<s>
The	O
series	O
of	O
half-length	O
episodes	O
aired	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
October	O
2004	O
(	O
back-to-back	O
with	O
W	B-Application
~	I-Application
Wish	I-Application
,	O
a	O
separate	O
series	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
last	O
episode	O
ending	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PS2	B-Device
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
exclusively	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
during	O
October	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
situation	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Approach	I-Application
involves	O
an	O
experimental	O
government	O
operation	O
(	O
dubbed	O
the	O
"	O
R.T.P.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
his	O
wife	O
died	O
two	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Approach	I-Application
,	O
Shizuka	O
's	O
grandfather	O
went	O
back	O
to	O
reminiscing	O
about	O
his	O
first	O
love	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Approach	I-Application
has	O
13	O
episodes	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
episode	O
lasting	O
around	O
12	O
minutes	O
(	O
including	O
the	O
opening	O
and	O
the	O
ending	O
;	O
this	O
makes	O
each	O
episode	O
lasting	O
approximately	O
9	O
minutes	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
