So I'm currently watching the Max Heart season, partially to put some closure on when I watched the 1st season years ago and partially to relive through this dork


Opinions of Nagisa have been quite differing in the fandom from what I've seen. One camp believes she's the best cure that can do no wrong (this is usually from purists who love only the 1st 2 seasons) and another camp who think she's a big ol' negative nancy (er..negative nagisa?) that they're glad it didn't become the norm in the franchise.

Since it had been so long since I had seen Futari wa, I couldn't really defend her that much - but from what I remember I liked Nagisa, I thought her character, while harsh in the beginning, was normal 14 year old girl behavior and that she had a satisfying character arc. 

11 episodes into Max Heart, I'm glad to say that's still how I feel. 

She's goofy, stubborn, well-meaning, a bit of low self esteem, and learns from her mistakes. I said this before in another character discussion, but I like characters that are flawed because that makes their successes that much more satisfying. and it's interesting to watch too. 

Compared to say, Cure Heart who is so perfect the narrative has to constantly tell you and revolve around her, I would much rather watch a character who makes mistakes or gains some self-confidence through her experiences

I also like that Nagisa, while more tomboyish of the two, has alot of the typical "girly" traits, like collecting stuffed animals, crushing on boys, and even has a fantasy of baking a good cake.

I've only ever seen her in the All-Stars movies. and I like her in those, but I don't really have any interest in watching Futari, so I'll just enjoy her in those.

I'm eight episodes into Futari, and I honestly really like Nagisa. She's so different from the usual magical girl lead, and I also really like her relationship with Honoka.

I love Nagisa, is probably my favorite "Pink Cure", cause she's a "realistic" character, She's a carefree girl, who enjoy her life. Even when she transform in Cure Black is like "Oh, I don't know and I don't care". She got angry cause tiny stuff, and that is probably just like a normal 14 years old will act on similar circumstances, I love that She cares about her precious people, and is not trying to help everyone in the World.
BTW I feel as Nagisa grow up progressively in the series when she realize that this mission of being a "Legendary Warrior" becomes a Life or Death matter.