Akane

For the Greek sweets see Akanés, for the Slavic vowel change see akanje, for the song by Miyu Nagase, see Miyu Nagase#CAM Entertainment, for other uses, see Akane (disambiguation).

Akane (あかね, アカネ) is the Japanese word for 'deep red' (茜, Akane, Rubia cordifolia) and is associated with red^[3] (from the red dye made from its roots) and brilliant red.^[4] Akane (written in a variety of forms) is both a female Japanese given name, ranked #9 of names to give girls in Japan,^[5] as well as a surname. In fiction, the name Akane has been used for various characters in anime, manga, games, books, and comics. Notable people with the name include:

Akane

Akane in Kanji meaning Madder Plant
Pronunciation	ah-KAH-nay[1]
Gender	Female
Origin
Word/name	Japan
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used.[2]
Other names
See also	Sumire Tsubaki

Given name

• Akane Araki (荒木 茜羽; born 1996), Japanese badminton player
• Akane Chihaya (千早 茜; born 1979), Japanese writer
• Akane Fujita (wrestler) (藤田 あかね; born 1987), Japanese professional wrestler
• Akane Fujita (藤田 茜; born 1993), Japanese voice actress
• Akane Hirose (廣瀬 茜), member of the Japanese rock band Band-Maid
• Akane Hosoyamada (細山田 茜; born 1992), Japanese ice hockey player
• Akane Hotta (堀田 茜; born 1992), Japanese actress, model and tarento
• Akane Konishi (小西 あかね; born 1995), Japanese ice hockey player
• Akane Kumada (熊田 茜音; born 2000), Japanese voice actress and singer
• Akane Kuroki (黒木 茜; born 1978), Japanese Olympic dressage rider
• Akane Matsunaga (松永 あかね; born 2001), Japanese voice actress
• Akane Moriya (守屋茜), Japanese idol and model
• Akane Nakashima (中嶋 茜; born 1990), Japanese goalball player
• Akane Nishino (西野 朱音; born 2002), Japanese professional footballer
• Akane Ogura (小椋 アカネ), Japanese manga artist
• Akane Omae (大前 茜, born 1982), Japanese voice actress
• Akane Osawa (大沢 あかね), member of the Japanese pop music duet Tomboy
• Akane Saito (齊藤 あかね; born 1993), Japanese women's footballer
• Akane Sakanoue (坂ノ上 茜; born 1995), Japanese actress
• Akane Shibata (柴田 あかね), Japanese field hockey player
• Akane Shiga (志賀 紅音; born 2001), Japanese ice hockey player
• Akane Sugazaki (菅崎 茜, born 1989), Japanese pop singer and songwriter
• Akane Takayanagi (高柳 明音), member of the Japanese girl idol group SKE48
• Akane Tomonaga (友永 朱音), Japanese voice actress
• Akane Watanabe (渡邉 あかね; born 1994), Japanese badminton player
• Akane Yamaguchi (山口 あかね), Japanese badminton player who competed in the 2012 Japan Super Series
• Akane Yanagisawa (柳澤 明希; born 1998), Japanese competitor in synchronized swimming
• Akane Yamao (山尾 朱子; born 1974), Japanese rhythmic gymnast
• Akane Yoshida (born 1994), Japanese weightlifter

Surname

• Hotaru Akane (紅音 ほたる; born 1983), Japanese model and AV actress
• Kazuki Akane (赤根 和樹; born 1962), Japanese anime director

Fictional characters

• Akane, the main heroine from the video game Akane the Kunoichi
• Akane, senior geisha in the Westworld series
• Akane, Hikaru's younger sister in Parodius
• Akane, the fox and guardian angel from Angel Tales (Tenshi no Shippo)
• Akane, the Japanese name of Whitney, a character in Pokémon
• Akane Aizawa, in Dai Sentai Goggle-V
• Akane Aoi, a character in the manga and anime series Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun
• Akane Aki, a character in the manga series Dash Kappei
• Akane Asahina a classmate from the series Kanokon
• Akane Fujita, Takoyaki shop owner from the series Pretty Cure (2004 TV series)
• Akane Higurashi, from the anime and manga series My-HiME
• Akane Hino, one of the main characters of the series Smile PreCure!
• Akane Hino, a character in the 2011 mobile game The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls
• Akane Hououji, a character in the manga series The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses
• Akane Inuwaka, a character in the video game series Arcana Heart
• Akane Isshiki, a main character in the anime series Vividred Operation
• Akane Kimidori, in manga and anime series Dr. Slump
• Akane Kino, the younger sister of the main character in the manga series Voice Over! Seiyu Academy
• Akane Kiryu of Fatal Frame II
• Akane Kishida from Kitchen Princess
• Akane Kobayashi, a character in Doki Doki School Hours
• Akane Kurashiki, a major character from the video game series Zero Escape
• Akane Kurokawa, an character in the manga and anime series Oshi no Ko
• Akane Mishima, one of the main characters of Kampfer
• Akane Mizuhara, a main character in the visual novel Final Approach
• Akane Motomiya, a main character in the video game, anime and manga series Haruka: Beyond the Stream of Time
• Akane Nakiko, a comic book character from Witchblade
• Akane Narita, in Hot Gimmick
• Akane Osaki, the main character of the manga series Akane-banashi
• Akane Owari, a character from the Danganronpa series
• Akane Ryuuku, a roleplay character of Gumball Watterson from The Amazing World of Gumball
• Akane Ryuzoji, a character in the manga series World's End Harem
• Akane Sakurada, the main character of the anime and manga series Castle Town Dandelion
• Akane Sakuramori, a character of the light novel series I Got Married to the Girl I Hate Most in Class
• Akane Sano, a main character in the manga series Black God
• Akane Satomura, a main character in the visual novel One: Kagayaku Kisetsu e
• Akane Sawatari (沢渡 アカネ), a character in the Chainsaw Man anime and manga series
• Akane Serizawa, a minor character in the anime and manga series Pani Poni
• Akane Shinjō (新条 アカネ), a character in the anime series SSSS.Gridman
• Akane Shinonome, a character in the anime series Little Battlers Experience WARS
• Akane Soir, a character in the anime and manga series My-Otome
• Akane Sonozaki, in the anime, manga, and visual novel series Higurashi When They Cry
• Akane Suzumiya, a character in Kimi ga Nozomu Eien and Akane Maniax
• Akane Takigawa, in the manga and anime series Cross Game
• Akane Tachibana, lead character in basketball manga series I'll
• Akane Tendo, in manga and anime series Ranma ½
• Akane Toriyasu, a character in the video game Yandere Simulator
• Akane Carver, a British school girl OC from London, UK
• Akane Tsunemori, a character in the anime Psycho-Pass
• Akane Yagyu, ("Jubei") from the video game, Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams
• Akane Yamano, a character in Dual!
• Akane Yamamoto (山本 茜), a character in the manga series Haikyū!!
• Akane Yanagi, a character in the manga and anime series Hori-san to Miyamura-kun
• Akane Yashiro, a character in the film Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla
• Lady Akane, a concubine in the Tales of the Otori