Sora Takenouchi

Sora Takenouchi (武之内 空 Takenouchi Sora) is a major character in the series. she is also Tai Kamiya's childhood best friend.

Appearance
Sora is a young girl with ginger hair resembling a bob and maroon eyes.

Sora wears a casual outfit; a yellow mini jacket with a light yellow sleeveless spaghetti strap, orange colored jeans and white open-toed sandals. Sora also wears a neat version of the Odaiba High School uniform.

Personality
Sora is kind, responsable, caring and protective with her first instinct being to try and help others in any way she can, much like a mother. Sora will not turn someone down when they need help, even at the cost of her own well-being. As a preteen, she is a bit tomboyish, from the way she dresses to her hobbies. She starts out low self esteem, believing herself to be unloved and criticizing herself for not being able to help her friends. Sora realizes that she is loved and realizes how appreciated she is thanks to her friends. She eventually embraces her femininity, and is much more confident and laid back as a teenager.

Sora's father, Haruhiko Takenouchi, works away from home at Kyoto University, so she is primarily raised by her mother, Toshiko Takenouchi. The two initially didn't have a very good relationship, but it improves once Sora realizes how much her mother cares for her.

Sora is childhood friends with Tai Kamiya, who attended the same class at the same school as her in Highton View Terrace and plays in the soccer club with her.

She is also a very brave person, She also is shown to have a more motherly side, as she continually checks on her friends, and make sure they are all well.

Between 2006 and 2010, Sora dedicated herself to the art of Ikebana.