Natsume

Character Profile
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Name	Natsume
Gender	Female
Class	Twin Blade
Media Information
Japanese Voice	Maaya Sakamoto
English Voice	Lia Sargent
First Appearance	.hack//Infection
Offline
Name	Natsume Oguro
Age	15
Gender	Female

"Am I useful? I feel like I'm just in the way of things..."

— Natsume —

Natsume (なつめ) is a young and naive Twin Blade that joins Kite's party when he gives her the Spiral Edge she was searching for. Normally a shy and socially awkward girl, she started playing The World because she wanted to change.

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Appearance

Natsume is a Twin Blade with green hair and a blue one-piece outfit. Her dress is adorned with triangular patterns; blue symbols (the same one that appear on Kite's hat) appear on her gloves and in the form of tattoos on her legs. According to the official .hack JP website, her chosen waves are Fire and Wood.

Personality

Although she is naive, she does make up for it with energy and a positive outlook. This is a great contrast to her rather pessimistic e-mails. Her e-mails show that she doesn't think much of her abilities; but regardless of what she thinks, she gives it her all when battling in The World. She is actually more skilled than she gives herself credit for; in her quest to become stronger, she followed a hoax and successfully traversed to the bottom of a high-level dungeon solo before she had to be rescued by Kite.

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Basic Info

Natsume is a girl in the 9th grade, in her last year of middle school. She lacks self-confidence and dislikes athletic activities. She sometimes gets sick the day before she has to run track. She also works as a librarian and is a decent cook, especially when it comes to beef dishes. Her mother's name is Yayoi.

Hobbies

Natsume is a fan of science fiction novels and popular book titles such as the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

History

Natsume as she appears in Another Birth.

.hack//Games

Natsume does not play a significant role in the Games. She has only two sidequests, one of which is her recruitment dungeon. After spending some time in Kite's party, Natsume follows a false rumor on the BBS and must be saved from the bottom of a high-level dungeon. Aside from those two missions and her e-mails, Natsume does not seem to play any additional role. Natsume makes it quite clear that despite her best efforts to improve herself, she still relies on Kite for moral support. Like most of Kite's party she helped fight against Corbenik and was temporarily placed into a coma as a result of his Drain Heart attack.

Natsume in XXXX.

.hack//Another Birth

Natsume appears in Another Birth after she is introduced to BlackRose by Kite. The three plan on investigating a field where Aura was spotted, but Elk interrupts and forces Kite to help him find Mia. Natsume and BlackRose wind up traveling to Θ Sinking Someone's Scaffold together. Natsume tells BlackRose about getting the Spiral Edge from Kite, and BlackRose realizes that Kite is actually a nice guy. Natsume later accompanies BlackRose and Sanjuro to Δ Hideous Someone's Giant where they fight against the powerful Parasite Dragon.

In the second volume, Natsume makes a minor appearance during her Level 10 Vine mission. She is rescued by Kite and BlackRose, both of whom she sent e-mails to about her plan to beat the Level 10 Vine. Embarassed that she fell for a hoax, Natsume apologizes to both of them and gates out, promising to grow stronger in earnest.

Like in the games, Natsume joins the other members of Kite's friend list in the final battle.

.hack//XXXX

Natsume meets BlackRose by chance in Mac Anu which causes BlackRose to introduce her to Kite later. Instantly taken with Kite, Natsume travels with the pair to adventure in a field. However she is seperated from Kite after Lios uses his administrative powers to teleport both BlackRose and Natsume to a different field, allowing him to talk with Kite alone.

.hack//G.U. Games

For information about Natsume (G.U.), please see its respective article.

Trivia

• Both Natsume's Japanese voice actress (Maaya Sakamoto) and English voice actress (Lia Sargent) also play the role of Aura
• Natsume is the only female Twin Blade available in the .hack//Games.
• It is speculated that she has met Kite offline some time between Mutation and Outbreak. She says quite casually that she would invite Kite over to try her cooking if her beef stew comes out right; this implies that Kite already knows where she lives, or possibly that they even go to the same school.
• In the last mail she sends to Kite she very clearly states that she is in love with him.
• It has been theorized, though unlikely, that a line in Natsume's dialogue ("Oh, are you sure? But I can't give you anything in return. Well... except maybe myself.") is responsible for the "Mature Sexual Themes" in the ESRB rating.
• Her starting weapon is Spiral Edge, a rare level 6 weapon, which is the weapon you get for her at that dungeon.
• Her original weapon was the Kai, a level 1 Twin Blade which looks like a golden version of the Steel Blades.
• Her starting level is 1 when she first joins the party.
• Natsume's only BG Image for the ALTIMIT Desktop is Image 40: Yoshiyuki Sadamoto - Natsume Color
• Natsume co-starred with Piros as the hosts of CyberConnect2's Q&A section on the JP .hack website.

Natsume's Mission Areas

• Infection:
  • Δ Raging Passionate Melody: The area Kite recruits her in. Available from Infection-Quarantine
• Mutation:
  • Λ Bottomless Hopeless Footstep: Level 10 Vine hoax. Available from Mutation-Quarantine after reading the BBS topic and receiving Natsume's e-mail.

Kite's party members.
Balmung	BlackRose	Elk	Gardenia	Helba
Marlo	Mia	Mistral	Moonstone	Natsume
Nuke Usagimaru	Orca	Piros	Rachel	Sanjuro
Sora	Subaru	Tsukasa	Terajima Ryoko	Wiseman