Akane

Akane
Akane written in Kanji meaning madder
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 can also mean Angry Child,^[5] Akane (written in a variety of forms) is both a female Japanese given name, ranked #9 of names to give girls in Japan,^[6] 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 Ogura (小椋 アカネ), a Japanese manga artist^[7]
• Akane Omae (大前 茜, born 1982), Japanese voice actress^[8]
• Akane Osawa (大沢 あかね), member of the Japanese pop music duet Tomboy^[9]
• Akane Shibata (柴田 あかね), Japanese field hockey player^[10]
• Akane Takayanagi (高柳 明音), member of the Japanese girl idol group SKE48^[11]
• Akane Tomonaga (友永 朱音), Japanese voice actress^[12]
• Akane Yamaguchi (山口 あかね), Japanese badminton player who competed in the 2012 Japan Super Series^[13]

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 fox and guardian angel from Angel Tales (Tenshi no Shippo)^[14]
• Akane, the Japanese name of Whitney, a character in Pokémon^[15]
• Akane in the Tales of the Otori series of books by Lian Hearn^[16]
• Akane Aizawa, in Dai Sentai Goggle-V^[17]
• Akane Aki, a character in the manga series Dash Kappei^[18]
• Akane Asahina a classmate from the series Kanokon.^[19]
• Akane Fujita, Takoyaki shop owner from the series "Pretty Cure (2004 TV series)"^[20]
• Akane Higurashi, in My-HiME, and her My-Otome counterpart Akane Soir^[21][22][23]
• Akane Hino, One of the main characters of the series "Smile PreCure!"^[24]
• Akane Inuwaka, a character in the video game series Arcana Heart.^[25]
• Akane Kimidori, in manga and anime series Dr. Slump^[26]
• Akane Kiryu of Fatal Frame II^[27]
• Akane Kishida from Kitchen Princess^[28]
• Akane Kobayashi, in Doki Doki School Hours (Sensei no Ojikan)^[29]
• Akane Mishima, one of the main characters of Kampfer^[30]
• Akane Mizuhara, a main character in the visual novel Final Approach^[31]
• Akane Motomiya, a main character in the video games Harukanaru Toki no Naka de, and Harukanaru Toki no Naka de Hachiyō Shō.^[32][33]
• Akane Nakiko, a comic book character.^[34]
• Akane Narita, in Hot Gimmick^[35]
• Akane Owari, a character from the Danganronpa series.^[36]
• Akane Sano, a main character in the manga series Black God^[37][38]
• Akane Satomura, a main character in the visual novel One: Kagayaku Kisetsu e.^[39]
• Akane Serizawa, a minor character in the anime and manga series Pani Poni.^[40]
• Akane Sonozaki, in the anime, manga, and visual novel series Higurashi no Naku Koro ni.^[41]
• Akane Suzumiya, in Akane Maniax, and Kimi ga Nozomu Eien^[42][43]
• Akane Takigawa, in the manga and anime series Cross Game^[44]
• Akane Tachibana, lead character in basketball manga series I'll
• Akane Tendo, in manga and anime series Ranma ½^[45]
• Akane Tsunemori, in the anime Psycho-Pass^[46]
• Akane Yagyu, ("Jubei") from the video game, Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams^[47]
• Akane Yamano, a character in Dual!^[48]
• Akane Yashiro (played by Yumiko Shaku) was the pilot of Kiryu(Mechagodzilla) in the film Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla.^[49]

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