Kayoko Nakajima

Kayoko Nakajima is a character from Ayane's High Kick and is Ayane Mitsui's best friend and classmate. She is a student at Misaki High School.

Appearance
Kayoko is short and skinny and has light brown hair that reaches past her shoulders. She has large brown eyes and wears round glasses. She is shown wearing her school uniform or her colorful tracksuit.

Personality
Kayoko is shy, sweet, caring, supportive, and smart. She performs well academically and sometimes has to wake up Ayane in class. She gets along well with her friends and always looks out for them.

Plot
After Ayane won her first kickboxing match, Kayoko found out through their friend Kappei Inagaki, who is a fan of kickboxing. She was concerned about Ayane and was worried that she would get in trouble for being involved with violent sports outside of school. She was also very concerned when Ayane told her about Kunimitsu and the gym she trained at, believing they were very sketchy and that Kunimitsu might be taking advantage of Ayane. She decided to follow Ayane to training and see for herself.

Later, Kayoko decided to help Ayane train and act as an unofficial assistant coach. She wanted to be able to graduate with Ayane and didn't want her friend to be expelled, so she knew that helping her win her match against Sakurako Miyagawa would be the best course of action. She helped Ayane practice punches and commented on her strength. During the actual fight against Miyagawa, Kayoko encouraged Ayane to not give up so they could finish school together, which helped her get up and continue the fight. After Ayane won, Kayoko was happy that her friend could stay in school.

Ayane Mitsui
Kayoko and Ayane are best friends and in the same class at school. They hang out together and with Kappei Inagaki. Kayoko always makes sure to look out for Ayane and have her back. She often gets worried about what Ayane is getting into in connection to her secret life as a competitive fighter, but she supports her and is willing to take risks to help her. Kayoko begs Ayane to beat Sakurako so she won't get expelled and the two girls can graduate together, showing that their friendship is strong and close to both girls' hearts.

Kappei Inagaki
Kayoko and Kappei are both close friends of Ayane's from school and support her in her career as a competitive fighter. Kayoko and Kappei appear to get along well and have a good, friendly relationship.