Shinonome Akito

Info

Name: Akito Last name: Shinonome Gender: Cis-male Age: 18-17 Group: Vivid BAD SQUAD Height: 176 cm School: Kamiyama High School (Class 2-A) Club: Helps out at various sport clubs Favorite Food: Pancakes, cheesecake Least Favorite Food: Carrots Hobbies: Fashion Styling Dislikes: Dogs Fears: Dogs Nationality: Japanese Incredibly hard-working, Akito puts everything he has into training to surpass the legendary event RAD WEEKEND. His efforts almost came to a screeching halt after he learned the truth behind the event, but his strong desire to pursue his dream has fueled him to keep going.

Story

When Akito was in elementary school, he played for a soccer team named Shibuya Diamonds. While he was one of the best on the team, he decided to quit after him and his team lost an important tournament. Some time after he quit playing soccer, his sister Ena brought him to a summer festival where she encouraged him to try singing. This kickstarted his interest in street music, which eventually grew into the dream of surpassing the legendary music event RAD WEEKEND. He looks up to Shiraishi Ken, An's father who performed in RAD WEEKEND, and practices hard to achieve his dream. He sang together with Toya under the name BAD DOGS before forming Vivid BAD SQUAD with An and Kohane. Even after joining Vivid BAD SQUAD, he still operates under the BAD DOGS unit with Toya. His father is an artist, and is emotionally neglectful to both him and his older sister. Their mother is rarely seen. As a second year, Akito is classmates with An and Nene in class 2-A.

Appreance

Akito has green eyes and messy orange hair with a dyed yellow streak on the left side of his center bangs. He wears a black shirt with a light purple design around the mid-torso and the word "intrepid" printed across the front, as well as a longer white shirt underneath. He wears a black-and-white jacket with a yellow triangle on the left of the chest, black athletic pants with white stripes down the sides, and a yellow belt looped down on the right side.

Group Outfit

In Group outfit, white hoodie with the word "TRACK" printed on the front underneath a dark gray-and-orange jacket with the word "SCORCHING" printed diagonally across the front. He wears baggy black pants with a hot pink cloth around his left knee and a blue-and-white belt, and dark gray-and-black running shoes accented with orange. His earrings are different, with the left attached to a chain.

Personality

Akito appears to be an easygoing guy at first. However, his personality drastically changes when music is involved, becoming hot-blooded and passionate to the point where people find him intimidating. He respects anyone who is passionate about their interest and hates half-hearted people. He acts polite towards acquaintances and strangers, but when in the presence of people he is familiar with, he drops this act, showing his true gruff personality. Though Akito can be arrogant at times and tends to play pranks on his seniors, he is a dependable and caring person and also a gentleman and sometimes teasing or flirty. When Akito meets someone new, he puts on a charming persona, which Toya calls his "nice-guy persona" and seems to dislike. He is good at maintaining his polite facade and uses it when interacting with customers at his workplace.

Relationship with Kohane

Relationship with Azusawa Kohane: Fellow group member. In first time, Akito saw her as a newbie and a coward who had no idea what she was getting into and was critical toward her, but he changed his mind after seeing her and An's performance later on. In many area conversations, Akito tells Kohane to keep her head up and gives her advice about music. He occasionally bullies Kohane to get a humorous reaction out of her, much to the disapproval of An and Toya. Akito has extended his older brotherly role to his interactions with Kohane.

Relationship with An

Relationship with An Shiraishi: Fellow group member. The two have known each other since middle school since Akito would frequently drop by WEEKEND GARAGE after his experience with RAD WEEKEND. From a flashback, it is revealed that Akito first saw An in middle school when she was singing on Vivid Street, and was taken aback by her talent at such a young age. Akito keeps up his facade of politeness and refers to An as "Shiraishi-san", which is something he only does with people he's not well acquainted with. Even after dropping the facade, he continues to refer to An as "Shiraishi". After becoming Vivid BAD SQUAD, a rivalry forms between the two of them, and they often clash and bully each other. Despite this, they are shown to have great teamwork and their rivalry allows them to do their absolute best in each performance. They often compete in friendly competitions, like snowboarding or with test scores. Akito is at times shown to be exasperated with An’s excitable personality. For example, in An’s Nuanced Language side story, he becomes frustrated with An’s inability to give him a straight opinion on the demo he made without using sound effects and vague phrases in a context he doesn’t understand. However, Akito was also the first to notice An's complicated feelings toward's Kohane's astounding improvements in her skills, taking time to worry about her and talk to her one-on-one about her feelings of inferiority. After the shock of Kohane's opening solo hits An, he notices her disbelief and confirms with her that she can put on a great show as well.

