Satomura Akane (EFZ)

Introduction

Akane is an elegant fighter who uses her shapeshifting hair as a weapon. Her friend Shiko is always eager to help out when called for. Her hair gives her a decent range, and her multiple Leaps give her a sense of unpredictability.

Akane is actually one of the heroines of ONE, a visual novel produced by Tactics in 1998. She is a classmate of Kouhei. When it rains, one will always find Akane at the grassy field, looking as if she was waiting for someone. She is very quiet to the point where you could say she isolates herself from others. During ONE, Kouhei learns the reason for Akane's melancholy, which is connected to his own fate...

Stage: Raining Field

Normal Moves

The notation for the movelists can be found under Move List Notation (EFZ).

Move	Hits	Damage	Guard	Move Cancel	Jump Cancel	IC Cancel
5A	1	170	Ground	Yes	Yes	Yes
2A	1	170	Low	Yes	Yes	Yes
j.A	1	180	High/Air	Yes	Yes	Yes
66A	1	170	Ground	Yes	No	Yes
662A	1	170	Low	Yes	No	Yes
5B	1	395	Ground	Yes	Yes	Yes
5B (close)	1	355	Ground	Yes	Yes	Yes
2B	1	366	Low	Yes	Yes	Yes
j.B	1	375	High/Air	Yes	Yes	Yes
66B	3	427	Ground	Yes	Yes	Yes
662B	1	366	Low	Yes	No	Yes
5C	9	675	Ground	Yes	No	Yes
2C	1	545	Ground	Yes	Yes	Yes
j.C	1	593	High/Air	Yes	Yes	Yes
66C	1	635	Ground	Yes	Yes	Yes
662C	1	593	High/Air	Yes	No	Yes
Throw	2	1000	Throw	No	No	Yes
j.Throw	2	1200	Air Throw	No	No	No
Side Hammer
j.6C	1	543	High/Air	Yes	Yes	Yes

Weak Attacks

Standing Weak (5A)

• Akane does a quick slap to the opponent's face.
• Has very short range compared to most characters. Almost impossible to link two 5As together. Using the 2A would be safer.

Crouching Weak (2A)

• Akane does a small kick at the opponent's feet.

Jumping Weak (j.A)

• Akane does short diagonal kick that extends more down than forward.

Dashing Weak (66A)

• Akane does a quick slap to the opponent's face.

Dashing Crouching Weak (662A)

• Akane does a small kick at the opponent's feet.

Medium Attacks

Standing Medium (5B)

• Akane's hair forms into a blade and stabs directly forward.

Standing Medium (close) (5B (close))

• Akane tosses her hair forward into the opponent.

Crouching Medium (2B)

• Akane slides forward feet first as a kick.

Jumping Medium (j.B)

• Akane spins in midair, causing her hair to extend out a good distance horizontally.

Dashing Medium (66B)

• Akane tosses her hair forward into the opponent. Two trailing shadows repeat the motion.

Dashing Crouching Medium (662B)

• Akane slides forward feet first as a kick.

Strong Attacks

Standing Strong (5C)

• Akane's hair forms into a large drill in front of her and spins.

Crouching Strong (2C)

• Akane extends her head out almost touching the ground and back again, allowing her hair to cut a wide arc in front of her.
• This move will knock down the opponent if it connects.

Jumping Strong (j.C)

• Akane's hair forms into a large hammer, which she then swings down hard.

Dashing Strong (66C)

• Akane puts all of her body into a two-handed shove.
• This move causes wallbounce when used on airborne opponents.

Dashing Crouching Strong (662C)

• Akane does a short running hop, turns her hair into a large hammer, and swings down hard.

Throws

Standing Throw

• Akane grabs the opponent and does a two-handed shove.

Air Throw

• Akane grabs the opponent, somersaults, raises them above her head, and drives them head first into the ground upon landing.

Command Normals

Side Hammer (サイドハンマー)

• Akane's hair forms into a large hammer, which she then swings forward with good horizontal range.

Special Moves

The notation for the movelists can be found under Move List Notation (EFZ).

