Akeru Yozora

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## Akeru Yozora

* Splash Art
* Sprite

## Characteristics

### Bust

* 75cm
* 72cm

## Fangan Info

### Artists

Team Monolab (팀 모노라보)

 —Danganronpa Blowback

**Akeru Yozora** (요조라 아케루 *Yozora Akeru*) is a main character featured in **Danganronpa Blowback- The Stage of Repeated Despair and Hope-**, made by **Team MonoLab**. She is the **Super High School Level Ninja** (초고교급 닌자 *lit. Super High School Level Ninja*).

## Profile

> 유명한 닌자 가문에서 태어나 그 재능을 선천적으로 그대로 물려받은 케이스다. 하지만 본인의 성격상 닌자라는 존재감이없는 재능은 그야말로 최악. 때문에 자칭 '에로색기닌자' 라며 일부러 속옷을 드러내고 옷을 입는 등 관심을 끌기위해 온 갖 행동을 일삼는다. 그녀의 몸에는 수많은 반창고가 붙여져있는데 속히 말하는 '관종'짓을 하다가 다친 상처들이 태반이다. 그런 노력에도 불구하고 아무도 봐주지않는다는게 초고교급으로 불쌍할정도. 가장 싫어하는것은 수리검, 표창 등 각종 닌자도구... 옷차림은 닌자인 부모님의 강요로 인해 어쩔수없이 입는다.(는 본인나름대로 어레인지한게 바로 위의 모습) 유일하게 자신을 봐주는 주인공인 '와타나베 카즈키'에게 호감을 느낀다. 그야 그럴만도.. **- Official Profile**
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## **History**

### Background

Little is known about Akeru's life before the events of the killing game. Since her childhood she has lived in a village with her clan. When she was younger she was known as 'the child with no presence' by the rest of the villages inhabitants due to her lack of presence, something which she grew to despise.

### Killing School Life

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Akeru was one of sixteen Super High School Level freshmen who passed out upon entering the school building. After waking up she found herself in one of the school's classrooms, and later met and introduced herself to the rest of her classmates. After introducing herself to Kazuki Watanabe and Yukari Koime, the group discussed their situation in a conversation led by Misako Rokuhana. Before they could learn anything about their situation however, an anonymous announcement asked for the students to head to the gymnasium for the school's opening ceremony. With no other choice she and the rest of the students went to the gymnasium, where they met Monokuma, their self-proclaimed headmaster.

Their true situation soon became apparent to the students however, as Monokuma began to explain the existence and rules of the killing school life, declaring nobody would be able to leave unless they got away with murdering another person. Angered by this, Chinami Hisami tried to attack Monokuma but was ultimately shot at by a camera-attached machine gun. Saved at the last second by Tato Shimagami, everyone fell into silence by the seriousness of their situation. Shortly after this, everyone began to leave the gymnasium one-by-one, until they eventually regrouped in the dining hall where they shared what they found during their investigations. The conversation suddenly grew tense however, as Ryo questioned how much the others wanted to leave the school, and whether they were already planning to kill someone else to do so.

### Athletics Competition

Following Seina Datenashi's execution at the end of the Class Trial, Monokuma called everyone back to the Gymnasium where he introduced the classes second motive; a series of athletic competitions. With everyone split into teams of two, those who placed first would be rewarded with a set of gold coins which could unlock a random present, while those who placed last would be rewarded with black coins and would have their secrets revealed by Monokuma. After learning this Akeru and the rest of her class returned to the dining hall, where the teams were chosen by a random draw. Akeru was paired with Shozo Asayoru.

In the following days Akeru and Shozo failed to work together in a series of competitions, which included; a race, dodgeball, and a swimming competition. During the swimming competition Akeru asked Kazuki who he thought would win, but failed to get a proper answer when Kazuki became flustered. The next day Kana's body was found nearby the pool, and the investigation started soon afterward. During it, Akeru recalled her account of the night before, during which Akeru placed a set of laundry into one of the washing machine's. However, when she returned to it the next day, she found it flooded with water with a pair of socks stuck inside it. Although he wasn't sure how it could be helpful, Akeru's account was recorded in the E-Handbook.

