The Best Episodes of Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! Season 1

The café owner and Ami encourage Sakurai to take a downhearted Uzaki to a fireworks festival in an attempt to get things back to normal between them.

Director: Shinichi Fukumoto, Yuki Kanezawa

Writer: Takashi Aoshima

Uzaki starts her part-time job. Sakaki orchestrates a summer getaway for the four friends, including a fun day at the beach and a spooky night walk.

Director: Tatsu Yamamoto

Writer: Yasunori Yamada

Sakurai asks Uzaki to join him cuddling friendly felines at a cat café. Uzaki asks Sakurai to accompany her to a pub for drinks on her 20th birthday.

Director: Yoshitsugu Kimura

Writer: Takamitsu Kohno

Uzaki visits the café where Sakurai works, much to his dismay. An encounter with a cat goes horribly awry. Sakurai eats lunch with an actual friend.

Director: Shunsuke Fukui, Tatsu Yamamoto

Writer: Kenji Sugihara

Sakurai meets Uzaki’s mother, who’s surprised to learn some basic facts about him. A sudden change in personality leaves Uzaki’s coworkers befuddled.

Director: Akihiro Nagao

Writer: Yasunori Yamada

Sakurai makes Uzaki clean up her stuff, then takes cooking lessons from her mom. A solo karaoke trip spirals out of control and ends in disaster.

Director: Tatsu Yamamoto

Writer: Kenji Sugihara

Uzaki reminisces about her time with Sakurai in high school, then cooks up a scheme to see what he's like when he's drunk as summer comes to an end.

Director: Shinichi Fukumoto

Writer: Takashi Aoshima

College junior Shinichi Sakurai just wants to be alone, but loudmouthed sophomore Hana Uzaki sees it as her mission to keep him from being lonely.

Director: Shinichi Fukumoto

Writer: Takashi Aoshima

Turns out the café-owner’s daughter Ami loves people-watching, too. Sakurai comes down with a really bad cold. Uzaki has a big request for her senior.

Director: Shinichi Fukumoto

Writer: Yasunori Yamada

Uzaki tries to get Sakurai out of the house over the extended Golden Week holiday. A crowded train takes Sakurai someplace he doesn’t want to go.

Director: Akihiro Nagao

Writer: Takamitsu Kohno

An innocent trip to Tottori soon becomes a calculated effort to turn Sakurai and Uzaki into a full-fledged couple. After all, Tottori is for lovers!

Director: Fumio Itou

Writer: Takamitsu Kohno

Sakurai’s friend is determined to get him and Uzaki together, but meets resistance from an unusual place. Uzaki has some thoughts about choco-mint.

Director: Shinichi Fukumoto

Writer: Kenji Sugihara