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* BodyMotifs: Being a track runner, Akira's feet and toes are used symbolically through the series to convey her feelings. She has an ankle injury with its consequent physical and spiritual scar, dances barefoot in the opening while proclaiming innocently her love, later gets a pink pedicure and high-heeled sandals when trying to look pretty to Kondo, and also does a little happy dance in flip-flops to celebrate summer break.



* {{Motifs}}: Being a track runner, Akira's feet and toes are used symbolically through the series to convey her feelings. She has an ankle injury with its consequent physical and spiritual scar, dances barefoot in the opening while proclaiming innocently her love, later gets a pink pedicure and high-heeled sandals when trying to look pretty to Kondo, and also does a little happy dance in flip-flops to celebrate summer break.
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* LegFocus: Akira's legs get a lot of attention, both as FanService and as a means to show how important her legs are to her as a runner.
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* ImStandingRightHere: While talking about what Yui’s [[HasAType type is]], Akira turns the subject Kondo, who overhears it just as he’s about to walk into the kitchen. Yui vehemently objects and says he smells just as he walks right in to play it cool.

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* ImStandingRightHere: While talking about what Yui’s [[HasAType type is]], Akira turns the subject on Kondo, who overhears it just as he’s about to walk into the kitchen. Yui vehemently objects and says he smells just as he walks right in to play it cool.
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* ShesGotLegs: Akira, and being a former track runner surely helped.
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* BubblyWaitress: Nishida is a cute blonde waitress who has a cheerful, bubbly personality. She wants to be a hair dresser, but is currently working at the restaurant to earn money. She actually cuts the hair of the newest member of the kitchen staff, a high school boy whom she develops a crush on. (It's also reciprocated).
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* WhatBeautifulEyes: Akira. The show does focus a lot on her eyes on key scenes.

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* WhatBeautifulEyes: Akira. The show does focus a lot on her eyes on key scenes.scenes.
* WorldWearyWaitress: Kubo is a diminutive waitress with huge lips and a penchant for snarking at their manager, Kondo, such as pointing out on one occasion when he forgot to zip his fly, or lambasting him for always apologizing to customers.
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Akira Tachibana is a 17-year-old high-school student and [[BrokenAce former track star]] who [[HeroicRROD ruptured a tendon]] and has been using her free time to waitress at a casual family restaurant, a job which would be utterly boring if not for [[BenevolentBoss the staff's manager]], Masami Kondo, a 45-year-old divorcee whom Akira has [[PrecociousCrush completely fallen for]].

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Akira Tachibana is a 17-year-old high-school student and [[BrokenAce former track star]] who [[HeroicRROD [[GameBreakingInjury ruptured a tendon]] and has been using her free time to waitress at a casual family restaurant, a job which would be utterly boring if not for [[BenevolentBoss the staff's manager]], Masami Kondo, a 45-year-old divorcee whom Akira has [[PrecociousCrush completely fallen for]].
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* ScarsAreForever: Akira has a scar on the back of her foot where surgery was done to repair her torn Achilles tendon. She's very conscientious about it. We first see it in episode one, and it is still visible in the final episode.
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* LiveActionAdaptation: A feature-length movie got released in 2018, with a very compressed version of the main story.
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''After the Rain'' [[labelnote:*]](恋は雨上がりのように, ''Koi wa Ameagari no You ni'', "Love is Like After the Rain")[[/labelnote]] is a seinen romance manga by Jun Mayuzuki. It began in 2014 and ended in 2018 at a total of ten volumes. Kodansha released the series in English as a five volume omnibus set.

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''After the Rain'' [[labelnote:*]](恋は雨上がりのように, (恋は雨上がりのように, ''Koi wa Ameagari no You ni'', "Love is Like After the Rain")[[/labelnote]] Rain") is a seinen romance manga by Jun Mayuzuki. It began in 2014 and ended in 2018 at a total of ten volumes. Kodansha released the series in English as a five volume omnibus set.
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It also explores the main duo's relationships with several side characters, such as Haruka Kiyan, a member of the school's track team who [[WeUsedToBeFriends feels hurt]] by Akira's cold, avoidant behavior; and Chihiro Kujou, Kondo's old college buddy and writing partner who has became a successful author in the years since they grew apart.

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It also explores the main duo's relationships with several side characters, such as Haruka Kiyan, a member of the school's track team who [[WeUsedToBeFriends feels hurt]] by Akira's cold, avoidant behavior; and Chihiro Kujou, Kondo's old college buddy and writing partner who has became become a successful author in the years since they grew apart.

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The manga is notable for how tastefully it [[AudienceAlienatingPremise handles a subject]] which could easily come off as [[{{Squick}} creepy or exploitative]]. It won the 63rd Shogakukan Manga Award in 2018, the year in which it also received an anime adaptation that is available for streaming on Amazon Prime.

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The ''After the Rain'' [[labelnote:*]](恋は雨上がりのように, ''Koi wa Ameagari no You ni'', "Love is Like After the Rain")[[/labelnote]] is a seinen romance manga is notable for how tastefully it [[AudienceAlienatingPremise handles a subject]] which could easily come off as [[{{Squick}} creepy or exploitative]]. by Jun Mayuzuki. It won began in 2014 and ended in 2018 at a total of ten volumes. Kodansha released the 63rd Shogakukan Manga Award series in 2018, the year in which it also received an English as a five volume omnibus set.

A twelve episode
anime adaptation that is available for streaming on Amazon Prime.
aired during the Winter 2018 season. Production was handled by Studio Wit.



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* RealPlaceBackground: Both the manga and the anime extensively use locations in and around Yokohama and Kawasaki, including train stations, parks and the restaurant itself.

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* RealPlaceBackground: Both the manga and the anime extensively use locations in and around Yokohama and Kawasaki, including train stations, parks parks, Akira's high school and the restaurant itself.

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