Neighbor VI: The Lovers

The Lovers

Upright Meaning: harmony, relationship, commitment, love

Reversed Meaning: disharmony, imbalance

Description: Umi and Shun work in the Latin Quartier building, which is home to the journalism club. After Shun jumps into a shallow pool on school grounds in a ploy to prevent the building’s demolition, Umi is left with a rather negative impression of him. Even so, as they work to produce practice tests featured in the school newsletter, they eventually come to develop feelings for each other. Their love, however, often remains unspoken, and they resign to show their love in subtle ways.

Studio Ghibli Reference: From Up on Poppy Hill