Final Approach
Final Approach: Season 1

Air Date

October 3, 2004

Episodes

13 episodes

Final Approach

Season 1

Episodes

Panic Visit!! Pretty Girl of Love and Destiny!

1. Panic Visit!! Pretty Girl of Love and Destiny!

October 3, 2004
15 min

Ryou meets his planned fiancée, Shizuka, for the first time, and discovers the R.T.P. projects for arranged marriages everywhere.

Great Explosive Debut!! Love and Adoration for the Transfer Student!

2. Great Explosive Debut!! Love and Adoration for the Transfer Student!

October 10, 2004
15 min

Ryou finds everlasting shock when Shizuka suddenly shows up in his school and advances into his 11th grade class.

Great Crash!! Dragon and Tiger of Love and Ambition!

3. Great Crash!! Dragon and Tiger of Love and Ambition!

October 17, 2004
15 min

Shizuka is introduced into her fiancé's workplace, the Plavi, where trouble ensues.

A Great Decision!! The Departure to Love and Ambition!?

4. A Great Decision!! The Departure to Love and Ambition!?

October 24, 2004
15 min

Emiho confesses that she too has a planned marriage, in which Ryo debates about a person's will in such unions.

Closing in!? Hell of Steaming Love and Death!

5. Closing in!? Hell of Steaming Love and Death!

October 31, 2004
15 min

The main cast spends a day skiing on a mountain, in conjunction with Ryo and Emiho's date. When a blizzard starts getting worse, the group is forced to spend the day outliving the storm.

A Great Shock! The Result of Love and Sorrow!

6. A Great Shock! The Result of Love and Sorrow!

November 7, 2004
15 min

Another date is underway for Ryo and Emiho, but Shizuka decides to be "cautious" and prepares with the aid of the government's technology.

A Great Tragic Love! The Sleeting Snow of Love and Yearning

7. A Great Tragic Love! The Sleeting Snow of Love and Yearning

November 14, 2004
15 min

In practicing ignorance around Shizuka, Ryo is reproved for his action, and is given a chance to reevaluate his decision.

A Great Fever!! An "Ah~n" for Love and Reminisence

8. A Great Fever!! An "Ah~n" for Love and Reminisence

November 21, 2004
15 min

Akane becomes ill and reflects on the life she's spent with her brother. Meanwhile Ryou goes through his school day overreacting about Akane's sickness.

A Great Battle!! Beyond the Love and Gunfire!

9. A Great Battle!! Beyond the Love and Gunfire!

November 28, 2004
15 min

Emiho meets her betrothed for the first time. Ryo, who has already showed his dislike towards arranged marriage, decides to enlist Shizuka to help bail Emiho out.

A Great Undertaking!! The Recalled Shape of Love and Cruelty!

10. A Great Undertaking!! The Recalled Shape of Love and Cruelty!

December 5, 2004
15 min

Shizuka's bodyguards show up one night before she has to return to her old school to take exams. They deliver a message from her father, who demands that she leaves the whole marriage behind and comes home.

A Great Demise!? The Doll of Love and Parting!

11. A Great Demise!? The Doll of Love and Parting!

December 12, 2004
15 min

Akane prepares a farewell dinner for Shizuka, and asks Ryo to dine alone with Shizuka "like good, old friends."

A Great Decision! A Fool for Love and Acclamation!

12. A Great Decision! A Fool for Love and Acclamation!

December 19, 2004
15 min

The absence of Shizuka begins to weigh on Ryo's mind as he tries to live each day normally after her departure. In the end he decides to go look for Shizuka.

A Great Struggle! A Wedding of Love and Blessings

13. A Great Struggle! A Wedding of Love and Blessings

December 26, 2004
15 min

The epilogue which showcases Shizuka moving into Haru's previous apartment, right next to the Mizuhara siblings' own apartment, and also shows a wedding commercial Emiho's brother is working on.