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| Japanese | 星乃一歌 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Romaji | Hoshino Ichika | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| English | Ichika Hoshino | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Guitarist | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Gender | Female | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birthday | August 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 162 cm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Miyamasuzaka Girls Academy (Class 2-A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Image color | #33AAEE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- "I wonder if every day will just be the same as always... "
- ―Hoshino Ichika (Original)
"Just like Miku, I want to connect everyone!"
―Hoshino Ichika (Brand New World)
Hoshino Ichika (星乃 一歌) is a second-year student at Miyamasuzaka Girls Academy. She's the guitarist of Leo/need.
Ichika is childhood friends with her fellow band members.
Background[edit | edit source]
Ever since she was a child, she loved Hatsune Miku. Ichika would often sing Miku's songs while playing on the guitar she got from her father.
Ichika used to be childhood friends with Tenma Saki, Mochizuki Honami and Hinomori Shiho. Because of an incident, her relationships with Honami and Shiho became strained.
Appearance[edit | edit source]
Ichika has blue eyes and long black hair, worn loose.
Her casual outfit consists of a red and black plaid blouse covered with a gray hoodie jacket, black denim pants, and black and white sneakers.
Her band uniform consists of a white sleeveless blouse with a leather strap on her right shoulder attached to a black pleated skirt with blue accents, along with a blue jacket wrapped around her waist. She also wears a single black glove on her right hand, a pair of leather straps on her right thigh, and black mid-calf boots with black socks.
Personality[edit | edit source]
Although she seems stoic at first, Ichika is a kind girl who is always thinking about her friends. According to Honami, she can't always communicate well. She enjoys listening to Hatsune Miku songs and taking care of cacti.
Relationships[edit | edit source]
- Tenma Saki: One of Ichika's childhood friends, fellow bandmate and classmate in Ichika's first year. Ichika was always there for Saki even when she was hospitalised for long periods of time. The two reformed their band with Honami and Shiho together, after Saki's return. Ichika is glad to see Saki always having fun.
- Mochizuki Honami: One of Ichika's childhood friends, fellow bandmate and classmate in Ichika's second year. Their relationship became strained before Saki's return in the main story, with Honami avoiding Ichika. Their relationship has greatly improved since then and Ichika relies and trusts Honami, whilst Honami feels Ichika has helped her out immensely.
- Hinomori Shiho: One of Ichika's childhood friends and fellow bandmate. Their relationship became strained before Saki's return in the main story, with Shiho purposefully keeping Ichika at a distance. Their relationship has greatly improved since then and Ichika appreciates Shiho's support and guidance, whilst Shiho is grateful for Ichika and admires her Improvement.
- Hanasato Minori: Friends, the two sometimes talk about Miku together - being fans of the VIRTUAL SINGER.
- Kiritani Haruka: Friends and classmates during Ichika's first year.
- Hinomori Shizuku: The older sister of Ichika's bandmate Shiho and someone Ichika knew during her childhood.
- Azusawa Kohane: Friends and classmates during Ichika's second year.
- Tenma Tsukasa: The older brother of Ichika's bandmate Saki and someone Ichika knew during her childhood. She finds him loud but seems to appreciate how much he cares for Saki.
- Kusanagi Nene: Friends - Ichika admires Nene's singing voice and strives to sing like her. Nene gives Ichika vocal lessons, due to Ichika asking her to.
- Yoisaki Kanade: Friends who initially met each other when reaching out for the same Miku CD in a music store, Ichika later lends said CD to Kanade through Mafuyu. Kanade helps Ichika with music composition.
- Asahina Mafuyu: Ichika's upperclassman who she greatly admires - the two were fellow class representatives during Ichika's first year. Ichika lends a Miku CD to Kanade through Mafuyu.
- Shinonome Ena: Friends who met whilst Ichika was singing outside the station at Scramble Crossing. Ichika likes the illustrations Ena makes for her groups music videos.
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- Ichika is one of the five group leaders in the game.
- Ichika is commonly used as the face for the game.
- Ichika was involved in an advertising campaign for Pocari Sweat, a sports drink brand, and appears in the web movies "Nechusho No!No!" and "Tokyo Supply Girl".
- She is a big fan of yakisoba buns, and many interactions with other characters have them surprised of her love of them.
- According to Area Conversation (18), Ichika inherited her guitar from her dad, who was also a musician in his past.
