The Vice Student Council President.   ~!He became the Student Council President after Kanade got demoted, though becomes the Vice Student Council President again after Kanade is given her status as the Student Council President back.  Naoi was the son of a famous potter.  He had always lived in the shadow of his talented older brother, who was named heir to their family at a young age.  Naoi spent most of his time isolated in his room, until his brother died in an accident.  After his brother's death, Naoi was told that "It was you who died," and thus he took on the role of his brother, undergoing strict training in order to live up to his brother's standards.  Naoi, however, could not compare to his brother, but he worked hard and eventually won an award.  He believed that he would continue to work with his father and eventually become the best potter in Japan.  However, his father was bedridden, and Naoi was forced to tend to his Father, and so was not able to continue working.  Naoi believed that his life was meaningless because he was always living for either his father or his brother.  Naoi then "joins" the Battlefront and still acts as the School Vice President. He seems to greatly admire Otonashi, and always listens to him, giving Otonashi the "Older Brother" role to Naoi. Naoi also seems to be younger than Otonashi and Yuri, which makes him an underclassman like Yui. He refers to Otonashi as "Otonashi-san" and the rest of the Battlefront he usually refers to them as "You" and "Them", showing respect to Otonashi but disrespect to the others.!~

Otonashi wakes up in the afterlife to find out he has no memories of his life before death. Desperate to survive in a war that could yield another unfortunate fate, he joins the SSS in the battle against Angel, whose very mission is to destroy all inhabitants of this afterlife. As Otonashi struggles to recover his memory and learn more about this world, he finds that not all is as it had seemed. 
(Source: Funimation)

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Ogata attended Tokai University, but left due to lack of interest. They then began working as a musical actress, attending the same classes alongside [Rumi Kasahara](https://anilist.co/staff/95996/) and [Shiho Niiyama](https://anilist.co/staff/95724/). Because of their husky voice, they are often typecast as either young men and boys or tomboyish females. It is also because of this that they are sometimes referred as "Aniki" (big brother) by fans.

In a speech at the 16th Seiyu Awards on March 5, 2022, Ogata had shared that they had been wary to accept "Best Leading Actress" as they mostly played boy characters and do not refer to themselves as an actress. Ogata also shared that "There is so much talk about being 'genderless' nowadays and there are voice actors in the industry who have come out. And like myself, there are people out there who go on about their daily lives mostly not thinking of themselves as women."

__Non-Anime Roles:__

- Fidelio Aureus Magnus - Metaphor: ReFantazio (VG)

Special 1 - Angel Beats!: Stairway to Heaven 
Operation High Tension Syndrome. Another one of Yuri's plans, this time only so they can meet GOD. 
A special, unaired, episode of Angel Beats! which is included in the 7th volume of the BD/DVD. 
 
Special 2 - Angel Beats!: Hell's Kitchen 
A special, unaired, episode of Angel Beats! which is included in the Blu-ray Box.

Angel Beats! -The Last Operation- will reveal why the Afterlife Battlefront members came into this world.
 
New Angel Beats! manga series serves as the "true arc."
 
(Souce: MangaUpdates)

Ayato Naoi