Ninamori, Eri

ニナモリ・エリ

Eri Ninamori is Naota's classmate. Throughout the series, she is addressed by her surname, "Ninamori." As the daughter of Mabase's mayor, she also serves as class president. Ninamori possesses N.O. powers as well: during the third episode, while she and Naota are fighting and the Medical Factory's siren sounds, Naota's third robot, initially appearing as "cat ears," transfers to her instantly. She projects a proper, slightly stuck-up persona and conceals personal details to an almost obsessive extent; for instance, she wears contact lenses at school rather than letting her classmates know she requires corrective lenses. Despite her status as class president, Eri is not above breaking rules to achieve her goals. She manipulates the voting for the school play casting to secure the lead role and have Naota cast opposite her, an act that—along with allowing him to see her in glasses—hints at her crush on him. Further indications include her expressed dislike of Mamimi and a final scene with Naota by a vending machine that mirrors the early-series interactions between Mamimi and Naota. Ninamori is highly intelligent, though somewhat jaded. Much like Naota, she attempts to act mature, and although her parents' problems trouble her deeply, she refuses to admit it until near the end of the series.