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Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi
星空へ架かる橋
GenreHarem, Romance
Game
DeveloperFeng
GenreVisual novel, Eroge
PlatformWindows
ReleasedOctober 15, 2010
Manga
Written byFeng
Illustrated byKurumi Morisaki
Published byKadokawa Shoten
DemographicSeinen
MagazineComp Ace
Original runJune 2011 – February 2012
Volumes2
Anime television series
Directed byTakenori Mihara
Produced byHajime Kamada
Makoto Ito
Takemasa Okamura
Yuuichiro Takahata
Written byGō Zappa
Music byAtsushi Umebori
StudioDoga Kobo
Original networkAT-X, Chiba TV, Sun TV, Tokyo MX, TV Aichi, TVS
Original run April 11, 2011 – June 27, 2011
Episodes12 (List of episodes)
Original video animation
Directed byTakenori Mihara
StudioDoga Kobo
ReleasedDecember 21, 2011
Runtime26 minutes

Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi (星空へ架かる橋), sometimes shortened to Hoshikaka and also known by the translation A Bridge to the Starry Skies, is an adult visual novel developed and published by Feng, released on October 15, 2010 for Windows. The story, a mostly comedic slice-of-life, centers on Kazuma Hoshino, an adolescent boy who moves into rural Japan with his brother, and the personal and romantic encounters he has with a handful of the female residents there. Though the game requires little interaction from users, Hoshikaka engages the player through a nonlinear plot that they are given opportunities to change the course of during play.

Feng announced work on Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi in May 2009 and marketed it through public venues and the broadcast of a radio drama throughout development. The game was postponed a total of nine times and released almost a year after its initial date but was met with relatively positive reception. On November 11, 2011 Feng announced work on a fan disc for the game, set to be released on February 24, 2012.

Following the game's release, Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi made transitions into other media. Two volumes of a manga were published, as was an art book, audio dramas and several albums of music. A twelve-episode animated television series and direct-to-video (OVA) single release was also produced by Doga Kobo.

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Gameplay[edit]

Example of a scene in Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi. Here, Kazuma talks to Ui and Ibuki.

As a visual novel, Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi contains extremely minimal gameplay. The game is presented in a traditional fashion,[1] with static backgrounds and moderately altered character poses viewed from a mostly first-person perspective. At predetermined intervals, the game stops, and players are presented with one to two responses or actions relevant to the scene in progress to make, or not make, on behalf of characters. Each selection branches the game's progress up to that point in an alternate direction, while also causing the player's love toward a character to blossom, plateau, or diminish, thus providing for a nonlinear storytelling experience.[2] Being an erotic title, relationships between characters may expectedly become sexual; scenes of this kind depict a varying combination of groping, oral sex and intercourse.[3]

Plot[edit]

Kazuma Hoshino is a high school student who, along with his younger brother, Ayumu, moves from an undisclosed city in Japan to the rural town of Yamabiko on account of Ayumu's asthma. While settling into their new surroundings the brothers become acquainted with several locals including Ui Nakatsugawa, Ibuki Hinata, the Toudou sisters and Madoka Koumoto, among others. The story details the brothers' adventures with their new friends.[4]

Characters[edit]

Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi follows the life of Kazuma Hoshino, a teenage boy who moves to the fictional rural town of Yamabiko with his younger brother, Ayumu,[5] on account of Ayumu's asthma.[4] Kazuma loses his way in the forest after chasing a monkey that stole Ayumu's hat and meets Ui Nakatsugawa, a cute and cheerful, if airheaded, schoolgirl whom he takes an almost immediate liking to. As they make their way back to where Ayumu is waiting, Kazuma learns that Ui is fond of cooking, has a refined sense of taste, sports a nearly insatiable appetite, and by extension, loves eating.[6] During their walk through the forest Kazuma also becomes acquainted with Ibuki Hinata, Ui's temperamental spitfire of a best friend.[6] In spite of his admirable efforts to make up for his faux pas, Ibuki does not hold a high opinion of Kazuma until much later when his genuinely positive and friendly qualities lead to her developing feelings for him.

