Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku Episode 7 Recap & Characters (Spoiler-Free)

Episode Summary

Coolest Guy Ever

Rintaro asks Kaoruko and Subaru whether he can tell his friends about them, and both agree, while Shohei, Saku and Ayato, who tailed him, listen from the next booth. On the way to the station an upperclassman gang brought by the old delinquents surrounds them; the three friends step in so Rintaro can take the girls to safety, and Ayato knocks down all seven alone. At Sports Day, Saku apologizes and says he trusts his friends, and Rintaro's home run sends the class to the finals.

• Rintaro's confession at the restaurant

  Rintaro asks Subaru and Kaoruko to meet, then tells them he wants to share their relationship with his friends. Kaoruko and Subaru both agree, and Rintaro thanks them while his friends listen in.

• Upperclassman gang confrontation

  On the way to the station a gang of older students confronts Rintaro, and two delinquents hiding behind a tree are revealed as the ones who injured him. Ayato takes on the group and knocks down all seven delinquents.

• Sports Day reconciliation

  At Sports Day, Rintaro thanks his friends at the sink for the night before, and Shohei lets slip that they had tailed him. Left alone with him, Saku apologizes for eavesdropping and being harsh and says he fully trusts his friends; later Rintaro hits a home run that sends the class to the finals.

Recent Timeline

• Café confrontation and midterm results (Episode 4)

  Subaru confronts Rintaro at a café and asks him to stop seeing Kaoruko, citing the rivalry between their schools and the danger Kikyo teachers would pose. Rintaro refuses, valuing how Kaoruko did not judge him by his appearance. Later, Rintaro and Shohei both pass the midterm exams and the class celebrates, with classmates crediting Saku for helping them study.

• Rift over Kaoruko's note (Episode 5)

  Saku finds a note from Kaoruko in Rintaro's notebook and demands an explanation in front of the class, but Rintaro only says he doesn't want to talk about it. The two start avoiding each other, and Saku admits to Shohei and Ayato that he feels Rintaro doesn't trust them.

• Subaru's confession and the park talk (Episode 6)

  Subaru confesses to Kaoruko that she told Rintaro to stop seeing her and breaks down in tears; Kaoruko comforts her and admits she loves Rintaro. Later Rintaro asks Subaru how he can keep seeing Kaoruko without causing trouble, and Subaru says meeting far from school is fine and asks whether they could one day be friends.

• Disclosure approval and Ayato's fight (Episode 7)

  Rintaro asks Kaoruko and Subaru for permission to tell his friends about their relationship, as he no longer wants to hide anything from them. Kaoruko agrees without hesitation, and Subaru follows, praising his sincerity in asking both of them first.

  When an upperclassman gang confronts Rintaro's group, Ayato fights alone and knocks down all seven delinquents, then warns one of the delinquents that there will be consequences if they cause trouble again.

• Saku's reconciliation and sports festival home run (Episode 7)

  At Sports Day, Shohei lets slip that the three had tailed Rintaro. Saku apologizes for eavesdropping and for being harsh, and says he fully trusts his three friends; moved to tears, Rintaro makes up with him.

  At a crucial moment in the sports festival, Rintaro hits a home run after Saku backs him, and his teammates thank him for carrying them into the finals.

Character Graph

Kyoko

Rintaro's mother, who runs the family store with him behind the counter. Notices he is troubled and is glad he put in effort this time.

• Rintaro (Family, Affinity)

  Mother who cares for him; worries about his mood and is proud of his effort.

Shohei

Chidori

Rintaro's cheerful classmate at Chidori who worried about the rift between Rintaro and Saku. He came up with the idea of tailing Rintaro, grabbed the upperclassman who reached for Subaru's hair, and later let slip that they had followed him.

• Rintaro (Friend, Affinity)

  Close friend who stood up for him against the upperclassmen.

• Saku (Friend, Affinity)

  Friend he kept urging to apologize to Rintaro.

