The single-season narrative follows Kouta's movement from innocent embarrassment to committed love while supernatural rivals, family tests, and hostile schemes repeatedly challenge his bond with Chizuru.
Story Structure — 5 Plot Phases
Season 1: First Pursuit
Chizuru openly courts Kouta and makes their attraction public. Nozomu's transfer immediately turns the romance into a rivalry.
Key Events
Public Embrace — Chizuru hugs Kouta in public, embarrassing him and prompting Akane to intervene. Characters: Chizuru Minamoto, Kouta Oyamada, Akane AsahinaLocation: Road to school
The Love Letter — Chizuru gives Kouta a love letter and asks him to meet her in the music room. Characters: Chizuru Minamoto, Kouta OyamadaLocation: School
Wolf Transfer — Nozomu appears as a transfer student and is revealed to belong to a powerful wolf clan. Characters: Nozomu Ezomori, Chizuru Minamoto, Kouta OyamadaLocation: Kouta's classroom
Food Rivalry — Chizuru and Nozomu compete through cooking while Kouta is forced to eat their unsuccessful experiments. Characters: Chizuru Minamoto, Nozomu Ezomori, Kouta OyamadaLocation: Kouta's home
Weasel Attack — Omi attacks Chizuru, and Kouta takes the hit while protecting her. Characters: Omi Kiriyama, Chizuru Minamoto, Kouta OyamadaLocation: Town path
Season 1: Supernatural Disruptions
Food competition, Omi's attack, and the cursed bunny suit expose the unstable supernatural world around the students. Kouta's protective response strengthens Chizuru's emotional attachment.
Key Events
Toad Oil Remedy — Feeling guilty, Omi seeks Mio's help in making a remedy for the unconscious Kouta. Characters: Omi Kiriyama, Mio Osakabe, Kouta OyamadaLocation: Spirit area
Cursed Bunny Suit — Chizuru steals a forbidden bunny suit, becomes unable to remove it, and is forced to wear it at school. Characters: Chizuru MinamotoLocation: School supply room
Cosplay Possession — The suit is revealed to contain a spider demon's soul and begins changing female students' clothing. Characters: Chizuru Minamoto, Kouta OyamadaLocation: School
Painful Bracelet — Saku places a bracelet on Kouta that causes severe pain whenever he becomes sexually aroused. Characters: Saku Ezomori, Kouta Oyamada, Chizuru MinamotoLocation: School
Restrained Courtship — Chizuru suppresses her usual flirting because she fears that her behavior could cause Kouta severe pain. Characters: Chizuru Minamoto, Kouta OyamadaLocation: Kouta's home
Season 1: Tests of Affection
Saku's bracelet restricts Kouta and forces Chizuru to suppress her usual advances. Yukihana's snowstorm and the New Year encounter test whether their bond can survive outside interference.
Key Events
Restrained Courtship — Chizuru suppresses her usual flirting because she fears that her behavior could cause Kouta severe pain. Characters: Chizuru Minamoto, Kouta OyamadaLocation: Kouta's home
Love Dice Game — During New Year, Chizuru and Kouta play a suggestive love dice game before Nozomu interrupts them. Characters: Chizuru Minamoto, Kouta Oyamada, Nozomu EzomoriLocation: Kouta's home
Snowstorm Test — Yukihana creates a powerful snowstorm around the school to test Chizuru and Kouta's bond. Characters: Yukihana, Chizuru Minamoto, Kouta Oyamada, Nozomu EzomoriLocation: School
Family Interruption — Yukihana stops Chizuru and Kouta as they try to escape the supernatural storm. Characters: Yukihana, Chizuru Minamoto, Kouta OyamadaLocation: School classroom
Hot Spring Revelation — At a resort run by Tamamo, Tamamo is revealed as Chizuru's mother and introduces a beverage that makes two people fall in love. Characters: Tamamo, Chizuru Minamoto, Kouta Oyamada, Nozomu EzomoriLocation: Hot spring resort
Season 1: False Love and Threats
Tamamo's love beverage temporarily redirects Kouta's feelings toward Nozomu and devastates Chizuru. Minori's attempt to seal Chizuru's powers expands into a dangerous assault on the school.
