Final Approach (2004)
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.
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Episode 1 - Panic Visit!! Pretty Girl of Love and Destiny!
Release Date: 2004-10-03Ryou meets his planned fiancée, Shizuka, for the first time, and discovers the R.T.P. projects for arranged marriages everywhere.
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Episode 2 - Great Explosive Debut!! Love and Adoration for the Transfer Student!
Release Date: 2004-10-10Ryou finds everlasting shock when Shizuka suddenly shows up in his school and advances into his 11th grade class.
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Episode 3 - Great Crash!! Dragon and Tiger of Love and Ambition!
Release Date: 2004-10-17Shizuka is introduced into her fiancé's workplace, the Plavi, where trouble ensues.
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Episode 4 - A Great Decision!! The Departure to Love and Ambition!?
Release Date: 2004-10-24Emiho confesses that she too has a planned marriage, in which Ryo debates about a person's will in such unions.
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Episode 5 - Closing in!? Hell of Steaming Love and Death!
Release Date: 2004-10-31The 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.
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Episode 6 - A Great Shock! The Result of Love and Sorrow!
Release Date: 2004-11-07Another date is underway for Ryo and Emiho, but Shizuka decides to be "cautious" and prepares with the aid of the government's technology.
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Episode 7 - A Great Tragic Love! The Sleeting Snow of Love and Yearning
Release Date: 2004-11-14In practicing ignorance around Shizuka, Ryo is reproved for his action, and is given a chance to reevaluate his decision.
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Episode 8 - A Great Fever!! An "Ah~n" for Love and Reminisence
Release Date: 2004-11-21Akane 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.
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Episode 9 - A Great Battle!! Beyond the Love and Gunfire!
Release Date: 2004-11-28Emiho 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.
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Episode 10 - A Great Undertaking!! The Recalled Shape of Love and Cruelty!
Release Date: 2004-12-05Shizuka'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.
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Episode 11 - A Great Demise!? The Doll of Love and Parting!
Release Date: 2004-12-12Akane prepares a farewell dinner for Shizuka, and asks Ryo to dine alone with Shizuka "like good, old friends."
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Episode 12 - A Great Decision! A Fool for Love and Acclamation!
Release Date: 2004-12-19The 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.
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Episode 13 - A Great Struggle! A Wedding of Love and Blessings
Release Date: 2004-12-26The 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.