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Nagi Ōtonari (大隣凪 Ōtonari Nagi?)[1] is a friend of Emiri Uchi who, for much of the series, was only known affectionately as the Girl with Glasses by WataMote Wiki, and "Glasses-chan" by other fans. She seems a friendly background character and appears to organize the class dinner in Chapter 120. She finally receives her first name in Chapter 171. She is the first of the "Emoji Gang" to receive a full name when her surname is revealed in the WataMote Volume 20 Special Edition Booklet.




Overview[]

Like many characters in WataMote, Nagi starts as an unnamed background character. She is part of the consistent group friends of Emiri. She is perhaps the first of any to understand that Emiri has a crush on Tomoko. She deems it "interesting" and urges Tomoko to be friends with Emiri while gently prodding Uchi to apologize to Tomoko for calling her "disgusting/gross" (キモい). She will later give advice to Emiri on how to be alone with Tomoko.

Personality[]

Nagi appears a pleasant girl. When she discovers the crush Uchi has on Tomoko, she separately urges both to become friends. When rooming with the quiet and taciturn Yuri, she invites her to go the hot spring rather than use the bath in their room.

Appearance[]

While her glasses are her most readily recognizable attribute and lead to her nicknames, she also has long hair gathered into a ponytail. Since she has thus far not been depicted in color, her dark gray-colored hair in the manga could be natural brown or dyed. She stands slightly taller than Tomoko.

Anime[]

  • None

Manga WataMote[]

Manga TomoMote[]

(Strikethrough episodes or chapters indicate the character was mentioned but did not make a physical appearance)

Relationships[]

Tomoko Kuroki[]

Nagi considers a pairing of Tomoko and Uchi to be "interesting." As part of her and the rest of the Emoji Gang's attempt to reconcile Tomoko and Uchi, she encourages Tomoko to call Uchi by her nickname. For her part, Tomoko inwardly refers to her in that chapter as "Glasses" and in other chapters with the more formal "Glasses-san." Nagi will later gently prod Emiri to apologize to Tomoko. She deems Tomoko a bit off an "airhead" who will fall for a plan to be alone with Emiri if Emiri calls it study.

In the Kibako Group alternate universe released with the Special Edition Booklet of Volume 20 Nagi invites Tomoko to eat lunch with her and her friends. Tomoko subsequently joins her group.

Emiri Uchi[]

During the discussion about Emiri's behavior in Chapter 152, she notes that Emiri seems to want to spend time with "the one she likes": Tomoko. She implies that Emiri has a crush on Tomoko and finds the pairing of the two "interesting." She suggests that Tomoko address Emiri by their nickname for her: "Ucchī." While their individual relationship remains unrevealed, Nagi seems supportive of Emiri having a crush on a girl. Later, she will give Emiri an idea on how to get Tomoko alone for a few hours.

"The Emoji Gang"[]

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Shown: "What we've got here is . . . failure . . . to . . . communicate!

Nagi is part of Emiri's consistent set of friends which also includes Miyazaki, Natsu, Kayo, and the Kaede. Her individual relationship with each currently remains unknown.

Yuri Tamura[]

Nagi's first meaningful interaction with Yuri occurs in Chapter 171 when, while attending a class together in the Summer Study Camp, she invites Yuri to bath in the hotel hot spring rather than a room bath. Yuri does attend and, to her surprise, finds it easy to talk to Nagi and other members of the Emoji Gang. She will later smile when Yuri blushes and mutters a cheer towards the sea with other of the WataGirls attending the camp. She will repeat Yuri's cheer.

Memorable quotes[]

  • "I mean, she was visiting the person she likes, right?"
  • "But don't you think those two make an interesting duo?" – regarding Uchi and Tomoko
  • "Let's go naked in the sauna!"
  • "Well, here, forget Ucchī and educate us, hey!" – to Tomoko regarding her dyeing of her hair "down there."
  • "Kuroki-san seems like an airhead, so I'm sure you can pull it off Ucchī."

Trivia[]

  • "A Girl with Glasses has a Name!": While one of the last of the Emoji Gang to receive a first name, she is the first of them to receive a full name.
    •  (nagi): means "lull, calm."
    • 大隣 (ōtonari): combines "big" with "nearby," and is a recognized Japanese surname.
    • Like all WataMote characters, she shares a name with a Lotte's player. In this case, she shares her surname with Lotte pitcher, Kenji Ōtonari.

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References[]

  1. From The Credit Where Credit is Due Department, editor HokageUzumaki found the kanji of her surname based on the baseball player who shares it.

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