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At the end of any episode of _[Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa
Machigatteiru](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=14888)_
, some numbers appears coupled with the title and the number of the next
episode (circled).

![Ep. 4](https://i.stack.imgur.com/bQu0P.jpg)

286

![Ep. 5](https://i.stack.imgur.com/jOwQf.jpg)

266

![Ep. 9](https://i.stack.imgur.com/xRWLq.jpg)

281

What's the meaning of these numbers?


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What's the meaning of the numbers at the end of the episode?


_Angel Beats!_ also did something similar, except that the numbers, prefixed
by the character 'c', appear in the previews for next episode.

![Angel Beats! next episode preview](https://i.stack.imgur.com/F4jrV.png)

These are the **cut numbers** found in storyboards, or （絵）コンテ ( _e konte_ ,
from the English word _continuity_ ) in Japanese. According to [Anime
Production – Detailed Guide to How Anime is Made and the Talent Behind
it!](https://washiblog.wordpress.com/2011/01/18/anime-production-detailed-
guide-to-how-anime-is-made-and-the-talent-behind-it/),

> Cuts refer to a single shot of the camera and an average TV-anime episode
> will usually contain around 300 cuts.

which basically matches the range of numbers that appear in both _Oregairu_
and _Angel Beats!_.

To top it off, I was able to find a screenshot (click to enlarge) of a
selection of _Oregairu_ 's storyboards:

[![Oregairu storyboard
selection](https://i.stack.imgur.com/cF20qm.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/cF20q.jpg)

Image source:
[http://forum.gamer.com.tw/C.php?bsn=44991&snA=514](http://forum.gamer.com.tw/C.php?bsn=44991&snA=514)

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### Corrections to OP's post

  * The circled numbers actually mark the **current** , not the next, episode number. See the [list of titles for all episodes](http://www.anime.marumegane.com/2013/oregairu.html) (scroll down to the middle).
  * The numbers/titles don't always appear at the end. For example, the title of episode 2

> 17 ②きっと、誰しも等し並みに悩みを抱えている。

appears very early, corresponding to the 17th scene (excluding the OP and ED)
in that episode.


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