[Asahi](https://anilist.co/character/127135)'s older sister. Akane possesses the same bright spirit as her younger brother and although she often teases him when they are younger, she is shown to be genuinely supportive of his swimming during the relay tournament. ~!After she marries Kon Kurimiya and moves to Tokyo, she opens Café Marron where Asahi spends a good deal of non-school related time along with his friends.!~

(Source: Free! Fandom Wikia)

Haruka Nanase, now attending college in Tokyo, has an unexpected encounter with Shiina Asahi, an old friend and teammate from his middle school years. This encounter leads old and painful memories to resurface, while new challenges await on the road to competing on an international level.


**Height:**163cm

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She was part of the seiyuu unit with [Shizuka Itou](https://anilist.co/staff/95093/) called "Hitomi Nabatame to Shizuka Itou" (生天目仁美と伊藤静) under Geneon's cosmic★motion label. Together they are known by the name Hitoshizuku (ひとしずく).

__Non-Anime Roles:__
~!-  Ailyth in "Valkyrie Profile: Toga wo Seou Mono"
- Akatsuki Ayase in "Drama CD Rakka Ryūsui" (Drama CD)
- Alicia in "Bullet Witch" (VG)
- Amy in "Soulcalibur VI" (VG)
- Amy Sorel in "Soul Calibur IV" (VG)
- Amy Sorel in "Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny" (VG)
- Ashlotte Maedel in "Soul Calibur IV" (VG)
- Atlas in "Rockman ZX Advent" (VG)
- Ayano in "Luminous Arc 2: Will" (VG)
- Bazett Fraga McRemitz in "Fate/Tiger Colosseum" (VG)
- Becky/Rebecca Welsh (Candy Cane) in "Rumble Roses XX" (VG)
- Bitou Raimu in "Subarashiki Kono Sekai" (VG)
- Black Swan in "Honkai: Star Rail" (VG)
- Catria in "Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia" (VG)
- Catria in "Fire Emblem Heroes" (VG)
- Chespin in "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate" (VG)
- Elza in "Monster Monpiece" (VG)
- Gerda (Red) in "Dragon Quest VIII"
- Irina in "Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time" (VG)
- Johanna Mason (Jena Malone) in "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" (live-action film)
- Karen in "Blazer Drive" (VG)
- Konishi Mitsuki in "Subarashiki Kono Sekai" (VG)
- L'Arachel in "Fire Emblem Heroes" (VG)
- Margery Daw in "Dengeki Gakuen: Cross of Venus" (VG)
- Maria Torres in "Hospital.: 6-nin no Ishi" (VG)
- Maxine in "Suikoden IV" (VG)
- Milly Kiliet in "Star Ocean: First Departure" (VG)
- Mono in "Shadow of The Collossus" (VG)
- Myuria Tionysus in "Star Ocean 4: The Last Hope" (VG)
- Nihilister in "Goddess of Victory: Nikke (VG)"
- Oshawott in "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate" (VG)
- Ouka Hayasaka in "Busou Renkin" (Drama CD)
- Raquel Applegate in "Wild ARMs 4" (VG)
- Rhyme in "Subarashiki Kono Sekai" (VG)
- Rimururu in "Samurai Spirits Sen" (VG)
- Rimururu in "Samurai Spirits Zero / Samurai Shodown V" (VG)
- Rimururu in "Samurai Spirits Zero Special / Samurai Shodown V Special" (VG)
- Ruko Ayase in "Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu: Cosplay Hajimemashita" (VG)
- Rune Kodaira in "Karakuri Doji Ultimo" (Vomic)
- Saki Haruna in "Chou Ginga Sendan -Infinity-" (VG)
- Saki Honjou in "Zettai Zetsumei Toshi 3 -Kowareyuku Machi to Kanojo no Uta-" (VG)
- Sena Aoi in "CHAOS;HEAD" (VG)
- Sig in "Granblue Fantasy" (VG)
- Storyteller (Leo) in "DEARS Juuni Seiza Monogatari [Zodiac Tales] ~Artemis Side~ Omnibus" (CD)
- Symmetra (Satya Vaswani) in "Overwatch" (VG)
- Undead Princess in "Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time" (VG)
- Undead Princess in "World of Final Fantasy" (VG)
- Viola in "Soul Calibur V" (VG)
- Werther in "Chou Ginga Sendan -Infinity-" (VG)
- Xerneas in "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate" (VG)
- Yukiji Katsura in "Hayate no Gotoku! Ohimesama Produce Taisakusen Boku Iro ni Somare! Gakkouhen"
- Yuma Tonami in "Aquapazza -AQUAPLUS Dream Match-" (VG/arcade)
- Yuma Tonami in "ToHeart2 Portable" (PSP)
- Yuma Tonami in "ToHeart2" (PS2)
- Yuuya Fukushima in "Love Berrish!" (drama CD)
- Zoroark in "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate" (VG)!~

An anime adaption of the light novel High☆Speed! 
Before they were making waves in high school, Haru and Makoto took their marks in junior high! Take a dive into the past with your favorite swimming boys and new faces as they learn what it means to work together and make new friends. 
(Source: Funimation)

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