Absolute Boyfriend (Zettai Kareshi) Episode 1 Synopsis

The story starts off with the authorities of the robotics company Kronos Heaven, soon to launch their newest creation 01, aimed to rid women from their suffering of love. So they plan to find a test subject for their new invention.

The scene switches to Riiko, an ordinary looking and down to earth girl at a cafe talking with her potential love interest, Ishizeki. However her hopes are dashed when she realizes he is not in the least interested in her. Saddened, she spills her sorrow to her friend at the bar she frequents, where a scientist, Namikiri from Kronos Heaven overhears her unfortunate story, and invites her to take a survey. The survey is a list of questions regarding the ideal characteristics she would expect from an ideal boyfriend. Initially uninterested, Namikiri eventually persuades her with the assurance that her life can be changed only if she dares to take the first step. When asked for further additions to the survey, she adds that her ideal boyfriend is someone who will come to her rescue when she is in a pinch.


At the office meeting, Riiko's best friend Mika, encourages her to hasten her pursuit of Ishizeki. The story introduces Riiko's chief, Soshi, the son of the Asamoto's president who treats work with little motivation and indifference.
The next day, an anonymous big package arrives at her doorstep, addressed to her from Kronos Heaven. When she opens it up, she finds a guy inside, a robot who she almost mistakes for a real human. Following the manual booting instructions, she kisses him briefly curiously and rushes to work.

After work, Riiko arrives home in shock to find a naked guy emerging from her kitchen and throws a pan at him. It is the model 01 sent to her that morning earlier. 01 walks near and scans the cowering Riiko, who matches with the programmed test subject, also known as his girlfriend.
Namikiri arrives shortly to fix the damage caused by her frying pan when 01 blocked with his arm, and asks Riiko to be more gentle with 01.

He tells Riiko that she is only granted 5 day free trial to use 01, during which, he will monitor 01's operational functions. Though 01 is programmed to treat his owner with uttermost devotion, Riiko finds him very annoying and wishes for the 5 day free trial to end as soon as possible. At night, she assigns 01 to sleep/recharge in the toilet.

By Mika's advice, Riiko decides to use the dashing looking 01 to act as her boyfriend to incur jealousy in Ishimeka, hoping to win his attention. As she had wished, he responded dumbfounded and later asks her out on a date. But unknown to Riiko is the fact that Ishizeki is secretly dating her best friend Mika. During her date with Ishimeka, Riiko is angered by 01's constant stalking and claim about him being her ideal boyfriend in front of Ishimeka and commands him to stay away.
This he does as his bangle lights blue indicative of his owner's rage.

At an important dessert conference, Ishizeki accidentally tells the driver who is sending the new products the wrong directions. When asked, Riiko says it is her mistake to cover Ishizeki and is seriously reproached. 01 happens to hear this as he heads to find Riiko, and rushes to the driver to bring back the products himself. On the way back, he hits a moving construction machine and falls on his head, but continues his way back with a damaged knee.

Outside the building, Riiko waits anxiously while Soshi asks why she did such a foolish thing to cover Ishizeki's mistake. 01 soon arrives to pass Riiko the products, as he goes into shutdown mode, telling Riiko to go to the conference quickly. The event ends in a success, and Ishizeki expresses gratitude to her and asks her out to celebrate that night.

Aware of 01's incurred damages through his satellite receiver, Namikiri comes to fetch 01 for repairs. When Riiko later discovers she has dropped the handkerchief Ishizeki gave her, she heads back to her office to look for it and overhears Ishizeki's distasteful opinions of her. He goes further to insult her after knowing she has heard everything. While Soshi intends to intrude Ishizeki, 01 confronts Ishizeki and punches him on the face, saying he will not let anyone hurt Riiko.

Mika dumps Ishizeki, returning his ring after knowing Riiko has lost interest in him, saying that she is only interested in others' property.

Riiko disposes Ishizeki's handkerchief and thanks 01, naming him Night, pronounced similarly to the 'knight' who will protect her in times of trouble. But still, she objects to Night calling her his girlfriend for he is only a robot programmed to act and speak without a will.

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