Akeno Sakata

"*There's so much books around this school, that I might accidently die from one of them! Wait, don't take that out of context!*"
—Akeno Sakata

**Akeno Sakata** (坂田 朱乃. *Sakata Akeno*) is one of the four teachers in Class 1-E, being the history teacher in Kunugigaoka Junior High School, and being the only teacher who wasn't an assassin or once a part of the military. A normal teacher in all accounts, Akeno would unknowingly be sent to Class 1-E due in part because of a conspiracy that may or may not involve the chairman, and it's due to this that Akeno would be kicked off of her teaching status from Class A to Class E. Now the only person who isn't involved with killing, she would be involved with the assassination or what the Japanese Government would like to say, a "neutralization" of an entity called Korosensei.

## Appearance

Appearance-wise, Akeno is often shown to be fair-skinned, with long black hair and blue eyes. It should be noted that her hair is said to be ungroomed, which is bit of a reason why whenever Akeno is shown, a student is usually seen giving her a comb, indicating that Akeno is not that good when it comes to grooming her hair.

When it comes to clothing, Akeno wears what appears to be a brown jacket with a shirt shirt inside.

## Personality

Shown to be an introvert, Akeno Sakata is most seen by herself, as she prefers loneliness due in part because of her awkward personality, and that she is always seen minding her own business. The question of how she became a teacher can be best left as a mystery, as due to her introverted personality, it makes teaching hard for someone like Akeno Sakata.

One thing that seemed to be consistent with Akeno is her bibliomania, of which she can be most seen in libraries, and often in a comedic moment, with a pile of books on the ground. This is rather due to her love of books, which unsurprising, leads her to have a library at her room, where he can read books ranging from many different topics. In fact, because of her bibliomania, she often goes through extreme lengths in order to finish a specific book.

## Abilities

**Planning:**

**Fast Reader:** Not that surprising after all because of Akeno's bibliomania, she is shown to be a fast reader, able to read for only one hour, whereas a few books might take a few hours to read completely.

**Singing:** Shown to be a good singer, Akeno Sakata is most seen with Kanade Saitō singing together.

## Etymology

* Her given name **Akeno** means "vermilion red" (朱) (**ake**) and "from" (乃) (**no**).
* Akeno's surname **Sakata** means "slope" or "hill" (坂) (**saka**) and "rice field" (田) (**ta**).

## Trivia

* In one of her moments which involve her bibliomania, Akeno's eyes are said to have roll back to her head.
* Akeno has a doll of Sakata Kintoki in her room.

## Behind the Scenes

* She is physically based off of Yomiko Readman from Read or Die.
* Her surname is based off of Sakata Kintoki, or more like Kintarō.
* Her given name comes from Akeno Himejima from High School DxD.
* Akeno's birth date of September 1 just so happened to be the same day that the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake occurred, it is where the Imperial, Max Müller, Nishumura, and Hoshino Libraries were destroyed by the earthquake and the following fires.