Nagi Iori

Nagi in an illustration for chapter 9

**Nagi Iori** (伊織凪, *Iori Nagi*) is a recurring character in the *Kara no Kioku* manga. He is Rei Tsukumo and Yukito Mutsuki's upperclassman.

## Personality

Nagi's personality seems silent and reclusive toward people he doesn't know. It is proven by Nagi's interactions with Rei, however, that he warms up to people. When he is swallowed by his shadow he is extremely aggressive. His heart always hurt more than his body,

## Appearance

Nagi seems to be a young teenage male with pale-ish skin, short, choppy salmon hair and narrow eyes that match the same colour description. He has always been seen in his school attire, comprised of a white polo, beige overcoat, a tie and black pants.

## Plot

He first appears hidden and beaten, his notebook is full of scratches of ink. With his back starting to crack. Another day he ran from the stairs dropping blood. He later goes into the dark alley. Where Yuu appears, he gets anxious and worried, when he says that he wants to help he doesn’t believe him  but gets confused and a bit shocked when he heals all of his injuries, he says that they can talk about anything but he doesn’t respond. Later he meets Rei and asks if he can see Zingai and stop his Zingais from attacking him. Nagi asks Rei to be his tutor and tells him he just started to see Zingai and doesn’t understand what's happening. Even when Rei says that he isn't sure Nagi is quite happy or relieved and says it's okay and talking to someone about Zingai’s helps him clear his mind. He joins with Yukito and Rei to a store. Then Nagi gets beaten up and when Yuu comes he spits out his feelings, Yuu tells him that he will become his mentor. Nagi then confronts his bullies and makes them fall uncosnuis using his powers. He doesn’t realize at first and only when Rei gives a call does he realize what he had done. This makes him have a massive toll and his shadow ends up swallowing him. When Rei appears on his shadow he starts choking him and badmouthing himself. When Rei shows that he only wants to go back to the good all days they leave the shadow and says he is grateful for his words. And when he realize his atrocities in his final moment becomes ready to confront it. But Yuu appears and pierces his shadow. He apologizes to his shadow and becomes like a corpse, hollow like. Nagi is in the hospital, unconscious.

## Abilities

### Bird

Bird is his Zingai that over time with Yuu’s help learns to control.

### Heart desolation

It appears that Yuu not only taught Nagi how to control his Zingai, but also heart desolation which can make people enter a coma.

## Relationships

### Yuu

Yuu and Nagi met in a dark alley. Iori was in a lot of pain, because of his classmates, who regularly bully him. Yuu tells him that he completely understands all unsure feelings towards him. Then, he grabs highschooler's hand and heals it, he also does the same with his cheek wound. Even though Nagi is still pretty scared of him (because at first, he thought that Yuu would also bully him). The newcomer tells Iori, that they can talk to each other sometimes. Later, after his classmates bully him once again, Nagi states that he feels worthless about himself, Yuu tells him that the bullies are the one who aren't "worthy" and "true", then tells the bullied one, what exactly he should do, to make them stop bullying him. But Yuu ends up “Basically killing him”.

### Rei Tsukumo

Nagi is Rei's upperclassman. He asks Rei for help dealing with his shadow, but Rei is just as inexperienced as him. Tobi orders Rei to keep a close eye on Nagi, and eventually the two become friends. When he is swallowed by his shadow and sees Rei he starts choking him and says he is a poignant person who doesn’t deserve his friendship. They are eventually able to solve this and he is grateful to him.

### Bird

The bird (placeholder name) is Nagi's shadow. They are obedient while Nagi shows disdain for them. Nagi Zingai just seems to be a bit curious about Q-ta. And with Yuu’s help he is able to control it and later apologizes to it after all the harm he had made to it.

## Trivia

* His given name, 凪, means "to calm". His family name, 伊織, is made of the kanji for "Italy" and "weaving".

## References

1. ↑ Kara no Kioku: Chapter 7
2. ↑ Kara no Kioku: Chapter 9
3. ↑ Kara no Kioku: Chapter 10