Iseri Nina

is a passionate, stubborn, and emotionally volatile lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the band Togenashi Togeari.

Core Personality Traits

• Stubborn and Idealistic: She holds an unwavering sense of justice and refuses to compromise her beliefs, often seeing the world in stark black-and-white terms.
• Temperamental and Expressive: She struggles with emotional regulation and can lash out, throw public tantrums, or isolate herself when things do not go her way.
• Righteous Anger: Described as a "righteous monster" (seiron monsuta), she harbors a deep-seated hatred for lies, hypocrisy, bullying, and systemic injustice.
• Lonely and Craving Connection: Beneath her abrasive and defensive exterior, she is deeply insecure, afraid of isolation, and fiercely loyal to the people who accept her (such as Momoka Kawaragi and her bandmates).
• Independent Dropout: Having fled a strict, suffocating family upbringing in Kumamoto and dropped out of high school, she rejects her father's financial control to forge her own path in Kawasaki

Nina possesses an average height for her age. She often styles her short, dull purple hair into twin ponytails while allowing her asymmetrical bangs to partially obscure her flat, blue eyes.

Although Nina has a few outfit changes for many occasions, her most common primary outfit that she wears is a white shirt that has the text "HOPE FOR THE BEST AND PREPARE FOR THE WORST", that is worn over by a dark blue track jacket with a fluffly trim on the hood and white vertical stripes on the sleeves and some drawstrings, buttons, a zipper and pockets as well. She also wears a buttoned up maroon, black, and white checkered plaid mini skirt, along with knee calf loose white socks and black and white sneakers.

For the summer, she wears a plain white short sleeved T-shirt worn over by a dark blue Sweater vest with white trimmings, a light gray and black checkered skirt, shorter cuffed white socks and the same sneakers.

Nina comes from a small country town where she had a strict family upbringing. Due to her coming from a country town, she is often referred to as a "country bumpkin" and related terms from Momoka Kawaragi. She is also a high school drop-out.

Nina is a temperamental girl who is prone to mood swings. She's extremely stubborn and has difficulty regulating her emotions. This is likely due to her young age, low level of maturity, and her sensitive level of emotional intelligence. In the show, her feelings manifest into a stream of color wafting off of her. There will be times - such as the time near the end of Episode 7, she will run away from her group or from certain situations without a proper or reasonable explanation.

She has an older sister, Suzune. In episode 8, she writes a letter to her father, Muneo thanking him for taking care of her and how she will manage her own. By doing this, she requests her father to stop sending her any money and that she will be returning her bank book.

In a step to manage herself independently, she would get her first job working in the same restaurant that Rupa and Tomo work at.

Biography
Favorite Food
Ohitashi (boiled vegetables)
Café au lait
Yogurt
Hobby
Showa Era Enthusiast
Buddha Statue Lover
Collecting Goshuin is a life long passion

Biographical Information
Age
17-18
Birthdate
October 24th, 2006[1]
Horoscope
Scorpio ♏
Birthplace
Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyushu
Blood Type
A
Physical Description
Gender
Female Female
Height
152cm
Eye color
Flat Blue
Hair color
Dull Purple
Professional Information
Occupation
Lead vocalist
Rhythm guitarist (Episode 13)
Team
Togenashi Togeari
Affiliation
Togenashi Togeari

Togenashi Togeari
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Togenashi Togeari (トゲナシトゲアリ; lit. "thornless thorn") is the central rock band of the series, consisting primarily of high school dropouts. Before the band's formation, each member was part of two bands, with Nina, Momoka, and Subaru performing under the name Shin-Kawasaki (Temporary) (新川崎（仮）, Shin-Kawasaki (Kari)), and Tomo and Rupa performing as Vocaloid duo Beni-Shouga (derived from the condiment of the same name, stylized in lowercase). After merging, their new name originates from Nina reading an audience member's shirt saying "Togenashi Togeari" during their Suwa live house gig.

Nina Iseri (井芹 仁菜, Iseri Nina)
Voiced by: Rina (理名)[2]
The main protagonist of the series and the lead vocalist of Togenashi Togeari hailing from Kumamoto who left her hometown and her strained past life to start anew. She is not on good terms with her father and dropped out of high school due to being the subject of bullying. She initially moved to Tokyo with the aim of studying at a cram school and entering university, only to focus on Togenashi Togeari instead. She is a major fan of the band Diamond Dust and felt that their songs helped her during the difficult times in her life. In promotional material, she is seen with a Butterscotch Blonde G&L Asat Classic electric guitar, a guitar based on the design of the Fender Telecaster, which she plays as the band's rhythm guitarist in the finale.
Momoka Kawaragi (河原木 桃香, Kawaragi Momoka)
Voiced by: Yuri (夕莉)[2]
The lead guitarist and leader of Togenashi Togeari hailing from Asahikawa who was a former member of Diamond Dust before leaving due to creative differences, a decision she holds regret despite holding no ill will towards her former bandmates. She then performed as a solo artist and planned to quit before meeting Nina and being reinvigorated by her determination. She plays a Costa Azul Metallic Psychederhythm Psychomaster electric guitar, a Japanese-made Fender Jazzmaster clone.
Subaru Awa (安和 すばる, Awa Subaru