List of The Quintessential Quintuplets episodes

The Quintessential Quintuplets
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Starring	Yoshitsugu Matsuoka Kana Hanazawa Ayana Taketatsu Miku Itō Ayane Sakura Inori Minase
No. of episodes	12
Release
Original network	TBS
Original release	January 10, 2019 (2019-01-10)

The Quintessential Quintuplets (Japanese: 五等分の花嫁, Hepburn: Go-Tōbun no Hanayome, lit. "Quintuplet Brides"), also known as 5-Tōbun no Hanayome, is a television anime series based on shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Negi Haruba. The anime series is licensed in North America under Crunchyroll-Funimation partnership. The anime television series adaptation was announced in the combined 36th and 37th issue of Weekly Shōnen Magazine on August 8, 2018. The series is directed by Satoshi Kuwabara and written by Keiichirō Ōchi, featuring animation by Tezuka Productions, character designs by Michinosuke Nakamura and Gagakuga, and music by Natsumi Tabuchi, Hanae Nakamura, and Miki Sakurai. The series premiered on January 10, 2019, on the TBS, Sun TV, and BS-TBS channels. The series is set to run for 12 episodes. Crunchyroll is streaming the series with Funimation providing the English dub.

Kana Hanazawa, Ayana Taketatsu, Miku Itō, Ayane Sakura, and Inori Minase performed the opening theme song "Quintuplet Feelings" (五等分の気持ち, Gotōbun no Kimochi) as the group The Nakano Family's Quintuplets (中野家の五つ子, Nakano-ke no Itsuko), while Aya Uchida performed the ending theme song "Sign".

