Episode
March Comes In Like a Lion: Ladybug Bush (2) / Ladybug Bush (3) / Feelings
Overview
Hinata has been friends with Chiho since elementary school, but now that they’re third-year middle school students, Chiho has become the target of bullying by classmates. While other students pretend they don’t see anything happening, only Hinata calls out to Chiho and still tries to be her friend. However, the situation only gets worse...
Details
- Series
- March Comes In Like a Lion
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 4
- Air date
- 2017-11-04
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
Ladybug Bush (2) / Ladybug Bush (3) / Feelings is Episode 4 in Season 2 of March Comes In Like a Lion. It aired on 2017-11-04. The runtime is 25 min.
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Episode 3: June / Ladybug Bush (1)
During a lunch break between matches, Nikaidou pressures Rei to win all his matches so they can battle in the finals. Rei looks on coolly until Nikaidou points out feelings Rei never realized he had. Meanwhile, at the Kawamoto house, Someji, Akari, Hinata and Momo have a brainstorming session about Crescent Moon’s new summer sweet creation. Momo proposes novel ideas, but the usually cheerful Hinata seems down...
Episode 5: Feelings (Continued) / Confession
Rei sees his former homeroom teacher, Mr. Hayashida, for advice about bullying. Hayashida offers many examples and concludes with sound advice. After racking his brain, Rei also arrives at his own conclusion about what he can do to help Hina. Meanwhile, Akari has been carrying doubts in her heart about the incident, and opens up to Rei...
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Episode 13: Small Palm / In the Sun
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