Aoyama Nanami

Biodata

Background / History

Nanami initially works as a convenience-store clerk after school and takes additional weekend shifts. Her part-time income must cover tuition, rent, living costs, and voice-acting training; despite becoming ill, she continues working rather than taking leave. Her goal is to become a voice actor, but her original school's General Department offers no relevant instruction, forcing her to attend outside training classes. 12 18

After seeing her exhausted, ill, and unable to afford lunch, Sakurakoji Talent offers her a position with flexible hours and an opportunity to transfer to Philia Academy, which has a voice-acting program. Nanami is grateful but carefully considers the proposal before accepting it three days later. 18 19 24

She leaves school early for an interview at Ten no Yashiro, where she learns that Talent is both the apartment owner and her interviewer. Though startled to discover that the job is maid work, she reviews the labor contract carefully and signs it because of its favorable terms and her financial situation. 25 26

Under Head Maid Yashiro Ichiyo's instruction, Nanami rapidly learns household work and becomes Talent's personal maid. She receives her Philia Academy admission letter with assistance from Sakurakoji Ashiri and Okura Rumin, allowing her to pursue professional instruction while continuing her specialized voice-acting classes. 27 49

As her experience grows, Nanami takes on apartment communication and registration work, game-studio support, and shifts at the Underground Street Cat Café alongside her regular maid duties, schoolwork, voice-acting practice, and care of Mashiro. 355 411 705

Appearance

Nanami is most often seen in the formal maid uniform of the Sakurakoji household after beginning work at Ten no Yashiro. Her usual hairstyle is a high ponytail. 27

• Wears a white headband with her maid uniform. 27
• Her formal uniform has a long skirt and comparatively modest design, unlike Kato Megumi's maid-café-style outfit. 197
• Becomes visibly flustered when complimented on wearing the uniform. 27
• Initially mortified by the uniform, she eventually becomes comfortable in it and regards it as practical work attire that keeps her ready to serve Talent. 571

Personality

Nanami is diligent, self-reliant, and highly responsible. She is uncomfortable relying on favors she has not earned, insisting that Talent should dismiss her directly if she proves unable to adapt to the maid position. She also scrutinizes her employment contract rather than accepting its generous terms blindly. 26

Although earnest and capable, she is shy and easily embarrassed by attention, maid-related teasing, and Talent's unusual behavior. She initially struggles with anxiety and feelings of inferiority when surrounded by accomplished creators such as Kasumigaoka Utaha, Eriri, and Shiina Mashiro. 26 89 101

Nanami is notably frugal and practical. She objects when Talent damages expensive bedding through carelessness and sees wastefulness as contrary to the values of a hardworking ordinary person. 245

Her reliability makes her a natural mediator and senior within the household. She accepts additional work without complaint, trains newer staff, and can become unexpectedly forceful when someone interferes with the group's work or harms themselves. 451 571

Despite her loyalty to Talent, Nanami retains strong moral convictions. Upon learning of his relationships with multiple women, she openly condemns what she considers unfair conduct rather than silently accepting it. After Talent reveals his supernatural condition and the illness connected to his actions, she agrees to keep his secret and support him, though the revelation leaves her deeply shaken. 705

Abilities & Skills

Household Service

Nanami adapts to professional maid work quickly under Yashiro Ichiyo's training, progressing from observation to independently managing Talent's daily household needs. 27

• Cleans and maintains Talent's large top-floor residence. 27
• Prepares and serves food, tea, and refreshments for household guests. 86 178
• Memorizes regular guests' preferred drinks and pastries. 178
• Handles resident inquiries and registrations through the apartment's internal communication system. 355
• Assists the game studio with errands and supplies. 411
• Takes shifts at the Underground Street Cat Café in addition to her household responsibilities. 705
• Trains newer household employees, including Kawasaki Saki, and coordinates their work with Yashiro Ichiyo and the other staff. 571

Caretaking and Tutoring

Nanami is assigned responsibility for Shiina Mashiro because of her dependable nature, shared school schedule, and ability to teach practical common sense. 60

• Helps Mashiro wake up, dress, clean her room, and manage daily routines. 60 86
• Ensures Mashiro eats properly and corrects her habit of taking convenience-store items without paying. 144
• Tutors Mashiro academically while Mashiro attends Philia Academy. 144
• Introduces Mashiro and Kato Megumi to games and otaku works needed for the visual novel project. 87 179
• Helps manage Esther's daily routine and mediates when Esther's conflicts with Talent threaten to escalate. 518 700
• Is assigned to mentor Kawasaki Saki and may provide Saturday accommodation so Saki can work and study more easily. 558 571

