Naota "Takkun" Nandaba

Details Clubs Pictures Top > Characters > Naota Nandaba Naota Nandaba (ナンダバ・ナオ太)Twelve-year-old Naota Nandaba is the main character. His name is derived from the Japanese word for "honesty" and his father named him Naota because of that (Fooly Cooly). Unbeknownst to him, he has the "right kind of head" to be used as an N.O. channel. He is obsessed with appearing mature and attempts to act nonchalant. This is most expressed in his monologues which open and close each episode where he continues to claims that "nothing amazing ever happens here" despite the show's surreal and often absurd happenings. Naota idolizes his older brother Tasuku, carrying around Tasuku's baseball bat, and even hanging out with Tasuku's old girlfriend Mamimi. In Naota's mind, Tasuku is the epitome of what it means to be an adult, as opposed to the other adults in his life (e.g. his father, his grandfather, and his teacher) who he perceives as being immature. Much like Amarao, Naota is picky about his drinks (disliking drinks which are sour, bitter, or contain pulp) and hates spicy foods (note thought, he is told to "cut back on the sour drinks" by Amarao). His guitar is the Gibson Flying V which Haruko pulls out of his head in the fourth episode. While at the beginning of the series he appears to be bothered by Haruko's presence, over the course of the series he realizes his own feelings and admits that he loves her in the final episode. As Mamimi is his symbol of childhood, and Haruko is his symbol of adulthood, when they both leave Mabase, he is left right in the middle where he belongs, in adolescence. Voice Actors Goodson, Barbara English Perino, Davide Italian Mizuki, Jun Japanese Sindberg, Susan French Casan, Xavier Spanish See MoreRecent Featured Articles 9 Anime Sequels, Spin-offs and Continuations We're All Excited About It's time to revel in the hype and talk about the most anticipated anime sequels, spin-offs and continuations for this year and the next! by Unnamedhero 171,996 views Spoiler Top 20 Most Epic Anime Fight/Battle Scenes Fighting is bad... but sometimes it can be so bad that it's good, right? Prepare yourself for some serious ass-kicking. We're counting down 20 of the greatest, coolest, and most epic anime fight scenes in anime history. by removed_user 662,068 views SpoilerRecommendationCollectionActionSupernaturalSuperhumanSci-fiVideo window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'alternating-thumbnails-a', container: 'taboola-below-article-thumbnails-character', placement: 'Below Article Thumbnails Character', target_type: 'mix' }); $(window).on('load', function(){ $('#myanimelist .character-anime + table .Lightbox_AddEdit:first').malTooltip({ position: 'left', header: 'Get started', body: '<p>Try making your own Anime List! No sign up required.</p>' }); $('#myanimelist .character-manga + table .Lightbox_AddEdit:first').malTooltip({ position: 'left', header: 'Get started', body: '<p>Try making your own Manga List! No sign up required.</p>' }); });