Kokone Kurisu



"Whichever path I choose, the world's center is where Kokone is!"

- Kokone's catchphrase

Kokone Kurisu (栗栖ここね) is a character in the Aikatsu on Parade! series and was a main character in the third season of the Aikatsu! series. She is a student at Étoile Academy and was an exchange student at Starlight School. Kokone is a pop-type idol whose preferred brand is Retro Clover.

Appearance
Kokone has golden eyes and a tangerine-colored curled ponytail tied up with a green bow. Her eyelashes are depicted as dramatically curled.

Personality
Kokone can be a little bit pushy or stubborn with her ways but when she sets her mind to something to goes at it with passion and gives it her all. She adores being given attention and gets finicky if someone doesn't know her.

Background
Kokone is a popular local idol of Kobe, with her previous activities only focused within the region. She is also the daughter of the family who runs the famous sweets shop in Kobe, "Châtaigne".

Originally a student from Étoile Academy, Kokone left for Starlight School as part of a student exchange program. Upon arriving to Starlight and realizing that no one knew how to follow up to her catchphrase, Kokone was baffled and frustrated.

Relationships

 * Miyabi Fujiwara
 * Miyabi is Kokone's best friend and partner in Sweet &amp; Soft☆Nadeshiko. The two first met while filming an episode for a local Idol Mountain Climbing show. Kokone admires Miyabi's strong and cool personality while Miyabi shares the same admiration for Kokone's ability to encourage people and the way she helps them get involved in activities.


 * Shun Yotsuba
 * With her mother, both of them are fans of Shun and look up to him greatly. Kokone helped Shun when he was stuck on an idea for a new kind of doughnut and together with the help of her new friends, Kokone helped Shun think of an idea after creating a flavor herself.

Etymology
Kurisu (栗栖) - Kuri (栗) means chestnut and Su (栖) means (of a bird) perch or roost.

Kokone (ここね) - The name has no actual meaning, however it appears pun on the phrase "Here" (ここね). The closest kanji could be written as "此音."

Quotes
"You'll gather all centers of the world together!"

- Kokone to Raki

Trivia

 * Her favorite foods are Châtaigne Rolls, roasted chestnuts and omelets.
 * She is specialty is finding Four-Leaf Clovers.
 * She is the second second-generation idol to have already obtained their Premium prior to their debut.
 * She is also the third main character overall to have received their premium prior to their debut.
 * Kokone is the second Akari generation main character to have a member of STAR☆ANIS (that is not also a part of AIKATSU☆STARS!) be her singing voice.
 * She shares her singing voice with Sakura Kitaōji, Maria Himesato, and Sora Kazesawa.
 * She is the second main idol to belong to neither of the major idol schools but still attend one.
 * She is also the first known idol from Kōbe.
 * Despite the fact that she is an exchange student, Kokone has her own eyecatch, unlike Miyabi, who is an exchange student and doesn't.