Kazuyo Akaike

Miyaki family

* Satoshi Miyaki (Older cousin)
* Mrs. Miyaki (Cousin-in-law)
* Sayuri Miyaki (Cousin once removed)

Chifuyu Matsuno (Brother-in-law)

**Kazuyo Kikuzumi** (菊住 (きくずみ)  一夜 (かずよ) , *Kikuzumi Kazuyo*?), or **Kazuyo Akaike** (緋池 (あかいけ)  一夜 (かずよ) , *Akaike Kazuyo*?) was the Megitsune Clan Fifth Generation Leader and the older sister of Katsuaki, Sayoka, and Ghost. She was also Akane Inui's girlfriend.

## Appearance

Kazuyo was an attractive and mildly muscular woman of above average height. She wore her long brownish red hair tied in a ponytail in a similar fashion to her younger sister's hairstyle, with two long clumps of hair over her shoulders. She had narrow eyes with amber colored irises, and wore a pair of dangle earrings with tassles.

In the flashbacks she's in, she appeared to wear turtlenecks with a varsity jacket, along with skinny pants and a pair of sneakers.

In her teenage years, she wore the traditional Megitsune Clan president uniform, heels, and the traditional customized Kitsune mask. She also left her hair over her shoulders.

## Personality

Kazuyo was a sympathetic and merciful woman whose kindness has no limits.

## Etymology

* The name **Kazuyo** means "one" (一)(kazu) and "night" (夜)(yo).
* The surname **Kikuzumi** means "chrysanthemum" (菊)(kiku) and "dwell, reside" (住)(zumi).
* Her professional name **Akaike** means "scarlet, cardianl (緋)(aka) and "pond" (池)(ike).

## Trivia

According to the official character book:

* Her image color is royal purple
* Her favorite food is ikayaki (grilled squid)
* She dislikes conflict
* Her special skill is whittling
* The person she respecta or admires is her father
* The person she dislikes or fears is no one (she's not capable of such feelings)
* Her dream is to be a dojo owner and marry Akane
* Her heroic story (or failure story): She and Akane forgot to bring their umbrellas and ended up having to take refuge under a tree. They were smiling either way.
* Her favorite spot is at the cliff overlooking the city where the stars are visible
* Kazuyo's relationship chart:
	+ Akane: Love
	+ Fuyumi, Akenko, Rei: Childhood friends
	+ Sayoka, Katsuaki, and Ghost: Siblings
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* A daily activity of a certain day (from morning till bedtime):
	+ She wakes up after a successful sleep and stops another argument between Sayoka and Katsuaki. She meets Fuyumi and the others in the train on her way to school as they talk about their exam results. She excelled in all her exams and is immersed in happiness for a while. She encounters someone harassing an underclassman and beats them up. She leaves to see Akane on the rooftop during lunch and they smile at each other for the remainder of their time. She leaves school with Akane and they both have a small date at Satoshi's cafe. At night she travels to the cliff overlooking the city and watches the stars before driving home at midnight.
* Kazuyo played acoustic guitar when she was 14 and used to play for Akane a lot. After Akane's death, she brings the guitar to her grave to play a song that Akane liked a lot.
* Sayoka mentions Kazuyo always had violets grow in her balcony all the time since they're her favorite flower. The coloration of the flower itself is a special code by lesbian and bisexual women throughout history.
	+ Kazuyo is a lesbian, being one of the confirmed LGBTQ+ characters alongside Setsuna Mimori, Tousei Satsuma, Momoyo Satsuma, Hitomi Kozaki, Takeo Kurige, Hibana Tsugumi, and Hirari Kashiki.