Akane

Akane

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

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:

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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