Akashi Maho/Relationships

###  Aimoto Rinku

Maho met Rinku for the first time when she accidentally went into Maho's classroom, mistaking it for her own. They met each other again when Maho plays the song WOW WAR TONIGHT ~Toki ni wa Okose yo Movement~ during lunchtime in one of the DJ rooms. After that encounter, Rinku was very interested with the DJ world and frequently asks Maho about it to know more. After Maho took Rinku to see one of Peaky P-Key's lives, Rinku wanted to do a live as well. In the end, these two form a nameless unit that is later known as Happy Around! after Muni and Rei joined.

When Rinku performed onstage with Peaky P-key during their Christmas performance, Maho was amazed by how well Rinku performed together with Kyoko and started worrying over whether Rinku would leave Happy Around!, especially after seeing the two talking about a secret. After Happy Around! performed their new song, Kyoko reveals that the secret she and Rinku were talking about was Rinku commissioning seashell accessories for their unit, leaving Maho in tears as she realizes she was wrong all along.

###  Ohnaruto Muni

Fellow unit member. Though they get along, they tend bicker over small things or creative differences. Maho often teases Muni over her prideful and tsundere-like nature.

###  Togetsu Rei

Fellow unit member. The two are good friends and Maho often develops her tracks from melodies created by Rei. They started becoming even closer in the New Song! Conflict!? Sleepover!!? event after having sleepovers at each others' homes. This had a pretty good effect, as on the one hand Maho wanted to talking to a real lady and try cooking in the Togetsu family's expensive kitchen, while Rei craved interaction and fun with Maho like a normal girl of her age. Although due to mutual embarrassment, it was initially very difficult for them to say what they want.

###  Yamate Kyoko

In Groovy Mix, Kyoko and Maho are friends. Maho admires Kyoko and as such, even calls her "Kyoko-san" even though the latter has constantly insisted that Maho should instead be casual with her. When Kyoko asked Maho for help with cooking, the latter immediately complied to her request.

###  Inuyose Shinobu

Shinobu and Maho get along well and are good friends. They respect each other and have a friendly rivalry at the same time due to both of them being DJs and regularly participating in Yoba Academy's Remix contest, RemiCon. Shinobu has also been supportive towards Maho and has told her to keep her head up multiple times and not become discouraged from creating music.

###  Izumo Saki

The two met when Saki accidentally overheard Maho praising the music she had written, but also remarked that it was missing something. Since her speech was interrupted and Saki was unable to listen to the last part, she followed Maho for a long time and was finally able to have a heart-to-heart talk with her about their music. After that, the two became good friends and Maho helps Saki out whenever the latter asks for her help.

In Reach for the Light, Maho starts feeling inferior towards Saki due to ranking 4th again in the RemiCon while Saki ranked 2nd. When Saki came to ask for her help with her music again, Maho couldn't find a way to help her and ended up feeling more jealous of Saki's music. However, with the help of Shinobu, and Saki's old mentor who performed at FROLIC, Maho was able to feel confident again and create music together with Saki.

###  Matsuyama Dalia

Dalia and Maho are friends and used to go to the same karate dojo together back when Maho was in elementary school (who practiced karate because her parents wanted her to learn self-defense.). The two have fond memories of those times, and Maho especially remembers and admired how talented Dalia was even back then.

In one episode of All Mix, the girls have a friendly karate match during which the girls mention that Maho admired Dalia when she was her kohai at the dojo and finds it cute.

###  Neo

With questions about Rinku unsolved, and after asking Rinku herself about them but to no avail due to communication issues, Neo asked Maho for help. Having a similar experience with Saki in the past, Maho helped Neo to understand what she is missing, and Neo realized that, without noticing, she has taken actions for the sake of Abyssmare. Neo thinks that Maho is good at turning abstraction into words. She hopes that if Maho doesn't mind, she would like to rely on her a little bit more.

## References

1. ↑ Episode 8 - Dear Friend
2. ↑ Area Conversation - Cafe Vinyl, Maho + Dalia: *"Yeah, I used to do karate as a kid. It was mostly because of my parents. They wanted me to learn some self-defense, so I did."*
3. ↑ Dynamite Wave/Episode
4. ↑ Interaction of Happiness/Episode