After returning to Yamabiko, Kazuma and Ayumu become acquainted with a number of other people. Senka Yorozu is a friend of their father's and the landlady of Yorozuyo Inn where they stay. She is a gregarious woman, with a penchant for drinking.[5] On the way to school the next day they meet Tsumugi Toudou, a down-home, third-year senior,[6] who familiarizes the boys with the town and its culture. At school Kazuma becomes friends with Daigo Minamikokubaru, a classmate with a fondness for online games and always imagining nude girls. He is also the son of their homeroom teacher.[5] Kazuma later meets Hina Sakai, a tall and quiet girl with a fondness for anything cute.[6]

On their way back from campus, Kazuma and the group wait for Ayumu to join them from his middle school. Ayumu arrives in the company of Kasane Toudou, Tsumugi's youngest sister, a sweet-natured, blue-haired girl known around the town for her interest in gossip.[5] In touring the community, everyone makes their way to the local Shinto shrine, where the miko and daughter of the priest, Madoka Komoto, is introduced to the boys.[6] Much to their surprise, Madoka runs off in a panic at the sight of Kazuma, something that happened again at school the next day. He returns to the shrine the following afternoon to see her again but is interrupted by Koyori Toudou, the middle Toudou sister (younger than Tsumugi and older than Kasane). With a similar personality to Ibuki (loud and brash), Koyori similarly does not welcome Kazuma until his kindness shows through,[6] such as when he breaks her fall from a tree.

Development and release[edit]

According to D-Dream, a distributor of visual novels and domestic anime products, Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi was officially announced by Feng on May 8, 2009.[7] The official website had also gone live around this time, and from September 28 to November 16, character profiles, sample artwork, and voice clips were added.[8][9]

On November 26, 2009, D-Dream reported that Hoshikaka had been postponed from its original release date on December 11, 2009 to February 26, 2010.[10] In the following month, on December 18, Feng announced that it would be attending the Akihabara Electric Festival on December 27 at the Akihabara Sofmap Amusement Hall to promote the game, selling phonecards and dakimakura cases.[11] From December 25, 2009 to February 4, 2010, Feng remained relatively quiet about the game's development, until on February 5[12] it was announced that the game had been postponed from February 26 to April 23.[13] More artwork samples were added from March 5 to 12, and on April 13,[12] the game was postponed for a third time from April 23 to May 28.[14] On April 30,[15] after adding more sample artwork, Feng announced that it would be attending Dream Party 2010, an anime convention, on May 23 at Tokyo Big Sight in Ariake, selling dakimakura cases and T-shirts.[16] After adding more sample art on March 7, the company postponed the game for a fourth time on March 14,[15] from May 28 to June 25.[17]

More art and voice samples were added from May 28 to June 11, with a fifth postponement on June 16[15] from June 25 to July 30.[18] On June 24, the company announced that it would be distributing free Hoshikaka posters the following day at the Sofmap retail establishment in Chiyoda.[19] The shortened version of the game's ending theme 'Hiroga ru Yozora no Shita de' was published on July 2, and on July 16 the game's opening movie was released[15] along with a sixth postponement from July 30 to August 27.[20] A week later on July 24,[15] Feng posted the game's first collection of purchasable merchandise.[21] The company announced days later on July 30[15] that it would be attending Comiket 78 at Tokyo Big Site from August 13 to 15, selling dakimakura cases, wall scrolls, keyboard covers, cellphone screen wipes, bath salts, hand fans, towels and air fresheners.[22]

On August 12, 2010 Feng released a public trial of Hoshikaka.[15] The game was postponed for a seventh time on August 19[15] from August 27 to September 24.[23] A second trial was released on September 10, followed shortly by an eighth postponement on September 14[15] from September 24 to September 30.[24] This date change was then followed by a ninth postponement on September 22,[15] when it was changed from September 30 to October 15.[25] In the following week, Feng announced that it would be attending the Dream Party Autumn 2010 at Tokyo Big Sight on October 3, selling dakimakura cases.[26] With the absence of a tenth postponement, Feng announced on October 8[15] that it would be hosting a celebratory event for the game's release on October 15 at Sofmap retailers in Akihabara, holding a raffle and autographing copies of the game.[27] A third trial was released on October 10, and on October 15,[15] the game was released.

