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His and Her Circumstances(TV show/series, 1998-1999)

Original title: "彼氏彼女の事情" (Japanese/JA)
FSK: 6+ years
| 24min per episode | Genres: Animation, Drama, Comedy

Scripted Reality in 1 season with 26 episodes

His and Her CircumstancesRating: 4.0/5 (with 68 votes)
Kare Kano (Japanese: 彼氏彼女の事情, Hepburn: Kareshi Kanojo no Jijō, lit. "His and Her Circumstances") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Tsuda. It was serialized in LaLa from 1995 to 2005 and collected in 21 tankōbon volumes by Hakusensha. It depicts the romance between "perfect" student Yukino Miyazawa and her academic rival Soichiro Arima, and the relationships of several of their friends. The series is licensed and was published in English in North America by Tokyopop. The chapters from the first seven volumes were adapted into a 26-episode anime television series by Gainax and J.C.Staff. Directed by Hideaki Anno, the episodes were broadcast in Japan on TV Tokyo from October 1998 to March 1999. It is licensed for distribution outside of Japan by Muse Communication and Enoki Films under the title Tales at North Hills High, and sub-licensed for distribution in North America by Nozomi Entertainment who released it as His and Her Circumstances. ()
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About His and Her Circumstances

In His and Her Circumstances, like a drug, Yukino Miyazawa was addicted to admiration and praise from those around her. She worked hard to become the perfect student, the perfect girl. But that was before… him. Souichirou Arima. The instant she met him, she hated him. Without even trying, he snatched the very glory from her hands by easily acing the high school entrance exam that should have made her the class representative. To take back what is rightfully hers, Yukino is putting all her efforts into plotting her revenge – but was love part of the plan?

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His and Her Circumstances Seasons and Episodes

