Hikari Sakurada

Hikari Sakurada is one the one of the main characters of the Joukamachi no Dandelion series. She is the seventh child and the fifth daughter of the royal Sakurada family. Being in the upcoming election for the nine Sakurada siblings to become the next king, Hikari is very interested to become the successor of her father, so to increase her popularity, she chooses a different path from her siblings and becomes an idol. Hikari is a young girl with average height and build. She has long, straight and blonde hair reaching down to her lower back, and she has two strands of hair framing her face. She two small pieces of her hair tied into twin-tails with red ribbons on each side; with the other hair hanging loosely. She has aqua blue eyes, and a fair and light complexion. Hikari is seen in her school uniform in school, which consists of a white dress with yellow trims at various places; which also has a pattern of some sort. She wears white shirt underneath, where a blue ribbon hangs from it. She wears black knee-length stockings and brown slips for shoes. Her uniform is similar to Teru Sakurada since they attend to the same school. Otherwise, she is seen with normal clothes at home, and dresses at ceremonies and parties. She is also seen with her crown on special occasions. When she matures herself with her ability, Hikari develops a curvaceous figure and large chest like Kanade Sakurada. She also becomes taller as she can fit in Akane Sakurada's clothes. For the most part, her hair is the same as she always has, but she has her down with a little piece of hair tied into a ponytail-bun at the back with a ribbon. As an idol, she wears various kind of dresses at different concerts. They are usually frilly, and have strong colors. When performing, Hikari ties her hair into a ponytail with a big ribbon. Hikari is a naive, air-headed and cheerful girl with lively personality. She is often seen with a big smile with her spirits on top. She loves being on TV and being filmed and camera, as she always uses the opportunity to appeal the citizens when passing cameras. As a young girl, Hikari is always trying to come up with a way to increase her popularity, especially in regards to the royal campaign, going great lengths to make herself popular. She claims that a king is showy, gorgeous and "super popular". She is also straightforward, slightly spoiled and childish, and rarely afraid to speak her mind, but when she says something offending she will apologize for it. She is very determined in becoming a king as she can envision her as one, but her rankings in the election sometimes disappoint her. However, Hikari has good self-confidence, but this doesn't make her arrogant as she cares for her family and friends, being very kind and caring as she even picked up a stray cat (Borscht), but even though she mostly did it for attention, she names her as his owner and adores him. She also seems to like taking the easy ways, as she claims that she would grab an easy win using her ability; using grown-up charms, so they all will be smitten to her. To increase her popularity, Hikari decides to become an Idol, adapting the stage name "Light Sakuraba". Even after realizing that she won't attract popularity since nobody knows what her real identity is (except people close to her), Hikari continues with it wholeheartedly, prioritizing her career over the royal campaign later on. She became very successful and talented in her career as an idol, as well as more hardworking and serious, especially after meeting Sachiko Yonezawa, someone that Hikari looks up to. Hikari is also quite mature for her age, but also childish at times. Though she sometimes can get bad grades in school, she can actually be quite smart when she tries hard. She also seems to have negligence for honorifics, but nonetheless, she is very friendly and grateful for her friends supporting her. She has a close relationship with Akane Sakurada and a close attachment to her parents, referring to them as "papa" and "mama".