

It’s Nanako’s first day at Seiran Academy, a prestigious all-girl’s high school famous for its exclusive and elegant “Sorority.” Only ten members will be accepted this…
TV-Y • Animation, Drama • Series • 1991 • 1 season
Starring: Hiroko Kasahara, Keiko Toda, Kenyu Horiuchi

S1 E1 - The Magnificent Ones
Nanako has her first day at Seiran Academy.
Jul 14, 1991 • 25m

S1 E2 - The Glass Slippers
Mariko looks out for Nanako before class, and shoves Tomoko out of the way when she finds Nanako. Fukiko comes to Nanako's class and announces three Sorority candidates.
Jul 21, 1991 • 25m

S1 E3 - Nanako, Disqualified?
An insulting note is posted about Nanako's candidacy for the Sorority on the school bulletin board.
Jul 28, 1991 • 25m

S1 E4 - The Music Box
Despite missing the selection party, Nanako has her interview, and humiliates herself.
Aug 4, 1991 • 25m

S1 E5 - Thorns of Suspicion and Doubt
Nanako sees Kaoru stop Rei from taking some pills.
Aug 11, 1991 • 25m

S1 E6 - Lost and Alone
The bullying continues. Nanako's gym uniform is stolen and cut to shreds, and Tomoko won't lend Nanako hers.
Aug 18, 1991 • 25m

S1 E7 - The Darkness in the Clock Tower
Depressed from her classmates' bullying, Nanako goes to the school's clock tower to spend some time alone.
Aug 25, 1991 • 25m

S1 E8 - I Want You
Mariko tries to warn Tomoko off Nanako again, but Kaoru comes by and stops her.
Sep 1, 1991 • 25m

S1 E9 - Relapse, Broken Heart
Kaoru collapses from chest pains, so Nanako tries to fetch painkillers from Rei.
Sep 8, 1991 • 25m

S1 E10 - Mariko...
Mariko refuses to eat anything until Nanako forgives her, but Nanako is giving her the silent treatment.
Sep 15, 1991 • 25m

S1 E11 - Under the Elm Tree...
The Sorority members have a special study session at Fukiko's house.
Sep 22, 1991 • 25m

S1 E12 - The Scar
Nanako calls Kaoru to help take care of Rei.
Sep 29, 1991 • 25m

S1 E13 - A Tale of Double Suicide
Rei is well enough to go back to school. She confronts Fukiko, but is made docile with a few words.
Oct 6, 1991 • 25m

S1 E14 - The Secret Door
Nanako desperately tries to escape from Rei, but fails.
Oct 27, 1991 • 25m

S1 E15 - Fukiko, the Sea Rumbles
A Sorority member named Junko Nakaya fails one of her exams due to having been seriously ill, so Fukiko orders her to resign.
Nov 3, 1991 • 25m

S1 E16 - Comeback
It is Kaoru's first basketball game since her illness, and she is determined to win.
Nov 10, 1991 • 25m

S1 E17 - Postscript
Nanako realizes that she has fallen in love with Rei, but is too nervous to say anything.
Nov 17, 1991 • 25m

S1 E18 - Into the Dream
After Nanako accidentally misses her bus stop, Rei takes her to the park.
Nov 24, 1991 • 25m

S1 E19 - The Transient Game
Rei refuses to react after hearing Nanako's confession and begins to intentionally avoid her, breaking Nanako's heart.
Dec 8, 1991 • 25m

S1 E20 - The Gardening Shears
Nanako and Tomoko decide to go to Takehiko's university fair.
Dec 15, 1991 • 25m

S1 E21 - The University Festival
Nanako, Tomoko, and Mariko go the University Fair with Takehiko and Takashi, Fukiko's older brother.
Dec 22, 1991 • 25m

S1 E22 - A Summer Day's Serenade
Mariko and Nanako are invited by Fukiko to her country house for the weekend to help her prepare for her birthday party.
Dec 29, 1991 • 25m

S1 E23 - The Forbidden Gift
Home from the lake house, Fukiko and Rei visit Ms. Asaka's grave on the anniversary of her death, three years ago.
Jan 12, 1992 • 25m

S1 E24 - Encore
Confused by the events of the party, Rei inquires of Takashi as to why the song upset Fukiko.
Jan 19, 1992 • 25m

S1 E25 - The Scarlet Lipstick
Rei reminisces about the first time she met Fukiko, remembering how, even as a child, her pride had still been admirable.
Jan 26, 1992 • 25m

S1 E26 - Proof: Snow for the Two of Us Alone
Rei reflects on that double suicide pact that she and Fukiko made shortly after Rei's mother committed suicide.
Feb 2, 1992 • 25m

S1 E27 - Mariko's Incident of Bloodshed
Mariko's parents are divorcing and she is traumatized, spending the night at Nanako's home to try coping.
Feb 23, 1992 • 25m

S1 E28 - The Christmas Candles
Everyone desperately looks for the missing Mariko, fearing for the worst.
Mar 1, 1992 • 25m

S1 E29 - The Student Assembly
At the Student Assembly, Kaoru asks for the abolition of the Sorority.
Mar 8, 1992 • 25m

S1 E30 - The Petition
Two Sorority members, Ogiwara and Komabayashi, persuade Aya's friends, Miyuki and Megumi, to steal and burn the petitions.
Mar 15, 1992 • 25m

S1 E31 - The Bad Apple
The Sorority members are getting scared as the Petition gains movement and their own members begin signing it.
Mar 22, 1992 • 25m

S1 E32 - Pride: The Last Meeting
Fukiko continues to pretend that nothing is wrong.
Mar 29, 1992 • 25m

S1 E33 - Soaring
Rei dreams of her mother's death, in which Ms. Asaka reveals that Fukiko is her child as well.
Apr 5, 1992 • 25m

S1 E34 - Ablution
Nanako waits for Rei to pick her up for their date, but soon, everyone finds out about Rei.
Apr 12, 1992 • 25m

S1 E35 - The Shore of Dreams
The school attends Rei's funeral. Fukiko accepts all of the guests with dignity.
Apr 19, 1992 • 25m

S1 E36 - Fireflies, Burning with Love...
Two weeks after Rei dies, it is the summer holidays.
Apr 26, 1992 • 25m

S1 E37 - Merry-Go-Round
Kaoru tells Nanako that she broke up with Takehiko because of her illness and mastectomy, and that Nanako is really Takehiko's stepsister.
May 3, 1992 • 25m

S1 E38 - Yes
Takehiko is about to leave for Germany, so Kaoru intends to leave him behind for good.
May 10, 1992 • 25m

S1 E39 - A Lingering Fragrance
Fukiko has a hallucination where Rei encourages her to find true love.
May 17, 1992 • 25m
Dear Brother
It’s Nanako’s first day at Seiran Academy, a prestigious all-girl’s high school famous for its exclusive and elegant “Sorority.” Only ten members will be accepted this year, and competition is fierce! Despite seeming fairly unremarkable on the surface, Nanako is selected as a member – instantly making her a target for her jealous and angry classmates. But the bullying doesn’t stop Nanako from forming friendships with the three most popular students, and even falling in love.
TV-Y • Animation, Drama • TV Series • 1991
