Shion Kamiya

Shion Kamiya  (神谷 しおん) is a student of Starlight School who debuted in Episode 14. She is an actress most of the time, and is a cool-type idol whose preferred brand is Futuring Girl.

In Episode 38, Shion formed and is a member of the unit Powapowa-Puririn, along with Otome Arisugawa and Sakura Kitaōji.

Bio
Shion is a teenage actress who debuted at the age of 10. Known as the Actress of Seven Faces due to her ability to change expression upon the stage completely; going from serious to whichever personality she wants. Due to her serious nature always taking time for work, she didn't have any friends at first.

During episode 14 she ends up in an audition to be in a detective drama called Naughty detectives and chooses the boyish character role, ending up against Ichigo. The girls learn how dedicated Shion is to her roles and passes the audition, making her first friend: Aoi.

Personality
Shion is serious and contained, barely ever smiling or talking back before she befriended anyone. Despite this, she is not exactly unfriendly. She believes acting is everything and her passion for it knows no bounds. She will do what she can to feel more like the character she is trying out for, even if it means cutting off her hair. However, after she makes some friends Shion begins to smile and open up a lot more, though still she remains quite serious and maintains her cool composure.

Appearance
Shion has a fair complexion with green eyes and dark brunette hair. Originally her hair reached mid-back, worn with a ribbon. After cutting it, it reaches her neck with the tips sticking up. She is normally found in a school uniform or the outfit of whatever role she's currently working on.

Character Development
Shion started as a serious girl that was very dedicated to acting, trying out mostly for "cool" type parts. As the story continues, Shion opens up more, eventually being able to play the role of Alice and give a dazzling smile.

Etymology
Kamiya (神谷) Kami (神) means god, possibly referring to her role as a genius actress and Ya (谷) means valley.

Shion (しおん) is the Japanese word for the aster flower. "Shion" is also a unisex name which could possibly be a reference to the cool, boyish roles she commonly tries out for.

Trivia

 * Her zodiac sign is Capricorn.
 * Her birthday is a day after Nono Daichi's.
 * Her favorite food is Gâteau au chocolat (chocolate cake).
 * She dislikes carbonated drinks.
 * Shion has a similar personality to Homura Akemi  from Puella Magi Madoka Magica.
 * She is never seen without a ribbon (with the exception of Mizuki changing it during the Alice in Wonderland audition).
 * Shion shares her voice actress with Raichi.
 * When her hair was long, she resembled Ran.
 * She is also the only member Powapowa-Puririn to have never become Starlight Queen.


 * Shion is nicknamed the "Actress Who Wields Seven Faces" (七つの顔を持つ女優).
 * According to her official profile, Shion is 157cm tall.
 * She shares her singing voice with Ran Shibuki, Kaede Ichinose, and Kī Saegusa.
 * Out of all the idols who have performed on stage, it took her the longest time to perform from her debut, at 134 episodes.
 * Shion is the only minor/secondary character in the anime whose singing voice is provided by a regular member of STAR☆ANIS.
 * She shares her given name with Shion Todo from the Pripara series.