W: Wish
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- 1EP 1
Junna and Senna discuss living arrangements and past trauma after a school festival proposal.
Oct 3, 2004Twin siblings Junna and Senna reside alone. Following recent exams, a Cherry Blossom Summer Festival is scheduled at their school, with Senna eager to create memories despite Junna’s reluctance. Their homeroom teacher summons them to the office, expressing concern over their living situation and suggesting they reside at the school. Junna, who does not remember the accident that killed his parents, declines the offer. He asserts that he is motivated to work hard to support their livelihood, citing Senna’s existence as his primary encouragement. The narrative focuses on the twins' dynamic and Junna's determination to maintain their independence despite the teacher's intervention and his own fragmented past.
- 2EP 2
Junna joins the Help Club during Cherry Blossom Summer Festival preparations
Oct 10, 2004Junna’s class representative Akino selects a haunted house for the Cherry Blossom Summer Festival, causing class dissatisfaction. Sana approaches Junna to invite him to the Helpers Club, formerly the Literature Club, led by Tsubasa, the school’s most popular girl. Tsubasa explains the club’s mission to assist others and views the festival as a chance to recruit members. She asks Junna to help, recognizing his strong work ethic in supporting himself and his sister. Junna accepts the role of gathering news on all festival activities. Meanwhile, Senna observes Sana leading Junna away and eavesdrops on their conversation, feeling slightly disturbed by the interaction.
- 3EP 3
Junna helps Tomo join the club while a fire leads to a mysterious reunion.
Oct 17, 2004Junna persuades the reclusive Tomo to participate in the class activity by securing her a role in the haunted house. Later, while reporting on the Cooking Club, Junna is embraced by Tomo’s twin brother, Tomokazu. Junna pushes him away, accidentally soaking Tomokazu’s apron with soy sauce, which disappoints both Tomokazu and Senna as they must remake aprons for the group. Sana arrives to assist but accidentally starts a fire, prompting the police to arrive. Officer Yuuko reprimands the group but reveals that Junna brought his childhood friend. Junna and Senna go outside to meet the girl, who calls Junna her older brother and hugs him. Junna does not recall her identity but remembers her name, causing concern for Senna.
- 4EP 4
Senna feels anxiety over Junna and Haruhi's time together while helping Akino with haunted house decorations.
Oct 24, 2004Senna feels uneasy about the time Junna and Haruhi spend together. Akino seeks Senna's help because she cannot find Junna. She explains that the haunted house lacks decorations and suggests borrowing artifacts, noting that Senna and Junna's parents are archaeologists. Senna takes Akino and Tomokazu to their mansion-like home and reluctantly allows them to borrow items. When Tomokazu mentions club members staying overnight at school to complete activities, Senna decides to join them, even though the Cooking Club is ready. Meanwhile, Haruhi asks Junna to be her date for the Cherry Blossom Summer Festival. Junna declines the invitation because he does not remember much about her.
- 5EP 5
Junna carries injured Akino while Haruhi seeks attention before stargazing with Tomo
Oct 31, 2004While finalizing the haunted house, Akino injures her leg and Junna carries her away. Haruhi attempts self-harm to receive similar attention, angering Senna who confronts her. Yuuko arrives and orders Haruhi to leave. Junna rests on the school roof, where Tomo tells him not to fear as she will always watch over him. Senna joins them, asking if they will remain siblings. Junna agrees, and the two proceed to complete the haunted house preparations.
- 6EP 6
Senna and Junna attend the Cherry Blossom Summer Festival while Haruhi searches for him.
Nov 7, 2004Senna wakes Junna to attend the Cherry Blossom Summer Festival, fulfilling a promise to spend the event together. Haruhi arrives but cannot find Junna, who fails to hear her calls. As night falls, Senna expresses happiness that Junna kept his promise, though an image of Haruhi crosses his mind. Junna becomes worried about Haruhi and his past, but Senna reassures him that he does not need to remember everything. When the fireworks begin, Junna experiences a sudden memory flash that causes him to pass out.
- 7EP 7
Tsubasa hosts a beach volleyball tournament where Haruhi and Senna compete for a wish involving Junna.
