Disclaimer : Yu-gi-oh! series © Kazuki Takahashi
Yu-gi-oh! Zexal © Yoshida Shin
Yu-gi-oh! Zexal manga © Naohito Miyoshi
Author Note : This is my first Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal fan character, Takasaki Akane.
Name
Kanji : 高崎 茜
Romaji : Takasaki Akane
Personal
Age : 15
Height : 160 cm
Gender : Female
Favorite Food : Udon
Least Favorite Food : Sweets (Because to her it's only has calories and there's no nutrional value)
Relatives
Professor Takasaki (Father)
Dr. Takasaki (Mother)
Education
Heartland Academy, 3rd year
Duelist
Tournament Position
WDC : Nineteenth
Deck : Constellar
Numbers : No. 28 Titanic Moth
Introduction
She is a friend of Hamada Tomoko, one of Kaito's victim about a year before zexal series start. She found out about the numbers card ever since Tomoko were controlled by it and trying her best to research it and following every incident where the number card appears. She's been searching for Kaito ever since he stole Tomoko's soul and number card in hope he may able to cure her from comatose state.
Her father was an old aquintances and colleague of Dr. Faker during their younger days. It'll revealed at the start of season two when Faker introduce her as his new assisstant and joined the lab as part-time worker.
Appearance
She had light purple bangs and bright orange hair on the back. She always tied them up in twin bud. She had chestnut brown eyes with pale skin. She often seen in her 3rd school uniform but she wears casual clothes on the day off that consist of sleeveless white vest with black undergarment beneath, arm sleeves with pair of brown fingerless gloves, brown belts and short white pant underneath with thigh-length black socks and pair of dark brown boots.
Akane's D-pad style is similar to the style that popular among the pro-duelist. It's yellow colored. Later revealed that it belong to her father that used to be a pro-duelist in his younger day before pursue a career as scientist.
After she become Dr. Faker new assistant, he gave her a new D-pad in shaped of star. Like the others it doesn't have a touch screen but bright orange crystal ornament instead and she also acquired a golden duel gazer tatoo that shape similar with constellar crest.
She had a complex with her flat chest and often snap whenever someone tease her about it.
Personality
She ranked 1st in the result of her grade exam and known as the smartest student in third grade. She is observant and quick at analyzing situation such as capable to predict most of duelist strategy after witnessing their duel just once. She is quite stubborn and bossy but she actually a kind person.
She is independent and quite mature for her age and always tried to taking care all of her problem by herself.
She is confident and prided herself as one of the best duelist in school but she always respect and never undermining her opponent. She had a high sense of honor, as she would return the favor of anyone that helped her. She doesn't like to be in someone's debt.
Because of her pride, she is very competitive when it comes to study and dueling.
However when she's with people she really close with such as Tomoko she can be such a crybaby.
She had a caring big-sister like attitude toward Haruto and tried her best not to arguing with Kaito whenever he's around.
She often snap whenever she annoyed at someone or something but whenever she is furious she always hide it behind a smile and eerie cheerful tone that send chill down people's spine.
Relationship
Tsukumo Yūma
Although not that close she consider Yūma and Astral to be one of her good friends and reliable allies.
Akane first meet with Yūma when she helped him picking up his scattered cards from his deck. Yūma confronted her once after she defeated Omoteura Tokonosuke in order to get his number card but unfortunately he no longer have the card after being defeated by Yūma and his memory about that incident is wiped. She demanded Yūma to give her one of the number card and then duel him. After Akane lose she revealed about her friend being one of Kaito's victim ( Since she doesn't know his name yet she called him 'Card thief')
Yūma also told her about his dreadful encounter and duel with Kaito and try to convince her to not involve herself with such dangerous guy anymore and promised her that he would find a way to cure Tomoko. She decide to put a faith in him.
Yūma thanked her when she saves Kotori when the Heartland tower crumbled. She praised him after his duel with Kaito saying he had grown a lot from before and believe he had potential to become even much more stronger.
Yūma is one of a very few people, the other being Thomas and Orbital that ever faced her wrath in form of smile. Yūma cowers in fear when he instinctively notices the scary smile and sarcastic cheerful tone that even Astral failed to notices.
They stayed as good friend until the end of the series and after hearing about the crisis in Astral world, she joined Yūma and the others to help Astral.
Tenjo Kaito
One year prior the Zexal series, Akane encountered Kaito stole her best friend Tomoko's soul when she was controlled by a number card. Akane been tried to chasing the Number hunter ever since and vowed to save her best friend.
She witnessed the duel between Tenjo Kaito and Kamishiro Ryoga and realize how big the gap difference between hers and Kaito's level.
After the duel she confronted him and was furious at his nonchalant and rude attitude.