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On the day of release, Feng published a patch for Hoshikaka, adding additional functionality to the game and crushing numerous bugs, bringing the game to version 1.01.[28] The following year on February 15, 2011,[29] Feng released a free, downloadable expansion to the game called the St. Valentine's Day Patch,[30] which added extra routes for Ui and Hina.[citation needed] Feng announced Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi AA, a fan disc, on November 11, 2011,[31] set for release February 24, 2012. Getchu.com ranked AA in their 50 most reserved games for its time of recently announced titles.[32]

Media[edit]

Print media[edit]

A 128-page art book, titled 'Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi Visual Fan Book', was published by ASCII Media Works on March 30, 2011, containing character illustrations and staff interviews and commentaries.[33] A manga adaptation, illustrated by Kurumi Morisaki, was serialized in the seinen manga magazine Comp Ace between its June 2011 and February 2012 issues. Retelling the story of the original game, the first tankōbon volume was published by Kadokawa Shoten July 26, 2011.[34] A second volume followed, published December 26.[35]

Anime[edit]

Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi was notably adapted into a twelve-episode anime television series by Doga Kobo.[36] News of this first appeared on December 29, 2010 when Doga Kobo announced via their blog that information about the show had been posted on its then-new website.[37] Stations participating in the broadcast included Chiba TV, Tokyo MX, TV Aichi, Sun TV, TV Saitama, and AT-X, the premiere of which would air on AT-X on April 4. From July 6 to December 7, 2011, Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi was published into six DVDs and Blu-rays containing two episodes each.[38] The anime was streamed in western countries with English subtitles by Crunchyroll, along with other titles such as The World God Only Knows and Deadman Wonderland.[39]

Doga Kobo also produced one direct-to-video (OVA) episode of Hoshikaka. News of it was posted on August 12, 2011, mentioning that a new character would be voiced by singer-songwriter Yukari Tamura.[40] Updates were added from September 5 to November 28, and on December 21, the episode was released as a limited and regular edition DVD and Blu-ray.[41]

Audio CDs[edit]

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Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi Original Soundtrack

From 2010 to 2011, five albums of Hoshikaka music were published. The 'Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi Opening Theme' single, containing the game's opening theme of the same name, the closing theme Hirogaru Yozora no Shita de (広がる夜空の下で), performed by Nomico and Ringo Aoba, and their instrumentals, was the first to be distributed on December 29, 2010 at Comiket 79, published under Feng's own label.[42]

The following year, Pony Canyon published four albums. The singles 'Hoshikaze no Horoscope' (星風のホロスコープHoshikaze no Horosukopu), a four-track disc performed by Nomico, and 'Dashed Cinderella' (だっしゅどシンデレラDasshudo Shinderera), another four-track featuring the voices of Eriko Nakamura and Ai Shimizu, the voice actresses for Ui and Madoka, were released on May 27, 2011.[43][44] A month later, on June 27, the company released the game's original soundtrack,[45] and on August 3, the 'Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi Character Song Album', an eight-track album featuring music performed by the anime's voice actresses was released.[46]

Internet radio shows[edit]

Two internet radio shows have been produced based on Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi. The first of these, a radio drama called Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi Radio, was streamed on a Japanese internet radio network called Onsen during the visual novel's development, and was broadcast every Friday between October 16, 2009 and November 26, 2010. Ichigo Momoi and Kaname Yuzuki, who voiced Senka and Koyori in the visual novel, respectively, hosted the show. A total of fifty seven broadcasts were made. It was also published into two albums,[47] released October 3, 2011.[48][49]

A second internet radio show, called Radio Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi 'Yorozu Yo Bekkan', was hosted by Shiho Kawaragi and Aiko Okubo, who voice Senka and Koyori in the anime, respectively. It was broadcast every Friday on Onsen, between April 1 and August 26, 2011.[50] A total of twenty two broadcasts were made. The radio show was used to promote the anime adaptation of Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi.

