Akane

Akane (, ) is the Japanese word for 'deep red' (, ''Akane'', '' Rubia cordifolia'') and is associated with red (from the red dye made from its roots) and brilliant red. ''Akane'' (written in a variety of forms) is both a female Japanese given name, ranked #9 of names to give girls in Japan, 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

*, Japanese badminton player
*, Japanese writer
*, Japanese professional wrestler
*, Japanese voice actress
*, member of the Japanese rock band Band-Maid
*, Japanese ice hockey player
*, Japanese actress, model and tarento
*, Japanese ice hockey player
*, Japanese voice actress and singer
*, Japanese Olympic dressage rider
*, Japanese voice actress
*, Japanese idol and model
*, Japanese goalball player
*, Japanese professional footballer
*Akane Ogura (), a Japanese manga artist
*Akane Omae (, born 1982), Japanese voice actress
* Akane Osawa (), member of the Japanese pop music duet TomboySonim, 'Akane Osawa form "tomboy"'
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*, Japanese women's footballer
*, Japanese actress
*Akane Shibata (), Japanese field hockey player
*, Japanese ice hockey player
*Akane Sugazaki (, born 1989), Japanese pop singer and songwriter
* Akane Takayanagi (), member of the Japanese girl idol group SKE48
*Akane Tomonaga (), Japanese voice actress
*, Japanese badminton player
*Akane Yamaguchi (), Japanese badminton player who competed in the 2012 Japan Super Series
*, Japanese competitor in synchronized swimming
*, Japanese rhythmic gymnast
*Akane Yoshida (born 1994), Japanese weightlifter

Surname

*, Japanese model and AV actress
*, 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 minor character in '' Haikyū!!''
*Akane, a character Hikaru's younger sister in Parodius.
* Akane, the fox and guardian angel from ''Angel Tales'' (''Tenshi no Shippo'')
* Akane, the Japanese name of Whitney, a character in ''Pokémon''
* Lady Akane, a concubine in the ''Tales of the Otori'' series of books by Lian Hearn
* Akane Aizawa, in ''Dai Sentai Goggle-V''
* Akane Aki, a character in the manga series Dash Kappei
* Akane Asahina a classmate from the series Kanokon.
*Akane Fujita, Takoyaki shop owner from the series " Pretty Cure (2004 TV series)"
* Akane Higurashi, in '' My-HiME'', and her '' My-Otome'' counterpart Akane Soir
* Akane Hino, One of the main characters of the series "Smile PreCure!"
* Akane Inuwaka, a character in the video game series Arcana Heart.
* Akane Kimidori, in manga and anime series '' Dr. Slump''
*Akane Kiryu of Fatal Frame II
* Akane Kishida from Kitchen Princess
*Akane Kobayashi, in ''Doki Doki School Hours'' (''Sensei no Ojikan'')
* Akane Kurashiki, A major character from the video game series Zero Escape
* Akane Mishima, one of the main characters of '' Kampfer''
* Akane Mizuhara, a main character in the visual novel Final Approach
*Akane Motomiya, a main character in the video games Harukanaru Toki no Naka de, and Harukanaru Toki no Naka de Hachiyō Shō.
*Akane Nakiko, a comic book character.
* Akane Narita, in ''Hot Gimmick''
*Akane Osaki, the main character of the manga series ''Akane-banashi''
* Akane Owari, a character from the ''Danganronpa'' series.
*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
* Akane Satomura, a main character in the visual novel One: Kagayaku Kisetsu e.
* Akane Serizawa, a minor character in the anime and manga series Pani Poni.
*, a character in the anime series ''SSSS.Gridman''
* Akane Sonozaki, in the anime, manga, and visual novel series '' Higurashi no Naku Koro ni''.
*Akane Suzumiya, in '' Akane Maniax'', and '' Kimi ga Nozomu Eien
* Akane Takigawa, in the manga and anime series ''Cross Game''
* Akane Tachibana, lead character in basketball manga series '' I'll''
* Akane Taira, the Ultimate Maid from Danganronpa Another Despair Academy
*Akane Tendo, in manga and anime series '' Ranma ''
*Akane Toriyasu, a character in the video game '' Yandere Simulator''
* Akane Tsunemori, in the anime '' Psycho-Pass''
* Akane Yagyu, ("Jubei") from the video game, '' Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams''
* Akane Yamano, a character in ''Dual!''
* Akane Yashiro (played by Yumiko Shaku) was the pilot of Kiryu (Mechagodzilla) in the film Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla.
*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 )
*Akane Kurokawa is a main character in the manga series Oshi no Ko

References

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Japanese feminine given names
Japanese-language surnames