Futaba and Kou's accidental kiss was based on a real-life experience Sakisaka had in the past. The title consisted of individual readings for the characters used for the word "youth" (青春, seishun), which were "blue" (青, ao) and "spring" (春, haru).
It is made aware that he is slowly losing weight and becoming anemic. Kou's anime appearance. When Kou was younger, he was a very kind and outgoing boy, which made Futaba Yoshioka fall in love with him.
Kou's anime appearance. When Kou was younger, he was a very kind and outgoing boy, which made Futaba Yoshioka fall in love with him. After his mother 's death and other issues he ran into, Kou changed, which was hard for Futaba to accept (it even took her a little while to call him by his new last name Mabuchi, because he wasn't Tanaka anymore).
Since Narumi's parents were also divorced, they found that they had things in common and understood each other. The day Kou is about to leave Nagasaki for high school, Narumi confesses to him and gives him a kiss, however, Kou remains indifferent to these feelings.
Kou is a handsome young man with fluffy black hair and fairly sharp brown eyes. In middle school, he looked more innocent, but as the years past he changed into looking more mature and serious. He tends to keep more of a straight face and his expressions make it hard for people to read what he's thinking, especially Futaba.
After reuniting with Kou, she decides to be true to herself. Eventually, Futaba falls in love with Kou again and constantly worries that whether she is clinging to her past. Kou attended the same middle school as Futaba, where he later moved to Nagasaki and changed his name from Kou Tanaka (田中 洸, Tanaka Kō).
FutabaThe only time their seen having a full one on one conversation is when the two are left alone in Kou's room and Futaba is congratulated by Aya for finally becoming Kou's girlfriend.
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Narumi can be very conniving, for instance she was trying to convince Futaba Yoshioka not to worry about the accidental kiss during the school festival, because Kou and her in fact also kissed (this was her attempt on trying to break Futaba away from Kou).
When visited by Yoshioka, he confesses to her and expresses she's the only girl he can love and the two share a passionate kiss twice. They then become an official couple and meet at their promised place for a date.
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Yuri confesses that she has fallen in love with Kou to Futaba.
Haruhiko Uchimiya It is hinted that he and Yuri are both interested in each other and they eventually start dating later on. Although their relationship isn't touched on a lot in the series, they are a happy couple who expressed that they really love each other.
Kou lightens up more around his new found friends such as Futaba, Aya, Yuri Makita and Shuko Murao . It is shown that after coming to terms with his true feelings for Yoshioka, he becomes a more happier, open person and starts to resemble his old self in middle shcool.
Kou is a handsome young man with fluffy black hair and fairly sharp brown eyes. In middle school, he looked more innocent, but as the years past he changed into looking more mature and serious. He tends to keep more of a straight face and his expressions make it hard for people to read what he's thinking, especially Futaba. Kou doesn't laugh a lot, but when he does, it's very lively and welcoming. It is made aware that he is slowly losing weight and becoming anemic.
It is shown that Kou is calling Narumi in order to break things off with her due to the fact that he wants to be with Futaba. When the day finally approaches for Kou to have the talk with Narumi, Narumi is walking away from him (trying to find Futaba and Toma). He then notices the hug between Toma and Futaba.
After his mother 's death and other issues he ran into, Kou changed, which was hard for Futaba to accept (it even took her a little while to call him by his new last name Mabuchi, because he wasn't Tanaka anymore). He is now more masculine, sarcastic, and rude.
As a result of comforting Narumi, he is forced to sacrifice any potential relationship with Futaba. Kou is unsure if he is doing the right thing by choosing to be by Narumi's side, despite wanting to be with Futaba.
Making an appearance in Futaba's High School, it is revealed that he was unable to attend the summer festival because of familial issues. He is no longer "Tanaka Kou" as he is now referred to as "Mabuchi Kou" .
Kou met Narumi in the middle school that he transferred to, in his mother's hometown, Nagasaki, during the second term of his first year. He initially found her to be a kind and a friendly person, because she helped clear up misunderstandings with their classmates about Kou's surname, "Mabuchi", and his parent's divorce, when he had trouble opening up to them. Since Narumi's parents were also divorced, they found that they had things in common and understood each other. The day Kou is about to leave Nagasaki for high school, Narumi confesses to him and gives him a kiss, however, Kou remains indifferent to these feelings.