Futaba Kawamura

Futaba Kawamura in Volume 6, Chapter 3.

Single (after Destiny)

In a relationship with Yuuki Kamiyama (in the conclusion)

Futaba Kawamura is the main female protagonist of the story Yuuki and Futaba's Saga, starting from their first appearance in Volume 6, Chapter 3 "A New Life". She lives with her older sister, Hatsune Kawamura in *Co-Op Yamashina* and is next-door neighbors with Yuuki. Her parents are divorced two years prior to the main story.

Formerly, she was very harsh towards Yuuki due to his first impression as a pervert. She gradually warms up to him later in the story. They finally start dating in Chapter 2 of Volume 15 during Valentine's Day.

## Personality

She is popular and friendly with others just like her sister. According to Yuuki's friends, some even transferred to their school to get a chance with her. She can be a little oblivious and clumsy at communication sometimes, taking to anger when at the slightest of mistake committed by Yuuki. She also failed to communicate properly and hurt Yuuki deeply when she was preparing a surprise present for him.

## Relationships

### Yuuki Kamiyama

Futaba and Yuuki were next-door neighbours in *Co-Op Yamashina* before it burned down. Yuuki's relationship with Futaba was off to a rough start as he accidentally groped her on their first meeting. However, Futaba's sister was very friendly with Yuuki from the start following her accidentally dropping water on him and then inviting him in for a bath and dinner as an apology. She later suggests that Yuuki eat dinner with them everyday since he was living alone, much to Futaba's chagrin. Yuuki and Futaba's relationship went on and off following various events but they finally confess to each-other on *Snow Valentine (Part 2).* They start living together in *Move On! (Part 2)* following the destruction of *Co-Op Yamashina* due to a fire. Yuuki later breaks up with her due to various misunderstandings caused by Futaba wanting to give Yuuki an unforgettable birthday present in *Destiny (Part 3)*. Futaba later moves out to her sister's. Their feelings for each-other remain the same but Futaba is unable to look straight at Yuuki. After various ordeals, they become together again in the final chapter of the manga, *Salad Days are Eternal...*

### Hatsune Kawamura

Futaba's relationship with her older sister is a very close one. They were living together away from family in *Co-Op Yamashima* until it burned down and Hatsune had to move back home. Futaba is very supportive of her sister and fends off any creeps that hit on her. She also supports her relationship with Shuuto to the point where she gives up on her feelings for him for her sister, and says that looking at them happy together is more important to her than her romance. Hatsune equally loves her sister and tries to help her in any way she can. Hatsune was also the one who gave Futaba the final push in the final chapter to reunite with Yuuki, stating that family will always be family but it takes effort to be with somebody one loves the most.

### Shuuto Kimura

Before she and Yuuki started going out, Futaba was torn between her feelings for Shuuto and the love for her sister. According to her, Shuuto was the one who tutored her and supported her the most during the junior high entrance exams when she was suffering from stress. She looks up to him as someone who is determined and sure to succeed. She was crushing on him since his days in the band *Garden Plot* as a lead guitarist.

### Sou Ibaraki

Futaba's relationship with Sou was totally platonic and widely misunderstood, mostly due to fault of her own. Futaba was deeply touched by Sou's paintings to the point she started crying. It reminded her of her family and the warm feeling of having supper with one's loved ones. She decided to study painting under him and gift Yuuki an unforgettable painting she had made with her own efforts. However, due to the way she slipped out and came late at home refusing to tell Yuuki where she had been, and even going to the lengths of saying that she would never accept his terms of telling him every single thing regardless of the fact that he is her boyfriend. These misunderstandings piled up quickly and led to their break-up when Yuuki discovered a painting of Futaba in a particularly compromising position in Sou's apartment. Sou met Yuuki the next day and resolved the misunderstanding but Yuuki figured since he was closer to her than he himself could ever be, so much so that she could share with him things she'd never mentioned to him before; he didn't mean anything to her anymore. Futaba stopped meeting Sou thereafter.

## References

1. ↑ Volume 6, Chapter 4: A New Life (Part 2)
2. ↑ Volume 17, Chapter 1: Destiny (Part 1)
3. ↑ Volume 6, Chapter 3: A New Life (Part 1)
4. ↑ Volume 15, Chapter 3: Move On! (Part 1)
5. ↑ Volume 18, Chapter 5-10
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Volume 17, Chapter 1: Destiny (Part 1)
7. ↑ Volume 17, Chapter 2: Destiny (Part 2)