"Seperti hujan" Seperti butiran hujan yang jatuh di bahu, Yuu membuatku menatap ke langit... Hujan yang begitu lembut, indah berwarna keemasan Dan itu memang mirip dengan Yuu...
Her works consist mainly of shōjo manga and is best known for Kaze Hikaru. She has twice received the Shogakukan Manga Award, in 1991 for Hajime-chan ga Ichiban! and in 2003 for Kaze Hikaru.
As always, Watanabe Taeko and her never-been-thought-before aphorisms. This time "the rain that falls on people's shoulders and never returns to the sea" is really a tear-jerking kick.