Anita Konishi

**Anita Konishi** (コニシ・アニタ *Konishi Anita)* is a student of Hope's Peak Academy: United Kingdom and a participant of the British Killing Game of Danganronpa: Shattered Skies. Her title is Ultimate Manga Artist (スーパー・ハイ・スクール・レベル・ビーキーパー lit. *Super High School Level Manga Artist).*

## History

When Anita was two years old, her parents were killed in a traffic accident. She was legally adopted by her uncle, and was raised in his household. Fortunately, her cousins accepted her as their own sister, and she often views them as siblings, not cousins. Due to her age at the time of her parents' accident, she barely remembers them.

In middle school, Anita presented an exceptional gift in art. While her uncle was originally nervous about this, as not many jobs paid well for art, he gradually grew to accept her ability and supported her choice to focus primarily on artistic studies. She soon realized that drawing manga was her favorite form of art, and at the age of thirteen, she had two full manga novels written and published, and also had a large following on social media.

### The British Killing Game

Anita is the protagonist of Danganronpa: Shattering Skies, and therefore holds a major role in both plot and progression of the British Killing Game.

While the majority of the British Killing Game's storyline has not been decided yet, Anita will grow very close to many other participants.

## Creation and Development

### Character Creation

Anita was first created on July 12, 2021, under the name of Ichika Suzuki, holding the title of Ultimate Digital Artist. On August 19, 2021, her name was changed to Angelina Konishi, and her talent was changed to her current talent, Ultimate Manga Artist. As of July 4, 2022, her given name was changed to Anita. This is because many characters of Danganronpa: Shattered Skies refer to other characters with nicknames, and if Anita's name were to stay Angelina, she could be referred to as Angie. This can get complicated because there is already a canon Danganronpa character named Angie.

### Name

*Anita* means "grace; unguided" and is of Spanish origin. *Konishi* means "small west" and is of Japanese origin.

## Appearance

Anita has choppy black hair that stretches halfway down her back, which she usually wears down. Her eyes are also black.

Her usual attire is a white button-up shirt, with a red tie tucked beneath her black jumper. She often wears a dark grey skirt, along with knee-high white crew socks and black combat boots. She wears a pin of her former high school's insignia on her white button-up, and she has black rectangle glasses.

## Personality

Anita outwardly appears as a quiet albeit polite young girl. She is an introvert, often spending more alone time rather than speaking to others. She prefers to solve situations logically, and during the British Killing Game, her artistic background helps her map out consequential events in a case or class trial. However, if she is put under extreme stress or led to believe that her suspicions were wrong, Anita may be sent into a downward mental spiral, fearing that she could've been wrong about far more. She tends to shoulder much of the responsibility of her classmates and fellow participants, and essentially put herself in charge of the group.

During the beginning of the British Killing Game semester, Anita lacks the courage to speak up and take charge, despite internally noting everything that must be done to keep everybody safe. One of her fellow classmates, Kymberli Watson, offers her assistance in convincing the other participants to listen to Anita. With Kymberli's help, Anita gradually grows more confident in her leadership abilities.

## Talents and Abilities

### Ultimate Manga Artist

Anita is the Ultimate Manga Artist, who possesses both the work ethic and hand dexterity to create several high-quality, fully-illustrated novels in under a few months. Writing and illustrating manga is her passion, but she always exercises her talent in moderation, so to avoid burnout. Additionally, as an artist, Anita can notice patterns and small details that many of her other classmates cannot.

## Relationships

### Kymberli Watson

Anita and Kymberli first met during the introductions round, shortly before Monokuma announced the British Killing Game. Anita, who was intimidated by the girl's enthusiasm, quickly excused herself after learning Kim's name and talent. However, after the announcement of the killing game, Kim noticed that Anita was struggling to speak up to the others. Kim offered her help to Anita, getting the other students' attention and assisting Anita's speech. When the students split up into groups of two to explore the academy, Anita chose Kim as her partner. Throughout the storyline, Anita and Kymberli continue to grow closer.

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During free time events, Kymberli expresses a strong fondness toward Anita, which could be perceived as romantic, and Anita seems to reciprocate these feelings to an extent. It is unclear whether Anita is romantically interested in Kymberli or not.

These interactions are subtle and do not force the player into anything.

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### Kristopher Alexson

Kris was one of the few participants to express complete indifference during Anita's speech, but argued on her behalf when Jessica Chevron complained about her approach. He agreed with Anita's choice to explore the academy in pairs, a notion that Anita greatly appreciated.

Later in the storyline, Kris tends to assist Anita in class trials, but doesn't view her as an ally. Anita considers Kris "an enigma" and unpredictable, but not dangerous.

### Richmond Jacobs

During their first interaction, Anita presented a distinct fear of Richmond due to his loud temperament and short fuse. Anita gradually grew less fearful of him, although she didn't quite know whether to consider him trustworthy or not.

### Kane Himitsu

Anita and Kane were never fond of each other. In many of their interactions, Kane seemed to suspect Anita of being involved with the government, or even helping with the creation of the British Killing Game. Anita tends to ignore Kane, often stating that he's more focused on his own issues than anybody else's. In fact, Kane bothers Anita more than many of the other students do, and he is one of the few participants who Anita directly snaps at. She believes that he is harmless -- not because she considers him trustworthy, but because she views him as pathetic and cowardly.

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After completing Kane's free time events, he directly reveals his envy of Anita's seemingly "perfect" childhood, which was far from his own. When Anita chooses to explain that her own parents died before she even met them, Kane expresses uncharacteristic sympathy. After this conversation, Kane resents Anita much less.

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### Ame Kiora

Upon first seeing Ame, Anita internally refers to her as "gorgeous", but her high expectations quickly dwindle as soon as Ame begins speaking. Anita quickly tires of Ame's scathing and moody attitude and quickly excuses herself from their first conversation. Ame always shows skepticism toward Anita's ideas, perhaps to a point of spite -- that being said, Ame would rather side with Anita than Jessica.

## Quotes

*"I'm… Anita Konishi. Some think I'm the Ultimate Manga Artist, but… I'm just a regular person."* -Anita's original introduction

*"It was like a lucid dream, the way I'd been accepted without warning."* -Part of Anita's internal monologue, concerning her sudden acceptance to Hope's Peak: United Kingdom

*"What? No! I'm… I'm Anita Konishi! The manga artist!"* -Anita, introducing herself after Kristopher Alexson accuses her of working with their kidnappers

## Trivia

* The color scheme of Anita's physical appearance is a reference to her talent as a manga artist.
* Anita's voiceclaim is the English dub's voice of Mio Akiyama (voiced by Cristina Valenzuela) from K-On!. K-On! was also one of the first anime that Em/ToyuRice ever watched.