Hiroki's romance doesn't unfold like a harem plot, it spirals inward, peeling back what he's actually running from until you realize the real mystery isn't which girl he'll choose, it's why he stopped painting in the first place. The show commits harder to character momentum than most romance anime, which means watching him actually change across 24 episodes instead of just cycling through girls. The ending divides people because it refuses to play safe, choosing emotional honesty over fan service, a gamble that either breaks the show or makes it unforgettable, depending on whether you trust where it's going.

Kamikura Hiroki is a college student at Nadeshiko Academy training to become a teacher, and he also advises the art club in the academy's high school division. He was once expected to become a painter, but for reasons left unclear he gave it up. His cousin Housen Elis is a gifted painter on scholarship whose talent grew with Hiroki's help after she lost her parents. She is upset that he quit and wants him to paint again. Meanwhile, his childhood friend Kikyou Kiri joins the high school as its new PE teacher. Years ago she confessed her feelings to him and he turned her down, and after a long time apart the two start off on poor terms. The 24 episodes mix comedy, drama and romance with everyday school life.