Voice Acting

Nanami's central ambition is becoming a professional voice actor. Talent later invites her to voice a role in his visual novel game. 18 86

• Continues specialized voice-acting training after transferring schools. 49
• Is formally introduced as one of the game's voice actors. 88
• Requests additional preparation time because she fears her first professional work will weaken the project. 198
• Her determination is tempered by Talent's warning not to overwork herself pursuing perfection. 198
• Demonstrates the results of her ongoing voice-acting practice during a group performance at Philia Academy. 611

Relationships

• Sakurakoji Talent — Initially a regular customer at her convenience store, then her employer and the owner of Ten no Yashiro. Their familiarity deepens when they begin addressing one another by given name; Nanami serves as his personal maid and often worries about his behavior. After discovering his relationships with several women, she confronts him on moral grounds. Talent subsequently reveals his supernatural condition and entrusts her with the secret, but later exploits their unequal master-and-maid relationship in a coercive manner. 12 27 245 705 706
• Yashiro Ichiyo — Head maid and Nanami's senior, who trains her in household duties after she joins the Sakurakoji household. 26 27
• Shiina Mashiro — Fellow Philia Academy transfer student placed under Nanami's care. Nanami manages Mashiro's daily life, teaches her, and supports her schoolwork. 60 144
• Kanda Kouta — A school friend who supports Nanami's decision to pursue the new opportunity and wishes to see her voice-acting work in the future. 25
• Kato Megumi — A junior maid whom Nanami is instructed to teach about otaku culture, games, and the team's project. 179
• Kasumigaoka Utaha and Eriri — Fellow visual-novel collaborators whom Nanami serves at Ten no Yashiro and assists through studio errands. Nanami is accustomed to their constant disputes and forcibly stops Eriri's self-destructive embarrassment when necessary. 88 411 451
• Ouka Mai — A guest whose imposing presence initially intimidates Nanami; Nanami later shows concern and disapproval over Mai's advances toward Talent. 209 214
• Esther — A household resident whose poor routine creates additional burdens for Nanami. Nanami helps restrain Esther during conflicts and assists with her practical daily care. 518 700
• Kawasaki Saki — A newer household employee placed under Nanami's supervision. Nanami readily accepts responsibility for training her and helping coordinate her work. 558 571

Story Role / Major Arcs

Convenience-Store Employment and Recruitment

Nanami's financial hardship and unwavering pursuit of voice acting bring her to Talent's attention. His offer of employment and an academy transfer provides a practical path toward her dream without abandoning her need to support herself. 18 19

Becoming Talent's Personal Maid

Nanami accepts the household position despite being mortified by the maid uniform and initially misunderstanding what the role entails. Her discipline and learning ability make her a trusted personal maid within a short time. 26 27

Mashiro's Caretaker

Talent assigns Nanami to support Shiina Mashiro's move into the apartment complex. Though reluctant to take on additional duties, Nanami accepts the responsibility and becomes Mashiro's dependable daily caretaker and tutor. 60 144

Visual Novel Production

Nanami joins Talent's game project as a voice actor while also supporting its creators and helping newer staff understand games and otaku media. Her insecurity about her ability becomes a major obstacle, but she chooses to work harder rather than abandon the role. 86 179 198

Household and Studio Senior

Nanami's expanding responsibilities make her one of Ten no Yashiro's most dependable staff members. Beyond managing Talent's residence and Mashiro's care, she handles resident communications, runs errands for the studio, works at the Cat Café, and becomes responsible for training Saki. 355 411 571 705

Learning Talent's Secret

After seeing evidence of Talent's relationships and confronting him over their morality, Nanami is told that his conduct is tied to the serious illness he has had since childhood. She initially refuses to accept the explanation, but Talent's supernatural transformation proves that his situation is real. Nanami agrees to preserve his confidence, fundamentally changing her understanding of his world and complicating their master-and-maid relationship. 705 706

Notable Quotes

“If possible, I'd like you to give me a little more time! Before we actually start recording, I want to do my best to improve my skills, even just a little bit!” 198

“Even if you're rich, Young Master, you can't be so wasteful!” 245

Trivia

• Nanami is referred to as a “Part-time Warrior” because of her intensive work schedule while studying. 12
• She has repeatedly witnessed Talent's cross-dressing identities and reacts with shock or discomfort each time. 29 93 215
• Talent considers Nanami exceptionally versatile because she balances maid work, Mashiro's care, game-studio support, and voice-acting practice. 179
• She eventually takes pride in her maid work and treats the uniform as a practical part of her professional identity. 571
• Although she sometimes carries heavy studio purchases for Eriri, Nanami considers the chance to read the materials herself a worthwhile benefit. 411 450