Akari Kawamoto

Akari Kawamoto
Information
Kanji	川本 あかり
Rōmaji	Kawamoto Akari
Characteristics
Age	22-23
Birthdate	April 3rd
Zodiac Sign	Aries
Gender	Female
Height	165 cm
Personal Status
Status	Alive
Relationships	Someji Kawamoto (grandfather) Sai Kawamoto (grandmother) † Seijirou Amaido (father) Mikako Kawamoto (mother) † Misaki (aunt) Hinata Kawamoto (younger sister) Momo Kawamoto (youngest sister)
First Appearance
Anime	Episode 1
Manga	Chapter 1
Voice Actors
Japanese	Ai Kayano
English	Laura Post

Akari Kawamoto (川本 あかり Kawamoto Akari) is a resident of Sangatsu-chō (March town) and the eldest/leader of the Kawamoto sisters.

Appearance

Akari's full body and facial expressions

Akari is a beautiful young woman with chest-length dark chocolate-brown hair that is usually tied in a low side ponytail on the right side with bangs swept on the same side, lilac-colored eyes and a quite large chest.

Background

Akari subsequently took care of her two younger sisters after their father Seijirou Amaido left and the passing of their mother and grandmother.

Plot

Akari encounters Rei Kiriyama and takes him to her place being the first time she's brought a person back home. Finding Rei in a drunk state, Akari brings him into her home to recover and it is at that point where Akari and the rest of her family are formally acquainted with Rei.

Etymology

• The name Akari means "light" (あかり) in Hiragana.
  • However, when written in kanji (明里, 朱里 or 朱莉), it could possibly mean:
    • 明里 - "bright, light, clear" (明) (aka) and "village" (里) (ri).
    • 朱里 - "vermilion red" (朱) (aka) and "village" (里) (ri).
    • 朱莉 - "vermilion red" (朱) (aka) and "white jasmine" (莉) (ri).
• Akari's surname Kawamoto means "river, stream" (川) (kawa) and "base, root, origin, source" (本) (moto).

Trivia

• Akari appears to have a quite busy schedule:
  • In the morning, she helps her elderly grandfather run Mikazuki-dō, a traditional wagashi (Japanese confectionery) shop.
  • In the evening, she works as a hostess for a bar in Ginza, Misaki, which her aunt manages.
• Akari often calls Rei Kiriyama "Rei-kun", which leads to Kyouko Kouda to become jealous of her.