10/02/1998Season 1 - 26 episodes
#1 | 10/02/1998Yuki's Trouble
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)
On the first day of high school, Yuki is not perfectly happy as she failed to get the highest score at the entrance examination. Although she does not show her desire, she wants to be the center of attention always. The honor belongs to her classmate, Arima. Yuki feels strong rivalry to Arima. She beats him at the mid-term exam. To her surprise, Arima congratulates her achievement heartily. One day, Arima tells her that he wants to “go steady” with her. Yuki bluntly refuses his proposal. Then, she accidentally reveals her true desire and is terrified by her mistake.
#2 | 10/09/1998Their Secret
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)
Yukino's inadvertently made a fool of herself in front of Arima and now he's blackmailing her! Getting her to do his work, act as his slave... she's just about at her wit's end!
#3 | 10/16/1998His Circumstances
4.5/5 (with 1 vote)
Things have been good between Arima and Yukino for the past few weeks but lately Arima has been acting strange. He's been very distant and it almost seems like he's purposefully ignoring Yukino... what is it that's changed so suddenly?
#4 | 10/23/1998Her Difficult Problem
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)
Confessing your love for someone can be very tricky... and it's not any easier for Yukino!
#5 | 10/30/1998Day of Labyrinth
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)
A new boy has just transferred to Yukino and Arima's school... Asaba. He's pretty handsome and charismatic, so it doesn't take long for him to rise in popularity, but he's got a real problem with Yukino.
#6 | 11/06/1998Your Voice That Changes Me
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)
Arima and Yukino lead very similar lives despite their differences... but how will their bond stand against the test of time? While Yukino feels as if she's been liberated of her guise of perfection.
#7 | 11/13/1998Their Estrangement
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)
The newest test scores have been posted and Yukino and Arima's scores weren't up to their typical standard.
#8 | 11/20/1998Her Day
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)
Arima and Yukino both have the day off from school so they decide to meet up over at Arima's place. But that's not the whole story...
#9 | 11/27/1998Atonement for Postponed Debts
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)
Two jealous rivals emerge to sabotage Yukino! The first girl, Maho, resents her popularity and attempts to unmask Yukino's superficiality to the whole school...
#10 | 12/04/1998Everything Starts Now
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)
The class has sided with the scheming Maho and they all decide to give Yukino the "silent treatment." As time goes on and it appears that things won't change, Yukino knows that she'll have to confront her saboteur and put an end to the harassment... but how?
#11 | 12/11/1998At the End of the First Semester
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)
Summer has arrived and it's a time of separation. Arima is going away for a Kendo tournament while Yukino has made new friends. Even Tsubasa has taken a liking to Yukino, but something's not right... she's grown a little too attached.
#12 | 12/18/1998The Location of Happiness
3.0/5 (with 1 vote)
Tsubasa has holed up at Yukino's house and refuses to go home. Tsubasa's father is remarrying and it's been hard for her to come to terms with the idea.
#13 | 12/25/1998The Subjectivity of Happiness
3.0/5 (with 1 vote)
Tsubasa decides to go home, but her loathing for her father getting remarried is renewed upon meeting her future stepbrother... a punk-rocker named Kazuma. How could she ever possibly relate to someone so completely different?
#14 | 12/30/1998The Story So Far: Part 1
1.0/5 (with 1 vote)
Yukino and Arima's story up to this point is revisited.
#15 | 01/08/1999The Story So Far: Part 2
1.0/5 (with 1 vote)
Arima's absence has been hard on Yukino, but she's not the only one. Asaba's had it tough as well...
#16 | 01/15/1999Eternal Interspersion
3.0/5 (with 1 vote)
The Miyazawa family heads off to meet grandpa... an ill-tempered old man who's got it in for Yukino's father!
#17 | 01/22/1999His Return
3.0/5 (with 1 vote)
Hearing from her friends that Arima has changed a lot over the summer, Yukino bemoans over the fact that she hasn't changed at all and that she can't seem to get her feelings sorted well when it comes to him.
#18 | 01/29/1999Progress
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)
Arima's feelings for Yukino are beginning to build up and he knows now, more than anything, he wants to take their relationship to the next level...
#19 | 02/05/199914 Days: Act 1
2.0/5 (with 1 vote)
Yukino isn't all that interested in the culture fest until she finds out that the class that puts on the best show gets the test notes of a student who went on to Tokyo University!
#20 | 02/12/199914 Days: Act 2
3.0/5 (with 1 vote)
Tonami had a tough childhood... he was constantly sick, being bullied, but the worst of it was all Tsubaki's fault. Now he's back and he's determined to throw it back in her face!
#21 | 02/19/199914 Days: Act 3
3.0/5 (with 1 vote)
Aya has finished her script for the culture fest play, but neither Yukino nor Maho are eager to participate. All the while, Tonami has begun to make his mark on Tsubaki. She begins to suspect who he really is.
#22 | 02/26/199914 Days: Act 4
2.0/5 (with 1 vote)
After reading the Aya's play, Yukino decides that she'd like to participate in it.
#23 | 03/05/199914 Days: Act 5
2.0/5 (with 1 vote)
Yukino's organizational talents shine as the play really starts to come together. Meanwhile, Tonami's plot for revenge against Tsubaki isn't going as well as he'd hoped...
#24 | 03/12/1999A Different Story From So Far
1.0/5 (with 1 vote)
Yukino has changed a lot since meeting Arima, but Arima still feels that he himself hasn't changed much at all.
#25 | 03/19/1999A Different Story From Up to Now
1.0/5 (with 1 vote)
Kano's been feeling a strange presence lately... as if someone is following her. Mysterious phone calls... flowers from an anonymous admirer...
#26 | 03/26/199914 Days: Act 6
3.0/5 (with 1 vote)
The final episode. As tensions rise over Arima's jealous and over-protective nature, Tonami begins to realize that his desire to get Tsubaki to notice him was one born out of an emotion different from hate.

Additional Information

Official websites:
Production country: Japan
Derivative works/Adaptions: "Kare Kano" (find it on Amazon)
Made by: Gainax
Original language: Japanese (JA)
Spoken languages: Japanese (JA)
Translated into 11 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 10/02/1998
Last episode released on: 03/26/1999
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Kare Kano: Mein Geheimnis Dein Geheimnis"
"Entre elle et lui"
"Entre Elle & Lui"
"心动季节"
"Le situazioni di Lui & Lei"
"Kare Kano"
"Kareshi Kanojo no Jijō"
"Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou"
"KKNJ"
"그남자 그여자의 사정"
"Jego i jej okoliczności"
"Его и Её обстоятельства"
"Hans och hennes omständigheter"
"男女蹺蹺板"
"Tales at North Hills High"

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