Nanase (七瀬, ななせ), full name Haruka Nanase (七瀬遥, ななせ はるか), is a second year student at Nekketsu High School that was first featured in Downtown Nekketsu March Super-Awesome Field Day!. He is described as being a serious and dexterous person with average abilities. He is the best friend of Sanjūrō Sugata and is a good friend of Matsuda.[1][2]
Unlike Sugata and Kunio, Nanase is not a delinquent, but he respects them and knows how to fight if there is the need for it.[3]
Appearances[]
Downtown Nekketsu March Super-Awesome Field Day![]
Nanase debuts in Downtown Nekketsu March Super-Awesome Field Day as a member of Nekketsu High School's team. In the Battle Royal minigame, he will have access to the Double Chop.
Surprise! Nekketsu New Records! The Distant Gold Medal[]
Nanase appears as a member of Nekketsu High School's team.
In the localization Crash 'n the Boys: Street Challenge, Nanase was replaced by Ramon "Sting Ray" Garcia and is now a member of Southside High School.
Downtown Nekketsu Baseball Monogatari: Yakyū de Shōbu da! Kunio-kun[]
Nanase appears as a member of Nekketsu High School's team and is a supporting character in the story.
In the game's intro, Nanase is seen walking with Sugata as he is told by him that Noboru Kawakami has become the baseball team's new coach despite not knowing anything about the sport. Nanase asks why he couldn't get Shinji Chiba to help, though Sugata admits that he's more upset about Rika Asano and thinks that they stand no chance in competing in the tournament. Nanase tells Sugata to ease up and mentions that they still have Kunio to help them which instilled his confidence. To their disappointment, Kunio runs by to inform the two that he'll be out of town to run errands.
Following the game against Reihō Academy, Sugata warns Nanase and Tatsumi Tachibana that the next teams will be even stronger which causes them to doubt their abilities with Nanase uncertain if he'll be able to keep going. Hayato Ichijō then runs in to excitedly announce to them that Kunio has arrived to join the team which reignites their spirits. During the ending of the game, Nanase notices Rika arrive to the team's locker room and asks her if she's doing well, to which she apologizes for making everyone nervous and explains that she came to say goodbye to everyone. After she thanks everyone for all that they've done, Nanase leaves with Sugata and Kunio.
Nekketsu Kōkō Online: Yamada no Fukushū[]
Downtown SMASH Dodgeball![]
Nanase appeared as a member of East District A's team.
River City Super Sports Challenge[]
Nanase appears as a member of Nekketsu High School's team.
River City Super Sports Challenge ~All Stars Special~[]
This remake of Super-Awesome Field Day re-imagines the events of that game. The story takes place after River City: Rival Showdown.
In the story mode, Nanase is first seen with Sugata, Kunio, and Satomi Momozono for the results of Nekketsu High School's screening for the tournament. Shortly after, Nanase is seen walking in the park where he is then stopped by Koshiba and Nito. The two demand that Nanase doesn't let Kunio participate in the tournament, where he then refuses their demands and begins to walk away. Koshiba brings up Nanase's friend Matsuda and begin to threaten that something may happen to him if Nanase doesn't comply. Striking a nerve, Nanase decides to listen to what the two have to say instead of continuing to walk away. Koshiba and Nito arrange another meeting at the park for after the first round of the qualifiers.
During the ending of the first round in the qualifiers, Momozono comes to congratulate Sugata and Nanase on their victory, though Sugata notices a bomb thrown her way and knocks Momozono out of the way to prevent her from being harmed. Hit by the explosion, Sugata falls to the ground and Nanase goes to check on him. Later in the day, Nanase is seen back at the park meeting with Koshiba and Nito, where they hand him a poisoned drink and tell him to make sure Kunio drinks it. Nanase reluctantly complies as Matsuda may be harmed if he doesn't, though stops to ask if the bomb that injured Sugata was their doing. Koshiba and Nito lie by denying they have any knowledge of the bomb and proceed to leave the park. At the end of the second round of the preliminaries, Kunio is seen celebrating their victory with his team until Nanase disguised as a girl walks in to hand Kunio the poisoned drink as a gift.
In the first main round of the tournament, Nanase is seen feeling guilty for what he's done when the team is discussing Kunio's absence. As an attempt to eliminate Nekketsu High School, Mamoru Tōdō makes a sudden change to the tournament rules where captains must participate in the match and that any teams without a captain will be disqualified. With the team in a panic, Nanase suggests the new freshman to be appointed as the team's new captain.
