▁invited ▁out ▁alone ▁by ▁two ▁beautiful ▁girls : ▁the ▁upper class man ▁Sak ura ▁" C os mos " ▁Ak ino ▁and ▁his ▁child hood ▁friend ▁A oi ▁" H im aw ari " ▁Hin ata . ▁Ex pect ing ▁to ▁hear ▁their ▁conf essions , ▁he ▁triumph antly ▁goes ▁to ▁meet ▁each ▁of ▁them ▁in ▁turn . ▁However , ▁both ▁Cos mos ▁and ▁Him aw ari ▁conf ess ▁to ▁J oro ▁that ▁they ▁like ▁his ▁best ▁friend , ▁Tai y о ̄ ▁" S un - chan " ▁ Ō ga , ▁instead ▁of ▁him . ▁He ▁rel uct antly ▁agre es ▁to ▁help ▁both ▁girls ▁purs ue ▁Sun - chan ▁on ▁the ▁hope ▁of ▁d ating ▁the ▁los er , ▁only ▁to ▁suddenly ▁be ▁conf essed ▁to ▁by ▁the ▁un remark able ▁book w orm ▁Sum ire ko ▁" P ans y " ▁Sans h oku in , ▁who ▁is ▁the ▁girl ▁Sun - chan ▁is ▁in ▁love ▁with . ▁ ▁Char acters ▁ ▁Main ▁characters ▁ ▁Am ats uy u , ▁nick named ▁, ▁is ▁a ▁second - year ▁student ▁at ▁N ish ik iz uta ▁High ▁School ▁who ▁is ▁best ▁friends ▁with ▁Sun - chan , ▁the ▁lik able ▁ace ▁of ▁their ▁local ▁baseball ▁team ▁and ▁child hood ▁friends ▁with ▁Him aw ari , ▁who ▁follows ▁him ▁everywhere . ▁One ▁day , ▁J oro ▁is ▁asked ▁out ▁by ▁Cos mos , ▁the ▁Student ▁Council ▁President , ▁and ▁Him aw ari ▁for ▁two ▁consecutive ▁dates ▁over ▁the ▁week end .