Nozomu Igarashi



Nozomu Igarashi (五十嵐 望) is a character in the Aikatsu on Parade!. He is a student of the Male Division at Four Star Academy of the Moon Beauty Class and is the part of the idol unit M4. Nozomu is a cute-type idol.

Appearance
Nozomu has dirty blonde hair with his bangs mostly parted to the left. His eyes are purple. He is mostly seen in a brown vest, white undershirt and black trousers.

Personality
Nozomu comes off as the "princely type" as he is very polite and courteous, but he is also noted to be quite stubborn.

Relationships

 * Subaru Yūki
 * Fellow member of M4 and his close friend. He is aware that Subaru holds a certain fondness for Yume, going as far as to inquire if Subaru was jealous of him and Yume getting to act together. Nozomu becomes reassured when he denies this, as he would hate having to go up against "a rival as strong as Subaru".


 * Yume Nijino
 * An acquaintance of Nozomu's with whom he acted as love interests in a drama. He often teases Subaru by claiming to have a mild interest in Yume following this, but the truth behind it remains a mystery.


 * Asahi Kasumi
 * Fellow member of M4.


 * Kanata Kira
 * Fellow member of M4.


 * Aria Futaba
 * After seeing her sing by the lake during Four Star's Halloween Night, Nozomu takes an interest in her.

Etymology
Igarashi (五十嵐) Iga (五十) means fifty, and Rashi (嵐) means storms.

Nozomu (望) means hope.

Trivia

 * His favorite foods are gratin and nimono (made by his grandmother).
 * His favorite activity is visiting World Heritage Sites.
 * His specialties are sports and studying.
 * He has two siblings - an older sister and a younger brother. His sister always comes to M4's concerts and he often goes out with his brother to walk their dog.
 * According to Asahi, Nozomu is an avid reader of books from various genres, but is frequently seen reading mystery novels as he likes piecing together hints and reasoning in his head.
 * He is the second known male idol student in the entire Aikatsu! Franchise.