"Sawako Kuronuma is the perfect heroine ... for a horror movie. With striking similarities to a haunting movie character--jet-black hair, sinister smile and silent demeanor--she's mistakenly called Sadako by those around her. But behind her scary facade is a very misunderstood teenager. Too shy to fit in, all she wants to do is make some friends. But when the most popular boy in class befriends her, she's sure to make more than just that--she's about...

Sawako and her friends dish the details of their very special Christmas Eves when everyone converges at her house for an impromptu party.

Now that Sadako and Kazehaya have confessed their feelings to each other, Sadako is worried about Kurumi, her rival who vowed to hate anyone who dated the popular boy.

With the student body on a trip to tropical Okinawa, Chizu is jealous of Ryu, Ayane has a new boyfriend, and Sadako and Kazehaya try to take their relationship to the next level.

Kazehaya and Sawako support each other as Sawako figures out where she will go to university and Kazehaya deals with his overbearing father and ill mother.

Shy Sawako Kuronuma is ostracized by her classmates, who call her Sadako because of her resemblance to a horror movie heroine, but when Shota Kazehaya, the most popular boy in school, becomes her friend, things start looking up.

Kazehaya and Sawako support each other as Sawako figures out where she will go to university and Kazehaya deals with his overbearing father and ill mother.

A new year brings promise, with the budding relationships of Ayane and Kento, and Chizu and Ryu, and fear, with Sawako worried about choosing a career path.

The future is on everyone's minds, and Yano and Kento are feeling the anxiety of losing each other as they hit a crossroad in their relationship. Tensions rise as Yano seriously thinks about her own future for the first time. Will she take the easy route and stay with Kento, or will she follow her dreams and go to university in Tokyo without him?