But while Kiriko Nananan explores these issues, she never loses sight of her main characters and their poignant story. The friendship of Kayako and Masami becomes a canvas for the author to examine all the issues girls in Japan deal with in high school: sex, drugs, pregnancy, academics, homosexuality, and how to go from being a very sheltered high school student to having a life of your own. until their senior year of high school, when they become close friends. She’s always liked one of the girls she goes to school with, Masami Endo, but their friends aren’t friends with each other, and Masami Endo’s been in some trouble at school, so they’ve never talked. Kiriko Nananan’s Blue is the story of a schoolgirl named Kayako Karishima.
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