Reception[edit]

Getchu.com, a major distributor of visual novels and domestic anime products, ranked Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi as the number one visual novel sold for the month of its release,[51] but failed to chart any further. It was, however, ranked as the third most sold game for the entire year on Getchu.com.[52]Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi won a silver prize for character design at Moe Game Awards in 2011.[53]

The Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi anime was reviewed by Aiden Foote of THEM Anime Reviews, where he panned the series for having 'cliché' and 'terrible' characters, and a 'generic' plot.[54] However, on the contrary, the first episode was reviewed by Chris Beveridge at Mania.com, where he praised the anime's 'natural flow', and 'appealing' production quality.[55] The Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi DVD sold 589 copies between July 4 and July 10, 2011 in Japan,[56] and the blu-ray release sold 917 copies during the same period.[57]

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External links[edit]

  • Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi at Feng (in Japanese)
  • Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi anime site(in Japanese)
  • Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
  • Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi at The Visual Novel Database
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The following lists the episodes, air dates and summaries of the animated adaption of Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi.

No.Title[1]Original airdate[2]
01'If That Were A Bear, It'd All Be Over'
Transcription: 'Kuma Nara, Kokode Owatteta' (Japanese: クマなら、ここで終わってた)		April 11, 2011[3]

A little boy, Kazuma Hoshino, and a girl stand in a forest; the latter of whom is upset that the boy is leaving. The boy cheers her up and promises to stay friends.

Kazuma, now a teenager, awakens and finds himself sitting across from his brother Ayumu on a train. As Ayumu gazes out the window in awe, Kazuma is surprised at how much the scene resembles the one in his dream.
The boys get off in Yamabiko Town, catching what they believe to be a bus to Yorozuyo Inn, a lodge where they are to live. Having boarded the wrong bus however, Kazuma and Ayumu have no choice but to wait for the correct bus at the next stop. As Ayumu searches for snacks to feed the monkey that appears at the bus stop, the mischievous animal steals his hat and runs off. Kazuma angrily pursues it into the forest. After a prolonged chase Kazuma recovers the hat but finds himself lost. Fortunately, a girl, Ui Nakatsugawa, happens by and guides him in the direction of the bus stop. She crosses a stream by jumping from rock to rock. When Kazuma tries to do to the same his foot slips on the last rock and he knocks Ui over, accidentally kissing her in the process. Having witnessed the incident, Ui's friend, Ibuki Hinata, aggressively sends him on his way.
Kazuma rejoins Ayumu at the bus stop and they catch the bus to the inn. Senka Yorozu, their landlady, graciously welcomes them. That night, as he remembers the day's events, Kazuma regrets having not gotten Ui's name.
The following morning, their first day of school, Senka introduces the boys to Tsumugi Toudou, a part-time employee at the Inn and their upperclasssman who guides them to campus. When Kazuma is introduced to his new class he finds that an irate Ibuki is in his class. Sitting beside her, Ui waves him a greeting.
02'It Shouldn't Taste Like Cheese'
Transcription: 'Chīzu no Aji wa Shinai Hazu' (Japanese: チーズの味はしないはず)		April 18, 2011[4]

Ui dreams of herself and brother Hajime, as children, sharing a slice of cheesecake. Hajime wipes a splotch of cream from her cheek and the dream cuts to an image of Kazuma's unintentional kiss by the stream. Ui wakes up in surprise, placing two fingers to her lips.

