Hikari Minowa

Hikari Minowa (三ノ輪　ヒカリ) is a minor character in the Aikatsu! anime. On October 17, 2013, a debut CD for her was announced and as of the 2014 Series, she is the mascot character for the official shop.

Appearance
Hikari has maroon-colored eyes and violet hair that reaches past her shoulders. She keeps her hair pinned up in two semi-pigtails with pink bows.

Personality
Hikari displays a calm, collected type of personality. Despite her flashy entrances, she is very humble about her popularity, and very serious about work, training extensively by herself. As a result, she often goes into isolated hiding so she can focus solely on her training. She adores her fans and devotes herself to them above all else.

Background
She is a student of Starlight Academy and a popular net idol. She is the rival of Ran Shibuki. She apparently skipped classes for her Net Live in the school's underground studio. Thus earning her the title "The Underground Sun" (地下の太陽).

Etymology
Minowa (三ノ輪): Mi (三) means three, and combined with No (ノ) means cube. Wa (輪) means wheel.

Hikari (ヒカリ) means light, possibly referring to her title.

Trivia

 * Johnny Bepp refers to her as "Flash!".
 * She is the first secondary/minor characters who has performed within the stage.
 * Her singer, Yuniko, is the only non-STAR☆ANIS official member who is credited with "from STAR☆ANIS."
 * It was confirmed that her favored brand is Spicy Ageha in the 2014 series, though she has yet to wear the brand itself in the anime.
 * Hikari resembles Nozomi Yumehara/Cure Dream from Yes! Pretty Cure 5 and Yes! Pretty Cure 5 GoGo!. By proxy, she also resembles Dark Dream, a dark version of Cure Dream.
 * In the arcade games and merchandise, Hikari's hair is purple instead of red-violet.
 * In the arcade game, Hikari has droopy eyes.
 * Her theme color appears to alternate between purple and black depending on the media.
 * According to her official profile, she is 162cm tall.
 * She is the only known Aries who isn't a Cute idol.
 * She shares her given name with Kujou Hikari from the anime series Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart.

Gallery

 * Main Page: Hikari Minowa/Image gallery