Akari Kawamoto

Akari Kawamoto (川本 あかり Kawamoto Akari) is a resident of Sangatsu-chō (March town) and the eldest/leader of the Kawamoto sisters.

Appearance


Akari is a beautiful young woman with chest-length dark chocolate-brown hair that is usually tied in a low side ponytail on the right side with bangs swept on the same side, lilac-colored eyes and a quite large chest.

Background
Akari subsequently took care of her two younger sisters after their father Seijirou Amaido left and the passing of their mother and grandmother.

Plot
Akari encounters Rei Kiriyama and takes him to her place being the first time she's brought a person back home. Finding Rei in a drunk state, Akari brings him into her home to recover and it is at that point where Akari and the rest of her family are formally acquainted with Rei.

Etymology

 * The name Akari means "light" (あかり) in Hiragana.
 * However, when written in kanji (明里, 朱里 or 朱莉), it could possibly mean:
 * 明里 - "bright, light, clear" (明) (aka) and "village" (里) (ri).
 * 朱里 - "vermilion red" (朱) (aka) and "village" (里) (ri).
 * 朱莉 - "vermilion red" (朱) (aka) and "white jasmine" (莉) (ri).
 * Akari's surname Kawamoto means "river, stream" (川) (kawa) and "base, root, origin, source" (本) (moto).

Trivia

 * Akari appears to have a quite busy schedule:
 * In the morning, she helps her elderly grandfather run Mikazuki-dō, a traditional wagashi (Japanese confectionery) shop.
 * In the evening, she works as a hostess for a bar in Ginza, Misaki, which her aunt manages.
 * Akari often calls Rei Kiriyama "Rei-kun", which leads to Kyouko Kouda to become jealous of her.