Tōko Fukami

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Touko Fukami
深水 透子
Fukami Tōko
Characteristics
Age	18 years
Birthday	July 26th (Younger than Yanagi Takayama)
Zodiac	Leo
Blood Type	A
Gender	Female
Eye Color	Darkish Brown
Hair Color	Dark Brown, Tan
Occupation	Third Year High School Student
Personal Status
Status	Alive
Relatives	Ken Fukami (father) Mari Fukami (mother) Hina Fukami (sister)
First Appearance
Anime	Glasslip Episode 1
Voice Actress/Actor
Seria Fukagawa

Touko Fukami (深水 透子, Fukami Tōko^?) is the main protagonist of the Glasslip series. She is a high school girl from Fukui Prefecture, the daughter of Ken Fukami (a glass workshop owner) and Mari Fukami, and the older sister of Hina Fukami. She dreams of becoming a glass artisan.

Appearance

Touko is a beautiful teenage girl with waist-length brown hair that is often seen down where there are two high braids at the top on either side (she is sometimes seen with her hair in a ponytail) with bangs hanging over her forehead, but it is mostly swept on the left side. She has big chocolate-brown eyes.

She is usually wearing her school uniform, which consists of a white short sleeved shirt, a sailor-like blue ribbon/necktie and a slightly darker navy blue skirt which her shirt tucks into. Other than her uniform, Touko normally wears casual clothing. On the night of the summer festival, she was seen wearing a yutaka.

Personality

Touko has a cheerful personality and she generally appears upbeat. She never seems to be upset, and she also tends to be open with her friends and treasure her friendship with her group. She seems to be somewhat dense, as she failed to notice that Yukinari Imi had feelings for her, in which she only realized when he confessed to her in Episode 2.

Background

Touko is a 18 year old girl from Fukui Prefecture. She is the daughter of a glass workshop owner, and she dreams of becoming a glass artisan. Touko's first impression of Kakeru Okikura was that he reminded her of the Statue of David. Touko also persuades all her friends to temporarily take care of a chicken. Touko's chicken is called Jonathan. Touko also has a hobby of drawing, as she is frequently seen drawing Jonathan.

Touko has the ability to see fragments of the future by looking through and focusing on reflective objects, like glass. Until she met Kakeru, she was unable to comprehend her innate abilities to see the future. She can also see and hear the future at the same time when Kakeru is near.

Chronology

Fireworks

Touko looking at the fireworks while hearing Kakeru's voice.

During the summer festival, she and her group of friends Yanagi Takayama, Yukinari Imi and Hiro Shirosaki seemed to be enjoying watching fireworks in the night sky along with other people. Touko seems to be with Yanagi at that time. They were playing a game of rings for prizes. She attempted to try on the glasses, accidentally hearing a voice from a Kakeru Okikura in the future. When Touko, having delighted to see bells for sell, bought the bell with Yanagi, Kakeru was walking past them. This is when the fireworks lit up. She soon turns her head to the direction of Kakeru Okikura, not knowing why.

Tohko and Yanagi at the festival.

She then talked with her three friends and caught the sight of Kakeru walking up from a stairway. She focused back on her friends when Yanagi suddenly said this is the last time they will meet. The friends start to wish that they could stay as friends forever.

The four friends at the festival together.

The friends gather at the cafe.

The next day, at Hiro's grandfather's cafe, the friends all gather around to chat. Touko seemed to light up about the festival, but got sad that it's ending. Back at home, she stared into a glass while her mother asked her what she wanted for dinner. Touko told her she wants stew for dinner, although her mom disagrees. When Hina Fukami (Touko's younger sister) was leaving, Mari Fukami (Touko's mother) asked what she wants for dinner as well and she bluntly replied that she wanted the cabbage that was left over.

Touko trying to draw Jonathan.

The day after that, Touko is found sitting on the stairs that are placed outside of the school. In front of her were several chickens, but she focused on drawing one chicken in particular: Jonathan. She is a little clumsy at that time. Kakeru spotted her drawing the chickens and started talking. Touko examined him and blurted out "David", in reference to the Statue of David, because he was standing in the same exact pose. After a while, Kakeru walked down the stairs and sat near her, exasperated by his transferring of schools. He suddenly asked for her name, to which she replied, and called her by her first name, much to her shock. He referred her to the day of the festival, but Touko accidentally ignored it to focus on Jonathan.

Kakeru suggested Touko place the chickens in a coop, but she found that cruel. He explained that the chickens might get attacked by cats. He stood up and Touko thought, by the look of his face, that he was going to attack the chickens. Touko warns Jonathan to run afterwards and warned Kakeru that she will protect Jonathan. Touko started getting her friends involved by asking each of them to take care of a chicken.