Move	Hits	Damage	Guard	IC Cancel
Shiko-san Appears
236A	1	643	Any	No
236B	1	495	Any	No
236C	1	770	Any	No
Bad Waffle
j.236A	~3	~675	High	Yes
j.236B	~3	~700	High	Yes
j.236C	~14	~1400	High	Yes
Rainy Spin
623A	7	790	Any	Yes
623B	9	940	Any	Yes
623C	13	1450	Any	Yes
Assault Leap [Can be done midair]
214A	1	493	Low	Yes
214B	0	N/A	N/A	No
214C	1	493	Low	Yes
Trick Leap [Can be done midair]
412A	0	N/A	N/A	No
412B	0	N/A	N/A	No
412C	0	N/A	N/A	No
> Air Sting [During Assault/Trick Leap]
> C	1	395	Any	Yes
> Air Carrier [During Assault Leap]
> 4C	2	1000	Unblockable	No
> Pile Masher [During Trick Leap]
> 2C	3	710	Any	No
> Stun Needle [During Assault/Trick Leap]
> 236A	3	580	Any	Yes
> 236B	3	580	Any	Yes
> 236C	3	845 (280 for blocked needles)	Any	Yes
Rain of Tears
236236A	~13	~2100	Any	No
236236B	~19	~2900	Any	No
236236C	~27	~3400	Any	No
Absolute Rejection Barrier
214214A	1	457	Any	No
214214B	1	457	Any	No
214214C	1	457	Any	No
Denpu Shiko Roll
641236A	9	2372	Any	Yes
641236B	15	2777	Any	Yes
641236C	1	3258	Unblockable	No
Unpleasant Hell Murder
AA6BC	23	4500	Unblockable	No

Specials

Shiko-san Appears (詩子さん登場です)

• A: Shiko appears from offscreen behind Akane, and twirls across the upper half of the screen.
• B: Shiko runs from offscreen behind Akane to where the opponent was when the move was performed, and throws a punch.
• C: Shiko appears from offscreen behind the opponent riding a scooter, and drives across the screen.
• In all versions, Shiko can be knocked down for several seconds with one hit.
• This move will not work if Shiko is already onscreen.
• (The A version is based on one of Captain Commando's "Captain Strike" moves, from Marvel vs Capcom 2)

Bad Waffle (バッドワッフル)

• Akane's hair transforms into a giant waffle surrounding Akane, and spins diagonally down-forward until reaching the ground.
• (Based on Millia Rage's "Bad Moon" move, from the Guilty Gear series)

Rainy Spin (レイニースピン)

• Akane spins up and forward, dealing multiple hits as her hair twirls around her.
• (Based on Sol Badguy's "Grand Viper" move, from the Guilty Gear series)

Assault Leap (アサルトリープ)

• Akane somersaults into the air, and does a low sweep on landing.
• A: Akane leaps slightly forward.
• B: Akane leaps slightly backwards.
• C: Akane leaps forwards.
• This move will knockdown the opponent if it connects.
• (Based on Akuma's "Hyakki Shuu" move, from Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike)

Trick Leap (トリックリープ)

• Akane quickly leaps a certain distance forward in the air, and drops straight down.
• A: Akane leaps a short distance forward.
• B: Akane leaps a medium distance forward.
• C: Akane leaps a long distance forward.
• (Based on Akuma's "Hyakki Shuu" move, from Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike)

Air Sting (エアスティング)

• During Akane's Assault/Trick Leap, Akane abruptly kicks down and slightly toward the opponent.

Air Carrier (エアキャリア)

• During Akane's Assault Leap, Akane stops somersaulting and reaches out with her hand. On connecting, the opponent is first airthrown, and then launched into the air.
• This move requires strict timing. Once the move is performed, Akane's hand must reach the opponent within about half a second, otherwise the move becomes harmless and can be easily punished.
• (Based on Akuma's "Hyakki Goujin" move, from Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike)

Pile Masher (パイルマッシャー)

• During Akane's Trick Leap, Akane's hair forms a drill around her feet and drills straight down.
• This move will knock down the opponent if it connects.

