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| - In the beginning of the story, Karasuma announced he was moving to another city, to the despair of Tenma who wrote him an absurdly long anonymous letter (because she forgot to put her name in) asking him to not leave. Whether her plea worked or not is a mystery, but for some reason he chose to stay. But Tenma's days near her beloved seem to be numbered as he apparently was allowed to stay for only another year. As the school year goes on, the two get increasingly closer thanks to Tenma's own incredible determination to be with him. In an effort to get even closer to him, she and her friends set up a special event where they'll be able to walk and talk together, the last event of their school year. Unfortunately for her, it's soon revealed that Karasuma will not attend this event, as that will be the day he will be leaving for America (it's also revealed he has some sort of medical condition). Kenji Harima, overhearing this, is rather distraught, only concerned over how crushed Tenma will be. Going down a path of questionable morality, Harima decides he'll try and crush any lingering feelings of Japan in Karasuma so that he would leave quicker, and thus leave Tenma for only Harima to court. When he goes to speak with him, Harima calls him chicken, and that he shouldn't let go of his love for Tenma, or his manga. This talk actually has an opposite effect, and it is here Karasuma reveals his feelings for the lovestruck girl, remarking that he intends to ask her to be his girlfriend. At the most recent part of the manga it is revealed that he was suffering from a sickness that is terminal, that is why he was going to America. It is also the reason why he acts in an eccentric manner to distance himself from people. Nonetheless, he goes to the school's end-of-the-year event to seemingly confess to Tenma. However, it is revealed that he had only come to say goodbye to her and left shortly thereafter, leaving her in tears. Outraged that he would choose to leave and not stay with Tenma for the rest of his time, Harima pursues him back to the school with the intention of fighting him. The two have a prolonged battle with Harima apparently having the upper hand. But, once Karasuma recovers from the surprise attack, the fight tips in his favor, as he uses his speed to his advantage. Harima rectifies this weakness by handcuffing their legs together, and once again manages to regain the favor. Here, Karasuma shows more emotion than he ever previously had in the manga, clearly stating that he loves Tenma, and angrily admits to being too much of a coward to be with her. Harima then defeats him, but finally reaches an understanding, realizing why he had acted the way he had. Karasuma chose to tell no one of his illness and never complained about it is because he didn't want to make it anyone else's fault, nor make excuses. Harima then tells him he should go to her, as he's the only one who could make her happy. Despite this, he chooses again to escape and takes a taxi all the way to the airport. When Tenma visits Karasuma at the hospital, she finds that he lost all of his memories, including the time he spent at school and his feelings for her. She becomes his carer, and takes him around places in his wheelchair. Some years later, Tenma sends a letter to Yakumo stating that Karasuma had recovered some of his lost memories, and inviting her, Sarah, and her former classmates from 2-C for a reunion in the United States. During the reunion, Karasuma had indeed recognized some of his classmates, like Harima, whose name he ended up mistaking with Hanai's. According to the last Japanese poll performed by the publishers of the manga, Karasuma is currently the sixteenth most popular character in the series.
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