Nervous to meet her new stepdad, Hiyori heads to the place she always feels at home—the ocean. When a curious girl named Koharu shows up, Hiyori decides to teach her how to fish, just like her father did before he died. But after Koharu reveals she’s also meeting her new family that night, the girls come to a startling realization. Their friendship is about to reach a whole new level!
The best episode of "Slow Loop" season 1 is "A Very Unique Girl", rated 7.1/10 from 21 user votes. It was directed by Noriaki Akitaya and written by Yuka Yamada. "A Very Unique Girl" aired on 1/7/2022 and is rated 0.3 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "If You Can Just Smile".
Hiyori likes to spend her times alone fly fishing. One day, a very energetic girl named Koharu tries to jump into the cold ocean in front of Hiyori and she stops her. This ends up being the beginning of their very unique relationship.
Director: Noriaki Akitaya
Writer: Yuka Yamada
Koharu meets Hiyori's childhood friend Koi, who works at a fishing shop. Hiyori arranges a trip to a designated fly fishing location for Koharu.
Director: Geisei Morita
Writer: Yuka Yamada
Hiyori, Koharu, and Koi go on a fishing and camping trip with their families.
Director: Sota Yokote
Writer: Keiichiro Ochi
Koharu gets frustrated by Hiyori trying to help her so much as she's fishing and Koi celebrates her sixteenth birthday.
Director: Ryuta Yamamoto
Writer: Yuka Yamada
The girls go fishing on Ichika's boat and invite Futaba to come with them. Later, they all enjoy a nice meal at Hiyori and Koharu's house.
Director: Yuya Horiuchi
Writer: Yuka Yamada
The girls go on a boat to try to catch some dorados for the first time and meet one of Ichika's friends.
Director: Masato Uchibori
Writer: Keiichiro Ochi
The girls work on summer homework and Futaba comes over. She's nervous about telling her friend that she likes fishing, so they come up with a plan to see if she should tell her friend or not. Later on, the girls go fly fishing at a mountain stream.
Director: Naoki Horiuchi
Writer: Yuka Yamada
Hiyori, Koharu, and Hinata go visit Hiyori's grandparents and the girls go fly fishing at a mountain stream.
Director: Yusuke Tomita
Writer: Keiichiro Ochi
Koharu tries to convince her dad to let her go on a fishing and camping trip with just Koharu and Koi, which causes a disagreement in the family, and results in Koharu and Hiyori running away from home.
Director: Kousaku Taniguchi
Writer: Keiichiro Ochi
Hiyori and Koharu get ready for their school's cultural fair and Hiyori goes fishing with Futaba.
Director: Geisei Morita
Writer: Keiichiro Ochi
All of the girls finally go on their autumn fishing and camping trip, and Koi thinks back on the past.
Director: Yoshinobu Kasai
Writer: Yuka Yamada
Koharu's birthday is coming up and the girls try to figure out what to get her. Meanwhile, the girls learn how to tie some flies.
Director: Noriaki Akitaya, Geisei Morita, Yusuke Tomita
Writer: Yuka Yamada