Slow Start

Hana Ichinose, a high school student who is 17 years old, recently moved, will be entering a new school. In addition to being shy, she is also anxious and frightened. Hana's predicament is made more challenging by the fact that she is a "slow start," which means she skipped a year of school, and she is concerned about going to a class where everyone is younger than her. The teacher reveals that it is Hana's birthday during her presentation, which allows her the chance to get to know three of her classmates: the outgoing and charismatic Tamate Momochi; the diminutive and introverted Kanmuri Sengoku; and the popular and attractive Eiko Tokura. Hana's contacts with these three signify the beginning of some lovely relationships that would change her life since she didn't want to miss the opportunity to make new friends.