| Akane Kowata | |
|---|---|
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| Personal Info | |
| Kanji | 木幡茜 |
| Romaji | Kowata Akane |
| Age | 21 |
| Gender | Female |
| Birthday | May 1 |
| Bloodtype | A |
| Height | 170 cm (5'7") |
| Hair color | White |
| Eye color | Green |
| Relatives | Makoto's Mother (mother) Makoto's Father (father) |
| Debuts | |
| Manga | Chapter 6 |
| Anime | Episode 3 |
| Portrayal | |
| Voice actor | Kana Aoi |
Akane Kowata (木幡 茜, Kowata Akane) is one of the major characters of Flying Witch, she is a full-fledged witch of immense talent and the older sister of Makoto Kowata.
Appearance[]
Akane is a light brown-skinned young woman with light grey hair that reaches shortly below her shoulders and green eyes.
Her eyes and expressions bears a resemblance to Makoto Kowata.
Personality[]
Akane is a kind and outspoken young woman who radiates an air of casual carefreeness while taking on a mentor position to some of the characters. She is a dedicated alcohol-lover and is widely known to get drunk from time to time and cause problems, although she stays mostly responisble throughout the series.
History[]
Akane's first appearance is in the second segment of ep 3, where she came after a long trip from the desert. She is a wanderer, traveling around the world to the weirdest of places and bringing back (normally useless) souvenirs to Makoto and the rest of the cast. Accompanying her is her Siamese familiar Kenny, who somehow puts up with her constant bouts of chaos and stays by her side.
When around, she occupies all possible napping spots around the Kuramoto house and sometimes teaches and performs bizarre and possibly troublesome magic acts, because of personal interest or because she finds it amusing.
Relationships[]
Makoto Kowata, Keiji Kuramoto, Nana Kuramoto, Kei Kuramoto, & Chinatsu Kuramoto[]
Akane loves her sister and other family very much that she goes out of her way to frequently visit her, and Chinatsu is her student.
Inukai[]
Inukai is Akane's good friend and drinking buddy (although one of their bouts led to the both of them becoming drunk, resulting in Inukai's partial tranformation into a dog).
Kenny[]
Kenny is Akane's cat and familiar who frequently acts very cat-like herself, in her expression and habits.
Etymology[]
- The name Akane means "deep red, dye from the rubia plant" (茜).
- Akane's surname Kowata means "tree, wood" (木) (ko) and "flag" (幡) (hata/wata).
Trivia[]
- When Akane is not visiting, she is traveling the wide world where she is sometimes shown on her travels.
- Akane is striking similar to Julie, a character from the anime action show, Bakugan, as both have light brown skin and white colored hair.
- Akane is shown to be very cat-like, as she sleeps a lot.
- Akane is the only character in Flying Witch to wear sandals, all the other main characters wear shoes and/or boots.
- The word Akane writes on the envelope during her crow-summoning spell in episode 3 is "צפור" -- the Hebrew word for "bird".