After Kazuma introduces himself to the class he is assigned to sit in the back, directly between Ui and Ibuki. At lunch time he sits down to lunch with the girls and a new acquaintance, Daigo Minamikokubaru, the son of their homeroom teacher.
After school, Kazuma and company are joined by Tsumugi. Stopping to collect Ayumu and with him, Kasane Toudou, Tsumugi's youngest sister, they all go on a tour of the town. As they walk around town the group tells the brothers the legend of local mountain, Futagoyama, where Kazuma had gotten lost the previous day. Ayumu notes that this legend bears a resemblance to that of Tanabata. The group continues their tour by stopping at the local Shinto shrine where Kazuma is introduced to the miko, Madoka Komoto. Dumbfounded at the sight of him however, Madoka runs off.
As their final destination, the gang visits an ice cream parlor where they share a large parfait. Upon finishing the meal, Kazuma notices and wipes cream from Ui's cheek, causing her to remember her dream of Hajime, much to her embarrassment. That night, while taking a bath, Ui comes to terms with her earlier embarrassment around Kazuma and happily settles into the water.
03'Acorns Hurt More than You Think'
Transcription: 'Donguri wa Igai to Itai' (Japanese: ドングリは意外と痛い)		April 25, 2011[5]
Kazuma and a girl are playing by a stream in a dream. As the girl finishes making him a necklace out of white clover, Kazuma gives her a ring made out of the same flowers. She happily puts it on; in her room, a sleeping Madoka thanks him.
Following an awkward morning and breakfast with Senka, Kazuma and Ayumu head to school with Daigo. As Ui and Ibuki catch up, Kazuma experiences an feeling that he is being watched. Class breaks for lunch; on his way to get food with Daigo, Kazuma experiences the feeling again as a girl hides. Homeroom is let out; as Kazuma leaves with Daigo, he spots the girl and gives chase. He bumps into a startled Madoka who bodyslams him to the floor.
The next morning, shooed out of the inn, Kazuma rethinks the incident and goes to the shrine to apologize to Madoka. They make up and Madoka inquires about him and Ui, and is brought to tears upon hearing that they kissed. Watching this from atop a tree and upset that Madoka is crying, the girl who had been spying on Kazuma reveals herself to be Koyori Toudou, Tsumugi's other sister. She pelts Kazuma with acorns, but after Madoka moves to shield him, Koyori leaves.
On their way home from school the next day, Ui and Kazuma bump into Ayumu who has developed a slight fever. Kazuma carries him home piggyback and Ui fantasizes about him doing the same for her. Back at the house, after they tuck Ayumu in bed, Kazuma and Ui relax in his room enjoying some tea and daifuku.
04'Met with a bear and had a chat'
Transcription: 'Kuma to Deatte, Hanashi Teta' (Japanese: クマと出会って、話してた)		May 2, 2011[6]
It is lunch time several days later. Desperate for the bathroom, Daigo tosses his lunch to Kazuma, who stumbles backwards into Hina Sakai, a third-year student, knocking both of them over. He apologizes for the mishap and as he returns her cellphone, compliments the cuteness of the ornament dangling from it. Hina mistakes this as ridicule, and snaps at him before storming away.
Back in class, Kazuma, Ui, Ibuki and Daigo discuss the upcoming sports festival, specifically the Hikonan Race, a form of triathlon. Since participants in this event must represent a business, Kazuma is informed by Senka upon his return home that he will be entered on behalf of the inn. He heads out for a run to train for the race and finds Koyori up a tree in the park and breaks her fall when she slips off. He then accompanies her to Gengorou Yamakawa, an elderly friend and widower. The man talks of his hospitalized grandson, Keita, awaiting an undisclosed surgery, and asks Koyori to visit him. Back in her room, Hina makes the decision to apologize to Kazuma.
Koyori and Gengorou surprise Keita the following day; in an effort to keep his spirits high, Koyori promises to win the Hikonan Race if he will remain optimistic about the surgery. After a brief encounter with Hina, who is unable to apologize, Kazuma finds Madoka at the shrine where she tells him more about the story of Futagoyama.
