Nano Shinonome

Nano Shinonome is a teenage android and one of the main characters of Nichijou. She lives with the child scientist Hakase and desperately wants to attend school and be treated as an ordinary girl.

Nano Shinonome in Nichijou: identity and story role

Nano is polite, responsible, anxious, and easily embarrassed by the obvious mechanical features that Hakase adds to her body. Her body contains improbable inventions such as detachable limbs, storage compartments, and a large wind-up key, although she usually avoids using them publicly.

Nano Shinonome's defining traits and capabilities

Her friendship with Yuuko, Mio, and Mai helps her accept school life, while her affectionate but chaotic home relationship with Hakase and Sakamoto defines her family.