Aoi Kiriya

**Aoi Kiriya** is one of the main characters from the *Aikatsu!* anime.

An intelligent girl with an encyclopedic knowledge about all things relating to idols. She is the childhood friend of Ichigo and the one who convinced her to become an idol. She is an actress and cool-type idol who uses the brand Futuring Girl.

In the AWA fics, Aoi debuted in All Worlds Alliance Stories. She now attends the AWA Academy as a student.

## **Appearance**

Aoi has a pale complexion with cobalt eyes and wavy matching hair. Her hair is worn in a side-tail held with a light blue scrunchie. When her scrunchie is removed, her hair reaches slightly past her shoulder. As a student of Starlight School, she wears the standardized school uniform. At times Aoi may don a pair of glasses.

## **Personality**

Aoi is a calm and bright girl. She is very intelligent, possessing an encyclopedic knowledge and excellent analytical skills. She is highly determined towards her goals and approaches them very seriously. Aoi makes sure to plan ahead and research as much as she can for a situation. She is hard-working and has a bit of a perfectionist streak.

As a child, Aoi quickly became interested in idols after discovering the freedom and excitement of it, which was a strict contrast to the traditional arts she partook in. Since then, she has dedicated herself to idols and has studied idols ever since. She appears to be quite lucky as she is seen throughout the series meeting several idols she is a fan of.

She is known for being much more mature than Ichigo and tends to keep her on the right track, but has times when she can get very excited. While normally she seems confident and in good spirits, deep down Aoi is afraid of the fact that she knows it's possible she and Ichigo won't both rise to stardom together as planned.

## **Trivia**

* Her zodiac sign is Aquarius.
* Her favorite food is sandwiches and she dislikes hot food because of her sensitive tongue.
* Her special skill is to never forget an idol she's seen.
* Aoi's aura is composed of stars and snowflakes. In Episode 40, tiny purple, green, and blue stars are added to it. She is the first to have a major change in her aura, and is followed by her unit members, Ran and Ichigo, in that order.
* Her catchphrase is "Odayaka janai." (which is frequently borrowed by other characters in later episodes. The phrase has multiple meanings depending on the context, but literally, means "*This isn't normal/common.*" with Aoi's use of it.
* Aoi considers herself to be Ichigo's number one fan and has said it several times in the series.
* She is the third idol to get her second Premium coord.
* She shares her voice actress with Yuzu Nikaidō from the Aikatsu Stars! series and with Karen Kamishiro from the Aikatsu Friends! series.
* She shares her singing voice with Seira Otoshiro and Mikuru Natsuki.
* Aoi is the only Idol to have her hair and eye color match their theme/stage color. An exception to this is her Sunrise Coord from Soleil, which has an orange theme.
* In the novelization's Artwork, Aoi's hair appears pale blue.
* Her student number in the anime is 35151.
* She was a fan of Guppy when she was younger.
* When she was young, she learned how to play the piano, ride horses, write calligraphy, and play the violin. This makes her the first known idol to have participated in the classics during her childhood.
	+ Despite participating in these arts when she was younger, it hasn't been clarified if she can still perform them.
* Aoi shares her not only her first name, but the first part of her surname with Aoi Kirisawa, a former top idol from the idol anime *Kirarin Revolution*.
* It is revealed in Episode 6 that she likes leeks.
* In the Starlight Queen Cup won by Otome, Aoi was runner-up.
* Aoi is the first idol to not perform in her debut episode.
* In Aikatsu! Cinderella Lesson official artwork, Aoi is shown with a yellow scrunchie.
* Aoi is 157cm tall.
* Aoi shares her given name with Aoi Tategami from KiraKira☆Pretty Cure A La Mode.
	+ They also share their primary color scheme, which is blue.