Kimi no Koto ga Dai Dai Dai Dai Daisuki na 100-nin no Kanojo Episode 4 Recap & Characters (Spoiler-Free)

Episode Summary

Just When You Think It's a Hanky-Panky Episode

Rentaro introduces Shizuka to Hakari and Karane. When kissing comes up, Shizuka cites a divine decree to stay chaste until marriage, and she keeps her distance from the other two. To bring everyone together, Rentaro starts a game of Old Maid in which the winner tickles the loser; he tickles Karane, Hakari, and Shizuka in turn, and Shizuka wins the fourth round but only pokes him.

While Rentaro is out, Karane confronts Shizuka for holding back, and Hakari softens the clash. Shizuka admits she fears being compared with them; they reassure her, and the three start using given names. Encouraged to be honest, Shizuka confesses that the decree was a lie and that she wants to kiss Rentaro, and they share her first kiss. Hakari and Karane then each kiss him too, and the four laugh together.

• Introduction and Old Maid

  Rentaro introduces Shizuka, who speaks in lines from her favorite novel and cites a chastity decree when kissing comes up. To bring everyone closer he proposes Old Maid with tickling as the forfeit, and Shizuka wins the fourth round.

• Shizuka's hesitation

  While Rentaro is away, Karane confronts Shizuka about holding back, and Shizuka admits she fears being compared with Hakari and Karane. The two reassure her, and the three start using given names.

• Honest feelings and kisses

  Shizuka admits the chastity decree was only an excuse and that she wants to kiss Rentaro, and they share her first kiss. Hakari and Karane each kiss him too, and the four laugh together.

Recent Timeline

• Dating two destined partners (Episode 1)

  After his 100th rejection, Rentaro learned from Kami-sama that he would meet 100 destined partners in high school and that any he failed to make happy would die. When classmates Hakari and Karane both confessed, he asked both to date him, and they agreed.

• First kiss shared by three (Episode 2)

  Hakari and Karane competed for Rentaro's first kiss, and after his plan to hide the order failed, the three shared it together. Afterward, Rentaro felt the destined-partner shock with a girl in the library.

• Shizuka becomes the third girlfriend (Episode 3)

  Rentaro met Shizuka Yoshimoto, who speaks through lines in books, and gave her a text-to-speech app holding a whole novel he typed in himself. He accepted her confession and, with Hakari and Karane's consent, welcomed her as his third girlfriend.

• Old Maid tickling game (Episode 4)

  When kissing came up, Shizuka cited a divine decree to stay chaste until marriage. To bring the group closer, Rentaro started Old Maid with the winner tickling the loser; he tickled Karane, Hakari, and Shizuka in turn, and Shizuka won the fourth round but only poked him.

• Shizuka and the other girlfriends (Episode 4)

  While Rentaro was away, Karane confronted Shizuka for holding back, and Shizuka admitted she feared being compared with the two. Karane and Hakari reassured her, and the three began calling one another by their given names.

• Shizuka's first kiss (Episode 4)

  Shizuka admitted the chastity decree had been an excuse and that she wanted to kiss Rentaro, and they shared her first kiss. Hakari and Karane then each kissed him as well, and the four laughed together.

Character Graph

Kami-sama

deity

The god of the shrine where Rentaro prayed for a girlfriend. He told Rentaro he would meet 100 destined partners in high school, then admitted it was his own mistake and that a partner left unhappy will die.

• Role

  Explained destined partners and admitted that his mistake at Rentaro's birth gave him 100 of them.

• Rentaro (Guardian, Neutral)

  Answered Rentaro's prayer and advises him about his destined partners.

Hakari (Hakari Hanazono)

high school student

One of Rentaro's girlfriends, a bold classmate who confessed to him first. She briefly saw shy Shizuka as a formidable rival, yet eased Karane's confrontation with her, and after Shizuka's first kiss she asked Rentaro for a kiss of her own.

• Current

  Now on first-name terms with Shizuka, and assured by Rentaro that she is just as cute.

• Rentaro (Other, Affinity)

  Her boyfriend; she asked him for a kiss, then for reassurance that she is as cute as Shizuka.

• Karane (Colleague, Mixed)

  Fellow girlfriend and rival; they squabble constantly over Rentaro yet recognize each other's sincere love for him.

• Shizuka Yoshimoto (Colleague, Affinity)

  Fellow girlfriend; she eased Karane's confrontation with Shizuka, and they now use given names.

Karane (Karane Inda)

high school student

One of Rentaro's girlfriends, a tsundere classmate who confessed after Hakari. She bluntly scolded Shizuka for holding back, then apologized, called her cute, and told her to speak her true feelings; in the end she admitted she wants to kiss Rentaro too.

