Mariko Nakayama

Nakayama, Mariko (中山 真理子) is a classmate and close friend of Iori. The two met during their first year at Yamaboshi High and have been inseparable ever since.

Personality
Mariko is an extroverted person, playful and peppy, not unlike her best friend. Mariko has proven to be a very loyal friend and was one of the few to stick up for Iori when Setouchi spread nasty rumors about her. However, Mariko did become temporarily disheartened when she witnessed Iori's negative attitude firsthand but quickly returned to Iori's side after she and Setouchi made up.

Appearance
Mariko has green eyes and brown hair, which she ties into pigtails. She is very proud of her twin tails which are her trademark.

Friends

 * Nagase Iori: Mariko's classmate and close friend. The two are shown to be quite playful with each other and Mariko was willing to defend Iori from Setouchi's rumors during the Michi Random arc.
 * Yaegashi Taichi: Mariko and Iori enjoy ganging up on Taichi during class and especially like to tease him about Inaba.
 * Ishikawa Daiki : Mariko's boyfriend. The two of them confessed to each other during the "love boom" after receiving some help from Taichi and Yui during Yume Random.

Trivia

 * Nakayama's hair is a lot lighter in the novel illustrations than in the anime