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  | eyecolor    =Pink
  | eyecolor    =Pink
  | height      = 5′ 6′′ (166cm)
  | height      = 5′ 6′′ (166cm)
  | jobs        = Clerk at [[Locations#Convenience Store|Convenience Store]]
  | jobs        = * Clerk at [[Locations#Convenience Store|Convenience Store]]
PA for [[Niki]]
* PA for [[Niki]]
  | hobbys      =* Pursuing Sensei
  | hobbys      = * Pursuing Sensei
* Social justice/anarchy/"dismantling the patriarchy"
* Playing bass guitar
  | likes      ={{SenseiIcon}}
  | likes      =* {{SenseiIcon|nocat}}
  | dislikes    ={{MayaIcon}}  
* Social Justice
  | family      = * {{Niki}} (Big Sister)
* Binge-eating Ice-Cream
  | affiliation =Student
  | dislikes    =* {{MayaIcon|nocat}}  
  | firstappear =[[What Could Have Been]]
  | family      = * {{NikiIcon|nocat}} (Older Sister)
* Unnamed Parents
  | affiliation = * Light Music Club (Chap. 3)
  | firstappear = * [[Performance Review]] (First Appearance)
* [[What Could Have Been]] (Introduction)
  | notes      =
  | notes      =
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  | quotetext  =
  | quotetext  = An idealist with a heart of pink, Noriko loves justice, loud music, and Sensei. Her punk aesthetic hides both profound academic talent and tremendous kindness. That said, the passionate intensity she brings to the things she cares about can be intimidating.
  | quotesource =
  | quotesource = Official Lessons in Love website
  | introductiontext =Noriko is the sixteenth girl to join Sensei's class. She lives in room 10 with [[Kirin]].
  | introductiontext = Noriko is the 16th girl to join Sensei's class, doing so in [[Changelog#v0.14.0|v0.14.0]]. She lives in room 10 with [[Kirin|Kirin Kanda]].
  | background  =Noriko transfers to [[Locations#Kumon-Mi_Highschool|Kumon-mi High]] shortly after her old school is swallowed by a sinkhole. She is reunited with Sensei while chasing [[Wakana]] into his classroom during an argument. She is [[Niki]]'s younger sister.
  | background  =
  | characteristics =Noriko has known Sensei since her childhood, considerably before the events of the game, and is openly obsessive over him once they reunite. She aims to be the ideal girl in his eyes and has few reservations in the pursuit of his heart. Despite this, she is shown to have other hobbies and interests and maintains a friendly relationship with most of her classmates.
Noriko is the youngest daughter of two unnamed parents and is the younger sister of [[Niki|Niki Nakayama]], a pop idol renowned across all of Kumon-mi. The two girls grew up together with a younger [[Sensei]], often spending time at each other's houses, to the point where the Nakayamas considered Sensei part of the family. Despite him mostly hanging out with Niki, Noriko slowly grew a crush on Sensei, often [[Getting Comfortable|spying on the two]] and [[Spotless Mind|constantly trying to get closer to him]]. She'd eventually become one of Sensei's few pupils after he became a tutor, being the only frequent customer aside from [[Maya]].
  | relations   ====Sensei===
Noriko met Sensei many years before the events of the game as a toddler while he was still living in the Old District and tutoring Niki and has been in love with him for as long as she can remember. He would go on to tutor her years later as a grade schooler. She was hurt when he vanished from her life following the death of his brother, [[Ami]]'s father, and his second disappearance after that, yet does not seem to hold it against him. She is passionate yet calculated in trying to catch his eye, leading him to think she's less dangerous than her attitude might suggest. Despite her professing that she will give him "anything he wants", she is initially nervous to become intimate with him.  
Around three years before the start of the game, Sensei disappeared again, leaving Noriko devastated. While Niki slowly recovered from his disappearance, Noriko never stopped looking for him but was unsuccessful in all her attempts to track him down. Eventually, she began to attend [[Locations#Kumon-Mi_Academy|Kumon-Mi Academy]], where she met and became friends with [[Otoha]], even starting a small musical duo between the two of them. Once [[Fireworks, Chicken, and the Innate Fear of Death|the school sank into the ground]], she was transferred to Kumon-Mi High, landing in [[Wakana]]'s class. She eventually lands in Sensei's class after causing Wakana to lose her patience.
  | characteristics =
Noriko's obsession with Sensei and nostalgia for the life her family and he used to have has influenced her personality immensely. According to her [[Loxosceles Reclusa|she's spent a large amount of effort in turning herself into Sensei's dream girl]], or at least what she thought his dream girl was. Even once they reunite, she's completely [[Sculpture (Dream Girl)|reinvent parts of herself entirely for him]]. This obsessive desire to please him also caused her to be very tolerant of bizarre ideas or hobbies, usually to an alarming degree.
 
