Aka Amaranth

Aka Amaranth is the head of the Amaranth Family. He is a descendant of the Amaransu dynasty, whose rule of Mistral was deposed and replaced with a council following the Great War.
Aka is the husband of Yukiko Amaranth and father to Akane, Miyako, Nanako, Kasumi, Akiko, Sakura, Natsuki, Ayano, Hana and Umeko.
== Appearance ==
Aka is a fairly tall, middle-aged man with pink eyes and lightly tanned skin. His greying red hair is tied back, and his facial hair is cut into a thin cropped goatee. He wears a long red robe with pinkish trim and drapery, with white sleeves underneath, and supports himself on a wooden cane.
== Personality ==
Initially a stern and imposing man, Aka turns out to express a fair deal of trust and understanding with Akane - it is clear where the latter's bluntness and businesslike nature comes from. 
Despite this, he seems completely unaware of his wife's mistreatment of their children - until he reveals that she has also been manipulating him too. Following Yukiko's expulsion from the family, Aka promises to Akane and Nanako that he is going to be a better father to them all.
== Trivia ==
=== Allusion ===
* Aka alludes to the Mythological Japanese figure Izanagi no mikoto.
** Izanagi was the husband of Izanami no mikoto, whom Yukiko Amaranth alludes to.
=== Colour Naming Rule ===
* 'Aka' derives from the Japanese 赤 meaning "Red".
* Amaranth is a pinkish-red plant.
== References ==
Category:Characters
Category:Male Characters
Category:Mistral
Category:Amaranth Family
Category:Unsei Ridge
Category:Heterosexual Characters