In the Beginning, He Wouldn't Tell Me Anything

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***In the Beginning, He Wouldn't Tell Me Anything*** is the first episode in *Hitorijime My Hero*.

## Characters

* Masahiro Setagawa
* Kousuke Ohshiba
* Kensuke Ohshiba
* Asaya Hasekura
* Mitsuru Fukushige
* Tsuyoshi Yamabe
* Jirou Yoshida
* Megumi Setagawa
* Yabase
* Toru
* Sasa
* Gozu

## Synopsis

Masahiro feels no hero can save him, he is stuck being a part of Toru's gang, with his mother who works all the time. The Bear Killer is in the streets beating gangs and turning them into the police. He becomes friends with Kensuke who he meets when finding an injured cat after running away from home. The two return to the Oshiba home, where Kensuke reveals that his brother is the Bear Killer indirectly when panicking that his brother is going to kill him for bringing a cat home out of the blue. Kousuke, Kensuke's brother, returns home and startles the two causing them to faint. The flashback ends, the two graduate from middle school and then start their first day of high school where Kensuke's ex-friend Asaya returns causing a lot of dread for the new high schooler. Masahiro had been cut off from the gang for months but they come to his new school looking for him. When class ends for the day, they chase Masahiro and Kensuke to a playground where Kousuke steps in and saves them.

## Notes and Trivia

* Masahiro and Kensuke become friends over Sasa
* The friend group are in Class 3
* Kousuke is a temp math teacher at their high school

## Publication History

Published on July 8, 2017, through Encourage Films and licensed by Sentai Filmworks.

## Detailed Plot

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Episode one begins with Masahiro within his home alone, boiling water in a kettle and observing cartoons of heroes on the television, establishing that no hero will ever save him. It then moves on to how he is associated with Toru's gang and is more of a servant boy to them than anything else. Masahiro's mom calls and asks if he has eaten before he can answer she hangs up, and she receives a call from Toru explaining that the Bear Killer is on the streets and for the teen to meet up with them.

When Masahiro arrives the members of the gang are shaking in fear at the attack of the Bear Killer. He decides to return home as there is nothing he can do, and on his way, home passes by a scratched up Kousuke.

The opening is played, and then the episode resumes with Masahiro and Kensuke graduating from middle school. Kensuke congrats him on graduating happily, and the both of them hope they will have the same classes in high school together. Masahiro recalls how the two met within a flashback of him running away from home when he was younger because he sees his mother with a client, he hears a cat meowing (sasa) and meets Kensuke who also found the poor weak kitten. Kensuke decides he will take the cat home, and Masahiro comes along with him. Kensuke states he had to bury his stag beetle who he found with an old friend who now left him and that could care less that the friend left him.

Kensuke panically recalls that his older brother will return and kill him for bringing a cat home. He explains his older brother was out beating up gangsters, which leads Masahiro to realize his new friend's brother is the Bear Killer. At this moment, Kousuke walks in and the two kids pass out.

The episode then switches to the start of high school, showing Fukushige and Yamabe discussing that they are both in class 3 together this year. It then switches to Masahiro and Kensuke discussing they are also in class 3 together. Kensuke then reads that his old friend Asaya is in class 3 with him, and he dreads seeing him again and thus freaks out while the rest of his class freaks out over how attractive Asaya is.

Kensuke runs away, Masahiro runs after him and the two discuss how Kensuke cut ties with Asaya and he didn't expect Asaya to return. Also that he doesn't have the courage to apologize to Asaya. Kensuke is then asked by the girls to learn in Asaya is dating someone or not. Kensuke recalls in a flashback that he said Asaya isn't his friend anymore on the bridge and that he hadn't meant to say it but he was upset.

The episode then proceeds to Masahiro getting a call from Kousuke, who speaks to him about him having the same class as Kensuke. He states that Masahiro cant hang out weirdos anymore (the gangsters) and Masahiro states he hasn't seen them in awhile. Masahiro asks if Kousuke will be returning soon, but Kousuke says he can't answer that. The call ends with Kousuke calling Masahiro a dork. Masahiro monologues about how he doesn't want to let Kousuke down when he sees chairman being harassed by the members of Toru's gang.

The scene switches to Kensuke running into Asaya who is all happy to see him, and suggests they walk home together. This freaks out Kensuke and he runs away to find Masahiro when he does find him, Masahiro is hiding as he does not want to be seen by his old gang. However, Kensuke shouting his name draws attention to him forcing the duo to have to run away from the gang chasing them.

The two hide in the playground and the gangsters approach them when Kousuke arrives who the gangsters know as the Bear Killer thus scaring them off. He scolds the two and tells them they should be studying not playing hide-n-seek. He explains the principal of their school called him out to be a temp math teacher which shocks the two.

## Gallery

Masahiro looking at TV heroesMasahiro and Kousuke walk by each other without noticingKensuke hugs MasahiroKensuke panicsYoung Asaya hurt by Kensuke's wordsGirls fangirl over Asaya's beautyAsaya watches Kensuke from afarYabase spies on Masahiro