The Fukami family having dinner

While having Jonathan at her house, Touko had no idea how to handle the chicken. Before dinner time, Touko lies on the bed to stare at Jonathan, asking if he is happy with where he is living now. Her sister, Hina, then called her for dinner and Touko walked down the stairs to find that they are eating a hot pot. The family started to chat about the chicken when suddenly Jonathan cried out. Tohko's first instinct was to go look to see what happened.

Yukinari and Sachi standing up.

The next morning, her friend group gathered around at Hiro's grandfather's cafe again and decided to go hiking. Yanagi greeted the new customer who had just arrived at the door and came back to ask what made Touko decide to have everyone look after the chickens. Touko answered, "A transfer student". Kakeru then walked to their table, answering that the transfer student is him. Yukinari and Sachi, leaving Hiro and Yanagi confused, stood up when Kakeru appeared. The transfer student said that he saw what Touko saw at the festival.

Bench

Kakeru Okikura asked Touko to meet up with him in the Kirinkan Lookout at 11 and promptly left. Touko sat back in her seat and looked at her friends for suggestions. Yukinari Imi told her that she shouldn't go and Yanagi said it's her choice. Sachi Nagamiya told Touko that she would come with her.

Sachi and Touko at the Lookout.

Back at home, Touko tried to focus on her glassmaking. The next day, Sachi came along with her to the Kirinkan Lookout and Touko gave a pendant to Sachi for sticking up with her for the day. Sachi stood up to block Touko as soon as Kakeru had arrived.

Kakeru asked if Sachi came along because she was worried about Touko and questioned what he could do to earn their trust. He then asked if Touko could see certain things in certain occasions, causing her to tell Sachi that she would like to talk to Kakeru alone. Sachi went downstairs to wait, telling them that they don't allow dating in their group.

The two of them walked outside to talk and Touko complained about the heat. Kakeru apologized to her for hearing her voice from the future, which she doesn't understand. When she confused him with talking about her exam grades, he asked if her exam grades were really that bad, which got Touko flustered. He also asked if he believed her now, but she said that he must have been kidding, though he denies it.

Kakeru giving Tohko his landline number.

He referred to the festival again and explained about hearing and seeing a fragment of the future. She was surprised about her ability to see the future and asked him how it was possible. Touko touched her glass necklace, which made him realize that her medium is glass. He told her to focus on the glass, as well as him. When she saw the future, Kakeru told her that he knew that he could see something when she was near her too. He then gives her his landline number after she asked "What do you do, knowing that?" about the ability.

Several moments later, Sachi was talking with Touko while sitting beside a ice cream store. Sachi said that she knew Kakeru wasn't a bad person, but that she couldn't seem to like him. She asked her if he pulled anything weird and was relieved when Touko said no. Sachi warned her that if anybody caused Touko grief, she would never forgive them.

Back at home, Touko got a phone call from Yanagi who told her that she was planning to confess. Touko guessed that she probably wanted to confess to Yukinari and told her she will be cheering them on. She was suddenly surprised when Yanagi said that if it doesn't work out well, she will be quitting the group. They hung up the phone and Touko went downstairs for dinner. At dinner, Touko asked her sister Hina what she would do if she could see the future.

The next morning, Touko and everyone except for Yanagi met at the cafe. Hiro decided that the whole group would go hiking the next day. Before he could say the meet-up-time, Touko raised her hand to stand up to make an announcement. She announced that the group is opened to dating, which caused Hiro to realize that they were banned from dating in the first place. Yuki didn't believe what was happening and stood up as well, but noticed that he could confess to her at any time. Touko gave him a thumbs up, thinking that he liked Yanagi and giving him a chance to confess. Hiro seemed really into the new announcement as well while Sachi held a concerned look.

Tohko smiling.

The group soon departed, leaving Yuki and Touko together. Touko was about to leave, but Yuki told her he had something to say. Yuki mentioned Kakeru and Touko meeting up the day before and Touko asked if he got it already. He didn't understand and she explained that it was just a little talk. She suggested that he needed to be honest to the people he cared for. He decided to confess to her without knowing that Yanagi heard by accident. Touko was surprised and didn't know what to say besides "Thanks" when he had confessed. She realized that she was mistaken and that Yanagi wasn't the one that Yuki liked. She ran to her bike and rode away.

