| Nao Yorihime 依媛奈緒 | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Age | 17 |
| Birthday | October 7 (Libra) |
| First Appearance | (Anime) Episode 01 |
| Portrayed By | Yuka Inokuchi |
Nao Yorihime (依媛 奈緒 Yorihime Nao) is one of the Yosuga no Sora heroines. She acts like a big sister towards Haruka Kasugano, as a close and trusted childhood friend. Nao was sincerely devastated when it seemed she would never see the two siblings.
Appearance[]
Having a mature and diligent appearance, Nao is the most adult-like of the heroines. She has neck-length black hair that has two white hair pins on the right side, dark blue eyes, a pair of round glasses and large breasts. She is considered a beautiful and attractive young girl.
Personality[]
Nao is a beautiful and intelligent girl who is an excellent swimmer, compassionate, and whose maturity projects a sense of sisterly love towards others; though for Haruka Kasugano, she has deeper, more intimate feelings towards him. When Haruka parted ways with her, she became apathetic, sorrowful and dreary around others, as she felt guilty about what she did to Haruka on that summer day.
Background[]
Nao is Haruka Kasugano's next-door neighbor and childhood friend. When the Kasugano twins last visited the area, their departure was particularly painful for Nao, who had grown quite close to Haruka. Compounding her sadness was the fact that she raped him on one occasion, shortly before he left. After they moved away, Nao grew apathetic and guilty about molesting Haruka. Upon their return, she attempts to rekindle their former close relationship. Sora Kasugano (Nao's former best friend) harbors great resentment towards her because Sora thinks that she will steal Haruka away after she saw the pair having sex on that summer day when they were younger.
Story (Anime)[]
Common Route (Episode 1)[]
Haru visits the Yorihime residence to greet Nao's mother after not seeing her for several years. It is here that we first see Nao, who bumps into Haru as she walks into the house through the front door. She is later seen at school, bumping into Haru again in the hallway, and she scuttles off after a few words. A flashback then plays of the events immediately proceeding the rape incident. She is later seen on her bike, and accidentally bumps into Haru a third time, this time going full speed on her bike. Haru helps her pick up the groceries she was carrying on her bike, and rides her home. He offers for the two to walk to school together the next day, but she sadly refuses out of guilt. She is finally seen in this episode in the bath tub, contemplating about the past.
Nao's route (Episodes 7-9)[]
Ryouhei, Akira and Kazuha all conspire to set up a date between Nao and Haru, tricking both of them to visit the school pool, alone, at the same time. Nao helps Haru learn to swim, and the two have fun. Eventually, the subject of the rape incident is broached. She explained that she was troubled by her parents' constant arguing in the house and wanted to release her tension. She also clarifies that she cannot just find anybody to have that kind of relationship with. Haru forgives her and the two start dating.
After reconciling with Haruka, Sora discovered their relationship by finding the two making love. She expelled Nao from their house and ordered Nao to never talk to Haruka again. Nao is desolate after that and, though she wants to see Haruka, has to hide because Sora is always with him. After school, Haruka meets up with Nao at the grocery store. He tells her that he intends to make things right and to keep making her smile and she decided to stay optimistic to whatever Sora will say to her. The next morning, Nao comes over to pick them up for school. Sora seems to have calmed down a bit but continues to distance herself from them.
On the day they decided to go to the pool, Sora decided to follow them but Haruka nearly drowns. Sora sees Nao give mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to Haruka. This caused Sora to try to be with Haruka all the time.
One afternoon, Haruka finds Sora missing after receiving a text from her saying "Let's leave here." Akira Amatsume, Kazuha Migiwa and Ryouhei Nakazato joins Nao and Haruka in search of her until, amidst the rain, Nao finds Sora at the bus stop. Refusing to go with Nao, Sora runs out of the bus stop, angrily telling her that she is the reason why Haruka has changed. Suddenly, a bolt of lightning strikes the bus stop and burst into flames. Sora then remembers she forgot her stuffed bunny inside. Nao rushes in to retrieve the only memento Sora has of her mother, causing her to be nearly trapped inside. After receiving the rescued item, Sora reveals to Nao her insecurities with her, that she is afraid Haruka would leave her alone. The next night, Sora joins everyone during the Summer Festival at the shrine. This time, Sora is more caring towards Nao.
