Dai-chan, Daisuki.
Mai has a deaf older brother named Dai-Chan, though he depends on her emotionally and acts more like the younger sibling. The two share a close bond, with Dai-Chan constantly seeking Mai's comfort and reassurance. When Mai's regular elementary school begins a partnership with Dai-Chan's special needs school, things take a turn for the worse. Mai's classmates start bullying her over her brother—they even draw cruel caricatures of him on the classroom blackboard. Hurt and humiliated, Mai has to deal with this cruelty alone. To make matters worse, their mother falls ill around the same time. With their mom unable to care for Dai-Chan, there's pressure to place him in an orphanage for children with disabilities. But Mai refuses to let that happen. Determined to keep her brother by her side, she decides to take care of him herself, no matter what it takes. At its heart, this is a story about family love, the strength of sibling bonds, and human connection. It explores those genuine moments when we have to choose compassion over everything else—reminding us of values we often forget in our daily lives.
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Dai-chan, Daisuki.
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2007
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Mai has a deaf older brother named Dai-Chan, though he depends on her emotionally and acts more like the younger sibling. The two share a close bond, with Dai-Chan constantly seeking Mai's comfort and reassurance. When Mai's regular elementary school begins a partnership with Dai-Chan's special needs school, things take a turn for the worse. Mai's classmates start bullying her over her brother—they even draw cruel caricatures of him on the classroom blackboard. Hurt and humiliated, Mai has to deal with this cruelty alone. To make matters worse, their mother falls ill around the same time. With their mom unable to care for Dai-Chan, there's pressure to place him in an orphanage for children with disabilities. But Mai refuses to let that happen. Determined to keep her brother by her side, she decides to take care of him herself, no matter what it takes. At its heart, this is a story about family love, the strength of sibling bonds, and human connection. It explores those genuine moments when we have to choose compassion over everything else—reminding us of values we often forget in our daily lives.
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Dai-chan, Daisuki.
Mai has a deaf older brother named Dai-Chan, though he depends on her emotionally and acts more like the younger sibling. The two share a close bond, with Dai-Chan constantly seeking Mai's comfort and reassurance. When Mai's regular elementary school begins a partnership with Dai-Chan's special needs school, things take a turn for the worse. Mai's classmates start bullying her over her brother—they even draw cruel caricatures of him on the classroom blackboard. Hurt and humiliated, Mai has to deal with this cruelty alone. To make matters worse, their mother falls ill around the same time. With their mom unable to care for Dai-Chan, there's pressure to place him in an orphanage for children with disabilities. But Mai refuses to let that happen. Determined to keep her brother by her side, she decides to take care of him herself, no matter what it takes. At its heart, this is a story about family love, the strength of sibling bonds, and human connection. It explores those genuine moments when we have to choose compassion over everything else—reminding us of values we often forget in our daily lives.
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Dai-chan, Daisuki.
大ちゃん、だいすき。
Daichan, Daisuki.