Anzu

**Anzu** (あんず, *Anzu*?) is the daughter of Kyoko Takimoto. She was introduced in the sequel novel, *To My Father and to Someone in My Memories*, and is the best friend of Fuyumi Shiga, Haruki Shiga's daughter.

## Appearance

Anzu's appearance is actually unknown due to her being novel-only, and all that the story reveals about her is that she's female and around high school age. However, since the novel's cover is an image of two girls that both match that description, it can be inferred that she's one of them and Fuyumi Shiga is the other. It is speculated that she's the brown-haired girl on the left side.

## Personality

Anzu is shown to behave how a typical female high school student would, and has a good relationship with her childhood friend Fuyu. The two are seen to joke around together a lot, Anzu often being sarcastic towards Fuyu but never in a manner that could come across as hurtful, and Fuyu's similar personality compliments their dynamic. Anzu also has a notably bad memory or is at least slow to remember things, as she forgets the importance of the surname "Yamauchi" even after seeing it on a grave and hearing Ryoka Yamauchi give her name, her memory of the time she was told about the significance of it only coming back a few minutes afterwards.

## Synopsis

At the start of the novel, Anzu arranges to meet up with Fuyu. She tells Anzu that her father, Haruki, might be having an affair, which strangely excites her, and the two end up arranging to 'stalk' Haruki for a day, despite Anzu insisting that Fuyu's got the wrong idea.

On that day, she and Fuyu find Fuyu's father waiting at the station for somebody, who turns out to be a young woman. After meeting up, they go into the station to get to the train. The two girls quickly enter the train and go to sit at another cabin to prevent getting caught by Haruki.

After a while, Haruki and the girl exit the train once it stops at a specific station. Anzu and Fuyu exit at the same time, noting that the scenery is rural and hilly around the area, Fuyu describing it as "A place that's definitely not for dating purposes". The two follow Haruki up to a graveyard, and Fuyu becomes confused as to why he's visiting a grave that's marked with an unfamiliar name. They hear the woman accompanying him mention that Haruki should really tell his daughter about the "special someone" in his life, which prompts Anzu to expose where Fuyu was hiding and force her to confront him about her theories.

Haruki's shocked to see her there, but explains to her what his actual relationship with the woman, Ryoka Yamauchi, actually is, and that the person in the grave is a relative of hers. Anzu then speaks up, saying she remembers being told about this before but had since forgotten. Haruki tells the story of the time he and Sakura Yamauchi spent together before her untimely death. Fuyu asks him if he still has romantic feelings for Sakura, to which he replies he doesn't, and his relationship with her is something that can't really be described in words.

## Relationships

### Fuyumi Shiga

Anzu and Fuyu have been best friends since childhood. They seem to be very close, which may be due to the friendship between their parents, and they're often seen joking around together. Anzu is the person Fuyu first turns to when in need of help, and they're also presented as being very comfortable in each other's extended prescience, showcasing the closeness of their friendship.

## Trivia

* When written in kanji, Anzu's name can mean "apricot" (杏 (あんず) , *anzu*?).