Mai Takada

Mai Takada is the childhood friend of Shigeru Miura and Chisato Miyazaki. Years later Mai under went plastic surgery to look more like Chisato to catch Shigeru's eye.

Appearance
Prior to her plastic surgery, she had a plain face with freckles and thin eyes. She kept her brown hair in two short buns which she later let down. After receiving the surgery, she gained Chisato's pretty face with brown eyes and no freckles. She was seen wearing a pink shirt underneath blue overalls.

Personality
She is a kind sweet girl who had deep feelings for Shigeru. While she seemed more outgoing and cheerful as a young child, as she grew up she became more withdrawn and quiet. Unfortunately, due to her shy nature she and Shigeru began to grow apart. She eventually decided to take plastic surgery to make herself beautiful in the image of Chisato (implying she was jealous of Shigeru's closeness to her and her own lack of self confidence in being able to win his heart). She is considerate and gentle and seems to be calmer in tough situations such as witnessing the bowling balls with images of organs. She also seems to be friendly to others despite her shy nature as evidenced with her interaction with Shigeru (though this could be because she subconsciously recognized him).

History
As a young child she would play with Shigeru and Chisato though Chisato would eventually move away. She promised Shigeru she would always be with him and that she loved him but the two grew distant over the years and in order to restore their relationship and gain Shigeru's attention, she underwent plastic surgery to gain his attention again and have more faith in herself. Shigeru develop feelings for her by the end of the episode. She and Shigueru died via a bus accident near a college campus.