Sunadokei



Sunadokei, or Sand Chronicles, is about the story of Ann Uekusa from her adolescence to adulthood and of the friendships, relationships, and conflicts she encounters along the way.

When twelve year old Ann Uekusa moves from Tokyo to a rural country town named Shimane with her mother following her parents' divorce, Ann has trouble adjusting to her new home and life until she meets and befriends a boy named Daigo Kitamura, and two rich siblings named Fuji and Shika Tsukishima. Ann's happiness is brief, however, when her mother commits suicide, leaving Ann with an eternal emotional scar. That is when Daigo promises to always be with her, and the two slowly begin a slowly but surely blossoming romance that has many obstacles along the way...

Mangaka: Hinako Ashihara.

Has a Character Sheet.

The manga provides the following examples:

 * Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder
 * Betty and Veronica: Ann (Betty) and Ayumu (Veronica).
 * Daigo (Betty) and Fuji (Veronica).
 * Broken Bird: Ann, whose mother's suicide causes her to become emotionally unstables at times.
 * Disappeared Dad: Ann's father, who divorced Ann's mother because out his debts. He returns early into the story to take Ann back with him to Tokyo.
 * Fuji's and Shika's mother had an affair a number of years ago, and the rumors go that the man is Fuji's biological father,
 * Hopeless Suitor: Fuji for Ann.
 * Ayumu and for Daigo.
 * I Will Wait for You
 * Knight in Shining Armor: Daigo wants to be this for Ann.
 * Lonely Rich Kid: Fuji and Shika.
 * Love Triangle: Ann, Daigo, and Fuji. Ann, Daigo, and Ayumu. Ann, Daigo, and . Masahiro (Ann's father), Miwako (Ann's mother), and Kaede (Masahiro's old friend ).
 * Naive Everygirl: Ann.
 * Naive Newcomer: Ann.
 * The Ojou: Shika.
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: Daigo (Red Oni) and Fuji (Blue Oni).
 * The Runaway:
 * Second Love:
 * Sibling Yin-Yang: Fuji and Shika.
 * Slice of Life
 * Spoiled Sweet: Shika.
 * Tomboy and Girly Girl: Ann and Shika. Ayumu and Ann.
 * Troubled but Cute: Fuji.
 * Yamato Nadeshiko: Shika.
 * Troubled but Cute: Fuji.
 * Yamato Nadeshiko: Shika.
 * Yamato Nadeshiko: Shika.
 * Yamato Nadeshiko: Shika.