Akira Nagashima
Akira is Sawa's unofficial best friend. Akira is always there giving her friend gossip and stories from the past and present because her goal is to be mangaka. Akira says her intentions of transferring to this new co-ed school are because there is a lot of "good material" there. Although it seems like she doesn't care about Sawa at times, she really likes being around her new friend.