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Just Because!

Just Because! · 2017

A transfer student rekindles delicate romantic ties among graduating high school seniors.

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With graduation approaching at the end of their third year of high school, a group of quiet classmates prepares to part ways into disparate college and career futures. Their subdued, nostalgic routine is suddenly disrupted by the unexpected return of Eita Izumi, an old middle school friend whose family abruptly relocates back to town after four years away. Eita arrival reconnects him with his former baseball teammate Haruto Soma and his long-repressed romantic crush Mio Natsume. In the chilly winter months, unconfessed feelings, photography club dreams, and bittersweet romantic confessions gently unravel.

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Produced by animation studio Pine Jam and broadcast in autumn 2017, *Just Because!* is an original anime television series created by celebrated light novel author Hajime Kamoshida, writer of *Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai*. Directed by Atsushi Kobayashi with character designs by *Getsuyoubi no Tawawa* artist Kiseki Himura, the twelve-episode production earned deep admiration for its quiet naturalism, realistic adolescent pacing, and delicate depiction of winter nostalgia. Its grounded dialogue and authentic Kanagawa backgrounds capture the fragile beauty of youth.
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