Aira Shiratori

Aira is an idol who is also a big fan of other idols. He is a quarter French because his mother is half French and half Japanese. Aira is amiable, outgoing, and brave. He is also able to face reality with sound judgment, but also has low self-esteem because due to his past as an underdog. The positive side of himself is growing alongside those at his side. His singing voice is refreshing and pure, and his performances are filled with the spirit of fanservice. 
Aira is a member of ALKALOID at STARMAKER PRODUCTION. As an individual, he is trying to grow as an idol so he can be the best "favorite" he can for someone. He hopes to become more actively involved as himself, such as through producing his unit's live performances.Official Profile
==Appearance==
Aira is an average boy with an average build. He has short blond hair and bright green colored eyes. He wears the school's uniform during school, and he wears his casual (spring-summer) outfit outside of school.
On stage, Aira wears the ALKALOID uniform, which is a shirt that is half turquoise, half black with a black jacket that has a white stripe with red hearts. He wears black gloves and white pants with a belt that has red and black diamonds, and he also wears black high heeled boots. Aira also wears a black hat with red and gold stripes and an ALKALOID symbol on top of a turquoise diamond.
==Personality==
An idol-loving kid with a kind heart, Aira has a more sensible personality among the ALKALOIDs, although his words are merciless towards those whom he has allowed himself to open up to, as often seen with Hiiro. 
With a huge stock of idol merch that he won't let anyone get near, Aira is very protective of the things and people he loves and won't let anyone get to them. He idolizes many idols in ES and is often left in awe and gets flustered whenever a popular idol, such as Subaru, talks to him. Aira is shown to love animals, as seen from the way he protects a scared chicken from Hiiro when Hiiro is going to cook it as a dinner offering, and when he hides a tiny crab while camping with Keito Lecture so no one will eat it, and Yuzuru comments that he's really kind. 
Aira has a deep inferiority complex, constantly feeling like he's lacking behind other idols and practicing hard to catch up to them, often long after others have gone to bed. Due to his strong love for idols, he has a strong 'fan' perspective, for better or worse. He gets very ecstatic whenever people around him talk about idols and goes on rants and spills out a whole bunch of idol-y facts. He often uses “rabu” or “love” as a term to describe or express his love toward them. 
He loves his unitmates a lot and thinks of them highly, though he's often envious at how fast Hiiro is excelling, despite not knowing anything about idols. 
==Etymology==
The name Aira means "indigo" (藍) (ai) and "good, virtuous, respectable" (良) (ra).
Aira's surname Shiratori means "white" (白) (shira) and "bird" (鳥) (tori). The characters in his surname can also be read together as hakuchou (白鳥), which means "swan".
==Family==
==Trivia==
*During the Main Story, he shared a room with the rest of ALKALOID at Seisoukan Apartment.
**He currently shares a dorm room with Rei Sakuma and Eichi Tenshouin.
*According to a 4gamer interview with Akira, Aira's character archetype is "an idol fanboy" (藍良がドルオタ).
*Aira and Kohaku Oukawa were previously online friends before they met in person during the events of the Ensemble Stars!! main story. His online handle is implied to be "Love" (ラブ) since Kohaku refers to him as "Love-han" (ラブはん), though he has also used "Love-Swan" (ラブスワン) as a pseudonym when sending letters to an idol radio program, so it is unclear if "Love" was his full handle or if it's just an abbreviated version of the full thing.Idol☆Hijack
*He has a habit of buying an excessive amount of idol merch, to the point where his parents lecture him about it.Underachievers: Chapter 12 - Eat-in
*He views his family life as being so normal that it's boring, and as a result he has an interest in people who are more unusual than he is. Underachievers: Chapter 9 - Lunch
*Despite being a quarter French, Aira cannot speak the language.To Manifest Love
==Voice Actor Comment==
"Hello, I am Kouhei Amasaki. This time, I'm responsible for voicing ALKALOID's Aira Shiratori. Among ALKALOID, I feel his role is the loveliest to play. There were so many idol-like lines throughout the script that I was able to play around with various deliveries while recording. Please watch over Aira Shiratori without fail!!"★
"" (Road to Show Comment)Ensemble Stars!! -Road to Show!!- Aira Cast Comment
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