Character Relationship Map: Nagisa

Characters

• Nagisa Nishinomiya (played by Madoka Matsuda) — protagonist

  Nagisa is the central character, a schoolgirl whose summer brings schoolwork, family arguments, and a new job at the Sea House. She grows more confident serving customers, worries over a stray cat, an...

• Mami Kuwashima (played by Arisa Inasaka) — supporting

  Mami works at the hotel and visits Nagisa with Noriko. She encourages Nagisa during her summer at the Sea House, comments on her hairstyle, and recalls her mother's former reputation as a beautiful, p...

• Noriko Sugita (played by Norie Yoshiki) — supporting

  Noriko is Nagisa's classmate, and the two compare their test scores at the start of the summer. Nagisa proudly tells her that her average has improved. Noriko later visits Nagisa at the Sea House with...

• Hiroshi Takewaki (played by Kazunori Sasaki) — supporting

  Hiroshi is a boy Nagisa meets at the beach. He admires her running and admits that he cannot swim, then offers to teach her. Their swimming lessons bring them closer, and they share a kiss. Nagisa lat...

• Ryosuke Sugita (played by Tsumami Edamame) — supporting

  Ryosuke works at the Sea House, where Nagisa starts her summer job. He and the other staff teach her how to serve ramen, curry, beer, and shaved ice. Their guidance helps Nagisa learn the work and gra...

• Yoshioka's Aunt (played by Toshie Negishi) — supporting

  Nagisa turns to her aunt for help after deciding to find a job because her mother will not buy her a compact record player. This help-seeking moment leads into Nagisa's move toward employment at the S...

• Priest Shinto (played by Akira Emoto) — minor

  The Shinto priest becomes angry after a rock is thrown near a sacred relic at a shrine. The incident brings the priest's anger into Nagisa's summer and adds another episode of youthful rebellion along...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Nagisa Nishinomiya → Hiroshi Takewaki (Romantic Interest) — Their swimming lessons develop into intimacy, although Nagisa later hides plans from Hiroshi and cancels a lesson.

  Hiroshi offers to teach Nagisa to swim; their lessons bring them closer, and they share a kiss.

• Nagisa Nishinomiya → Ryosuke Sugita (Professional Workplace Trainer) — Ryosuke is among the staff who train Nagisa in her new restaurant job.

  At the Sea House, Ryosuke and the other staff teach Nagisa how to serve food and drinks.

• Nagisa Nishinomiya → Yoshioka's Aunt (Family Supporter) — Nagisa turns to her aunt for assistance as she seeks work.

  After deciding to find a job, Nagisa asks her aunt for help.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Nagisa Nishinomiya → Priest Shinto (Conflict Confrontation) — The shrine incident brings Nagisa's summer rebellion into conflict with the priest's anger; the account does not specify who threw the rock.

  A shrine incident involving a rock thrown near a sacred relic angers the Shinto priest.

• Nagisa Nishinomiya → Mami Kuwashima (Social Supportive Friend) — Mami offers Nagisa encouragement and practical help, while their conversations reveal shared reflections on family and loss.

  Mami visits with Noriko, encourages Nagisa, and later helps her choose a dress. The two also exchange memories about their mothers, rivalry, family, a...

• Nagisa Nishinomiya → Noriko Sugita (Social Classmates) — Their schoolwork comparison gives Nagisa an occasion to take pride in her academic progress.

  Nagisa compares test scores with Noriko and discusses her improved average.

Story Analysis

A summer of work, growing intimacy, reflection, and rebellion culminates in Nagisa's unexplained departure.

Plot Progression

1. A Request and a First Job — Nagisa compares school results with Noriko and asks for a record player, but her mother refuses. She decides to find work and starts at the Sea House, where she struggles to learn the job.
2. Confidence and Questions — Nagisa grows more confident at work as Mami visits and encourages her. The disappearance of the stray cat leads to conversations about whether it ever truly belonged anywhere.
3. Lessons by the Sea — Nagisa meets Hiroshi at the beach, and his offer to teach her to swim brings them closer. Their connection becomes the subject of teasing, while a shrine incident brings the priest's anger.
4. A Sudden Departure — Mami helps Nagisa choose a dress, and the two exchange memories about family and loss. Nagisa kisses Hiroshi but then hides her plans, cancels a lesson, and leaves with Tatsuya, whose introduction of...