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 (), Japanese manga artist Akane Omae (, born 1982), Japanese voice actress Akane Osawa (), member of the Japanese pop music duet Tomboy , 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 Takada (高田 茜) Japanese ballet dancer 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 in the Westworld series , Hikaru's younger sister in Parodius , the fox and guardian angel from Angel Tales (Tenshi no Shippo) , the Japanese name of Whitney, a character in Pokémon , in Dai Sentai Goggle-V , a male character in the manga and anime series Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun , a character in the manga series Dash Kappei , a classmate from the series Kanokon , Takoyaki shop owner from the series Pretty Cure (2004 TV series) from the anime and manga series My-HiME , one of the main characters of the series Smile PreCure! , a character in the 2011 mobile game The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls , a character in the manga series The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses (Ema Skye), a character in the Ace Attorney franchise , a character in the video game series Arcana Heart , a main character in the anime series Vividred Operation , in manga and anime series Dr. Slump , the younger sister of the main character in the manga series Voice Over! Seiyu Academy of Fatal Frame II from Kitchen Princess , a character in Doki Doki School Hours , a major character from the video game series Zero Escape , a character in the manga and anime series Oshi no Ko , one of the main characters of Kampfer , a main character in the visual novel Final Approach , a main character in the video game, anime and manga series Haruka: Beyond the Stream of Time Akane Nakiko, a comic book character from Witchblade , in Hot Gimmick , a major character in the light novel series The Eminence in Shadow , a character from The Idolmaster Million Live! , the main character of the manga series Akane-banashi , a character from the Danganronpa series Akane Ryuuku, a roleplay character of Gumball Watterson from The Amazing World of Gumball , a character in the manga series World's End Harem , the main character of the anime and manga series Castle Town Dandelion , a main character in the manga series Black God , a main character in the visual novel One: Kagayaku Kisetsu e , a character in the Chainsaw Man anime and manga series , a minor character in the anime and manga series Pani Poni , a character in the anime series SSSS.Gridman , a character in the anime series Little Battlers Experience WARS , a character in the anime and manga series My-Otome , in the anime, manga, and visual novel series Higurashi When They Cry , a character in Kimi ga Nozomu Eien and Akane Maniax , in the manga and anime series Cross Game , lead character in basketball manga series I'll , in manga and anime series Ranma ½ Akane Toriyasu, a character in the video game Yandere Simulator , a character in the anime Psycho-Pass , from the video game, Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams , a character in Dual! , a character in the manga series Haikyū!! , a male character in the manga and anime series Hori-san to Miyamura-kun , a character in the film Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla Lady Akane, a concubine in the Tales of the Otori
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