Akane is picked and dyed

Someone who puts everyone else first — her boyfriend, her team, the whole baseball club — that's Akane. When the team hits a serious rough patch and her boyfriend's place on it feels uncertain, she decides she'll do whatever it takes to fix things. That includes getting pulled into 'sex education' sessions with the coach, which is about as complicated and uncomfortable as it sounds. This 2-episode OVA from T-Rex is adapted from a manga, and it leans hard into the emotional tension of that setup. Akane's loyalty is the core of everything here — she genuinely believes she's protecting something worth protecting, and the story doesn't let her off easy for that. It's less about titillation as a goal and more about watching someone navigate a situation where the lines between sacrifice and self-harm get blurry. If you came to something like Koe no Katachi (A Silent Voice) for the emotional weight of characters making painful choices for people they care about, there's a thread of that DNA here, even if the execution is very different. Similarly, fans of 5 Centimeters Per Second who appreciate stories where love quietly costs people something will recognize the tone. It's short, it's intense, and it does not try to make Akane's situation feel glamorous. Going in knowing what it actually is — rather than expecting something light — is the right way to approach it.