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Region：Japan
Type：TV
English name：Asatte no Houkou. / Living for the Day After Tomorrow
Official name：あさっての方向。
Chinese name：后天的方向
Premiered：October 5, 2006
Status：Finished Airing
Tags：Story / Healing / Source manga
Original author：山田J太(マッグガーデン连载)
Director：桜美かつし
Scenario：水上清資 / 浦畑達彦
Storyboard：山本秀世 / 高田耕一 / 大畑清隆 / 桜美かつし / 駒井一也
Co-director：橋本敏一 / 古川政美 / 高島大輔 / 三木俊明 / 山田一夫
Character design：伊藤郁子
Music：ランティス / 光宗信吉 / 楽音舎 / 杉山好美 / 鶴岡陽太
Studios：J.C.Staff
Producers：あさって製作委员会(バンダイビジュアル, マッグガーデン, ムービック, J.C.STAFF, ランティス) / TBS
Copyright：©山田J太・マッグガーデン / あさって製作委員会
Family：Living for the Day After Tomorrow
Rating：12+

Asatte no Houkou.

About to enter junior high school, Karada Iokawa is a cheerful and reliable girl, who hates being treated as a child more than anything.

After her parents' deaths, her older brother, Hiro, comes back from studying abroad to take care of her.

His ex-girlfriend Shouko Nogami, a composed yet sometimes childish and stubborn young woman, follows him to Japan in order to find out why he left her.

Between the two girls, the atmosphere is tense, which eventually leads to Shouko calling Karada childish.

Later, Karada stands before a shrine praying to grow up.

Little does she know that the shrine wishing stone would grant her wish.

As Karada grows older, at the same time, Shouko, who happens to be nearby, finds herself a child once again.

With their ages now reversed, Shouko and Karada must come to terms with one another and ultimately themselves.

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Oct 5, 2006

EP1 - The Wishing Stones

At the Iokawa household Karada makes breakfast as well as bentos for the trip she and her older brother are taking to the beach. They meet up with the Amino siblings Tetsumasa and Touko at the station. They are surprised to see the Iokowa siblings bringing along a special guest to the beach named Nogami Shouko.Shouko remains distant during the train ride. Shouko planned on coming back to Japan to start over, and meeting Iokawa Hiro again was outside of her plans.At the beach it is revealed that Karada is going to enter middle school division soon despite her small size. Tetsumasa also has a crush on her. It is revealed to that Nogami Shouko knew Hiro while he was in America, and Touko supposes Shouko used to date Hiro at one time. Karada notices something is wrong, and asks Shouko only to be told she will be told when she is older. Hiro also reveals his sister doesn't like being treated like a child.That evening they go shopping for souvenirs. Hiro buys his little sister Karada a set of white bows. Karada shows the bows off to Shouko who says the bows fit her because they're childish. Karada runs off while Tetsumasa chases after her. Hiro comes out just in time to see Karada run off.After getting back from the train station Hiro tells Karada he needs to talk to Shouko and they head to the bridge nearby. Karada feels she is being treated like a child again. Shouko complains about how she never got to cook for Hiro while she was his girlfriend, and didn't know his favorite food. She also accuses him of leaving him for that girl, and asks why he never told her he had a little sister. She slaps him across the face when he asks her if she still loves him before running off.Shouko and Karada meet beside the wishing stone and under the moonlight the two find themselves switching ages.
Oct 12, 2006

EP2 - A Passing Encounter

Karada and Shouko switch ages after Karada wishes to become older. Hiro spends the entire day and night trying to find Karada, only to later encounter Shouko and Karada, whom he doesn't recognize.
Oct 19, 2006

EP3 - A New Lifestyle

Shouko and Karada begin adjusting to their new situation. Hiro, still looking for Karada, goes to Shouko's apartment. There, he mistakes Shouko to be her little sister, but later finds out about the age switch. Some of Shouko's past with Hiro is revealed.
Oct 26, 2006

EP4 - Please Believe

Hiro is forced into believing Karada and Shoukou's age switch, which is quite hard for Karada. They later go to the Summer Festival and reach an understanding.
Nov 2, 2006

EP5 - A Place to Return to

Karada persuades Shoukou to come live with her and her older brother. Shoukou meets Kotomi, who tries to make her play with the kids. Meanwhile, Tetsu is being forced into staying home studying while he wants to look for Karada.
Nov 9, 2006

EP6 - Summer's Eternity

Tetsu goes to Karada's apartment to look for her and even talks with her himself, but he doesn't recognize her. The rest of the day, they go around town together to places Karada might be and end up in a hidden place where the source of the river's water is.
Nov 16, 2006

EP7 - A Moment Between Them

Hiro's birthday comes around and Karada decides to bake him a cake for the occasion and Shoukou helps her. All the while Shoukou cannot forget about her past with Hiro.
Nov 23, 2006

EP8 - Living for the Day After Tomorrow

Karada leaves and tries to live on her own but very soon finds out how hard it really is. During a rainstorm, she remembers the past she had with her parents and when she first met Hiro.
Nov 30, 2006

EP9 - The Signpost

Karada starts to work at a pension in order to live on herself. Meanwhile, Tetsu is still on the search for Karada and this time even Kotomi is helping him out.
Dec 7, 2006

EP10 - The True Name

Tetsu is still eager to search for Karada, and does not even realize he has already met her. When it starts to rain and he has not come back yet, Karada goes out to search for him.
Dec 14, 2006

EP11 - The Present That Exists There

After Tetsu gets over his cold, Karada finally tells him her true identity, though Tetsu doesn't believe her. After coming to terms with what he did to Shouko, Hiro and she take a train together to go see Karada.
Dec 21, 2006

EP12 - To Be Here

Eventually Tetsu believes that Karada was turned into an adult. As Kotomi leaves the town to see her father, she gives Shouko a piece of the wishing stone she had. It is implied that they reversed the age switch, and the last shot is of the wishing stone fading into dust.