Sora's Route (Episodes 7, 10-12)[]
Things play out differently, with Haru and Nao's relationship still starting, but getting derailed due to Haru's feelings for Sora. Haru and Nao go on a date, with Haru's mind clearly being elsewhere (Sora). He thinks of buying presents for Sora (Not Nao) and talks about Sora a lot. Later, Haru catches a glimpse of Sora masturbating and calling his name, further confusing him. He goes on another date with Nao, but this time tries to take her to a love hotel in an attempt to take his mind off Sora. Nao rejects his advance, and questions if Haru really loves her. The rest of the route focuses on Haru and Sora pursuing a romantic relationship. Nao doesn't reappear until the infamous 'caught' scene where her and Kozue walk in on the twins having sex. She ends her relationship with Haru the next day (with the two of them never having sex during this brief stint of dating). However, she remains on friendly terms with the twins, and even helps search for Sora at the end of the route, when she goes missing,
Relationships[]
In Nao's route, Haruka dispelled her assumptions and they began a relationship together. Leading to much conflict with Haru's twin sister Sora, who disapproves of the relationship. The conflict only ending after Nao selflessly risks her life to rescue Sora's precious stuffed bunny from a fire. From then on, Haru and Nao begin dating the Sora's full acceptance.
In Sora's route, their relationship was put to the test when Nao asked Haruka if he loved her and he replied he didn't know (he was distracted by his discovery of Sora's feelings toward him), Their relationship ended after Nao and Kozue Kuranaga visited the Kasugano residence and caught Haruka and Sora in the middle of a sexual encounter.
When the Kasugano twins last visited the area, their departure was particularly painful for Nao Yorihime, who had grown quite close to Haruka Kasugano, to the point of having sex with him on one occasion, about which she feels guilty after she saw Haru's reaction after they had sex. Upon their return, she attempts to rekindle their former close relationship. Sora Kasugano (Nao's former best friend) harbors great resentment towards her because Sora thinks that she will steal Haruka away after saw the pair having sex when they were younger in a summer.
In the attempt to restore her former relationship with Haru, she explained that she was troubled by her parents' constant argument going in the house and wants to release her tension by finding Haru to have sex. She also clarifies that she cannot just find anybody to have that kind of relationship with.
Not long after reconciling with Haru, she questioned Haru on whether he loved her or not when he tries to shake Sora's masturbation scene off his mind by bringing her into a hotel room to make love and he replies that he doesn't know.
One afternoon, when Kozue and Nao decide to visit the Kasugano residence, they catch the twins in the middle of making love. Kozue Kuranaga runs away in shock at the sight of the twins making love, while Nao calmly left the scene, but Sora wouldn't even care. Haruka thinks of ditching school, but she tells him to think little of it. Kozue tells him the next day that she'll never talk to him again, while Nao effectively ends her relationship with him after accepting his apology.
She got to know Sora had saw that they had sex when they were younger in a summer day and that "now they are even." Days later Haruka and Sora leave the place to live together overseas in the city where an artisan who had connection with their parents lived, hoping to find happiness elsewhere. Though Kozue disagrees, Nao believes they will do just fine.
