Satomi Niiyama

S3
Liz
Chikai
S2
Manga

Kanji

新山聡美

Romaji

Nīyama Satomi

Age

33

Gender

Female

Affiliation

School

Kitauji High School

Occupation

Woodwind Specialist

First appearance

Anime

Season 2

Portrayal

Voiced by

日本語 Houko Kuwashima
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Satomi Niiyama (新山聡美 Nīyama Satomi) is a woodwind instructor brought in by Noboru Taki to help with the Kitauji High School Concert Band on its path to the national concert band competition. Her main instrument is flute, which she majored in, but she is also highly proficient in all other woodwind instruments.

Appearance[]

Niiyama is drawn in the manga with a long skirt, a short-sleeved shirt with a black collar, and short wavy blond hair. Between Noboru Taki and Masahiro Hashimoto, she is the shortest.

In the anime, Niiyama's outfit does not change very much, but her hair is longer, brown and curly.

Personality[]

Niiyama is the youngest of the four instructors directing the band who is described as gentle with a sweet personality and her woodwind students describe her as a firm but good teacher.

As nice as she is outside of class, Niiyama is revealed to be as strict as Noboru Taki and Masahiro Hashimoto during rehearsal and sectionals, setting extremely high standards for her students and forcing them to practice for hours every day.

Chronology[]

Kumiko's First year[]

Niiyama is introduced by Noboru Taki to the band during Summer camp as a new assistant that will especially help the woodwinds. leading many of the members to believe she is Taki's girlfriend that this causes some distress on Reina Kousaka's part. However, Masahiro Hashimoto reveals to Kumiko Oumae at night during the fireworks that Niiyama is already married.

Days later, Niiyama apologizes to Mizore Yoroizuka for not holding her to standards as high as Masahiro Hashimoto's, just because Mizore was a high school student. She also encourages Mizore to "have some fun" with her solo.

Kumiko's Second year[]

During the next year, Niiyama returns to advise the band. She will try to scout Mizore for music college as she thinks she is talented enough. This will cause distress to Nozomi Kasaki, her not being even considered. Nozomi will approach Niiyama about music college, but Niiyama stays rather cold about it.

Niiyama will be of much help to Mizore for her solo in Liz and the Blue Bird (piece), giving out a lot of advice. She will make her consider what the tale really is about and ask her to see further and consider the feelings of both characters.

Kumiko's Third year[]

Niiyama returns once again for the next year, guiding the band to even greater heights. She also attends the Nationals competition and she sheds a tear when the results are in, recognizing Taki's goal.

Relationships[]

Noboru Taki and Masahiro Hashimoto[]

Niiyama and Taki, along with Hashimoto, were good friends in college. Niiyama was a grade younger than Taki and Hashimoto, whom both saw her as a little sister of sorts. Though Niiyama is now married, she occasionally flirts with Taki just for fun, but without any serious intent. However, this leads most of the band to suspect her for a while of being Taki's girlfriend, until Hashimoto reveals that she is already married.

Etymology[]

The name Satomi means "intelligent, clever, bright" (聡) (sato) and "beautiful" (美) (mi).
Satomi's surname Niiyama means "fresh, new" (新) (nii) and "mountain, hill" (山) (yama).

Voice Actresses[]

	Language	TV anime	Liz
日本語	Japanese	Houko Kuwashima ^{[name 1]}
English	English	Ryan Bartley
Deutsch	German		Natascha Geisler
italiano	Italian		Chiara Gioncardi
한국어	Korean	Kim Ga-Ryung ^{[name 2]}
粵語	Cantonese	Jingle Tsang Pui Yee ^{[name 3]}