Akane Yashiro

Akane Yashiro Species Human Nationality Japanese Affiliation Anti-Megalosaurus Force Occupation JSDF pilot First appearance Latest appearance Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. Played by Yumiko Shaku

Akane Yashiro (家城茜,   Yashiro Akane) is the human protagonist of the 2002 Toho film, Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla. She reappeared in a minor role in the film's sequel, Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S..

A Type 90 Maser Cannon operator for the JSDF's Anti-Megalosaurus Force, Akane unintentionally caused the death of her comrades in a battle against Godzilla in 1999. Subsequently reassigned to a desk job, Akane was promoted to be a pilot for the Kiryu Squad four years later. Despite the odds against her, Akane earned the respect of her squad and played a key role in the battle between Kiryu and Godzilla in Tokyo.

History

Millennium series

Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla

Akane lost her parents at a very young age and grew up believing she was a mistake and should not exist. Eventually she came to be in the employ of the JSDF On a mission against Godzilla in 1999, Akane accidentally kills upwards of eight members of the JSDF by bumping them into the path of Godzilla. Afterwords, she is retired from technician work to be a librarian in the JSDF archives. Four years after this incident, she is taken out of her desk job to be a part of the Kiryu team. After Kiryu is badly damaged and left, for the most part, inoperable, she climbs inside of Kiryu to control him manually. Throughout the film, she develops a friendship with Sara Yuhara, with whom she shares many similarities.

Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.

In 2004, Akane was preparing to travel to the United States to receive further training. Akane was present at a banquet honoring the new team piloting Kiryu, but was very distant from everyone else, and wandered off to Kiryu's hangar. Yoshito Chujo, Kiryu's lead mechanic, followed Akane and spoke to her. Akane told Yoshito that she felt great pity for Kiryu, as she believed he didn't actually want to fight Godzilla. Akane asked Yoshito to take good care of Kiryu, and then left.

Video games

• Monster Strike (2013) - Android and iOS [costume]
• Super Robot Wars X-Ω (2015) - Android and iOS

Gallery

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  Asuka Langley Sohryu dressed as Akane Yashiro in Monster Strike

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  Akane Yashiro in Super Robot Wars X-Ω

Trivia

• The character Haruka Sakaki from the GODZILLA anime trilogy prequel novels, a Maser Cannon operator whose maiden name is Yashiro, is likely based on Akane.

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