Natsuki

Natsuki is seemingly an impetuous, direct, and arrogant girl, but internally she is kind and sweet, a result of her insecurity. She is based on the anime archetype of a tsundere.

However, despite being impulsive and speaking without thinking, Natsuki genuinely cares about her friends, and even when she has anger issues, she doesn't enjoy fighting or arguing with people. Throughout the game, we see her worry about Yuri and even give the protagonist a "poem," asking him to help Yuri, as she fears that talking to her will only lead to more arguments.

She also has a love for manga, particularly slice-of-life manga, and baking cakes. She keeps her manga collection at the Literature Club out of embarrassment, and although the rest of the club obviously knows about her interest, they still hesitate to talk about it. Natsuki also likes cute things, such as cupcakes with cat faces. She also enjoys poems with cute and happy words, even though her own poems deal with sad things, like being persecuted for her hobbies. Her simplistic writing style often puts her at odds with Yuri.

Natsuki dislikes being called "cute," even when she acts cute or does cute things, and she'll deny any claims about it. However, she feels much more comfortable showing her sweet side once she knows people won't make fun of her for it. Natsuki hates not being taken seriously, whether it's because of her writing, her hobbies, or just her general demeanor.

It is likely that Natsuki learned to be ashamed of herself and her hobbies, thanks to her judging classmates and her implied abusive father, making her aggressive nature a defense mechanism.

Natsuki has pink hair, just like her eyes. She also has a bow-shaped hair clip on the right side of her front hair and two red ribbons that form two small twin tails. The rest of her hair is short, with a small fringe framing one side of her face and a few strands of hair on her forehead.

Natsuki wears the traditional school uniform, just like the other characters, for most of the game. On her route, on day 3, she wears a light pink ruffled skirt with black trim and a white shirt with short sleeves decorated with a small light pink cat head. Two black bra straps are visible beneath her shirt.

The protagonist suggests that his short stature is caused by being younger than the rest of the cast, but Monika implicitly thinks it is due to malnutrition.

Age: 18 years.
Gender: Female.
Conceptual height: 1.50 m.
Hair color: Pastel pink.
Eye color: Magenta.

Sayori: They become friends quickly. Sayori likes Natsuki's manga collection, and Natsuki jokes with her about sharing snacks. Natsuki is also one of the first to notice Sayori's depression.
Yuri: They have a rivalry at first due to their opposite personalities, but in the side stories and under normal circumstances they manage to get along very well and respect each other as friends.
Monika: She's the leader of the club. Although they argue about Natsuki's writing style and tastes, they share the literature club space.

Throughout the story, it's repeatedly implied that Natsuki has an abusive father, which is why he prefers to stay at the Literature Club rather than go home. In fact, his attempts to gain approval from others, as well as his tsundere archetype and displays of superiority, are common symptoms in children who have suffered abuse.

This problem is most noticeably seen in Act 2, either through alterations by Monika, as well as through her interactions with other characters (mainly Yuri).

Monika's alterations to Natsuki's negative traits in Act 2 exaggerate the relationship between Natsuki and her father, making Natsuki "say," "My dad would beat me up if he saw this." Furthermore, Monika "guesses" that Natsuki's father doesn't give her money or lunch while she's at school, which causes her malnutrition and short stature. Later, Natsuki faints in the Literature Club room, prompting Monika to give her a protein bar, telling the protagonist that it happens often enough that she should keep an extra one in her bag.

Another circumstantial point is that if the player writes poems for Natsuki in Act 2 on the day of the festival planning and the day before, then the interaction between Yuri and Natsuki will change on the day of the festival, taking on a darker tone. While Natsuki apologizes for being so aggressive the previous day and storming out of the club, Yuri responds, "Nobody cares. Why don't you just go look for spare change under the vending machine in the hall?" This causes Natsuki to leave the club in tears. Despite this, the rest of the events of that day continue as usual, and Natsuki will still give the player her "poem" about trying to help Yuri, stating that she doesn't trust Monika.