LETTER 10 is the 10th episode of the anime series Orange. It originally aired on September 4, 2016. The episode was written by Takano Ichigo and directed by Hiroshi Hamasaki.
Blurb[]
"It's the athletic festival. Kakeru hurt his ankle during the pole-toppling game, and hid that fact from everyone else. Kakeru tries to keep his suffering to himself, when Suwa and the gang call out to him. Met with everybody's kindness, Kakeru begins to tell them what he's been keeping pent up inside. And then, the class relay begins."
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Plot Summary[]
After the cheer battle event, Hagita informs Suwa, Takako and Azusa that Kakeru may have sprained his ankle during the pole toppling event. Meanwhile, Naho and Kakeru carry a heavy mat as an errand. Suwa, Takako, Hagita and Azusa arrive to help Naho and Kakeru carry the heavy mat. Finally accepting support from the others, Kakeru comes clean about his late mother committing suicide, which heavily weighs on his conscience. The others believe that his late mother would have rather seen him have fun. After Kakeru has his ankle bandaged up, he feels ready to participate in the relay race. During the relay race, Suwa, Takako, Azusa, Hagita and Naho each pass the baton ending with Kakeru as the anchor leg. Kakeru receives the message that the others will always be there for him. This gives Kakeru the motivation to finish in first place and lead his team to victory, contrary to what the letters told the others. After the athletic meet, Naho concludes that her letter is neither always right nor always wrong. After Naho treats a scrape on Kakeru's arm, Kakeru kisses Naho on the cheek as his reward for winning the relay race.