Ichigo Hoshimiya



"My passionate Idol Activities, 'Aikatsu!', is starting!"

- Ichigo's anime opening intro.

Ichigo Hoshimiya (星宮 いちご) is one of the main protagonists in the Aikatsu on Parade! series as well as the main protagonist of the first and second season of the Aikatsu! series. She is a student of Starlight School. Ichigo is a cute-type idol whose preferred brand is Angely Sugar.

Appearance
Ichigo has light skin, long blonde hair adorned by a red bow headband, and dark red eyes. While exercising, her hair is tied in low pigtails.

Personality
Ichigo is a cheerful girl who always helps her friends. Despite being a stubborn airhead, she shares certain characteristics with her mother, Ringo. One of her negative qualities is that Ichigo can push herself too much, which can make her lose sight of her original goal at times. She sometimes has difficulty understanding certain situations, but her determination and hard work allow her to overcome any and all obstacles that hinder her.

Background
Ichigo's best friend, Aoi Kiriya invites Ichigo to watch an idol concert for the first time. Upon being amazed by the performance of legendary idol Mizuki Kanzaki, Ichigo listens to Aoi and together and transfers to Starlight School.

Relationships

 * Aoi Kiriya
 * Aoi has been Ichigo's best friend since 5th grade of elementary school when they met during a festival after Aoi watched Ichigo dancing incorrectly to a song. However, when Aoi saw how much fun Ichigo was having, she soon joined in.


 * Ran Shibuki
 * Even seeing how cold and cool Ran was, Ichigo was very persistent to get to know the model better. Eventually, Ran's ice queen persona began to melt as she began to befriend Ichigo. She is often the one to called Ichigo out on her silly ideas or thoughts.


 * Mizuki Kanzaki
 * The idol Ichigo admires, Mizuki finds her very interesting. She sees the potential in Ichigo and are friendly rivals because of this.


 * Raichi Hoshimiya
 * Raichi is Ichigo's younger brother who adores the world of idols, but sometimes admits not to support Ichigo's idol activities. As the series progresses, he starts to develop more confidence in Ichigo not only as an idol, but older sister too.


 * Ringo Hoshimiya
 * Ringo and Ichigo are close with the latter often relying on her mother for life advice.


 * Taichi Hoshimiya
 * Ichigo's father Taichi often gives wild tales about what goes on during his traveling days. However, because he never lies, his stories are apparently true. It is said that Ichigo's love of food came from him.


 * Asuka Amahane
 * Asuka is the top designer of Angely Sugar, Ichigo's preferred brand, as well as a best friend of both Ichigo and her mother. Ichigo helps out Asuka with many promotions related to Angely Sugar and offers inspiration for her designs.


 * Seira Otoshiro
 * Seira and Ichigo continue a friendly rivalry after their meeting but also built a new friendship. Together, they form an idol group called 2wingS.


 * Akari Ōzora
 * Akari is one of Ichigo's biggest fans. Ichigo saw a light in Akari in her audition performance and continues to believe in her. She admits that she often learns something from Akari despite being her mentor, but continues to guide her in her path to entertainment industry like Mizuki did for her.


 * Naoto Suzukawa
 * Ichigo and Naoto are shown to have a steady friendship throughout the series. He would often offer her advice and commonly help with her ideas no matter how ridiculous they were.

Etymology
Hoshimiya (星宮) Hoshi (星) means "star" while Miya (宮) means "shrine", the former of which is reference to her dream of becoming an idol. As a result, her teacher Johnny Bepp calls her "Star-miya".

Ichigo (いちご) means "strawberry".

Quotes
"Back then, I would have never imagined that I, someone like me, could become an idol!"

- Ichigo Hoshimiya, Episode 1

"This is so much fun! I want to be here forever!"

- Ichigo's first impression as she performed on a stage for the first time.

"Love is power!"

- Ichigo, Aoi, Ran, and Otome after passed a Special Audition

"I can overcome two meters now!"

- Ichigo getting pumped up

"Then I better work hard and pull more ahead so you won't be able to catch up."

- Ichigo in Episode 52

"To performers, cards are their life!"

- Ichigo before her performance in Episode 7

"Even if we're separated, we'll continue to walk within the same light."

- Ichigo to Raki in Episode 25

Trivia

 * Her favorite foods are nori bento (seaweed bento) and strawberry parfait. There are no foods that she dislikes.
 * Her specialties are preparing and cooking food.
 * Along with Mizuki, Yurika, and Akari, Ichigo has shown herself to be the most consistently popular main characters, having made it into all election-determined incarnations since their debut.
 * She is the third idol to have a major change in her aura, preceded by Aoi and Ran.
 * Ichigo's lucky charm is a rice scoop.
 * She is capable of telling time with her stomach and has been shown to be a liar.
 * Whenever Ichigo has something she can't say, she touches her face to keep quiet.
 * She is one of the three main characters who doesn't share her singing voice with other characters besides Mizuki, as well as Yume Nijino from Aikatsu Stars! series.
 * She is the second idol to change her Premium Rare pose after going through the fitting room.
 * This makes her the third person overall to change one of her ending poses.
 * She shares her voice actress with Tsubasa Kisaragi from Aikatsu Stars!, Coco from Aikatsu Friends!, and Bright Sapphire from Aikatsu Planet!.