The anime "Yagate Kimi ni Naru" has been airing since October 2018. It is based on the manga of the same name by Nakatani Nio, which is currently being serialized in the manga magazine "Monthly Comic Dengeki Daioh". The story begins with the protagonist, Koito Yuu, a first-year high school student who does not understand the feeling of falling in love, being confessed to by a close friend at the time of graduating from junior high school, but not being able to reply. After entering high school, she is still struggling to reply, so she consults with Nanami Touko, a second-year student and member of the student council. Nanami says that she is not moved by anyone who confesses to her, but immediately after hearing Koito's consultation, she confesses, "I think I'm falling in love with you." This is a work that depicts the love story between Koito and Nanami. In this article, I would like to introduce the charm of Saeki Sayaka, Nanami Touko's best friend from "Yagate Kimi ni Naru".
① A second-year high school student at Tomi Higashi High School!
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Saeki Sayaka is a second-year student at Tomi Higashi High School. She is the best friend of Nanami Touko, who is also a member of the student council. She knows a lot about Nanami, and seems to know the people and numbers of people who have confessed their feelings to Nanami.
②She has a gentle appearance and long braided hair
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Saeki Sayaka has long hair, which she wears down but is also braided. She has a gentle appearance and a calmness that can be called a lady. The uniform includes black tights.
③ A best friend who belongs to the student council and supports Nanami Touko
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Saeki Sayaka joined the student council with Nanami Touko from her first year and supported Nanami, who served as the "face" of the student council instead of the student council president, who was only a name. When asked if she would run for president, she replied, "I want to continue to be by Touko's side and support her as I have done until now." Saeki thought she would become the "recommendation manager" who would support Nanami's election campaign, but she was disappointed when Nanami asked Koito Yuu for the job. However, after hearing why Nanami chose Koito, she showed enough generosity to even support Koito.
④ A talented girl who takes the top two spots with her best friend Nanami Touko
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Since enrolling in school, Saeki Sayaka has maintained her first and second place rankings with her best friend Nanami Touko. Furthermore, since they have both been active as student council officers since their first year, the two of them tend to stand out when walking side by side.
⑤ Her intuition is outstanding
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When Nanami Touko ran for student council president, she chose first-year student Koito Yuu as the "recommendation manager." Nanami explains why she chose Koito: if a freshmen student who just enrolled in the school participated in the election that starts in May, other freshmen would be interested, and if she could get Koito to speak her true feelings and not just praise her, she would be able to show that she is open-minded and willing to listen to anyone's opinion. However, Saeki Sayaka felt that she was making excuses and not being sincere. This was because Koito had already become "special" to Nanami. Of course, this was not the only reason, but Saeki's intuition is outstanding, as he was able to vaguely sense this.
⑥ The type who says what she wants to say right away
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Saeki Sayaka has a gentle appearance, but she is the type who blurts out what she wants to say. When Taku Dojima came to the student council as a student council officer, Dojima commented, "The student council looks like it would get good grades," to which she immediately replied, "Can she do her job? I'm definitely not good at it." Also, when she heard that her best friend, Touko Nanami, liked Yuu Koito, she said, "I wonder what it is about her that she likes so much."
⑦Actually, it's about Nanami Touko...
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Saeki Sayaka, who believes she has seen more of Nanami Touko than anyone else, seems to want to be Nanami's best understanding friend. It's rare for Nanami to rely on others, so Saeki feels a sense of superiority when she does. Saeki fell in love with Nanami at first sight at the high school entrance ceremony, and has had feelings for her ever since.
⑧Saeki puts Nanami's feelings first
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Saeki Sayaka was confessed to by a senior in middle school and went out with a girl. He entered a co-ed high school thinking he would never fall in love with a girl again, but fell in love at first sight with Nanami Touko at the entrance ceremony. When a certain person asked him if he would confess his feelings to Nanami, he said that he would feel pressured if Nanami told him she liked him, and that she needed him as her number one friend, so he decided to keep his feelings to himself and not confess. Another part of his charm is how much he cares about Nanami.
⑨Strong-willed and easily shows on her face
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Saeki Sayaka has such a contrast that even the main character Koito Yuu said, "I thought Saeki-senpai was a more fluffy person from the looks of things, but that wasn't the case at all." When he was in middle school, he was asked out by a girl who dumped him saying it was just for fun. When they met again by chance, he looked at her coldly and said, "Now I wonder why I fell in love with you."
10. The voice actor is from Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day. Ai Kayano from "Yagate Kimi ni Naru"
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The voice of Saeki Sayaka in the anime version of "Yagate Kimi ni Naru" is Ai Kayano. In the past, she has voiced Honma Meiko from "Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day" and Kawamoto Akari from "March Comes in Like a Lion".
Saeki Sayaka's charms and summary!
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What did you think? This time, we introduced the charms of Saeki Sayaka, Nanami Touko's best friend in Bloom Into You. Saeki Sayaka supports Nanami and wishes their current relationship could continue, but she continues to think about Nanami. Please pay attention to Saeki Sayaka as well. Thank you for reading to the end.
