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Asahi is Nanashi's adoptive sister and childhood friend who resolutely remains at this side, even if she needs to drag him around to do things. Despite displaying an upbeat and peppy demeanor, she harbors insecurities regarding her worth and skill as an up-and-coming Hunter. Because of this, she possesses a drive to prove herself as competent, especially to her father, which leads her to impulsively entering situations and bringing Nanashi along with her. She also develops a great admiration towards Isabeau, seeing her as a role model to emulate.[1]
Appearance-wise, she has flowy black hair and gray eyes. Her outfit consists of a zip-up dress colored two shades of blue, matching heeled boots, a white aviator cap, and pilot goggles, which are meant to evoke imagery of the sky.[2] In addition, she also sports a white utility belt containing two pouches, one holding two grenade canisters, alongside a pair of white gloves and black elbow guards. She uses a smartphone with a pink case to summon demons for help.
Gameplay
Asahi's skill set mainly focuses on healing spells, which increase in utility and effectiveness as she levels up. However, her demons may ignore her commands, causing her to waste her turn and fail to perform the skill she was intending to use. The chance of this occurring reduces as she levels up.
This short story[3] details the encounter with Dantalian featured in the Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse Prequel: Nikkari Side short story, where it is framed as a flashback from Asahi's perspective. In the flashback, her nerves and fears are shown to get the best of her, causing her to break down and doubt the group's chance of surviving the encounter. But Nanashi had hatched a plan to kill the demon and silently reassured her that they would succeed, to which they managed to execute the plan without issue.
Back in the present, after Adramelech has killed Nikkari and Manabu, Asahi watches in disbelief as Nanashi is severely injured and finds herself falling back into feeling helplessness. She tries to summon a demon to protect herself, using Nikkari's abandoned phone, but is unable to access the Demon Summoning Program. Without any options left, she cries out for Nanashi, only to be met with his return.
End of spoilers.
Other Appearances
Brave Frontier
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Last Chronicle
Asahi is one of the characters featured in the crossover with the Japanese trading card game Last Chronicle. Her card, featuring an illustration drawn by Ikumi Fukuda, was released in the Deicide Contract Deck[4], which also featured illustrations of Isabeau, Navarre, and Flynn.
Trivia
The Shin Megami Tensei IV Final Official Complete Guide claims that Asahi was an orphan adopted by Boss, rather than his biological daughter.[5] However, in-game text and commentary from the development team does not corroborate this idea, making its canonicity dubious.
Nomenclature
Asahi (朝日) is a Japanese word and given name meaning "morning sun."
Asahi's name is taken from the discontinued Jōetsu Shinkansen train service Asahi.[6]
↑"No. 2 - That's our Liberator! . . .But you know who really blew my mind? Miss Isabeau. She's so strong, and so graceful... I want to be like her." Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse.
↑"Character File: アサヒ 空を連想できる帽子やゴーグル、水色 などの色使いもそのためで、オーソドックスな清純派ヒロインを目指しました" 真・女神転生IV FINAL 公式設定資料集+神話世界への旅. Published by Ichijinsha. Japanese. (1st ed.) 12. ISBN-13: 978-4758014953.
↑真・女神転生IV FINAL 公式コンプリートガイド, Weekly Famitsu. Published by KADOKAWA. 5-7. ISBN-13: 978-4047331334.
↑"Shin Megami Tensei IV Final ‘Last Chronicle’ Card Illustrations" Reggy, [1]. Published April 7, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2023. Persona Central.
↑". . .孤児だっ たが、マスターに引き取られ、 主人公といっしょに育てられ た。. . ." 真・女神転生IV FINAL 公式コンプリートガイド, Weekly Famitsu. Published by KADOKAWA. 8. ISBN-13: 978-4047331334.
↑"(由来) 女性キャラは新幹線繋がりーノゾミ、ヒカル (ひかり)、アサヒ" "真・女神転生IV FINAL が紡いだもの", Shin-Megamitensei Series 25th anniversary Memorial Book: Megaten Maniacs. 170.
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