Akane Satō

Akane Satō
First Appearance
Anime Debut	Season 2 Episode 1: Seniors!
Other Appearances
Movies	K-ON! Movie
Voices
Japanese	Yoriko Nagata
Profile
Class	3-2
Characteristics
Gender	Female
Hair	Bluish Black
Eyes	Dark Blue

Akane Satō (佐藤(さとう) アカネ(あかね), Akane Satō) is one of the students from Class 3-2 during the second season of the anime.

Character

Akane is a member of the school's Volleyball Club and a close friend of Eri Taki. She is a quiet girl, but can be easily influenced by the moods of others (for example, she likes cola because Eri hooked her on it). She wants to become a cosmetologist after graduating from high school.

Appearance

Akane is a tall girl with long black hair that almost appears blue. It is tied to two ponytails which both lie on her shoulders. Blue hair ties are used to fix them. Her eyes are dark blue, almost appearing violet.

As a Sakuragaoka High School student, she is usually seen wearing the school's uniform properly with white socks.

Etymology

• The name Akane is written in katakana (アカネ), which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji (茜), it could possibly mean "deep red, dye from the rubia plant".
• Akane's surname Satō means "help, aid" (佐) (sa) and "wisteria" (藤) (tō).

Gallery

Akane sitting in class.

Akane and Eri admiring Sawako Yamanaka.

Akane watching Ritsu Tainaka being scolded by Sawako.

Akane is standing in the second row, fourth from the left.

Akane sleeping after the school trip.

Akane and Himeko Tachibana noticing Yui Hirasawa's affection for her guitar.

Akane laughing as Yui gets scolded by Sawako.

Akane talking with Yui about her future plans.

Akane and Eri with their Volleyball Club juniors.

Akane applauding Mio Akiyama for her leading role.

Akane during the preparations for the class act.

Akane helping to prepare the class act.

Akane during the last stages of the preparations.

Akane listening to Ho-Kago Tea Time's concert alongside her classmembers.

Akane waiting with her class for the official yearbook photo.

Akane discussing their club's graduation trip to Hawaii.

Akane and the others asking about a possible graduation trip of the Light Music Club.

Akane while her class decides to present Sawako at the graduation day.

Akane during HTT's secret concert.

Akane during the concert, seconds before Yui jumps down the stage.

Akane and Maki Wajima dancing while Yui performs inside of the crowd.

Akane with her friends from the Volleyball Club.

Akane with the Volleyball Club in the graduation yearbook.

Akane with her class at the graduation day.

Akane watching Nodoka Manabe who has spare tights for Yui.

Akane's seat inside of her classroom (sixth row, second from the right, sitting in front of Himeko, behind Eri and next to Nodoka to the right and Shizuka Kinoshita to the left).

Akane posing for a picture with the Light Music Club seniors and Eri.

Akane's character introduction card.