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Aoi Nizato
Nizato aoi1
新里 あおい
Aoi Nīzato
Statistics
Age 12-13 (first grade in middle school, or seventh grade)
Seiyū
Shino Shimoji
Debut

Aoi Nīzato (新里 あおい Nīzato Aoi?) is a new character appearing in the Non Non Biyori Vacation Movie. She is a first-year middle schooler and a member of her school's badminton club. She reappeared in Non Non Biyori Nonstop OVA.

Appearance[]

She is a girl with black-blue hair and tied to one side, she has tanned skin like her mother's and green eyes

Personality[]

Aoi seems to be a responsible and mature girl, she seems to like badminton

Despite being different from Natsumi, she became friends with her since they had many things in common, such as having a strict mother who, according to them, can be scary.

Background[]

Aoi is a daughter of the hostess in an Okinawan hotel who helps with a lot of the hotel tasks.

Chronology[]

Aoi becomes friends with Natsumi Koshigaya due to being the same age and interest in the sport.

Quotes[]

Etymology[]

  • Aoi's surname Nīzato means "fresh, new" (新) () and "village" (里) (sato/zato).
    • While it is the 19th most common surname in Okinawa,[1] it is sort of rare in other regions (the 1232nd most common surname in whole Japan).[2]

Trivia[]

  • Aoi likes playing Badminton.
  • Aoi does not appear in the manga. Reiko Yoshida, the screenwriter of the movie, created her for the movie,[3] and Atto, the author of the manga, designed her appearance.[4]
  • Aoi talks with an Okinawan accent. More specifically, the intonation she speaks is Okinawa-specific though the words she uses are almost the same as the standard Japanese. Her voice actress Shino Shimoji was born and grew up in Okinawa and can speak with a native Okinawan accent. Her act in the accent was praised by other actors and the production staff.[5][6]

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References[]

  1. 名字由来net - 沖縄県名字(苗字)ランキング
  2. 名字由来net - 新里さんの名字の由来や読み方、全国人数・順位
  3. Febri - 『のんのんびより』コミック&TVアニメ完結記念 原作者・あっと&川面真也監督対談①
  4. MANTANWEB - のんのんびより:ずっと見ていたくなる魅力とは? 劇場版誕生秘話も
  5. WebNewtype - 「劇場版 のんのんびより ばけーしょん」小岩井ことり・村川梨衣・佐倉綾音・阿澄佳奈による初日舞台挨拶レポート!
    Ayane Sakura (Natsumi's voice actress): 下地さんは沖縄出身だから方言のイントネーションもとても自然で、そのナチュラル感が本作にぴったり。
    Translation: Shimoji-san acted in the local intonation very naturally since she is from Okinawa, and the natural feel went quite well with this movie.
  6. MANTANWEB - のんのんびより:ずっと見ていたくなる魅力とは? 劇場版誕生秘話も
    Shinpei Yamashita (producer): 監督やあっと先生と沖縄へロケハンに行ったのですが、現地の人は、僕らの前では、あまり方言を話さないことが多かった。ただ、ふとした瞬間に方言が出ることがあって、それがすごく魅力的に聞こえたんですね。下地さんは沖縄出身ということもあって、その絶妙なニュアンスを表現してくれました。
    Translation: I visited Okinawa for a location scouting with the director and Atto-sensei. Local people wouldn't talk with their accent so much when we are listening but it sounded very charming when they sometimes unintentionally used it. Shimoji-san, she is from Okinawa, did a great job portraying that subtle feeling.

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