Nanako Dojima

Origin

Nanako Dojima was born in Inaba and is the only daughter of Ryotaro Dojima, Inaba's Chief Detective. When she was very little, her mother died in a hit and run accident and grew up with only her father in her life. However, due to the strain of being a detective and his own vendetta to catch the person who killed his wife, Nanako grew up alone and spends most of her time watching television and singing the jingles to various commercials and shows. Despite her age, Nanako is able to cook dinner and do the laundry. She attends the local elementary school where she is a good student. When Yu Narukami moves to Inaba, he begins to bond slowly with Nanako over time.

Creation

Persona 4 PS2 (Jul 2008)

Nanako Dojima is a secondary character from the Shin Megami Tensei series of games and specifically the Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 video game for the Playstation 2. It's the sixth game of the franchise and was developed as a murder mystery RPG with deep social aspects. It was developed by ATLUS in Japan, directed by Katsuro Hashino, and character design by Shigenori Soejima. It was released in Japan in July 10, 2008, and in the U.S. on December 9, 2008.

The series was later adapted into a manga written and illustrated by Shuji Sogabe, and began serialization in ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Black Maoh magazine on September 19, 2008. The anime adaption began in October of 2011 and is directed by Seiji Kishi.

Her manga first appearance was in Persona 4: Voulme 1, CH 1 "Opening" , and her first anime appearance was in Persona 4 (episode yet to be announced). Her character in the Japanese series is voiced by Akemi Kanda, and the U.S. dub has not been announced.

Character Evolution

Age: 6 (7) Zodiac: Libra Height: 122 cm Weight: 21kg Blood Type: O

Major Story Arcs

Other Media

Games

Nanako Dojima appears in the Playstation 2 video game Persona 4 as a secondary character. She is the cousin of the protagonist who helps her cope with being alone a bunch of the time as well as shows her how much her father loves her. Her Social Link powers up the Justice Arcana, despite having no Persona herself. She is voiced by Akemi Kanda in the Japanese version and Karen Strassman does her in the English dub.