Makoto Nanaya

"The Heavens! The Earth! And a million squirrels call to me! Huh? What...they don't?"

Second Lieutenant Makoto Nanaya is a soldier for the Novus Orbis Librarium. Originally a spy for Sector Seven, Makoto was instrumental in the coup d'etat led by Kagura Mutsuki to enthrone Homura Amanohokosaka. As a squirrel-type demi-human, Makoto has faced racism and prejudice for most of her life, finding solace in her two closest friends - Noel Vermillion and Tsubaki Yayoi.

Makoto first appeared as an NPC in BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger and made her playable debut as the first DLC character for BlazBlue: Continuum Shift.

Biography
Born to a large and poor family in the 11th Hierarchical City of Shinatsu, Makoto has faced countless amounts of prejudice in her life because of her species, making her detest most humans for their behaviour. She entered the Military Academy so her family could have more money, and her parents, although proud, were worried about her entering. Makoto passed her examinations, and was soon accepted. She personally knows Kagura Mutsuki.

Heart to Heart, Remix Heart, The BLUE
One week after meeting Noel and Tsubaki, Makoto met Mai Natsume, becoming interested in her and becoming good friends. She went to the Ars Magus aptitude test which was presided over by Estella McKenzie; her physical abilities were noted to be exceptionally high but her ability to study was low. Makoto told Mai to not eat Noel’s dreaded cooking later that evening and watched as she not only went against her advice, but also enjoyed the “death dinner” that had been prepared – soon afterwards, she learnt of Mai’s super-taste ability and looked after her after she fainted in the changing rooms. Around this time, she met Kajun Faycott, becoming good friends with her. The Torifune Festival soon came, and Makoto met Taro Sasaga'e, and Akane Teruhiko. She stole Mai's first kiss, and helped Tsubaki try to win the festival's tournament, being confused when Kajun usurped her glory.

The girls would soon end up lost in Torifune's lower floors in an attempt to find watermelons. They were choked by a thick cloud of seithr, and sought refuge in a nearby mansion where they were attacked by a mutated watermelon. Makoto, Noel, Tsubaki, and Kajun were saved by Mai, and they found the Evolution Grimoire. Afterwards, they decided to name themselves Team Remix Heart. Spring cleaning was ordered by Estella days afterwards, and Remix Heart dedicated themselves to cleaning their professor's room, only to discover a hidden room with numerous frilly dresses - Makoto tried some on, giving Noel some bra padding. They discovered the Ammit Cryas Grimoire, handing it over to Estella, but being issued the maximum penalty - a full course of Noel's cooking. When the time for the sports festival arrived, Makoto led Team Remix Heart with her formidable strength, being protected by Noel and Tsubaki when she was flanked by other participants; the girls discovered that they would have to find the Conversion Grimoire, and journeyed lower into Torifune to do so. They found themselves in a desert, and Makoto fell into a lion ant pit; she was saved by Mai's quick thinking. The actions of the group earned the praise of the Guardian, who gave them the Conversion Grimoire after a small test, and the girls returned back to the higher levels only to discover that they had come last place.

Thanks to Taro, Makoto, Remix Heart, and Jin were all sent hurtling towards a beach when Torifune's weather system had broken down. Using Golden Angel supplied by Kajun, Makoto swam in the sea, finding the Regulation Grimoire. The girls fixed it, and restored Torifune's weather. With Tsubaki, Kajun, and Noel, Makoto found Mai unconscious, being stuck in a dream created by the Hypnagogia Grimoire. She battled against a weak version of Hakumen accidentally created by Tsubaki, and Mai saw a vision of her in the future within the dream before finally waking up. When Mai lost her memories, the only way to restore them was to taste the tears of those close to her - Makoto supplied her own by crying when yawning, becoming happy with having helped.

In an attempt to find the Azure Grimoire, Remix Heart travelled to the lower levels of Torifune, and used several Grimoire that they had stolen from the Academy to do so. They cleared a cooking trial, but became separated from Mai when a fissure swallowed her up. Makoto passed the laundry trial with the remaining girls before finally finding Mai near the Aedsqui Grimoire - they returned to the higher levels. Makoto learned about Mai becoming the Intermediary Grimoire, and later met Shiori Kirihito and Chachakaka. She was introduced to the former, falling for her lies of being frail. Jin, Akane, and Taro were bedridden, and Makoto helped to look after them with the other girls. She watched Noel and Shiori work together to make porridge for the boys, calling out Taro when he ate Jin's and not his own. She watched as Jin went berserk with his Nox Nyctores - the Mucro Algesco: Yukianesa and as he was knocked out by Cypher Albar. As she was involved in this incident, Makoto helped watch over the giant icebergs that were created, and cheered on Shiori in a contest for eating shaved ice, also being assaulted by a Torifune panda.

