About this season
Abandoned as a child by his mother, Hasumi Sachiyo, Fujishima Haru is a mentally challenged man that has grown up and worked at the Sakurai Bakery as a baker. Working with him at the bakery is the owner Sakurai Kyoko and Tashiro Miki, a girl who is also mentally challenged and is like a sister to Haru. At night, after the bakery is closed, Haru and Miki attend a night class with other mentally challenged adults. Their teacher at the class is Toya Erina who not only is their teacher but also their friend. One day, Erina is approached by her old friend Kobayashi Rumiko about a candidate in the research she is conducting with professor Tatabe Shinichiro and Tokunaga Atsushi that could possibly increase the intelligence of the mentally challenged. Reluctant at first, Erina changes her mind when she sees the resolve in Haru to become smarter so that his mother will come back for him. With the success of the surgery,
Episodes (11)
1. Because I love Erina-Sensei
Aired 9 October 2002
2. I can make bread and read!
Aired 16 October 2002
3. Because I love Erina-Sensei
Aired 23 October 2002
4. Erina-Sensei is beautiful
Aired 30 October 2002
5. I've been discarded, Mother won't come for me
Aired 6 November 2002
6. I don't understand people, Sensei is my window to the world
Aired 13 November 2002
7. My love for you is real, that's all I want you to know
Aired 20 November 2002
8. I'm scared! I don't want to go back!
Aired 27 November 2002
9. I know you're a crybaby, so please don't cry
Aired 4 December 2002
10. I can't understand half the things I've written
Aired 11 December 2002
11. When Erina-Sensei smiles, I am happy
Aired 18 December 2002