Junta Nakao

In the anime, Junta was perhaps Izumi's closest friend after Takako. The three are often together, discussing the curse and Izumi's attempts to combat it, though whether Junta is a member like Takako is doubtful. Junta seems to harbor feelings for Izumi, as when she stated she wanted to go to Tokyo for high school, he rightly assumed this was to stay close to Kōichi and angrily glared at him. He seems to be fairly close to Takako as well (perhaps being her only other friend in the anime). This relationship seems more genuine, as Takako was the only member of their group who expressed concern when Junta appeared to be car sick; Izumi was merely sarcastic and used his illness to trick Naoya into riding with Takako so she could be alone with Kōichi. Junta appears otherwise to be a fairly laid-back individual who gets along well with the other boys in his class, even Kōichi, aside from the occasional bouts of jealousy towards Kōichi. He and Naoya seem to be quite friendly as well. However, he is shown to be somewhat careless, as shown when he could have requested medical attention after having suffered a fall, instead of leaving without any care or precaution (a fact that would later cost him his life) In the manga, Junta is described as a loyal retainer of "Queen Akazawa" and usually accompanies her and her other followers. The rest of the class seems to find this (and him) rather pathetic.

Junta was a tall, fair-skinned young man with broad shoulders. He has short black hair and small black eyes with fine eyebrows. He wears the male school uniform, and his casual clothing consists of a black tank top, ocher pants, and black shoes. As a swimsuit, he wears a pair of navy blue shorts. In the manga, Junta is shorter, has longer hair in a bowl-cut, and is stockier.