Kiku Azumane

**"Insignificant being be gone!"**

## Character Information

### Epithet

Asahi`s Sister (*By Daichi Sawamura*)
 The Heavenly Queen (*By various in anime*)
 Her Highness (*By various in anime*)
 Kiku-sama (*By family`s workers*)

### Also Known As

Asahi`s Sister (*By Daichi Sawamura*)
 The Heavenly Queen (*By various in anime*)
 Her Highness (*By various in anime*)
 Kiku-sama (*By family`s workers*)

### Age

16 - 17 (*High School 2nd Year*)
 23 (*Current*)

### Height

184.7 cm (6' 0.7") - Apr 2012
 186.4 cm (6' 1.4") - Nov 2012

## Background Information

### Family

Asahi Azumane (*Older Brother*)
 Daichi Sawamura (*Husband*)
 Elaine Sawamura (*Sister-in-law*)
 Kuro Sawamura (*Sister-in-law*)

### Goal

Go to Nationals
 Win Nationals
 Be feared by males

### Likes

Volleyball
 Not having to worry about her teammates causing trouble
 Impressing her older brother
 Encouraging her teammates
 Teamwork
 Her teammates

## Professional Status

### Occupation

High School Student (*2nd Year, Class 4)* *- 2012*

### Teams

Izumitate Junior High (*Former*)
 Alexandra Military Academy (*Former*)
 Queen`s Court Academy (*Current*)

### Position

Captain
 Wing Spiker

## Seiyu Information

### Voice Actor

Mai Fuchigami (*Anime*)
 Nao Tōyama (*OVA*)
 Nozomi Yamamoto (*VOMIC*)
 Lindsay Seidel (*English*)

### English Actor

(Secret)

**Kiku Azumane** (Japanese: **東峰 菊** *Azumane Kiku*) was previously a second-year at Alexandra Military Academy and one of the captains and a wing spiker in the Academy`s volleyball club. As of 2018, she is working as a professional singer in Tokyo, currently standing at the top of the Billboard Charts as the hottest singer available to listen to at this time.

## **Appearance**

She has long hair which is usually let down and resting on her shoulders, as well as hanging down behind her and golden-yellow eyes matching her hair-color when she was first born. She also appears to look more like her mother in terms of her appearance, yet she still has the height of her father. As implied by her alias of **Heavenly Queen**, she exerts a heavenly aura from her body, that makes her opponents become blinded by her. She typically wears a frown as her standard expression.

## **Personality**

Kiku once had a composed and analytical personality. She hardly ever loses her cool and usually never gets excited or fired up about anything (except Riverstone Academy`s Volleyball Team, eating, getting called a puny girl, and Volleyball). She is quiet and reserved and does not often voice out her opinions since she is afraid of what others might think of her, and hates standing out or being noticed in any way. That was what she used to be like in her Junior High days.

She is a caring and responsible captain who always puts her team first, and cares deeply for her teammates. She is also very patient and understanding, but becomes terrifying when angry, with her teammates often being recipients of this behavior. She becomes very strict when her teammates are out of line, as shown when she forced Alice Sugawara and Elaine Sawamura to spend the entire after-school together when they refused to listen to her. Nevertheless, her actions have always been for the best interest of the team. Due to her devotion to her team and her command, she is both well-respected and feared by her team.

Outside of her traits as a captain and team player, Kiku is incredibly mature and independent. This caused her to be eventually chosen as one of the captains for the team, as she showcased maturity beyond her age. She has been noted to not give off the impression of a high school student because of her mature personality. On the court, she is a ruthless player using mental tactics to break down her opponents, and is noted to be extremely focused, hardly ever speaking any words to any of her teammates.

## **Plot**

#### **Karasuno High Team Formation Arc**

Kiku attends Kitagawa Daiichi’s match against Yukigaoka with Daichi, Sugawara and Tanaka to see how the “King of the Upper Court” plays. Throughout the match, Kiku is impressed by Hinata’s high jumps and notes that Hinata could be a incredible asset at Alexandra, the school which she attends. On the other hand, Kageyama is a egotistic setter who seems to be playing on his lone-some.

#### **Aobajōsai Practice Match**

After practice, Kiku heads down to the Sakanoshita Shop to meet Daichi and walk home with him, as per their agreement. While paying for two bags of pork-buns for her team, she listens to Daichi`s conversation giving them helpful advice despite being on a rival team, before walking home with Daichi. Though the team is reluctant about Hinata’s success with his attacks, Daichi confidently insists that they will still try, and Kiku notes that Hinata might falter underneath the pressure.

However, Hinata proves to be more nervous than Daichi anticipated, and Kiku is frustrated when Hinata makes all sorts of mistakes, culminating in him serving into the back of Kageyama’s head. She is calmed down by Tameka who places a hand on her back to reassure her.

## **Statistics**

 Stamina
 Game Sense
 Technique
 Speed

She is a player who never gives up on the ball. According to her teammates, Kiku is the second-strongest attacker in Alexandra (Kuro being the first) and most importantly, her ability to perform when she's cornered doesn't deteriorate. She shows incredible mental fortitude during games, and this mental strength gives her the qualities of an ace.

**Height and reach, as of mid-November:**

* Fingertip Height: 242 cm
* Jumping Reach: 333 cm (spike) / 310 cm (block)

#### **Skills**

* **Jump Serve**: Kiku is renowned for her powerful jump-serve, a technique she was taught by the old Coach Ukai, so she worked hard since junior high to master the technique. She serves with pinpoint accuracy, often strategically targeting a member of the opposing team, a gap between two players (as seen with Erika and Fiore, as well as Yale and Bamako) or using a different scheme to win a service ace. It is difficult to return, but Luka`s talent as a libero allowed him to do so skillfully. Because of the strain the jump-serve has on Kiku`s focus, her coach allows her to take time-outs and breaks alone to regain the concentration necessary to successfully execute them by focusing on the aspects that are easy to fumble. During the Spring High Tournament, it seems Kiku's jump serve has evolved. According to Sawamura, her serves are so swift and fast, that they hit the receiver`s arms before people even notice it. In sharp contrast to Oikawa, Kiku focuses on both her ball control and power, allowing her to hit the ball with incredible power, while also landing it wherever she wants on the court.
* **Observant Perception**: : Both in-game and in daily life, Kiku has a good sense of her surroundings and can effortlessly read others' moves and emotions. Due to this, whenever she rotates to the front row; she is responsible for leading the blocks of the team and uses her observations to aim the ball at the weakest receivers on the opposing teams, making her feared whenever she is serving.
* **All-Around Player**: Kiku is capable of playing any position, but is best-suited as a wing spiker due to her powerful jump-serve and refined ball-control. It is said that she does well as a setter, as her sets like those of Oikawa are made so that they are easiest for her teammates to hit. Her abilities as a setter are so great that she is said to draw out the maximum potential of whatever team she is on. In particular, it is said that she draws out 100% of the potential of each individual spiker, making Ushijima acknowledge her abilities.

## **Relationships**

#### **Family**

* **Asahi Azumane**:

Asahi, often called "Ash-chan" by Kiku, is the latter`s older brother and the person who first introduced her to volleyball. Despite all of his flaws, Kiku deeply cares for her older brother and is enraged when people make bad comments about him.

* **Daichi Sawamura**:

Daichi, often called "Dai-chan" by Kiku, is the latter`s childhood best friend as well as her current boyfriend. The two have been playing volleyball together since childhood and are extremely close.