Tomodachi (manga)

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ja_kanji = トモダチ
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author = Hara Asumi
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nihongo|"Tomodachi"|トモダチ is a Japanese shōjo manga by Hara Asumi. The story is about Sakura Yamato, a girl trying to revive a friendship with her childhood friend. After being overseas for five years, 16-year-old Yamato comes back to Japan to find that her geeky best friend, Ai, has turned into a delinquent, and wants nothing to do with her! Yamato tries to revive her relationship with Ai while finding out about her troubled past without Yamato, and why she changed.

Characters

Sakura Yamato :The series main character. She was born on July 7. Her zodiac sign is cancer. Yamato is a cheerful and energetic girl. When she was in elementary school, she was often alone and being bullied by her classmates and was called "man girl". After becoming friends with Ai she became much more cheerful. Before moving to Switzerland, Ai gave her a doll which looked liked her and that whenever she felt lonely, she can always talk to the doll. Five years later, she came back to see that her geeky best friend Ai has become a delinquent. Now she tries to revive her friendship with Ai and find out what has changed her during her living in Switzerland.

Kirishima Ai :She was Yamato's best friend in elementary school. She gave a doll to Yamato which looked like her while she kept a doll which looked like Yamato before Yamato moved to Switzerland. When Yamato was gone, she was being bullied in school because she looked geeky. She changed her geeky look to a much more pretty girl during high school. She is one of the most popular girls in school because of her cool and tough nature and bullies others. Her lover relationship with Retsu is fake.

Igarashi Retsu :He is one of the most popular boys in school. He is also known as a playboy but puts Ai as his first priority. After Yamato slapped him, he developed a crush for Yamato. His lover relationship with Ai is fake as he wants to protect her from being bullied.

Manabe Mizuki:He is known as the prince of his class and many people don't approach him. Yamato called him "Ghost-san" because of his ability to disappear very fast.

Morita Kurumi:She is Yamato's friend.