Stun Needle (スタンニードル)

• During Akane's Assault/Trick Leap, Akane throws 3 fast hair needles forward and slightly down at the opponent.
• If the C version needles are blocked, they will fly up into the air and fall down on the opponent.
• (Based on Millia Rage's "Silent Force" attack, from the Guilty Gear series)

Eterny Specials

Rain of Tears (レインオブティア)

• Akane launches several hair swords straight up off screen. A moment later, the swords fall aimed at the opponent.
• The opponent can be hit by both the launched swords going up and the falling swords coming down.
• The number of swords that fall is directly related to the number of swords Akane launches. If she is interrupted by an opponent during the move and only launches 5 swords, only 5 swords will fall.

Absolute Rejection Barrier (絶対拒否障壁)

• Akane turns her back toward the opponent as a light-blue barrier appears in the specified location.
• A: The barrier appears a short distance in front of Akane.
• B: The barrier appears a medium distance in front of Akane.
• C: The barrier appears a short distance above Akane.
• This super uses only 1 Level of SP for all 3 versions.

Denpu Shiko Roll (デンプ詩子ロール)

• A: Shiko jumps in front of Akane with boxing gloves and does several body shots ending with an uppercut.
• B: Shiko jumps in front of Akane and shakes her head wildly, dealing damage, and ends with an uppercut.
• C: Shiko jumps in front of Akane and shakes her head wildly in the background. After a few seconds, Shiko does a powerful and unblockable frog uppercut.
• For the C version, Akane is able to move after Shiko starts shaking. This time should be used to keep the opponent in the exit path of Shiko's uppercut.

Final Memory

Unpleasant Hell Murder (嫌獄殺)

• Akane, with one leg raised and bent, slowly slides forward. On connecting, the screen turns black for a few seconds, and then Akane is seen looking away from the downed opponent. If this move drains the last of the opponent's hit points, the kanji for "Unpleasant" (嫌) appears in the background.
• Even though this move is unblockable, Akane can still be hit out of it very easily.
• (Based on Akuma's "Shun Goku Satsu" move, from Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike)

Strategy, Tactics, and Combos

Win Quotes

Japanese	English
私に… 構わないで下さい…	Please... Don't bother with me...
髪の毛… 少しほど乱れてしまいました…	My hair... I'm sorry it was so unruly...
詩子… 学校の方は大丈夫なんですか？	Shiko... Is the school all right?
お終いです 分かったらすぐに帰って下さい…	It's over. If you understand that, please go home...
(To Mio) 演劇の練習も意外に大変な物なんですね…	(To Mio) To suddenly have to study for a play is tough, isn't it?
(To UNKNOWN) 永遠なんて… 私には必要有りません… 消えてください… 全てをここで終わらせます	(To UNKNOWN) Something like eternity... I don't need it... Please vanish... It can all end here.
(To Ayu) たい焼きも良いですでもワッフルはもっと良いです… お店…今度紹介しますよ	(To Ayu) Taiyaki is good, but waffles are much better... Next time... I'll introduce you to a shop.
(To Mai) 不本意ですが二対二なら結果に問題はないはずです…	(To Mai) I was a bit reluctant, but if it's 2 vs. 2, then there's no question as to what the result will be...
(To Akane) 私を狂わせでもする気ですか？ 意味の無い幻は消えてください…	(To Akane) You may displace me, but can you feel? Illusion without meaning; go away please...

Colors

Palette	Appearance
1 (Default)	Blonde hair, green eyes, fair skin, beige top, brown skirt.
2	Pale blonde hair, red eyes, fair skin, light blue top, blue skirt.
3	Grey hair, orange eyes, fair skin, dark blue top, dark blue skirt.
4	Purple hair, green eyes, fair skin, pink top, dark blue skirt.
5	Orange hair, green eyes, fair skin, grey top, maroon skirt.
6	Pink hair, red eyes, dark skin, black top, black skirt.