Anna (杏奈 Anna) is a character from the Ao Oni novels and is the main protagonist of the Ao Oni movie.
Appearance[]
Anna's almost hime cut hair is a light/dark purple and sometimes blue (darker than Shun's), and in the 2nd novel, a small piece is clipped back with a flower hairpin.
She has a white blouse/dress shirt with a red ribbon tied on the collar of it. Her corset and dress are red. Her dress at the bottom has a white lining too it with ruffles. Her Mary Janes are red, and she wears a tan cardigan. She has a somewhat cute appearance to her design. She also sometimes has purple or blue eyes.
Story[]
Anna did not make any appearances in all versions of the games. She only made her debut in the novel. It's unknown if she will ever be in any future releases of Ao Oni or not.
Ao Oni Novel[]
Anna is the class representative of Shun's classroom. She is also secretly in love with him. Her parents died in an accident near the end of the last year, and Anna started to develop an ability to sense the paranormal. She is currently living with her uncle and aunt.
Ao Oni Movie[]
Anna makes an appearance in the live-action movie, Ao Oni. She will be portrayed by Anna Iriyama, a member of AKB48's Team A.
In the intro of the film, Anna is running through the jailhouse before taking refuge in a bedroom and seeing the ghost of her dead brother Naoki. Anna then appears in the streets, placing a flower near where the collision happened to take her brother's life; she then sees Takuro and Takeshi bullying the new student Shun, and she looks on hopeless. Anna then sits next to Shun near a riverbank, and they chat about the game Shun is making. She then leaves, but she senses Takuro bullying Shun again. When the group enters the jailhouse, Anna secretly follows them and meets up with Shun as they both explore the building. However, Mika questions Anna's interference, but Hiroshi debunks the debate, Anna and Shun then the first encounter the Oni as it smashes through a door. Still, they managed to escape it; they later meet up with Hiroshi as they solve the piano puzzle and enter the Annex, where Hiroshi is knocked out cold by Takuro. (SPOILER ALERT) Anna learns that Shun has been a ghost the entire time and was talking to no one. She is then threatened with death by Takuro, who is suddenly slaughtered by the Oni. This buys her and Hiroshi enough time to escape, Hiroshi sacrifices himself for Anna, who continues her run she then falls over in a bedroom. The bedroom door starts breaking; she then gets up, opens the door, and is greeted by a shining bright light. Shun holds out his hand, and she takes it. They appear at the same riverbank, and Shun asks her if she is alright, and she states that she is and holds Shun's hand, and he embraces it back.
Etymology[]
- The name Anna means "apricot" (杏) (an) and "apple tree" (奈) (na).
Trivia[]
- Anna shares a first name with her movie actress Anna Iriyama.
- Anna is the 2nd girl in the Ao Oni series, with Mika being the first female in the Ao Oni series.
- Anna is the primary female protagonist of the Ao Oni series, for she is the main protagonist of the film.
- Anna has a deceased younger brother in the movie.
- It is revealed in the movie that Naoki is Anna's younger brother.
- Anna's last name is Horakiawa. Takuro had announced this when persuading her about Shun. She is the only official character with a licensed last name (Naoki may have this last name as well, being the fact that he's her brother).
- Anna's parents/ aunt & uncle have financial problems.
- When Anna was younger, she used to play dating sim games.
- When Anna was younger (wasn’t specified), she would cry a lot.
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