Key Events
False Attraction — The beverage causes Kouta to fall in love with Nozomu, leaving Chizuru devastated until Kouta returns to his senses. Characters: Kouta Oyamada, Nozomu Ezomori, Chizuru MinamotoLocation: Hot spring resort
Power-Sealing Scheme — Minori arranges an attempt to seal Chizuru's powers, but the drug also removes Chizuru's breasts. Characters: Minori Mitama, Chizuru MinamotoLocation: School area
School Demon Assault — Minori summons demons against the school while sleeping sand incapacitates the human students. Characters: Minori Mitama, Chizuru Minamoto, Kouta Oyamada, Nozomu EzomoriLocation: School
Refusal to Abandon — When Chizuru is threatened, Kouta refuses to leave her behind and remains with her despite the danger. Characters: Kouta Oyamada, Chizuru Minamoto, Nozomu EzomoriLocation: School
Season 1: Confession and Resolution
Kouta refuses to abandon Chizuru during the school crisis, confirming the seriousness of his attachment. After a quieter beach visit, he finally confesses his love and the couple becomes official.
Key Events
Refusal to Abandon — When Chizuru is threatened, Kouta refuses to leave her behind and remains with her despite the danger. Characters: Kouta Oyamada, Chizuru Minamoto, Nozomu EzomoriLocation: School
Spirit Beach Retreat — The group visits a beach known only to spirits, where Tamamo again seeks Kouta's affection and the group later enjoys food and fireworks. Characters: Chizuru Minamoto, Kouta Oyamada, Nozomu Ezomori, Tamamo, YukihanaLocation: Spirit beach
Rainy Bridge Confession — After hesitating throughout the episode, Kouta tells Chizuru that he loves her when he finds her crying in the rain. Characters: Chizuru Minamoto, Kouta Oyamada, Nozomu EzomoriLocation: Bridge
Story Breakdown
First Romantic Pursuit — Chizuru makes her feelings for Kouta unmistakable and turns ordinary school encounters into romantic pressure.
Public Embrace — Chizuru hugs Kouta on the way to school, creating immediate embarrassment and social friction.
Love Letter — Chizuru formally invites Kouta to meet her through a love letter.
Wolf Rival Arrives — Nozomu's transfer changes the central romance into an active competition between two spirit admirers.
Transfer Student — Nozomu enters Kouta's class under a human identity.
Supernatural School Chaos — Attacks and magical objects expose the dangers surrounding the students and force characters into improvised cooperation.
Weasel Attack — Omi attacks Chizuru, and Kouta is injured while protecting her.
Cursed Costume — A possessed bunny suit spreads supernatural disorder through the school.
Tests of the Couple — The relationship is challenged by coercive magic, family intervention, and a false supernatural attraction.
Painful Bracelet — Saku restricts Kouta's reactions with a bracelet that causes severe pain.
Love Beverage — Tamamo's beverage temporarily makes Kouta fall in love with Nozomu.
Minori's Escalation — Minori targets Chizuru's powers and relationship, transforming romantic rivalry into a broader supernatural threat.
Power Sealing — An attempted sealing drug alters Chizuru's body while targeting her supernatural power.
School Assault — Minori summons demons and uses sleeping sand during the attack on the school.
Confession and Acceptance — Kouta's loyalty during danger leads to the season's emotional resolution and clarifies the central romance.
Refusal to Leave — Kouta refuses to abandon Chizuru when she is threatened.
Rainy Confession — Kouta tells Chizuru that he loves her, and they become lovers.
Kouta has girl troubles of the supernatural sort. For some reason, he keeps attracting the attention (and affections) of animal spirits!
Having spent most of his life in the country, Kouta is understandably nervous when he moves in with his grandma to attend a high school in the big city. He hoped to make a good impression, but having Chizuru, a beautiful fox spirit, hanging off his arm didn't seem to be the sort of image he wanted to have. She's not alone in her love for Kouta, either. Nozomu, a wolf spirit, as well as other youkai have their sights set on the hapless country boy.