While having lunch with Team Remix Heart, Carl Clover visited them, and Makoto warned him to not try any of Noel's cooking. She prepared her for her date with Taro, painting her nails for the occasion. She later berated him for turning up late to Mai's date. Remix Heart was soon split for survival training, with Makoto being paired with Tsubaki and Noel. They reunited with Shiori, Kajun, and Mai when they found the main body of the mountain jellyfish, and managed to not only defeat it, but come first place in the training exercise. Mai was knocked unconscious and Makoto helped gather up the strongest Ars Magus users to help save her under Cypher's orders. It was a trap set by Cypher himself, and she and the rest of Team Remix Heart had their Ars Magus aptitude stripped away from them until they were saved by Chachakaka. Makoto learned through the Ammit Cryas that Mai was originally a man. Mai saved the group from being crushed by an alchemy barrier, and Cypher told them all of his plan to create a Burning Red Grimoire. He briefly battled Mai, and Makoto managed to hug her while the fight had paused, recognizing how hard it was for her living with the secret. When Mai and Shiori were teleported away by the professor, Makoto listened to Jin and helped to round up the best Ars Magus users in the Academy to foil Cypher's plans - they succeeded. She spent the rest of her first year messing around, and getting into trouble in her classes with Estella.

In her second year, Makoto was invited to the 2nd Hierarchical City of Iwatsuchi for Jin's medal ceremony as he had just ended the Ikaruga Civil War. Kagura attempted to flirt with her and the other girls with her (Mai, Noel, and Tsubaki) but she swiftly knocked him out, only to be met by Hibiki Kohaku, who promptly put them to work on preparing the celebration. Kajun, Mai, and Shiori all left the Academy that year. She was later seen revising with Noel and Tsubaki over the Nox Nyctores and the Dark War, and Makoto admitted that she did not know too much on either subject. She soon discovered that Noel was to graduate six months early, and she spent the remainder of her time at the Academy with Tsubaki.

Central Fiction
With Tager and Hibiki, Makoto listened to an explanation of events that had happened in the last few months from Kagura and Kokonoe. She became confused over Ragna’s alliance as he had injured Noel and Jin after he was forced to go berserk by Izanami. She was eventually absorbed into the Embryo, having her memories altered and believing that the date was 12/31/2199, and that Kagura was now the Hero of Ikaruga.

Inside the Embryo’s version of Kagutsuchi, Makoto found Kagura hitting on another woman, so she punched him. She was paired with Noel to find Ragna and capture him, but went on a tangent, meeting Kagura in the Kagutsuchi museum and jammed all radio signals as Hazama was lurking in the area. Before heading back to her original mission, Relius had found her and began commenting on her soul. Makoto ran, scared of the puppeteer, and found herself in Orient Town. She contacted Kagura to warn him of the man she had just met. She later heard rumours that Noel had fought the Grim Reaper. She was later transported to Ikaruga by Nine the Phantom and told to defeat Izanami to claim her piece of the Azure. She found Tsubaki, but was attacked by her friend as her memories began to confuse her. Makoto managed to repel her and retreated until Tsubaki had regained her composure.

Makoto was ordered by Kokonoe to detain Ragna, and she found him in Yabiko. They battled, but Makoto lost, and was the first of the chosen to have their desires taken by Ragna’s Soul Eater. She was later deployed to find Naoto Kurogane and to persuade him into the frozen space-time – she succeeded and they landed outside of Ikaruga before venturing to find Noel and the others.

Naoto and Makoto ran into Es when the demi-human lost her qualification as one of the chosen, and her data was backed up when she rejected the Azure, instead claiming that she wishes to protect the people she loves with her own power, not one she does not understand. She ordered Naoto to run and find the others while Makoto fought Es by herself, being defeated and visited by Amane Nishiki, who came to see her off as she dissolved into seithr.

In the new world created by Ragna, Makoto is a part of the NOL in an infantry division. Alongside Tsubaki, she visited Noel and Lambda at their church, and had dinner with them, extending an invitation from Kagura for Noel to return to the NOL at any time.

Makoto Nanaya
''A squirrel beastkin girl.

''She was born in the lower levels of the city, but with her unprecedented physical strength and prowess, she enters the Military Academy. At first, bullying was common, given her beastkin nature, but that ends when she met Noel and Tsubaki, her roommates.

''Shyness is not part of her vocabulary, as she’s kind to everyone around her. She’s passionate about her friends, and would never forgive someone who hurts them. Her energy level is always at 120%, and generally she sets the mood for the group. Seldom does she overthink or strategize before driving into the thick of a situation.

''She has taken on several dangerous missions as an intelligence agent in the NOL, and plots to make contact with Sector Seven. During that process, she crosses paths with the lead scientist, Kokonoe, and her subordinate Tager. Before long, Makoto joins their cause.

''However, concerned about Tsubaki, who recently fell to the Imperator’s curse, she convinces Noel to escape Sector Seven to save their mutual friend, together.