In Episode 1 after the sudden death of their parents, Haruka Kasugano and Sora Kasugano (Haruka's twin sister) move to the house formerly inhabited by their late grandfather, in a small village they often visited as children. There, Haruka encounters several of the residents, some of whom are old friends like Nao Yorihime, but Sora stays at home, refusing to go to school even as Haruka starts attending
In Episode 7 the event where Sora Kasugano asks Haruka Kasugano to take her measurements so she can have a uniform made, is replayed. The next day, Nao Yorihime comes over to bring Haruka some mosquito repellent, since Sora is scared of mosquitoes, and then leaves almost immediately. The next day, Ryouhei Nakazato invites Haruka to the school rooftop to take a peek at the girls cleaning the pool. Haruka warns Ryouhei, though, not to peek at Nao, and leaves. Much later Ryouhei tells Nao that Haruka, “the prince she has been waiting for,” has a crush on her; but she thinks he does not like her. The truth is that something happened between the two many summers ago: Nao, trying to escape the noise of her arguing parents, ran to Haruka's house. At that time, Haruka was sleeping at the veranda, and was surprised to see Nao on top of him with her clothes undone. Until now, Nao feels guilty for what she did. However, Ryouhei, even Akira and Kazuha, is into the act of bringing Haruka and Nao together. They did so by making the two meet at school pool on a Sunday. When they were changing after the swimming lesson, Haruka rushes into the girls' locker room when Nao was scared by a black cat inside a box. The school supervisor hears their chatter, but the two were able to hide inside a box before he catches them. Thinking it was just the cat, he leaves. There, Nao gets to know that Haruka does not hate her, only that he was just surprised at the events of that summer day, dispelling her assumptions. Meanwhile, Sora shows her hatred of Nao, whom she thinks is the reason why Haruka has been preoccupied the past couple of days, at home on her laptop.
Episode 8 begins with Sora Kasugano waiting for Haruka Kasugano at the door. She then hears Haruka telling Nao that he will tell Sora about them being in love. Sora surprises Haruka has he enters through the door. She tells him that she is hungry and he says he will make some curry for her. But Haru seemed to forget to go grocery shopping so instead they have some tuna and rice. Haruka tries to tell Sora about his relationship with Nao but, Sora says she does not want to talk since she heard the whole thing earlier. Sora wakes up early for school so she could avoid having any sort of contact with Haruka. During lunch, Nao asks Haruka to tell Sora to join them. As Nao is talking to Ryouhei Nakazato, they overhear the conversation between Haruka and Sora. Sora was telling Haruka that she does not want to join them and have anything to do with Nao. Sora then notices that Nao heard her but just walks away without saying anything. Sora's temper is starting to reach its limit by now.
Sora sends Haru a text message saying that she is leaving first and that she will be late. After school, Haru and Nao are at the grocery story and decide to pick up some ingredients to make some curry for Sora. As they arrive at home, they both notice that Sora's shoes are not there, so they figured she hasn't come home yet. As they wait for the curry to finish cooking, Haru and Nao being to look at some photo albums. The both then start to kiss when Haruka tells her that he wants to fill the rest of the album with more memories of her. The scene then shifts to Sora sleeping in her room as she is awakened from the smell of the curry cooking in the kitchen. She then makes her way out of the kitchen she hears a noise coming from the other room.
As Sora peeks through the door, she sees Nao and Haruka having sex. Sora then opens the door and kicks Nao out of the house. Sora knows that this isn't the first time she has seen them having sex. She also saw them when they were kids. She warns Nao to stay away from Haruka and to never show her face in front of him again. Sora then runs into the kitchen and throws away all the curry that Haruka and Nao made for her. She says that she only wants Haruka's cooking and not Nao's.
The following morning, Nao tries to avoid seeing Haruka and Sora. Haruka finally meets up with her when she was hiding around the corner of her classroom. But she runs away because she is still unable to deal with the situation. After school, Haruka meets up with Nao at the grocery store. He tells her that he intends to make things right and to keep making her smile. The next morning, Nao comes over to pick them up for school. Sora seems to have calmed down a bit but continues to distance herself from them. It's a hot day, so the whole gang decide to meet up at the beach. Thanks to Ryouhei, everyone now knows about Haruka and Nao's relationship
In Episode 9, Sora Kasugano decides to follow everyone to the beach, but the moment she gets off the bus, news that a young man was rescued from drowning unconscious reaches her. As Sora looks over, she finds out that the boy in question is Haru. However, Nao acted quickly and performed mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. With that event, Sora becomes even more insecure, eventually telling Haruka not to leave home and tells all sorts of excuses just to make him stay. One day, Sora made Haruka choose between her and Nao, but he just shrugs it off and proceeds to school with Nao as if nothing is wrong. That afternoon Haruka finds Sora missing after receiving a text from her saying "Let's leave here." Akira Amatsume, Kazuha Migiwa and Ryouhei Nakazato joins Nao and Haruka in search of her, until, amidst the rain, Nao finds Sora at the bus stop. Refusing to go with Nao, Sora runs out of the bus stop, angrily telling her that she is the reason why Haruka has changed. Suddenly, a bolt of lightning strikes the bus stop and burst into flames. Sora then remembers she forgot her stuffed bunny inside. Nao rushes in to retrieve the only memento Sora has of her mother, causing her to be nearly trapped inside. After receiving the rescued item, Sora reveals to Nao her insecurities with her, that she is afraid Haruka would leave her alone. The next night, Sora joins everyone during the Summer Festival at the shrine. This time, Sora is more receptive of Nao.
