Naota Nandaba

Twelveyearold Naota Nandaba is the main character. His name is derived from the Japanese word for quothonestyquot and his father named him Naota because of that Fooly Cooly. Unbeknownst to him he has the quotright kind of headquot 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 quotnothing amazing ever happens herequot despite the show039s surreal and often absurd happenings. Naota idolizes his older brother Tasuku carrying around Tasuku039s baseball bat and even hanging out with Tasuku039s old girlfriend Mamimi. In Naota039s 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 quotcut back on the sour drinksquot by Amarao. His guitar is the Gibson Flying V which Haruko pulls out of his head in the fourth episode.