Nov 14, 2004Tsubasa invites everyone to her beach resort for summer vacation. She organizes a beach volleyball competition, and Haruhi proposes that the winner may make one request. Haruhi and Senna are paired together and win easily, driven by the desire to have Junna. Haruhi immediately uses her wish to demand a date with Junna and drags him away. During the date, Junna experiences a flash from his mysterious dreams and faints. Upon waking, Senna uses her own wish to ask that Junna not force himself. Junna remains troubled by his lost memories and worries that regaining them will change things.
- 8EP 8
Junna hopes to recover memories by viewing old photo albums with Senna and Sana.
Nov 21, 2004Sana shares beach vacation photos with Junna and Senna, prompting Senna to suggest creating new albums. Junna believes reviewing old albums might help him regain his lost memories, but Senna admits she accidentally discarded them. The group decides to purchase a new album instead. At a bookstore, Junna spots Tomo but she disappears before he can approach her. Later, they meet Koutarou Ryuuoku, a researcher who worked with the twins' father. He discusses a dial found at an excavation site and asks the twins if they recall anything about it. Junna struggles to remember, while Senna tearfully claims ignorance and retreats to her room.
- 9EP 9
Junna discovers Haruhi in Senna's albums while learning she has no future.
Nov 28, 2004Junna is troubled by Senna’s isolation and searches her room, finding a dial and photo albums. These albums lack Senna but feature Haruhi, prompting Junna to meet her at a café. Haruhi reveals that Senna was never meant to exist. Tomo explains that Senna, like Junna, lacks a past, but also lacks a future. As Junna processes this truth, Senna emerges and sees the albums, realizing he is close to uncovering the secret.
- 10EP 10
Distorted World: Junna Chooses His Future Amidst the Fog
Dec 5, 2004Haruhi apologizes to Junna, stating she cannot explain everything and that he must choose his own future, though she accepts his decision. A sudden fog engulfs the town, forcing residents to stay indoors. Junna spots Tomo and follows her into an alley, recalling her promise to watch over him. He misses Senna, who arrives with a dial to speak with him. Junna reaches the school roof, where Tomo reveals herself as the Keeper of Time. She asserts that only Junna can determine his desires and transports him back to his childhood, specifically the day he was separated from his parents and Haruhi.
- 11EP 11
Senna's Truth: The Origin of Junna's World and Haruhi's Existence
Dec 12, 2004Junna’s father gifted him a wish-granting dial at an excavation site, leading to a world where Junna meets Senna, who died during conception but exists as a soul. Tomo explains that this reality required compensation: the deaths of Junna’s parents and Haruhi’s existence within his dreams. Although Haruhi was not meant to be in this world, she crossed over after Junna abandoned her in his dreams, becoming his childhood friend. Because Haruhi and Senna cannot coexist, the worlds are destabilizing, causing city-wide fog. Tomo presents Junna with a critical choice: remain in his current life with Senna or return to his original reality with his parents and Haruhi.
- 12EP 12
Junna confronts Senna about her deception while facing the world's destruction.
Dec 19, 2004The following day, Senna acts as if nothing occurred, but Junna is frustrated by her indifference. Under pressure from the world's gradual destruction, he lashes out at her, blaming her for his selfish wish that led to his parents' deaths. Senna reveals she knew the truth all along and hid it to spare him pain. Junna expresses his desire to stay with Senna while also wanting Haruhi and his parents to exist as his family. He attempts to use the dial to grant this wish but fails. Meanwhile, Senna meets Haruhi outside, and the two sisters walk away together.
- 13EP 13
Junna discovers the dial grants only shared wishes and seeks Haruhi and Senna to save the world.
Dec 26, 2004Junna remembers that the dial requires more than a single wish to function. He realizes the device only grants wishes that are shared by multiple people. Desperate to prevent the world's destruction, he searches for Senna to assist him. He finds both Haruhi and Senna in the park and instructs them to make a wish with him using the dial. The outcome results in Haruhi remaining as Junna's childhood friend, while Senna becomes his future little sister. This sequence clarifies the specific conditions required for the dial to operate effectively and determines the final relationships between the characters involved in the wish-making process.
Frequently asked questions
- How many episodes does W: Wish have?
- W: Wish has 13 episodes.
- When did W: Wish come out?
- W: Wish came out in 2004.
- Which studio made W: Wish?
- W: Wish was produced by Picture Magic.
- Who directed W: Wish?
- W: Wish was directed by Osamu Sekita.
- Is W: Wish finished?
- Current status of W: Wish: Finished.