Hibiki Matsuura

**Hibiki Matsuura** (Japanese: **松浦 ひびき** *Matsuura Hibiki*; Korean: **히비키** *Hibiki*) is one of the main protagonists of *Pastel Stars ☆ Cyber Chase*, and a member of Cyber Chase at Microgaoka.

Hibiki's alter ego is **Cyber Thunder** (Japanese: **サイバーサンダー** *Saibāsandā*; Korean: **사이버 썬더** *Saibeo Sseondeo*), or Thunder for short, and her main talent is acting.

## Personality

An energetic third year high school student with a great sense of humor and she has a passion for dancing and acting. She can be socially awkward and often acts without thinking, but she is very passionate about her interests and never lets anybody hurt her friends at any cost. As the series progresses, she becomes more aware of her surroundings, and wishes to help Hana and her friends.

## Appearance

As Hibiki, she has shoulder-length dark blue hair with red streaks on it, red eyes, and she often wears a red headband on her head. She also has a noticeable fang which is seen when she's smiling. Her casual clothes include a white T-shirt, a red jacket, a pair of grayish blue jeans, and red sneakers. In the second season, she would wear white headphones, but she keeps the same ponytail.

As Thunder, her ponytail grows longer and changes to a full on red color, while her eyes become blue. She wears a dark red and pastel red flame-shaped headset, and her cyber style outfit is mainly black, white, and pastel red.

In *Pastel Stars TV*, Hibiki's hair does not have any accessories, and instead, she wears a red t-shirt with a gold lightning bolt on it. The sleeves have gold lines on it, to make it look like a sports shirt to a degree.

## Relationships

### Family

* **Kaito Matsuura:** Hibiki's father.
* **Mai Matsuura:** Hibiki's mother.
* **Shougo Matsuura:** Hibiki's younger brother.

### Friends

* **Dina Nakamura:** Hibiki's childhood friend and classmate. The two met at the first year of middle school, both discovering they share their love for anime and 90's music. Ever since then, the two became inseparable until the end of time. Dina offers Hibiki private singing lessons before the upcoming school play.
* **Sakura Hanadera:** Hibiki admires Sakura's dancing skills and often sees her optimism as "a source of motivation". She even once encouraged her to fight her personal demon.
* **Felicity Aozora:** Felicity was initially offended because she likes math, while Hibiki doesn't. So she blackmails her into doing her math homework if she doesn't want to be exposed as Thunder. Felicity eventually has a change of heart, and the two warm up to each other.
* **Kohane Sumireno:** Hibiki finds Kohane's shy nature adorable and wants to do everything she can to protect her. However, due to her awkwardness, sometimes she is afraid she would say something wrong to her by mistake.
* **Ingrid Heartson:** The two first meet after Hibiki discovers Ingrid's talent as an artist. Because of this, the two start bonding because of their desires to become a heroine, and they often have each other's backs.
* **Tsubomi Kamisato:** As soon as Tsubomi enters Hibiki's classroom, Hibiki finds her extremely interesting and they bond over anime. She also vows to never leave her side so she can help her fight her shyness.
* **Hana Shiraishi:** After defending her from Miku bullying her, Hibiki and Hana somehow click briefly, and she shows her the way to the classroom. It is evident that the two will eventually be the keys to defeating Clocksworth. Once she discovers Hana's identity as Beta Berry, Hibiki decides to regain her powers so she can help her during her fight with Clocksworth.

### Rivals

* **Miku Hoshimiya:** Miku is Hibiki's long-term rival, as Miku often mocks Hibiki for being "old fashioned" when it comes to her taste in music. Miku hopes to beat Hibiki in everything, which indicates that her presence is the main source of her anxieties and insecurities.

### Love Interests

* **Naoto Amamiya:** After their first meeting, Naoto and Hibiki become great friends at school, and he is the one who encouraged her to fight, despite his doubts in the first place. Their bond slowly blossoms into a romance that they didn't expect to happen.

### Future Family (movie)

* **Naoto Amamiya:** Hibiki's husband.
* **Akana Amamiya:** Naoto and Hibiki's adopted daughter.

## Cyber Thunder

*"The red flame of loyalty! I am Cyber Thunder!"*

**Cyber Thunder** is Hibiki's Cyber Chase alter ego, which she uses in Microgaoka. In order to transform, she needs her Flaming Headset to complete the Rhythmic Makeover. Her theme color is red, and her signature symbol is a flame.

### Attacks

* **Fire Slash** (solo)
* **Aura Rising** (group)

## Songs

Hibiki's dream voice actress, Ami Koshimizu, has participated in many image songs for her character.

### Duet

* **~Rainbow Runners~** (with Maria Naganawa, Hana Hishikawa, Saori Hayami, Yui Ogura, and Ayane Sakura)
* **Beautiful Paths To → You** (with Kenji Nojima)
* **Number Member#** (with Kenji Nojima)
* **Be My Star! Rainbow Runners~** (with Saki Nakajima, Hana Hishikawa, Saori Hayami, Yui Ogura, Akari Kito, Shunsuke Takeuchi, Rie Kugimiya, Kenji Nojima, Inori Minase, and Sally Amaki)

## Introductory Quote

*“YEET! Wow, what a wild ride! … Oh, hello there! My name is Hibiki Matsuura! I absolutely loooove idols and rhythmic games! You can sometimes find me dancing in the school hallway, and theater is totally my thing! I just hope that Miku won’t bother me this time, she can be a pain in the neck! … Now, where was I? Oh yes! I am also hoping to get into future shows one day so I can show Naoto-senpai all that I’ve got! Sigh Naoto… Huh? What’s that? There is danger? Time for my makeover!"*

## Localized Names

* **Taylor** – English dub (and other various versions)
* **Nadine (نادين)** – Arabic dub (Venus Centre)
* **Xiǎo Dān (小丹)** – Cantonese, Mandarin, and Taiwanese dubs
* **Marie** – Dutch dub
* **Aliza (עליזה)** – Hebrew dub
* **Viviana** – Italian dub
* **Tatyana (Татьяна)** – Russian dub

## Trivia

* Her theme color's hex code is #EF5E5F.
* Hibiki has ADHD, which causes her to lose focus during class. However, she is also very smart.
* She has a pet dog named Stan, whom she considers her best friend back at home.
* Her favorite food is pizza, and her favorite dessert is chocolate.
* Hibiki is the tallest member of the group of seven.
* She mainly enjoys watching anime, but one of her most favorites is *Love Live!*
	+ Coincidently, she shares her surname with Kanan Matsuura from *Love Live! Sunshine!!*