Episode 10 starts with Haru having a dream about when they were kids and Sora Kasugano was discharged from the hospital.
The next day, Nao Yorihime and Haru agreed to a date on Sunday. But, Haru forgot that he agreed to go with Sora to shop on the same day. Haru then lied to Sora and told her that he had plans with Ryouhei Nakazato even though he was going on a date with Nao. Sora told Haru to cancel his plans but Haru said he would go with Ryouhei instead. This did not go well... While on his date, all Haruka could think about was Sora. Nao even tried to grab Haruka's hand but instead he ran off to buy something that Sora might like. The two then decide to make some curry for them and Sora.
When they arrive, Haru finds Sora crying in bed. Haru then tells Nao that Sora isn't feeling well and that they have to end their night together. Sora then tells Haru that the reason she was crying wasn't because she was sick but because she had a dream about losing Haru. The next day, Sora finds out that Haru went out with Nao and not Ryouhei when Haruka tries to hide it from her. Nao got the impression that Sora didn't want her around. I'm pretty sure she was spot on. One night, Haru went to the kitchen for a glass of water. He then hears his name coming from Sora's room... Haruka catches Sora masturbating in her room while mentioning his name, much to his dismay—she is enamored with him ever since that one summer day in their childhood when Haruka kissed Sora while playing.
Episode 11 begins when Haru takes Nao out on a date again, but he cannot shake the sight of Sora Kasugano masturbating that night off from his mind. Eventually, Haruka hits his limit and in an attempt to get rid of those thoughts, he starts taking Nao a hotel and tries to make love with her in a forced way, but she rejects his act and asks if he really loves her. Haruka is unable to answer and returns home. Soon after, Sora gets a fever and Haruka stays home to take care of her. That evening, Sora, with her fever subsided, confesses her feelings to Haruka and the two make love, beginning a relationship. This did not go unnoticed, as everyone, especially Kozue Kuranaga and Nao, begins to see the twins spend more and more time with each other. One afternoon, when Kozue and Nao decide to visit the Kasugano residence, they catch the twins in the middle of making love.
Kozue runs away in shock at the sight of the twins making love, while Nao Yorihime calmly left the scene, but Sora Kasugano wouldn't even care. Haruka Kasugano thinks of ditching school, but she tells him to think little of it. Kozue tells him the next day that she'll never talk to him again, while Nao effectively ends her relationship with him after accepting his apology. That night, Haruka fights with Sora when he tells her that they stop doing it, even inadvertently hitting her. Things get complicated when they find out that their parents left no money for the two, and in order to survive they have to be taken under custody of their relatives, but this means them living apart. That afternoon Haruka awakens to find Sora missing and her room in a mess. He goes looking for her after receiving a text from Sora which sounds like a suicide note. Nao even helps him in looking for her everywhere, mentioning to him about her confrontation with Sora, saying she has seen the two making love that summer day, and that "now they are even." Haruka then remembered the lake that Akira Amatsume mentioned the other day. Haruka finds Sora and his attempt to stop her from going deeper in to the lake nearly ends in them drowning. Days later, the two leave the place to live together overseas in the city where an artisan who had connection with their parents lived, hoping to find happiness elsewhere.
Gallery of Haru/Nao's relationship
The former friendship between Nao & Sora Kasugano.
