Scum's Wish

Plot

High school student Hanabi Yasuraoka has been in love with her older childhood friend, now her homeroom teacher Narumi Kanai. But from the look in Narumi's eyes when he sees the new music teacher Akane Minagawa, Hanabi realizes that he is in love with Akane and not her. Hanabi meets Mugi Awaya, another student who is in love with Akane, who was his tutor when he was in middle school. Hanabi and Mugi make a pact and begin a fake relationship to satisfy each other's loneliness from their respective unrequited loves, both sexually and emotionally. They agree to not fall in love with each other and end the relationship if their love is returned from the people they are in love with.

Main characters

Hanabi Yasuraoka (安楽岡 花火, Yasuraoka Hanabi)

Voiced by: Chika AnzaiPlayed by: Miyu YoshimotoA high school student who is in love with Narumi. After finding out that Narumi is in love with Akane, Hanabi begins a fake relationship with Mugi to satisfy their mutual loneliness. She later enters into a physical relationship with her best friend Sanae, but the relationship ends after Sanae decides to give up on Hanabi. She and Mugi make a pact to satisfy each other's desires for their respective unrequited loves.

Mugi Awaya (粟屋 麦, Awaya Mugi)

Voiced by: Nobunaga ShimazakiPlayed by: Dori SakuradaA high school student who is in love with Akane. He and Hanabi begin a fake relationship to sastisfy each other's desires. In middle school, Mugi had already been in a secret relationship with his senior, Mei Hayakawa, who took his virginity since he was not able to confess his love to Akane. Mugi had always been aware of what kind of person Akane is, but loved her nevertheless. Later in the series, Mugi confesses to Akane and they go on a date. However, after the date, Mugi realizes that he cannot hold on to his ideal image of Akane he had and bids farewell to Akane with the hopes that he can finally move on from her.

Narumi Kanai (鐘井 鳴海, Kanai Narumi)

Voiced by: Kenji NojimaPlayed by: Kouki MizutaHanabi's older childhood friend and neighbor who becomes her homeroom teacher in high school. His mother died when he was young, so he usually went to Hanabi's home for homemade meals. He is attracted to women with long hair, as they remind him of his mother. Even after knowing Akane's true nature, Narumi does not seem to mind and asks her to marry him, which she accepts.

Akane Minagawa (皆川 茜, Minagawa Akane)

Voiced by: Aki ToyosakiPlayed by: Rina AizawaA new music teacher who arrives at the school during Hanabi's freshman year. On the outside, she is a nice, well-behaved woman who is adored by her students, but she actually loves the feeling of winning a man's heart while directly hurting someone else who is in love with that man. She can also be considered a lonely person and a nymphomaniac. She attempts to seduce Narumi like her previous relationships, but she notices that Narumi refrains from touching her, unlike the men in her past, later realizing that he loves her since she reminds him of his mother. After Narumi asks her to marry him in spite of knowing her true nature, Akane begins to take interest in him.

Sanae Ebato (絵鳩 早苗, Ebato Sanae)

Voiced by: Haruka TomatsuPlayed by: Sarii IkegamiHanabi's friend and classmate. Sanae has been in love with Hanabi since she saved Sanae from a train molester. When Sanae has a sleepover at Hanabi's house, she impulsively kisses her and confesses her love in the process. The two then begin a physical relationship. Atsuya then questions Sanae on whether she is actually in love with Hanabi or just sexually attracted towards her. After consideration, Sanae then gives up on Hanabi and attempts to end their friendship, although Hanabi refuses and says she wants to keep their friendship and will give Sanae space and time until she is ready to be friends again. Sanae later tells Atsuya that while she loves Hanabi, she is giving up on her and will start to trust him more.

Noriko Kamomebata (鴎端 のり子, Kamomebata Noriko)

Voiced by: Shiori IzawaPlayed by: ShihoMugi's childhood friend who has been in love with him ever since someone told her that she and Mugi looked like a "prince" and "princess." She has been pursuing Mugi and trying to act and look like a princess because of the comment. She hates her own name and prefers to be called "Moka," abbreviated from "most kawaii." When she confesses her feelings to Mugi, Mugi takes advantage of her to pursue a physical relationship without returning her feelings. However, Mugi later realizes that Moka is special to him and he does not want to ruin her for his selfish needs; thus, their physical relationship ends.

Others

Atsuya Kirishima (霧島 敦也, Kirishima Atsuya)

Voiced by: Shintarō AsanumaSanae's cousin who has romantic feelings for her. He questions Sanae about her relationship with Hanabi, asking her if she is really in love with Hanabi or is only sexually attracted to her. After Sanae decides to give up on Hanabi, she tells Atsuya that she will trust him more.

Mei Hayakawa (早川 芽依, Hayakawa Mei)

Voiced by: Yukiyo FujiiPlayed by: Shiori YoshidaMugi's senior at middle school. Mugi turned to her after being unable to initially confess to Akane and they had sex. Afterwards, Mei apologizes to Mugi for rushing him.

Takuya Terauchi (たくや てらうち, Terauchi Takuya)

Voiced by: Yūsuke KobayashiPlayed by: Hiroki InoOne of Akane's former students who is in a physical relationship with her. Hanabi approaches him in an attempt to make Akane jealous, but she realizes that she is unable to repeat Akane's behavior.

Manga

Mengo Yokoyari began serializing the manga in Square Enix's Big Gangan magazine on September 24, 2012. The series is published digitally in English by Crunchyroll Manga and in print by Yen Press. It has been announced that the manga will end on March 25, 2017.

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced in March 2016 to air on Fuji TV's Noitamina block beginning on January 12, 2017.The series is directed by Masaomi Ando and is animated at the studio Lerche, with series composition by Makoto Uezu, character designs by Keiko Kurosawa and music by Masaru Yokoyama. The series will run for 12 episodes released across six Blu-ray/DVD volumes. The opening song is titled "Uso no Hibana" (嘘の火花, "Spark of A Lie") and is sung by 96neko. The ending theme titled "Heikōsen" (平行線, "Parallel Line") is sung by Sayuri.

Live-action TV

A live-action TV series adaptation was announced in December 2016 and began airing on Fuji TV on January 18, 2017.