Raki Kiseki

"*I'll give it my all!*"
– Raki before her performance

**Raki Kiseki** (姫石らき, *****Raki Kiseki*****) is one of the main protagonists of the Aikatsu on Parade! series. She is a student at Star Harmony Academy. Raki is a cute-type idol whose preferred brand is Maple Ribbon. Her alter ego is the violet **Cure Parade**.

## Bio

### Appearance

Raki has fair skin with magenta-rosewood eyes that have flecks of pastel yellow. Her medium-long hair is pale khaki, worn in a pair of thick pigtails held by wrapped hair at the base and a slight curl, accenting a few loose curled locks of hair and her forelocks. Her fluffy bangs are partially straight, and she wears a crimson headband with a tied ribbon on top.

As Cure Parade, she wears a white blouse with the bottom lined in frosted pink to match the sailor style collar, where a hot pink ribbon is tied. On the lower corner is a single gold star, and behind the ribbon is a pale pastel purple check bow. Each sleeve has a matching check band with frosted pink border and a trim of navy frills, matching the lapel of the included, pearl pink vest. The vest is lined in gold and held together by three rows of buttons, and on each side is a navy pocket with gold star button. Under this is a navy low-cut top with bubblegum fabric covering the chest with three, skinny gold vertical lines, the middle of which has four buttons on it. Included are white gloves with a scalloped cuff that has a bubblegum ribbon around the middle and pale milk blue border. She also wears a pale pastel purple pleat skirt with an alternating pattern of check and solid fabric, each with pearl pink border and a horizontal strip of bubblegum frills inches from the bottom. Between each split is a star, along with randomly placed bubblegum and navy bows. The petticoat is white with ruffled pleat trim, and the waistband is pearl pink. She also wears pearl pink short boots with a band of pale pastel purple around the top and a check toe. The sole is gold and on the toe is a hot pink bow, one of which has a gold star on the lower left corner to accent the buttons sewn on the frilly white piece at the middle of the boot. The shoelaces are hot pink and the tongue is white, and sticking out of the top are navy frills. White tube socks are included with a print of pale pastel purple and pearl pink stars to match the stripes around the top. A single star is sewn to the side.

### Personality

Raki is a bright and energetic girl who is very optimistic. She has incredible luck, for which she can come first in a lottery for example. She is passionate about designing and wishes to make her own dresses for her own brand.

## Relationships

* **Sāya Kiseki**

Raki's elder sister.
* **Aine Yūki**

Raki admires Aine very much. Along with Mio, the three embark on a journey across the different realms of Aikatsu!.
* **Mio Minato**

Raki admires Mio very much. Along with Aine, the three embark on a journey across the different realms of Aikatsu!.
## Etymology

**Kiseki** (姫石, *****Kiseki*****) **Ki** (姫, *****Ki*****) means princess and **seki** (石, *****seki*****) means stone. This could be a reference to the theme of jewels in Season 2 of Aikatsu Friends!, in which Raki herself is to be a polished jewel. The surname also shares pronunciation with the term **Kiseki** (奇跡, *****Kiseki*****), meaning miracle, possibly hinting on Raki's good luck.

**Raki** (らき, *****Raki*****) has no clear meaning in Japanese. However, it could hint on the English term "lucky", and directly references how Raki often gains good fortune.

## Quotes

"*Ciao!*"
– Raki's catchphrase

"*I'm so lucky!*"
– Raki's second catchphrase

"*It's starting, my very own Idol Activities! Now, I will open a new door!* "
– Raki before her debut performance

## Trivia

* Her zodiac sign is Sagittarius.
* Her favorite food is bacon waffles with a lot of syrup.
* Her favorite things are shooting stars and daruma dolls.
* Her specialties are sketching and having good fortune.
* Raki is the sixth Aikatsu! franchise protagonist, following Ichigo Hoshimiya and Akari Ōzora from the original Aikatsu! series, Yume Nijino from the Aikatsu Stars! series as well as Aine Yūki and Mio Minato from the Aikatsu Friends! series.
	+ She is the third protagonist whose surname doesn't have anything to do with a phenomenon in the sky.
	+ She is the third protagonist who has never had flowers in her aura.
* She shares her voice actress with Wakaba Harukaze from the Aikatsu Friends! series.
	+ Both characters are cute idols.
* She is the second protagonist to wear her hair in pigtails, following Yume Nijino from the Aikatsu Stars! series.
	+ Like Yume, her pigtails are held by sections of hair.
* She is the second protagonist to wear a red hair ribbon on a headband, following Ichigo Hoshimiya from the original Aikatsu! series.
* She is the second protagonist not to have pink as the theme color, following Mio Minato from the Aikatsu Friends! series.
* She is the first protagonist not to wear her school dress in her debut performance.

## Gallery

### Cure Parade

Cure ParadeAile StarHopeful MiracleSolar ConstellationSmiling SweetnessRomantic VenusCandy WitchGothic MaidenBurning FlameEmerald Amour