Akira Kogami

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Akira Kogami is the main star of Lucky Channel along with Minoru.

[edit] About Akira

Akira is a junior high school student, who is also the captain of the Lucky Star informational ad section called "Lucky Channel" in the Comptiq magazine. Akira tends to be very energetic, and her chief form of greeting is "Hiya Luckies!" ("Oha Lucky" in Japanese), and frequently ends each episode with "Bye-ni!/Bye-bee!". The cute persona, however, is a cover-up; in reality, whenever she is annoyed or feels that her career or popularity is threatened (usually both by her assistant, Minoru Shiraishi), Akira's bright persona is instantaneously shed to reveal a deep voiced, violent, chain-smoking, selfish-cynic of a burnt out entertainer on the brink of becoming a has-been. However, her talents are undeniable; she has been in the entertainment business since the age of three. She can be quite cruel towards Minoru, both physically and emotionally.

She has been known to throw all sorts of objects (such as her overflowing ashtray) into his face, particularly whenever he mentions that a girl in the Lucky Star cast is cute. Akira's disturbing and menacing persona may be a tongue in cheek and satirical look at the insecurities of Japanese idol singers, whose popularity is constantly threatened by the "next cutest thing on the block".

In episode twelve of Lucky Star Akira was scheduled to appear on the show, but due to getting a cold she was replaced by a billboard of herself at the anime convention Konata Izumi and friends went to. During the later episodes of the show Akira replaces Minoru with another assistant. In episode 21 Minoru finally goes in berserk, finally getting the guts to yell at her and leaves Akira in surprise. In the final episode Akira and Minoru end the show in yet another argument.

[edit] Physique

Akira has short salmon pink hair and has an ahoge towards the right side of her head, and has golden yellow eyes. Her arms are so short that the sleeves of her winter school uniform easily cover her hands.

[edit] Trivia

Akira is the main character of the manga Akira's Ambition, which is still being serialized in magazine Comp Ace published by Kadokawa Shoten.