Akane Hiura

"You were amazing against four opponents! I couldn't do anything... Waah!"

- Akane Hiura to Rei Nasu

Akane Hiura is a former a B-rank Sniper who was a member of Nasu Squad until she moved out of Mikado City after her final season of Rank Wars due to the invasion by Aftokrator that preceded it.

Appearance
Hiura is a light-skinned, short girl with bright red hair tied in twin tails on the lower back of her head. She has large, round magenta eyes. She usually wears a purple cabbie hat on her head. Her uniform consists in a futuristic-looking white body-fit top with a square collar, purple gloves, an indigo belt that wraps partially around her waist, and a shoulder strap exposed on her right side. The uniform sports six fake buttons arranged in two columns of three and a seventh right underneath the collar, on the right side; on the left is Border's emblem. The attire is completed by black pants that connect into knee-high purple boots, fingerless gloves and a cabbie hat to keep the sun out of her eyes.

Personality
Hiura has a cheerful, affable and goofy personality. She has a tendency to cry easily, at least over her future separation from her teammates, whom she is very fond of, and their efforts to climb up the ranks together before that time comes. Their pledge to do so makes her more motivated and daring than usual in Rank Wars. She has a tendency to be oblivious. She admires skilled Snipers, especially her mentor, whose disciple she is proud to be, as well as of being a member of Nasu Squad. She adores cats, smiling brightly just from seeing one, and obsessing over whether they want to be petted or not.

Quotes

 * (To her teammates) "Guys, I'm so sorry! I wanted to stay on this squad!"
 * (To Nasu) "You were amazing against four opponents! I couldn't do anything... Waah!"
 * (To Natsume, about her cat) "Is she okay with being petted...?! I can't tell from her expression!"

Trivia

 * "Akane" (茜) means "deep red" or "madder". "Hiura" (日浦) means "sun shore" or "sun riverbank".
 * She likes collecting hats, cats, and soft-serve ice cream.
 * Before Chika and Natsume joined Border, Hiura was the youngest female Sniper.
 * Hiura is the younger sister of a classmate of Kumagai's, but doesn’t know that her own brother has a crush on Kumagai.