Characters
Akemi Roppongi
Akemi Roppongi is the resident red head of Room 6. She works at the local bar Chachamaru. Because she works the closing shift, she can always be found walking around with a sleepy look on her face, and wears her see-through nightie well into the afternoon hours.
Akemi is sexy, stylish, and ultra-calm. She has no qualms about showing off her body and could care less what anyone else thinks of her. She enjoys drinking with Ichinose and Yotsuya, but when it comes to picking on Godai she's probably the least harsh on him. Usually only tempting him with her body only to smack him around if he stares too long. She usually decides to do this when Kyoko is around for the added effect of having her think Godai is nothing more than a perverted college kid.
Akemi and Kyoko may seem like complete opposites, but throughout the series you can see each of their personalities rub off on one another. Kyoko arrives at Maison Ikkoku very naive, but Akemi's toughness and worldliness gives Kyoko the ablity to stand up for herself, while Akemi, who appears to always be cool and confident, wants to be in a steady, supportive relationship but has become complacent in the fact that she'll keep dating worthless nobodies that will end up leaving her.
The Meaning Behind the Name - 六本木朱美
Akemi has a very accurate name translation. Akemi (朱美) means "beautiful scarlet" while Roppongi (六本木) means "six trees" and is also the most happening district of Tokyo. Like the other names at Maison Ikkoku, the six in her name matches the room assignment she lives in.
Voices:
Yuko Mita
Janyse Jaud