The Wallflower
Ever since her crush rejected her by insulting her appearance, Sunako Nakahara has been a shut-in with a hatred for beauty, embracing all things morbid and occult-related. She is sent to live in her aunt's mansion which, to her dismay, she'll share with four exceedingly handsome boys her age. Furthermore, her flighty aunt has made a deal with these boys that in exchange for living there rent-free, they are to turn Sunako into a proper lady by the time she returns from a trip around the world. Thus begins Sunako's hectic life with abrasive Kyohei Takano, ladies' man Ranmaru Morii, calm Takenaga Oda, and friendly Yukinojo Toyama. As she interacts with them she finds them less obnoxious, and she may not be as much of an outcast as she thought.
- 2006-2007
- 1 season
- FUNimation Entertainment
- Animation, Comedy, Drama
- TV-14
Ever since her crush rejected her by insulting her appearance, Sunako Nakahara has been a shut-in with a hatred for beauty, embracing all things morbid and occult-related. She is sent to live in her aunt's mansion which, to her dismay, she'll share with four exceedingly handsome boys her age. Furthermore, her flighty aunt has made a deal with these boys that in exchange for living there rent-free, they are to turn Sunako into a proper lady by the time she returns from a trip around the world. Thus begins Sunako's hectic life with abrasive Kyohei Takano, ladies' man Ranmaru Morii, calm Takenaga Oda, and friendly Yukinojo Toyama. As she interacts with them she finds them less obnoxious, and she may not be as much of an outcast as she thought.
Season 1 Episode Guide
25 Episodes 2006 - 2007
Episode 1
Kurayami ni sashi komu hikari
Auntie makes a deal with the four tenants staying at her lavish mansion: if they can transform her niece, Sunako into a lady, their rent will be free. But if they fail, their rent will triple.
Episode 2
Tetsu no katen wo koryaku seyo!
The four boys try to cut Sunako's bangs but fail. Sunako walks in on Kyohei bathing but then he jumps out the window and gets a cold.
Episode 3
Aa, natsukashi no kurai seishun
Sunako doesn't think she can survive any longer living with Kyohei and plans to kill him, but her plans get put on hold when he gets kidnapped.
Episode 4
Sunako, oyobidesu
Sunako's class recruits her to make a haunted house for the school festival, only for Kyohei to realize that she was conned by the class president.
Episode 5
Utsukushiki mono tachi no en
A picture of an angry Sunako from the festival catches the eye of an egotistic photographer who wants her to model for him. But camera-shy Sunako proves a difficult subject and four boys are soon dragged into replacing Sunako as models.
Episode 6
Yumemiru Harowin
When Sunako becomes ill, the four boys are left with a household of chores and Sunako misses out on her favorite holiday.
Episode 7
Ai amu nanbâ wan!
A leader of a gang falls in love with Sunako. Thinking that Kyohei is his rival, the gang leader challenges him to a fight to decide who deserves Sunako as their lover.
Episode 8
Winter Wonder Land
The boys wonder if they're taking advantage of Sunako's cooking and get a job at a restaurant to lessen her burden.
Episode 9
Onsen wa yukemiri chishibuki koishigure zenpen
The boys take Sunako, along with Noi, on a trip to the hot springs. Sunako tries to do everything she can so that Takenaga and Noi can be alone.
Episode 10
Onsen wa yukemiri chishibuki koishigure kouhen
The hot springs manager has been attacked, and Sunako decides that she cannot pass up the opportunity to snoop around a real crime scene.
Episode 11
Tadaima test benkyo chu
Sunako grades are slipping and needs to be tutored in math, as failure to do so will cause the rent to increase.
Episode 12
Oh, My Sweet Home!
The four boys reminisce about their first Christmas together, when they had just moved in and how different they were back then.
Episode 13
Wi, musshuu!
Yuki receives a basket of mushrooms for free. Sunako eats one and is magically transformed into a lady.
Episode 14
Wakareru mori no ojo sama
Ranmaru receives a phone call from his father, who tells him that he is engaged to be married. Determined to break the engagement, the boys plot to make Ranmaru someone unworthy to be a husband.
Episode 15
Pirates of the Trivian
Sunako and the others are invited to an island that has a history of pirates burying treasure there. Kyohei sets off to find treasure, but Sunako ends up finding more than she bargains for.
Episode 16
Dream Comes True
Mori High holds a sports festival, and strangely enough Sunako and Kyohei are willingly participating.
Episode 17
Gâruzu burabô!
Tamao wants to feel loved by Ranmaru, even after knowing how many girls he has dated in the past. Noi suggests that she should spend the day at a beauty salon, bringing Tamao and an unwilling Sunako along.
Episode 18
Yume, soushisouai
Tamao wants to feel loved by Ranmaru, even after knowing how many girls he has dated in the past. Noi suggests that she should spend the day at a beauty salon, bringing Tamao and an unwilling Sunako along.
Episode 19
Batoruchikku Barentain
On Valentine's Day, the four boys are bombarded with cards, gifts, and boxes of chocolates from a crowd of female students, and the boys do all they can to escape the madness of the lovestruck girls.
Episode 20
Ai no shiken
Kyohei becomes upset when he finds out that Sunako's anatomical mannequin, Hiroshi, is more important to her than he is.
Episode 21
Sepia iro no omoide
Sunako's father comes to visit his daughter after he hears a rumor that Kyohei is her lover.
Episode 22
Hitsuji no kawa wo kabutta ôji sama
Kyohei is kidnapped by a bunch of crazy shopkeepers and Sunako along with him.
Episode 23
Taifû no me, kitaku suru
Kyohei returns to his family home unwillingly to get Sunako back.
Episode 24
Taifû no me, meisô suru
Kyohei chooses to runaway because Sunako does not want to be around him. However, it is revealed that Sunako seems more depressed than usual.
Episode 25
Redi he no michi
Auntie comes and wreaks havoc, but luckily Sunako calms her down and teaches her how to be a good housewife.