Nozomi Kasaki/Relationships

== Kitauji High School ==
===Mizore Yoroizuka===
Due to her introverted personality, Mizore had no friends in middle school, so Nozomi reached out to her and invited her to join the band. Since then, Mizore admired Nozomi and treated her as a best friend. However, early in high school, the two had a falling out, involving Nozomi's quitting of the Kitauji Concert Band. In Episode 4 of Season 2, Mizore was finally able to muster up the courage to talk to Nozomi and restore their friendship.
In Liz and the Blue Bird, Mizore realises the full extent of their friendship, ultimately confessing and calling Nozomi her "everything". Mizore also becomes less dependent on Nozomi, but their relationship deepens into an unbreakable friendship.
Although the relationship between the two girls is formally described as friendship in most official sources, in interviews dedicated to the film, Naoko Yamada repeatedly noted that the filmmakers did not intend to simply portray Mizore and Nozomi’s bond as either “very good friends” or a “love story”, instead preferring to represent the complex teenage experience, which the viewer can evaluate for themself by observing the “sincere behavior” of the characters.INTERVIEW: Garden of Remembrance Director Naoko Yamada 
===Natsuki Nakagawa===
Nozomi is the person that Natsuki admires (similar to how Kumiko sees Reina) and Nozomi is one of the reasons why Natsuki decided to join the band in high school. Natsuki is shown to act very defensively of her, as seen when she tries to ask Kumiko where Asuka is.
===Yuuko Yoshikawa===
Yuuko and Nozomi grew to be good friends over time, and Yuuko eventually appoints Nozomi to be the band's accountant. However, due to her nature, Yuuko has snapped at Nozomi due to her antics with Mizore.
===Asuka Tanaka===
Nozomi and Natsuki decided that Asuka should be the person who decides whether Nozomi will be allowed into the band, and Nozomi will not join without her word. Asuka was very apprehensive of her return, but said it wasn't her place to decide. Asuka reasons that Nozomi makes Mizore Yoroizuka uncomfortable, and as she is the bands only oboist, her loss would be detrimental. Asuka also explained that Nozomi was responsible for causing the great number of second years to leave, and she wasn't interested in any more drama she had to offer. Eventually, once issues were cleared up between Nozomi and Mizore, Asuka tolerated Nozomi.
===Kumiko Oumae===
Nozomi frequently bumped into Kumiko and the two developed a friendship. Nozomi referred to her as the "euphonium girl" before learning her name. Kumiko served as a kind of mediator between her and Asuka.
== References ==
Category:Character Relationships