Akira Asai

Akira Asai is a middle school student and a childhood friend of Kou Yamori and Mahiru Seki. A dedicated follower of authority, Akira does everything expected from a good student despite her utter lack of enthusiasm. Recently, Akira started to develop insomnia due to her life feeling unsatisfying because of her lack of human connection, both at school and at home, and started waking up at 4 AM and going to school early. After her friend was rejected when she confessed to Kou as per Akira's suggestion, Kou began skipping school to roam around at night. Not long after the first time, Akira came across him and met Nazuna Nanakusa, a vampire. Akira is a teenage girl with a voluptuous build. She has short hair whose coloration varies between black and dark brown. Her eyes have tiny pupils and no visible iris. While her eyes are usually colored black, they are also depicted as amber-colored. Akira has a noticeable upper bust, a feature acknowledged by several characters, and an angular face. Outside, she usually wears a school uniform consisting of a long-sleeved white shirt, a striped tie, brown loafers, and a grey skirt. In addition, her uniform also features a grey blazer during the colder months. In PE class, Akira wears the school-issued dark-colored track jacket with sleeves that are white on the upper half, and black shorts. She also ties her hair in a ponytail during PE. At home, she is always shown wearing a sleeveless shirt and pajama shorts. At one point she was put in a maid outfit, much to her embarrassment. Akira, despite not having fun at school, is a mature and disciplined student who obediently follows her school duties and takes her education serious. She is approachable and perceptive, and maintains a close relationship with her friends Kou Yamori and Mahiru Seki. As a little girl, she was lively and talkative but later became gloomy, blunt, and snarky. Reasons for that are her boring time at school, where she puts on an honor student facade and feels alienated from the girls as she used to spend her time with boys. Another factor is her situation at home. She doesn't seem to have a good relationship with her family and does nothing but repeat the same daily routine. At one point, she "wasn't able to bring herself out anymore" and seems to suffer from depression. She gets grossed out when someone says something too positive, like Kou praising Mahiru or the latter talking about "liking someone." Recently, her lively side has resurfaced to some extent. For the most part, Akira is a "by-the-book" person who rigorously follows school protocol and has a strict sleeping schedule that involves going to sleep at 8 PM and waking up as early as 4 AM so she can take a walk before going to school. Even if others perceive that as weird, Akira sees it as entirely normal. She also frequently encourages her friends to get sleep and focus on their education. When her friends are involved, however, Akira supports their lifestyles, even if they go against the norms of society, and is willing to get into trouble, particularly when their well-being is in danger. When around her peers, particularly Kou, Akira acts like a guardian figure, causing Michiko to give her nicknames like "Miss Guardian" and "Mom." Her friends often seek advice from her on how to handle their problems, making Akira a sort of counselor for them. Akira has a relatively carefree attitude, quickly accepting the existence of vampires. While she's usually very cool-headed, she can also quickly feel overwhelmed by a situation and lose her cool, particularly if she feels scared or embarrassed. She has a strong suspicion of vampires and mostly wants to stay away from them, getting embarrassed, weirded out, and disgusted by their antics. She has no qualms about using physical violence against people close to her when irritated, like when she hits Mahiru for requesting her to summon Hanako-san and then hits him again for scaring her by imitating the ghost's voice, or when she wrestles Kou and Mahiru to the ground due to being frustrated by their lack of communication skills. Even though Akira had no problem socializing, it quickly got boring for her until she met the two boys with whom she shared several traits, like her views on things, her inability to relate to other people, and, later on, her lack of happiness.