Noda/Plot

Chapter 4
He was unofficially introduced by Yuri Nakamura and was also among the battlefront members when Otonashi came to make his decision about rejoining the battlefront.

Chapter 5
He was part of the group that went out to eat in celebration of Otonashi's return to the battlefront.

When Otonashi brought up his medical score exam, Noda put his hand up to his face in a defeated fashion as it was one of the traits that stood out to him.

At the end of the night, he left with Ooyama, Fujimaki, and Takamatsu.