Taeko Ōsawa is the central figure, managing household tensions and preparing a surprise celebration for Jirō Ōsawa’s father. After Keita’s death, she struggles with grief and guilt, supports practical aid efforts, and confronts her history with Park Shinji while trying to rebuild an honest connection with Jirō.
Akira's loyal assistant and partner, posing as his sister to help him maintain his cover.
Haruko Matsuyama is the choir’s regular teacher at the beginning of the story. She is replaced by Yuri Kashiwaga for the new term, while the students later learn that Haruko is safe. Her absence creates the situation in which Yuri guides Nazuna and the choir through their rehearsals and performance.
Kanini is one of two young siblings whose playful game is disrupted by ominous weather and dangerous, churning water. Alongside Kanino, Kanini cries for help, struggles against an unseen obstacle, and clings to their sibling until Kaka reaches them, showing vulnerability and courage in the first story.
Aya returns to Uobuka after leaving her hospital job, while old acquaintances discuss her divorce and daughter. She later tells the truth about her husband's death: she strangled him during sex after he asked her to suffocate him, though she never meant to kill him.
Abiko is a pediatrician who asks psychology lecturer Narumi Saku to counsel the silent girl after she is taken to hospital. She helps recognize the girl’s situation and, with Narumi, identifies Seta Aiko’s deliberate use of sweets and medication to make children ill as abuse rather than protection. She is also present when Aiko’s conduct is confronted.
Wakaba joins Tadashi in investigating unusual cases and admires Ozaki, a reserve player for the Sendai Kings. When a young woman asks Ozaki for help with a supposed stalker, Wakaba and Tadashi look into the matter and discover that the woman and the man are together. She is part of the group whose investigations bring them closer to Ozaki and his family.
Rio is a scriptwriter who initially dismisses romantic coincidences as contrived, but begins to see the women at her advice sessions as material for a story. After learning that Shuko and Miki have both been involved with the same man, she considers a television drama and a script contest. She also confronts Kusumi about his motives and conflict with Ito.
Akira's sultry and highly skilled partner. Ordered by the boss to lay low in Osaka, she maintains a cover of being Akira's ordinary sibling while continuing to support his missions and combat readiness.
Nana is connected to Kyouta Tsubaki through his past relationship and remains part of the emotional conflict affecting his romance with Tsubaki Hibino. Kyouta hides important matters from Tsubaki Hibino and later goes to see Nana, making Tsubaki feel excluded from his heart and intensifying the couple's crisis.
Tama is one of the women who spends time with Nishino and Subaru. When Subaru is drunk and Nishino goes to help her, Tama stays behind with Nishino and admits that she has feelings for him. Subaru later appears and misunderstands the scene, leaving Tama's connection with Nishino unsettled.
Kyoko Suzuhara is named in the painful exchange in which Yuki tells her friend Rin that she will give her name back, addressing her as Suzuhara Kyoko. The story connects her to the unresolved shared past and identity questions involving Yuki and Kyoko Takama, though it does not clarify the details of their relationship.
Fumino Kimura has 54 screen credits in a career dating back to 2006. Their work spans 4 cinematic universes — most prominently City Hunter (Live-Action) Collection with 2 titles. Signature works include Learning to Love, Love Life, 7 Secretaries: The Movie. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
Universe traveler — spans 4 universes
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