Outside of her love for Sensei, Noriko's also got a deep passion for the alternative and free lifestyle. She keeps expressionist paintings in her room, hangs alt-rock posters on her walls, and mentions 'dismantling the patriarchy' as one of her interests in her introduction to the class. Her greatest desire in life is to make a difference [[Semi-Constructive Criticism|be it through up-ending society or simply adopting a child]]. She likes to express herself through music, [[She Is|even writing Sensei a song]] to try and properly convey her feelings to him.
  | relations =
===Sensei===
Noriko has known Sensei for most of her life. When the two were younger, she would follow him around whenever he came to visit his sister and try to stick as close as she could to him, even repeatedly trying to sit on his lap. While most of her family initially wrote this attached behavior off as Noriko viewing Sensei as a surrogate older brother, in reality, it was the beginning of a life-long crush. Noriko loves Sensei more than anything and is willing to do nearly anything for his sake. She has modeled her appearance and many of her interests to please him, remaining committed to this even after their [[What Could Have Been|reunion]]. Even after he explains that he doesn't remember her, she's [[What Is|confident his memories will return]] and has no qualms about displaying her affection openly in the meantime.
===Kirin===
Kirin is Noriko's roommate and Noriko is one of the few people in the class who tolerates Kirin's constant perviness. The two are good friends, having bonded over their mutual interest in Sensei and their shared status as 'calculated disasters'. While their opinions often clash and their values are antipodes, the two girls still work to take care of each other, with Kirin [[Shelter|often providing emotional support]] whenever Noriko needs it.  
===Niki===
Niki is Noriko's older sister and the two share a close bond as a result. Noriko often helps her sister out with her idol business, being her official PA and [[Tokimeki Labyrinth|helping out during concerts or other press events]]. They mutually disapprove of the superficial details of each others' lives, with Noriko showing disdain for the saccharine nature of Niki's work and Niki looking down on the way Noriko dresses and the music she listens to; This seems to be a result of their sibling rivalry rather than any deeper disdain for each other. Though, Noriko is worried that, given enough time, Sensei will end up back together with Niki, constantly anxious about the possibility, even to the point of [[Porcelain Labyrinth|tears]].
===Maya===
===Maya===
Maya and Noriko openly despise each other for unclear reasons. Noriko claims not to know the source of Maya's hatred, but it seems to do with the reasons why Sensei disappeared three years prior to the events of the game. She expresses worry that Maya is trying to "steal Sensei away from her" — fears vindicated by Maya's constant efforts to distance Sensei from her, though possibly not for the reasons she suspects. She reveals in [[Sculpture (Dream Girl)]] that Sensei tutored both her and Maya at a similar age.  
Maya and Noriko openly despise each other for reasons unclear to both Sensei and the player. Noriko seems to not know the source of Maya's hatred. Noriko herself believes Maya is the cause of Sensei's second disappearance, holding a grudge for stealing the most important person in her life away. Just like with her sister, Noriko is worried Maya will manage to 'steal Sensei' from her and often tries and pry the details of her and Sensei's relationship out of him.  
===Ami===
===Ami===
Noriko exerts considerable effort trying to get [[Ami]] to like and accept her, despite the latter's resistance. She ingratiates herself to her through constant flattery and surprising respect for Ami's relationship to her uncle, claiming to want to share him rather than take him. Ami is reluctant to trust her given her open obsession with Sensei and Maya's considerable animosity towards her, but at least partially accepts her. They compete to be the 'ultimate little sister' in [[Imouto Mode!]]
Noriko exerts considerable effort to get [[Ami]] to like and accept her, despite the latter's resistance. She ingratiates herself to her through [[The Chains That Bind|constant flattery and surprising respect]] for Ami's relationship with her uncle, claiming to want to share him rather than take him. Ami is reluctant to trust her given her open obsession with Sensei and Maya's considerable animosity towards her, but partially accepts her due to Noriko's abundant kindness.  
===Kirin===
 
