Akane Owari

**Akane Owari**, also known as **Ultimate Gymnast**, is a character from the *Danganronpa* series.

## **Charactah Account**

A superb athlete with an unusually large bust for a high-school girl. She has a remarkable talent for inventing her own moves, but tends to under-perform when she's in a bad mood. A brash and argumentative girl with a love of food and fighting, Akane isn't quite the sharpest thinker on the island. She survives the final trial and escapes to the real world with the other survivors.

Akane has a fiery personality and she loves fighting, as long as there is no other weapons besides the person's own fists and body, which lets her get along very well with Nekomaru Nidai. She is eager to challenge someone to fight her and she respects those who are physically strong, and can somehow correctly tell which people would be strong opponents even if they don't look like it. She seems to think that punching things, including people, is the best way to solve problems and her hot head can sometimes get her into trouble. While she also loves athletic things such as climbing and running, she can actually be very lazy and unmotivated if she isn't allowed to do things her own way. She dislikes planning, training, and routines, but has a remarkable talent for inventing her own moves. In general, her mood can shift very quickly. She can bounce between bored, to happy, to angry, and to happy again. Despite her easygoing and aloof personality, she is loyal and protective towards her friends.

## **Appearance**

### **Anime**

* Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School - Despair Arc
* Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School - Future Arc
* Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School - Hope Arc
* Super Danganronpa 2.5: Nagito Komaeda and the Destroyer of the World

### **Manga**

* Danganronpa 2: Ultimate Luck and Hope and Despair
* Super Danganronpa 2: Chiaki Nanami's Goodbye Despair Quest
* Super Danganronpa 2: Dangan Island Heart Everlasting Summer, Here Ronpa ♪
* Super Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair Academy - 4 Frames Kings

### **Video Games**

* Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
* Danganronpa S: Ultimate Summer Camp
* Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
* Danganronpa: Unlimited Battle

## **Trivia**

* Her first name can be translated to “red sounds” or “red noise”, while her last name is composed of the characters - "last" or "to finish", which has multiple meanings, including "village", "the home of one's parents", "hometown" and also an archaic Japanese unit of area.
	+ Her last name could be a reference to how, as her Free Time Events imply, her father used to marry multiple women in succession and have children with each one.
* Akane's birthday of July 15th falls on the same day as the Japanese Bon Festival. The festival originates from the story of Mokuren, in which a disciple of Buddha must appease the Realm of Hungry Ghosts with offerings and sacrifices in order to release his deceased mother's soul. In the modern Bon Festival, people honor their hungry ancestors with food and drink as offerings. Akane's major character trait is her bottomless appetite and craving for food, clearly in reference to this Festival.
* In the original Japanese, Akane uses the word *ore* to refer herself instead of *watashi* or *atashi*, which is a boastful form of “I” typically used by males; however, unlike Hajime, she doesn't end her sentences with the usual matching accompaniment of *da zo*.
* Akane knows a wrestling move called *Plancha Suicida*, or *Suicide Dive*.
* Akane doesn't go swimming at the Beach Party because she finds school swimsuits to be too embarrassing.
* In *Danganronpa 3* - Despair Arc, Akane's berserk-state in Episode 02 is a reference to Gon Freecs' infamous transformation from the *Hunter × Hunter* series.
* Akane's English voice actress, Wendee Lee, also voices Teruteru Hanamura's Mother and Miu Iruma.