Nahoya Kawata

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* Manga
* Anime

* 2008
* 2018
* 2005
* c. 2004
* Child
* 12th Time Leap

* 2017
* 2005
* Child

**Nahoya Kawata** (河 (かわ) 田 (た)  ナホヤ, *Kawata Nahoya*?), or **Smiley** (スマイリー, *Sumairī*?), is the Fourth Division Captain (肆番隊 隊長, *Yonban-tai Taichō*?) of the Tokyo Manji Gang. He is the older twin brother of Souya Kawata.

## Appearance

Smiley is of short stature and small build with fair skin and a light tan. He has voluminous curly peach-colored hair, a wide grin that masks his eyes, and silver double piercings on his left ear. Smiley is most often seen wearing the traditional Tokyo Manji Gang uniform but regularly matches outfits with his brother when he is not tending to gang duties. In the Valhalla timeline, Smiley has wavy shoulder-length hair and wears a predominantly white suit over a black dress shirt with a pair of dark loafers. Even as an adult, he retains his renowned grin.

Smiley's manga appearance in 2005Smiley's anime appearance in 2005Smiley's anime appearance in a Sukajan jacket
## Personality

Smiley is shown to be protective of his younger twin brother Souya Kawata and never wants him to cry. He enjoys a good fight and a strong opponent. He is extremely hard to read when fighting because of the constant grin on his face. Smiley is loyal to his friends but his strongest loyalty lands with his brother. He has a lot of respect for Manjiro Sano, as shown when he gets angry after thinking that Takemichi Hanagaki was disrespecting him.

## Skills and Abilities

### Authority

Smiley is the current Fourth Division Captain of Tokyo Manji Gang. Prior to his allegiance to Mikey, he was the leader of the Twin Devils Gang with Angry.

### Fighting Prowess

Smiley is recognized as one of Toman's most formidable fighters. During the battle between Toman and Tenjiku, Shion Madarame noted that Toman was easy to defeat due to the absence of the gang's strongest members, one of which was Smiley who was struck with a steel pipe and eventually hospitalized hours before the fight. Angry also continuously stated that Smiley would have beaten Ran and Rindo Haitani if only he was present and praised his brother for knowing what to do in his stead. Indeed, Smiley displays a skillful performance when fighting and always knows what to do when put in danger. He also has his limits when he fights but shows no mercy when he is challenged, as seen when he attacked and won against Kakucho, a Tenjiku Heavenly King, after Tenjiku's raid on the First Division.

## Battles

**Battles**

1. Nahoya Kawata vs. Kakucho
2. Tokyo Manji Gang vs. Manjiro Sano and Shuji Hanma

## Etymology

* His surname **Kawata** means "river, stream" (河) (**kawa**) and "field, rice paddy" (田) (**ta**).

## Trivia

* According to the official character book:
	+ Nahoya's image color is amber.
	+ He likes the plastic models and manga, but he hides it from everyone because he wants to be popular.
	+ He dislikes unruly curly hair that curls again no matter how hard you try to stop it.
	+ His special skill is making ramen as delicious as a professional.
	+ The person he respects or admires is Yasuhiro Muto.
	+ The person he dislikes or fears is his mom when she finds out that he bullied Angry.
	+ His dream is to become the owner of the biggest host group, with completely straight hair.
	+ His favorite place is resting in a kotatsu at my parents' house with their pomeranian.
	+ His heroic/failure story: One of my seniors, he was unconscious for a long time, so I got scared
	+ From the question "Who do you want to be your lover?", Smiley is ranked number 3 from Top 3 Worst Boyfriends.
	+ From the question "Who's the fastest runner?", Smiley is ranked number 2 from the Top 3 Best.
* He is known as "Smiley" due to the fact he is often seen smiling.
* Smiley ranked 24th in the Character Popularity Poll with a total number of 175 votes.

## References

*Tokyo Revengers* Manga: Chapter 126 (p. 18).
*Tokyo Revengers* Manga: Chapter 129 (pp. 12 & 13).
 "応募総数53589票！ 『東京卍リベンジャーズ』キャラクター人気投票結果発表!!". *Magazine Pocket (in Japanese)*. Retrieved on March 30, 2023.