Chiseko Fujimoto/Relationships

## Family

Chiseko loves and cares for her family very much, and she decided to take on the burden and dangers of becoming a hero for their sake. On the other hand, Noboru, Watako, and Daichi all love and appreciate having Chiseko around, and they all are very close and supportive of one another. During their reunion for New Years, Chiseko is seen playing chess with her older brother and talking about her studies as Watako and Daichi play with hero figurines in the background.

#### Noboru Fujimoto

Noboru Fujimoto is Chiseko’s older brother by about eleven years and serves as her legal guardian and acts as a paternal figure. Noboru loves his sister unconditionally and is supportive of her dreams to become a hero, and Chiseko looks up to her brother's emotional and mental strength. Noboru is also a teacher to Chiseko in several ways, as she taught Chiseko how to cook and clean, as well as teaching her English.

Noboru is later shown to be very overprotective of his little sister, as seen when he later shows concerns about his sister’s safety at U.A when their father has appeared twice at villain attacks, and seeing his sister’s body after fighting him. After the ordeal at the training camp, Noboru is entirely against Chiseko resuming her studies at U.A. due to the staff’s inability to properly protect her sister. The latter isn’t very surprised at this and can’t say much to her brother's firm stance. It is only after Mineko Ainara states that both of the times Hanzo had appeared Chiseko not only kept herself safe but tried to keep others safe, does Noboru break and agree, before kneeling in front of Kan and pleads with him to protect his sister.

#### Watako Fujimoto

For as long as she could remember, Watako admired her older sister, and in turn, Chiseko loved Watako, often seen using her Quirk to make her and Daichi laugh and smile, and when she was sick with the disease that eventually cost her hearing, Chiseko would visit her every day after school, sometimes bringing small little knick-knacks for her to play with.

After Watako recovered, she was legally deaf, so Chiseko and Noboru decided to learn JSL and teach Midoriya and Daichi so that Watako wouldn’t have to worry about her disability around them, and gave her a pair of enhanced hearing aids made by a company that made hero equipment, due to Mineko's position as a engineer.

Watako is also very defensive of her sister, as seen after Chiseko goes to the USJ while it was under attack to try and save her, and when the latter gets in trouble for it, Watako asks for the heroes to not attack her sister through her very messy Japanese, which none of the heroes, besides Present Mic understood.

#### Daichi Fujimoto

Daichi Fujimoto, from a very young age, believed his older sister could be a great hero if she tried hard enough, and the two are shown sporting a healthy relationship with Chiseko adoring her little brother. Daichi, much like his sister, loves heroes and tea, something they bond over, and despite his young age Daichi has very strong thoughts about villains. He is also very, very optimistic, and Chiseko will often him and his personality akin to a puppy; sweet and energetic.

Daichi is very considerate towards his sister’s feelings and he can read her like a book despite his young age, and although this is most likely due to him having an energy-aura related Quirk.

## U.A High School

#### Sekijiro Kan

Sekijiro is Chiseko’s homeroom teacher. Initially, Chiseko is slightly alarmed around him, as he reminded her of her father. This lasted until the former protected her sister at the USJ, which created a bond of trust between the two, and she admires him for his heroic acts.

As the story goes on, Chiseko begins to look up to Kan as a kind of parental figure, which is mainly due to her not having a father for most of her life, and she holds a great amount of respect towards him. Chiseko also defends him during the family visits in an argument with her brother, stating how it wasn’t his fault she had gotten injured, and that the situation was out of control, and there were too many factors to be taken in.

However, despite this admiration, Chiseko isn’t very happy with her teacher’s anti-class 1-A commentary during the Joint Training Arc, as she can be seen in the background slightly shaking her head.

Sekijiro has shown to care greatly about Chiseko, as well as her classmates, and he is usually the one giving Chiseko constructive advice on how to improve her techniques and skillset, and when the time comes, he comforts Chiseko over the loss of Sir Nighteye, stating how it wasn’t her fault about what happened, and that in order to move on, she has to accept what happened in the past.

#### Shota Aizawa

Not much is known about Chiseko’s relationship with Class 1-A’s homeroom teacher, but Chiseko has had friendly interactions with Aizawa in the past.

### Class 1-B

Chiseko has formed positive relationships with most of Class 1-B due to her kindness and intelligence. At first, Chiseko kept herself distant from her class, only talking to them when she absolutely needed to, in fear of getting attached, but in time she began to grow closer bonds to her classmates and develops healthy relationships with all of them.

