Akane
Akane (あかね, アカネ) is the Japanese word for 'deep red' (茜, Akane, Rubia cordifolia) and is associated with red[3] (from the red dye made from its roots) and brilliant red.[4] Akane (written in a variety of forms) is both a female Japanese given name, ranked #9 of names to give girls in Japan,[5] as well as a surname. In fiction, the name Akane has been used for various characters in anime, manga, games, books, and comics. Notable people with the name include:
 Akane in Kanji meaning Madder Plant | |
| Pronunciation | ah-KAH-nay[1] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Japan |
| Meaning | Different meanings depending on the kanji used.[2] |
| Other names | |
| See also | Sumire Tsubaki |
Given name
- Akane Chihaya (千早 茜, born 1979), Japanese writer
- Akane Hosoyamada (細山田 茜, born 1992), Japanese ice hockey player
- Akane Konishi (小西 あかね, born 1995), Japanese ice hockey player
- Akane Moriya (守屋茜), Japanese idol and model
- Akane Ogura (小椋 アカネ), a Japanese manga artist[6]
- Akane Omae (大前 茜, born 1982), Japanese voice actress[7]
- Akane Osawa (大沢 あかね), member of the Japanese pop music duet Tomboy[8]
- Akane Saito (齊藤 あかね, born 1993), Japanese women's footballer
- Akane Shibata (柴田 あかね), Japanese field hockey player[9]
- Akane Shiga (志賀 紅音, born 2001), Japanese ice hockey player
- Akane Sugazaki (菅崎 茜, born 1989), Japanese pop singer and songwriter
- Akane Takayanagi (高柳 明音), member of the Japanese girl idol group SKE48[10]
- Akane Tomonaga (友永 朱音), Japanese voice actress[11]
- Akane Watanabe (渡邉 あかね, born 1994), Japanese badminton player
- Akane Yamaguchi (山口 あかね), Japanese badminton player who competed in the 2012 Japan Super Series[12]
- Akane Yamao (山尾 朱子, born 1974), Japanese rhythmic gymnast
Surname
- Hotaru Akane (紅音 ほたる, born 1983), Japanese model and AV actress
- Kazuki Akane (赤根 和樹, born 1962), Japanese anime director
Fictional characters
- Akane, the main heroine from the video game Akane the Kunoichi.
- Akane, senior geisha portrayed by Rinko Kikuchi in the Westworld episodes "Akane no Mai" and "Phase Space."
- Akane, a character Hikaru's younger sister in Parodius.
- Akane, the fox and guardian angel from Angel Tales (Tenshi no Shippo)[13]
- Akane, the Japanese name of Whitney, a character in Pokémon[14]
- Lady Akane, a concubine in the Tales of the Otori series of books by Lian Hearn[15]
- Akane Aizawa, in Dai Sentai Goggle-V[16]
- Akane Aki, a character in the manga series Dash Kappei[17]
- Akane Asahina a classmate from the series Kanokon.[18]
- Akane Fujita, Takoyaki shop owner from the series "Pretty Cure (2004 TV series)"[19]
- Akane Higurashi, in My-HiME, and her My-Otome counterpart Akane Soir[20][21][22]
- Akane Hino, One of the main characters of the series "Smile PreCure!"[23]
- Akane Inuwaka, a character in the video game series Arcana Heart.[24]
- Akane Kimidori, in manga and anime series Dr. Slump[25]
- Akane Kiryu of Fatal Frame II[26]
- Akane Kishida from Kitchen Princess[27]
- Akane Kobayashi, in Doki Doki School Hours (Sensei no Ojikan)[28]
- Akane Kurashiki, A major character from the video game series Zero Escape
- Akane Mishima, one of the main characters of Kampfer[29]
- Akane Mizuhara, a main character in the visual novel Final Approach[30]
- Akane Motomiya, a main character in the video games Harukanaru Toki no Naka de, and Harukanaru Toki no Naka de Hachiyō Shō.[31][32]
- Akane Nakiko, a comic book character.[33]
- Akane Narita, in Hot Gimmick[34]
- Akane Owari, a character from the Danganronpa series.[35]
- Akane Ryuuku, a roleplay character of Gumball Watterson from The Amazing World of Gumball.
- Akane Sakurada, the main character of the Japanese anime and manga series Castle Town Dandelion
- Akane Sano, a main character in the manga series Black God[36][37]
- Akane Satomura, a main character in the visual novel One: Kagayaku Kisetsu e.[38]
- Akane Serizawa, a minor character in the anime and manga series Pani Poni.[39]
- Akane Shinjō (新条 アカネ), a character in the anime series SSSS.Gridman
- Akane Sonozaki, in the anime, manga, and visual novel series Higurashi no Naku Koro ni.[40]
- Akane Suzumiya, in Akane Maniax, and Kimi ga Nozomu Eien[41][42]
- Akane Takigawa, in the manga and anime series Cross Game[43]
- Akane Tachibana, lead character in basketball manga series I'll
- Akane Tendo, in manga and anime series Ranma 1⁄2[44]
- Akane Toriyasu, a character in the video game Yandere Simulator
- Akane Tsunemori, in the anime Psycho-Pass[45]
- Akane Yagyu, ("Jubei") from the video game, Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams[46]
- Akane Yamano, a character in Dual![47]
- Akane Yashiro (played by Yumiko Shaku) was the pilot of Kiryu (Mechagodzilla) in the film Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla.[48]
- Akane Ryuzoji is a character in the comic series World's End Harem.
- Akane Kino is the younger sister of the main character in the manga series Voice Over! Seiyu Academy.
- Delta Akane ( Delta Zakuro in English ) is a character in the anime Beyblade Burst GT/Gachi ( Rise in English )
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