Akira Igarashi

**Akira Igarashi**, also known as **Sayaka Akimoto the 10th** and **Sayaka**, is a character from the *AKB0048* anime.

The tomboy of the Successors. Sayaka has a forceful personality and likes to fight as much as she likes to sing. Naturally she utilizes both during AKB0048's guerrilla concerts to great effect. She is one of the Successor most likely to show up to coach the new trainees, offering dieting and fashion tips, setting up training and work out days, and so on. She is most often seen hanging out with fellow Successor, Sae Miyazawa.

In the XP4 fics, Akira debuted in the XP4 Heroes Coalition - AKB0048.

## **Appearance**

Sayaka has straight hip-length dark purple hair that ha fringes swept to the left side and lime green eyes.

Like all members of AKB0048, she has a heart-shaped lining on her hair and eyes. She is also physically strong and fast.

## **Personality**

Sayaka seems to have a warrior's spirit, in that she believes whole heartedly in doing your best to stay in peak physical shape. She even force fed the trainees steaks to keep up their energy.

## **XP4 Fanfics**

Akira is member of the Heroes Coalitions and is part of the Idols Division. She is also attends the Vanguard Academy as a student.

### **XP4 Heroes Coalition - AKB0048**

In Chapter 2, Akira is first seen performing alongside her fellow successors at the AKB0048's exclusive concert hall located somewhere in the main city of Akibastar.

In Chapter 4, Akira took part in a mission at Kiharastar to perform in a guerrilla concert. After the mission in Kiharastar ended in a success, she alongside everyone were on their way back to Akibastar when they came across Walkerton Battler from outside their ship.

In Chapter 5, Akira, alongside her fellow idols, the heroes and Tsubasa Katagiri, are seen having a conversation with the member of Unit W inside the living area of AKB's main base in the city of Akibastar where Unit W offered them assistance which they accepted.

In Chapter 8, Akira is seen walking across the streets of Akibastar when a frankfurter went inside the back of her shirt and in panic, she grabs it and threw it away which then comically-accidentally stabbing Chieri Sono in the midsection.

In Chapter 11, Akira took part on a guerrilla concert at the town of Grust in Tundrastar while the heroes takes on the DES Soldiers.

In Chapter 12, Akira is present during the aftermath of the battle against DES and AKB0048's guerrilla concert, and alongside everyone, they discovered dead bodies of DES soldiers before coming across with Mace Wyndu, Abdul Hakim and Tamina Sixx.

In Chapter 15, Akira is present in the living area of the dormitory where Tsubasa Katagiri announced the mission at Lancastar.

In Chapter 20, Akira present during a meeting instigated by Kazeyoshi Imai and Tsubasa Katagiri.

In Chapter 23, Akira took part in a guerrilla concert in Baltistar.

In Chapter 24, Akira is present during the aftermath of the mission at Baltistar and later witnessed Kazeyoshi Imai's announcement all across the universe.

In Chapter 28, Akira, alongside everyone, are seen approaching Kasumigastar and upon arriving at one city, they were confronted by Noboru Takizawa and his cohorts, demanding them to leave but they refuse. They then later witnessed the arrival of thousand of AKB-fans, much to their shock and awe.

In Chapter 29, Akira, alongside everyone, are seen backstage of the concert hall in a city somewhere Kasumigastar with a look of awe at the large number of crowd gathered for the concert. Later on stage, she witnessed the return of Atsuko Katagiri and the rest of the missing idols, and had a great performances afterwards.

In Chapter 32, Akira took part of paying respects for Mace Wyndu's death by attending his funeral via burial at sea in Atamistar. She then witnessed the arrival of a fleet of Dimensional Defense Union ships whom paid their respects for Mace by gifting him with a Heroes' Tribute.

In the Epilogue, Akira, alongside her fellow idols and the heroes, is present in the AKB-exclusive space terminal in Akibastar where they said their goodbyes to the members of Unit W and Alpha Squadron. Afterwards, everyone decided to take a break for the rest of the day.

## **Trivia**

* The current Sayaka is the 10th person to hold the name of Akimoto Sayaka.
* Sayaka is currently the tallest member of AKB0048.
* She has held the name of Sayaka Akimoto the 10th for at least 5 years.
* In Episode 17, she ranked 3rd at the General Elections, however, ranked 7th in the early results of the General Elections.