personality
Akihiko Sanada is passionate about boxing. One could say that he lives and breathes the sport. His dedication to his craft manifests in his obsession with getting stronger, and as such, he never backs down from a challenge.
He does his best in all his endeavors, partly thanks to his competitive streak. In his mind, he sets goals for himself and tries to meet them. He sometimes goes too far with his determination to win, which borders on recklessness. Oftentimes, it results into awkward situations with the person he’s competing against, especially if the said person is unaware that Akihiko was taking the competition seriously.
His aloof and distant front is due to the fact that he doesn’t have much experience interacting with people. As mentioned earlier, he spends his time training, if not, studying for school. It doesn’t help that he picked up some cordial and businesslike mannerisms from Mitsuru, which results into him being a tad too formal with strangers. However, once he establishes some familiarity with the person, he relaxes a bit and tries to converse with him or her, though it doesn’t stop him from choosing strange topics or being unable to keep a conversation going. Another thing that stands out about him is his gentlemanly ways. When he sees someone in trouble or in need of help, it doesn’t take much for him to pitch in and ask if the person needs assistance.
In all honesty, he is clueless as to why people think he’s good-looking, as all the teasing back when he was a kid regarding his strange appearance was ingrained in his mind. Nonetheless, he brushes it off with a quick word of thanks and maybe a blush. It makes him nervous when people start fawning over his appearance, but if it gets too repetitive, he becomes annoyed. Also, he worries a lot about the people he cares about. It often manifests itself by his nagging regarding their training habits, which usually earns a groan or a chuckle from the person concerned. Akihiko does not fully understand why they react that way, but still, it eases his mind when his comrades assure him that they are eating well and keeping themselves fit.
It may not seem like it, but when push comes to shove, Akihiko is the type of person to put his life on the line for his teammates. Though he usually likes to act independently of the others, when he sees one of his loved ones in danger, he pretty much drops everything in lieu of saving the person. Because of how exaggerating his act is, sometimes he got scolded by either Mitsuru nor Shinjiro. Though, his act is for the people he loved, he feels tired to obtain some lost.
He does his best in all his endeavors, partly thanks to his competitive streak. In his mind, he sets goals for himself and tries to meet them. He sometimes goes too far with his determination to win, which borders on recklessness. Oftentimes, it results into awkward situations with the person he’s competing against, especially if the said person is unaware that Akihiko was taking the competition seriously.
His aloof and distant front is due to the fact that he doesn’t have much experience interacting with people. As mentioned earlier, he spends his time training, if not, studying for school. It doesn’t help that he picked up some cordial and businesslike mannerisms from Mitsuru, which results into him being a tad too formal with strangers. However, once he establishes some familiarity with the person, he relaxes a bit and tries to converse with him or her, though it doesn’t stop him from choosing strange topics or being unable to keep a conversation going. Another thing that stands out about him is his gentlemanly ways. When he sees someone in trouble or in need of help, it doesn’t take much for him to pitch in and ask if the person needs assistance.
In all honesty, he is clueless as to why people think he’s good-looking, as all the teasing back when he was a kid regarding his strange appearance was ingrained in his mind. Nonetheless, he brushes it off with a quick word of thanks and maybe a blush. It makes him nervous when people start fawning over his appearance, but if it gets too repetitive, he becomes annoyed. Also, he worries a lot about the people he cares about. It often manifests itself by his nagging regarding their training habits, which usually earns a groan or a chuckle from the person concerned. Akihiko does not fully understand why they react that way, but still, it eases his mind when his comrades assure him that they are eating well and keeping themselves fit.
It may not seem like it, but when push comes to shove, Akihiko is the type of person to put his life on the line for his teammates. Though he usually likes to act independently of the others, when he sees one of his loved ones in danger, he pretty much drops everything in lieu of saving the person. Because of how exaggerating his act is, sometimes he got scolded by either Mitsuru nor Shinjiro. Though, his act is for the people he loved, he feels tired to obtain some lost.
Appearance
Akihiko has short silver hair, gray eyes, pale skin and wears a white band-aid above his left eye. He wears a slightly modified school uniform of the Gekkoukan High School, where he replaces the standard jacket with a red sweater vest. Additionally, he wears black leather gloves.
