Relationships

Bonds of Trust

Ties of Friendship

The Partner: Sora's Digimon partner, Piyomon, is one of the main characters that changes Sora's viewpoint and matures her character. In the beginning, Sora was wary about getting along with Piyomon due to Piyomon's overaffectionate behavior, but learns through her that she is loved. Although Piyomon may go overboard in her love for Sora, she cares for her and fights to protect her.
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The Buddy: A friend since childhood, Yagami Taichi is one of Sora's close friends and may perhaps even be the first friend Sora has ever had. Alike in interests and style, Taichi and Sora make a dynamic duo and often help each other out. While similar in personality, Sora is much more cautious than Taichi is and sometimes is concerned about his lack of judgment in his decisions; nevertheless, she trusts him and knows that he usually has something else hidden inside his glove.
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The Boyfriend: Sharing the same introverted persona, Ishida Yamato becomes one of Sora's closest friends throughout the Digimon adventure. Because of how Yamato has a reciprocated emotional connection with Sora, he understands her feelings as much as she does him. At the end of the series, both of them fell in love with each other and eventually get married.
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The Teammate: Seeing as Tachikawa Mimi is one of the only girls along in Sora's group, the girls are compelled to stay together from the rest of the boys. Though the two share complete contrasts, they complement each other well. Sora and Mimi become close friends and are teamed up in some occasions. They even take baths together!
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The Senior: Sora highly respects Kido Jou, the oldest member in her party. Despite Jou's awkwardness, Sora is able to learn valuable lessons and morals about her purpose and treasures them to heart.
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The Brother: Good-natured Takaishi Takeru, the younger brother of Yamato, admires and appreciates Sora for who she is and feels the most safe whenever she is there. Sora and Takeru did not know each other too well in the beginning, but the Digimon adventure brought them to being close friends, with even a sense of a familial connection.
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The Junior: Izumi Koushirou is a boy in the same Soccer Club as Sora and Taichi's, and though a year younger, he is a friend of Sora's. In the Digital World, he often sides with her and supports her propositions with his rational explanations. While the two are close, Koushirou respects and treats Sora more of an elder, but that may be because of his habitual way of speaking formally. The series never revealed much more about their friendship, and the two have technically never been teamed up alone.

The Patient: As clairvoyant, mysterious Hikari is one of the youngest members on the team, she, like Takeru, finds Sora a source of motherly love and protection. Sora, aiding as a sisterly balm, took Hikari under her wing when she fell ill in the Digital World and often watches out for her; additionally it was Sora who made Takeru promise to protect Hikari. In lieu of Koushirou, Hikari and Sora have never been technically teamed up alone, so there's not really much to detail about their friendship either.

The Apprentice: The super-indefagitable, energetically cheerful Inoue Miyako is Sora's successor. During Miyako's first experience in the Digital World, Sora acted as a guide and gave her the strength needed to fight. With this support, Miyako views Sora as an older sister and, though not as experienced, is determined to carry out the role of being the new bearer of the Crest of Love.
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That's not all! More coming along the way, though — look forward to an other section, which will focus on miscellaneous relationships, such as the Younger Chosen Children not mentioned (Daisuke, Iori, and Ken), the Russian Chosen Children (Anna, Lola, and Yuri), and crossovers (Jian and Tomoki). Also, a page discussing romances is coming along!