Utility Tank

Touko tells Kakeru that she wants to see the future, so Kakeru goes to her house. They talk for a bit before they are interrupted by Touko's sister, Hina. Kakeru then leaves, Touko asks if Kakeru wants to go hiking with her group, but Kakeru declines, stating that he prefers to hike alone. The next day the group goes on the hiking trip, with Sachi taking the car with Momo due to her poor health. The group arrive at the camping site, and Touko and Yanagi go to fetch water. Touko accidentally falls into the creek with Yanagi and their clothes get wet. Yanagi tells Touko that she heard Imi confess to Touko, but told Touko that she won't give up. Imi then stumbles on the girls drying themselves after falling in the river. Touko later rejects Imi, telling him that she thought of him as an important friend, and that she thought that there was someone more suited for him. The group then return home. Touko takes a bath with her sister and asks her what she would have done if the person her best friend liked confessed to her. Hina says that she would have replied depending on whether she liked that person or not. Hina then proceeds to tease Touko about Kakeru, who came to their house before.

Steep Road

Sachi calls Touko saying that she got a call from Yukinari, informing her that Yanagi hurt her leg during a lesson. Touko rushes to the hospital, but after seeing Yukinari helping Yanagi, she rushes out happily. She later calls Yanagi out to talk with her. They talk about Yukinari and Kakeru. Touko then goes to the school yard to draw chickens. Yukinari arrives, although Touko initially thought he was Kakeru before she turned around. The two then converse, with Touko behaving awkwardly. Touko then goes inside the school. Yukinari then asks her if she liked Kakeru, and says that when he came she thought he was Kakeru, meaning that she was waiting for him. Yukinari then leaves, with Touko questioning her own feelings. Touko then leaves the school after putting the chickens back into their pen. She coincidentally sees Yanagi and Kakeru together, and runs away after seeing Kakeru seemingly hugging Yanagi. She then eats dinner with her family with an unhappy look on her face. Two days later, she is seen at the Kazemichi cafe. She asks Hiro's grandfather where Hiro is, and he says that he thinks Hiro is on a date. Touko stands up, surprised. Touko asks if Sachi and Hiro are dating, Sachi replies that she was not, and that they were just reading. Sachi then asks if Touko had met with 'that guy' since then. Touko replies that although Kakeru seems stern, she thinks that there might be a nice side to him. Sachi then tells Touko that she has to be hospitalized for a while, but that Touko didn't have to worry as they were just running tests.

Hinode Bridge

Touko and her father are seen glass making. Touko was helping her father heat the glass, and as she was doing so she saw a future Kakeru smiling. Touko blushed. Touko was then seen walking to Kazemichi Cafe. She asked Hiro's grandfather, Matasaburou, where Hiro was and learns that he was apparently on a date. Matasaburou then teased Touko, saying that Touko has become more of a lady lately, and that summer was the season of love, making Touko blush madly. Touko then checked her phone, thinking about Sachi, before leaving the cafe. Touko was then seen arriving at Sachi's house with Hiro leaving via the window. After leaving, Touko was seen walking pass Yanagi and Kakeru who seemed to be hugging. She was then seen near the sea. She called Okikura's land line and asked if she can meet up with him, and that she had thought about what he had said to her the other night. To her embarrassment, she had actually spoken to Kakeru's father. Kakeru then returned home, called Touko, and invited her to his place. Kakeru cleared up the misunderstanding that he was hugging Yanagi and told Touko that Yanagi was going to confess to Yukinari. The two then visited a special spot that Kakeru had found. They lied down and their hands almost touched causing Touko to blush and leave after saying bye to Kakeru. Kakeru remarked that Touko hasn't told him what she had wanted to talk about. Touko was outside the house looking at her hand and closing it. Hina called for her but Touko was lost in thought and did not hear her till Hina called out.

Punch

Touko met Kakeru, and was shocked when he told her that Yukinari punched him. After receiving a call by Yukinari, Kakeru took her phone, telling Yukinari to meet him at the school field to "settle it". After hanging up, Kakeru asked Touko if she is on his side. Touko punched Kakeru. During the trip there, Touko called Yanagi, telling her about the incident that will occur. There, Kakeru challenged Yukinari to a race in which if he loses he will never see Touko again. After Yanagi arrived, she slapped Kakeru, stating that he was never planning on running and dragging Yukinari home.

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Etymology

• The name Touko means "filter, penetrate, permeate, transparent" (透) (tou) and "child" (子) (ko), which might refer to her dream.
• Touko's surname Fukami means "deep" (深) (fuka) and "water" (水) (mi).

Trivia

• Touko has a very similar appearance to Saki Watanabe from the anime Shin Sekai Yori.
• Touko likes to draw.
• When Touko focuses on glass, she can see images from the future.