Artist's commentary
Nagisa
School swimming suit and black pantyhose, an interesting pair.
Commission work, drawn by user/22027
It was an honor to commission すばち sensei to paint for me.
By the way, I want to talk about Nagisa. Some friend said I am making Nagisa the Bondage Queen, I think that’s true.
As a matter of fact, she is my favorite character in Blue Archive , but I feel very sorry for her. In my opinion, she is one of the most reliable politicians in Kivotos. She struggles to maintain the balance of three factions in Trinity while doing her best to protect her childhood friend. In Volume 1, she was a loving leader who generously lent artillery units to Hifumi to rescue her friend. I was impressed with her behavior. But her talents were not that useful in the Volume 3, which made her seem like a delusional tyrant. I think she was hurt deeply in the story: forced to betray her favorite friend, mistrusted by Sensei, and back-stabbed by the very people she was protecting. After all these disasters, she was buried in bombing rubble and her treaty was completely destroyed. In Where All Miracles Begin Volume, her characterization is outclassed by Rio from Seminar, just attending some meetings and calling some artillery attacks. Her bond stories and memorial lobby are also very boring, making her just an awkward and uninformed lady.
I sincerely hope that she will play a more important role in future stories, and having a romance with Sensei or some other characters would also be a good option. As for now, I will continue to make her my bondage queen.