Noriko and Kirin are friendly with each other and bond over their sexual proclivities and pursuit of [[Sensei|the same man]]. They make a deal early on that Noriko will accept her sexual relationship with Sensei so long as she "does not develop feelings" for him. The pair foil each other: while Noriko is focused, surprisingly kind, and motivated by love, Kirin is spontaneous, casually cruel, and motivated by lust. They are openly attracted to each other.
  | memorablequotes =* "...I'm the 'childhood friend slash imouto type. So not only am I caring and adorable like a little sister, I have years worth of pent up sexual aggression and curiosity all aimed right at you!"  
===Niki===
* "And, who knows? Maybe the next obstacle I put down will wind up knocking someone else over instead of me."
Noriko and Niki are sisters and share a bond because of it. Despite this, they spend relatively little time on-screen together and many of the details of their relationship are unknown. Noriko reveals Sensei's presence to Niki shortly after she finds out herself. They mutually disapprove of the superficial details of each others' lives, with Noriko showing disdain for the saccharine nature of Niki's work and Niki looking down on the way Noriko dresses and the music she listens to; however, much of this seems to be simple sibling rivalry and they share enough respect to permit a working relationship in Niki's idol career.
* "I’m still just a prototype. And prototypes are always a little bit worse than the final version"
  | memorablequotes =* "...I'm the 'childhood friend slash imouto type. So not only am I caring and adorable like a little sister, I have years worth of pent up sexual aggression and curiosity all aimed right at you!" -[[Love, Dorms, and Other Things]]
  | trivia      =  
  | trivia      =* Appropriate to her interests, the posters in her room imply that she listens to classic punk music from the '80's. <br />
* Appropriate to her interests, the posters in her room imply that she listens to classic punk music from the '80's.
* She wears nearly exclusively pink, a fact that many of her classmates comment on or deride. <br />
* Noriko keeps a pocket knife on her at all times, mostly for self-defense.
| categories  =[[Category:Main Cast]] [[Category:Senseis Class]]
** She also carries a good amount of other useful items with her, like [[Twisting Ivy| pain killers and other pills]].
** During the second Dorm War she [[Remove Curse| apparently stored a lot of 'essential stuff' around her thighs]].
* Due to her and [[Niki]]'s past with Sensei, both Noriko and Niki start off with 50 base affection rather than zero like the rest of the cast.
  | gallery=
<gallery widths=200px heights=200px>
File:NorikoOutfit1.webp| Noriko's summer outfit
File:NorikoOutfit2.webp| Noriko's winter outfit
File:NorikoOutfit3.webp| Noriko's spring outfit
File:NorikoOutfit4.webp| Noriko's school uniform
File:NorikoOutfit5.webp| Noriko's work uniform
File:NorikoOutfit6.webp| Noriko's swimsuit
File:NorikoOutfit7.webp| Noriko's costume for the 2nd Halloween Party - One of Niki's outfits
File:NorikoOutfit8.webp| Noriko's costume during the 3rd Halloween Party - Yor Forger
File:NorikoOutfit9.webp| Noriko's costume during the 4th Halloween Party - Mitsuha Miyamizu
File:NorikoOutfit10.webp| Noriko's pajamas
File:NorikoOutfit11.webp| Ami's work uniform, which Noriko tries on during [[New Shoes]]
File:NorikoOutfit12.webp| A uniform Noriko wears during [[Homes for the Homeless]]
File:NorikoOutfit13.webp| Noriko when she was young
</gallery>
| categories  =
}}
}}
[[Category:Main Cast]]
[[Category:Sensei's class]]