While the new freshman and Hiroshi are walking through the park to visit Kunio in the hospital, the two are interrupted by Tōdō, where he orders Ryūichi and Ryūji Hattori to attack the two. Nanase comes in to stop the Dragon Twins from hurting the new freshman, where he helps fight them and some Reihō Academy students. With the twins and the Reihō students leaving after the fight, Kunio thanks Nanase for helping though feels like he doesn't deserve to be complimented. Sugata asks Nanase about what's going on, to where he confesses to the group that he was the one who poisoned Kunio and his reasons for doing so. Sugata is angry with the fact Nanase was being threatened while the Dragon Twins also overhear the conversation and offer to protect Matsuda, as they weren't aware he was being used as leverage against Nanase. In the end, Kunio forgives Nanase for what happened while asking him to cheer up, as they've got a tournament to win.
During the ending of the game, Nanase still appears bothered by what happened thinking that Sugata is angry with him, though Sugata reassures to him that he doesn't care and that under his circumstances it was the only thing he was able to do.
Nanase appears as a member of Nekketsu High School's team and is able to be played in or outside of the story mode. Nanase is able to use the Double Chop and Sliding.
Downtown Nekketsu Jidaigeki[]
River City: Rival Showdown[]
River City: Rival Showdown is a remake of Downtown Nekketsu Story. The game takes place before River City Super Sports Challenge ~All Stars Special~.
In the main story, Nanase can be talked to in down during parts of the day where he worries about Sugata and how he may have gone off to pick fights with the top delinquents of other schools. On the true ending, Nanase and Sugata will show up to Reihō Academy and assist Kunio and Riki in their fight against Kiyofumi Taira, as they feel like he should've told them he was heading down to the school. Upon defeating Taira, Nanase suggests to Sugata that the two defend the floor they're currently on as he believes if they advance with Kunio that it'll prevent more of an opportunity for him to get trapped by people coming from below. When Kunio is later seen leaving the school, Sugata and Nanase tell him that they've successfully defended the area from any Reihō students.
In Riki's story, Nanase is seen walking on the street with Sugata after they've gotten themselves some yakisoba rolls. Riki runs in and asks the two to hand him a yakisoba roll which shocks the two and prompts Nanase to ask if he's hungry. Riki claims that he needs the roll for something else and once again demands the two that they hand him one. Nanase informs Riki that they've already ate them all which enrages him and prompts him to start a fight claiming Mami Shimada's life depended on that roll. With the two being defeated, Nanase is confused at how some yakisoba rolls have any relation to Mami.
River City Melee: Battle Royal Special[]
Nanase returns as a member of Nekketsu High School's team and is involved in the story mode. Nanase is able to use the Double Chop and Sliding.
River City Melee Mach!![]
River City Saga: Three Kingdoms[]
Nanase plays the role of Sun Qian, a civil official from Xuzhou who serves Liu Bei (Gōda) at the request of Tao Qian before his death.
Sun Qian first appears in the third chapter as a job request Guan Yu (Kunio) is able to take, where Sun Qian is looking for a sparring partner. Guan Yu is able to accept the request, to where Sun Qian appears shocked when he shows up. Guan Yu believed Sun Qian to be more of a supporting type, so he asks him why he had the sudden change in heart. Sun Qian admits to not being the type that fights on the front lines, though because of that he wishes to increase his strength so he can provide better support in the future.
In the fifth chapter, Sun Qian is first able to be seen in Xiangyang where he can inform Guan Yu that he has successfully gathered information about the East at Liu Bei's request, which because of Sun Ce's passing, Sun Quan (Riki) has recently inherited the estate while being so young. During the fight against Xu Huang (Kobayashi), Sun Qian will make a brief appearance with Jian Yong (Takamine) to assist Guan Yu and Zhao Yun (Sugata) in their fight.
On the final chapter, Guan Yu is able to help Sun Qian in Ezhou to find a suspicious person loitering in Hanyang as he hopes it isn't something that'll be a detriment to the plans. Sun Qian states that everyone was too scared to go look for themselves, and admits that he was also scared. The suspicious person turned out to be Liu Cong, who has recently fled Xuzhou and has some of Cao Cao (Yamada)'s troops trying to take him out.
Other media appearances[]
Kunio-kun! Nekketsu Battle![]
Localized versions[]
- In Crash 'n' the Boys: Street Challenge, Nanase was replaced by Ramon "Sting Ray" Garcia and is now a member of Southside High School's team.
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