Daisuke Character Analysis

Daisuke is one of Nao’s classmates who is bullied too, since his family is poor. He lives in the same neighborhood that Nao lives in, and Nao corners him and beats him up when she wants information about what the bullies at school might be plotting against her. Daisuke willingly tells her whatever she wants to know. He has no fight left in him, and Nao gets very irritated by this—she is tempted to cut his throat with the kitchen knife she has brought to scare him with. This moment seems to show power’s intoxicating effects. Nao’s actions are similar to those of the kids who bully her. Like them, she is irritated by Daisuke’s powerless sniveling—and like them, she is tempted to hurt him. Nao, however, resists the urge, showing that she has stronger morals than the other teenagers.