Episode list

No.	English title Japanese translated title (Original Japanese title)	Original air date	Ref.
1	"The Quintessential Quintuplets" Transliteration: "Go-tōbun no Hanayome" (Japanese: 五等分の花嫁)	January 10, 2019 (2019-01-10)
The episode opens with Futaro Uesugi on his wedding day, waking from a dream about the day that he met his bride (whose identity is obscured). The narrative then flashes back to Futaro’s schooldays; in the cafeteria, he encounters Itsuki Nakano when she sits at his usually-solitary lunch table. Seeing his perfect score on a recent test paper, she asks him to help her study, and offers to share her lunch; however, he is rude to her and she becomes upset with him. Futaro receives a call from his little sister Raiha, telling him that their father has secured him a part-time job as a tutor — to, as he soon realises, Itsuki. He tries to seek her out to apologise for earlier, but ends up meeting her sisters; Ichika, Yotsuba, Miku and Nino (without realizing their identity). He goes to the Nakano apartment and tells Itsuki he is her tutor, before finding out (to his shock) that the five are identical quintuplets, all of whom he has been hired to tutor. He attempts to hold their first study session, but only Yotsuba is responsive. Nino puts sleeping pills into Futaro's water and sends him home in a taxi; Itsuki accompanies him, and meets Raiha as she greets her brother's arrival. She ends up eating dinner with the Uesugi family, discovering their financial struggles, and accepts Raiha's invitation to return.
2	"Rooftop Confession" Transliteration: "Okujō no kokuhaku" (Japanese: 屋上の告白)	January 17, 2019 (2019-01-17)
At their next tutoring session, Futaro (in response to how hostile the quintuplets are to the idea of having him as a tutor) challenges them to take a test, assuring them that if they pass, he will never speak to them again. They all fail, achieving only 100 between the five of them. The next day, he asks them a history question that none of them can answer — only, he notices that Miku answered that question correctly on her test. He tries to ask her about it, but they are interrupted by Yotsuba and Ichika, who embarrass Miku by talking about crushes and conclude that she is in love. Futaro meets Miku on the roof, and briefly misinterprets her admission about the earlier question as being a love confession. He discovers her interest in history (specifically Japanese warlords) and she tries catch him out with an obscure reference — even going as far as to "disguise" herself as Yotsuba when running from him. Futaro presents her with her favourite soda as a peace offering, and realises that each of the quintuplets got different questions correct on their tests, using this as encouragement and refusing to give up on a despondent Miku. Miku then joins Futaro and Yotsuba in the library for a study session.
3	"A Mountain of Problems" Transliteration: "Mondai wa yamadzumi" (Japanese: 問題は山積み)	January 24, 2019 (2019-01-24)
Futaro arrives for the quintuplets' next tutoring session, but as they are about to study, Nino appears and sends away Yotsuba, Ichika and Itsuki — much to the annoyance of both Futaro and Miku. Nino challenges Miku to a cooking competition, on the condition that they will stop studying if Nino wins. Nino's dish turns out much better-looking than Miku's, but Futaro still judges the contest to be a draw, endearing him further to Miku. Futaro leaves, but quickly realises that he has left his flash cards, so he returns to the apartment, where he encounters a towel-clad Nino, who mistakes him for Miku without her contact lenses. She vents her anger at Futaro disrupting their sisterly unity, and unsettles a pile of books on a high shelf; Futaro rushes to protect her from the falling books, but is then caught in a compromising position by Itsuki. The other sisters return home and convene a court-like meeting to decide if Futaro should continue as their tutor after the incident. Miku helps Futaro protest his innocence, and after examining a photograph, so does Itsuki. Nino remains unimpressed, but leaves, upset at a comment from Ichika. She locks herself out but, too stubborn to ask the others to be let back in, ends up talking to Futaro, denying his accurate observations about her defensiveness of her sisters. She declares that she won't accept him, regardless of her sisters' protestations.
4	"Day Off" Transliteration: "Kyō wa o yasumi" (Japanese: 今日はお休み)	January 31, 2019 (2019-01-31)
Futaro is studying at home when Itsuki arrives to give him his tutoring pay. Futaro attempts to refuse it because he has not succeeded at making all of them study. However, his sister Raiha persuades them both to take her out for a trip to the arcade, where they have fun and take pictures in a photo-booth. As the sun starts to set, they run into the other four quintuplets, who are all wearing yukata for the upcoming festival. Yotsuba invites Raiha to come see the fireworks with them, which Futaro agrees to – provided that they all study first. Later, at the festival, Ichika flirts with Futaro but then takes a secretive phone call, while Yotsuba muses that Raiha would be her little sister if she were to marry Futaro one day. Miku explains to Futaro that watching the fireworks together is a special quintuplets tradition, as it reminds them of their mother. Nino loses her sisters in the crowd and Futaro goes out to find them before the fireworks show ends. He finds Ichika first, but is sent away by a moustached stranger. Bemused, Futaro next encounters Miku, who has injured her foot. They are mistaken for a couple by two women taking a survey, and Futaro unknowingly upsets Miku by denying that they are even friends. Spotting Itsuki, Futaro runs to catch up with her, but is quickly dragged into an alley by Ichika, where she kabe-dons him and asks him not to tell the others about their earlier encounter.
5	"Five Fifths" Transliteration: "Zen'in de go-tōbun" (Japanese: 全員で五等分)	February 7, 2019 (2019-02-07)
