Watashitachi no Tamura-kun

Watashitachi no Tamura-kun
Watashitachi no Tamura-kun light novel volume 1 cover.
わたしたちの田村くん
Genre	Drama, Romantic comedy
Light novel
Written by	Yuyuko Takemiya
Illustrated by	Yasu
Published by	MediaWorks
Demographic	Male
Imprint	Dengeki Bunko
Magazine	Dengeki hp
Original run	June 10, 2005 – September 10, 2005
Volumes	2
Manga
Written by	Yuyuko Takemiya
Illustrated by	Sachi Kurafuji
Published by	MediaWorks
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Dengeki Comic Gao!
Original run	May 27, 2006 – February 27, 2008
Volumes	4

Watashitachi no Tamura-kun (わたしたちの田村くん^?, lit. Our Tamura-kun, officially translated as either Tamura-kun of Ours or Our Dear Tamura-kun) is a two-volume Japanese light novel series by Yuyuko Takemiya, with illustrations by Yasu. The first volume was released on June 10, 2005 and the second followed on September 10, 2005, both published by MediaWorks under their Dengeki Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation by Sachi Kurafuji was serialized in Dengeki Comic Gao! between May 2006 and February 2008. A radio drama was also produced based on the series, and a two-disc compilation of the drama was released on April 30, 2007.

Watashitachi no Tamura-kun's main story revolves around the title character Yukisada Tamura, who is in his third year of junior-high school when the story begins. Yukisada becomes captivated by a strange and beautiful girl named Komaki Matsuzawa, who says that she was born on another planet and that she is trying to go back. Eventually, Yukisada confesses his feelings for Komaki to her, but before matters can progress, Komaki's grandmother dies and she has to move away. They keep in contact for a while by writing letters, but Komaki stops writing around the time high school entrance exams roll around and they lose contact. On entering high school Yukisada becomes concerned about one of his female classmates named Hiroka Sōma. Hiroka was bullied in junior-high, and stayed home from school to avoid her tormenters. This led to her becoming isolated and helpless. Yukisada chooses not to ignore her, unlike most of his other classmates, and instead starts encouraging her and helps her to build her self-esteem. Before long, Hiroka falls for Yukisada, and confesses her love to him. During this time, Yukisada's best friend, Takakura, has kept in contact with Komaki and has mentioned Hiroka in their communications. Then, one day, Yukisada receives a letter from Komaki asking about Hiroka. This puts Yukisada on the horns of a dilemma where he has to choose between his old love, Komaki, and his new love, Hiroka.