Machiko Nara

Machiko Nara (奈良 町子) is a side character of Sound! Euphonium: The Movie - Our Promise: A Brand New Day film. She is a new first-year at Kitauji High School who joins the band as a tenor saxophonist in Kumiko Oumae's second year.

Etymology

 * The name Machiko means "town" (町) (machi) and "child" (子) (ko).
 * Machiko's surname Nara means "Nara, what" (奈) (na) and "good, virtuous, respectable" (良) (ra).

Trivia

 * Since Machiko's mother breeds animals, she has grown to love animal relationships that she has been able to find comfort in the new fennec fox they've just begun to keep.
 * She wants to do the same work her mother does in the future.