Nanako (Nana) Sakamoto

**Nanako Sakamoto** is Rin's best friend in the Knowing Rin series.

### Appearance

Nana is a beautiful girl with a short and stubby hourglass figure. She has tan skin and wears a full face of make-up. She has medium length, full, wavy, bouncy hair of a light orangish-brown color. Nana is very stylish and is always in on the latest fashion trends.

She also has large... assets. ~~Absolutely *honkin*' mommy milkers.~~

### Personality

As one of the most outgoing people you'll ever meet, Nanako Sakamoto is bubbly and friendly towards people she likes. She's assertive and confident in social situations and knows how to stick up for herself and others against the people she doesn't like. Nana is very open and expressive when it comes to her emotions. She's curious and often sticks her nose where it doesn't always belong.

Nanako is boy crazy (she calls it being a hopeless romantic though) and the boys are crazy about her as well. She’s had lots of boyfriends (and girlfriends) and has a history of jumping from relationship to relationship, stealing boyfriends from other girls in the name of “true love”, not being the most loyal in the name of “true love”, and prioritizing relationships over friendships. She is popular with guys, most girls don’t like her (although she’s getting better at friendships with girls). Rin doesn’t mind at all, she’s never been interested in dating so she doesn’t see Nana as a “threat” like most of the girls do. Nana’s reputation is bad among the girls, and is seen as “easy” among the guys (although she’s not). She’s been SA'd due to her naivety and openness with others. She cherishes Rin as a friend because she’s her only girl friend, and the only friend who doesn’t sexualize her.

### Relationships

As a lover, she's thoughtful and caring, putting 100% of herself into the relationship. Unfortunately, her boyfriend Jirou is not the same way. He’s not expressive or affectionate enough for her, which leads her to have bad relationship anxiety and is down a lot more than usual.

Rin and Nana are best friends, and have been since middle school. Recently though, all Nana talks about is Jirou. Rin spaces out while Nana talks, and Nana talks for a long time. When Nana and Jirou break up, she comes to Rin’s house and sobs, apologizing for taking Rin for granted and for prioritizing Jirou when Rin was always there for her. Rin wasn’t butthurt in the first place, so she forgives her.

Satoru is Nana's professor from last spring's semester, the class that she shared with Rin. She's a true supporter of Rin x Satoru because her boyfriend is Satoru’s close friend. Plus, as the good friend to Rin that she is, she sees how Rin opens up around Satoru, and thinks he’ll be good for her.

As friends, Kairi and Nana get along well, and often have playful fights over Rin. The two are a comedic pair. When Nana gets depressed, Kairi comforts her and they both bitterly talk about how jealous they are of Rin/Satoru. Even though she confesses to Kairi about her being a cheater, Kairi doesn’t judge her, and she realizes she might have feelings towards him. Eventually after Kairi sees he doesn’t have a chance with Rin, he realizes his feelings for Nana and the two get together and become end game.

After Nana and Jirou break up, she dates a female classmate from the camping trip (apparently they hooked up in her tent that night, while she and Jirou were still together). But that’s short lived, and she falls into a depression around the time when Rin and Satoru become a couple.

### Background

Rin and Nana first met in their middle school's literature club through their love of books! Nana doesn’t read as much anymore (besides manga), but when she was really lonely she’d read romance novel after romance novel to fill the void.

### Trivia

Nana loves light hearted cheesy romance manga/manhwa.

### Image Gallery

Nana and Kairi's dymanic (Pictured: Itadori and Nobara from Jujustu Kaisen)Back to Characters