[1] The film won several awards, including the Japan Academy Prize for Picture of the Year,[2] and also received several nominations.

One day he suddenly stops showing up to school, and rumors begin circulating that he's quitting the volleyball club.

The volleyball team loses a match against another school, which upsets the larger and quick-tempered Kubo, who blames Koizumi and the absent Kirishima.

Maeda develops feelings for Kasumi, though he later discovers that she is secretly dating Kirishima's friend Ryuta.

Sawajima overhears Sana and Hiroki planning to meet after school, and goes to their meetup spot before them in order to play saxophone, again unintentionally disrupting the film club.