When Haruto went missing, Kaito accidentaly run into Akane. She figured he was looking for a white haired boy that she meet earlier. She figured he becomes a number hunter for the sake of that boy. Kaito harshly told her that he doesn't need her concern and not to involved herself in the matter.
They meet again at the WDC final pre-eliminaries day and duel with each other. In the end despite her loss, Kaito decide not to take her number card as she doesn't seem to be controlled by it.
She defended Kaito in his duel against Tron. Saying she knew he doesn't enjoy hunting numbers and taking people's soul as she understand from their duel even though he never saying it out loud Kaito is heavily burdened by his act.
After Kaito's duel with Yūma ended, he introduced Haruto and Akane to each other and properly apologized for everything he's been put Akane through. She replied that it doesn't matter anymore and sincerely happy that he finally mended the broken bond between his family.
Later at the start of season two Dr. Faker taking her as his new part-time assistant that will help them in their research and restoration of Heartland tower. She no longer hostile toward him like before but they still arguing with each other from time to time.
When Kaito come to aid the duel between Yūma and Akane against Mizael. She was offended when Kaito told her she won't win against Mizael and she took it as insult and that he looking down on her skill as duelist.
At the moon the moment before Kaito's death when he remembered about Akane, he exclaimed that he wished to see her one more time. Akane in turn shed a tear as she witness his final moment and acknowledge him as one of her best friend.
At the end of the Barian Arc series Kaito grown quite fond of her as he often annoyed whenever Akane got too close with other guys like when she asks Chris advise instead of him or when Thomas teasing her too much. He usually snap when Orbital brought it up, denying it was jealousy.
Orbital 7
At first Akane think the robot only Kaito's lackey and doesn't put much thought on him. She is however quite surprise to find he was different from other robots as he capable to express emotions. She dueled Orbital once and won then demand him to take her to Kaito's place. She found out about Photon transformation effect to Kaito from Orbital when he accidentaly blurted it out.
After she works as Dr. Faker's assistant, at first Orbital a bit jealous because Kaito seems to rely on her more than him but she shows him kindness and appreciation he rarely get and helped him through his problem with Liliybot. He come to respect her.
After experiencing her wrath, Orbital claimed Akane is the scariest person he ever seen when mad.
Tenjo Haruto
Akane's fondness of him because she had always wanted a sibling ever since she was little. It's lonely to spend time alone at home when her parents goes off to work. She once told him that she's a bit jealous of Chris and Kaito because she always wanted a younger brother or sister. Haruto in turn get attached to her and begin calling her Akane Nē-san. She often bringing him candies and stuff when she come to Heartland tower.
Dr. Faker
Akane's father is Dr. Faker Junior and also a co-worker back at his younger days. His one and only partner in his early invention days. After he found out Akane is the daughter of an old friend, believing in her ability Faker offers her a position as his assistant which she gladly accepted.
She heard a lot about Dr. Faker from her father and from she was little she has grown to respect him very much. That's why she hardly believe when she found out someone like Kaito is a son of a respectable man like Dr. Faker.
She interested to learn more about the research of pararel world ever since she involved with Astral world and number cards matter.
Christopher Archlight
Akane look up to Chris as a reliable older brother figure and respect him for his vast knowledge. She often asks for his advice whenever she stuck at some problem at work because he is more kinder and patient than Kaito. Outside of work, he is someone she can talk with ease. They have the same taste in book and often sharing their thought with each other over the books they're read.
Thomas Archlight
Akane first meet Thomas at the first day of WDC under the name of IV. At first he assumed she was one of his fans but after she made it clear she's not her fan and even repulsed by his way of dueling. Thomas claimed she is interesting as he rarely meet a girl that not one of his fangirl despite knowing he is the Asia tournament champion.
Even though she ended up lose, he stated she is one of the strongest female duelist he ever face and walks away after taking one of her heart piece.
After The Archlight family joined Dr. Faker and living in the Heartland tower their relationship turn into an odd but close friendship as Thomas have so much fun tease Akane and ended up angering her because she takes it too seriously. He often visiting them to either annoying her or Kaito in the middle of work because he is bored and ended up by he either get scolded by his brother or father or both.
When Thomas found out about Kaito's feeling toward Akane, he using it for his advantage and tease the blonde to no end like making suggestive comments and often tried to provoke him by purposely teasing Akane.
He is the only one that seem unfazed when facing Akane's wrath unlike Yūma and Orbital.
Luna
They first meet when Akane is on her way home after spending her day off together with Tomoko. She challenged her to duel then after being defeated praised her skill and expected no less of Professor Takasaki daughter. Luna the revealed that she had come to rely a message to Dr. Faker and Byron Archlight that unfortunately on another expedition with the Tsukumo couple.
Akane decide to brought her to the Heartland tower in order to speak with Chris and Kaito as she deem it would be important.
Thorough the E'rah revival arc they become quite close and in turn make Tomoko a little jealous of her new friendship.
