— Everyone Wanted Mizuho to Be Happy —
The ending of this story is not about who won.
It is about how each of the four of them found a way to make peace with their feelings for Mizuho.
And inside each of those moments lies everything this story has been building toward.
This article explains the ending of Anyway, I’m Falling in Love with You in full — including major spoilers.
If you haven’t finished the final volume yet, this is your moment to turn back.
⚠️ Major spoilers below.
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What This Story Has Been Asking All Along
Before getting to the final volume, it helps to remember what this story spent so long building.
Kizuki moved first. Then a shoulder injury stole his confidence, and he disappeared from Mizuho’s life.
Shin waited for years. He stayed close to Mizuho while keeping his feelings carefully out of sight.
Shugo had quietly come to love Mizuho — though no one ever noticed, and perhaps not even Shugo could say exactly when it began.
Airu had shared his secret with Mizuho alone — that his feelings were for Kizuki, not her. She was the only one who knew.
None of them wanted to hurt Mizuho.
And that was exactly why none of them could move easily.
In the final volume, that long tension finally breaks open.
What Happens in the Final Volume
The Night Mizuho’s Father Collapsed
The climax begins when Mizuho’s father suddenly falls ill.
The surgeon who enters the operating room is Shin.
Shin’s reason for becoming a doctor reaches back to his childhood.
When Mizuho’s mother died, he stood in front of a grieving Mizuho and could do nothing. That helplessness turned into something that never left him.
So this surgery was never just a professional task.
“What did I become a doctor for?”
He said it to himself, quietly, as he worked.
And he saw it through.
Kizuki Ran
That same night, Kizuki abandoned his comeback match — the one that was supposed to mark his return as a competitive swimmer — and went to Mizuho.
He chose her over the race.
But at the hospital, he came face to face with Shin.
“How many times have you made Mizuho cry? Do you really think you can make her happy? I would never make her cry.”
Kizuki had no answer.
Because Shin was right.
So Kizuki made a quiet request.
“Don’t tell her I was here.”
He was ready to step back — for Mizuho’s sake.
Shugo’s Farewell
Shugo had decided to go to Italy to train as a pastry chef.
Before he left, he said this to Mizuho:
“You were the first person I ever loved, and you’re the most important childhood friend I have. So don’t be afraid. Go be happy.”
He had found his own answer to his feelings — and used his last words to push Mizuho forward instead.
It was quiet, warm, and entirely like him.
Shin’s Proposal — and What He Did After
Shin proposed to Mizuho.
Her answer was gentle, and honest.
“You’ve always been someone precious to me. But this isn’t romantic love.”
He was turned down.
And still, Shin couldn’t bring himself to stay silent.
He told Mizuho that Kizuki had been there that night — that he had left his match and come running to her side.
“What are you going to do?”
He had just been rejected. And he was already pushing her toward someone else.
Then Shin went to Mizuho’s father, and told him what had happened — that he had proposed, and been turned down.
“Even so. I’m glad I fell in love with Mizuho.”
He said it through tears.
It is one of the most quietly powerful moments in the entire series.
Mizuho’s Choice
After hearing everything from Shin, Mizuho went to Kizuki.
And she chose him.
The person who had moved first — who had then run away — came back one more time.
And this time, he stayed.
Where Airu Ended Up
Airu had parted ways with someone he had previously been seeing. He is now spending his days happily with Amon, a classmate from high school.
What This Ending Really Means
What stays with you after the final volume isn’t simply who Mizuho chose.
It’s the fact that no one in this story looks like they lost.
Shin turned his rejection into one last act of generosity. Shugo turned his farewell into an act of encouragement. Airu found his own quiet happiness. Kizuki stopped running and came back.
All four of them found a way to make peace with their feelings — each in their own shape.
This was never a story about someone winning and someone losing.
It was a story about everyone wanting Mizuho to be happy — and finding the strength to mean it.
That may be the most honest answer this story could have given.
Final Reflection
Anyway, I’m Falling in Love with You spent its entire run asking who Mizuho would choose.
But what it was really exploring was something else entirely.
The weight of carrying feelings for someone. The fear of putting those feelings into words. And what it means to keep moving forward anyway.
By the time the final page turns, what lingers isn’t the answer to who she chose.
It’s a quiet kind of respect — for the sincerity that each of the four of them carried, all the way to the end.
Related Reading
✅ Shin Kashiwagi Explained — The Man Who Loved Too Carefully
✅ Shugo Hoshikawa Explained — The Love He Kept Hidden
✅ Kizuki Hazawa Explained — The Man Who Moved First, and What It Cost Him
✅ Airu Izumi Explained — The One Who Protected the Group Instead of His Own Heart
✅ Mizuho Nishino Explained — The Heroine Who Couldn’t See What Was Right Beside Her
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