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At his new school, Kaoru meets an unlikely group of jazz enthusiasts and decides to add his own musical talent to the mix.

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Kaoru works to master jazz and fit in at his new school, and his friends help out with both -- until Sentarō tags along on Kaoru's date with Ritsuko.

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Kaoru tries to help Sentarō win over Yurika so he'll leave Ritsuko alone, but all his matchmaking leads to a double date that turns disastrous.

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The friends' Christmas gig is in limbo when Kaoru grows angry with Sentarō, who later reveals an important truth about himself.

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Sentarō overhears Ritsuko tell Kaoru that she loves someone else. Later, Sentarō and Kaoru join Kaoru's visiting mother for dinner.

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As the new school year starts, Sentarō, who's in a different class from his friends, joins a rock band as their new drummer, angering Kaoru.

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Kaoru, still angry with Sentarō for joining The Olympus, learns the truth when the band has technical difficulties during a school festival gig.

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Yurika awkwardly tries to seduce the recently returned Junichi, which devastates Sentarō. But Kaoru tells him that Ritsuko's the right girl for him.

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Sentarō reconciles with Ritsuko. Junichi, who's been offered a job in Tokyo, decides on a whim to bring Yurika along with him.

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Kaoru learns that Ritsuko's gift to Sentarō was meant for him, and the two discover their love for one another. Later, Sentarō runs away from home.

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Kaoru convinces Sentarō to return home, where his foster father finally makes him feel loved, but a tragedy soon threatens to tear his family apart.

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Graduation arrives, Sentarō is still missing, and Kaoru takes a job in Tokyo. The story then flashes forward to see the friends reunited in new lives.

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