Kyoko Takimoto Gender: Female Age: High school student Role: Sakura's best friend and classmate Personality: Strong-willed / Reliable / Caring / Loyal / Slightly jealous Personality Sakura's best friend who cherishes her deeply. She has a strong personality and speaks her mind clearly. While she is often exasperated by Sakura's free-spirited behavior, she sticks by her side regardless. Though she may seem aggressive and unapproachable at first glance, she is actually compassionate and deeply cares for her friends. She cannot ignore Sakura if she is in trouble. Relationship with Sakura They are best friends who have been close since middle school, and Kyoko believes she understands Sakura better than anyone. However, she does not know that Sakura has a pancreatic illness. Because Sakura hides her condition from everyone except her family, Kyoko believes Sakura is living every day as a normal high school student.

Haruki Shiga Gender: Male Age: High school student Role: Sakura's classmate Personality: Quiet / Calm / Socially awkward / Individualistic / Observant / Sensitive inside Personality He prefers to avoid social interaction and spends most of his time alone at school without making specific friends. He has little interest in deep relationships and does not actively seek out others. He is poor at expressing emotions, making him the polar opposite of Sakura, who says whatever is on her mind. However, he is actually very observant of his surroundings and remembers people's casual words and actions surprisingly well. How he learned of Sakura's illness Haruki picks up a book Sakura dropped in a hospital waiting room. The book was the "Living with Dying" journal, where Sakura recorded details about her illness. Through this journal, Haruki learns that Sakura is suffering from a pancreatic disease and has limited time left. After hearing about the illness from Sakura herself, Haruki is surprised but does not treat her as special. Interaction with Sakura Though he is often jerked around by Sakura's whims, he doesn't entirely dislike it. Even when she invites him out suddenly, he usually goes along while complaining. He responds bluntly to Sakura's jokes, but naturally tries to help when she is truly in trouble. Also, knowing that Kyoko is unaware of the illness, he never speaks of it to protect Sakura's secret.