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| “ | Wait for me Minoru. |
” |
— Akane, Light Novel Volume 04 | ||
Akane Nishino (
Appearance[]
Akane in her Sakurazaka High uniform as a Knight of Messiah
During her attendance at Sakurazaka High School, Akane was noted to be a beautiful teenage girl with long black hair, black eyes, and slender legs. She donned her family's school uniform consisted of a standard white school blazer coat, light blue shirt, a blue skirt and tie, and black tights. Akane has three hair accessories that she wears on her hair, on her right bang she wears a flower hairclip and on her left bang she wears two silver hair clips. Akane has her hair styled up in a half-up, half-down style with a half-braided around her head with a ponytail, Akane also has three braids hanging down her back with the second braid tied in a ponytail.
Following her "Awakening", her eyes changed from black to red. In addition, when she became the "Original Knight", her hair changed from black to blonde. She still donned her high school uniform, despite now being in her twenties and it was said this had been used as a standard uniform for the Messiah's Knights.
Personality[]
| “ | When I'm with you, I start thinking about the past... It's weird, right? |
” |
— Akane to Minoru, Light Novel Volume 04 | ||
Akane appeared to have presented herself as a proper, well-mannered young lady but that was just a front. In truth, she was a scared, troubled girl traumatized by her kidnapping and its subsequent scandal. She masked her true self in an attempt for others not to hate her, to get along with them, and to avoid being hated as a reminder of her kidnapping.[3] This is most notable with her classmate Minoru, someone she hated for misnaming her name repeatedly and looking past her until her second kidnapping. After being saved by Minoru, he began to call her name and looked at her properly. After finding out that he saved her, she realized that he was like her, and their relationship began to reconcile. She held an immense fondness for him even after his death and after finding out he was still alive after the latter's reincarnation.
After destroying Arcadia, Akane masked her true personality once more. She was unable to bear the immense guilt and developed suicidal tendencies, yearning to end her own life as penance. The incident also made her value human life and will do everything in her power to protect others from harm, even from her own allies.[4]
Powers & Abilities[]
Pre-Awakening[]
Originally, Akane was an ordinary human with no magic whatsoever.
Post-Awakening[]
During the invasion of Magical Beast in Japan, Akane gained magical abilities through human experimentation, becoming a superhuman referred to as a Knight. She is noted to be powerful even compared to other knights and could potentially be the strongest magic user on Earth. However, her abilities are still far inferior compared to those of the members of Shadow Garden, struggling against Magical Beasts that Shadow and Beta claimed were "small fry".[4]
Swordsmanship[]
Akane wields a katana she infused with her magic and is proficient with it. Her magic infused blade is capable of cutting down dozens of Magical Beasts in a single strike. Akane is also proficient enough that she can quickly cut a bullet from a gun.[MANGA ONLY]
Magic[]
Akane's magic is strong enough to easily blow away other Knights. Akane, however, primarily uses her mana by infusing it into her weapon to increase its cutting power drastically. Also, her magic skills are still far inferior to members of Shadow Garden and even Crimson Order. Akane's magic manifests as a golden color.
Original Knight[]
Akane is actually the infamous Original Knight, having been injected with Magical Beasts blood by her brother. When enters her Original Knight state, Akane's hair turns into a golden blonde color and her magic becomes much stronger, capable of shooting beams of light that can pierce right through a person. She initially had no control over this state, attacking everyone in sight until her magic ran out and recalling nothing of what she did during that time.[1] After being brought to the other world, however, Akane began training to learn to control her powers. She would later be able to access the state at will having full control over the state.[2]
Intelligence[]
As an Earthling also means that she understands her world's technology, which even Shadow Garden's most intelligent members struggle with. As a citizen of Japan, Akane can speak Japanese fluently. Akane can also read the Japanese language ranging from hiragana, kanji, katakana, and romaji. She can also recognize Japanese cuisines while she was brought into another world such as Miso soup and soy sauce. Akane can notice how proficient someone is in speaking Japanese. However, Akane doesn't know or speak the language of Midgar, but she is currently learning the language.[1][2]
Other Capabilities[]
Acting: Before the fall of Japan, Akane was noted to have been an up-and-coming child actress. During her time in high school, resume her work as an actress, starring in a drama film.[5]
Handwriting recognition: Akane has shown that she can recognize Cid's handwriting from back when he was Minoru Kageno.[2]
Weapons and Equipment[]
- Katana: Akane's main weapon. She can infuse magic with her katana to enhance the cutting power of the blade.
- Hatchet: In the manga, Akane used a Hatchet in an instance as the Original Knight. This was during the destruction of Arcadia where her magical prowess went out of control and had caused her to go berserk.[MANGA ONLY][6]
- Baton: In the anime, Akane uses an extendable Baton.[ANIME ONLY][7]
- School Uniform: Standard equipment distributed to the Messiah's Knights as a means to distinguish them from their inhabitants. Once used to indicate a student's occupation and overall offers no noticeable protection whatsoever.
Trivia[]
- The name Akane (アカネ) means "deep red" (茜) in Japanese.
- It is named after the red dye obtained from the roots of the Rubia plant.
- Akane's surname Nishino (西野) means "west," (西) (Nishi) and "field, wilderness" (野) (no).
- The name Nishimura (西村), Minoru's initial mispronunciation of Akane's name, means "west" (西) (Nishi) and "town, village" (村) (mura).
- The name Nishitani (西谷), Minoru's second mispronunciation of Akane's name, means "west" (西) (Nishi) and "valley, ravine" (谷) (tani).
- In the anime, Akane's eyes are red instead of black. Whether this is an oversight by Nexus is unclear.
- Akane is the second person to be healed by Cid before joining Shadow Garden after its debut.[8]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Volume 4 Epilogue: Behold, a Full-Fledged Eminence in Shadow!
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Volume 6 Chapter 5: Welcome to Shadow Garden!
- ↑ Volume 4 Auxiliary Chapter: Rise of the Fancy Hoodlum Slayer!
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Volume 4 Chapter 4: Lurking in the Darkness in Fantastical Japan!
- ↑ Episode 1
- ↑ Manga Chapter 50
- ↑ Episode 32
- ↑ Volume 4 Chapter 6: Something Smells Fishy... But an Eminence in Shadow Always Cracks the Case!
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