The start of winter brings trying times for Hachiman. There’s Iroha’s selfish request for a “date,” his little sis Komachi’s insistence on an overcrowded New Year’s shrine visit, and Yukino’s birthday on the horizon. Just as Hachiman and Yui are out shopping for the right gift, a chance meeting with Yukino’s sister, Haruno, lands them in a social minefield—one fraught with awkward family ties and a history everyone is reluctant to get in to.

Hachiman Hikigaya may be in a club with two hot girls, but this isn't going to turn into a rom-com. He may have given out his number, but his phone will remain untexted. Besides, the only true cutie around here? Yeah, it's a guy. Hachiman the loser, Yukino the ice queen, and Yui the bimbo have to find some way to put the "service" back in "Service Club"--but so far they've scored zero points in the game of high school life.

Hachiman Hikigaya is a cynic. He believes "youth" is a crock-a sucker's game, an illusion woven from failure and hypocrisy. Unsurprisingly, he's not the most popular guy. Meanwhile, there's Yukino Yukinoshita-brilliant, beautiful, and chillier than winter in Antarctica. Would you believe she's not exactly beloved by her classmates either? The unlikely pair gets forced into a club dedicated to helping solve their fellow students' problems. But will an ice queen and a screwup really be able to help anybody?

As Hachiman's summer vacation continues, the topic of Yukino comes up. She's had an influence on everyone around her, but what does Hachiman think of Yukino?

ALL GOOD THINGS MUST COME TO AN END The calendar reads March, but the buds of new hope are far from blooming. Yukino, Yui, and Hachiman are finally trying to articulate their feelings and act on them-but doing so means irreversibly changing their relationships. As much as they would like things to stay the same forever, a new day cannot dawn until the beautiful sunset gives way to night. If they want to move forward, they must put an end to this chapter of their lives. Before they even have time to worry, though, the credits start to roll...

There's a new student council president, and the Service Club's first job for their new leader is to help set up a Christmas event with another school. The problems keep piling up, but Hachiman keeps taking on task after task by himself! What's going to happen to the relationship between Hachiman, Yui, and Yukino from here?

Ah, culture festivals. The best way to survive such a troublesome chore is...don't answer when someone talks to you, and act obviously annoyed. Employing his loner skills to the fullest, Hachiman is ready and willing to run at the first sign of responsibility. Unfortunately, while he's busy skipping homeroom, he ends up being chosen for the culture festival committee...

Who thought it would be a good idea to put the biggest, most cynical loner in school on the cultural festival committee? What's done is done, and Hachiman wants nothing more than to work as little as possible. But when the committee chair can't be bothered to even show up, Yukino and the others have to pick up the slack. As the event draws ever closer, will they be ready in time when half the staff is half-assing it?

Hachiman Hikigaya is a cynic. "Youth" is a crock, he believes--a sucker's game, an illusion woven from failure and hypocrisy. But when he turns in an essay for a school assignment espousing this view, he's sentenced to work in the Service Club, an organization dedicated to helping students with problems in their lives! How will Hachiman the Cynic cope with a job that requires--gasp!--optimism?

Soubu High’s queen bee, Yumiko, has come to the Service Club with a forlorn expression and a request: Find out Hayama’s plans for his educational track. Now it’s up to Hachiman to deduce the truth, and he’s well aware that cracking the flawless facade of the most popular guy in school is no small feat. But the attempt may just lead to some revelations—about Hayama, himself, and the weight of expectations.