Chieri Sono

Chieri Sono, also known as Cherry, is one of the main characters from the AKB0048 series.
== Charactah Account ==
Chieri is the heiress of the Zodiac Corporation, one of the major military contractors in the galaxy. She was a fan of AKB0048 since her childhood and is the one who introduced the group to Nagisa and her friends. Some years later, after learning of Zodiac's connections with DES, Chieri ran away from home to join AKB. Although she's the most talented of the understudies, at first she was unable to make her kirara glow which made her feel inferior to Nagisa. She eventually regains her self-confidence when she finds her radiance, and starts to become very popular.
Chieri has a cool personality and her seriousness and dedication surpasses that of the other girls. She is also the daughter of a large conglomerate. She speaks her mind regardless of what anyone else will think, to the point of being considered rude by some of her peers, though she does it to help her friends and team mates. In the second season her personality has changed considerably, being more ongoing and cheerful.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* AKB0048
* AKB0048: Next Stage
== Trivia ==
* Sonata Shinonome gave her the nickname "Meanyface" but only ever called her the name in one episode.
* Mayu Watanabe (Chieri's seiyuu) is the only current member of AKB48 to voice a character in the series and have a character based on her, Mayuyu.
* Chieri's original design was very different from what it eventually turned out to be. Originally, she resembled Sae Miyazawa in her design, having a boyish build and a short blue haircut.
* Chieri's family's butler is Yasunaga.
* As shown in Season 1's opening, Chieri is skilled at the piano.
* In Episode 15 and Episode 16, it is revealed that Chieri ranked 9th in the early results of the General Elections.
** However, in Episode 17, at the General Elections with the final results, she ranked 6th.
* Kojiharu and some of Chieri's fans in the series call her "Cherry", a nickname they have created for her.
* Chieri and Yuuko both have a similar fringe.
* Chieri does not like peppers.
* Chieri's first friends were Nagisa Motomiya, Yuuka Ichijou and Orine Aida.
* Chieri ran away from home to attend the auditions of 0048.
* Chieri's birthday is on December 8th, which is the day AKB48 debuted.
* According to Yuuko, Chieri's radiance combined with Nagisa's radiance could rival that of the last Acchan.
* In Episode 24, it is revealed that Chieri had a family who are killed in different ways:
** An older brother who has died.
** A mother who died before the beginning of the series.
** A father who was shot by the end of the episode.
* Both Chieri and Mayuyu own stuffed alpacas.
* In Episode 26, Chieri becomes the Center Nova.
* Her name, in conjunction with Nagisa's, is a play on the words from AKB48's song "Nagisa no Cherry".
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Chieri Sono at AKB0048 Wiki
Category:Characters
Category:Females
Category:AKB0048