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Rumbling Hearts
The two female leads, Haruka Suzumiya (left) and Mitsuki Hayase
Genre	Drama, Romance
Anime
Directed by	Tetsuya Watanabe
Studio	Media Factory Inc.

Kimi ga Nozomu Eien (君が望む永遠, The Eternity You Desire and Rumbling Hearts in English, la Eternidad que Deseas in Spanish, L'éternel que vous voulez in French, abbreviated as Kimibou or Kiminozo in Japan, KGNE by fansubbers) is a ren'ai game released in 2001 for the PC by âge. It was later ported to the Sega Dreamcast (by Alchemist) and PlayStation 2 (by Princess Soft), and turned into a 14-episode TV anime that ran from October 5 2003 to January 4 2004 (with erotic elements removed). The anime has been licensed by Funimation and is slated for an October 2006 release under the title Rumbling Hearts.

Characters from Kiminozo can be seen in other games by âge.

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Kimi ga Nozomu Eien is a romance story, the central theme being an accident that profoundly affects the lives of a girl and her three high school friends.

The story begins by introducing Haruka Suzumiya, Takayuki Narumi, Mitsuki Hayase and Shinji Taira. Mitsuki sets Takayuki up with the shy Haruka and they begin to date each other.

One day, Takayuki is running late on his way to meeting up with Haruka. This turns into tragedy when Haruka becomes involved in a very serious automobile accident and as a result falls into a coma. This puts Takayuki into a serious depression (by feeling that his lack of promptness caused the situation). As time goes by, Takayuki grows worse and worse. Mitsuki begins to take care of him because she has feelings for him which she has always kept hidden. Eventually they start dating, and then eventually living together in Takayuki's small apartment.

Then, one day, three years later, Haruka reawakens from her coma, oblivious to the goings-on of the previous three years. In addition, she is diagnosed with anterograde amnesia. The doctors ask that she be kept uninformed of what has happened in order to protect her fragile psyche.

After Haruka wakes up, Takayuki is conflicted with his feelings of guilt and responsibility and must choose between Mitsuki and Haruka. The bulk of the story focuses on the suffering of the characters because of this predicament.

Characters

Takayuki Narumi (鳴海孝之 Narumi Takayuki) - The protagonist. During the story, he works at a family restaurant after having regressed in his studies due to Haruka's accident. In Haruka's absence, he begins to develop a relationship with Mitsuki. Nonetheless, Takayuki has always felt responsible for Haruka's accident (as such, the cause of his depression), as he was late on the fateful day of the accident.

Haruka Suzumiya (涼宮遙 Suzumiya Haruka) - A shy, timid girl who is friends with Mitsuki and introduced by her to Takayuki, whereupon they fall in love with each other. She is involved in a serious car-related accident and ends up in a coma for three years.

Mitsuki Hayase (速瀬水月 Hayase Mitsuki) - Mitsuki is friends with both Takayuki and Haruka, but secretly she desires Takayuki. In high school, she was a strong swimmer and tomboy, but shortly after Takayuki and Haruka's relationship begins to develop, she grows distant and decides to quit, eventually leaving the swimming world altogether. She throws herself at Takayuki when he fails to climb out of his depression, and reveals her feelings for him. Mitsuki is well-meaning, but suppresses her feelings, allowing them to bottle up and explode in dangerous ways. Mitsuki also believes that she is responsible for her friend's accident, as she was the main reason why Takayuki was late for his date with Haruka.

Akane Suzumiya (涼宮茜 Suzumiya Akane) - Haruka's younger sister. Initially sees both Takayuki and Mitsuki as older siblings until she finds out they have been seeing each other behind Haruka's back. Dotingly watches out for her comatose sister, whom she visits every day. She, like Mitsuki, is a powerful swimmer in her own right, but feels as if she can never match Mitsuki. Her intense hatred towards Mitsuki after the accident can be attributed to the feeling of personal betrayal by someone she considers an idol for throwing away her (Mitsuki's) talent and dreams as well as Mitsuki's betrayal of her sister by her sexual relationship with Takayuki.

Shinji Taira (平慎二 Taira Shinji) - Friends with Takayuki, Haruka and Mitsuki in high school, he drifts off from the group after graduation. Becomes an important character towards the end of the series, and very likely once had a crush on Mitsuki.

Ayu Daikuuji (大空寺あゆ Daikuuji Ayu) and Mayu Tamano (玉野まゆ Tamano Mayu), also known as AyuAyu and MayuMayu - Two waitresses who work at the same family restaurant as Takayuki. Ayu is the surly daughter of an executive of the restaurant (the only reason she keeps her job) and Mayu is a soft-spoken but well-meaning klutz. While in the game they served as one of the many love interests, here they provide the only comic relief for this otherwise serious series. After the credits of several episodes in the series, a 30-second short known as the "Ayu-Mayu Theater" shows them in an comical situation totally irrelevant to the main story with all characters in chibi form.

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