Kaoruko Waguri (Kaoruko)

Kikyo

A Kikyo honor student who likes — even loves — Rintaro, though she has only told Subaru. She gladly agreed to let Rintaro tell his friends about them, saying she believes in him and in the friends he trusts.

• Kikyo student

  Attends Kikyo, the school for prestigious young ladies, as shown when Rintaro sees her there.

• Childhood friendship with Subaru

  Has been friends with Subaru since they were kids and loves her deeply; she rescued Subaru from bullying over her silver hair.

• Study help for Rintaro

  Tutors Rintaro in math and gives him a notebook of key points and revision strategies before the midterm.

• Feelings for Rintaro

  Admitted to Subaru that she likes Rintaro — even loves him. Rintaro does not know yet.

• Rintaro (Friend, Other, Affinity)

  Friend she likes and trusts; she agreed to let him tell his friends about them and said she would like to be their friend too.

• Subaru (Friend, Affinity)

  Childhood friend she adores; she will keep telling Subaru she loves her until Subaru can love herself.

Subaru

Kikyo

Kaoruko's silver-haired childhood friend, who struggles with self-loathing but has warmed to Rintaro. She agreed to let him tell his friends about them, praising his sincerity, and asked to meet his friends so she can apologize for the library incident.

• Childhood bond

  Stares at a childhood photo of herself and Kaoruko with tears welling up.

• Protectiveness toward Kaoruko

  Worries Kaoruko could face serious consequences from Kikyo teachers for associating with a Chidori student, and asks Rintaro to stop seeing her.

• Silver hair and past bullying

  Was bullied as a child for her silver hair and was rescued by Kaoruko.

• Confrontation with Rintaro

  Asked Rintaro to stop seeing Kaoruko and later admitted this to Kaoruko; later met Rintaro and asked whether they could one day become friends.

• Kaoruko Waguri (Friend, Affinity)

  Her childhood hero; after confessing what she did, Subaru resolved to keep believing in Kaoruko and stay by her side.

• Rintaro (Other, Mixed)

  Once asked him to stop seeing Kaoruko, but now praises his sincerity and wants to apologize to his friends for the library incident.

Yusuke

Young kid who met Subaru and Rintaro at the café and who kicked a soccer ball into Rintaro, then assumed the two were good friends.

• Soccer ball incident

  Kicked a soccer ball that hit Rintaro, then noticed Subaru and Rintaro together and assumed they were friends.

• Rintaro (Other, Neutral)

  Met at the café; accidentally hit him with a soccer ball.

Ayato

Chidori

A gentle, peace-loving friend of Rintaro's at Chidori who turns out to be very strong. When he learned the delinquents had caused Rintaro's head wound, he knocked down all seven of them alone and told them Rintaro is the coolest guy ever.

• Defending Rintaro

  Confronts the delinquents who injured Rintaro and warns them against further trouble.

• Rintaro (Friend, Affinity)

  Friend he fought for; he told the delinquents that Rintaro is 'the coolest guy ever'.

• Saku (Friend, Affinity)

  Friend he urged to make up with Rintaro.

Rintaro

Chidori

The protagonist, a Chidori student long avoided for his looks who found a place to belong with his friends. With Kaoruko's and Subaru's blessing he decided to stop hiding them from his friends, made up with Saku, and hit the home run that sent his class to the finals.

• Reputation

  Rumored to be a delinquent and scary, a reputation that stems from his appearance and past bullying.

• Stance toward Subaru's request

  Refused Subaru's request to stop seeing Kaoruko, telling her, "Sorry, I can't do that," because he values that Kaoruko did not judge him by his appearance.

• Openness with friends

  Decides to tell Saku, Shohei and Ayato about his relationship with Kaoruko and Subaru, since he no longer wants to hide anything.

• Kaoruko Waguri (Friend, Other, Affinity)

  Friend he trusts; she and Subaru agreed to let him tell his friends about them, and he admires how the two of them trust each other.

