Tooru Miyamae Chapter 1 - Exchange (宮前透第1章 - コウカン Miyamae Tooru Dai 1 Shou - Koukan) is the 5th episode of the Seiren anime series.
Plot[]
Shouichi is playing Love Deer video game with his two friends, Ikuo Nanasaki and Tatsuya Araki, behind school stairs. They talk about how Shoichi has become the topic of conversation among girls because of the excited noises he makes while playing. One time, a girl called Tooru Miyamae walks down the same stairs, and she overhears Shouichi's conversation with his friends, who were playing the same game as Tooru. She decides to play with them. Shouichi is immediately entranced by her gaming prowess and strives to become her equal, staying up late to increase the stats on his deer.
As Toru becomes acquainted with the boys, they unexpectedly end up at karaoke, at the behest of Tatsuya's suggestion. As Ikuo and Shoichi worry because the only songs they know are anime openings and OSTs, Toru performs an anime song, oblivious to their worries. The conversation at karaoke gradually moves towards a new game MILIBUN that will be released soon and they make plans to play together in their usual spot.
After some time, the day comes they had planned to play Milibun. Because of some mishaps, the their team in Milibun ends up dying pretty early, and so they lose. Tooru is sad that the boys may dislike the game now because of an unpleasant loss, but they are actually eager to play more. She thinks to herself how wonderful playing in a group is and is reminded of her middle school years.
After school, they head to an arcade where Tooru reignites her passion for a mecha game called Gusgal, and she asks Shoichi to be her partner, hoping to play competitively again. Shoichi is delighted at the prospect and they go home. Later that evening, as Tooru is bathing, she smiles at the thought of playing Gusgal again, only to be interrupted by an out of view older boy who is telling her to hurry up and get out of the bath. The last scene the viewer sees is him approaching the bathroom door while taking his clothes off. Tooru gets up from the bathtub in agreement.