Norika Mizuyama

**Norika Mizuyama** (水山 のりか *Mizuyama Norika*) is Yuki Kurihara's best friend who frequently worries about her obsessive stalking and other behaviors that she tries to help her in her relationship when possible.

## Appearance

Norika has dark green hair (black hair in the anime) that is put in two buns behind her ears and dark blue eyes that are almost always droopy, which makes her look like a wonderful person.

## Personality

Norika is a direct person when she gives her point of view who is serious and she certainly cares about Yuki Kurihara. Norika is very hard to read that she is sometimes misunderstood.

In contrast to her best friend, Norika is very calm in nature who is also a caring girl.

## Etymology

* The name **Norika** is written in hiragana (のりか), which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji (季花, 紀佳, 紀加, 紀夏, 紀果, 紀花, 紀華, 紀香, 規佳, 慶香, 矩加, 敬華, 憲香, 孝佳, 識華, 昇伽, 慎華, 仙夏, 稚香, 典可, 典夏, 典花, 典香, 典芳, 徳夏, 徳香, 乃利佳, 乃梨香, 乃里佳, 乃里香, 風香, 法華, 法香, 野梨華, 野理香, 誉花, 理楓, 緑夏 or 倫佳), it could possibly mean:
	+ 季花 - "season" (季) (**nori**) and "flower, blossom" (花) (**ka**).
	+ 紀佳 - "chronicle" (紀) (**nori**) and "good, beautiful" (佳) (**ka**).
	+ 紀加 - "chronicle" (紀) (**nori**) and "add, increase" (加) (**ka**).
	+ 紀夏 - "chronicle" (紀) (**nori**) and "summer" (夏) (**ka**).
	+ 紀果 - "chronicle" (紀) (**nori**) and "fruit, reward, carry out, achieve, complete, end, finish, succeed" (果) (**ka**).
	+ 紀花 - "chronicle" (紀) (**nori**) and "flower, blossom" (花) (**ka**).
	+ 紀華 - "chronicle" (紀) (**nori**) and "flower, petal" (華) (**ka**).
	+ 紀香 - "chronicle" (紀) (**nori**) and "fragrance, fragrant" (香) (**ka**).
	+ 規佳 - "rules, standard, measure" (規) (**nori**) and "good, beautiful" (佳) (**ka**).
	+ 慶香 - "congratulate, celebrate" (慶) (**nori**) and "fragrance, fragrant" (香) (**ka**).
	+ 矩加 - "square" (矩) (**nori**) and "add, increase" (加) (**ka**).
	+ 敬華 - "respect" (敬) (**nori**) and "flower, petal" (華) (**ka**).
	+ 憲香 - "law" (憲) (**nori**) and "fragrance, fragrant" (香) (**ka**).
	+ 孝佳 - "season" (季) (**nori**) and "good, beautiful" (佳) (**ka**).
	+ 識華 - "consciousness" (識) (**nori**) and "flower, petal" (華) (**ka**).
	+ 昇伽 - "rise up" (昇) (**nori**) and "fairy, nursing, attendant/attending, entertainer" (伽) (**ka**).
	+ 慎華 - "prudent, careful" (慎) (**nori**) and "flower, petal" (華) (**ka**).
	+ 仙夏 - "immortal, cent, hermit, wizard" (仙) (**nori**) and "summer" (夏) (**ka**).
	+ 稚香 - "child, immature, young" (稚) (**nori**) and "fragrance, fragrant" (香) (**ka**).
	+ 典可 - "permission".
	+ 典夏 - "rule, ceremony" (典) (**nori**) and "summer" (夏) (**ka**).
	+ 典花 - "rule, ceremony" (典) (**nori**) and "flower, blossom" (花) (**ka**).
	+ 典香 - "rule, ceremony" (典) (**nori**) and "fragrance, fragrant" (香) (**ka**).
	+ 典芳 - "rule, ceremony" (典) (**nori**) and "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful" (芳) (**ka**).
	+ 徳夏 - "virtue, ethics" (徳) (**nori**) and "summer" (夏) (**ka**).
	+ 徳香 - "virtue, ethics" (徳) (**nori**) and "fragrance, fragrant" (香) (**ka**).
	+ 乃利佳 - "from" (乃) (**no**), "" (利) (**ri**) and "good, beautiful" (佳) (**ka**).
	+ 乃梨香 - "from" (乃) (**no**), "pear" (梨) (**ri**) and "fragrance, fragrant" (香) (**ka**).
	+ 乃里佳 - "from" (乃) (**no**), "village" (里) (**ri**) and "good, beautiful" (佳) (**ka**).
	+ 乃里香 - "from" (乃) (**no**), "village" (里) (**ri**) and "fragrance, fragrant" (香) (**ka**).
	+ 風香 - "wind, breeze, way, manner, blaster, gale, gust, sirocco, method" (風) (**nori**) and "fragrance, fragrant" (香) (**ka**).
	+ 法華 - "law, act" (法) (**nori**) and "flower, petal" (華) (**ka**).
	+ 法香 - "law, act" (法) (**nori**) and "fragrance, fragrant" (香) (**ka**).
	+ 野梨華 - "field, wilderness" (野) (**no**), "pear" (梨) (**ri**) and "flower, petal" (華) (**ka**).
	+ 野理香 - "field, wilderness" (野) (**no**), "reason, logic" (理) (**ri**) and "fragrance, fragrant" (香) (**ka**).
	+ 誉花 - "reputation, praise, honor, glory" (誉) (**nori**) and "flower, blossom" (花) (**ka**).
	+ 理楓 - "reason, logic" (理) (**nori**) and "maple" (楓) (**ka**).
	+ 緑夏 - "green" (緑) (**nori**) and "summer" (夏) (**ka**).
	+ 倫佳 - "ethics, companion" (倫) (**nori**) and "good, beautiful" (佳) (**ka**).
* Norika's surname **Mizuyama** means "water" (水) (**mizu**) and "mountain, hill" (山) (**yama**).

## Trivia

* Norika plays the piano that she has competed in many competitions.
* Norika often use the whip of love and criticizing her for her obsessiveness.

## Gallery

Norika's full body and facial expressionNorika sulking