Minagi Tōno

is a character in Air anime series.

Minagi is the third of the three girls featured in Air. A top student in the school, Minagi is very quiet and shy. Though she doesn't have any relation with the past like Misuzu or Kano, she is still rather isolated from others. Until she met Yukito, her only friend was Michiru. Her father is frequently away on business and works as a train conductor.

Minagi is the president of the Astronomy club at school, though she is also the only member, that is until she makes Yukito a member later on. Minagi has a secret, however, which Yukito comes to discover from Hijiri.

Minagi's mother has a mental illness stemming from when she had a miscarriage with her second child, who was going to be named Michiru. Since Minagi had always been closer to her father, her mother was hoping that this second child would be close to her, but this did not happen since the baby died. Now she thinks that Minagi is that child and adores her, and calls her Michiru instead of Minagi.

In episode 5, Minagi is completely wiped from her mother's mind as the mental illness worsens. Now she was under the belief that she never had any daughters at all and does not recognize Minagi, driving her out of the house. Yukito finds her in distress on the roof of the school, where describes her life as part of SomeOne else's dream, and that now she is like a person with wings that cannot fly.

In episode 6, Yukito tells Minagi that he is leaving town, and he asks her to come with him so that she can learn AbOUT the world. At first Minagi accepts this offer, but then Yukito leads her back to her own house. As her mother sees her approaching, her memories of Minagi return, and The Two embrace joyfully.

Minagi then receives a letter from her father, who has moved to another town and married another woman. Her father and his new wife have a baby daughter named Michiru now, and they want Minagi to come and visit them. Minagi agrees to go see them, and as she is about to leave, Yukito suddenly calls out to her: "Even wings that can no longer fly have a reason to exist, because they still have a memory of the time when they could fly."

External links

• Minagi Tōno at official Air (TV) site