Kimi no Koto ga Dai Dai Dai Dai Daisuki na 100-nin no Kanojo Episode 6 Recap & Characters (Spoiler-Free)

Episode Summary

Everyone's Favorite: The Swimsuit Episode

Rentaro and his four girlfriends visit a new indoor pool. Karane claims she feels cold and stays poolside, while Hakari and Nano press against Rentaro to compete over their figures until he faints and stops breathing. Going for a male lifeguard, the two are cornered by men; Nano jabs one in the eyes to protect Hakari and offers to stay behind, but Hakari won't leave her.

Woken by Karane, Rentaro rushes in and says both are his girlfriends. He refuses the men's demand to kiss them as proof, but Hakari and Nano kiss him themselves, and the men leave in disgust. Rentaro then finds Shizuka, who can't swim, stranded on an island in the lazy river. Alone with Karane, he sees she lost confidence comparing herself with the other two and tells her she is wonderfully cute; her chill gone, she rejoins the group.

• Pool date and Rentaro's collapse

  At the new indoor pool Karane says she is cold and sits out, while Hakari and Nano compete over their figures until Rentaro faints and stops breathing. The two go looking for a male lifeguard.

• Facing the harassing men

  Cornered by men, Nano jabs one in the eyes to protect Hakari. Rentaro arrives and says both are his girlfriends; he refuses to kiss them as a spectacle, but they kiss him themselves and the men leave.

• Finding Shizuka and reassuring Karane

  Rentaro finds Shizuka stranded on an island in the lazy river, then reassures Karane, who lost confidence in her swimsuit, and the group enjoys the pool 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.

• Shizuka opens up (Episode 4)

  Shizuka, who had kept her distance from Hakari and Karane, grew close to them through a tickling game of Old Maid and their encouragement. Admitting her chastity decree had been an excuse, she shared her first kiss with Rentaro.

• Nano becomes the fourth girlfriend (Episode 5)

  Nano Eiai, a top student who values only efficiency, confessed to Rentaro and immediately dumped him. On a one-day amusement-park date she realized she had gained something she did not want to lose, confessed again, and became his fourth girlfriend.

• Rentaro faints at the pool (Episode 6)

  At a new indoor pool, Karane said she was cold and sat out, while Hakari and Nano pressed against Rentaro to compete over their figures until he fainted and stopped breathing. Unable to give him mouth-to-mouth, the two went to find a male lifeguard.

• Standoff with the harassing men (Episode 6)

  Cornered by men, Nano jabbed one in the eyes to protect Hakari and offered to stay behind, but Hakari refused to leave her. Woken by Karane, Rentaro rushed in and said both were his girlfriends; he refused the demand to kiss them as a spectacle, but Hakari and Nano kissed him themselves, and the stunned men left.

• Finding Shizuka (Episode 6)

  Shizuka, who cannot swim, drifted down the lazy river and was stranded on an island in the middle. Rentaro searched the pool for her and found her when she called out to him in her own voice.

• Karane's swimsuit worries (Episode 6)

  Alone with Karane, Rentaro saw that she had lost confidence after comparing herself with Hakari and Nano, feeling she was neither cute nor feminine. He told her she looked wonderfully cute in her own way; her chill gone, Karane rejoined the group.

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. At the pool she competed with Nano until Rentaro fainted; when men cornered them, she refused to let Nano sacrifice herself and kissed Rentaro to prove she is his girlfriend.

• Current

  Told Nano she still doesn't understand Rentaro, who would be just as sad if Nano got hurt.

• Rentaro (Other, Affinity)

  Her boyfriend; she kissed him in front of the men to prove she is his girlfriend.

• 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.

• Nano (Colleague, Affinity)

  Fellow girlfriend and rival; when Nano offered to stay behind for her, she refused and reminded Nano that Rentaro would grieve for her too.

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. Unable to swim, she drifted down the lazy river and was stranded on an island until Rentaro found her after she called out in her own voice.

• Current

  Came to the pool in a school swimsuit, thinking every student wore one.

• Rentaro (Other, Affinity)

  Her boyfriend; he searched the pool until he found her stranded in the lazy river.

• 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.

Nano (Nano Eiai)

high school student

A top student who judges everything by efficiency, and Rentaro's fourth girlfriend. At the pool she competed with Hakari over him, then jabbed a man in the eyes to protect Hakari and offered to stay behind, reasoning that Rentaro would grieve less for her as his newest girlfriend.

• Current

  Learned from Hakari and Rentaro that he would be just as sad if anything happened to her.

• Rentaro (Other, Affinity)

  Her boyfriend; she kissed him in front of the men to prove she is his girlfriend.

• Hakari (Colleague, Affinity)

  Fellow girlfriend and rival; she protected Hakari from the men because Rentaro holds her dear.

Rentaro (Rentaro Aijo)

high school student

A first-year dating four destined partners: Hakari, Karane, Shizuka, and Nano. On their first group pool date he fainted from Hakari and Nano's rivalry, then stood up to the men harassing them, found the stranded Shizuka, and restored Karane's confidence.

• Destined partners

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

• Hakari (Other, Affinity)

  Girlfriend; he rushed to protect her and Nano from the harassing men.

• Karane (Other, Affinity)

  Girlfriend; he told her she looks wonderfully cute in her swimsuit and eased her insecurity.

• Kami-sama (Mentor, Neutral)

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

• Shizuka Yoshimoto (Other, Affinity)

  Girlfriend; he searched the pool until he found her stranded in the lazy river.

• Nano (Other, Affinity)

  Girlfriend; he thanked her for protecting Hakari but asked her not to put herself at risk.

Karane (Karane Inda)

high school student

One of Rentaro's girlfriends, a tsundere classmate who confessed after Hakari. At the pool she claimed to feel cold and sat out, having lost confidence after comparing herself with Hakari and Nano. She still ran to wake the fainted Rentaro, and when he told her she looks wonderfully cute, they confessed their love to each other.

• Current

  Felt she was neither cute nor feminine next to the others, but Rentaro's words eased her chill.

• Rentaro (Other, Affinity)

  Her boyfriend; she woke him when Hakari and Nano were in trouble, and he restored her confidence.

• 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.

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

  Each time Rentaro meets a new destined partner, as with Shizuka and Nano, he asks his current girlfriends to welcome her, and he has vowed to commit seppuku if he ever fails to cherish them all.

Clue Board

• The remaining 96 partners (Episode 5)

  With Nano as his fourth, 96 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.

• Rumor that Nano is an AI (Episode 5)

  Because Nano is accurate and efficient at everything, a rumor says she is actually an AI; Rentaro laughed it off as an urban legend.

Season Summary

Season 1 — Season 1

Episodes 1–6

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 makes Shizuka Yoshimoto, who speaks through lines in books, his third girlfriend; she soon opens up to the others and shares her first kiss with him. He also wins over Nano Eiai, a top student who values only efficiency and who dumped him right after confessing, as his fourth girlfriend.

On a pool date with all four, Rentaro faints when Hakari and Nano compete over him, and the two protect each other from harassing men until he arrives. He then finds Shizuka stranded in the lazy river and restores Karane's confidence in her swimsuit.

Music Releases

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