Koharu Nanakura





"Koharu Nanakura, ready to go!"

- Koharu before her performance

Koharu Nanakura (七倉小春) is a character of the Aikatsu on Parade! series and was one of the main supporting characters in the first and second season of the Aikatsu Stars! series. She is a student at Four Star Academy, an admin of the Moon Beauty Class and current Student Council President. She is also a graduate student of Venus Ark. Koharu is a sexy type idol whose preferred brand is Rainbow Berry Parfait, which she co-founded along with Yume Nijino.

Appearance
Koharu has short lilac hair worn in a loose bob with a cream-colored flower worn on the right side of her head. She has dual-toned eyes, bearing shades of purple and lilac, and wears a pair of dark pink half-rimmed glasses. She is described as having fair skin by Yozora Kasumi.

Personality
Koharu is delicate and quiet in nature with a gentle disposition. She always remains hopeful that things will work out in the end and will do her best to help others. She idolizes Yozora and has been shown to have an alluring side at times. She is easy to fluster.

Background
Koharu and Yume are childhood friends. The two enrolled into Four Star Academy together because of their admiration for S4.

Relationships

 * Yume Nijino
 * Koharu's childhood friend who she applied to Four Star with. Despite being in different classes, the two appear to be very close and were roommates. She cares deeply for Yume and often encourages her, believing that she could truly go far as an Idol. Koharu later becomes the co-founder of Yume's brand, Rainbow Berry Parfait.


 * Yozora Kasumi
 * Koharu was quickly taken in by her elegance and beauty after Yozora helped her when her glasses fell off. Since meeting her, she began to idolize Yozora, which encouraged her to join the Moon Beauty Class so that she could learn more from her.


 * Rola Sakuraba
 * Koharu met Rola through Yume. The two quickly became good friends.


 * Mahiru Kasumi
 * She is a part of the Moon Beauty Class with Koharu. They first met when Koharu had offered Mahiru some cough drops to help with her cough.


 * Ako Saotome
 * The two are good friends and partnered up for the Legendary Dress Audition.


 * Elza Forte
 * Koharu was entranced by Elza's stunning performance to the point where she joined Venus Ark out of admiration. Elza, on the other hand, values Koharu for her designing skills and treats her with respect. Previously, she helped Elza to design for her brand, Perfect Queen.

Etymology
Nanakura (七倉) Nana (七) means seven and Kura (倉) means Storehouse.

Koharu (小春) Ko (小) means small or little and Haru (春) means spring.

Quotes
"You know, they say luck’s a skill too."

- Koharu to Yume/flashback

"You're amazing, Yume. You've given me the courage to chase my own dream once more. Thank you, Yume. Thank you for always making me smile."

- Koharu to Yume

"In just one year, you fulfilled your dream of making it into S4, Yume. Mahiru, you beat your sister, Yozora. And Rola, you're a respected admin who is supporting the entire school. It might be strange for me to say this since I left halfway through, but your Aikatsu are just as good as what they do at Venus Ark!"

- Koharu to Yume, Mahiru, and Rola

"The only ones she's torn up are the ones I didn't have much confidence in to begin with. You can't fool Elza. She doesn't baby you and will hardly ever hand out compliments. So every time she does, you know it's honest and sincere."

- Koharu talking about Elza as a person

"I... I really... I love you. From the bottom of my heart. I really love you. I love you so much. For you, I'll step forward on my own feet. I'll take hold of my dream. I'll get closer to my dream. I want to help with Berry Parfait's design! I want to walk together down the path that leads your brand to the star-filled sky!"

- Koharu to Yume

Trivia

 * She likes flowers.
 * Her favorite food is Japanese sweets.
 * Her specialty is collecting information about idols, as well as art.
 * Her hobbies are sewing and making sweets (with Yume).
 * She is the third main character in the Aikatsu! franchise that wears glasses, following Yurika Tōdō and Kī Saegusa from the original Aikatsu! series (although Yurika does not wear hers in public).
 * Notably, Koharu keeps her glasses on even while on stage.
 * She shares her singing voice with Lily Shirogane and Tsubasa Kisaragi, as well as Rin Kurosawa and Risa Shirakaba from the original Aikatsu! series.
 * She shares her given name with Koharu Ōzora, Akari Ōzora's mother from the original Aikatsu! anime.
 * She is the second idol in the entire Aikatsu! franchise to temporarily travel abroad. The first being Ichigo Hoshimiya.
 * Koharu and her parents' names are taken from the four seasons, with her father representing autumn, her mother representing summer, and Koharu representing spring.
 * Koharu, along with Yume Nijino, are the first to co-found a brand together in the Aikatsu! franchise.
 * She holds the record for the longest period in Aikatsu Stars! between her introduction (Episode 01) and having a 3DCG insert performance (Episode 79).
 * She is the first known idol whose preferred brand is different from her idol type.