Ran Shibuki

Ran Shibuki, also known as The Beautiful Blade, is one of the main characters from the Aikatsu! series.
== Charactah Account ==
If you get too close, you might get cut down by the Beautiful Blade, Ran Shibuki. Ran is veteran idol and model who has been in the entertainment business since childhood. She is a close friend and classmate of Ichigo and Aoi who carries an air of professionalism about her. She is a sexy-type idol who uses the brand Spicy Ageha.
Ran is a quiet, independent girl with a professional air about her. She is multi-talented and mature but she has a short tether and does not like being pestered. Despite this, Ran is a kind person. She is humble about who she is as a person and idol, despite her popularity. She dislikes being nicknamed "Ran-chan" and prefers to just be known as "Ran." She doesn't eat sweets as she is concerned they will ruin her image.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Aikatsu on Parade!
* Aikatsu Stars!
* Aikatsu!
* Aikatsu! 10th Story: Mirai e no Starway
* Aikatsu! 10th Story: Mirai e no Starway (2023)
* Aikatsu! Aiming for the Magical Aikatsu Card
* Aikatsu! Movie
* Aikatsu! Music Awards: Everyone Has Received An Award SHOW!
=== Video Games ===
* Aikatsu! 365 Idol Days
* Aikatsu! Both of My Princesses
* Aikatsu! Cinderella Lesson
* Aikatsu! Music Video Maker
* Aikatsu! Photo on Stage!
* Aikatsu! My No.1 Stage!
* Data Carddass Aikatsu!
== Trivia ==
* Ran is 163 cm tall.
* Her zodiac sign is Leo.
* Her favorite foods are Vegetable sticks and yogurt.
* Her disliked food is Fried fish because she doesn't like removing the bones.
* Her specialties are model walking and posing.
* Although Episode 5 was Ran's official debut episode, she made cameo appearances in Episode 1 and Episode 4.
** This makes her the first person to have more than one cameo debut, both with a speaking role; followed by Sora Kazesawa, who had non-speaking roles, Maria Himesato, who had a non-speaking cameo debut and one speaking, and Mikuru Natsuki, who had non-speaking roles, respectively.
* Ran is classified as a tsundere by fans.
* In Episode 57 her aura changed.
* Ran is the first idol to have three Premium coords.
* It is theorized that her surname Shibuki takes from Jun Shibuki (Shibuki Jun) a top star of Takarazuka Revue.
* Ran shares her first name and the second part of her surname with Ran Kotobuki, the protagonist of the shoujo anime Super Gals!. She shares her first name with Ran Mouri from Detective Conan.
* Her student number in the anime is 30024.
* She shares her birthday with Kousaka Honoka from Love Live!.
* Ran shares her singer with Sora Kazesawa.
** Following Sunao's graduation from STAR☆ANIS, she now shares her singing voice with Kaede Ichinose, Kī Saegusa, and Shion Kamiya.
* Ran has been shown to be at skilled at martial arts.
** She has also stated that she is a capable marathon swimmer, able to swim a length of 10 kilometers (about 6.2 mi).
* She addresses herself with the pronoun "Atashi", which is a very informal and casual way for a female to address herself.
* She is a fan of the popular mascot character, Ebi-Pon.
* Ran is one of the two idols to not have a solo performance in her debut season, the other being Kaede Ichinose.
* If one counts both appearances in the anime and the DCD game, Ran has been a member of all four units formed in Season 1.
* She is the only idol from the unit Soleil to never make it to the finals during the Starlight Queen Cup.
* Ran is the only main character to not have a hair accessory.
* Ran shares the same seiyū with Lance from Dokidoki! Precure.
** She also shares the same seiyū with Uzume Uno from Fantasista Doll.
* Ran shares her voice actress with Yozora Kasumi from the Aikatsu Stars! series, as well as Mirai Asuka from the Aikatsu Friends! series.
** Ran also bears great resemblance with Yozora, having to share the same idol type and theme color.
** Furthermore, it was revealed in the second special episode between Aikatsu! and Aikatsu Stars! that Ran has the same scent as Yozora.
** Ran has been called a "Demon coach" by Ichigo and Aoi because she coaches them like a demon.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Ran Shibuki at Aikatsu Wiki
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