8.0/1052 votes#1 - Freshman Year Summer! I'll Definitely Find a Boyfriend!
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/7/2007
Risa and Otani decide to help each other to get Suzuki and Chiharu to like them.
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8.2/1058 votes#2 - The Ex-Girlfriend Love Triangle?!
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/14/2007
Risa and Otani make a bet as to who can get a partner first. Otani runs into his ex-girlfriend. Risa tries to meet new guys in the hopes of finding the one.
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8.0/1056 votes#3 - A Guy You Like, or a Guy from the Past?
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/21/2007
Risa runs into her childhood friend, Haruka. Otani's ex-girlfriend tells her a special secret. Risa prepares a chocolate cake for Otani on Valentine's day.
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8.1/1056 votes#4 - Kiss! I've Fallen For You!
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/28/2007
On the first day of a new academic year at their school, Risa and Otani meet a cute girl, who has recently joined their school and has a crush on Otani.
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8.5/1057 votes#5 - Send Forbidden Love Flying!
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/5/2007
Otani and Seiko start dating. Risa is uncomfortable with this but doesn't say anything. Some new information comes out about Seiko.
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8.5/1056 votes#6 - A Maiden's Determination! Love-Love Confession Plan!!
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/12/2007
Risa acknowledges her feelings for Otani. Their friends try to help Risa confess her thoughts to him.
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8.5/1052 votes#7 - Sunk! Worst Confession in History
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/19/2007
It's the school festival and Otani is furious that no one is telling him the name of the guy who Risa likes. Risa is depressed that Otani doesn't understand her feelings.
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8.4/1053 votes#8 - Comeback Impossible! Major Heartbreak!!
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/26/2007
Risa feels very embarrassed after what happened at the school festival. She tries to avoid Otani at all moments. The class goes for a trip.
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8.5/1050 votes#9 - Resuscitation!! Aim for Girlfriend Status!!
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 6/2/2007
Risa tries to give up her feelings for Otani as he doesn't reciprocate the same. Both of them take a trip to the favourite holiday destination of their favourite rapper, Umibouzo, and Risa learns a lesson or two about relationships.
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8.2/1050 votes#10 - A Confrontation With The Ex-Girlfriend?! The Epic Breast-Baring Battle!!
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/9/2007
Risa and Otani go to a party organised by Otani's middle school friends. Risa finds out some interesting details about the relationship between Otani and his ex-girlfriend.
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8.4/1052 votes#11 - Absolute Death! Revived Love with the Ex-Girlfriend?!
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/16/2007
Risa comes to know that Otani's ex-girlfriend has broken up with her current boyfriend and may want to get back together with Otani. She tries her best to make sure that they don't talk to each other.
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8.3/1052 votes#12 - Recapture Love! Improve as a Girl with Honmei Chocolate!!
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/23/2007
Risa decides to give chocolates to Otani on Valentine's day. Everyone in their class comes to know about how Otani rejected Risa. Otani is confused about his feelings for Risa.
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8.7/1053 votes#13 - Heating Up! A First Kiss in His Room?
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 6/30/2007
Otani books tickets for an Umibouzo concert for Risa and himself. He falls sick one day before the concert. Risa's friends advise her to go and meet Otani, where she comes across his family.
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8.5/1053 votes#14 - A Killer Crush on Maity
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 7/7/2007
Risa is disheartened when she finds out that Otani doesn't remember anything about their first kiss. There's a new teacher at their school, who is deemed charming by Risa and other girls.
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8.2/1052 votes#15 - Dangerous Man, Mighty's Sweet Temptation
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 7/14/2007
Risa gives up on Otani and forms the Maity club. Maity becomes the substitute basketball coach. Otani detests Maity for a number of reasons.
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8.1/1053 votes#16 - Maity's Magic! The Transforming Patterns of Love?!
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 7/21/2007
Maity decides to help Risa by making Otani jealous of him.
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8.3/1052 votes#17 - The Iron Fist of Love! Catch, O Maiden Soul!!
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 7/28/2007
Risa and Otani go back to being a comedy duo. The girls at the school find out that Maity has a fiancee. Otani participates in a basketball competition.
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9.3/1074 votes#18 - Best Birthday in History
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 8/4/2007
It's Risa's birthday. Haruka and Seiko have planned a party for her. However, Otani doesn't show up.
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8.6/1054 votes#19 - Sudden Downturn!! The First Date is the Beginning of Disaster
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 8/11/2007
After the events of her birthday, even though Risa cannot caption her relationship with Otani, she's very happy. They go to a game together and run into a potential rival of Risa.
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8.4/1052 votes#20 - Declaration of War!! The dangerous Beauty Burns with Envy!!
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 8/18/2007
Otani's neighbour, Mimi, who has a crush on Otani, warns Risa to stay away from him. Risa is terrified of her.
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8.2/1052 votes#21 - Premonition of Separation?! Risa and Otani Walk Seperate Paths
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 9/8/2007
Risa and Otani's other friends come to know about his future plans of going to a university. Everyone is surprised. Nobuko decides to study in a university in another city.
Director: N/A
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8.5/1053 votes#22 - A Catastrophic Declaration from Ootani!!
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 9/15/2007
Otani gets busy studying for university entrance exams. Everybody has a goal in mind. Risa feels aimless and starts working part time as a waitress. She meets a fellow Umibouzo fan.
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8.5/1051 votes#23 - Various Directions!! Everyone Embraces Their Own Circumstances
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 9/22/2007
The boy at Risa's workplace likes her and Otani suspects Risa of an affair. He breaks up with her. Risa tries to explain and apologizes for her mistakes. However, Otani doesn't budge.
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9.0/1058 votes#24 - Together Always
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 9/29/2007
Otani comes to stay at Risa's place for the night before his exam and meets her family. After his exam, Otani and Risa run into Mimi, who is a model now. Risa thinks of what she should do in life.
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The Best Episodes of Lovely★Complex Season 1
Every episode of Lovely★Complex Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Lovely★Complex Season 1!
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Freshman Year Summer! I'll Definitely Find a Boyfriend!" is the best rated episode of "Lovely★Complex" season 1. It scored 8/10 based on 52 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 4/7/2007. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "The Ex-Girlfriend Love Triangle?!".