Hanasakeru Seishonen Season 1 Episode 1 Innocent Girl
- August 2, 2009
- 24 min
A wealthy businessman, Harry Burnsworth, is on a mission to find a girl who resembles his late daughter. His search leads him to meet Kajika, a teenage girl who has grown up on a Caribbean island with her father. Despite her sheltered upbringing, Kajika is wise beyond her years and possesses a strong sense of empathy towards people.
Harry invites Kajika to come to New York City to participate in a "marriage game" that he has devised. He has carefully selected three potential suitors for Kajika, who she will have to get to know and decide if she is willing to marry any of them. Kajika is hesitant to participate in the game, but she agrees to it after Harry promises to help her find her long-lost friend, Li Ren.
The first potential suitor, a prince from a small European country, arrives to meet Kajika. She quickly realizes that he is not interested in her as a person, but rather as a means to salvage his country's finances through a strategic marriage. Kajika sees through his intentions and is unimpressed.
Meanwhile, Kajika's childhood friend, Li Ren, has managed to escape from his captors and is on the run. He is trying to reunite with Kajika, but he is being pursued by mysterious men who are determined to capture him.
As Kajika gets to know the prince better, she realizes that he reminds her of Li Ren in some ways. She begins to sympathize with him and sees that he is not entirely heartless. However, she still does not wish to marry him.
At the end of the episode, Li Ren is shown to have arrived in New York City, but he is still being followed by the men who are after him. Kajika has yet to meet the other two potential suitors, but she is already starting to feel uneasy about the marriage game. The episode leaves us on a cliffhanger as we wonder what will happen next in Kajika's story.