Mariko Nakayama

Nakayama, Mariko (中山 真理子) is a classmate and close friend of Iori.

Personality
Mariko is a particularly loyal friend to Iori after being friends with Iori since the begininning of first year, being one of the few to stick up for her when Setouchi spread nasty rumors about Iori during the Michi Random arc. However, she did become temporarily disheartened when she witnessed Iori's negative attitude firsthand. Iori and Mariko enjoys bullying Taichi during class especially about things related to Inaba.

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

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.
 * Ishikawa Daisuke: 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.