Junta Nakao

Junta Nakao was a member of 9th Grade Class 3 in 1998 and a student at Yomiyama North Middle School. He is one of the "Deaths of July".

Personality
He is a loyal retainer of the "Queen Akazawa" and usually accompanies her and her other followers. When Izumi stated she wanted to go to Tokyo to study, he got jealous and gave Kouichi a few angry stares.

Appearance
In the anime he has short black hair and black eyes. He is fairly tall and he usually wears the standard school male uniform. Whereas in the manga he has longer hair, flat, and has a larger build; differing greatly from his appearance in the anime.

Plot


In the prior episodes, he is usually seen talking with Izumi and Takako.

In Episode 8, he went with Kouichi and the others to the beach to relax, and he had car sickness during the trip. At the end of the episode, while they were playing volleyball, a strong gust of wind blew their only ball far into the water. However, when he went to retrieve it, he had difficulties swimming, and started to drown. Soon after, a speeding boat drives and hits him, splitting his body up into various pieces.

While it is thought that the boat killed him, it is later revealed in Episode 9 (by Chibiki) that before leaving for the beach, he hit his head on the stairs at home back in Yomiyama, resulting in an aneurysm that burst as he swam after the ball. He was dead before the boat hit his body.

As a result of his death, Takako (according to Izumi) was devastated. Later, he appeared in Kouichi's guilt driven dream whereas he was hanging upside down from a door and blamed his death on Kouichi.

Gallery
Main article: Junta Nakao/Image Gallery 

Trivia

 * He is ranked B in Another characters ranking. Another 93.jpg
 * His home address is 1-26 Furuikecho Yomiyama City.
 * His name, Junta, means thickness.
 * He appears to have a crush on Takako. When he notices her comforting a carsick Junta, Naoya comments that he's trying too hard. Later on, he goes after Takako's ball, which ironically sets in motion his death, and a few episodes later, hers.
 * In the original novel, Nakao's death occurs off scene. He is one of the last students to die in the fire at the Sakitani Kinenkan.
 * It is possible that he did not appear in the manga; however he dies in both the original novel and the anime.
 * His deaths (excluding the manga) differ.