Shion Kamiya



Shion Kamiya  (神谷 しおん) is a character in the Aikatsu on Parade! series and the Aikatsu! series. She is a student at Starlight School. Shion is a cool-type idol whose preferred brand is Futuring Girl.

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.

Background
Shion is a teenage actress who debuted at the age of ten. She was known as the Actress of Seven Faces, as she had the ability to change expression upon the stage completely. Due to her serious nature always taking time for work, she didn't have any friends at first.

Shion ended up in an audition for the crime drama, Naughty Detective. Shion later passes the audition with Aoi Kiriya, who proceeded to become her first friend.

Relationships

 * Aoi Kiriya
 * Shion's first friend and acting partner in the drama Naughty Detective.


 * Sakura Kitaōji
 * Shion's friend and fellow member of Powapowa-Puririn.


 * Otome Arisugawa
 * Shion's friend and fellow member of Powapowa-Puririn.

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 birthday is a day after Nono Daichi's.
 * Her favorite food is Gâteau au chocolat (chocolate cake).
 * She dislikes carbonated drinks.
 * Shion shares her voice actress with Raichi.
 * She is the only member Powapowa-Puririn to have never become Starlight Queen.
 * She shares her singing voice with Ran Shibuki, Kaede Ichinose, and Kī Saegusa.
 * Shion is the only minor/secondary character in the anime whose singing voice is provided by a regular member of STAR☆ANIS.
 * Out of all the idols who have performed on stage, it took Shion the longest time to perform from her episode debut, setting the record at 134 episodes.