Female light novel writers often pay more attention to the portrayal of character feelings, and their style is mostly in the direction of youth and love. Among them, Yuyuko Takemiya is a very representative example.
Even fans who have never heard of this name have probably seen one of her lightly modified animations, Dragon and Tiger.
This love affair set on a high school campus, the plot setting looks quite ordinary. It's just that the love story of the male and female protagonists from acquaintance to coming together is memorable enough. In particular, the confession under the snow is a classic famous scene in the anime.
In addition to "Dragon and Tiger", Yuriko Takemiya actually has a novel with a youth theme, which has also been adapted into a TV anime, which is "Youth Chronicle". (aka Golden Hour)
The two works are not only similar in overall style, but also the heroines in the story are also very distinctive. The heroine of "Dragon and Tiger" is called "Tiger in the Palm", and the arrogant and petite Fengsaka Dahe.
In contrast, the heroine of "Youth Chronicle" is a perfect big miss image. Her tall figure, long beautiful hair, and the fact that she dresses differently every time she appears (the clothes she wears in the anime are never repeated) make her look like a queen.
The heroine's name is Kaga Kako. Because his father is the president of a large hospital, he has lived in a pampered family since he was a child, and his personality is also more willful. Once you see something, you will not give up easily.
It is the heroine of this personality who met Yanagisawa Mitsuyo in kindergarten. After that, whether it was elementary school, junior high school, or high school, both were in the same school.
Years of time together, should have let the two sides have a long-term relationship with each other, smoothly become boyfriend and girlfriend. But the opposite is true.
Kako's original intention has never changed, and she has made a marriage contract for the two of them on her own initiative, and even made a perfect plan for the next life: the French Department of the affiliated university of Naogao High School - studying abroad in her junior year - after graduation to work in the fashion industry.
It's just that Guang Yang is not happy. All along, he only regarded Kako as a simple green plum bamboo horse, and never thought of further development.
In addition, his life is so arranged by others, no matter what he does, he must be pointed out by the other party. Clearly not in line with his character.
It is precisely for this reason that when applying for the university, Guang yang quietly changed his first choice from the other party. I thought I could live a free life since then, but I didn't expect to be found by Kako on the day of school, and I slapped myself with roses on the street where people were moving.
Don't forget to make a polite and cute smile afterwards.
This sudden accident frightened Hikari and stunned his best friend he had just met, the male protagonist of the work, Tada Wanli.
Compared with Guangyang, the male protagonist's personality belongs to the type of gentle and weak, which is very compatible with Kako's wayward big miss personality.
Ever since I met Kako on this day, I fell in love with her at first sight. But at this time, it was only unrequited love, after all, Kako's attention was all on the body of Aome Bamboo Ma Guangyang. For the male protagonist, until they met several times, they could not remember his name.
The real opportunity for a major change in the relationship between the two is the escape they experienced together.
In order to experience the university's club activities, the male protagonist and Kako followed several strangers to the suburbs. As a result, they were deceived, and the other party took it upon themselves to lock them up. After that, it was still by the wit of the male protagonist that he was able to escape.
In the process, the two had a long talk to have a further understanding. And taking this as an opportunity, Kako's attitude towards the other party is also very different from before.
On the one hand, there is a male protagonist who has a fairly compatible personality and has helped himself many times; on the other hand, he is a young plum bamboo horse who turns a blind eye to himself all day and always shows a boring attitude.
After some struggle, Kako finally chose the male protagonist. After learning the other person's intentions in episode 5 of the anime, he confesses to him in episode 6.
Of course, as a work of youth love, if the subsequent plot of this work continues to develop smoothly, it is obviously not in line with the style of Yuyuko Takemiya.
In addition to Kako, the story also adds a little different setting to the male protagonist, Tada Wanli: amnesia.
The male protagonist had a very good relationship in high school, and he was only one step away from becoming a good friend of his lover, which was the female number two Linda of the whole work. (Real name Isina Hayashida)
The two made an appointment to meet at the bridge one night after graduation, and due to Linda's late arrival, the male protagonist had an accident, fell from the bridge and lost his memory, and did not recover until the university period.
When to retrieve the memory, and how to face the reality after recovery, this is also the place where the feelings between the three people are more entangled.
It is precisely because of the existence of this setting that the male protagonist and Kako finally made a marriage contract seem to be difficult to come by.
In general, "Youth Chronicle" is a deep love affair that portrays the feelings of the protagonist. The general style is closer to "Dragon and Tiger".
If you have a fan who likes it, you can take the time to make up for it.