Makoto Kikuchi

Makoto Kikuchi, also known as Makochin, is one of the main characters from The iDOLM@STER series.
== Charactah Account ==
Makoto is popularized as the "pretty-boy idol" within 765 Production, and has accumulated more female than male fans because of this. Granted, she was already rather popular among her fellow students at the all-girls school she attends—her current work as an idol not making the situation any easier for her.
While not ungrateful of her popularity, underneath her gruff and boyish exterior, Makoto is actually an honest, sensitive girl, and wishes to make herself more feminine. Therefore, unbeknownst to her father she decided to become an idol in order to find a way to a new, more feminine presence for herself and to show others that she can have a girly side as well.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* iDOLM@STER Xenoglossia
* iDOLM@STER Xenoglossia Specials
* Puchimas!: Petit iDOLM@STER
* Puchimas!: Petit iDOLM@STER Episode 0
* Puchimas!: Petit iDOLM@STER Special
* Puchimas!!: Petit Petit iDOLM@STER
* The iDOLM@STER
* The iDOLM@STER Live For You!
* The iDOLM@STER Million Live!
* The iDOLM@STER Million Live! 4th Anniversary PV
* The iDOLM@STER Movie: Beyond the Brilliant Future!
* The iDOLM@STER Shiny Festa
* The iDOLM@STER: The Story of THE IDOLM@STER 765 PRO
* Voy@ger
=== Manga ===
* iDOLM@STER Xenoglossia
* Puchimas!: Petit iDOLM@STER
* The iDOLM@TER
* The iDOLM@STER - Your Mess@ge
* The iDOLM@STER 2 Colorful Days
* The iDOLM@STER 2 Nemurihime
* The iDOLM@STER 2 The world Is All One!!
* The iDOLM@STER Break!
* The iDOLM@STER Dearly Stars: Neue Green
* The iDOLM@STER Relations
=== Video Games ===
* The iDOLM@STER
* The iDOLM@STER 2
* The iDOLM@STER LIVE in SLOT!
* The iDOLM@STER Live for You!
* The iDOLM@STER Platinum Stars
* The iDOLM@STER POPLinks
* The iDOLM@STER ONE FOR ALL
* The iDOLM@STER Shiny Festa
* The iDOLM@STER SP
* The iDOLM@STER Starlit Season
* The Morning Glow is Golden: The iDOLM@STER
== Trivia ==
* According to the arcade version, Makoto's email address is strawberry.dream@idolmaster.jp. While its meaning is unclear, it's possible it's related to strawberries representing femininity, purity and good luck.
* Makoto's design may be loosely based on another NAMCO character, Makoto Kotobuki from the sports arcade game Mach Breakers.
* Despite Makoto being boyish most of the time, she has a natural fear of insects to the point of even hesitating to say the name of any insect she mentions or sees.
* Makoto suffers from claustrophobia due to a childhood memory of being trapped in an elevator.
* Even though Makoto forces herself to be feminine, she will occasionally curse and speak in a slang of a Japanese high school gangster when angered.
* If Makoto receives more fan-mail from girls than boys, she'll become upset for the rest of the day. However, she stated that she actually doesn't want more male fans than female ones and is very appreciative of every single one of her supporters.
* One of the main reasons why Makoto decided that she wanted to become more feminine was during her freshman year in her all girls high school she was appointed to do the Romeo part in her Romeo and Juliet play, after the play was over the girl who played Juliet clung to Makoto's arm constantly and whispering "My lovely Romeo; Makoto" as well as kissing her before she left for the day.
* Makoto is also known to be physically strong, she's able to pick Yukiho and Producer up as if its nothing.
* Makoto and Yukiho Hagiwara are best friends.
* Makoto has a tendency to talk on before she realizes she's being made fun of, particularly when Producer makes fun of her androgyny or when he tricks her into saying "Konbanwa (good evening)" instead of "Ohayo (good morning)" during the morning greetings.
* Makoto tends to make a mischievous cat-like face during conversations, a similar trait shared with Haruka's Nonowa face.
* Makoto gets chocolate from girls on Valentine's day.
* Makoto is also act as an ambassador for Tamashii Nations with other idols that also very good in dance such as Seira Mizuki, Ayumu Maihama, Ren Kizaki, and Asahi Serizawa.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Makoto Kikuchi at project-imas wiki
Category:Characters
Category:Females
Category:THE iDOLM@STER