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♫ / ✪ !!

♫ - singing voice

Nanami isn’t really the type to sing, nor has she ever expressed an interest in doing so. She could likely copy the ability to sing from an accomplished singer, if she chose to. If she ever did sing, her voice would be soothing and soft, with a very slow tone to it.

She actually does have a character song that does have her singing, though it’s all untranslated as far as I know. You can listen to it here.

✪ - favourite food/eating habits

Nanami doesn’t have too many likes or dislikes. She will eat anything in front of her, even if it’s considered to be ‘bad’. She does prefer light meals as opposed to heavy ones, but she will eat any meat if it’s cooked properly. Fruit and tea is what she tends to have the most, but the fact that she is so skinny is because she tends to sometimes avoid eating in general for random periods of time. She can actually go for months without any food, thanks to her strange condition. 

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❣ - hands

It all depends on how her mood is doing at the time. Primarily, Nanami has very petite hands with long, slender fingers. Her nails are always trimmed and her skin is soft to the touch. Unlike Shichika and her father, she lacks any imperfections on them, like scars, cuts, or callouses. Body-care is important to her when it concerns her hands. If you held hands with Nanami, it would be the gentlest feeling yet. 

When she is actively aiming to use her hands as weapons, they are a completely different story. Her flesh suddenly becomes as hard and cold as steel, with nails and even every part of her fingers somehow feeling like the edge of a razor. Trying to shake hands with her when she is like this would be like trying to pick up a knife by the blade. 

The contrast between these two states is surreal, but Nanami hardly gives it any special thought.  

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✎ - taste in music/literature!

Unlike her brother, Nanami was at least taught a bit about how to read and write before her father’s exile. She doesn’t read much, however. If she were to actually read something, it would have to be the length of a short story instead of a novel, since her interest will wane over time. No genre in particular is her favorite, though she would probably be more invested in poetry, tragedy, and horror. She would have a soft spot for romantic stories, but she would never admit to it.

She doesn’t have any interests in music either, but she doesn’t hate it either. If it’s there as background noise, she will listen to it, but she would never sing along or dance. She is more familiar with music produced by the instruments of her time, such as the biwa and shamisen.

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gunchucks said: ✿ - laugh

This is several weeks old, but I also had trouble finding the actual episode clip I wanted in order to properly answer this. And yes, I went to the trouble of recording her laugh on my new phone from a scene and then sending it to myself to convert int a file. I had to provide that much of an audio reference. 

Anyway, Nanami’s laugh is light and airy, with a bit of a sardonic edge to it. She doesn’t really laugh all that much, considering her circumstances- in fact, she only laughs a grand total of two times during all of her scenes. It’s always before or after she does something awfully bloody to someone else. 

When she laughs, it’s always short, sharp, and at someone else’s expense.  

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@hopeled​ asked: 1 through 7 !

1. if you were to have Hanahaki disease, what flowers would you cough up?

“Cherry blossoms.” 

2. if someone were to catch Hanahaki disease for you, what flowers would they cough up?

“Spider-lilies.“

3. if you were any historic trope, what would you be? (i.e., the knight, the town baker, the witch of the forest, etd.)

“Wandering swordsman.“

4. tell us about your ideal battle outfit.

Already answered!

5. what would you be a god/goddess of and what would people sacrifice to you?

“What a grim thought... Goddess of conflict? I wouldn’t mind having fruits and flowers sent to me. Perhaps a spilling of blood, too.“

6. name five iconic quotes that make you feel things.

“Five? Ugh, that’s too much effort. I don’t even know what counts as a proper saying, due to my reclusive lifestyle. My brother, however, always had a catchphrase that went like this... ‘But by that time, you’ll already be torn to pieces!’ Silly, isn’t it? I wouldn’t mind developing a clear catchphrase of my own some day... I have a placeholder for it in the meantime.“

7. scythe, battle axe, broad sword, spear or trident?

“Broad sword, I suppose. That’s what you were expecting me to say, right?“

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@stormswake​ asked: 4. tell us about your ideal battle outfit.

"I’m fine with wearing anything for a fight, if it’s easy to move in. Anything too heavy or that drags will hamper your movement in a serious fight. I don’t have to worry about those, so I tend to wear whatever is the most comfortable. This outfit I’m wearing right now covers a lot, but has very light fabric. It’s not actually mine, but I couldn’t let it go to waste.”

She didn’t mention at all how it formerly belonged to the head monk of Gokenji temple, a man she had stolen from after taking his life.

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@nobilitisms​ said: What is Nanami best known for in her world?

The funny thing about Nanami is that for a good portion of the story, her existence is a secret for all of Japan. After her family was banished to an island when she was about 7 years old, she has lived there for 20 years, with anyone that knew about her on the mainland slowly forgetting about her (and due to her sickness as a child, she wasn’t allowed to go out much, so she was seen much either). 

When she actually escapes the island? All of the major factions show concern over her participating in the sword hunt and doubt that they could defeat her. Even Emonzaemon, the final opponent faced at the climax, doubted that he could take on Nanami in a head-on fight. They all refer to her as ‘the monster’ or ‘the strongest woman in Japan’. The prequel audio novel “Kyokotou Yasuri” goes more into depth about how she earned the latter name. At the current time in the setting, the best swordsman in Japan is named Hakuhei Sabi, whose mother is named Kokken Sabi. She trained him under her sword style and was even stronger than him.

Nanami, at one point in the story, faced off against Kokken in a duel when she was only 7 and is implied to have actually killed her.

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☂ = Weather the character enjoys // ♪ = What music the character likes

☂ = Weather the character enjoys

The rain. While Nanami is mostly indifferent to whatever the weather of the day is, she doesn’t mind the rain at all. Hearing the drops tap against the roof over her head distracts her from whatever she’s busying herself with. A little background noise to her chores. She can do without the cold from a heavy rain, but she finds herself slipping off into sleep easier with the pitter-patter of rain overhead.   

♪ = What music the character likes

She’s never listened to any music in her life, much less played or seen any instruments. Nanami doesn’t know of any genres, but if she had the option, she would listen to music from her homeland first. In the OST of the anime, her themes associate her with the bamboo instrument known as the angklung.