History Characters / AKB0048

* FlowerInHerHair: Helps to emphasize her more feminine demeanor. Which is funny since she also wears it in combat.

->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KanaUeda (Japanese), Allison Sumrall (English)

* EveryGirlIsCuterWithHairDecs: An opinion she definitely shares, as she gazes longingly at her AKB poster and wishes she could wear cute scrunchies like they do. Overhearing, her mom makes her one before Nagisa leaves Lancastar to join the group.

* RedHerringMole: Despite her behavior, distance from others, and knowledge that her company created the weapons that the DES were using, she is not a DES spy.

* RedHerringMole: Despite her aloof behavior, distance from others, and knowledge that her company made the weapons that the DES were using, she is not a DES spy.

* RedHerringMole: Despite the cold and serious attitude she displayed in earlier episodes and knowing that her company made the weapons the DES were using, she is not a DES spy.

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->'''Voiced by:''' Momoka Kinoshita (Japanese - Characters/NMB48TeamM), Meaghan Avocado (English)

* AffectionateNickname: Suzuko calls her Sonati.

* TheIdiotFromOsaka: Her Japanese VA and her character.

!!Mikako "Miichan" Minamino ([[spoiler:Minami Minegishi the 5th]])

!!Megumi Wanaguchi

!!Yuko Oshima the 9th ([[spoiler:Real Name: Hikari Kimishima]])

* CallingYourAttack: ''"Heart Attack!"''. No, that doesn't actually induce a heart attack.

!!Atsuko "Acchan" Maeda the 13th ([[spoiler:Real Name: Atsuko Katagiri]])

->'''Voiced by:''' Kumi Yagami (Japanese), Juliet Simmons (English)

->'''Voiced by:''' Itaru Yamamoto (Japanese), David Wald (English)

->'''Voiced by:''' Sachiko Kojima (Japanese), Allison Keith-Shipp (English)

* BecomingTheMask: The successors strive to be as much like the original AKB48 members as possible. This comes up several times such as when Yuko bitterly wonders if her actions are being determined by what she wants or what a successor to the original Yuko is supposed to want.

* BizarreTasteInFood: The original Tomomi Itano ate weird things, so Tomochin does to! Though if it involves celery, she will freak out.

* NaiveNewcomer: Living on a mining planet where even televisions shows are banned leads to Nagisa knowing very little about anything.

* TheSpeechless/TheVoiceless: Becomes this during the concert on Lancastar in the 12th episode after [[spoiler:trying to break her father out prison for refusing to make her leave 0048, only to have him refuse to go with her then riding by her house and seeing that her mother's garden has become neglected and run down. The psychological stress of realizing she was responsible for her parents' misery turned her voice into a mere whisper, rendering her mute until she snaps out of her HeroicBSOD.]]

* ArchnemesisDad: Her rich, powerful, DES associated father forbid her from joining [=AKB0048=], causing her to run away.

* HeroicBSOD: After going to rescue [[spoiler: her father who had been imprisoned by the DES because his daughter was a 0048 member]], Nagisa finds him unwilling to leave with her, which she takes as a rejection of herself. Then she finds her home in complete disrepair and can't bring herself to face her mother and all the misery she caused. The stress is enough to [[DumbStruck make her lose her voice]].]]

* CastingGag:
** EVERY single one of the Understudies is voice acted, at least in the Japanese version, by active and former members of the REAL Music/AKB48 group.
** Also semi-averted in one way. They didn't have Chieri Sono or Mimori Kishida voiced by the same person as they become in ''Anime/AKB0048''.

* TakingTheBullet: In the middle of their first battle, Chieri draws a robot's attention so Nagisa can take it down. Turns out she doesn't manage to destroy it completely, and seeing it take a bead on her, Chieri jumps in the way, taking the bullet instead. [[spoiler:At which point it's revealed the bullet was a paintball, the robot was one of 00's, and the entire firefight was a SecretTestOfCharacter and part of their final audition.]]

