The Rows of Cherry Trees

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The Rows of Cherry Trees by Takahashi Makoto is a one-shot manga from 1957 that could be considered a precursor to the Yuri Genre. The story centers around three students competing in a ping-pong tournament at the Sakura Girls' Institute.

Tropes used in The Rows of Cherry Trees include:

• Cherry Blossoms
• Clingy Jealous Girl: Ayako towards Chikage
• Disappeared Dad: Yukiko's father died of some undescribed illness.
• Nostalgic Music Box: Yukiko has one that her late father gave her.
• One-Gender School: Sakura Girls' Institute
• Onee-Sama: Chikage is the affectionate type.
• Opening Narration
• Playing Sick: Yukiko claims to have a headache in order to get out of ping-pong practice; in reality she's angsting over her relationship with Chikage.
• Present Tense Narrative
• Purple Prose: The narration tends towards this.
• Romantic Two-Girl Friendship: The plot centers around the Class S Love Triangle between Yukiko, Chikage, and Ayako.
• Sempai-Kohai: Chikage and Yukiko
• Sparkling Stream of Tears: With the emphasis on "sparkling."
• Shower Scene
• Tsurime Eyes: Ayako