Character

Kento Nanami

七海建人

Kento Nanami is a supporting character in Jujutsu Kaisen. He is a Grade 1 Jujutsu Sorcerer and a Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical College alumni. Nanami is a well-built man with light-brown hair styled with a neat part. Nanami has very thin eyebrows as well as small eyes that are usually covered by his signature sunglasses, which don't have arms. Befitting a former office worker, Nanami is usually fully dressed in a business suit. His usual suit consists of a white dress shirt underneath a tan blazer with matching slacks and light shoes. Attached to his dress shirt, Nanami's blunt sword is usually attached to his back by a holster hidden by the blazer. He also sports a necktie that shares the same dotted pattern as the bandages around his blunt sword. After graduating from Jujutsu Technical School, Nanami wore a vertical striped jacket over a white button-down shirt and dark-colored tie with white dots all over it, vertical striped pants, and black shoes. Nanami's hair was also styled slightly differently when he was younger. Nanami is a very intelligent and reserved man who at first appears to be someone who is just very serious about his work. He knows how to separate sentimentalism from service and claims he's only a Jujutsu Sorcerer because it's slightly less idiotic than regular careers. As one of Yuji's mentors, Nanami is a complete contrast to Gojo, who is far more outspoken and easy-going. Nanami almost always has an indifferent attitude, often appearing to very aloof and stoic in every situation. He's very blunt and most of the time is easily irritated, especially when dealing with Yuji. Beneath his tough exterior, Nanami is a kind man with good moral values. He's truly just a man worn down by the mundane day to day practices of life that stole his youth from him and transformed him into an adult. He treats Yuji like a kid because he doesn't want to see him let go of his youth just for the sake of becoming a Sorcerer. Nanami knows being a Jujutsu Sorcerer is a dangerous and demanding job for crazy people, and so he has a hard time respecting Jujutsu Sorcerers. Even though Nanami and Gojo are longtime friends, the former claims he doesn't respect him either despite their mutual trust in one another. He also initially refuses to acknowledge Yuji as a Jujutsu Sorcerer until Yuji saves his life. Originally an office worker, Nanami left his old career because he never felt truly appreciated, and his work had no impact on anyone. On the other side, his service to those as a Sorcerer has garnered small bits of appreciation from innocent people. This was more than enough to sway him back to being a Sorcerer and allows him to live a life without regrets.