Relationship with Toya

Relationship with Aoyagi Toya: Fellow group member and singing partner. Around two years before the Vivid BAD SQUAD started, Akito encountered Toya when he was performing on the street and was captivated by his singing, soon inviting Toya to sing together. Their initial performance together marked a turning point, as Akito realized that even his dream of surpassing RAD WEEKEND wouldn't be impossible with Toya by his side. The pair quickly formed BAD DOGS after their performance. Akito practiced tirelessly to reach Toya's level because he knew he wouldn't be able find a better partner than Toya. Toya believes that his resolve is too weak and that he'll drag Akito down, resulting in the breakup of BAD DOGS. However, Akito confronts him at Ken's cafe, recognizing his skill and the strength of their bond. This makes Toya realize that he truly wants to pursue the dream of surpassing RAD WEEKEND together with Akito. They reunite as stronger partners than ever, and their bond is recognized by the people around them, Kohane referring to them as the "perfect pair", An constantly pointing out Akito's closeness with Toya, and KAITO saying that their bond was similar to Arata and Souma's. Toya has wanted to repay Akito back for everything he has done, constantly voicing the impact Akito has had on him. He had always recognized Akito as his best partner, but finally says it.

Relationship with Ena

Relationship with Shinonome Ena: Akito's older sister. Initially it is shown that Ena rarely pays attention to him, as she is always focused on chatting with her online friends. Due to Ena attending school at night, they rarely see each other during the day. They have similar food preferences, both liking pancakes and cheesecake while disliking carrots. Ena tends to use him as her errand boy, much to his annoyance; despite this, they seem to care for one another, as Akito once advised their father to be gentler with Ena when giving her advice. Ena is responsible for Akito taking an interest in street music, as she showed him a live performance following him giving up on playing soccer and urged him to give music a try instead.

Relationship with Tsukasa

Relationship with Tenma Tsukasa: Akito's upperclassman. Akito considers him a weirdo, and seems to enjoy teasing him. It is hinted that he was initially jealous of Tsukasa, due to Toya's attachment towards him and him not understanding why Toya trusts him so much. After learning more about their history, Akito mentions that he owes Tsukasa his thanks for encouraging Toya to pursue what he likes, which allowed Akito and Toya to meet. Akito also appears to be wary of the influence Tsukasa and Rui have on Toya, and at times will act protective of Toya when they're around.

Relationship with Emu

Relationship with Emu Otori: Akito's acquaintance. While he was already vaguely aware of her through her work with Wonderlands x Showtime, they are only introduced to each other when they meet at the Arcade for the arcade game tornament. Similarly to Tsukasa, Akito is put off by her loudness and eccentricity.

Relationship with Nene

Relationship with Kusanagi Nene: Akito's acquaintance. They attend the same school and occasionally see each other in passing. However, they aren't close, and Nene is openly intimidated by him. Nene seems to be aware of his double-sided personality, as when Emu is surprised that he stops politely smiling after he's forced to introduce himself to her, she says that Akito is "that kind of person". They are in class 2-A together, and Nene was greatful for An's and Akito's interference when she failed to get the class under control, as she wasn't familiar with being a director. The pair both agree that it was nothing to worry about and that they'll try to support her whenever they can. They also recieve some acting feedback from Nene, as they played important roles.

Relationship with Mizuki

Relationship with Mizuki Akiyama: Akito's schoolmate. Mizuki enjoys teasing him and often calls him "little brother-kun"/"lil' bro" or "lil' brosef" "otouto-kun", much to his chagrin. They first met during the Kamiyama School Festival. Mizuki recognized his voice from the background of Ena's calls. Later on they start growing closer as they went to the chocolate factory together and also bond over fashion.