Akari Ōshiro

Akari Ōshiro (大城 あかり, Ōshiro Akari), nicknamed "Shii-Chan" by Haruka Ozora and Claire Thomas (much to her embarrassment), is a new member and later manager of the Umuru High Beach Volleyball Club in the Harukana Receive.

Personality
Akari is a tsundere, so she is constantly embarrassed and nervous when other girls call her their friend, being or called by her nickname Shii-Chan" when Claire Thomas remember her participation in the drink's advertising in the past as the Shequasar Girl.

Background
Akari is the new girl who originally wanted to play beach volleyball to become a popular idol after being inspired by Narumi Toi and Ayasa Tachibana's photo magazine, but eventually decides to become a beach volleyball club manager.

Being more of a rookie than Haruka Ozora, she still trains with the team in drills. Her strength in beach volleyball is her high endurance and stamina, which she attributes to her stint as an idol.

She gave each of the club members a hibiscus scrunchy to symbolizes their friendship despite fellow club members facing off each other.

Etymology

 * Akari's surname Ōshiro means "big, great" (大) (ō) and "castle" (城) (shiro).