#### Itsuka Kendo

Chiseko and Itsuka are really good friends. They first met during the UA Entrance Exam, when Itsuka saved Chiseko from being hurt by a three-pointer villain robot, before the latter insisted that she did not need Itsuka's help, before attacking a two-pointer that would have hurt Itsuka. Chiseko then ran off to find more robots and people to help after thanking Itsuka, saying "Even though I didn't need help with that villain bot... Thank you.".

The two meet again on the first day of school, where Itsuka recognizes Chiseko from the Entrance Exam and demands for the flustered teen to explain herself on why she was so rude to her, to which Chiseko explained in a frank manner, "The more kind you are, the more chances you'll get for someone to ungratefully stab you in the back. I'm here to become a hero that can save people, not play games.". Itsuka continues to try her advances in becoming Chiseko's friend, although Chiseko turns her down multiple times.

During the USJ Arc, Itsuka comforts Chiseko when she finds out her little sister had been kidnapped by her father and taken to the USJ before she leaves to save her, and during the Sports Festival Arc, Itsuka defends Chiseko from an angry Monoma who accused her of favoring Class 1-A over Class 1-B when she deviated from his plan and teamed up with Izuku Midoriya during the cavalry battle, before Chiseko explains her reasoning, and lights up her past relationships with Bakugou and Midoriya. Like most of her class, Itsuka understands how she wants to help her best friend before Monoma reluctantly apologizes. She is later seen cheering Chiseko on in the stands during her fight with Bakugou and manages to hear Chiseko say 'Swan dive... away, away.', although she doesn't understand the context.

Their relationship doesn't progress further after that until the attack on the forest training camp. Chiseko, like most of her classmates, is hospitalized, and when Itsuka and some of Class 1-B who are conscious go to visit her, they find Chiseko in horrible shape, physically and emotionally. After Itsuka asks her what’s wrong, Chiseko then tells her classmates everything, from her father to her past, before she began to have an emotional outburst, desperately trying to get out of bed to move and seeing her mother, but is stopped by Monoma and Itsuka, the latter of which trying to calm her down and not do anything rash. After Chiseko recovered and moved into Heights Alliance, Itsuka and Chiseko’s friendship grew stronger and stronger.

It is also hinted that Chiseko has a crush on Itsuka, although it isn’t confirmed. During the first leg of the Provisional Licensing Arc, Itsuka comforts Chiseko when she is told by Akiko Tanaka that she’d be better of Quirkless or dead. Itsuka reminds Chiseko of what she is fighting for, and that Chiseko is better than her father, and encourages her to keep on fighting. After this pep talk, Chiseko smiles at Itsuka with a slight blush on her face, before she thanks the latter and the two decide to stick together for the rest of the round.

Later on in the storyline, the two are seen spending time in homework groups, and in a personal chat, Chiseko admits to Itsuka that she was one of the first friends Chiseko ever had, and both Chiseko and Itsuka agree to become stronger together, sealing the oath with a firm fist bump.

#### Neito Monoma

When the two first met, Neito viewed Chiseko as a liability and avoided her most of the time, however, Neito grew incredibly fond of Chiseko when she silently leaves to go to the USJ and save her sister, who she is told by Daichi, has been kidnapped by her father and taken there as bait. In the aftermath of the USJ, Chiseko is being comforted by Neito as she begins panicking on whether or not Watako would be okay, where Neito is seeing patting her on the back sympathetically.

In the Sports Festival Arc, Neito is angered by Chiseko’s decision of deviating from his plan and teamed up with Izuku Midoriya during the cavalry battle, and accuses her of favoring Class A over Class 1-B, which she denies until she explains how Midoriya saved her in the past, and helping him win the cavalry battle seemed to be the only way she could pay him back. She also tells Neito about her hatred towards Katsuki in a private talk with him and mentions how she has some dirt on him but refuses to tell Neito what it is only hinting that it would destroy his life, which she doesn’t want to be guilty for.

During the internship arc, Neito is seen teasing Chiseko in a friendly way, to which Chiseko responds by laughing softly. When Neito points this out, Chiseko becomes quiet and refuses to interact.

The two continue to have a mutual acquaintanceship up until the Training Camp Arc where the two are seen eating together, and during a late-night talk, Chiseko confides in Neito about her family and states glumly about her father killing her mother to have more power for himself, before pleading with him not to tell their teachers, where he promises to Chiseko that he will keep her secret. This marks the beginning of their friendship, and after the event of the Training Camp attack, Chiseko encourages Neito to become stronger from this event, and the two are often seen engaging in playful banter with one another after they move into Heights Alliance.

Neito and Chiseko mutually respect each other. Chiseko is inspired by him, striving for his level of tenacity and perseverance. They are protective of one another, and Neito thinks of Chiseko as a brave and resourceful person by herself and considers her a person very capable of devising strategic plans on her own.

