Slow Start

スロウスタート

Hana Ichinose missed her high-school entrance exams after catching mumps, costing her a year, so she starts at Hoshio Private Academy as a first-year a year older than her new classmates. Living with her cousin Eiko, she keeps the gap year secret while befriending Tama, Kamuri, and the standoffish Shion. Quiet episodes follow the four girls through school days as Hana slowly learns she is not the only one carrying a private worry.