Akane Mōri

"*Why is that when something happens, the E-Class is always the one involved? It can get very boring after a long time, trust me, I speak from experience.*"
—Akane Mōri

**Akane Mōri** (毛利 茜. *Mōri Akane*) is a student of Class 1-E located in Kunugigaoka Junior High School, being taught by the four teachers of Class 1-E. Other than counting Korosensei as her homeroom teacher, Akane would counted on her friends for help, not that she would admit it anyway. Originally from Class D, she would be transferred when it is revealed that Akane had been sacrificing her studies in order to help with her family dōjō, sent to Class E where she would be involved with the assassination of Korosensei.

## Appearance

In terms of her physical appearance, she has long brown hair usually done in the style of a side ponytail. Akane has gold-like eyes, has a rather strong build in her upper body, and a fair complexion to boot.

Akane can be seen wearing a a muneate (breastplate) over white and blue clothes along with a bow and arrow. She can be seen wearing a very oversized sode, which looks akin to a Japanese warship of World War Two, it's covering her left arm while another can be seen hanging around her waist. The sode shows a katakana カ (ka) written on each of the sode. Aside form her clothing when she is at her family dojo, Akane can be seen with the school uniform.

## Personality

A no-nonsense woman, Akane speaks with very little emotion or any feeling, making her stoic in personality. She believes in keeping secrets to oneself, as speaking out without any thought would lead to disaster. Creating a façade of mystery and quiet personality, this gives people an aura of respect, seeing as she acts out only in the best of her own interests. Underneath said façade, however, is a woman who shows a more gentle and caring personality, stating that she must continue wearing the mask of quietness, lest she would bombarded with students asking her to be her friend, making her look like an introvert.

In contrast with her cheerful friend Mikiko Hijikata, Akane would be the "yin" to Mikiko's "yang". However, there are instances in which the "yin-yang" concept would get switched, with Mikiko being serious whilst Akane would secretly show her more care for others. In that way, it can be said that Mikiko is "yin" while Akane is "yang". That said, Mikiko's more sincere personality is apparent than what Akane can hide in her head. It can be joked that Akane would act cheerful when she is with Mikiko, showcasing that Akane would only open up to people that she can trust. This can create a unique switch in the concept of yin-yang, to which Mikiko is the "yin", while Akane would be the "yang'.

When Akane does interact with other people, she would always come off as polite and respectful, but would always come off as very straight forward in her speech. That said, Akane isn't that well off when it comes talking, as more often than not, it would look as though Akane wants to leave the conversation and be herself.

## History

The daughter of a famous kyūdō trainer, Akane Mōri and her brother would attempt to upheld their ancestor's legacy of training the greatest archers that Japan has seen. But the dōjō that the Mōri family would train their disciples is already in decline, with only a few handful of students left. Not wanting their dōjō to fall in ruin, Akane Mōri would take the choice of attempting to get an education in order to manage the dōjō itself. While she would get into Class D, because she had to care for her dōjō, the headmaster decided that why waste time for dōjō when her studies are more important, and with that, she landed in Class 1-E.

## Abilities

**Intelligence:**

**Perfect Accuracy:** Shown to have perfect accuracy for Class 1-E, Akane has been placed as Class 1-E's second best accurate shooter. This is likely due to intense training over her accuracy and to make every shot count.

**Enhanced Archery:** As expected for someone who has used the bow and arrow since childhood, Akane Mōri is shown to be an expert on archery, including the fact that she has created her own style of archery, referred as the "Mōri Family Archery Style".

**Normal Strength:** While it is expected that an archer like Akane Mōri should have a strong arm (giving the shot ore powe), it is with surprise that her strength is mostly on the normal side (i.e. it's average).

## Quotes

* (Anytime that Mikiko Hijikata appears) "*Oh no, there she is again, I'm out!*"

## Etymology

* Akane's surname **Mōri** means "hair, fur" (毛) (**mō**) and "benefit, advantage" (利) (**ri**).
* The name **Akane** means "deep red", (茜).

## Trivia

* In one of Akane Mōri's moments when she is straight forward, she would be seen with a deadpan expression on her face.

## Behind the Scenes

* She is physically represented by Kaga from Kantai Collection.
* Akane's first name comes from voice actresses Akane Fujita.
* Her surname comes from Mōri Motonari, a daimyo from the Sengoku Jidai.
* Her ranking of 87 is based off of Zhou Tong (not the archer Zhou Tong) from Water Margin.