I think tanaka was suzuki's soccer playmate when they were younger. Kinda sad that wasnt c...

I‘m sorry but I don‘t think that‘s true. It is said that young Tanaka played Baseball (because his father wanted him too) but he sucked at it. Same with playing piano (his mother wanted that). He discovered reading as his true passion afterwards.
I think the kid from Suzuki‘s story was just some rando that contributed to his backgroundstory ╮(￣▽￣)╭