Akane Hino, known as Cure Sunny, hails from Osaka and speaks with a distinctive Kansai dialect, using phrases like "aka~n" and referring to herself as "uchi." Her family runs the okonomiyaki restaurant "Okonomiyaki Akane," where she helps out, and she is a dedicated member of her school's volleyball team aiming to become its ace attacker. She attends Nanairogaoka Middle School as a second-year student in class 2-2. Passionate and tomboyish with a strong sense of humor, she frequently makes puns and jokes. While she teases classmates like the crybaby Yayoi, she demonstrates fierce loyalty to friends, often acting impulsively to protect them. She harbors a soft spot for cute things and gorillas. Akane transformed into Cure Sunny when she intervened to defend Cure Happy (Miyuki Hoshizora) from an Akanbe, driven by gratitude for Miyuki's earlier support during volleyball training. This act awakened her Pretty Cure powers, symbolized by the Rose Decor. As Cure Sunny, she wields fire-based abilities, introduced with the phrase: "The brilliant sun, hot-blooded power! Cure Sunny!" Visually, she features orange hair and eyes, a pastel orange dress with feathery sleeves, burnt orange shorts, and white boots. Advanced forms include "Princess Sunny," marked by elongated hair, a gold crown, and a ruffled cream dress, and "Ultra Cure Sunny," distinguished by lighter colors, a feathered cape, and white wings. In *Precure All Stars New Stage: Mirai no Tomodachi*, Cure Sunny operates with the Smile Pretty Cure team, collaborating with other Pretty Cure groups to combat the resurrected villain Fusion. The team searches Yokohama for Fusion's scattered fragments after its initial defeat. During this mission, Cure Sunny battles Fusion's spawn, including "Fu-chan," a fragment befriended by the human girl Ayumi. Her fire-based attacks are employed in large-scale confrontations, such as holding off a ship liner thrown by Fusion's minions. The narrative emphasizes teamwork, with Cure Sunny fighting alongside the Smile team and allies like Suite Pretty Cure, Heartcatch Pretty Cure, and Fresh Pretty Cure. Relationships define her character significantly. She shares a profound bond with Miyuki, considered a "treasured friend"; this connection motivated her initial transformation and recurs in protective actions. She maintains playful rivalries with teammates like Nao and respects Reika for her academic prowess. Family interactions include light-hearted arguments with her father over restaurant recipes and affectionate moments with her younger brother, Genki. A subplot involves a crush on English exchange student Brian Taylor, leading to temporary depression after his departure, though they maintain long-distance correspondence. Her name carries thematic significance: "Hino" (日野) combines "sun" (日) and "field" (野), while "Akane" (あかね) references a deep red associated with sunsets, aligning with her fiery powers and Cure Sunny identity.