Nanase, Ren

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Bright and friendly, Ren Nanase is a 22-year-old nurse at St. Juliana Hospital and arguably the series' most iconic character. She is the first nurse Ryuji meets and the first to genuinely welcome him as a friend and superior. When her love for inpatient boxer Naoya Ohkawa is discovered, Ryuji learns of her match-fixing and uses it as blackmail. Like the nurses to come, despite the abhorrent treatment she receives, Ren develops Stockholm syndrome and becomes emotionally attached to her abuser. Ren is distinguishable by her incredibly long hair, which is usually tied into a ponytail.

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