Akane Hououji is a free-spirited girl born on December 1, 2000, coming from a famous family. She works at "Familia" café and is the vocalist and guitarist for a girls’ band. Akane is popular for her cool attitude and blonde, short hairstyle that covers her left eye. Despite her easy-going style, she is scared of ghosts and horror stories. Though she gets bored quickly and often relies on others, her time at Familia becomes the first job she sticks with, thanks to help from Sachiko Kasukabe. Akane’s mother wants her to work at the family trading company and marry someone she chose, but Akane wishes to follow her own path.
Akane Hououji is 160 cm tall.
Her blood type is AB.
Her measurements are B79/W57/H80.
She has short, blonde hair that covers her left eye.
Her look is cool and stands out.
Akane acts cool and calm most of the time.
She seems easy-going and goes with the flow.
Ghosts, scary stories, and anything supernatural frighten her a lot.
She cannot go to the bathroom alone at night.
Akane often gets bored fast and looks for new things to do.
She sometimes relies too much on others when facing problems.
Even so, she tries hard to be independent.
She loves chocolate cigarettes and coffee made by her grandma.
Akane was born on December 1, 2000, into a well-known and respected family.
Her grandmother, Youko, also used to work at Familia.
Akane’s family runs a trading company.
Her mother has strong plans for Akane’s future: she wants her to work for the family business and marry someone of her choice in one year.
This puts pressure on Akane as her "last year of freedom" ticks away.
Akane is passionate about music.
She is the lead vocalist and guitarist in an all-girls band.
She also works at the Familia café, where she learns about hard work and teamwork.
Sachiko Kasukabe is a strong support and helps Akane keep her part-time job.
Akane develops feelings for Hayato Kasukabe while working at Familia.
Her mother has strict expectations and high hopes for Akane’s future.
Akane tries not to rely too much on Hayato, especially after he encourages her to stand up for herself.
First Job and Growing Independence
Akane prefers doing things her own way and has trouble sticking with anything for long.
When she starts working at Familia, it becomes her first real job that lasts, thanks to help from Sachiko Kasukabe.
She learns new skills and builds confidence.
Pressures from Her Family
Akane’s mother does not know about her part-time work or dreams in music.
Her mother plans for Akane to work at the family's trading company and marry a chosen partner in one year.
This gives Akane only one year to live as she likes.
The Family Meeting
With the deadline coming soon, Akane sits down with her mother and Hayato Kasukabe for a big talk.
At first, she tries to rely on Hayato to speak up for her.
Hayato tells her to be strong and use her own voice.
After thinking hard, Akane finally tells her mother what she wants.
Because of her success at Familia and Hayato’s advice, her mother agrees to let her continue working there.
Confession and Mixed Feelings
During all this, Akane starts to fall for Hayato Kasukabe.
She gives him a shy, indirect confession.
Hayato says he cannot answer right away since he is focused on running the café.
Later, Akane pretends her confession never happened and tries to act normal.
Akane loves chocolate cigarettes.
She ranked first in the weekly manga magazine’s heroine popularity poll many times.
She also ranked number one among all characters.
She loves coffee made by her grandma.
Akane is a familiar face at Familia café, where she works hard and learns new things every day.
Her story is about finding her own path and becoming more confident.
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