Higehiro or I Shave My Beard. Then I Pick Up a High School Girl is an upcoming romance anime in April. The original light novel gained a lot of popularity due to its deep and dark dramatic elements shielded with a seemingly shallow story. Fans are extremely excited and look forward to the light novel adaptation this Spring.
Higehiro revolves around Yoshida, an office worker and Sayu, a runaway high school student. After getting rejected by his long-time crush, Airi, a drunken Yoshida, stumbles upon Sayu, who was sitting alone below a streetlight on a dimly lit road. Yoshida advises Sayu to go home, to which the young girl replies by asking him to take her home. After a failed attempt to seduce Yoshida, Sayu ends up staying the night at his place.
In the morning, Sayu tells Yoshida how she ran away from Hokkaido to Tokyo and exchanged intimate favors for a roof over her head. Yoshida decides to let the girl stay as long as she attends school and helps out with the housework.
Despite seeming somewhat problematic, Higehiro tells a touching tale. If you’re looking for something more meaningful than just a romcom, keep an eye out for this show!
1. Release Date
Higehiro will release on April 5 as a part of the Spring 2021 anime lineup. The anime adaption was announced on December 26, 2019, by Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko. Production is done by Dream Shift and the animation by Project No. 9 under the direction of Manabu Kamikita.
Release of the second PV and broadcast information
■ Broadcast information ■
TOKYO MX: April 5, 2021 (Monday) 24:00
BS11: April 5, 2021 (Monday) 24:00
AT-X: April 5, 2021 (Monday) 22:30
PV is also uploaded to YouTube, so please have a look.
English Translation, Twitter Translate
The opening, Omoide Shiritori, is performed by J-idol group Dream+ while the ending song, Plastic smile, is by Kaori Ishihara.
2. Visuals & Trailers
A key visual has been released for the upcoming anime. The main cast is shown, including Yuuki, Sayu, Yoshida, Airi, Mishima and Hashitomo.
Two promotional videos have also been released. Both the videos depict Yoshida and Sayu’s first encounter and how the two eventually become close. We also see Yoshida’s colleagues notice the change in behavior and his popularity among the females.
3. About Higehiro
Higehiro or I Shave My Beard. Then I Pick Up a High School Girl is a novel series by Shimesaba. It was later adapted into a light novel series and manga.
Yoshida, an employee at an IT company, gets rejected by the girl he has liked for 5 years. Drunk and sorry, he heads back home but meets a highschool girl who strikes a deal with him.
They could sleep together if he lets her stay in his place. Even though Yoshida is against the decision at first, he slowly relents.
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