Tarumi (樽見) is Hougetsu Shimamura's childhood friend who she reconciled with during freshman winter break.
Appearance[]
Tarumi has a long brown hair and is often seen with a scarf throughout the anime, most likely because of the winter season. She has a gentle look on her face and is easily excited, which Shimamura often finds comparing her and Adachi.
Personality[]
Tarumi is a self-proclaimed delinquent and can be seen strolling around town. She has a talent at painting, which was shown when she painted Shimamura in great detail during their second year Summer break. It was revealed she had been practicing since she saw Shimamura last winter. Tarumi has a great attachment to Shimamura and is implied to have romantic feelings towards her. She frequently attempted to reconnect by calling Shimamura to plan something together or to simply catch up. Tarumi showed a dejected attitude when Shimamura rejected her request to go to the second summer festival with her, as she had plans with Adachi. Shimamura repeatedly shuts down attempts by Tarumi until Volume 10 in the light novel. Shimamura reveals that she is dating Adachi, which causes Tarumi to cry.
Etymology[]
- The name Tarumi means "barrel, cask, keg" (樽) (taru) and "see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible" (見) (mi).
Trivia[]
- Unlike in the anime, Tarumi's hair is colored pale citrus, almost resembling Akira Hino's hair color.