Kirika Akatsuki

Kirika Akatsuki, also known as Kiri, is one of the main characters from the Symphogear series.
== Charactah Account ==
Kirika is another one of the mysterious Symphogear users. Although she has a very straightforward cheerful and cooperative personality, she harbors a shadowy past as one of the "Receptor Children" who was treated as an observation subject at a certain research facility along with Maria, Serena, Shirabe and others. The bonds between Kirika and her friends are so strong that she feels no fear from fighting against the entire world.
Kirika is a walking bundle of absolute joy. Behaving as if she's enjoying life to its highest extent, she's full of energy, bubbly, and upbeat, making her comparable to Hibiki, if not pushed to a much greater length. Unlike Hibiki however, Kirika is more childish in nature and often performs random stunts for the fun of it, like teasing others, jumping off of a swing set, and gambling on random chance with vending machines by pushing multiple selections at once after making payment. These stunts may often backfire on her with a result she doesn't expect, but her enthusiastic demeanor is quick to bounce her back from any negative offsets, showing that even the most unfortunate of events can't keep her down in the dumps for long. As Shirabe personally puts it, she doesn't think anyone can beat Kirika when it comes to being happy.
Despite her childish tendencies, Kirika has an adult-like sense of maturity and is able to confidently take situations and battles seriously when they call for it. Though Nastassja's treatment of her was difficult, Kirika was aware it was tough love intent on pushing her to act as a hero and save all of humanity. These traits make it clear that Kirika was raised to care for life above all things and wants people to be happy, and is thus willing to give up her own life if it means people can continue with living and celebrating said life, including those she considers friends or family. She also shows genuine concern for anyone who appears to be undergoing a stressful situation, like when Tsubasa recovered from a brief coma only for her grandfather to enter communication just to ridicule her. Said loyalty however is similar to Shirabe in the fact that Kirika is selective and devoted to whom she trusts, as she opted to remain by Nastassja's side despite her declining health instead of supporting Dr. Ver's strategics.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Senki Zesshou Symphogear AXZ
* Senki Zesshou Symphogear AXZ: Senki Zesshou Shinai Symphogear
* Senki Zesshou Symphogear G
* Senki Zesshou Symphogear G: Senki Zesshou Shinai Symphogear
* Senki Zesshou Symphogear GX
* Senki Zesshou Symphogear GX: Senki Zesshou Shinai Symphogear
* Senki Zesshou Symphogear XV
* Senki Zesshou Symphogear XV: Senki Zesshou Shinai Symphogear
=== Manga ===
* Senki Kanshoku Symphogear: Shirabe Meshi
* Senki Zesshou Symphogear GX Anthology Comic: Manga de Zesshou Symphogear
=== Video Games ===
* Senki Zesshou Symphogear XD Unlimited
== Trivia ==
* Kirika's battle song genre is symphonic rock.
* Kirika uses Japanese and English language for her attack names. Many of her attacks are named after places and characters from different fairy tales.
** The design of Kirika's Symphogear headgear is similar to a witch's hat.
* Kirika and Shirabe's insert songs make a lot of reference to each other. Specifically:
** "Singing the melody" (Original Japanese: Shirabe utau): 'Uta' ('to sing' or 'a song') is the alternate pronunciation which is the second kanji in Kirika's name. 'Shirabe' (meaning 'melody') is the very same word in Shirabe's name.
** "The two of us are (like) the Sun and Moon": Kirika's last name Akatsuki's left radical which means "sun". Shirabe's last name Tsukuyomi on the other hand contains the radical which means "moon".
** There's also multiple occurrences of the phrase "I wish to tell you 'I love you'", which is exactly what the two did in G Episode 11, G Episode 12, and GX Episode 8.
* Kirika's birthday of April 13 was given to her by the F.I.S., with April 13 being the day she arrived at the F.I.S., as Kirika did not remember her original birthday.
* Similar to most other wielders, Kirika also references elements from Gundam in her design: the multi-scythe and bat wings in X Drive are likely a reference to Gundam Deathscythe Hell, while the four shoulder pieces in her normal gear bear a strong resemblance to the Kshatriya's binders.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Kirika Akatsuki at Symphogear Wiki
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