Itsuomi Nagi

Itsuomi Nagi (波岐 逸臣 (なぎ いつおみ), Nagi Itsuomi) is the main male protagonist of Sign of Affection manga. He is a Traveler. History Itsuomi was born in Japan 22 years ago, but at the age of six, he moved to Germany with his parents. One day, while he was studying German, he saw some children playing soccer and tried to strike up a conversation with them. He thought that they wouldn't understand him or that they wouldn't want to play with him, but it wasn't like that. This fact made him interested to learn German and other languages. On his seventh birthday, he got on a plane as a gift and flew to an unknown place that changed his vision of the world. Years later, Itsuomi returned to Japan alone to attend high school, and then began to study intercultural studies in "working holiday" as a backpacker. There, he meets Rin Fujishiro in the International Club. He works part-time as a waiter and bartender at a bar run by his cousin Kyouya Nagi. In the future, Itsuomi would like to work with children who have few opportunities to come into contact with the outside world, such as in a small school in the mountains abroad. Because of this dream, he had no interest in having a romance or a girlfriend. However, one day in February, he helped a girl (Yuki Itose) who was struggling to communicate with a foreigner, and when he left her, the girl turned to thank him. Appearance Itsuomi is a very tall and strong man with short, messy (dyed) silver hair that has bangs hiding his blue eyes on some occasions. On the middle finger of his right hand, he has a sun and moon motif tattoo that seems to be related to a trip. Personality Itsuomi doesn't seem to show much of his facial expressions, making it a mystery with what he thinks at times. He is very outgoing and always tries to learn from other cultures or points of view, to the point that sometimes it seems that he knows no limits or personal space. This means that when he has free time he travels abroad to expand his knowledge. Manic Pixie Dream Guy: Itsuomi is a more subdued version - he's not as hyper or wacky as some versions, but he's a rather direct and active guy who dyes his hair silver, has multiple tattoos, and regularly travels (to the extent that the biggest reason it takes as long as it does for him to get together with Yuki is that he took a couple trips abroad after meeting her). Yuki even notes that he experiences worlds she never even imagined, and that getting to know him opens up these worlds to her. Nice Guy: Itsuomi is a sweet guy, as he often tries to help others like his cousin or Yuki. It's no surprise that Yuki falls for him. No Sense of Personal Space: Itsuomi tends to get uncomfortably close to people, usually to Yuki (not that she minds). According to Kyouya, he's always been like this. Omniglot: Itsuomi can speak Japanese, English and German. He also reveals that he can speak a little Chinese and is currently learning Spanish and Japanese Sign Language.