Noriko Takami

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"*I told you to apologize to Nanami, you good-for-nothing piece of crap!!!*"—**Noriko Takami**, *Machine Doll Nanami-Chan*

**Noriko Takami** (高見ノリコ, ***Noriko Takami***?) is the main character of the Machine Doll Nanami-Chan manga, as well as a supporting character in the Dead Or School video game.

## Personality & Character

### Machine Doll Nanami-Chan

In her early years, Noriko was a loving daughter and was especially close to her father. Her temper flares up rather easily and often gets violent towards most people who insult her family. After starting life with Nanami, Noriko's caring side reemerged and has developed concern towards Machine Dolls since she considers them as sentient, living beings as well.

### Dead Or School

As an underground resident, Noriko once acted pretty much the same as all the other adults, strictly enforcing the rule of not talking about nor going to the surface. She imposed harsh discipline on her daughter, who then followed in her footsteps. Deep down she regretted it, so when her granddaughter Hisako later expressed her desire to go to the surface, Noriko supported it this time.

## Appearance

### Machine Doll Nanami-Chan

Noriko has long purple hair, and is almost always wearing her Junior High uniform. After Nanami transplanted her core to Noriko, the latter's forehead also displayed the registration number commonly seen with Machine Dolls.

### Dead Or School

In the game, Noriko wears a hood, scarf and thick clothing, presumably to conceal the core and grew her front hair out so the numbers on her forehead cannot be seen.

## Skills And Abilities

Noriko has above-average athletic prowess and fighting ability, taking cues from her father who was a retired professional wrestler. Her eyesight is also unusually sharp.

Much of her knowledge and skills (primarily those that were learned after the memory loss) were passed down to her daughter, which in turn was taught to her granddaughter.

## History

### Dead Or School

**NOTE:** *Dead Or School serves as a what-if scenario of a possible future in the manga. As such, if the main story resumes, these in-game events may not be considered canon.*

Noriko was among the surviving humans who were evacuated to the underground. The war may have intensified around the time that she was in high school. She settled deep in the Ikebukuro subway tunnels and had a daughter years later as a first-generation underground resident. Though her memories were also wiped by Fou, the uniform she once wore made her recall some things about herself from 78 years ago. The stories of school life that she told to her granddaughter Hisako will trigger the latter's strong desire to ascend to the surface and go to school, setting the stage for the game.

Aside from the school uniform, Noriko also provided her granddaughter with a means of transportation in the form of a fortified train that the family used as their personal quarters, as well as advice on the best place to start for gathering allies: Shinjuku station.

### Ending

Following the conclusion of the war against the Cyborgs, Noriko ascends to the surface with all the other Ikebukuro residents, ending up at her granddaughter's newly-established school. In the album, there is a photo of her on the school building rooftop looking at the sky with Yoshitaka and Isao.

## Relationships

### Machine Doll Nanami-Chan

* Nanami - Noriko's Machine Doll. Though meant to serve as a guardian, Nanami's appearance and behavior patterns were never modified, so she acted more like a little sister to the former. Nanami's sacrifice during the run-in with Sanitation Department operative Dan Monbetsu gave Noriko a new lease on life as a quarter-Machine Doll, but Noriko wanted her back by any means necessary. After successfully finding a replacement core to revive Nanami, they learn the truth about the origins of the Machine Dolls' A.I. system, which was gleaned from the memory of 5 terminally-ill girls. Nanami's memory system was from the sole surivor of the experiment named Sachiko, which was considered her "mother". Noriko's relationship with Nanami becomes strained when the latter starts insisting on meeting Sachiko.

### Dead Or School

* Ikebukuro Settlement Head - Daughter.

* Hisako - Granddaughter.

## Gallery

Noriko Takami in the manga.Volume 1 Cover featuring Noriko and Nanami.Volume 2 Cover also featuring Noriko and Nanami.Noriko Takami as a quarter-Machine Doll.Noriko in Dead Or School several years later.Granny Noriko and the Settlement Head as seen in the PV.
## Notes & Trivia

* The ribbon in Hisako's uniform (that once belonged to Noriko) has the initials N.T. embroidered in it.
* In the album that displays the ending credits, one of Hisako's doodles features her grandmother, with "Noriko Obaa-chan" written in Hiragana.
* Noriko is also voiced by Renge Todo, but this can only be heard in the promotional video.