Editing Boys Be... (section)

==Overview==
''Boys Be...'' is an [[anthology series]] of short [[romantic comedy]] stories. The title refers to the quote "Boys, be ambitious", said by [[William S. Clark]], which has become a popular motto in Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showpdf.php?id=9662|last=Refsing|first=Kirsten|title=Review of Maki, John M., A Yankee in Hokkaido: The Life of William Smith Clark.|work=H-US- Japan, H-Net Reviews|date=August 2004|access-date=August 18, 2013|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001051/http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showpdf.php?id=9662|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="JT">{{cite book|author=Thompson, Jason|author-link=Jason Thompson (writer)|title=[[Manga: The Complete Guide]]|type=Kindle|date=July 3, 2012|publisher=[[Del Rey Books]]|isbn=978-0-345-53944-1|pages=166–167}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:4月16日はボーイズビーアンビシャスデー 『BOYS BE…』を読もう！ 【きょうのマンガ】|url=https://konomanga.jp/guide/30901-2|website=[[Kono Manga ga Sugoi!]]|publisher=[[Takarajimasha]]|access-date=March 19, 2023|date=April 16, 2015|archive-date=May 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516191725/https://konomanga.jp/guide/30901-2|url-status=live}}</ref>

The series focuses upon the ups and downs, joys and sorrows of first love and teenage romance. While several characters are taken from stories in the manga series, the story of the anime is unrelated to the manga. Each episode begins and ends with a philosophical quote which sums up the episode's content. The anime, while centered on Kyoichi and Chiharu, revolves around seven or eight main characters and their love lives.