Kurosawa, Minamo

黒沢みなも

A physical education teacher at the girls' school. During the girls' first year of high school, she serves as the homeroom teacher for Class 5. In their final two years, she becomes the homeroom teacher for Class 2. She is an old high school friend and rival of Yukari; they share a juvenile, exasperating, yet amusing dynamic. Yukari constantly insults and freeloads off Nyamo, but Nyamo manages to land her own jabs. "Nyamo" is a nickname from her student days, used by Yukari and Tomo, while other students address her as Kurosawa-sensei. While Yukari resembles an older version of Tomo, Nyamo is similar to Yomi (more in personality than appearance), and the odd relationship between the two teachers mirrors that of Tomo and Yomi.
Nyamo is popular with students, being nicer, less obnoxious, and far more composed than Yukari. Yukari frequently teases her about her past romantic relationships and calls her a "stupid P.E. teacher." During one of the girls' summer trips, Nyamo gets very drunk (typically, Yukari is prone to this behavior; in fact, Nyamo drank specifically to keep the alcohol away from Yukari) and explains the birds and the bees to the girls. This embarrasses Sakaki and confuses Chiyo, but impresses the other girls.
In addition to teaching her homeroom class and physical education, Nyamo coaches and advises the women's swim team. Kagura calls her "Coach" and holds her in high regard. The fact that students often bring their problems to her is another source of Yukari's jealousy, as is Nyamo's generally more "together" and disciplined nature.
Unlike Yukari, Nyamo maintains her own apartment. She also owns and drives a blue five-door Toyota Vitz. She is very sensitive to comments about her love life, which has evidently provided Yukari with an endless supply of blackmail material and points for ribbing. One such instance apparently involves a "love letter" from high school, which Yukari loves to dangle over her head. Still, she is quite devoted to teaching and at one point turns down a job offer that would have provided significantly greater income and prestige.