Episode 1

**Yuzuki Family** (柚木さんち) is the first episode of the Yuzuki-san Chi no Yon Kyoudai anime.

## Synopsis

Family is everything. The four Yuzuki brothers lost their parents two years ago, and now work to raise themselves. Hayato, the eldest, then Mikoto, Minato, and young Gakuto. Hayato works and provides for the family. Mikoto is relaxed and calm. Minato is full of energy, and Gakuto is wise beyond his years. Together they live, learn, fight, and forgive as brothers should. Meet the Yuzuki family!

## Plot Summary

Minato narrates about his family as they are eating breakfast. Minato is eager to help out with laundry, but Hayato is fearful that Minato will do it incorrectly and instead ask him to take Gakuto to school. Waka and Uta accompany the two brothers to school. Uta and Minato have forgotten to do their math homework, so they copy Yūma Nikaidō's homework.

Mikoto arrives to school later than usual, having taken care of the laundry that Minato had hoped to do, and Mikoto brings Minato the gyms clothes that he had forgotten. Minato explains that he and Mikoto are 11 months apart and are in the same grade. Minato does not wish to acknowledge Mikoto as his older brother; he regrets that he is taller than him and that Hayato depends on him more.

At Hayato's workplace, he is falling asleep while eating lunch. His coworkers comment about how much he behaves like a parent to his younger brothers. At home, Minato finds Hayato sleeping at his desk late at night. Hayato wakes the next morning to the smell of of burning food and finds Minato attempting to cooking breakfast for his siblings though having burned the food. Hayato scolds Minato and tells him to behave more like Mikoto.

After school, Minato sees Gakuto looking at a poster for firework and recalls a vague memory of when their parents were alive and went to see fireworks. Minato offers to take Gakuto to see the fireworks without telling their older two brothers, knowing how overworked Hayato is. The two go to the festival with fireworks, and Minato treats Gakuto to things such as cotton candy. Minato thinks about the last time his family went to see fireworks, which was when their parents were alive and Hayato was in college. Minato remembers his father holding his hand and realizes that he ought to be holding Gakuto's hand, but then realizes that he cannot find Gakuto.

At home, Hayato and Mikoto realize that Gakuto is not at home and is not with their neighbors, the Kirishima family. Mikoto recalls having overheard Minato and Gakuto discussing the fireworks festival and suspects that the two went there without telling Hayato, not wanting to bother him since he has been so busy lately.

At the festival, Minato is running trying to find Gakuto and stumbles to the ground. He begins to cry feeling like he has not been able to do anything right since their parents died. Hayato finds him and though Minato is prepared for Hayato to scold him, instead, his older brother expresses concern for having injured his leg. Hayato and Mikoto found Gakuto before they found Minato. The four watch the fireworks together with Gakuto thanking them.

## Characters

* Hayato Yuzuki
* Mikoto Yuzuki
* Minato Yuzuki
* Gakuto Yuzuki
* Uta Kirishima
* Waka Kirishima
* Yūma Nikaidō
* Kojirō Kirishima