Sora harbors great resentment toward the popular Nao, because she thinks that she will steal Haruka away, because she saw the pair having sex when they were younger. Though it was once implied that they were good friends.
Episode 7 This episode replays the event where Sora asks Haru to take her measurements so she can have a uniform made. The next day Nao comes over to bring Haruka some mosquito repellent, since Sora is scared of mosquitoes, and then leaves almost immediately. The next day Ryouhei invites Haruka to the school rooftop to take a peek at the girls cleaning the pool. Haruka warns Ryouhei, though, not to peek at Nao, and leaves. Much later Ryouhei tells Nao that Haruka, “the prince she has been waiting for,” has a crush on her but she thinks he does not like her.
The truth is that something happened between the two many summers ago: Nao, trying to escape the noise of her arguing parents, ran to Haruka's house. At that time Haruka was sleeping at their veranda, and was surprised to see Nao on top of him with her clothes undone. Until now Nao feels guilty for what she did. However, Ryouhei, even Akira and Kazuha, is into the act of bringing Haruka and Nao together. They did so by making the two meet at school pool on a Sunday. When they were changing after the swimming lesson, Haruka rushes into the girls' locker room when Nao was scared by a black cat inside a box. The school supervisor hears their chatter, but the two were able to hide inside a box before he catches them. Thinking it was just the cat, he leaves. There, Nao gets to know that Haruka does not hate her, only that he was just surprised at the events of that summer day, dispelling her assumptions. Meanwhile, Sora shows her hatred of Nao, whom she thinks is the reason why Haruka has been preoccupied the past couple of days, at home on her laptop.
Episode 8 Our episode begins with Sora waiting for Haruka at the door. She then hears Haruka telling Nao that he will tell Sora about them being in love. Sora surprises Haruka has he enters through the door. She tells him that she is hungry and he says he will make some curry for her. But Haru seemed to forget to go grocery shopping so instead they have some tuna and rice. Haruka tries to tell Sora about his relationship with Nao but, Sora says she does not want to talk since she heard the whole thing earlier. Sora wakes up early for school so she could avoid having any sort of contact with Haruka. During lunch, Nao asks Haruka to tell Sora to join them. As Nao is talking to Ryouhei, they overhear the conversation between Haruka and Sora. Sora was telling Haruka that she does not want to join them and have anything to do with Nao. Sora then notices that Nao heard her but just walks away without saying anything. Sora's temper is starting to reach its limit by now.
Sora sends Haru a text message saying that she is leaving first and that she will be late. After school, Haru and Nao are at the grocery story and decide to pick up some ingredients to make some curry for Sora. As they arrive at home, they both notice that Sora's shoes are not there so they figured she hasn't come home yet. As they wait for the curry to finish cooking, Haru and Nao being to look at some photo albums. The both then start to kiss when Haruka tells her that he wants to fill the rest of the album with more memories of her. The scene then shifts to Sora sleeping in her room as she is awaken from the smell of the curry cooking in the kitchen. She then makes her way out of the kitchen she hears a noise coming from the other room.
As Sora peeks through the door, she sees Nao and Haruka having sex. Sora then opens the door and kicks Nao out of the house. Sora knows that this isn't the first time she has seen them having sex. She also saw them when they were kids. She warns Nao to stay away from Haruka and to never show her face in front of him again. Sora then runs into the kitchen and throws away all the curry that Haruka and Nao made for her. She says that she only wants Haruka's cooking and not Nao's.
The following morning, Nao tries to avoid seeing Haruka and Sora. Haruka finally meets up with her when she was hiding around the corner of her classroom. But she runs away because she is still unable to deal with the situation. After school, Haruka meets up with Nao at the grocery store. He tells her that he intends to make things right and to keep making her smile. The next morning, Nao comes over to pick them up for school. Sora seems to have calmed down a bit but continues to distance herself from them. It's a hot day so the whole gang decide to meet up at the beach. Thanks to Ryouhei, everyone now knows about Haruka and Nao's relationship. But, where is Sora?
