Sakura Diaries

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Sakura Diaries
桜通信
Genre	Romance
OVA
Directed by	Tsuguo Ozara
Studio	Kitty Films
No. of episodes	12
Released	21 May 1997
Runtime

Sakura Diaries (Sakura Tsuushin) is a 12 episode OVA series based on the manga of the same name by renowned hentai manga artist U-Jin about romance, love triangles, and the struggle to get into a prestigious university.

The protagonist is Touma Inaba, a prep school student who's trying to get into the prestigious University of Tokyo. When he goes to take the acceptance exams, he becomes attracted to a redheaded woman named Mieko Yotsuba. While Mieko makes it into Tokyo U, Touma fails. But instead of embarrassing himself by telling Mieko the truth, he lies and says he made it in. Now he has to attend more prep school, pretend he's actually attending Tokyo U, and also deal with the affections of his cousin Urara Kosuga who calls him "Tonma-chan" and as well decide who he loves more.

[edit] Characters

Touma Inaba: A prep school student who is struggling to get into Tokyo U after repeated failures. When he goes once again to take the entry exams, its love at first sight (for him anyway) when he meets Mieko Yotsuba. When she makes it in but he doesn't, he decides to lie to her and say he got in. He lives with his cousin Urara Kosuga who has feelings for him and affectionately calls him "Tonma-chan".

Urara Kosuga: She's in love with her dear "Tonma-chan" and when she finds out that he is lying to Mieko in order to impress her, only respect and love for him prevents her from revealing it to Mieko. She keeps saying that her dad is never around and is away on business when Touma keeps asking about where he is, but as he finds out later, they might be really having the apartment all to themselves.

Mieko Yotsuba: She is a redheaded beauty who makes it into Tokyo U and is the object of Touma's desire. She may not know Touma's secret, but turns out she has secrets of her own concerning a man who's living in Europe.

Komi Natsuki: Urara's best friend, she is very energetic and often advises Urara on how to deal with her love for Touma.