 votes#2 - Their Secret
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/9/1998
Yukino'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!
Director: Masahiko Otsuka
Writer: Hideaki Anno
7.7/1041 votes#3 - His Circumstances
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/16/1998
Things 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?
Director: Ken Ando
Writer: Hideaki Anno
7.7/1040 votes#4 - Her Difficult Problem
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/23/1998
Confessing your love for someone can be very tricky... and it's not any easier for Yukino!
Director: Ikuro Sato
Writer: Hideaki Anno
7.0/1036 votes#5 - Day of Labyrinth
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/30/1998
A new boy has just transferred to Yukino and Arima's school... Asaba. He's pretty handsome and charismatic, so it doesn't take long for him to rise in popularity, but he's got a real problem with Yukino.
Director: Kenichi Kasai
Writer: Hideaki Anno
7.7/1037 votes#6 - Your Voice That Changes Me
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/6/1998
Arima 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.
Director: Masahiko Otsuka
Writer: Hideaki Anno
7.6/1035 votes#7 - Their Estrangement
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/1998
The newest test scores have been posted and Yukino and Arima's scores weren't up to their typical standard.
Director: Hidekazu Sato
Writer: Hideaki Anno
6.8/1033 votes#8 - Her Day
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/20/1998
Arima and Yukino both have the day off from school so they decide to meet up over at Arima's place. But that's not the whole story...
Director: Ken Ando, Shouji Saeki
Writer: Hideaki Anno
7.0/1030 votes#9 - Atonement for Postponed Debts
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/27/1998
Two jealous rivals emerge to sabotage Yukino! The first girl, Maho, resents her popularity and attempts to unmask Yukino's superficiality to the whole school...
Director: Kenichi Kasai
Writer: Hideaki Anno
7.2/1030 votes#10 - Everything Starts Now
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/4/1998
The 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?
Director: Hideki Okamoto
Writer: Hideaki Anno
6.8/1030 votes#11 - At the End of the First Semester
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/11/1998
Summer 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.
Director: Ken Ando
Writer: Hideaki Anno
7.0/1030 votes#12 - The Location of Happiness
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/18/1998
Tsubasa 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.
Director: Kazuya Tsurumaki
Writer: Hideaki Anno
7.3/1029 votes#13 - The Subjectivity of Happiness
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/25/1998
Tsubasa 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?
Director: Masahiko Otsuka
Writer: Hideaki Anno
5.2/1030 votes#14 - The Story So Far: Part 1
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 12/30/1998
Yukino and Arima's story up to this point is revisited.
Director: Hideaki Anno
Writer: Hideaki Anno
6.3/1030 votes#15 - The Story So Far: Part 2
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/8/1999
Arima's absence has been hard on Yukino, but she's not the only one. Asaba's had it tough as well...
Director: Hideaki Anno, Yoshiaki Iwasaki
Writer: Hideaki Anno
7.2/1032 votes#16 - Eternal Interspersion
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/15/1999
The Miyazawa family heads off to meet grandpa... an ill-tempered old man who's got it in for Yukino's father!
Director: Ken Ando
Writer: Hideaki Anno
6.8/1031 votes#17 - His Return
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/22/1999
Hearing 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.
Director: Kenichi Kasai
Writer: Hideaki Anno
8.0/1032 votes#18 - Progress
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 1/29/1999
Arima'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...
Director: Masahiko Otsuka
Writer: Hideaki Anno
6.5/1029 votes#19 - 14 Days: Act 1
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/5/1999
Yukino 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!
Director: Ryuichi Kimura
Writer: Hiroyuki Imaishi
6.9/1028 votes#20 - 14 Days: Act 2
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/12/1999
Tonami 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!
Director: Iku Suzuki
Writer: Hideaki Anno
6.6/1028 votes#21 - 14 Days: Act 3
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 2/19/1999
Aya 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.
Director: Hideki Okamoto
Writer: Hideaki Anno
6.5/1027 votes#22 - 14 Days: Act 4
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 2/26/1999
After reading the Aya's play, Yukino decides that she'd like to participate in it.
Director: Daisuke Takashima
Writer: Hideaki Anno
6.2/1028 votes#23 - 14 Days: Act 5
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 3/5/1999
Yukino'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...
Director: Daisuke Takashima, Hiroyuki Ishido
Writer: Hideaki Anno
6.3/1028 votes#24 - A Different Story From So Far
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 3/12/1999
Yukino has changed a lot since meeting Arima, but Arima still feels that he himself hasn't changed much at all.
Director: Shouji Saeki
Writer: Shouji Saeki
5.5/1027 votes#25 - A Different Story From Up to Now
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 3/19/1999
Kano's been feeling a strange presence lately... as if someone is following her. Mysterious phone calls... flowers from an anonymous admirer...
Director: Katsuichi Nakayama
Writer: Tatsuo Sato
The Best Episodes of His and Her Circumstances Season 1
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Genres:AnimationDramaComedy
Network:TV Tokyo
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Yuki's Trouble" is the best rated episode of "His and Her Circumstances" season 1. It scored 7.7/10 based on 49 votes. Directed by Ken Ando and written by Hideaki Anno, it aired on 10/2/1998. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Their Secret".