Akira

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> "*This is Akira, my Hokkaido Inu. Though legendary at hunting, he’s a real stinker, but I love him all the same.*"
> — Dante introducing Akira to Romain and Hunter.
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**Akira** *(アキラ Akira)* lit. **Aniu Ken** is Dante's dog from the *Dragoma Inferno* series.

## Profile

Born in a runt litter among an abandoned shack near Miyazaki, Akira was found by a local hunter who wished to raise him as his apprentice. Years of attempted training brought a very young Akira to save his owner from a ferocious bear. Trembling in fear, Akira ran away, leaving his owner behind. Hiding underneath a makeshift log with an gaping hole, Akira continued to whine in sorrow until a generous hiker from Adachi found him with a warm smile. Taking care of the young pup, he decides to drive to Adachi where he dropped off the little dog in a box filled with other strays. A young black haired boy known as Dante eventually finds him and takes him home, where he's known to be Akira's new owner.

### The World Ends with You ~ Infernolab

Akira appears in small scenes across the movie / manga to help support Dante's sorrow, comforting him with what he needs.

### Silverlight ~ Akira

Akira is centered as the main icon of his very own spin off. Occurring at the same time when Dante is visiting Romain and Hunter in Vaduz, Akira is under care to Emiya Suda, an elderly neighbour occasionally escorted in her tasks thanks to Ryuzaki. Feeling sorrow wash over him, Akira decides to head out to the real world, exploring different breathtaking landmarks across Zenin and meeting new friends on the way. A cat riding a Shinkansen (a JR bullet train). A wise turtle nestled in Ishizuka Park's pond. A gruff Akima Sen with a temper attitude in the Hokkaido woods. A band of stray cats in Shirakawa's alleyway. And a celestial rabbit tainted with Shinrya's ornaments. During his journey, Akira escapes a local Hokkaido dog kennel, one of the henchmen targeting Dante's pooch as one of the family threats to the Ryuzakis. Cornered and captured in Shirakawa's alleys, Akira is locked behind bars in a rusted cage. His feelings of breaking through bravery mirror when he was a small puppy. Whining in despair, the other dogs try to cheer him up as Akira develops his courage to break through. Narrowly escaping the two workers, Akira is set free from his kennel friends who wish him a good luck back home.

A box truck ride back to Adachi takes turns for the worst as Akira is back home with only one surprise and disaster. The Hokkaido kennel worker revealed to be one of Yuji's friend and Dante's uncle appears in the Ryuzaki townhouse, a noose catcher in hand. Growling in bravery, Akira dashes for his owner's security cam, barking despondently. With Dante reserved in Rockgate, the live feed cuts off as Tohjo forces Akira with K9 training sessions. Berated by the noose, Akira's Infernolab collar snaps off, the dog growling aggressively. Tohjo laughs lightheartedly, enjoying every moment of the dog's humiliation. Before Tohjo could poison Akira with kibble sprinkled with Xylitol and Pyrogenium, the door slams open to reveal a frustrated Dante storming over to Tohjo. Akira too weak to react after several forced bites of the poisoned kibble, feels very heavily lightheaded. After a serious interrogation with his uncle, Dante narrowly escapes from being noosed as the sheathed Draco Inferno on his arm accidentally impales Tohjo dead center through his body.

Trembling in shock, everything was recorded from his second cam. Dante remembered that Akira was supposed to be under Emiya's care, only to find out that his neighbour had died from Tohjo's threats with the noose catcher. Evading his team and the police, Dante flees to Shirakawa where he blends into the homeless society and hides his identity from getting caught.

## Appearance

Akira is a studious Hokkaido Inu with sharp sense of bravery and stubbornness.

## Personality

Akira has a sharp sense of bravery and stubbornness whenever it comes to pet training. He’s grown loyal to Dante over the years, obedient and quiet though most of the times he’s stubborn to release his odd habits: Sleeping on Dante (Akira sometimes parks his furry butt on his owner's face), barking furiously at the neighbour’s cat across the street, and drinking toilet water everyday. Though this has been a disturbing quirk for Dante, his invention, the Doggo Bowl fixed this issue fast.

## Trivia

* Akira is named after one of Jason Bardis’ faviourite anime movie, *Akira*.
* Akira’s dog breed may reflect off of Gin / Weed from *Ginga Densetstu Weed*.
* The Infernolab dog collar will soon be released as a special pre order item to *Silverlight ~ Akira*.