Akari Nitta

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**Akari Nitta** (新 (にっ) 田 (た) 明 (あかり) , *Nita Akari*?) is a character in the *Jujutsu Kaisen* series. She is an auxiliary manager at Tokyo Jujutsu High and the older sister of Arata Nitta.

## Appearance

Akari is a fair-skinned young woman of average height. She has pale blue eyes that are framed by light-colored triangle eyebrows. She has messy, neck-length light-colored yellow hair with asymmetrically split bangs. At the top, she has dark roots of black that is swept across the left side of her head. During the Shibuya Incident, Her hair is styled more neatly, her unruly messy strands are now trimmed more evenly at the ends, only a few strands of hair poking out every now and then, she also wears a blue earring, with two circles and three small rods piercing the bigger one.

Serving as one of jujutsu high's managers, she wears a jet-black long-sleeved vest, with three buttons and two pockets on the lower sides, under this, she wears a visibly long-sleeved white shirt and a red tie, she wears greyish-black pants and black heels (brown in the anime).

## Personality

Akari is a kind and caring person but is quite serious when it comes to working. However, she does have limits to her tolerance as shown when she grew rather short-tempered when the First Years didn't answer their phones when she tried calling them. However, she does tend to show concern for others, such as when she made a cover-up about Yasohachi Bridge so that the female civilian who had its curse wouldn't panic. She also didn't want Maki Zenin and Nobara Kugisaki to head off to break the veil right away, despite being accompanied by a Special Grade 1 Naobito. Even though Haruta was after her, she asked Kugisaki to not push herself. Once she was rescued from the former by Nanami Even though she was badly injured, she made sure to ask him if Ijichi was still alive.

She is also shown to be quite efficient at her job, during their investigation about the curse of Yasohachi Bridge, Nitta came up with the perfect alibi when a civilian she and the first years, were questioning started to suspect that they were talking about the curse. Even after she was kicked in the sternum and stabbed by Shigemo multiple times, she prioritized in crawling into a nearby escalator, while a weakened Nobara bought her time, which proved to be the right call, since Haruta would've held her hostage when Nanami arrived.

## Synopsis

### Death Painting Arc

Akari drives Yuji Itadori, Megumi Fushiguro and Nobara Kugisaki to their next mission and discusses the details of the mission with them. Akari also accompanies the three to the school that all the victim that attended. Akari then listens as they all find leads to what kind of cursed spirit they are trying to find. Akari then drive to three to the location of the lead, but they find a notice when they investigate. After they are done investigating, Akari talks with the other on what to do next. When two students arrive who know Megumi, Akari listens as the students explain what is happening to them and how it is linked to their lead. After listening to the students, Akari drives Yuji and Nobara to the inn while Megumi deals with the cursed spirit.

Later, Akari goes to check on the kids and notices that they are not there. She wonders where they are and heads over to site of the investigation. As she makes it to the bridge, Akari manages to find the three and calls out to them.

### Shibuya Incident Arc

On October 31, Akari meets with Naobito Zenin, Maki Zenin and Nobara Kugisaki at Shibuya Mark City Restaurant Avenue Entrance. Akari informs them about the situation with the curtain and that they will be on standby for now. Later, Akari is contacted by Kiyotaka Ijichi who tells her that she should exit the screen and be in constant contact with the other managers so that they can be in contact with everyone but suddenly hears that Kiyotaka is attacked by someone. Akari heads into the screen to inform Nobara, Maki and Naobito what had happened where Maki has Nobara and Akari head to where Kiyotaka is at. After awhile the two encounter an enemy, Haruta Shigemo. Akari heads off while Nobara faces Shigemo but he finds out where she is and attacks her. When Kento Nanami arrives, Shigemo attempts to use Akari as a hostage but she manages to crawl away from him during the confusion. After Nanami defeats Shigemo, Akari listens as Nanami says that Kiyotaka is okay and that Satoru Gojo has been sealed. Nanami then tells Akari and Nobara to stay here, as he heads out to go help Gojo.

At 11:14 PM, Nobara leaves Akari with a paramedic team to be taken for treatment by Shoko Ieiri. Akari begs for her to not rejoin the battle but Nobara leaves to go help the others.

## Trivia

* Akari's surname contains the kanji for "fresh, new" (新, *ni*?) and "rice field" (田, *ta*?), and her first name contains "bright, light, clear" (明, *akari*?).
* Akari's rankings in the Popularity Polls are as follows:
	+ Akari ranked 38th in the first Popularity Poll with 242 votes.
	+ Akari ranked 46th in the second Popularity Poll with 31 votes.
	+ Akari ranked 57th in the third Popularity Poll with 13 votes.
* According to Jujutsu Kaisen Official Fanbook:
	+ She likes modifying cars (custom cars).
	+ Her favorite dish is fried yakisoba covered in a thick salty sauce (tons of mustard).
	+ She hates monkfish livers.
	+ Her source of stress comes from when her little brother doesn't listen to her.
	+ Akari only recently started to be head of assistants.
	+ Gege Akutami revealed that for her character design, he wanted a simple character.
	+ Akari aspired to be an assistant from high school. It was to keep an eye on her little brother. She supposedly graduated from Kyoto School.
	+ She is an ex-delinquent.

## References

*Jujutsu Kaisen* Manga and Anime: Chapter 55 and Episode 22.
*Jujutsu Kaisen* Manga and Anime: Chapter 83 and Episode 31.
*Jujutsu Kaisen* Manga and Anime: Chapter 99 and Episode 36.
*Jujutsu Kaisen* Manga and Anime: Chapter 55 and Episode 22.
*Jujutsu Kaisen* Manga and Anime: Chapter 100 and Episode 36.
*Jujutsu Kaisen* Official Fanbook: (p. 56).