->'''Voiced by:''' Mao Mita (Japanese - Characters/NMB48TeamM), Molly Searcy (English)

* TheIdiotFromOsaka: Her VA and her character.

* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler: In the 12th Episode, after going to rescue her father who had been imprisoned by the DES because his daughter was a 0048 member Nagisa finds him unwilling to leave with her, which she takes as a rejection of herself. Then she finds her home in complete disrepair and can't bring herself to face her mother and all the misery she caused. The stress is enough to [[DumbStruck make her lose her voice]]. She snaps out of it one episode later.]]
* HeyLetsPutOnAShow: In the gloomy planet of Tundrastar, Nagisa starts a mini-performance for a group of little girls, joined quickly by the other understudies.

* TheSpeechless/TheVoiceless: Becomes this during the concert on Lancastar in the 12th episode after [[spoiler:trying to break her father out prison for refusing to make her leave 0048, only to have him refuse to go with her then riding by her house and seeing that her mother's garden has become neglected and run down. The psychological stress of realizing she was responsible for her parents' misery turned her voice into a mere whisper, rendering her mute until she snaps out of her HeroicBSOD next episode.]]

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold

* NotAMorningPerson: A surprising aspect of the, at the time, cold and serious Chieri. Seeing her wake up, it's clear her body is on auto-pilot and actual awareness hasn't set it. She doesn't so much get out of bed and out of the room as stumble stupidly in the general direction of the door.
* TheOjou: Easily the classiest of the trainees, which makes her attempts to mimic the more lively and tomboyish Yuko awkwardly hilarious.

* {{Cyborg}}[=/=]RobotGirl: Reveals a mini rocket launcher from her right arm in Episode 2 at which point Orine speculates that she is a cyborg.

* TheStoic: Comes across as this when not on stage. Most of the time it just seems her emotions don't match up with her face. she can smile though and boy you will know when she gets angry.

* MsFanservice: The successor variety.

* TheApprentice: All of them are students to [=AKB0048=]. The few who are selected to become Understudies are the apprentices of individual [=AKB0048=] memebers.

* CastingGag: EVERY single one of the Understudies is voice acted, at least in the Japanese version, by active and former members of the REAL AKB48 group.
** Also semi-averted in one way. They didn't have Chieri Sono or Mimori Kishida voiced by the same person as they become in AKB0048.

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* ContractualPurity: While it is never outright stated in the show, it's hinted that Yuka is prohibited from being romantically involved with her boyfriend while a member of 0048 because idols are supposed to be "fresh" and keep themselves clean for their fans.

->'''Voiced by:''' Haruka Ishida (Japanese - Characters/AKB48TeamK), Genevieve Simmons (English)

The colorful cast of AKB0048! '''Here there be spoilers! Read at your own risk!'''

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* IronicEcho: After an irritable Chieri tells her that she's being annoying with her complaining and half-heartedness about their training Yuka finds herself repeating the exact same words to a group of quitting girls. Chieri pops in around the corner a second latter and Yuka realizes what she just did.

->'''Voiced by:''' Mao Mita (Japanese - Characters/{{NMB48 Team M}}), Molly Searcy (English)

* ACupAngst: How bad it's it? She hates her A-Cup so much that she is averse to melons! In fact, everything Takamina likes to eat Makoto hates.

* TheNicknamer: Gives names to others after they made a serious first impression on her. "Grumber" to Makoto for constantly wallowing in dispair, "Nasty" to Megumi for being a jerk, and "Linda" to Suzuko because it was easier to spell than Suzuko's real name (no, seriously).

