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Taiyou no Ie (MANGA)

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-le fangirls- DAIKI!!!!!!!!!!!! I prefer Daiki x Mao

PLOT

  Mao liked to spend her time with the Nakamura family ever since she was a kid. Having troubled circumstances at home, she found happiness at the Nakamura household. However, the feeling of ease disappears when Mr. and Mrs. Nakamura pass away after a tragic incident. Currently, Mao is a high school student who has lost her sanctuary. Her parents are divorced, and her father has decided to remarry. Hiro, Mao's childhood friend, learns of her parents' abandonment of her and offers Mao to live with him. Mao decides to stay there until she is ready to return to her original house. As they spend their days together, Hiro and Mao grow closer once again. They wait for Hiro's siblings, who have parted ways after their parents' death, to come back and live together. Mao's goal is to turn the home into "the house of magic, a place filled with both laughter and tears" once again.  

Main charactersMao Motomiya
The main female character. A 17-year-old girl whose parents divorced and after her father remarried feels unloved at home. After meeting up with Hiro after years of not seeing each other, she decides to start living with him. She writes a cellphone novel titled "Taiyou no Ie" under the pen name "Kuukai".Hiro Nakamura
The main male character. A 23-year-old man who works at an office and lives alone in the Nakamura household. He offers Mao a place to stay after knowing her family circumstances.Daiki Nakamura
Hiro's brother, who joins the main cast later in the series. A serious youth who goes to the same school as Mao.Supporting charactersHina Nakamura
Hiro and Daiki's sisterChihiro
Mao's best friend and confidante. She has a crush on Oda.Oda
Mao's classmate who has a crush on her. He later dates Mao's best friend, Chihiro.Sugimoto
Hiro's coworker and a fan of Mao's novel. She develops a crush on Hiro, but can't bring herself to confess.ParentsYuzuno HironakaMao's biological mother. Apathetic and cold, she left Mao and her father after she decided to marry her boyfriend, whom she was cheating with for a couple of years.Kaitou Motomiya
Mao's father. Ever since his divorce with Yuzuno, he pushes Mao away, causing her to be alone.Mrs. MotomiyaMao's step-mother. Extremely kind and caring, she patiently waits for Mao to accept her as her own mother.Mr. NakamuraMrs. NakamuraOther charactersYui MotomiyaFujitaAoi MatsumotoOtohaKokoaAnimalsWakabaCroquette