Character Relationship Map: Be with You

Characters

• Mio Aio (played by Yuko Takeuchi) — protagonist

  The deceased wife who temporarily returns during the rainy season with amnesia. She leaves behind a picture book predicting her seasonal return and a diary that holds the answers to her romance with T...

• Takumi Aio (played by Shido Nakamura) — protagonist

  A grieving widower and single father who struggles with household chores, physical health (fainting spells), and survivor's guilt, yet opens his home to the amnesiac woman resembling his late wife.

• Yuji (played by Akashi Takei) — supporting

  The young son who blames himself for his mother's difficult childbirth, eagerly awaits her promised seasonal return, and ultimately uncovers the truth about his parents through a hidden time capsule.

• Takumi's Boss (played by Katsuo Nakamura) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Takumi's Boss → Takumi Aio (boss)
• Mio Aio → Yuji (Family Mother) — Mio and Yuji are mother and son, connected by grief, guilt, and enduring affection.

  The plot identifies Mio as Yuji's deceased mother, and Yuji blames himself for the difficult childbirth that compromised her health.

Story Analysis

A grieving child awaits his mother's promised return and uncovers the romantic history behind their impossible reunion.

Plot Progression

1. Grief and the Rainy Promise — Mio's death leaves Yuji in a difficult household, while overheard gossip makes him blame himself. Mio's picture book promises a return from the Archive Star during the next rainy season.
2. A Woman in the Forest — Yuji waits for the promised return until he encounters a woman sheltered from rain in the forest. The family accepts her as Mio even though she has no memories or identity.
3. Remembering the Romance — The returned Mio lives at home and asks how the romance began. The account moves from missed chances in high school to Mio's later encouragement of marriage.
4. The Diary Reveals Truth — As the rainy season ends, Yuji finds the time capsule hidden with Mio before her death. Her diary provides the answers to the mystery and reframes the reunion.