Makoto Niijima

Makoto Niijima is a member of Deer River Academy's Student Council, and a recurring character in Deer River.

Deer River
Makoto first appeared when she rescued Kaede Akamatsu from the flagpole wedgie given to her by Drake Francis. She showed Kaede where the dorms were before they parted ways, and they exchanged contact information.

Later, Makoto gave Kaede a proper tour of the academy, showing her the cafeteria, the library and the doctor's office.

A few days later, Makoto found Kaede having lunch with Hilda Ware and interrogated them about their relationship, being suspicious of the bully. Despite Kaede explaining to her that she had truly become friends with a bully, and that not all people who gave wedgies were bad by default, Makoto still doubted Hilda and asked Kaede if she had truly managed to change for the better. The bully left during their conversation, leaving the two friends alone.

Personality
Makoto has shown to be very empathic towards Kaede, as she reminded her of her first year at the academy. She helped Kaede regain her hope after she originally fell into despair at the beginning of her first semester at Deer River.

She takes the wedgie issue very seriously, and she does whatever she can to stop bullies from harming other students. She's shown to be very respected at the academy for this reason, and many bullies stay away from her. She strongly dislike bullies, to the point of not being able to consider them good people just because of their status.

Underwear
Makoto is one of the few students to have never received a wedgie during the events of Deer River. However, it's revealed that Hilda had nicknamed her "Tighty Whities Girl", implying Makoto wears, or wore at some point, tighty whities.

Deer River

 * Chapter 1: The Beginning (debut)
 * Chapter 2: Keep Your Head Down (mentioned)
 * Chapter 3: The Tour
 * Chapter 13: The Mongrel