05'Red Bean Soup And Eel And Wedding Dress'
Transcription: 'Shiruko to Unagi to Uedingudoresu' (Japanese: しることウナギとウエディングドレス)		May 9, 2011[7]
The sports festival arrives and the group participates in a variety of events; Ui wins a sprint, Hina wins the 100m dash, Tsumugi struggles through an obstacle course and Ibuki demonstrates target archery. After a relaxing lunch with Senka and the Nakatsugawas, Kazuma and Ui prepare for the Hikonan Race. Alongside Hina and Koyori, the gang rush to consume thirty bowls of shiruko, catch ten freshwater eels, and continue to the finish in a random costume. Koyori skillfully makes her way into the lead wearing a wedding gown but trips on the dress, spraining her ankle. Kazuma, wearing a tuxedo, catches up to Koyori and failing to convince her to forfeit, picks her up in his arms and carries her to the finish, allowing her to place her first. Back at the hospital, Gengorou and Keita watch on television as Koyori proclaims to them that she has fulfilled her promise.
06'When the Bucket Drops'
Transcription: 'Oke ga Ochiru Toki' (Japanese: 桶が落ちるとき)		May 16, 2011[8]
At school the next morning, Kazuma, Ibuki, Ui and Daigo, in preparation for finals, arrange a study group at the inn. After five and a half hours of studying, the group takes a break to bathe and watch the fireflies. The scene reminds Ui of when she was very young and Hajime announced that he was getting married which did not go over well with her. After dinner, the group turns in for the night and Kazuma bumps into Ui on his way back from the bathroom. The two sit outside and share a plate of onigiri as they discuss Futagoyama. Waking up to find Ui missing, Madoka peers out one of the windows and is disheartened to see her and Kazuma standing together.
07'The Pink Nyanbobo'
Transcription: 'Pinku no Nyanbobo' (Japanese: ピンクのにゃんぼぼ)		May 23, 2011[9]
With finals over, everyone save for Ibuki and Ayumu plans a trip to Honchou, a nearby metropolis, to celebrate. When the bus service is delayed, they go to an arcade to pass time. Having stayed at school to practice, Ibuki finds it difficult to concentrate with Kazuma on her mind. The group assembles the following week to watch her participate in a nationwide target archery competition; despite making it to the finals, Ibuki is eliminated. Kazuma finds the distraught girl at the overlook and cheers her up.
08'Butt in with OO (blank)!'
Transcription: 'Tsukkomi wa Maru Maru de!' (Japanese: ツッコミは◯◯（マルマル）で!)		May 30, 2011[10]
Kazuma calls up each of the group the next morning, inviting them to visit the beach with him the following Wednesday. Everyone agrees, and the gang spends a fun and exciting day playing in the sand and in the water. Madoka takes the opportunity to ask Ui about her relationship with Kazuma, and is relieved to hear that she considers him more of an older brother than a love-interest. Finishing up their stay with a game of suikawari and volleyball, the group heads home at sunset. On their walk back home together, Ui asks Ibuki about her and Kazuma.
09'Yellow Jackets Are Diuranal'
Transcription: 'Suzumebachi wa Chiyūkousei' (Japanese: スズメバチは昼行性)		June 6, 2011[11]
On his way back home from a meetup with Daigo, Kazuma sees Hina at the park and as they talk, she collapses from hunger. Kazuma buys her some fast food and she explains that she has run away from home after her most recent fight with her father. Since she is without money or a change of clothing, Kazuma sneaks her into his room at Yorozuyo Inn. Senka discovers them the following morning but agrees to house Hina in exchange for housekeeping. News of this reaches her father, and following a failed attempt to extradite his daughter, Kazuma is challenged to tug-of-war in her name. The battle is fierce and close, but thanks to no small measure of luck, Kazuma wins.
10'A Ring, Floating...'
Transcription: 'Yubiwa, Nagarete...' (Japanese: 指輪、流れて...)		June 13, 2011[12]

