Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway (Season 1)

Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway (2021) is a Japanese anime drama series you can watch online on iFILM. After his coworker crush turns him down, salaryman Yoshida runs into a teenage girl named Sayu sitting alone on a curb late at night. On a whim — or maybe just exhaustion — he lets her stay at his apartment.

What follows is not a romance. Sayu has reasons for leaving home that she isn't ready to share, and Yoshida sets down strict rules he isn't sure he can explain. The series, voiced by Kazuyuki Okitsu and Kana Ichinose, works best as a quiet character study about two damaged people trying to figure out trust. It takes the setup seriously rather than playing it for sentiment. Stream Higehiro online on iFILM.