The episode 7 of Oh Boy Was I Wrong About Her starts with a childhood farewell between Hayato Kirishima and his best friend Haruki. When Haruki moves far away, both children worry that their friendship may disappear with the distance. They promise that even if they cannot play together anymore, they will always remain pals. Years later, that simple promise becomes the key to an unexpected reunion.
Hayato has since moved from the countryside to Tokyo with his family after his father receives a sudden transfer. Everything about the city feels different from the quiet mountain community where he grew up. Even the number of people around him is overwhelming. Still, the biggest thing on his mind is Haruki. Hayato knows his old friend is somewhere in Tokyo and wonders how he has changed after all these years.
At home, Hayato's sister Himeko is more worried about being late for school. She is preparing for her own new life as a transfer student and believes her first impression will determine how everyone sees her. Hayato encourages her not to overthink things, but Himeko is determined to look perfect on her first day.
When Hayato enters his new classroom, he introduces himself honestly. He explains that he comes from Tsukinose, a rural area where seeing monkeys, deer, boars, chickens, and goats is more normal than dealing with huge crowds. His classmates are fascinated by his unusual background and quickly start asking questions about his old life.
Then Hayato is assigned to the desk beside Nikaido. The surname immediately reminds him of Haruki, but the girl sitting beside him looks nothing like the rough childhood companion in his memories. Hayato remembers Haruki as an energetic troublemaker who would jump into rivers, climb trees, and get into dangerous situations without hesitation. The elegant and popular Nikaido seems completely different.
After class, Hayato's classmates continue questioning him about his hometown. They ask if he had a girlfriend, but Hayato explains that there were barely enough people his age for that to happen. Instead, he had one extremely close friend named Haruki.
Hayato describes their childhood adventures, including jumping from bridges into rivers and climbing mountain trees they sometimes struggled to get down from. He jokes that Haruki was less like an ordinary person and more like an angry monkey or some strange creature.
That comment produces an unexpected reaction from Nikaido. She becomes visibly annoyed, leaving Hayato confused. He cannot understand why his new classmate seems to dislike him when they have barely spoken.
Another student, Mori Iori, gives Hayato some useful information. Nikaido is one of the most popular girls in school. She is attractive, intelligent, kind, and talented enough that different sports teams regularly want her help. She is also involved with school activities and has attracted plenty of attention from boys over the years.
Despite all that attention, Nikaido apparently has never fallen for anyone. Hayato is not particularly interested in pursuing her, but he becomes even more confused by her attitude. Something about her behavior feels strangely familiar, even though he cannot explain why.
During lunch, Hayato decides to escape the crowded cafeteria and find somewhere peaceful. His search leads him to the school's gardening area, where he meets Mitake working with several vegetables. Hayato immediately recognizes the plants because of his experience helping with farming back home. He notices that the zucchini needs proper pollination and gives Mitake advice about caring for the eggplant and shishito peppers. His knowledge surprises her, especially since he has only just arrived at the school.
Their conversation also reveals another side of Hayato. Although he is inexperienced with city life, his rural upbringing has given him practical knowledge that the other students do not have. Nikaido soon arrives, and the situation becomes awkward again. She sees Hayato talking to another girl and immediately assumes he is flirting. Hayato insists that he was not trying to hit on Mitake. He only approached her because something about her reminded him of someone from his hometown.
Unfortunately, his attempt to explain himself makes everything worse. Hayato compares Mitake to one of his uncle's sheep. The joke backfires spectacularly, and his friends tease him for it. The ridiculous comparison also brings back memories of Haruki, making Hayato think even more about his childhood companion.
The mystery surrounding Nikaido grows stronger when Hayato notices that her behavior around him does not match her public image. At school, she is calm and sophisticated. Around Hayato, however, flashes of the old Haruki keep appearing. The possibility finally enters Hayato's mind.
Before he can confront her, his classmates invite him to karaoke as a welcome party. Hayato is hesitant, but the group quickly decides that he is coming. Nikaido suddenly interrupts and tells everyone that Hayato cannot go because he supposedly promised her a campus tour. Hayato barely gets a chance to object before Nikaido pulls him away. Instead of taking him around the school, she leads him to a secluded location. Once they are alone, the truth becomes impossible to ignore.
The revelation completely changes Hayato's understanding of the day. The beautiful and popular girl everyone admires is the same childhood friend who once jumped into rivers with him and climbed trees in the mountains. She has grown up dramatically, but her personality around Hayato is still unmistakably Haruki. The two immediately fall back into their old rhythm.
