Yuri Nakamura/Relationships

## Top Brass

### Yuzuru Otonashi

Yuri and Otonashi currently hold a close relationship, often referring to him as Otonashi*-san* instead of Otonashi*-kun*. He holds a very deep trust in Yuri ever since his first meeting with her in the Afterlife, mostly due to her intuition. After the formation of the Afterlife Battlefront organization once more, she was able to gain enough influence and manpower to effectively alter his life decisions, even going as far as telling someone to open a door for him or paying for his coffee.

In Chapter 3, Yuri referred to Otonashi by his first name when he almost fell to his knees.

She sees Otonashi as a man who is struggling to find his purpose. As she was aware of the situation with Hatsune, she sought the opportunity to bring him back into her life, unexpectadly causing him to despise her. His attitude towards her has taken a profound effect on her, with slightest backtalk from him causing her to tear up.

It was revealed to Otonashi that Yuri has been keeping close tabs on him, often calling him for operations not revealed to the rest of Top Brass and allowing him to work exclusively with Shiina, much to her dissatisfaction. Her feelings seem to go a lot deeper, shown by his hostility when called in for a personal meeting with her. This is further enforced by the fact that she had waited to acquire him before conducting large changes to the group, specifically the rollout of Operation Serpent's Guard.

### Hideki Hinata

Hinata serves as the secondary leader of the Afterlife Battlefront and a trustworthy companion to Yuri. Given their history prior to Otonashi's appearance, they mostly did everything together, especially founding the Afterlife Battlefront within the afterlife.

### Eri Shiina

Shiina holds a large amount of respect to Yuri. The respect mostly comes from the events of Angel Beats! in which Shiina immediately thought that the battlefront in it's early stages were hostile. After being defeated, Yuri was the first person to show her respect and mutuality. Unaware of the world around her and it's meaning, she was convinced to join the battlefront, effectively becoming one of the strongest members of the Top Brass.

Being one of the only females in the Top Brass, Yuri places a ton of trust into Shiina, entrusting her with some of the most daring missions that others would most likely not succeed in. Those missions varied, but mostly remained along the lines of stealth.

Over the events of A Step Closer, Shiina has been led to doubts in Yuri's morals and opinions. While she still believes in Yuri's abilities, a major setback in their relationship was caused by the discussion of bringing back Otonashi to the battlefront in real life, in which both of them held different views. Following Otonashi's return, there hasn't been any recorded instances of Shiina and Yuri having conflict, but it's fairly certain that Shiina holds some form of contempt to her.

It is assumed that Yuri had become wary of Shiina around Chapters 12 and 13, questioning her actions relating to Otonashi and monitoring their activities.

### Noda

Yuri's initial impression of Noda seen in the Angel Beats! Heaven's Door manga was an odd but not unexpected one. After his official integration with the battlefront, she seems him as a very physical and capable fighter, but unfortunately does not suceed anywhere else. It is greatly implied in A Step Closer that Yuri is aware of Noda's feelings to her, but she completely disregards them and doesn't make an attempt to lure him. Instead, she rewards him often in order to maintain his infatuation with her, as it'll allow him to become a stronger fighter.

It is Yuri's hopes that Noda eventually gives up on pursuing her, but still maintains his position in the group due to his abilities.

### Takeyama

Both Yuri and Takeyama hold a relationship comparable to that of a loyal knight to his royal. Beyond their interactions within the battlefront itself, they hold no other form of contact unless it was business related.

### Yusa

Acting as a personal radio operator to Yuri, Yusa acts as a lifeline between the various components of the battlefront which includes members of the Top Brass. Yuri remains sympathetic to Yusa because of her history, however she isn't afraid to put her to work, often sending her out as a scout alongside or in tandem with Shiina in order to gather as much as possible.

It is unknown what Yuri's personal feelings to Yusa are, but it is likely she holds a great deal of trust to her given Yusa's deadset loyalty.

### Hatsune Otonashi

The initial meeting between Yuri and Hatsune was one of suspicion. Initially, Hatsune was dazed by Yuri's beauty when she entered the room. As she continued on, Hatsune began to think of Yuri as a lunatic or cultist with the way she put her words together and her explanations regarding her knowledge of both her brother, Yuzuru Otonashi, and her own personal conditions.

Hatsune had began to open up once Yuri broke in through the window and brought her to the Battlefront's base as a sign of goodwill to finally bring Otonashi back into the fold. However, she held strong suspicion for the aforementioned reasons of being a cult or just outright crazy. This suspicion was then proved false as Hatsune asked Otonashi what kind of Afterlife he believed in, to which he provided a vague answer that had confirmed everything Yuri had said.

Hatsune held a degree of respect for Yuri, as she began to realize that her condition's deteroriation will eventually lead to her death and it would destroy her brother. Knowing that he will be in good hands, she gave Yuri her permission to kill her so that way she had control over her own death, as well as ensuring that her brother would be taken care of.

In their final meeting, Hatsune asked if Yuri was infatuated with Otonashi, to which she replied no. Then Hatsune asked if she was in love with him, to which it took Yuri a while before denying it. Hatsune called Yuri a liar, and Yuri exited the window.

As Yuri saw her past in Hatsune, she hugged her tightly when she had agreed to be killed by Yuri's hand.

## Girls Dead Monster

### Masami Iwasawa

Given that Iwasawa leads the distraction group, Yuri holds high standards of both her and Girls Dead Monster when they are running Operation Tornado. As for relationships, Yuri holds a stable relationship with Iwasawa, often seeking her input whenever it mattered. While in the afterlife Yuri made explicit decisions in regards to songs, Yuri has given Iwasawa a bit more freedom to create to her heart's content. While not explicitly stated, Yuri sees her as a potential liability following the main events of Angel Beats, and therefore is trying to play her decisions around her carefully in order to keep her in line.