Natsuna Hotaru

Natsuna Hotaru is a character from the anime series Wizard Barristers.
Natsuna is a 22-year-old wizard from Tokyo, who works as a "wizard barrister", a type of lawyer that defends wizards (known as "wuds") in the "magic court". Her magic abilities are related to sand and dust, allowing her to tame and bend it. 
She joins the Butterfly Law Firm on the same day as Cecil Sudo. Initially jealous and bitter towards Cecil, due to the teenager's perceived status as a "prodigy", she warms to her over the series as the two open up to each other, and eventually forms a somewhat emotionally constipated 'friendly rivalry' with her. During the series, it is also revealed that Natsuna has been in love with her professor at her college. He was married however, and had no interest in her. She would attend his lectures to simply see him, which is why she always clocked out of work at exactly 5:00 every day. She eventually confides in Cecil about this, and realises she needs to move on.
Natsuna is Cecil's co-counsel during the finale trial against Chief Justice Shimon Makusu, marking their first time working a case together. Following it's successful conclusion, Cecil embraces Natsuna and thanks her for her help, to Natsuna's embarrassment.
She is pet-named "Natcchi" by her co-workers. Her familiar is that of a talking cat, most likely a nod to her initial "catty" personality.
== Personality ==
Natsuna is a "tsundere" type. Initially she was incredibly jealous of Cecil, whom she believed to be a kid who wanders into her privileged positions by pure luck. This contrasted with herself, who constantly struggled to be taken seriously, despite being older and more "experienced". Natsuna often commented on Cecil's amateur mindset, and lack of world knowledge. She also berates her for being close-minded and naïve, telling her that she had no idea how the world works. A lot of Natsuna's bitterness also originated from her "love sickness" for her professor, with whom she had unrequited feelings for. 
Regarding her job as a wizard barrister, Natsuna takes it very seriously, and works extremely hard on her cases. She is aware that society views wizard barristers as villains, and so Cecil's optimist sense of justice often rubs her the wrong way. 
After travelling on a road trip with Cecil, and meeting Cecil's father, Natsuna's attitude towards her greatly shifts. She begins to realise that Cecil has been struggling a lot, and that she has been trying to help her mother who is on death row. She begins to grow fond of Cecil, and gains a desire to help and protect her. Although she is deeply embarrassed about the fact, and often acts "emotionally constipated" about it, trying to pretend she doesn't really care. By the end of the series, her and Cecil have formed a friendly rivalry with one another as Butterfly Law's two rookie recruits. She also seems a little more open with her feelings, sharing a smile with Cecil. Her familiar notes that she "preferred Miss Hotaru when she was catty", with the other familiars all acknowledging how much Natsuna has changed.
== Gallery ==
File:Natcchi.jpg
File:Natcchi-2.jpg
File:Natcchi-6.jpg|Having to drive Cecil to Canada
File:Natcchi-3.jpg|Visiting Cecil's father
File:Natcchi-4.png|"Thank you, Natcchi!"
File:Natcchi-5.png|"I won't let you show me up!"
Category:Anime Heroes
Category:Lawful Good
Category:Rivals
Category:Supporters
Category:Magic
Category:Magical Girls
Category:Failure-Intolerant
Category:In Love
Category:Insecure