Their friendship has always involved a playful system of favors. Whenever one of them does something for the other, a debt is created. They remember how often they used to owe each other favors and quickly start using the same system again. Haruki also challenges Hayato to another one of their old competitions. The loser will owe the winner a favor, and they agree to settle it over five rounds. The game shows that, despite their years apart, their competitive friendship has not disappeared.
Later, Hayato returns home with Himeko. Their father has sent a message saying he plans to visit their mother at the hospital again. The situation adds a quieter emotional element to the episode, but Hayato and Himeko continue trying to maintain a normal routine. During dinner, Himeko notices that Hayato seems unusually happy.
He finally tells her that he met Haruki at school. Himeko is delighted and immediately wants to know how Haruki looks now. Hayato says that Haruki has barely changed where it matters. She is still pushy, strong, and energetic enough that he jokes she has evolved from a monkey into a gorilla.
The following day, Hayato again visits the gardening area. He helps Mitake with pollinating the vegetables, but the innocent discussion quickly turns into another embarrassing misunderstanding. Mitake becomes extremely flustered while thinking about how flowers reproduce.
Haruki arrives at the worst possible moment. From her perspective, Hayato appears to have somehow made Mitake turn completely red. Hayato tries to explain, but Haruki initially leaves him to deal with the awkward situation himself. She is more concerned about protecting her carefully constructed reputation at school.
Afterward, Hayato complains that Haruki deliberately abandoned him. Her response makes their friendship clear. She can tease him and throw him into embarrassing situations precisely because she knows he will survive them. Their old dynamic is already returning naturally.
Later, Haruki asks Hayato to follow her to a secluded storage room. She calls it her secret base because almost nobody ever enters it. The room is empty, but Haruki sees potential in it as a private shelter where she can escape the expectations placed on her at school.
Hayato then learns why the secret base matters so much. Haruki admits that she has always dreamed of being able to eat lunch with friends. The confession surprises Hayato. Nikaido is one of the most popular students in school, yet her popularity has made ordinary friendships difficult. She worries that eating lunch with someone could make another student jealous, so she has deliberately avoided eating with others.
Hayato refuses to let her continue eating alone. He offers to meet her at the secret base for lunch whenever neither of them has something else to do. They joke about Haruki owing him favors for the meals, but Hayato eventually suggests something simpler. They make a promise. They will meet there for lunch whenever possible. That small agreement mirrors the promise they made as children.
The episode then reflects on everything that happened while they were separated. Hayato has grown much taller than Haruki. Her hand looks smaller when they hold hands, and even though they run at the same pace, their strides are now noticeably different. Those physical changes are proof of how much time has passed. But Hayato realizes that none of those differences have destroyed their bond. The childhood promise survived.
For Hayato, the years spent waiting for Haruki to return finally come to an end. He had believed that their relationship was finished when she moved away, but their reunion proves otherwise. The friendship he thought he had lost has returned during the summer, only now it carries an entirely different feeling.
At the end of the episode, Hayato and Haruki say goodbye after spending time together. Before leaving, Haruki welcomes him back. Hayato initially does not understand the significance of her words, but Haruki explains that, from her point of view, he has finally come home to their friendship.
The moment brings the story full circle. Years earlier, two children promised to remain friends even after being separated. Now, as teenagers, they have found each other again. Their appearances have changed, their lives have changed, and their relationship may eventually change too. But the promise they made as children has remained intact.
Oh Boy, Was I Wrong About Her Episode 7 therefore ends on a warm and meaningful note. Hayato's new life in Tokyo is no longer simply about adapting to a new school. With Haruki back beside him, his future suddenly looks much more exciting.
Oh Boy, Was I Wrong About Her Episode 7 is a charming episode built around the emotional reunion between Hayato and Haruki, combining childhood nostalgia with awkward romantic comedy. The strongest element is the contrast between Haruki's polished image at school and the energetic childhood friend who instantly returns whenever she is alone with Hayato. Their old system of favors, competitive games, teasing, and shared promises makes their relationship feel established rather than artificially created for the episode. Hayato's rural background also supplies several of the episode's funniest moments, especially his disastrous comparisons and his unexpected knowledge of gardening. Beneath the comedy, however, the story gives their reunion real emotional weight by showing how much both characters have changed during their separation. The lunch promise is particularly effective because it echoes the promise they made as children, showing that their friendship has survived despite years apart. By the ending, Hayato is no longer simply a transfer student trying to fit into Tokyo life; he has regained the person who once made his childhood unforgettable, giving their renewed relationship plenty of room for both romance and comedy going forward.
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