Nana Hiiragi

* Anime
* Manga
* Post-timeskip

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**Nana Hiiragi** (柊 ナナ, *Hīragi Nana*) is the titular protagonist of *Talentless Nana*. Under the influence of Tatsumi Tsuruoka, she was tasked with murdering the Talented students to supposedly prevent them from wreaking havoc in society. After learning the truth behind the government's motives for killing Talented individuals, Nana turns against Tsuruoka.

## Appearance

Nana has teal eyes and bubblegum pink hair with white tips, often worn in pigtails. Her iconic hair ties have small white daisy flowers on them. While on the island, she wears a pink and white school uniform. Her eyes are occasionally depicted as red in the anime when she reveals her murderous intent.

## Personality

At first glance, Nana is an extroverted, friendly girl who is easy to get along with. Despite her claim that she has difficulty reading the room, she effortlessly gains the trust of her classmates and becomes friends with them quickly.

This is soon revealed to be a façade to hide her true intentions of murdering her classmates. She is ruthless in accomplishing her goals and shows little remorse after killing off numerous students, though she does clasp her hands together in prayer after killing some of her victims. Nana is an extremely intelligent person, having been trained by the government to be an assassin. She is well-versed in various killing techniques, such as knowing how to make poison. She is incredibly perceptive as well, often picking up on things that nearly no one else would bother to notice. She is able to think on her feet and stay calm in the face of danger, using her analytical prowess to get her out of difficult situations. Her intelligence is rivaled by that of Kyouya Onodera, whom she has an intense rivalry with, as well as Jin Tachibana, with whom she forms a reluctant alliance. Thanks to Nana's friendly exterior, she is able to manipulate her classmates into believing that she is not responsible for the numerous murders taking place on the island.

However, Nana is not without her doubts. Upon befriending Michiru Inukai, she begins to waver in her beliefs, questioning if the Talented really are capable of killing hundreds of thousands of people. Her friendship with Michiru ignites a moral battle within Nana as she struggles to come to terms with whether or not what she is doing is the right thing or not. Having been manipulated by Tsuruoka since childhood, Nana finds great difficulty in questioning the beliefs he instilled in her.

After the time skip, Nana's desire for justice has not wavered, despite spending three years in solitary confinement. Nana is a caring person who believes all people deserve a chance at redemption, no matter their past. She now feels a deep regret for having killed her classmates, stating that she took away their chances to grow and change as people. She is especially determined to make amends with Nanao, whom she attempted to kill several years ago.

## Background

Nana and her older brother were raised by loving parents who worked for the government. At some point in the past, Nana's older brother disappeared. His current whereabouts are unknown, although Jin has stated that he has information relating to him. When Nana was still a child, her parents were supposedly murdered by thieves who entered their house through Nana's window. She was subsequently taken in by Tsuruoka and trained by him.

However, after confronting Tsuruoka about the truth, he reveals to her that he was the one who killed her parents. As workers for the government, Nana's mother and father began questioning the ethics of how the Talented were treated. In his own words, Tsuruoka purged them to prevent further inquiries into the government's practices. He then used this as an opportunity to manipulate Nana into becoming a child soldier.

## Quotes

**Chapter 1**

1. "Please die for humanity’s sake." *- To Nanao as she pushes him off a cliff*

**Chapter 3**

2. "There'll be no need for me to feel shy about killing you!" *- As she thinks about killing Kyouya*

**Chapter 4**

3. "This guy is far more dangerous than Nakajima." *- As she realizes how smart Kyouya is*

**Chapter 5**

4. "I will take on the role of leader, and take control of the school." *- To herself*

**Chapter 12**

5. "I might be a murderer, but I don't toy with the dead." *- To Yūka*

**Chapter 14**

7. "What am I wrong about? You damned stalker!" *- Debunking Yūka's love story with Shinji*

## Images

Nana's true nature.Nana creating a poisoned needle.Nana's appearance in the anime.