Having been absent from the shrine at the time, Madoka is brought up to speed about the tug-of-war, and mistakenly believes it to have been a proposal to Hina. Koyori, also home from vacation, visits Madoka and, hearing of the tug-of-war from her, rushes away to find Kazuma. She finds him in the company of the others and confronts him about his apparent proposal, surprising everyone. After Kazuma explains the situation Daigo becomes convinced that Madoka must like Kazuma and recruits the help of the girls to orchestrate a date for them at an amusement park. The couple spends an enjoyable day there, so much so that Madoka invites Kazuma on a picnic the next morning. The following day, as the two of them get settled by the stream, Kazuma places Madoka's windblown hat back onto her head and realizes she is the girl from his childhood.

after the credits Madoka is seen placing the flower ring she received from Kazuma in the stream, and watching as her feelings were swept away.
11'Wet From The Rain'
Transcription: 'Ame ni Furarete' (Japanese: 雨にふられて)		June 20, 2011[13]
While walking to school together, Daigo reiterates his discontent that Kazuma rejected Madoka. As Kazuma tries to explain otherwise, Madoka happily catches up to them.
Ibuki and Ui walk home together after class and Ibuki neutrally warns Ui that unless she confesses to Kazuma soon, someone else might, herself included. That night, as both girls ponder the conversation, Ayumu calls Ui and asks if she will model for him the next day.
Having been shooed out of the Inn, Kazuma decides to visit the shopping district, where he bumps into Ibuki. The two go to Honchou together and spend the day playing arcade games, trying on clothes, dining, and singing karaoke. Back at the house, Ayumu takes a break and sits with Ui who is surprised to learn that the drawing is a gift for Kazuma, as he believes they're dating. As evening closes in, Ui says her farewells and walks home, upset.
Sitting at the park, Ibuki happily thanks Kazuma for an enjoyable outing, jokingly describes the two of them as a couple and though serious, playfully asks him out. He turns down the offer and leaves; though a minute or so later, he runs back to apologize. Fighting the urge to cry, Ibuki, heartbroken, maintains that her offer was a joke and returns home as rainclouds drench her.
Having returned home, Ui thinks back on her behavior when her brother married and calls him. To her surprise, she learns that his wife, Kuriko, is pregnant. Early the following morning Ibuki heads to the overlook to vent about Kazuma. As she heads to school, Ui catches up to her, overjoyed that she is going to be an aunt.
12'A Starry Bridge in the Night Sky'
Transcription: 'Yozora ni Kakaru Hoshi no Hashi' (Japanese: 夜空に架かる星の橋)		June 27, 2011[14]
Sitting with the boys at breakfast, Senka informs Kazuma that as the winner of the Hikonan Race, he is to play the Ogami[a] in the upcoming festival's Futagoyama ceremony. Though reluctant, he agrees. On his way to school, Daigo encourages him to use the opportunity to get with Tsumugi, the Megami,[b] and by extension, the prettiest girl in town. Ibuki happily catches up to them as Ui bashfully approaches; a silence drawn between herself and Kazuma.
Class over for the day, Ui and Kazuma go to the shrine to practice for the ceremony in awkward silence. Having sensed something during dress rehearsal, Tsumugi discusses Ui's recent behavior around Kazuma with her; despite Ui's efforts to cover up and derail the topic, Tsumugi finds it to be nothing short of love.
The day of the ceremony arrives. As the girls put on their costumes, Tsumugi collapses and complains of abdominal pain, asking Ui to take her place as the Megami. Kazuma is driven on a float to one end of a bridge above the iconic stream. In the distance, Ui is wheeled to the other side of the bridge. Caught off guard and with nowhere to go, Kazuma gazes at her speechless as the town stares in awe. His emotions build to an unbearable level, and deviating from the plan, shouts at the top of his lungs that he is in love with her. Following some persuasion from Ibuki, Ui reciprocates.
That evening, an afterparty is held at the inn. In the back, Ibuki and Madoka come to terms with being rejected, as Kazuma and Ui kiss under the Milky Way.
13'Mountable? Bridge of Love at School Festival'
Transcription: 'Kakaru ka? Gakuen-sai ni Koi no Hashi' (Japanese: 架かるか？学園祭に恋の橋)
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Footnotes[edit]

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a. ^ The god as described in the story's Futagoyama legend.
b. ^ The goddess as described in the story's Futagoyama legend.

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