The BEST episodes of Natsuyuki Rendezvous
Every episode of Natsuyuki Rendezvous ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Natsuyuki Rendezvous!
Ryosuke works part-time as a florist. He has bad eyesight, a pure heart, and a secret crush on the store manager, Rokka. Unfortunately for him, Rokka swore off love 8 years ago. But when Ryosuke goes up to her apartment on the second floor, he runs into a good-looking half-naked man. At first upset, he learns that this isn't Rokka's live-in boyfriend; he's the ghost of her late husband, Atsushi. She can't see him, and Ryosuke decides not to give up on her, even with a dead husband standing in the way.
#1 - Episode 1
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/6/2012
Hazuki has fallen in love with a woman named Rokka who runs a local flower shop. He got into a routine of buying small houseplants from her and then started to work at her shop. After working there for about 5 months he isn't making any progress with Rokka. One day, when he goes into Rokka's home, which is just above the shop, Hazuki sees a young man in his underwear. He is Shimao Atsushi, Rokka's former husband ghost.
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#2 - Episode 2
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/13/2012
Atsushi continues to try and get in the way of Hazuki and Rokka. Atsushi says he wants to make Rokka happy, but it's not clear how he can do this since he is dead. Hazuki takes Rokka out to dinner, and Rokka's emotions are sent back and forth as she thinks about both Hazuki and her dead husband Atsushi.
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#3 - Episode 3
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/20/2012
Rokka slowly recovers from her cold as Miho and Hazuki work at the flower shop. Atsushi gets more defensive about keeping Rokka to himself, but wants Hazuki's help. Hazuki is still skeptical about trusting Atsushi, and tries his best to care for Rokka, even though Rokka may still not be ready to move on.
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#4 - Episode 4
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/27/2012
Hazuki takes Rokka to an amusement park, with the intention of making her smile. However, Rokka went to the same amusement park with Atsushi when he was alive. Because of this Rokka can't help but think about her memories with Atsushi. Hazuki tries to woo Rokka, but it might be all for nothing.
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#5 - Episode 5
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/3/2012
Now that Atsushi has control over Hazuki's body, he has a chance to woo Rokka. However, it's a little difficult to woo someone when you are using your rival's body to do so. Hazuki wakes up and finds himself on a dream island, where he finds a miniature version of young Rokka, who is searching for her prince.
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#6 - Episode 6
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/10/2012
Rokka offered to wash Hazuki's back, but she is still unsure about what she wants and her own feelings. Atsushi, who is still controlling Hazuki's body, is sad that Rokka is using her dead husband as an excuse to cover up her true feelings for Hazuki. Meanwhile Hazuki is still in fairy-tale-dream land with mini-Rokka.
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#7 - Episode 7
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/17/2012
Rokka is surprised that she has fallen in love with someone other than Atsushi. Atsushi, who is still borrowing Hazuki's body, and Rokka go to the beach, while Hazuki is still stuck in dream land with mermaid-Rokka. Atsushi starts feeling helpless again, because he cannot do much to stop the love between Hazuki and Rokka.
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#8 - Episode 8
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/24/2012
Atsushi, who is still controlling Hazuki's body, leaves a message for Rokka in the form of flower arrangements from her past. Once Rokka concludes that Hazuki has stolen all of Atsushi's things, she sets out to get them back. Meanwhile, in dream land, mini-Rokka explains to Hazuki that if he stays in this world for too long, he might end up forfeiting his body to Atsushi and be stuck here forever.
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