Akane Inoue, also known as Inoue-senpai, is a graduate and former member of the track and field club at Yui Yamada and Tomoka Kase's high school.

~!As a result of rumors, she is long believed by Yamada to be Kase's ex-girlfriend, although this is eventually proven to be false.!~

A relationship is like a garden. It's hard, really hard, to plant the initial seeds. Once you've gone through the agonizing process of wondering if the other person even likes you, fought the fear that telling her could destroy everything, and made your confession, the most difficult part begins. Because you have to keep nurturing this wonderful new feeling to keep it growing. Not just in your own heart, but in hers. And since even the most beautiful rose can cut you to the bone with its thorns, who can you talk to for advice? Especially when you're both girls in high school? For shy Yamada and boyish Kase, time is running out. 

(Source: Sentai Filmworks)

__Height:__ 158 cm  

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Member of seiyuu group [Sphere](https://anilist.co/staff/103636).

Yamada may be shy and rather clumsy, but the flower gardens at her school have always brought her happiness. Suddenly, a different sort of beauty catches her eye–the vivacious track star, Kase-san. Although the two girls don’t seem to have much in common, they soon start a romance where each must learn an important lesson in tending their budding relationship. Can the two girls, so different from each other, learn how to make their first love blossom?
 
(Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)
 
Volume 1: Asagao to Kase-san. (あさがおと加瀬さん。, Kase-san and Morning Glories) 
Volume 2: Obentou to Kase-san. (おべんとうと加瀬さん。, Kase-san and Bento) 
Volume 3: Shoutokeiki to Kase-san. (ショートケーキと加瀬さん。, Kase-san and Shortcake) 
Volume 4: Epuron to Kase-san. (エプロンと加瀬さん。, Kase-san and an Apron) 
Volume 5: Sakura to Kase-san. (さくらと加瀬さん。, Kase-san and Cherry Blossoms)

Yamada is in heaven at her school’s horticulture department, and Kase-san is training hard at the sports university. With classes and a long train ride to keep them apart, hanging out together is tough. Can they beat their busy schedules and find time for one another?
 
(Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)