Akane

Akane (あかね, アカネ) is the Japanese word for madder (茜, Akane, Rubia cordifloria) and is associated with red (from the red dye made from its roots). The original Hinomaru flag was dyed from using madder from Akane town in Fukuoka Prefecture.

Akane (written in a variety of forms) is also a female Japanese given name. This name can refer to:

People

• Akane Omae (大前 茜, born 1982), a Japanese voice actress
• Akane Ikegami, a Japanese character designer and illustrator
• Akane Sakura (桜 朱音, born 1984), a Japanese Adult Video actress

Fictional characters

• Akane, the fox and guardian angel from Angel Tales (Tenshi no Shippo)
• Akane from the MMORPG Guild Wars
• Akane of Harukanaru Toki no Naka de ~ Hachiyoshou
• Akane, the Japanese name of Whitney, a character in Pokémon
• Akane in the "Tales of the Otori" series of books by Lian Hearn
• Akane Aizawa, in Dai Sentai Goggle V
• Akane Higurashi, in My-HiME, and her My-Otome counterpart Akane Soir
• Akane Karasuma, the human pseudonym of Sailor Lead Crow, one of the Sailor Animamates in the Sailor Moon metaseries
• Akane Kimidori, in manga and anime series Dr. Slump
• Akane Kiryu of Fatal Frame
• Akane Kisaragi, in the Ubunchu manga
• Akane Kobayashi, in Doki Doki School Hours (Sensei no Ojikan)
• Akane Narita, in Hot Gimmick
• Akane Suzumiya, in Akane Maniax, Kimi ga Nozomu Eien, and Muv Luv
• Akane Takigawa, in the manga and anime series Cross Game
• Akane Tendo, in manga and anime series Ranma ½
• Akane Yagyu, ("Jubei") from the video game, Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams
• Akane Yamano, a character in Dual!
• Akane Sonozaki in the anime, manga, and visual novel series Higurashi no Naku Koro ni.
• Akane Awakusu, a character in Durarara!!
• Akane Mishima, one of the main characters of Kampfer

Other

• Akane (apple)

References