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- Say I Love You. is a 2012 romance Japanese anime based on the manga written and illustrated by Kanae Hazuki. Mei Tachibana is a socially awkward teenager who not only believes that friendships end in betrayal, but has also never had a boyfriend in all of her 16 years of existence. One day she has a fateful encounter with the most popular boy at her high school, Yamato Kurosawa San, when she kicks him straight in the palm of his hand and bruises him. Despite this, an intrigued Yamato embarks on a campaign to get to know Mei better. The story follows Mei and the new experiences she undertakes as she slowly allows Yamato to get closer to her, including becoming his girlfriend and making new friends along the way with Yamato’s help. The anime is produced by Zexcs and directed by Toshimasa Kuroyanagi, with series composition by Takuya Satō, character designs by Yoshiko Okuda, art direction by Yuka Hirama, and soundtrack music by Yuuji Nomi. The series premiered on October 6, 2012, on Tokyo MX, with later airings on Chiba TV, tvk, Sun TV, KBA, TV Aichi, TVh, AT-X, and BS11. The thirteen-episode series was followed by an OAD episode on July 24, 2013. The series was picked up by Crunchyroll for online simulcast streaming in North America and other select parts of the world. The Anime Network later obtained the series for streaming in an English dub. StarChild released the series in Japan on six Blu-ray and DVD volumes between December 26, 2012, and May 22, 2013. The anime was licensed by Sentai Filmworks for distribution via select digital outlets and a home media release in North America. The series was also acquired by Hanabee Entertainment for release in Australia. The opening theme is "Friendship (for Say I Love You." (Friendship ~for 好きっていいなよ。) by Ritsuko Okazaki. The ending theme is "Slow Dance" by Suneohair. "Sarari" (さらり, "Without Hesitation") by Suneohair is used as the insert song of episode 12. (en)
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- Yamato realizes that he and Mei haven't gone home together for a long time, and so they do. However, it in a misunderstanding when an indecisive Mei turns Yamato off. Before doing so, Mei stops by her part-time job at the bakery where she meets a customer named Kai Takemura. Mei is shocked when he tries asking about the special edition key chain Asami gave her. Yamato then realize from Aiko that everybody in school know about rumors between him and Megumi, including Mei. He rushed to find Mei walking on the street with her bracelet got broke. Yamato gathers the scattered beads of her bracelet. She bends down to help him, but as their emotions threaten to overwhelm them both, they hug instead. (en)
- Ever since that rescue by Yamato, Mei started having dreams about him being her protector. Later on she gets to befriend Asami Oikawa, who idolizes Yamato. It was from her that Mei heard rumors about Yamato kissing every cute girl in their school except for one girl named Miki Arai, rumored to be his girlfriend. When Mei says that she loves him, Yamato kisses her "for real". (en)
- Mei expresses her thanks to the audience for watching her story with Yamato unfold. (en)
- Mei has attracted the attention of Kakeru Hayakawa, a guy known to have slept with many other girls, including Aiko. He then wastes no time in asking Yamato if he can hook him up with Mei for lunch with him. Yamato is unaware that Kakeru has other plans for Mei. When Yamato was distracted by a phone call, he tried to convince her to be his girlfriend, but Mei sensed his motives and leaves him alone in an instant. Yamato learns of what happened, and when Kakeru starts badmouthing Mei, he punched him, saying she is his girlfriend. Later, Yamato catches up with Mei, and confesses to her that he did sleep with Aiko, but only because back then she was heartbroken and lost. (en)
- Mei stresses over a dream of herself and Yamato attending a meet-up. (en)
- Mei tries to imitate Yamato's mannerisms. (en)
- Mei tries on 3D glasses and complains of her eyes hurting. (en)
- Kai confronts Megumi for pretending to befriend everyone, saying she hates things if she is not the center of attention. Megumi later reads some negative comments about her on the Internet, where she ditches her current photoshoot. After buying some junk food, she later shuts herself in her apartment obviously depressed. Meanwhile, Mei and Yamato go on a date where Nagi also comes after convincing her older brother Daichi to take her there, since she says she wanted to see Mei very much. After going on a few rides, Yamato realizes that Mei is scared but she is trying to be strong and fight those fears. At night, Nagi falls asleep and Yamato brings the two to a hotel. (en)
- Marshmellow meows to the tune of the opening theme, which coincidentally causes Mei to meow as well. (en)
- Upon arriving at the station, Yamato leaves Nagi in Mei's care and hurries to Megumi's apartment. At the apartment, he meets Momo, Megumi's best friend. Megumi shut herself in her apartment because of the same reason that Mei and Nagi shunned making friends before, and won't come out even if it is Yamato knocking at her door. Seasons pass by, and things become stable for everyone, especially Yamato and Mei. Mei has already gotten out with Yamato and her friends during the summer festival, but on the insistence of her mother, she asks Yamato to watch the fireworks with her, while she will be wearing kimono. Even if Mei arrives late and the fireworks over, it did not matter to Yamato, as he kissed her at the now-empty shrine. (en)
