Akane Shinoda

Akane Shinoda (篠田 あかね) is a supporting character in Non Non Biyori. She is a kouhai of Konomi Fujimiya. Both Akane and Konomi are flute players in the wind ensemble club at their school.

Appearance
Akane has brown hair in bob cut and yellowish brown eyes.

Personality
Akane is shy around strangers but very kind.

She sometimes visits Asahigaoka to practice the flute with Konomi.

Etymology

 * Akane's surname Shinoda means "dwarf bamboo" (篠) (shino) and "field, rice paddy" (田) (ta/da). "Akane" might mean, if written with the kanji 茜.

Trivia

 * Renge Miyauchi sometimes calls Akane "Aka-chan" (あかちゃん). However, Akane does not like this nickname because "aka-chan" means "baby." (Unlike English "baby," they never call their lovers "aka-chan." It is used only to refer to very little children.) Therefore, Renge also calls her "Akane-chin" (あかねちん) instead.