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After the Rain

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Akira Tachibana, a reserved high school student and former track runner, has not been able to race the same as she used to since she experienced a severe foot injury. And although she is regarded as attractive by her classmates, she is not interested in the boys around school. While working part-time at the Garden Cafe, Akira begins to develop feelings for the manager—a 45-year-old man named Masami Kondou—despite the large age gap. Kondou shows genuine concern and kindness toward the customers of his restaurant, which, while viewed by others as soft or weak, draws Akira to him.

Spending time together at the restaurant, they grow closer, which only strengthens her feelings.

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Why did Akira Tachibana stop running track in After the Rain?

Akira suffered an Achilles tendon injury that separated her from the track team and the identity she had built as a sprinter. Her rehabilitation and unresolved desire to run form the emotional counterweight to her crush on Masami Kondo.

Does After the Rain treat Akira and Kondo's age gap as a conventional romance?

Akira is a 17-year-old student, while Kondo is a 45-year-old divorced restaurant manager. The story focuses less on forming a couple than on how their connection encourages each of them to return to an abandoned passion.

What dream did Kondo give up before working at Garden?

Kondo once wanted to become a novelist and still maintains a strong attachment to literature. Akira's presence pushes him to confront that unfinished ambition just as he encourages her to reconsider competitive running.

Are the After the Rain anime and live-action film based on the same manga?

Yes. Both adapt Jun Mayuzuki's manga, with Wit Studio producing the 2018 television anime and Nana Komatsu playing Akira in the Japanese live-action film.

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