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Noriko Nakayama
Personal Information
Surname Name Nakayama Noriko
Birthday (Age) July 28th (n/a)
Type of Character Main
Additional Information
Hair Color Pink
Eye Color Pink
Height 5′ 6′′ (166cm)
Job(s)
Hobby(s)
  • Pursuing Sensei
  • Playing bass guitar
Like(s)
  • Sensei
  • Social Justice
  • Binge-eating Ice-Cream
Dislike(s)
Family
Affiliation
  • Light Music Club (Chap. 3)
First Appearance
Notes unknown
An idealist with a heart of pink, Noriko loves justice, loud music, and Sensei. Her punk aesthetic hides both profound academic talent and tremendous kindness. That said, the passionate intensity she brings to the things she cares about can be intimidating.
— Official Lessons in Love website


Noriko Nakayama is part of the Main Cast of in Lessons In Love. Noriko is the 16th girl to join Sensei's class, doing so in v0.14.0. She lives in room 10 with Kirin Kanda.

Background

Noriko is the youngest daughter of two unnamed parents and is the younger sister of Niki Nakayama, a pop idol renowned across all of Kumon-mi. The two girls grew up together with a younger Sensei, often spending time at each other's houses, to the point where the Nakayamas considered Sensei part of the family. Despite him mostly hanging out with Niki, Noriko slowly grew a crush on Sensei, often spying on the two and constantly trying to get closer to him. She'd eventually become one of Sensei's few pupils after he became a tutor, being the only frequent customer aside from Maya.

Around three years before the start of the game, Sensei disappeared again, leaving Noriko devastated. While Niki slowly recovered from his disappearance, Noriko never stopped looking for him but was unsuccessful in all her attempts to track him down. Eventually, she began to attend Kumon-Mi Academy, where she met and became friends with Otoha, even starting a small musical duo between the two of them. Once the school sank into the ground, she was transferred to Kumon-Mi High, landing in Wakana's class. She eventually lands in Sensei's class after causing Wakana to lose her patience.

Characteristics

Noriko's obsession with Sensei and nostalgia for the life her family and he used to have has influenced her personality immensely. According to her she's spent a large amount of effort in turning herself into Sensei's dream girl, or at least what she thought his dream girl was. Even once they reunite, she's completely reinvent parts of herself entirely for him. This obsessive desire to please him also caused her to be very tolerant of bizarre ideas or hobbies, usually to an alarming degree.

Outside of her love for Sensei, Noriko's also got a deep passion for the alternative and free lifestyle. She keeps expressionist paintings in her room, hangs alt-rock posters on her walls, and mentions 'dismantling the patriarchy' as one of her interests in her introduction to the class. Her greatest desire in life is to make a difference be it through up-ending society or simply adopting a child. She likes to express herself through music, even writing Sensei a song to try and properly convey her feelings to him.

Relationships

Sensei

Noriko has known Sensei for most of her life. When the two were younger, she would follow him around whenever he came to visit his sister and try to stick as close as she could to him, even repeatedly trying to sit on his lap. While most of her family initially wrote this attached behavior off as Noriko viewing Sensei as a surrogate older brother, in reality, it was the beginning of a life-long crush. Noriko loves Sensei more than anything and is willing to do nearly anything for his sake. She has modeled her appearance and many of her interests to please him, remaining committed to this even after their reunion. Even after he explains that he doesn't remember her, she's confident his memories will return and has no qualms about displaying her affection openly in the meantime.