• Subaru (Other, Mixed)

  Kaoruko's friend who once asked him to stop seeing Kaoruko; she now praises his sincerity and wants to meet his friends.

• Saku (Friend, Affinity)

  Close friend he made up with at Sports Day; Saku told him he trusts his friends from the bottom of his heart.

• Kyoko (Family, Affinity)

  Mother; he helps at the family cake shop.

Saku

Chidori

A cool, sharp-tongued friend of Rintaro's at Chidori who was hurt that Rintaro didn't seem to trust them. After overhearing Rintaro at the restaurant, he apologized for tailing him and being harsh, and told him he trusts his three friends from the bottom of his heart.

• Reconciliation with Rintaro

  Apologizes for eavesdropping and for being too harsh, and says he fully trusts his three friends.

• Rintaro (Friend, Affinity)

  Close friend he made up with; he now says he fully trusts Rintaro and backed him at bat.

• Shohei (Friend, Affinity)

  Friend who walks home with him and pressures him to talk.

• Ayato (Friend, Affinity)

  Friend who pressures him to talk and asks about Rintaro.

Clue Board

• Reason for running away (Episode 1)

  Kaoruko ran out of the shop because Rintaro's stare made her heart race, not because she was scared of him; she explained this herself in episode 1.

• Why Kaoruko came back (Episode 2)

  Rintaro wondered why Kaoruko came back to the shop even after learning he attends Chidori. The next morning she answered herself: Chidori and Kikyo don't matter — she wants to know him because he is Rintaro.

• Childhood photo with Kaoruko (Episode 3)

  Subaru teared up over a childhood photo of herself and Kaoruko. Episode 4 shows why the bond runs deep: when boys bullied Subaru over her silver hair, Kaoruko was the only one who stood up for her, and the two have been together ever since.

• Note from Kaoruko in Rintaro's notebook (Episode 5)

  Saku found a note from Kaoruko in Rintaro's notebook, and Rintaro refused to explain. In this episode he asks Kaoruko and Subaru for permission and resolves to tell his friends everything — and the three overhear him explain at the restaurant.

• Kaoruko's dressed-up outing after school (Episode 5)

  Kaoruko comes to meet Subaru a little dressed up after going somewhere after school. Earlier that evening she had dropped by Rintaro's family cake shop, secretly hoping she might see him.

• Subaru's change of heart (Episode 6)

  Subaru asks Rintaro if they could one day become friends, despite the hostility between Chidori and Kikyo. Rintaro asks whether something happened since they last met, and Subaru says it is a secret.

• Rintaro's distracted behavior (Episode 7)

  Rintaro's distraction and fidgeting were noticed by his friends. The episode resolves it: he wants to tell his friends about his relationship with Kaoruko and Subaru and no longer wants to hide anything from them.

• Subaru's library apology (Episode 7)

  Subaru asks for a meeting with all six of them so she can apologize for what happened at the library in episode 3, when she told Rintaro to stay away from Kaoruko and called the Chidori boys barbaric.

Season Summary

Season 1 — Season 1

Episodes 1–7

Rintaro, a Chidori student feared for his looks, has grown close to Kaoruko Waguri of the elite girls' school Kikyo. He refused her childhood friend Subaru's request to stop seeing Kaoruko and later won Subaru over, while Kaoruko confided to Subaru that she loves him. Meanwhile, his silence about Kaoruko's note left him at odds with Saku.

Rintaro asks Kaoruko and Subaru for permission to tell his friends about them, explaining that Shohei, Saku and Ayato gave him a place to belong; both agree, unaware that the three have tailed him and are listening from the next booth. When an upperclassman gang brought by the old delinquents surrounds them, the three step in so Rintaro can take the girls to the station, and Ayato knocks down all seven alone. At Sports Day, Saku apologizes and says he trusts his friends from the bottom of his heart, and Rintaro hits the home run that sends the class to the finals.

Music Releases

• Your Gaze, Crepuscular (OP)
• On a Good Day (ED)