Episode 9 Sora decides to follow everyone at the beach, but at the moment she got off the bus, news that a young man was rescued from drowning unconscious. As Sora looks over, she finds out that the boy in question is Haruka. However, Nao acted quickly and performed mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. With that event, Sora becomes even more insecure, eventually telling Haruka not to leave home and tells all sorts of excuses just to make him stay. One day, Sora made Haruka choose between her and Nao, but he just shrugs it off and proceeds to school with Nao as if nothing is wrong. That afternoon Haruka finds Sora missing after receiving a text from her saying "Let's leave here." Akira, Kazuha, and Ryouhei joins Nao and Haruka in search of her, until, amidst the rain, Nao finds Sora at the bus stop. Refusing to go with Nao, Sora runs out of the bus stop, angrily telling her that she is the reason why Haruka has changed. Suddenly, a bolt of lightning strikes the bus stop and burst into flames. Sora then remembers she forgot her stuffed bunny inside. Nao rushes in to retrieve the only memento Sora has of her mother, causing her to be nearly trapped inside. After receiving the rescued item, Sora reveals to Nao her insecurities with her, that she is afraid Haruka would leave her alone. The next night, Sora joins everyone during the Summer Festival at the shrine. This time, Sora is more receptive of Nao.
Episode 10 The next day, Nao and Haru agreed to a date on Sunday but Haru had forgotten that he agreed to go with Sora to shop on the same day. He then lied to Sora and told her that he had plans with Ryouhei even though he was going on a date with Nao. Sora told Haru to cancel his plans but Haru said he would go with Ryouhei instead.
It did not go well. During the date, though, Nao notices that Sora is never far from Haruka’s mind, him buying things for his sister rather than for her, and eventually spoiling their date. They planned to make croquette curry upon arriving home, but is cancelled when Haruka finds Sora not feeling well in her room after having a bad dream. Sora then tells Haru that the reason she was crying wasn't because she was sick but because she had a dream about losing Haru.
The next day Nao notices that Haruka tries to hide his date with her from Sora, but she just went along. Nao got the impression that Sora didn't want her around when Sora said that Nao don't have to wait for them. One night, Haruka catches Sora masturbating in her room while mentioning his name, much to his dismay. She is enamored with him ever since that one summer day in their childhood when Haruka kissed Sora while playing.
Episode 11 Haruka takes Nao on a date again, but he cannot shake the sight of Sora masturbating that night off from his mind. Eventually Haruka hits his limit and tries to get rid of those thoughts by taking Nao to a hotel, but she rejects his act and asks if he really loves her. Haruka is unable to answer and returns home. Soon after, Sora gets a fever and Haruka stays home to take care of her. That evening, Sora, with her fever subsided, confesses her feelings to Haruka and the two make love, beginning a relationship. This did not go unnoticed, as everyone, especially Kozue and Nao, begins to see the twins spend more and more time with each other. One evening, when Kozue and Nao decide to visit the Kasugano residence after they met each other in the classroom, they catch the twins in the middle of making love. Kozue dropped Haru's phone, which has been left behind in the classroom, and then ran out from Haru's home.
Episode 12 Kozue runs away in shock at the sight of the twins making love, while Nao calmly left the scene, but Sora wouldn't even care. Haruka thinks of ditching school, but she tells him to think little of it. Kozue tells him the next day that she'll never talk to him again, while Nao effectively ends her relationship with him after accepting his apology. That night Haruka fights with Sora when he tells her that they stop doing it, even inadvertently hitting her. Things get complicated when they find out that their parents left no money for the two, and in order to survive they have to be taken under custody of their relatives, but this means them living apart. That afternoon Haruka awakens to find Sora missing and her room in a mess. He goes looking for her after receiving a text from Sora which sounds like a suicide note. Nao even helps him in looking for her everywhere, mentioning to him about her confrontation with Sora, saying she has seen the two making love that summer day, and that "now they are even." Haruka then remembered the lake Akira mentioned the other day. Haruka finds Sora, and his attempt to stop her from going deeper in to the lake nearly ends in them drowning. Days later the two leave the place to live together overseas in the city where an artisan who had connection with their parents lived, hoping to find happiness elsewhere.
