Wakana Matsuri

*"Even though I keep running away from the stage, I want to sing! I want to become the coolest 'me'! That's my dream!*

**Wakana Matsuri** (和奏祭り) is a First Year at **Twilight Eclipse Academy**, and a Cute-type idol. Her preferred type of costume is FLORAL, but she's fine with anything. Her courses are: Constellation Vocal Course, Aurora Self Production Course, and Supernova Design Course. She is a C+ rank idol as of Episode 2. Matsuri is also a member of **Soul☆LUNA** with **Shiraishi Koharu** for the TWILIGHT GENER@TION CD Series.

## Self Introduction

See: Wakana Matsuri/Self Introduction

*"Ah, it's..starting? Alright, alright..."*

*"Um, my name is Wakana Matsuri! I'm a first year currently. I want to make friends, but it's not something that really comes easily to me...Uh..um, I really love to sing! I'm not any good, but it's fun! I used to have no courage, but I'm starting to change! Aspirations? Dreams? Back then, I wouldn't even consider having a 'dream'..but...I want to become the coolest 'me'! There, that's my dream! Did I say too much? Oh, I'm good? Alright..uh...Please support me with all you've got!! Thank you very much!"*

## Biography

### Personality

Matsuri is a shy girl with a little bit of stage fright. She used to have no courage and ran away from every opportunity. Because she's shy, she has problems making friends normally, and never considered having any dreams. She dreams of being an idol, but had no motivation or courage to do so, until she heard the words of **her favorite idol on TV**. Those words gave her courage, and still do to this day, and Matsuri was able to chase her dream of becoming an idol. She usually only performs on small stages within the academy, but wants to branch out more so she can become the coolest version of herself.

In Episode 2 of the series, when she experiences her "rebirth", she has a colder demeanor, constantly speaking in a rude manner to others. She seems to be rather arrogant as well, seeing only herself and **CLEAR** as worthy to be idols. She sees everyone else in the Academy as below her, and rarely participates in jobs unless they let her rank up. She thinks having friends is useless when she's in this state, and does her idol work, other than live performances, half-heartedly with little care. Her personality in this state is similar to Satomi's when she's not using text-based communication apps.

### Appearance

Matsuri has fair skin, aqua eyes, and deep pink hair. She normally wears her school uniform, or FLORAL casual costumes. Her bangs are split into 3 parts, with the left and right pieces being swept to their direction, and a thick piece in the middle, that reaches just above her nose. She has an ahoge facing right. On the left side, a strand of her hair is slightly, but neatly curled so it frames Matsuri's face, while on the right, a long strand of hair is slightly curled at the very bottom. She has braids wrapping around the back of her head. Matsuri wears her hair mostly down, but leaves parts of it tied into twintails with buns at the top.

### Relationships

* **Asahina Riaka** - Friends. When in her "reborn" state, Matsuri considers her greatly pathetic.
* **Harukawa Mafuyu** - TBA. When in her "reborn" state, Matsuri sees her as greatly below her, and someone unworthy to be an idol.
* **Nijikan Hoshimi** - They seem to be close, as they're roommates. In her "reborn" state, Matsuri doesn't think of her at all, instead opting to ignore her completely.
* **Shiraishi Koharu** - Greatly admires her, as she inspired her to become an idol. She's shy when talking to her, though. In her "reborn" state, Matsuri doesn't seem to care about her, thinking she can easily surpass her.
* **Kagarin Misora** - TBA. When in her "reborn" state, Matsuri sees her as a miserable excuse of an idol, thinking that Misora can't do anything on her own.
* **Chiyama Azumi** - TBA. In her "reborn" state, Matsuri thinks of her as pathetic, someone who tries hard but makes no worthy results.
* **Sakurada Shiori** - Friends. In her "reborn" state, Matsuri completely brushes off her existence.
* **Hoshino Satomi** - TBA. In her "reborn" state, she sees her as the only other person worthy to be an idol, seeing her as the embodiment of perfection, but also as the kind of perfection Matsuri can easily surpass, frequently challenging her to prove her own worth.
* **Mizumiya Aina** - TBA. In her "reborn" state, she sees her as unworthy to be an idol.
* **Izumi Kanata** - TBA. In her "reborn" state, she sees her as an "annoying pest".
* **Sakuragahara Ayumi** - TBA. In her "reborn" state, Matsuri pays Ayumi no mind at all, but sometimes folds to her kindness. Thus, she seems to hate being around Ayumi as she makes her feel weak.
* **Nijigaoka Yumeka** - TBA. In her "reborn" state, Matsuri sees her as someone severely lackluster, thinking she lacks proper experience to be an idol, and that she'd be better off doing anything else.
* **Hatori Mia** - TBA. In her "reborn" state, Matsuri finds her greatly annoying, thinking that her abilities are severely below her own, and that she has no place to call Matsuri 'lackluster' when she's seems to be so much worse. She usually ignores Mia calling her a "wannabe Satomi" as Matsuri, when reborn, believes she's above her level.

### Etymology

**Wakana (和奏)** - From Japanese *和 (wa)* meaning "harmony, peace" and *奏 (kana)* meaning "play music, complete", as well as other combinations of kanji that are pronounced the same way.
**Matsuri (祭り)** - From Japanese *祭り (matsuri)* meaning "festival", as well as other combinations of kanji that are pronounced the same way.
### Image Stats

*Write down each image stat, and a value out of 10. They cannot all be 1 or 10.*

**VOCAL:** 7
**DANCE:** 3
**VISUAL:** 5
## Discography

### Image Songs

* **First Love Parade♪** (初恋Parade♪, *Hatsukoi Parade♪*) - ***AIDOLLS! TWILIGHT IM@GE 01 - Wakana Matsuri/AIDOLLS! My Own IM@GE 01 - DAWN&DUSK!!***
* **Yumeyume Crossword☆** (ゆめゆめクロスワード☆, *Yumeyume Kurosuwaado☆*) - ***AIDOLLS! TWILIGHT IM@GE 2 01 - Wakana Matsuri***
* **Absolute Idol!!!** (絶対アイドル!!!, *Zettai Aidoru!!!*) - ***AIDOLLS! TWILIGHT SPECI@L 02***
* **Your song, my song*♪*** - ***AIDOLLS! TWILIGHT IM@GE 3 01 - Wakana Matsuri***
* **Beyond the Fate** - ***AIDOLLS! TWILIGHT IM@GE 4 01 - Wakana Matsuri***

### Solo Songs

"\*" notes a cover song from another franchise.

* **Trust in Me** (Matsuri Version) - ***AIDOLLS! ID:OL Cover Collection 01 - DAWN***
* **Special stellas** (Matsuri Solo Remix) - ***AIDOLLS! Solo Collection 01 - DAWN&DUSK***
* **Twilight Stage** (Matsuri Solo Remix) - ***AIDOLLS! Special CD "Twilight Stage" DAWN Vers.***
* **Realize!!** (Matsuri Solo Remix) - ***AIDOLLS! Special CD ECLIPSE ALLSTARS: Realize!! Solo Collection***

### Group Songs

"\*" notes a cover song from another franchise.

## Trivia

* Matsuri's birthday is on **June 7th**, the first day of the Sanno Matsuri, one of many Japanese summer festivals. This makes her zodiac sign **Gemini**.
* Matsuri's image color is #fc5b6c, a reddish pink similar to the color of her hair.
* Matsuri is one of few idols who doesn't use a stage name. This is because she prefers to showcase her true self on stage.

## References

1. ↑ Behind the Name entry for "Wakana"; https://www.behindthename.com/name/wakana