Akane Mishima

Akane Mishima [美嶋 紅音, Mishima Akane] is a school library aid and Natsuru's friend. She is also a Blue Kämpfer like Natsuru. She explained most of the rules of being a Kämpfer when Natsuru's own Messenger gave no such details. In addition to having Natsuru as the first male to establish in-depth friendship with her, Akane eventually begins to harbor feelings for him, becoming jealous and easily irritable when he talks about another girl (most if not all of the time being Kaede) in front of her or when another girl takes an interest in him (whether that interest is romantic in nature or not). Despite often responding with indifference, however, Natsuru does later reveal that if Kaede were never on his mind, Akane would have been the kind of girl he "sees no problem with". She is the fourth character to be introduced in the series and the second person from the Blue Kämpfers to be known. She is voiced by Yui Horie in the anime. Akane is usually seen wearing her school uniform, with glasses and a yellow hairband. Outside of class, she wears casual clothes, such as a pink shirt and skirt. During the Cultural Festival's talent portion, she was seen wearing a cowgirl outfit, a possible reference to her Kämpfer's weapon. When transformed into a Kämpfer, her glasses and hairband disappear and her school uniform is altered, her sleeves being shortened to reveal her undershirt. Akane is a very shy, quiet girl. She tends to mistake others people's speech as sexual comments, as shown when she goes to Natsuru's house thinking that he wants to have sex with her. She stutters often and is very respectful to people she meets. After becoming friends with Natsuru, she becomes more assertive, shown when she forces him to go on a date with her. She is also very protective of Natsuru, as he was her first male friend, causing her to fall in love with him. She becomes very jealous and irritated when he talks about Kaede Sakura and repeatedly tries to get the other girls away from him. She has a very low self-esteem, shown when willing to kiss Shizuku Sangō to pretend that it is Natsuru. However, her Kampfer form is a polar opposite of her normal self. She becomes very violent and bad-mouthed, constantly insulting everyone she meets. She threatens Natsuru multiple times with her gun, forcing him to do things that she wants. Despite this, she seems to appreciate her partnership and is always there to protect him. Unlike her normal self, she is not afraid to talk about her romance with Natsuru, though he does not see this. *Gewehr means "rifle" or "gun" in German, yet Akane is seen carrying a pistol (pistole in German). However, the more general use of "gun" is perhaps employed in this description. *Despite being the fourth character introduced, she was the second character seen in the series, during the prologue. Recently, she (as well as Mikoto Kondo) made a cameo appearance in "Asobi ni Iku Yo!" as part of group staring at Eris and her group.