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Love Triangles[]
Sora catches Haruka & Nao together
Episode 1: "Distant Memories"/"Haruka na Kioku" (ハルカナキオク)
After the sudden death of their parents, Haruka and his twin sister Sora move to the house formerly inhabited by their late grandfather, in a small village they often visited as children. There, Haruka encounters several of the residents, some of whom are old friends, but Sora stays at home, refusing to go to school even as Haruka starts attending. Realizing that Haruka is growing more and more distant and slipping from her grasp, Sora goes to Haruka's room at night and appeals to Haruka as she removes her clothes...
Episode 7: "Sinful Maidens"/"Tsumi na Otomera" (ツミナオトメラ)
This episode replays the event where Sora asks Haru to take her measurements so she can have a uniform made. The next day Nao comes over to bring Haruka some mosquito repellent, since Sora is scared of mosquitoes, and then leaves almost immediately. The next day Ryouhei invites Haruka to the school rooftop to take a peek at the girls cleaning the pool. Haruka warns Ryouhei, though, not to peek at Nao, and leaves. Much later Ryouhei tells Nao that Haruka, “the prince she has been waiting for,” has a crush on her; but she thinks he does not like her. The truth is that something happened between the two many summers ago: Nao, trying to escape the noise of her arguing parents, ran to Haruka's house. At that time Haruka was sleeping at their veranda, and was surprised to see Nao on top of him with her clothes undone. Until now Nao feels guilty for what she did. However, Ryouhei, Akira and even Kazuha are into the act of bringing Haruka and Nao together. They did so by making the two meet at school pool on a Sunday. When they were changing after the swimming lesson, Haruka rushes into the girls' locker room when Nao was scared by a black cat inside a box. The school supervisor hears their chatter, but the two were able to hide inside a box before he catches them. Thinking it was just the cat, he leaves. There, Nao gets to know that Haruka does not hate her, only that he was just surprised at the events of that summer day, dispelling her assumptions. Meanwhile, Sora shows her hatred of Nao, whom she thinks is the reason why Haruka has been preoccupied the past couple of days, at home on her laptop.
Episode 8: "Darkened Sky"/"Nao Kuraki Sora" (ナオクラキソラ)
By now Sora is showing her hatred of Nao in the open, even in front of Ryohei and Nao herself. One afternoon Sora, attracted by the smell of curry cooking in the kitchen, catches Haruka and Nao making love in the living room. Sora throws Nao out of the house, warning her not to see Haruka ever again, since it is the second time she catches the two doing the "dirty deed." She then throws the curry they cooked down the drain, as she only wants Haruka's cooking. Nao is desolate after that, and though she wants to see Haruka, she has to hide because Sora is always nearby. However, Haruka is always optimistic Sora will forgive and accept them both, as he, after knowing from Ryouhei that she changed, wants Nao to return to being a cheerful, caring, and lighthearted person. Sora lightens up a bit to the sight of Haruka and Nao being together, but still has some resistance, and prefers to distance herself from the two. It is for this reason that she never joined Haruka and Nao along with Ryouhei, Kazuha, Akira, and Motoka for the annual summer trip to the beach.
Episode 9: "Distant Feelings"/"Haruka na Omoi" (ハルカナオモイ)
Sora decides to follow everyone at the beach, but at the moment she got off the bus, she heard news of a young man that was rescued from drowning unconscious. As Sora looks over, she finds out that the boy in question is Haruka. However, Nao acted quickly and performed mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. With that event, Sora becomes even more insecure, eventually telling Haruka not to leave home and tells all sorts of excuses just to make him stay. One day, Sora made Haruka choose between her and Nao, but he just shrugs it off and proceeds to school with Nao as if nothing is wrong. That afternoon Haruka finds Sora missing after receiving a text from her saying "Let's leave here." Akira, Kazuha, and Ryouhei joins Nao and Haruka in search of her, until, amidst the rain, Nao finds Sora at the bus stop. Refusing to go with Nao, Sora runs out of the bus stop, angrily telling her that she is the reason why Haruka has changed. Suddenly, a bolt of lightning strikes the bus stop and burst into flames. Sora then remembers she forgot her stuffed bunny inside. Nao rushes in to retrieve the only memento Sora has of her mother, causing her to be nearly trapped inside. After receiving the rescued item, Sora reveals to Nao her insecurities with her, that she is afraid Haruka would leave her alone. The next night, Sora joins everyone during the Summer Festival at the shrine. This time, Sora is more receptive of Nao.
