Sumire Hikami



"I will make you shine, and in exchange, I want you to make me shine as well."

- Sumire's official proposal to Rin to be her unit partner.

Sumire Hikami (氷上 スミレ) is a character in the Aikatsu on Parade! series and was one of the main characters in the third and fourth season of the Aikatsu! series. She is a student at Starlight School. Sumire is a cool-type idol whose preferred brand is LoLi GoThiC.

Appearance
Sumire has pale skin and long, straightened periwinkle hair that reaches halfway down her back. Her matching bangs end above the eye and she has forelocks framing her face with an indigo ribbon on the side, above her right ear. Her eyes fade from blue-violet to a vivid violet.

Personality
Sumire has a calm disposition and is kind, soft-spoken, and polite. She has always preferred being by herself, but this began to change when Akari became her roommate. She has an interest in fortune telling, and is shown to be very accommodating, making tea based on what someone needs or prefers. She is shown being admired by others through her beauty and natural cuteness, but she works hard to avoid relying on that to get by.

Background
Sumire became an idol under her older sister's suggestion, who thought that she would be suited for idolhood. Thanks to her sister, Sumire was introduced to Starlight as not just a way for her to follow the path of an idol, but as a way to make more friends.

However, upon entering Starlight, she thought of everyone as rivals as for every idol who succeeds, another must fail, re-noting how cutthroat the idol world could be and because of that train of thought, she began practicing and working on her own.

Relationships

 * Akari Ōzora
 * Sumire's new roommate after Akari had to move from her old room. Sumire found Akari to be a mystery due to inviting her to an audition that she wanted to win, but later learned that it was just because Akari enjoyed Aikatsu activities with others. Along with Hinaki, the three formed the unit Luminas.


 * Hinaki Shinjō
 * Hinaki and Sumire are in the same class. The two get along well and were rather formal with each other before officially becoming friends. They soon became close as their activities overlap more and more, and along with Akari, the three formed the unit Luminas.


 * Azusa Hikami
 * Azusa is Sumire's older sister. Azusa cares for Sumire very much and recommended the idol school for Sumire. It was also because of Azusa that Sumire loves the brand LoLi GoThiC. It is hinted that she is also the reason Sumire enjoys fortune-telling.


 * Yurika Tōdō
 * Sumire looks up to Yurika as her senpai and wishes to become an idol whose love for LoLi GoThiC matches her senior. When searching for her own dress and winning the approval of LoLi GoThiC's designer and Yurika, she gives her blessing for Sumire to wear the new LoLi GoThiC Premium Rare.


 * Rin Kurosawa
 * Rin is Sumire's unit partner in Dancing Diva and her opposite as an idol specialized in dance as opposed to Sumire's singing. Their bond is easily described as that of a sibling relationship. They look out for each other and give each other advice on improving their dancing (Sumire) and singing (Rin) respectively.


 * Ichigo Hoshimiya
 * Sumire won the audition to be Ichigo's one day manager and after seeing just how amazing the idol is, she realized that they're light-years apart. Ichigo told Sumire that she was like her when she first started idolhood, when Mizuki Kanzaki was unreachable. She allowed Sumire to perform at her concert and gave her the Odile Swan Coord as a thank-you-gift for being her one day manager.


 * Madoka Amahane
 * Sumire is Madoka's mentor.

Etymology
Hikami (氷上) Hi (氷) means ice and combined with Kami (上) which means top, Hikami means on ice.

Sumire (スミレ) is the Japanese word for the violet flower.

Quotes
"Shall I tell you your fortune today?"

- Sumire's introduction words in the Season 3 announcement PV.

"True, I may not be able to match Tōdō-senpai right now, but still, one day... One day, I'm sure!"

- The words Sumire said to Maya Yumekoji in Episode 108 that allowed her to pass the final trial.

Trivia

 * Her favorite foods are black tea and scones.
 * Her specialty is fortune-telling.
 * She shares her singing voice with Mikuru Natsuki.
 * This makes her the first second-generation main character to share her singing voice with a first-generation main character.
 * She now shares her singing voice with Rola Sakuraba and Rei Kizaki from the Aikatsu Stars! series.
 * Sumire is nicknamed the "Blooming Ice Flower of the Stage" (ステージに咲く氷の花) due to her elegant singing style.
 * It was revealed in Episode 126 that Sumire had ichthyophobia (fear of dead fish), mainly because she was terrified by their soulless eyes.
 * She was able to overcome this fear, as seen in Episode 144.
 * In Episode 176, Sumire becomes the only idol to fail to perform a Special Appeal.
 * She is the 5th idol overall to make a mistake during a performance, following Ichigo Hoshimiya, Ran Shibuki, Sakura Kitaōji and Akari Ōzora.