Later on during the Class Trial, Akeru used her talent to sneak behind Shozo, and found out his sleeves were soaking wet. Paired with the evidence Kazuki found, they were able to deduce he had some part in the case. Mikihiko Koyasunaga is then sent to his execution.

## **Personality**

The proclaimed 'Super High School Level Erotic Ninja', Akeru is a flirtatious person who, as a result of her talent, fails to be noticed by the people around her. Becoming such a point of frustration, she often tries to capture the attention of others by any means possible. During her Free Time Event's with Kazuki, she recalls a time she stripped down to capture attention from her village's inhabitants. Despite this, her lack of presence always results in her being ignored. Throughout the event's of the killing game her lack of a presence constantly applies, with many of her classmates ignoring her because of it. The only exception to this is Kazuki, the only known person to notice Akeru. For this reason Akeru has developed strong feelings for Kazuki, which she has tried to express on two occasions; her Free Time Event's, and during the swimming competition in Chapter Two.

Although she claims to lack any interest in her talent, seeming to find it as a source of frustration instead, Akeru can sometimes be seen practising her work. During the game Akeru has used her abilities to help the rest of her classmates, and because of it, was able to push suspicion onto Shozo during the second Class Trial.

## **Appearance**

Akeru is a short highschool student with red hair and heterochromatic blue and pale red eyes. Her bangs are neatly styled and swept to the side, while the rest of her hair is held up in two side ponytails that are held up with pink scrunchies that resemble flowers. Her ponytails are further held in place with stick pins and bandages, which wrap around her ponytails and are neatly tied. Akeru also has thin sidebangs, a band-aid across her forehead, and a blue bandana with band-aids shaped into a cross.

Throughout the killing game Akeru wears a loose yellow kimono which has fallen to reval her shoulders and chest. Her kimono has red flower patterns and she wears a green obi around her waist, with a small red bow on the front of it. Underneath her kimono Akeru wears a black bra with white frills. In addition to this she wears a pair of white gloves, a pair of fishnet leggins, and a pair of just below knee-length boots.

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## **Talent and Abilities**

### **Super High School Level Ninja**

During her childhood Akeru was known as 'the child with no presence' by the rest of the villages' citizens. Even years later Akeru has continued to lack a 'presence', so to say nobody ever seems to notice when she's around. Despite her lack of interest in her talent past and present, even claiming she dislikes her title, Akeru was known through her clan to have the best 'lack of presence'. As a result of this, Akeru consistently ranked high in undercover tests.

Through her work as a ninja Akeru is able to hide her presence by masking her emotions and heartbeat. Due to this Akeru's presence can be easily broken by her emotions, especially romantic ones.

 Super High School Level Ninja

## Creation and Development

 —Auxin (옥신)

 —Jinseong Majo (진성마조)

 —Lime Project (상큼한라임)

Little is currently known about how Akeru was created or designed. In a now deleted post Team MonoLab shared the beta designs for several characters. There were very litle changes with Akeru's beta and final design.

### Name Etymology

Akeru's surname is written with the Kanji 四 ('Yo') which means 'four', 空 ('Zora') which means 'sky'. Her first name is written with the Kanji 空 ('Akeru') which means 'in vain'. This could refer to her background, in which she failed to capture the attention of others.

## **Trivia**

* Akeru ranked first in the official popularity poll, taken after the release of the second chapter. She received 125 votes.
* Akeru calls herself the "Super High School Level Erotic Ninja".

## **References**

1. ↑ Akeru's profile originally listed her bust as 72cm, but it was changed to 75cm in her report card.
2. ↑ **Akeru Yozora Profile**
3. ↑ *Danganronpa Blowback, **Prologue***
4. ↑ *Danganronpa Blowback, **Chapter One***
5. ↑ **Popularity Poll**
6. ↑ *Danganronpa Blowback, Akeru's Introduction.*
7. ↑ *Danganronpa Blowback, **Prologue***