Akira

Akira is an SR character in Resonance Solstice. Akira's role is Front. Faction: Anita global Energy.

On our Resonance Solstice tier list Akira is D tier, 72nd of the 73 characters ranked, from where 8 current tier lists put Akira.

A frontline support whose second skill and Ultimate apply Rend and Corrupt so enemies take more damage. Early on he's the cheapest and best source of Chill, which makes him close to essential for levelling the Train's Condensation Core. Beyond that, other units tank and support more efficiently.

Anita's most popular heartthrob, a striking fashion icon, a perfect, empathic genius, and a graceful skiing prince.

Yes, this is Akira's... one-sided story.

If you ask those who know him, you'd probably hear things like, "he's talented but always messes up at critical moments," "always concerned with looking cool in combat," and "honestly, he's a bit noisy"...

comments that are far from glamorous and, according to Akira, totally uncool.

Archive 1

"This pair of shoes? Aha, you've got great tastes!

That's right. They're this season's new limited-edition style.

I snatched them the second they were launched!

Aren't they just perfect on me?"

"Isn't this the new milk tea launched in collaboration with Night Chains Land?

Why did you only get it now? They're already preparing to roll out new collaborations with others!"

"Heh, I'm a fantastic photographer indeed.

This hue is flawless! I bet it'll get lots of likes if I upload it online.

Looks like my hours spent standing in line for this restaurant paid off."

Topics similar to these are what Akira, as someone who's always paying attention to trends, often talks about.

To him, falling behind on trends is something absolutely preposterous.

From fashion to food, from traveling to movies...

If there's anything you want to know about the current trends, Akira is definitely the person to go to, but as he tends to brag about himself after his passionate introductions, few are willing to humble themselves to seek his input in this aspect.

Rather than describe him as someone who likes being on trend, it's more accurate to say that he simply likes the feeling of attracting attention.

The one thing that always confounds Akira is why he hasn't become an idolized fashion icon with tons of fans like he imagined.

What exactly is the problem? Is God jealous of his brilliance, and so a handsome, fashionable hunk with peerless talent like him is doomed for a cruel fate?!

Archive 2

Since he was a child, Akira exhibited intelligence that was unmistakably higher than other children his age.

He could quickly pick up any skill and would typically use some clever tricks to easily complete tasks that would require lots of time and effort for regular people to achieve.

Likely because he can accomplish anything without a hitch, his life can be said to have been smooth sailing, which resulted in him developing his current uninhibited, frivolous personality.

It's not that Akira looks down on hard-working people; he purely feels that it'll make him look more attractive if he resolves issues in an effortless manner.

After all, the ability to handle most situations with ease is what fits the style of a genius!

However, such a way of doing things has inevitably brought him some trouble.

He gets carried away very easily, leading him to regularly make rookie mistakes at crucial moments and land himself in pathetic states.

For the most part, he would successfully turn things around, but that is perhaps also why he's so unapologetic about his behavior.

Falling while demonstrating skiing techniques, getting sneaked up on just as he's about to knock out a Chaos Remain, sneezing as the camera shutter is clicked after he poses for a picture, claiming to be 180 centimeters tall during physical examinations, only to be measured as 179.5 centimeters....

are merely some of the countless comical tidbits there are about him.

In Anita, instead of the hunk persona Akira tries so hard to maintain, he seems to be more known for these embarrassing moments of his.

Archive 3

Akira's conduct will easily give off the impression that he's very affable, but in reality, he maintains a certain distance with quite a bit of people.

When they really think about it, it will dawn on them that throughout their conversations with him, they hardly know anything that says more about him as a person.

This appears to be related to his criteria for making friends.

His fastidiousness isn't solely applicable to his daily hygiene needs but also to a mental aspect.

Many times, even though he's the one who initiates the conversation, it'll simply be his one-sided rambling.

He won't spare extra consideration for others for no reason, nor does he ever really ask for help regarding something outside of work.

It's as though he's deliberately avoiding some unnecessary interpersonal relations.

Probably only when he meets someone he genuinely approves of will Akira do something for that person of his own accord and ask them to also listen to his requests.

His mentor once remarked, "Akira... He may come across as condescending, but it's just because he's a little spoiled and defiant.

Frankly, he's a very perceptive person, but whether or not he's willing to put in an effort depends entirely on his mood."

Archive 4

One day, upon returning to the Conductor's Room, the Conductor was taken aback to find an exquisite flower arrangement that didn't seem like the style of something from the Shoggolith store run by people of the Empire.

The Conductor checked with several crew members born in Ranshin City whether they had brought the flowers but was told no by them all, until Akira appeared in the aisle and said with his typical complacency, "Didn't see it coming, huh?

That's the work of the genius me! I couldn't resist when I saw the fresh flowers lying around in there.

Big surprise, right?"

Although Akira's image as a fashionista had been long established, even his work partners in Anita were totally unaware of this skill of his.

"Seeing how curious you are... Well, if it's you, Conductor, I don't mind telling you, but it's not exactly a conversation to be had on the aisle.

You don't have anything going on now, do you?

If so, how about you come with me to the café to sit and have a chat?

The cakes of this place have been on my wishlist forever!"

This was possibly the first time Akira told someone about his family.

He's the son of a Ranshin City florist, and yet he has no plans to succeed this craft, merely having picked up a thing or two about it when he was younger.

Once he came of age, he left his hometown without a second thought.

"I don't think it's strange. To be honest, me and my siblings all think that it isn't that bad to maintain some distance from each other.

There's no need for everyone to stick together just because we're a family...

The bond of familial relations isn't something that will be easily broken over physical distance, no?"

Following that, Akira shared more about his life in Ranshin City.

Maybe because those stories were interesting enough, those pretty but yucky cakes were much easier to swallow.