Natsumi Koshigaya

Natsumi Koshigaya (越谷 夏海) is one of the main characters of Non Non Biyori. She is the youngest of the Koshigaya siblings and the one who makes most of the ideas to have fun with everyone.

Appearance
Natsumi has orange-red hair that is messy in a half up half down do, blue-grey eyes and she wears clothes that are quite boyish and easy to run in.

Personality
Natsumi is a fun-loving girl who makes most of the fun ideas for everyone and she tried to get out of trouble or responsibility by blaming it on others (even objects) and hiding proof of bad things she did. She is very energetic as she can't sit still for long, often fidgeting in her chair. She often teased Komari Koshigaya (Natsumi's older sister) and Yukiko Koshigaya (Natsumi's mother) disapproves of her grades or messes. Out of the three older girls, Natsumi seems to be the one who gets along the best with Renge Miyauchi, often taking her questions seriously and sometimes calling the other characters by Renge's nicknames for them.

Despite hating school, she shows a lot of knowledge in nature (plants, animals etc.) and practical country activities.

Quotes

 * "Ooh, Psychedelic name!" (Episode 1)

Etymology

 * The name Natsumi means "summer" (夏) (natsu) and "sea, ocean" (海) (mi).
 * The creator gave her the name Natsumi after the coconut tree nut (nattsu) because her hair looks like a palm.

Trivia

 * Natsumi admitted that she has a girly side.
 * Natsumi is 155 cm tall.
 * Natsumi once said that she would marry Suguru Koshigaya (Natsumi's oldest brother) when she was really young.
 * Renge Miyauchi's nickname for Natsumi is "Nattsun" while Natsumi's nickname for Renge is "Ren-chon".
 * It is shown that Natsumi is very knowledgeable in extracurricular things despite being bad at academics.
 * Natsumi's favorite food is ramen and she dislikes radish sprouts (Kaiware Daikon).