Character

Junta Nakao

中尾 順太

Junta Nakao was a member of 9th Grade Class 3 in 1998 and a student at Yomiyama North Middle School. In the anime, Junta is perhaps Izumi's closest friend, after Takako. The three are often together, discussing the curse and Izumi's attempts to combat it, though whether Junta is a member like Takako is doubtful. Junta seems to harbor feelings for Izumi, as when Izumi stated she wanted to go to Tokyo for high school, he rightly assumed this was to stay close to Kouichi and angrily glared at him. He seems to be fairly close to Takako as well. This relationship seems more genuine, as Takako was the only member of their group who expressed concern when Junta appeared to be car sick; Izumi was merely sarcastic and used his illness to trick Naoya into riding with Takako so she could be alone with Kouichi. Junta seems, otherwise, to be a fairly laid back individual, who gets along well with the other boys in his class, even Kouichi, aside from the occasional fits of jealousy toward Kouichi. He and Naoya seem to be fairly friendly, for instance.