Episode 10: "As for a Bird's Faked Cry"/"Tori no Sorane wa" (トリノソラネハ)
This episode replays to the event where Haruka is trying to talk to Sora about his relationship with Nao, but this time Sora is always at the back of his mind, since, lately, she seems not to accept Nao, and that she seems to be teasing him. Haruka suggests a date with Nao, but cannot get to tell Sora about it, even disguising it as if he will be spending time with Ryouhei. During the date, though, Nao notices that Sora is never far from Haruka’s mind, him buying things for his sister rather than for her, and eventually spoiling their date. They plan to make croquette curry upon arriving home, but it is cancelled when Haruka finds Sora not feeling well in her room after having a bad dream. The next day Nao notices that Haruka tries to hide his date with her from Sora, but she just went along. One night, Haruka catches Sora masturbating in her room while mentioning his name, much to his dismay—she is enamored with him ever since that one summer day in their childhood when Haruka kissed Sora while playing.
Episode 11: "The Uncertain Pair"/"Sorameku Futari" (ソラメクフタリ) —
Haruka takes Nao on a date again, but he cannot shake the sight of Sora masturbating that night off from his mind. Eventually, Haruka hits his limit and tries to get rid of those thoughts by taking Nao to a love hotel, but she rejects his act and asks if he really loves her. Haruka is unable to answer and returns home. Soon after, Sora gets a fever and Haruka stays home to take care of her. That evening, Sora, with her fever subsided, confesses her feelings to Haruka and the two make love, beginning a relationship. This did not go unnoticed, as everyone, especially Kozue and Nao, begins to see the twins spend more and more time with each other. One afternoon, when Kozue and Nao decide to visit the Kasugano residence, they catch the twins in the middle of making love.
Episode 12: "To the Distant Sky"/"Haruka na Sora e" (ハルカナソラヘ) —
Kozue runs away in shock at the sight of the twins making love, while Nao calmly left the scene, but Sora wouldn't even care. Haruka thinks of ditching school, but she tells him to think little of it. Kozue tells him the next day that she'll never talk to him again, while Nao effectively ends her relationship with him after his apology. That night, Haruka fights with Sora when he tells her that they should stop doing it, even inadvertently hitting her. Things get complicated when they find out that their parents left no money for the two, and in order to survive they have to be taken under custody of their relatives, but this means them living apart. That afternoon, Haruka awakens to find Sora missing and her room in a mess. He goes looking for her after receiving a text from Sora which sounds like a suicide note. Nao even helps him in looking for her everywhere, mentioning to him about her confrontation with Sora, saying she has seen the two making love that summer day, and that "now they are even." Haruka then remembered the lake Akira mentioned the other day. Haruka finds Sora, and his attempt to stop her from going deeper in to the lake nearly ends in them drowning. Days later, the two leave the place to live together overseas in the city where an artisan who had connections with their parents lived, hoping to find happiness elsewhere. Even though Kozue is unwilling to accept them, Nao believes they will do just fine.
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Trivia[]
- The name Nao means "apple tree" (奈) (na) and "thread" (緒) (o).
- Nao's surname Yorihime means "rely on, be dependent upon" (依) (yori) and "princess" (姫) (hime).
- Nao is the first female character to lose her virginity to Haruka Kasugano.
- However, she is the only female character to have done so by committing an act of rape.
- Nao is the only Yosuga no Sora character that uses glasses or corrective lenses.
- Nao is the president of the swim club in her school.
- Nao is the best swimmer among all the characters.
- Nao is quite talented as a cook.
- Nao used to be really close to the Kasugano twins when they were little and came around to play at their place quite often.
- Nao's blood type is AB.
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