Asatte no Houkou.

A Direction of the Day After Tomorrow
あさっての方向。
Towards the Day After Tomorrow

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Synopsis

Asatte no Houkou. follows the lives of Karada Iokawa, a young girl who is set to join junior high school after summer is over, and Shouko Nogami, a young woman who has just returned from studying abroad, who also happens to be the former girlfriend of Karada's older brother. The day Shouko returns, she is dragged by Karada to the beach with her brother and a couple of their friends since she used to know Karada's brother Hiro several years before. After becoming irritated with Hiro for leaving her alone in the United States, she purposefully tells Karada that her ribbons are childish. This upset her greatly because she doesn't like to be treated as a child. Later that same day, Karada is found by Shouko praying at a shrine, wishing to become older. Amazingly, Karada's wish becomes true and she instantly transforms into a young woman. Incidentally, Shouko then has her adulthood taken away from her and she reverts back to about eleven years old. (Source: Wikipedia)

Published

Sep 16, 2003 to Jul 14, 2007

Authors

Yamada, J-ta

External links

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Adaptation

Asatte no Houkou. (anime)

Main characters

Shouko Nogami9 fan favorites
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Shouko is a young woman who has just recently returned from overseas in America. She first meets Karada at the shrine that contained the fated wishing stone. She used to be Hiro's girlfriend, whom she met while in America and it seems that they were very close. Hiro told her that he would return right after the funeral, but she waited for months and then she recieved a letter saying he would not be coming back. Also, she did not know that Hiro had a younger sister.
Tetsumasa Amino5 fan favorites
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Tetsu is Karada's classmate and one of her closest friends. Tetsu is quite tall, joking that he is sometimes mistaken for a high school student. It is implied that he likes Karada - when Karada "went missing" after she became older, he ran all over town to find her. In the manga his role is much bigger than the anime, and his relationship with Karada more problematic.
Hiro Iokawa4 fan favorites
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Hiro is a young man who was once Shōko's boyfriend, but who inexplicably left her to take care of Karada, who he seemingly greatly cares about. He also studied abroad, with Shōko, which is how he met her. He works in a pharmacy.
Karada Iokawa2 fan favorites
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Karada is a cheerful young girl who is about to enter her first year of junior high school. Her parents passed away when she was two years old, and has since lived together with her older brother, Hiro. She looks younger than she really is and wishes to grow up faster, due to hating being treated like a child. She has also learnt how to cook and do house chores herself, due to her not wanting to worry Hiro. Her friend and classmate, Tetsuya, seems to have feelings for her.