- Megumi was surprised to hear from Yamato that he is quitting the modeling business because it makes Mei sad. Mei gets to know of Kai's plans to gain revenge against his former tormentors, so she gives him some advice. With his mission of gaining revenge against his bullies looking bleak, Kai, as he declares in front of Yamato, fully turns to another mission: winning Mei's heart. (en)
- Yamato catches a fever and skips school. Seeing that she's bashful again, Mei's friends urge her to go and see him. However, on the way to Yamato's house the next day, Mei calls Yamato only to hear Nagi's voice, telling her that he does not want to see her today. In reality Nagi wants to pamper Yamato and have him all to herself. After seeing Kai at the bakery, he and Mei later cross paths at their usual meeting spot, as they apologize to each other and spend the rest of the day together afterwards. At the end of the closing
credits, Mei is heard saying I love you, conveniently ending the series by fulfilling the title... (en)
- Mei, Aiko, Asami, and Nagi are making cookies at Mei's house. Knowing that the process could take a while, Nagi chases Yamato out of the house. He receives a text from Kai, who asks him if he wants to meet up at the park. When Yamato arrives, it is revealed that the rundown park was where the two of them first talked and bonded for the first time. After bantering a bit, Kai asks Yamato why he, who had always seemed to be having fun with a large crowd around him, was always the first one at the park after school. They start talking, and Kai tells her that he thinks she's cool for staying true to herself while modelling. Megumi snaps back at him, and the offended Kai leaves. At Mei's house, the cookies are done and turn out to be delicious. Yamato hugs Mei and tells her he's glad she's with him. They watch the sunset together before continuing their walk by holding hands. (en)
- Yamato agrees to take care of the abandoned black kitten he and Mei found by the roadside. One day, he invites her over to his house to introduce Kuro, the black kitten, to Mei's white cat Marshmallow. Mei then gets to meet Nagi, Yamato's younger sister. But as soon as they meet, Nagi immediately disliked Mei because she felt that Mei was stealing Yamato, due to the past she used to have a lot of friends until she realized they were using her and later against her that she stopped going to school for a while, and only Yamato was there to cheer her up. Mei then come and talk with her and they begin to get along with eachother. Upon returning after Kenji asked him to get a gift from him and Asami, Yamato finds Kuro, Marshmallow, Mei and Nagi sleeping together on the couch in his room. (en)
- Mei mentions the Japanese play on words involving Yamato's black kitten "Kuro", and his last name "Kurosawa". (en)
- Megumi continues her quest for Kai by trying to make use of Asami and Aiko to alienate and destabilize Mei ; and Kai in order to break her up with Yamato. Kai notices Mei being in pain and lonely, so he tries to cheer her up by giving the tickets Megumi gave him the other day. Kai scolds Yamato for not sensing that Mei is in pain and is lonely. After hearing Yamato's side, Kai, gains more respect for him despite hating some of his traits. (en)
- Yamato tags along as Mei intends to visit the parlor to have her hair cut, which eventually becomes a date. On the way, they meet Aiko Muto, along with her boyfriend Masashi Tachikawa, and eventually invites the two to a bowling alley. Aiko, who has a crush on Yamato after finding out her ex-boyfriend cheated on her, wonders what did he see in Mei, who looks not interested in him. When the two girls are alone, Aiko bluffs Mei into leaving him alone, but it was in vain as Yamato followed Mei on the way out. (en)
- An amateur model named Megumi Kitagawa transfers to the school where Yamato and Mei goes to. Megumi seems to have fallen for Yamato at first sight, but he has no interest in her. Things escalate when Yamato becomes a part-time male model and partner for Megumi. Mei watches their first photoshoot together and she suddenly begin to feel jealous. (en)
- An animation glitch shows Mei as a moving wire-framed character. (en)
- Mei tries to practice singing karaoke. Marshmellow then tries to sing but his bass shatters the mic. (en)
- Mei feels even more depressed as the magazine which employs Megumi has asked Yamato to continue to model for them, although she gives her approval. Yamato finds time to text her on the way home from the photo shoot and be with Mei alone, however he is at his modeling job most of the time, and he goes to the photoshoot with Megumi instead of him going home with Mei. Later, Mei notices that Yamato is no longer wearing his bracelet, and a few days later, rumors about Yamato and Megumi going out, and his going to Megumi's house reached Mei. (en)
- Marshmellow expresses his dislike of Yamato but Kuro deeply defends him before escaping Mei's cookie tasting. (en)
- Marshmewllow tries to teach Kuro the 'laws' of being a cat but they have to pretend to be 'normal cats' when Mei returns. (en)
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