• Current

  Now on first-name terms with Shizuka and Hakari as fellow girlfriends.

• Rentaro (Other, Affinity)

  Her boyfriend; she finally admitted she wants to kiss him.

• Hakari (Colleague, Mixed)

  Fellow girlfriend and rival; they argue over whose boyfriend Rentaro is, yet each sees the other's sincere love for him.

• Shizuka Yoshimoto (Colleague, Affinity)

  Fellow girlfriend she scolded for holding back, then reassured, called cute, and urged to speak honestly.

Rentaro (Rentaro Aijo)

high school student

A first-year dating Hakari, Karane, and Shizuka who notices each girl's little habits. To help shy Shizuka bond with the others he set up a tickling game of Old Maid, and by the end of the day he had kissed all three.

• Destined partners

  Of the 100 destined partners Kami-sama promised, he dates Hakari, Karane, and Shizuka.

• Hakari (Other, Affinity)

  Girlfriend; he kissed her and assured her she is just as cute as Shizuka.

• Karane (Other, Affinity)

  Girlfriend; he told her he wanted to kiss her and teased her about how cute she looks when flustered.

• Kami-sama (Mentor, Neutral)

  The shrine god who answered his prayer and told him about his destined partners.

• Shizuka Yoshimoto (Other, Affinity)

  Girlfriend; he told her to go at her own pace and shared her first kiss once she was ready.

Shizuka Yoshimoto (Shizuka)

library committee

A shy library committee member who speaks through lines from her favorite novel, Circlet Love Story, and Rentaro's third girlfriend. She held back around Hakari and Karane for fear of being compared, but after they reassured her she admitted her chastity decree was an excuse and shared her first kiss with Rentaro.

• Current

  Now calls Hakari and Karane by their given names as fellow girlfriends.

• Rentaro (Other, Affinity)

  Her boyfriend; she shared her first kiss with him after admitting her true feelings.

• Hakari (Colleague, Affinity)

  Fellow girlfriend whose charm intimidated her; now they use given names.

• Karane (Colleague, Affinity)

  Fellow girlfriend who scolded her for holding back, then encouraged her; now they use given names.

World Memo

• One hundred destined partners

  A person normally has only one destined partner, but because of Kami-sama's mistake at Rentaro's birth, he is fated to meet 100 of them in high school.

• Destined-partner shock

  Destined partners feel a jolt run through their whole body when they meet. Women fall in love on the spot, while men grow fond gradually.

• Death if left unhappy

  Having a destined partner uses up a lifetime's luck, so a person who meets theirs but fails to find happiness with them will die. If Rentaro chose only one girl, the other would die.

• Corridor running and the deep-kiss punishment

  The strict vice principal, a former track athlete, chases down any student who runs in the corridors and punishes them with a deep kiss; no one has ever escaped.

• Shizuka's way of speaking

  Shizuka speaks by pointing to lines in her favorite novel, Circlet Love Story, for others to read. With the text-to-speech app Rentaro made, she can now talk while looking at people.

• New girlfriends and Rentaro's vow

  When Rentaro fell for Shizuka, he asked Hakari and Karane to welcome her as another girlfriend, vowing to commit seppuku if he ever fails to cherish them all.

Clue Board

• The remaining 97 partners (Episode 3)

  With Shizuka as his third, 97 destined partners have yet to appear. Since any of them left unhappy would die, whether Rentaro can love them all remains an open question.

• Shizuka and her mother (Episode 3)

  A flashback showed Shizuka's mother scolding her for speaking through books instead of talking like other children. How things stand between them now has not been shown.

Season Summary

Season 1 — Season 1

Episodes 1–4

After his 100th rejection, Rentaro learns from Kami-sama, the Love God, that he will meet 100 destined partners in high school, and that a partner he fails to make happy will die. When classmates Hakari and Karane both confess on entrance day, he refuses to choose and asks both to date him.

The two compete for his first kiss until the three share it together. Rentaro then meets Shizuka Yoshimoto, a library committee member who speaks through lines in books, gives her a reading app holding a whole novel he typed in himself, and with Hakari and Karane's consent makes her his third girlfriend.

Shy around Hakari and Karane, Shizuka grows close to them through a tickling game of Old Maid and their encouragement. Admitting her chastity decree was only an excuse, she shares her first kiss with Rentaro, and Hakari and Karane kiss him too.

Music Releases

• To You Whom I Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love (OP)
• Sweet Sign (ED)