Akane Yanagi is a third-year student in Class 3-6 at Katagiri High School, born December 28th and standing 168 cm tall. He possesses an exceptionally handsome appearance marked by fair skin, light pink hair with a dark undercut swept to the right, and matching pink eyes. Needing vision correction, he wears contacts at school and black-rimmed glasses elsewhere, though he frequently forgets or breaks them. Typically gentle, polite, and mild-mannered, Yanagi appears reserved and struggles to express his desire for closer friendships. This difficulty is evident in his interactions with Kakeru Sengoku, where mutual but unspoken feelings of friendship create distance. He speaks formally to most peers but uses a relaxed tone around his crush, Yuki Yoshikawa. A stark contrast emerges when sleep-deprived or waking up, transforming him into an uncharacteristically rude, vulgar, and violent individual, leading to jokes about a split personality. Chronic lateness stems from oversleeping and breaking alarm clocks. His background includes an initial rejection by Yuki Yoshikawa, who called him "high-class ingredients" due to his perceived superiority; he retains lingering feelings for her. This rejection led to his integration into Kyouko Hori and Izumi Miyamura's friend group. He endures playful teasing from Yuki's sister, Miki Yoshikawa, who treats him as shared property under her "what's Yuki's is mine" logic, often resulting in awkward physical clinginess that Yuki later apologizes for. Yanagi also shares a polite rapport with Sakura Kouno, bonding over their mutual interest in the manga *Weekly Shinobi*; she compares him to the female character "Kaoru-san," while he admires her composure. His development centers on navigating these relationships while reconciling his outward reserve with a genuine longing for connection.