His standard summer outfit consists of a red v-neck t-shirt and white pants. His winter outfit is a white jacket and a red scarf and white pants. He is never seen without his gloves except during the trip to Yakushima while he is on the beach and briefly during the school field trip in Kyoto.
His standard summer outfit consists of a red v-neck t-shirt and white pants. His winter outfit is a white jacket and a red scarf and white pants. He is never seen without his gloves except during the trip to Yakushima while he is on the beach and briefly during the school field trip in Kyoto.
relationships
Makoto Yuuki. (@MakotoX10)
Makoto is a fellow comrade of his current workplace, both of them have met by accident which Akihiko didn’t aware of. He was the leader of SEES years ago, yet they were separated since The Fall, that time Makoto was the one whose got sealed to save the humanity. Parts of the memories about him has shown once he arrived at the building to have a contract with the agency, it surprised Akihiko much upon his existence. Though, their relationship remains stable as old friends.
Makoto is a fellow comrade of his current workplace, both of them have met by accident which Akihiko didn’t aware of. He was the leader of SEES years ago, yet they were separated since The Fall, that time Makoto was the one whose got sealed to save the humanity. Parts of the memories about him has shown once he arrived at the building to have a contract with the agency, it surprised Akihiko much upon his existence. Though, their relationship remains stable as old friends.
Shinjiro Aragaki. (@XH_Shinjiro)
Shinjiro is one of his best friends since childhood. At the same time, he is also his lover. Once he has the thought where he is an older brother for him since he always giving him some advice or scolding him because he did terribly. They often to quarrel because of little childish things, none has been defeated between their quarrel since none of them doesn't like to lose. It is often to lead them into a childish fight or mostly fisticuffs until they got their bruises. Sometimes, it was the reasons why they often to get scolded by Mitsuru Kirijo. One day, Shinjiro confessed his feelings towards Akihiko, his real feelings despite backing out. It surprises Akihiko, fortunately he is also have the same feelings as he does. Thus, he returned them by a single gesture. Their relationship has blossomed forth.
Shinjiro is one of his best friends since childhood. At the same time, he is also his lover. Once he has the thought where he is an older brother for him since he always giving him some advice or scolding him because he did terribly. They often to quarrel because of little childish things, none has been defeated between their quarrel since none of them doesn't like to lose. It is often to lead them into a childish fight or mostly fisticuffs until they got their bruises. Sometimes, it was the reasons why they often to get scolded by Mitsuru Kirijo. One day, Shinjiro confessed his feelings towards Akihiko, his real feelings despite backing out. It surprises Akihiko, fortunately he is also have the same feelings as he does. Thus, he returned them by a single gesture. Their relationship has blossomed forth.
trivia
- Akihiko's Persona, Polydeuces, is a something of a giveaway towards his connection with Shinjiro if looked at in small depth. Polydeuces - other than being a celestial body - is another name for Pollux, who is one of the Gemini Twins with the other being Castor, the latter of whom is the Persona for Shinjiro, both of which share a similar physical stature, facial build, and focus on sheer strength.
- This connection also gives away Shinjiro's fate; Polydeuces was immortal and Castor was not, and in their myth, Castor dies (in response, Polydeuces requests to share his immortality with Castor, which leads to the two brothers forming the Gemini Twins constellation).
- Akihiko is left-handed, thus his fighting style represents a southpaw stance, but when using gloves the protagonist uses an orthodox style. He is also one of two Persona-users in the game who use his left hand when handling his Evoker (the other being Jin Shirato of Strega).
- "明," read as "Aki" here, means "brightness" and "彦," read as "-hiko," is an old word for "boy" and a very generic ending for boys names, up there with "-suke" and "-to." So "Akihiko" can be taken to mean "Bright Boy" or "Shining Boy." "Sanada," as written in his last name exactly, means "plait" or "braid," but when taken apart, the symbol read as "sana" (真) means "truth," "reality" or "sincerity," while the second symbol, "da" (田) means "rice field." It's very common for Japanese names to end on this "da," about as common as for an English last name to end on "field," so it has about the same vibe as being named "Truthfield." his name is a whole-cloth reference to his sincerity in everything he does.
- The Shirt of Chivalry, a type of costume for males in FES and P3P, is noted for the kanji symbols on their back that symbolizes the character. Akihiko's kanji means "Fight" (闘), a very fitting sign for his character.