#### Pony Tsunotori

Pony was Chiseko very first friend in U.A High School. Chiseko and Pony are extremely close friends, as they are on a first-name basis with each other. They even have nicknames for each other, Pony’s nickname for Chiseko being ‘Chi-chi’ while Chiseko calls Pony ‘Tori-chan’. The two easily cooperate with each other while also acting proactive, as seen during their fight against Togaru Kamikiri. Chiseko has also been seen helping Pony learn Japanese, and the two have spent a lot of time with each other out of school.

The two comfort and help the other as much as possible, as seen when Chiseko comforts Pony by offering to hold her hand (which she accepted) during the Forest Training Camp Arc and when Mustard’s Gas Quirk knocks out Pony, where Chiseko carries Pony on her back as she tries to get back to camp, the gas not affecting her because of her Quirk not allowing her to be knocked out before she is intercepted by Hanzō Fujimoto. Another example of this is when Pony helps Chiseko to explain her family and her issues to their classmates. When Chiseko breaks down crying for that, Pony comforts her by hugging her tightly as she gets her pain out.

Chiseko and Poni also have several inside jokes, one of them being a reference from the anime Shingeki no Kyojin, where either one of them states how they’d like to marry the other, a reference to Ymir and Historia’s relationship in the anime. However, despite the fact that it’s a joke, it’s hinted that Chiseko has a crush on Poni, and Chiseko is very protective of her from perverted individuals, mainly Minoru Mineta, stating how he was one of the only members of Class A she disliked.

Poni is also one of the only members of Class 1-B who has seen all of Chiseko's scars, the former being very worried for her friend's well being, which CHhiseko shrugs off.

#### Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu

Chiseko is on good terms with Tetsutetsu.

In U.A. Sports Festival Arc, when Neito begins antagonizing  Chiseko because she teamed up with Izuku from Class A, Eijiro tries to stop them from any further arguing, and after Chiseko starts to talk negatively about herself, Eijiro tries to encourage him. Tetsutetsu also tells Chiseko that he is envious of her Quirk, to which Chiseko laughs at, before stating her Quirk is more like a curse than a blessing before she explains it in its entirety.

Tetsutetsu seems to admire Chiseko’s growing confidence and seems to be impressed by her quick thinking. He also seems capable of understanding Chiseko's feelings to some extent, understanding how she feels when she was unable to help her friends during the attack on the Training Camp. Chiseko respects Tetsutetsu by admiring his determination and he is aware of the bond Tetsutetsu shares with the rest of Class 1-B, which Chiseko is envious of.

#### Manga Fukidashi

Though they rarely interacted initially, they mutually respect each other and have formed the beginnings of a friendship. In the chapters leading up to the UA School Festival, they have both had more frequent interactions and are on good terms with each other. Manga has shown amazement by Chiseko overcoming the drawbacks of her Quirk.

The two first teamed up when they were assigned to fight Present Mic in the Final Exams to pass; Manga because of his Quirk that would be canceled out by Present Mic’s Quirk, and Chiseko because of her inability to absorb and manipulate sound energy. The two defeat Present Mic after the duo ambush and cuff him.

The weeks before the School Festival, the two interact more frequently. Manga finds the play scripts that Chiseko wrote very interesting and impressive and asks if she would like to write the class play, which Chiseko agrees to nervously, happy to share a hobby with someone else and to be of use to the class. During final preparations for the festival, she comments on how Manga 'knows his stuff.' when it comes to art.

The two are seen in an omake in the process of writing a story together, most likely a manga, and they are also seen chasing Kosei Tsuburaba after he walked in on them in the process of editing the play’s script, and ‘got the wrong idea’.

#### Shihai Kuroiro

Although the two seem to work well together, they tend to argue quite a lot, although this is viewed as friendly banter from their classmates rather than genuine quarreling, often from Chiseko insulting him, and the two begin arguments after that. The two also share a liking towards dark humor, often making depressing and derogatory jokes about topics that would unsettle other people; surrounding death, nihilism, and taboos, to name a few.

During a Room Presentation Contest that Kendo and some of their other classmates planned, Chiseko sarcastically calls Shihai’s room an ‘absolute ray of sunshine’, before she is interrupted by Poni Tsunotori.

Yosetsu Awase

Although the two hardly interacted at first, due to Chiseko actively avoiding most of her classmates at the beginning of school year, the two developed a strong bond after the events of the Forest Training Camp Attack, bonding over facial scars; Awase's on his forehead, and Chiseko's on the right side of her face.