Miu's best friend - Yuuki is an energetic and athletic girl, and a bit of a tomboy. While she may be very outgoing, she depends on Miu's comforting support to see her through the rough times. Yuuki's has fallen in love with Takizawa - an extremely popular third year student.    Credit to Right Stuf International.

When Miu was young, she was fascinated by the piano and took up lessons. 
When the show opens, Miu is in middle school. She is shy, a softspoken girl who doesn't have a lot of confidence in herself. Her friends would describe her as &ldquo;sweet&rdquo; and &ldquo;quiet.&rdquo; At this point, Miu has been taking piano lessons for some time and while people have told her that she's gotten very good over the years, Miu herself feels she's not really good at anything &ndash; including the piano. Her teacher, Mr. Shirakawa, is often frustrated with her playing. Although she plays every note exactly correct, her heart just isn't in it&hellip; 
Meanwhile, Miu's come of the age when she's noticing boys and this shy young lady has noticed the handsome Kazuya Takahashi &ndash; even if he hasn't noticed her. 
This is Miu's story. The story of a young girl who is on a journey to discover the melody within her own heart and the courage to express it. &nbsp; 
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Tomoko Kawakami was a Japanese voice actress. Having graduated from the Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music, she was affiliated with Production Baobab at the time of her death.

In August 2008, Kawakami was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, which required surgery. During a three-year battle with cancer, most of her ongoing roles were replaced by other voice actresses, although the latter was able to do some voice work until her retirement in the start of the 2010s decade. She died on June 9, 2011 at the age of 41.

Episodes 4.5, 6.5, 8.5 and 10.5 from the DVD release, in which Miu thinks about the events from the previous episode.

Yuuki Matsubara