Mizu Nurumu

Namazu Ayu

Supporting

Ayu lived next door to Naoki when they were children, and frequently had Naoki over for dinner when Naokis mother was away for work. Ayu accidentally discovered that Naoki and Yada were sleeping together, and the two grew apart. Years later, they reconnec...

Oonishi Yuusuke

Main

Yuusuke develops a crush on his new neighbor, Hirokazu. Under the guise of practicing calligraphy, he offers to transcribe Hirokazus illegible manuscripts in order to spend more time with him. Yuusuke works at a restaurant and has a lot of short-term rela...

Suzuki Naoki

Main

Naoki used to be bullied in high school for being gay, especially by Yada, an in-the-closet gay classmate that Naoki had a crush on, who forced Naoki into a secret sexual relationship. 10 years after graduating high school, Naoki works as a graphic design...

Takami Hirokazu

Main

Following the death of his ex-wife, Hirokazu moves in with his 4-year-old son, Yuu, next door to the Oonishi family. ...

Chikazawa Osamu

Supporting

Chikazawa is Naoki and Souheis friend from high school. 10 years after graduation, he works as a freelance reporter and still hangs out with the two. He has feelings for Souhei and helps him get back on track to becoming a professional boxer....

Masaaki

Supporting

Hirokazus brother-in-law. The two had an affair while Hirokazu was married to Masaakis sister, and Masaaki revealed it after Hirokazu wanted to break things off with him....

Rikako

Supporting

Despite being the one to dump him in the past, Rikako is still interested in Yuusuke and tries hard to make him jealous and get his attention....

Shinichi

Supporting

Shinichi works at the same bar as Yuusuke, and eventually dates and marries Rikako....

Shiroi Souhei

Supporting

Naokis classmate in high school, he used to defend Naoki whenever others bullied him. He dreamed of becoming a boxer, but at 25 he ends up drifting around with no clear purpose, having given up boxing at 17 after accidentally injuring another boxer....

Yada

Main

One of Naokis classmates from high school. He used to intervene when Naoki was being bullied too much, but was cold and distant towards Naoki otherwise. After Naoki correctly calls him out for being gay, Yada begins bullying him in public to mask his true...

Yuri

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