!!Mimori Kishida ([[spoiler: Mariko Shinoda the 8th]])

* ClothingDamage: During a dodgeball game on a TV show Mimiri gets smacked clear off set and rips her clothes when she hits some stage equipment, leaving a lot more skin showing.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: Part of the 75th generation trainees (also known as the "unlucky" generation because none of them ever became successors). Despite nearly every other trainee abandoning their goal, she continued on with Kanata, refusing to leave her behind. [[spoiler:It finally pays off when she becomes Mariko the 8th]]

--> '''Mimori:''' W-word up, my home skillets!

->'''Voiced by:''' Momoka Kinoshita (Japanese - Characters/{{NMB48 Team M}}), Meaghan Avocado (English)

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* KnownOnlyByTheirNickname: About half of them are referred to by nicknames, such as Takamina, which is actually a portmanteau of her last and first name.


!!!Minami "Takamina" Takahashi the 5th([[spoiler:Real Name: Shiori Arisawa]])

->Voiced by: Creator/RyokoShiraishi (Japanese), Creator/CynthiaMartinez (English)

!!!Yuko Oshima the 9th([[spoiler:Real Name: Hikari Kimishima]])

!!!Sayaka Akimoto the 10th ([[spoiler:Real Name: Akira Igarashi]])

!!! Yuki "Yukirin" Kashiwagi the 6th ([[spoiler:Real Name: Ayako Kuroki]])

A young woman of many roles. Yukirin is one of the most feminine of the Successors but don't let the girly demeanor fool you, she's more than capable of handling things on her own. She is the Katyusha's acting captain when Tsubasa is not around as well as the ship's resident medic. Yukirin is one of the few current Successor besides Yuko and Sae to have her name revealed in the show.

!!! Mayu Watanabe Mark 3/Mayuyu the 3rd

!!! Haruna "Kojiharu" Kojima the 8th ([[spoiler:Real Name: Chiharu Sakuragi]])

!!! Tomomi "Tomochin" Itano the 11th ([[spoiler:Real Name: Tomoyo Itano]])

A direct descendants of the original Tomomi Itano. Tomochin's entire female family line has made it their mission to succeed their matriarch, with the last Tomochin being the current one's elder sister. Their commitment to carrying the Tomochin name has even led to the family to selectively marry those who would best preserve the look of Tomomi Itano. This particular Tomochin is one of the most quiet of the Successors, and it's revealed that all her quirks are deliberately modeled after her ancestor.

* HiddenWeapons: She packs two dualium powered pistols in Heart Gata Operation, capable of reflecting upon the enemy.

!!! Sae Miyazawa the 10th ([[spoiler:Real Name: Youko Asamiya]])

!!! Atsuko "Acchan" Maeda the 13th [[spoiler:Real Name: Atsuko Katagiri]]

!!! Tsubasa Katagiri ([[spoiler:Mariko Shinoda the 7th]])

!!! S-Quadruple/Sensei-Sensei (Producer)
->'''Voiced by:''' Katsumi Watanabe (Japanese), David Wald (season 1), Creator/ChrisAyres (season 2) (English)

!!! Ushiyama-sensei (Choreographer)

!!! Chef Papa (Chef)

!!! Mikako "Miichan" Minamino ([[spoiler:Minami Minegishi the 5th]])

* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:After being revealed as TheMole as she didn't [[WhatHaveIDone know Zodiac's actions would be so brutal]] she rejoins [=AKB0048=] as a trainee]]

! Zodiac Corporation / DES (Destroy Entertainment Soldier)

!! Mr. Sono

!! Yuno Ginta

! Friends, Parents and Family

!! Mrs. Motomiya

* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler: In the 12th Episode, after going to rescue her father who had been imprisoned by the DES because his daughter was a 0048 member Nagisa finds him unwilling to leave with her, which she takes as a rejection of herself. Then she finds her home in complete disrepair and can't bring herself to face her mother and all the misery she caused. The stress is enough to make her lose her voice. She snaps out of it one episode later.]]
* HeyLetsPutOnAShow: In the gloomy planet of Tundrastar Nagisa starts a mini-performance for a group of little girls, joined quickly by the other understudies.