Nayuta

"I've got this... sorta-friend, sorta-little-sister livin' with me. She's smart enough to go to college. I'm saving up for her tuition. See, my life was always crappy before. I want her to have a normal life."

- Denji talking about Nayuta

"The Control Devil could only form relationships through the power of fear. So she always longed for something like a family. That's the kind of world she wanted to create. So you create that world for her, okay? Give her lots of hugs."

- Pochita telling Denji the Control Devil's dream

Nayuta (ナユタ) is the reincarnation of the Control Devil (の) following Makima's death.

To prevent her from becoming similar to her previous incarnation, she was taken by Kishibe to be raised by Denji as Denji's younger sister.

Appearance
Nayuta takes the appearance of a young girl with dark brown hair in the colored manga, shoulder-cut hair and with a single large bang that hangs in front of her face, as well as a mole under her left eye. Similar to Makima and Yoru, her eyes are yellow with multiple red colored rings within them.

In the Academy Saga, she has grown visibly taller, appearing to have aged faster than a human would. She has also adopted more of Makima’s visual traits; her shirt is tucked into her pants similarly to how Makima tucked her work shirt in, and her hair is tied up into a braid, albeit flung over her shoulder. In addition, she retains the long bang from her childhood, which has grown to the point that it completely covers her left eye.

Personality
"Denji: Nayuta! What did you do?! Nayuta: Turned her into a dog.

Denji: Why?!

Nayuta: Cuz she put spit on my property!."

- Chapter 120

Denji describes her as a huge-problem child with an extreme personality. As a humanoid devil she has a natural inclination to humans. She seems to like dogs, just like her previous incarnation, as seen by her getting along with Makima's dogs. She is taciturn and very blunt when she speaks.

Like her last incarnation, Nayuta wants an equal relationship and a family, not just relationships based on fear. However, she appears to be unwilling to "share" Denji with other girls. This is shown when she sees Yoru embracing Denji, calls her a "thief", and uses her devil powers on Yoru, showing her possessive nature for Denji's affection. It seems, however, that she does that because she is protective of Denji, as every woman he met tried to kill him. She seems to be very demanding, holds peace signs, and wants ice cream every day. Denji describes her as very smart.

Despite her blunt and serious nature, however, she does have a more childish side, evident by the fact that she has a monthly fart tally in her and Denji's apartment. She is also shown to be very impish and mischievous, turning Asa/Yoru into a “dog” with her mind controlling powers and alters her memories due to not liking her and how she “spat” on her property.

Abilities
As the Control Devil, Nayuta has the same powers as Makima, as shown when she is able to use the chain link ability. She also has all the standard devil abilities.


 * Memory Alteration: Nayuta can erase someone's memories and plant false one's into their head. That ability can be used on both humans and devils

Etymology

 * The name Nayuta is written in katakana (ナユタ), which has no special meaning.

Trivia

 * Nayuta is named and designed after the protagonist of a one-shot written by Fujimoto, Yogen no Nayuta.
 * In the one-shot Nayuta has a brother who takes care of her by the name of Kenji which is obviously similar to the name Denji.
 * Nayuta ranked 18th in the Second Popularity Poll, with 4,530 votes.
 * Nayuta has the leashes of the dogs tied around her belt similar to how Makima’s chains she used were around the same area.
 * Both Nayuta and Denji own plants, and while Denji's plant is flourished, Nayuta's seems to be growing poorly at best, and dying or unwell at worst.