Episode 1

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**My Dream is to Become a High School Girl** *(*夢は女子高生です, *Yume wa Joshi Kōsei desu)* is the first episode of Wakaba＊Girl.

## Synopsis

*Upon starting high school, Wakaba Kohashi, a rich girl wishing to be a gyaru, makes friends with her classmates, Moeko Tokita, Mao Kurokawa, and Nao Hashiba.*

## Long Summary

On a lovely spring day, a teenage girl stands among several cherry blossom trees and observes the petals floating around her. She is one of several girls who are starting to attend *Shirozume All Girls High School*, and she passes by the front gate to head inside.

There, she walks by each flower-named classroom until she locates hers -*Wisteria*- and steps inside to find her seat. She is near a few other girls, who greet her and after momentarily hesitating, Wakaba's response leads them to wonder if she is rich. She confirms for them and they ask why she isn't at *Suirin Girls' Academy* instead. Wakaba explains how it was initially her chosen school, but she lacked the grades for it. The girls apologize and one of them, Moeko, asks Mao why she chose this school. Mao admits that she was swayed by its cute uniform, with their other friend -Nao- agreeing. Mao begins to tease her for her awkward introduction earlier, then to make her feel better she brings up how she likes to speak in third-person now and then. She wants to quit but it's a hard habit to break.

Seeing how Wakaba responds to their "*Girls Talk*", Moeko suggests that because they sit near each other they should be friends. The others agree, with an overly eager Wakaba nearly crushing their hands in excitement.

Later, the girls prepare for P.E. when Wakaba brings up never having worn a miniskirt before and Moeko offers to let her try on hers, although they wonder if it might be too tight around her waist because she's a bit taller than her. She's surprised when it turns out to fit fine, and Wakaba happily remarks on how she feels more like a school girl wearing it. Realizing how much more proper the miniskirt is, she attempts to leave the room until the girls stop her to remind her of class, and this causes them to think back to her introduction from earlier. She made everyone confused when she proclaimed wanting to be a school girl when she grew up. Wakaba explains how she aspires to be a "*Gyaru*".

In P.E. everyone splits up to talk while doing stretches or whatever else, and a worn out Moeko collapses next to Nao. She can't help but enviously observe how girly Moeko is, and she begins to take in the scent of her hair, wondering what shampoo she uses. She wants to ask but the very idea of making girl talk over it causes her to lose patience with herself and to angrily berate herself while the others watch.

The school day comes to an end and the girls make their way off of school grounds. Mao is flustered over the future aspirations page they were asked to fill out, and after observing her answers of "*Detective, Professional thief, and Can't think of anything*" Moeko remarks on how childlike she is. She asks Wakaba about her paper, but she didn't do it in class. She's going to wait until she gets home. Reaching a split in the path, Nao and Mao leave for one direction while Moeko and Wakaba walk another. After observing Moeko say goodbye to the others, Wakaba copies her after deeming it to be *gyaru-like*, and she confides in Moeko that coming to this school and meeting them has inspired her. She decides to focus on becoming a gyaru like Moeko -who doesn't understand how she's one- and they continue for home.

Wakaba's anxious mother and sister wait for her to come home, and they ask how school went when she does. They panic when she begins to cry, but Wakaba exclaims that she isn't upset at all, she's very happy because she can make friends.

That evening, before going to bed Wakaba fills out her paper. She writes down "*Schoolgirl*" twice, and lastly "*I want to stay at this school forever*".