Manabu Nanao

is a classmate of Shirou Fuji. Like Fuji, he has romantic feelings for Mei Sengoku. He has seven siblings.

Background
Before the main story, he challenges Sengoku to a Kendo battle however he lose against her. Because of this, Nanao trained himself for a year to rematch and win against Sengoku.

Trivia

 * Name Meaning
 * Manabu (学), "learn".
 * Nanao (七緒), "seven, string".
 * Junko Ike's proclaimed favorite character in the series, but she stated that she loves all her characters "equally".
 * His birthday is on January 1, the first day of a year.
 * According to Mei Sengoku, his birthday is very easy to remember.