Round 21 is the twenty-first episode of the Hi Score Girl (anime).
Netflix Synopsis[]
Haruo realizes how much Akira means to him and visits Miyao to confirm it. To prove himself, he invites Akira to join him at a tournament in Osaka.
Summary[]
After losing a match in Dark Stalkers 2 in the arcade center, Haruo takes a ride on his scooter. Haruo notes how his mind is in a haze about Akira's rejection towards him after he got a scooter.
At Haruo's home, Haruo's Mother asks Haruo what he wants for dinner. He, however, gives no response as he's ruminating about Akira's forlorn rejectment towards him. Haruo continues with his daily life and responsibilities continuing to think about Akira. Eventually, Haruo ends up in Kōtarō's house and plays a video game with him. They talk about Akira's reaction toward Haruo's new scooter and finally confesses his feelings for Akira.
Because of this revelation, a meeting held in Haruo's room with Haruo, Kōtarō, Genta, Makoto, and Haruo's Mother. They all discuss the matter involving Haruo's feelings for Akira and how he hopes to beat her in a game fair and square to reveal his feelings for her. Chiming in with a brilliant suggestion, Genta proposes that Haruo and Akira enter a SF II Turbo tournament in Osaka. If Haruo enters the tournament and wins then he can finally confess his feelings toward Akira. Hesitant to agree to this as the last time he faced off against Akira in an unintentional handicap in the Osaka Tournament. Afterward, Akira is disclosed the information on the tournament in Osaka that Haruo plans to partake in. Although it's believed that Moemi will disapprove of this, Akira becomes flustered by the news.
To prepare themselves for the upcoming tournament, Akira and Haruo practice SF II Turbo at separation arcade centers. Moemi is notified about Akira's desire to partake in the tournament in Osaka. Although she audaciously proclaims it's an outrageous proposal, she admits that she'll be out of town during that time to take care of her mother. This was Moemi's way of allowing Akira to partake in the tournament. While Haruo waits at the train station for the train to Osaka and is soon joined by Akira. Meanwhile, Jīya talks with Makoto. It's revealed that her parents plan to have Akira continue her studies in L.A. and have her marry someone arranged by them. The time Akira will leave is at the end of that month.