Kirin

Kirin is Noriko's roommate and Noriko is one of the few people in the class who tolerates Kirin's constant perviness. The two are good friends, having bonded over their mutual interest in Sensei and their shared status as 'calculated disasters'. While their opinions often clash and their values are antipodes, the two girls still work to take care of each other, with Kirin often providing emotional support whenever Noriko needs it.

Niki

Niki is Noriko's older sister and the two share a close bond as a result. Noriko often helps her sister out with her idol business, being her official PA and helping out during concerts or other press events. They mutually disapprove of the superficial details of each others' lives, with Noriko showing disdain for the saccharine nature of Niki's work and Niki looking down on the way Noriko dresses and the music she listens to; This seems to be a result of their sibling rivalry rather than any deeper disdain for each other. Though, Noriko is worried that, given enough time, Sensei will end up back together with Niki, constantly anxious about the possibility, even to the point of tears.

Maya

Maya and Noriko openly despise each other for reasons unclear to both Sensei and the player. Noriko seems to not know the source of Maya's hatred. Noriko herself believes Maya is the cause of Sensei's second disappearance, holding a grudge for stealing the most important person in her life away. Just like with her sister, Noriko is worried Maya will manage to 'steal Sensei' from her and often tries and pry the details of her and Sensei's relationship out of him.

Ami

Noriko exerts considerable effort to get Ami to like and accept her, despite the latter's resistance. She ingratiates herself to her through constant flattery and surprising respect for Ami's relationship with her uncle, claiming to want to share him rather than take him. Ami is reluctant to trust her given her open obsession with Sensei and Maya's considerable animosity towards her, but partially accepts her due to Noriko's abundant kindness.

Memorable Quotes

  • "...I'm the 'childhood friend slash imouto type. So not only am I caring and adorable like a little sister, I have years worth of pent up sexual aggression and curiosity all aimed right at you!"
  • "And, who knows? Maybe the next obstacle I put down will wind up knocking someone else over instead of me."
  • "I’m still just a prototype. And prototypes are always a little bit worse than the final version"

Trivia

  • Appropriate to her interests, the posters in her room imply that she listens to classic punk music from the '80's.
  • Noriko keeps a pocket knife on her at all times, mostly for self-defense.
  • Due to her and Niki's past with Sensei, both Noriko and Niki start off with 50 base affection rather than zero like the rest of the cast.

Gallery

  • Noriko's summer outfit

    Noriko's summer outfit

  • Noriko's winter outfit

    Noriko's winter outfit

  • Noriko's spring outfit

    Noriko's spring outfit

  • Noriko's school uniform

    Noriko's school uniform

  • Noriko's work uniform

    Noriko's work uniform

  • Noriko's swimsuit

    Noriko's swimsuit

  • Noriko's costume for the 2nd Halloween Party - One of Niki's outfits

    Noriko's costume for the 2nd Halloween Party - One of Niki's outfits

  • Noriko's costume during the 3rd Halloween Party - Yor Forger

    Noriko's costume during the 3rd Halloween Party - Yor Forger

  • Noriko's costume during the 4th Halloween Party - Mitsuha Miyamizu

    Noriko's costume during the 4th Halloween Party - Mitsuha Miyamizu

  • Noriko's pajamas

    Noriko's pajamas

  • Ami's work uniform, which Noriko tries on during New Shoes

    Ami's work uniform, which Noriko tries on during New Shoes

  • A uniform Noriko wears during Homes for the Homeless

    A uniform Noriko wears during Homes for the Homeless

  • Noriko when she was young

    Noriko when she was young

References

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