Tsubaki Sawabe
Kōsei's childhood friend and next-door neighbor who gradually realizes her own feelings for him.
Tsubaki Sawabe is Kōsei's childhood friend and next-door neighbor, who treats him like a younger brother. Concerned by his inability to move past his mother's death, she encourages him to return to playing the piano. Having supported him through both triumphs and hardships, she believes he seemed more admirable when he played. Initially unaware of her own feelings, she gradually realizes she has fallen in love with him.
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- Main character
Lore & Background
Tsubaki Sawabe is Kōsei Arima's childhood friend and next-door neighbor. She treats him like a younger brother and is deeply concerned by his inability to move past his mother's death. She encourages him to return to playing the piano, believing he seemed more admirable when he played. She has a baseball-playing senior named Saitō, who confesses his love for her and dates her, but suggests they break up after realizing Tsubaki's feelings for Kōsei. Her good friend Nao Kashiwagi, a member of the track and field team, often gives her advice, succeeds in breaking Tsubaki's stubbornness, and persuades her to realize and declare her feelings for Kōsei. Kashiwagi and Tsubaki sometimes walk home together.
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