In the alley, Ichika explains to Futaro that she got a call from work and will not be able to watch the fireworks with her sisters this year. She sees the moustached man from earlier and embraces Futaro so as to hide behind him. Futaro again dismisses the notion that he is friends with the quintuplets, which Ichika tells him is hurtful; Futaro guiltily thinks back to Miku's earlier reaction, realising that he hurt her feelings. Meanwhile, the man searching for Ichika accosts Miku, mistaking her for her sister; Futaro stops him and declares defensively that he is the quintuplets' "partner". The man turns out to be Ichika's agent, calling her a "talented young actress", revealing her secret job. Futaro tries to persuade Ichika to not leave, but she has an important audition and insists on going. Instead, he helps her run lines, ironically reading the part of a professor to her thankful student. Ichika arrives late to her audition but wows the casting panel. When she returns, the festival is over, but Futaro brings her to the park, where her sisters are waiting for her with a mini-fireworks set. They forgive her for skipping out on their tradition. Ichika and Miku reach for the same sparkler (an implied metaphor for Futaro) but Ichika lets go, saying "seems like you're pretty attached", and tells Futaro she will co-operate more in study sessions.
6	"What's Been Built Up" Transliteration: "Tsumiageta mono" (Japanese: 積み上げたもの)	February 14, 2019 (2019-02-14)
With midterms looming, Futaro tries to encourage Itsuki and Nino to join his tutoring sessions, but with no success (though Itsuki studies hard on her own). After skipping out on parfaits, Futaro learns through a phone call with the quintuplets father, Maruo, that he will be fired if even a single one of them fails their exam. He argues with Itsuki, with both of them declaring that they'll never work together again (something he quickly regrets). Back at the Nakano apartment, Futaro and the study group are playing The Game of Life when Nino attempts to eject him; Ichika pretends that Futaro had promised to stay overnight to ensure that he stays. While Futaro takes a bath, Nino pretends to be Itsuki and learns that he will be fired if any of them fail, much to her glee. When they return to studying, Miku asks what kind of girls Futaro likes, which he reveals in the style of a top-three countdown as each quintuplet completes a page of her studies: always cheerful, good at cooking and cares about her big brother (revealing that he was just talking about Raiha; he reiterates his lack of interest in dating). Ichika, who has been not-so-subtly setting up Futaro and Miku all evening, talks to him on the balcony, opining that he and Itsuki fight because they are so alike. Miku allows Futaro to sleep in her bed, rooming with Ichika for the night, but after getting up in the night for the bathroom, she forgets and returns to her own room. The next day, Futaro wakes to find himself next to a sleeping Miku.
7	"Liar McLieface" Transliteration: "Usotsuki usotarou" (Japanese: 嘘つき嘘たろう)	February 21, 2019 (2019-02-21)
Over breakfast, Itsuki bemoans her difficulties in getting along with Futaro after their recent fight; Ichika playfully suggests that she disguise herself as Miku to talk to him, and Nino soon joins in. In Miku's room, Futaro wakes to find himself next to a sleeping Miku; deducing her identity from her pyjamas, he sneaks out of the room, only to find himself confronted by "Miku" (Itsuki in disguise). He is not fooled and quickly retreats, much to her chagrin. Futaro, Ichika and Yotsuba go to the library, where Ichika pretends to have left her pencil case at home to cover for Futaro going back to speak to Itsuki. He encounters Miku half-way and tells her that he slept on the living room floor, a lie to save them both embarrassment. Finding a sleeping Itsuki, Futaro feigns ignorance of her Miku disguise to allow her to speak more freely with him. They both apologise for their fight. Futaro stays over for another night to help the quintuplets study for their midterm exams, which they almost miss by over-sleeping. All manage to sneak in by disguising themselves as Yotsuba (who arrived on-time) using green hair ribbons. On their midterms, each quintuplet passes one subject out of five, and Futaro prepares to be fired as their tutor. However, much to everyone's surprise, Nino takes the phone and tricks their father into believing that they have all passed. Will all five quintuplets finally prepared to accept his tutoring, Futaro offers to take them for celebratory parfaits.
8	"The Photo That Started It All" Transliteration: "Hajimari no shashin" (Japanese: 始まりの写真)	February 28, 2019 (2019-02-28)
Futaro tries to urge Nino and Itsuki to stay at home to study, but ends in failure. Therefore, only Futaro and Yotsuba stay home, where Yotsuba subtly tells Futaro that she likes him. In the library, Ichika uses the handset photo which contains the fact that she has given Futaro a lap pillow to demand him to get all quintuplets' contact information. However, Futaro forgets to take his student handbook owning to the curiosity and care about Yotsuba's sudden leave, which is to decline the invitation of the school women's basketball team. To retrieve his student handbook back, Futaro goes to Nino's room, where Nino happens to see the photo of Futaro's childhood, which she says that boy is her cake unknowingly. Nino also reminds the quintuplets' childhood life and takes out the photos of their childhood. As it turns out, one of the quintuplet is the girl that Futaro encountered in the primary school's study tour in Kyoto five years ago.
9	"Legend of Fate Day 1" Transliteration: "Musubi no densetsu Ichinichime" (Japanese: 結びの伝説 1日目)	March 7, 2019 (2019-03-07)
Miku disguises as Ichika, refusing the confession and invitation of Maeda, a classmate of Ichika. By chances, Miku and Futaro are hand in hand. School camping trip is about to start, but before the trip begins, Raiha falls ill. To look after her, Futaro still misses the school unit despite Raiha's speedy recovery. So are the quintuplets, who all wish Futaro's participation. As a result, the six take their private car to the destination. However, due to the poor weather condition, they are stuck on road. Therefore, they have to stay in a hotel, where they have to sleep in the same room, which triggers the quintuplets a debate about who should sleep next to Futaro. To make it fair, the quintuplets all sleep alongside Futaro. The next morning, Ichika gets up quite early and is attracted by Futaro's sleeping appearance. She sits on her knees, bending down and gazing him. However, Itsuki sees the scene although she doesn't know the girl is Ichika as the quintuplets all dress up as the same look and mistakes the girl is kissing Futaro.
10	"Legend of Fate Day 2" Transliteration: "Musubi no densetsu Futsukame" (Japanese: 結びの伝説 2日目)	March 14, 2019 (2019-03-14)
11	"Legend of Fate Day 3" Transliteration: "Musubi no densetsu Sannichime" (Japanese: 結びの伝説 3日目)	March 21, 2019 (2019-03-21)

External links

• Official anime website Template:Ja icon
• The Quintessential Quintuplets (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia