Nyanta

Nyanta is one of the main protagonists in the light novel and anime series Log Horzion. He is a Werecat Swashbuckler-Chef and a former member of the Debauchery Tea Party, along with Shiroe and Naotsugu. The trio reunite when the latter two, along with Akatsuki, travel to Suskino to rescue Serara, a member of the Crescent Moon Alliance whom Nyanta was protecting from the notorious guild Brigandia. After bringing Serara home, Nyanta, Shiroe, Akatsuki and Naotsugu become the founding members of the titular Log Horizon. As a Lv. 90 Chef, Nyanta is the one who discovers how to make edible food, and so is in charge of preparing the guild's meals.

He is voiced by Joji Nakata in the Japanese version of the anime and Jovan Jackson in the English version, the former of whom also voices Alucard.

Appearance
Nyanta is older than many of the other characters in real life and is described as possibly being in his late 30's or early 40's. He is tall with a slender, well-proportioned figure. He appears in a green coat, a white undershirt, grey breeches, a pair of brown leather gloves, and a silky red scarf.

He is described as a dandy who always pays attention to personal appearance and grooming.

Personality
Like Akatsuki, Nyanta assumes a role-playing persona within Elder Tale and speaks in phonetic meows, or  'nya's. He is calm, reliable, and the very definition of a "cool cat", being surprised by almost nothing. He shows no reaction when he spots the gigantic goblin army coming towards the camp. He is also quite chipper and is willing to crack jokes when the time is right.

Nyanta believes in being a gentleman even in combat as he sees his rapiers as a weapon fit for one. He also tends to politely berate other players who fight in an ungentleman-like manner. He is kind to everyone and sees bullies as despicable, ignorant people. He is always loyal to his friends and is willing to fight for them no matter what.

As the oldest member of Log Horizon, Nyanta is very wise, keeping in touch with his gentleman status. He is also shown to be very protective of Serara, as he got notably angry at Demikas for attempting to bully her, despite almost never getting angry at anybody. Ultimately, despite Shiroe being the leader, he is the Log Horizon member that all the others look up to due to his wisdom and delicious cooking.

Viewing the new possibilities in this no-longer-game world, it was possible for Nyanta, with his Chef subclass, to create food with actual taste without it becoming a soggy, inedible substance. This "secret" technique involves cooking food from scratch with obtained ingredients instead of crafting food from the in-game menus. As a skilled chef, he is able to cook a wide variety of dishes. For example, when the Crescent Moon Alliance hosts a party in honour of Serara's safe return, the dishes that he and the alliance's cooks produce include deep fried wild bird, tomato-stuffed omelet, corn and lettuce salad, paella with seafood and saffron, unleavened bread, and spiced lamb soup.

Trivia

 * Even after forming Log Horizon, Shiroe still addresses Nyanta as "Chief", despite Nyanta technically being his subordinate. This is likely a sign of respect, as well as in keeping with Shiroe's humility.
 * Of all the members of Log Horizon, Nyanta is one of two to not be completely human, the other being Shiroe, who's Half-Alv.