Nino Bottini is the younger brother of Enrico Bottini, the protagonist of the 1981 anime series Ai no Gakkō Cuore Monogatari, which is based on the novel Cuore by Edmondo de Amicis. He is a supporting character who begins his schooling at the same time as Enrico returns for a new academic year, entering first grade under the care of the kind teacher Signorina Delcati. Nino is portrayed as a young and impressionable boy who forms close bonds with those around him, as seen in the episode titled A Little Chimney Sweep: Nino’s New Friend, where he befriends a hardworking chimney sweep. His role in the story primarily highlights the themes of childhood innocence, friendship, and the simple but profound connections that shape a child’s moral development. While detailed information about his personality, motivations, and further development is limited in available sources, his presence in the series serves to illustrate family dynamics and the gentle curiosity of early youth within the historical setting of nineteenth-century Turin, Italy.