LETTER 13 is the last episode of the anime series Orange. It originally aired on [date]. The episode was written by Takano Ichigo and directed by Hiroshi Hamasaki.
Blurb[]
"Naho can't give her Valentine's Day chocolate to Kakeru. Ever since what happened on New Year's Eve, Kakeru keeps putting distance between Naho and himself. But, through all the hardships, Naho refuses to give up and fully intends to tell Kakeru how she feels. And so, the time comes for everyone to face the fateful day outlined in the letters from the past, 'Kakeru's Final Day.'"
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Plot Summary[]
On Valentine's Day, Naho bakes a box of chocolates, but she struggles to deliver them to Kakeru. After missing three chances to deliver the box of chocolates at school, her fourth and final chance is ruined when she drops the box of chocolates after bumping into Ueda and it is consequently stepped on. With an unwavering resolve, Naho meets with Kakeru by his getabako, where she confronts him for avoiding her. Although he felt like he hurt her on New Year's Eve, she says otherwise and apologizes again to him. He admits that he was keeping his distance in order to avoid hurting her. She expresses a desire to date him in order to keep him happy, even if something would possibly go wrong. After they embrace, Kakeru asks Naho to give him the box of chocolates that was behind her back, while Suwa, Takako, Hagita and Azusa cheer from the sidelines. The next day, Naho offers to walk home with Kakeru, but he declines because he has to take his grandmother to the hospital. Naho's letter specifies that Kakeru will die that evening. Ten years later, Hagita tells the others that the past in their world cannot be changed due to a time paradox, but it is still possible to do so in a parallel world. Back ten years ago, Kakeru looks at his late mother's cellphone. Naho and her friends search for Kakeru when he runs outside. He walks in front of an oncoming truck, but he jumps out of the way at the last moment, reconsidering the support system that he has. Naho and her friends find Kakeru, revealing to him the letters that their future selves wrote to them as well as to him. After they all embrace and reconcile, it is revealed that Hagita vandalized Kakeru's bike. The following day, Kakeru adds his own letter in the time capsule before it is buried with the letters of the others.