Kosaka
Kind school nurse
Female teacher who kindly cares for students in the school infirmary at Mukahara Middle School. Wears braids and glasses.
Trivia
- As the school nurse at Mukahara Middle School, she kindly lends the library and is a thoughtful character toward students.
- Voiced by Minami Takayama.
- Braided hairstyle and glasses are her trademarks.
- Features tomboyish speech while being approachable.
- Also appears in the live-action film version, possibly with slightly different settings.
Alternate names
Kōsaka
Kosaka-sensei
Profile
- Species
- Human
- Gender
- Female
Appearance
- Overall appearance
- Middle-aged woman with braided hairstyle and glasses. Calm atmosphere and approachable appearance.
- Eye color
- Brown
- Hair color
- Brown
- Distinguishing features
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- Braids
- Glasses
- Iconic items
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- School infirmary white coat
- Glasses
Personality and abilities
- Core personality
- Kind
- Detailed personality
- While speaking to students in a tomboyish tone, she is caring, extremely kind, and adored by the students.
- Keywords
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- Kind
- Caring
- Tomboyish
- Trusted
- Reliable
- Talents
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- Health knowledge
- Ability to counsel students
- Skills
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- Appropriate health management
- Communication with students
- Motivation
- To support students' health and mental and physical care.
History
- Backstory
- Works as the school nurse at Mukahara Middle School. Sincerely responds not only to students' health management but also to their daily consultations.
- Debut date
- August 1, 1989
- Work title
- Whisper of the Heart
- Media type
- Manga
- Episode or chapter
- Ribon August 1989 Issue
Appearance
- Significant event
- Appearance
- Description
- First appearance in the manga 'Whisper of the Heart'. Supports Shizuku and others as the school nurse.
Anime film appearance
- Significant event
- Anime film appearance
- Description
- Voiced by Minami Takayama in the 1995 anime film version of 'Whisper of the Heart'.
Live-action film appearance
- Significant event
- Live-action film appearance
- Description
- Also appears in the 2022 live-action film version, depicted as a private school teacher.
Relationships
Shizuku Tsukishima
Best friend
Kindly treats her, such as opening the library.
Seiji Amasawa
Mukahara Middle School
Mukahara Middle School: unknown
Media appearances
Whisper of the Heart
Manga / Supporting
Serialized in 1989
Whisper of the Heart
Anime / Supporting
1995 theatrical version
Whisper of the Heart (live-action film)
Movie / Supporting
Released in 2022
Voice cast and creators
Minami Takayama
- Voice actor
- Minami Takayama
- Language
- Japanese
- Version or series
- 1995 theatrical version
Aoi Hiiragi
- Creator name
- Aoi Hiiragi
- Role
- Original author
Studio Ghibli
- Creator name
- Studio Ghibli
- Role
- Animation studio
Yoshifumi Kondō
- Creator name
- Yoshifumi Kondō
- Role
- Character designer