AKIKO YANAGI:


click for larger version Akiko Yanagi appears only in the anime, in episode 006. She works at Jam Records, the record company for which the famous jazz pianist Yusuke Amade works. She goes into the recording studio to get a demo tape made by Yusuke, but accidentally picks up a cassette from the Dark Kingdom which had sublminal frequencies to gather energy. The youma Cyrene is in charge of the tape, and because Akiko mistakenly picks it up, Cyrene follows her. Akiko puts the tape into a case that says "A Waltz for Akiko," and takes it to Yusuke. Yusuke had titled the song "A Waltz for Akiko" because of his feelings for her - he has also brought her flowers, because the day that episode takes place is actually also Akiko's birthday. Unfortunately, Akiko doesn't realize that Yusuke has feelings for her. Later in the episode, Cyrene attacks Akiko in an attempt to retrieve the tape from Yusuke. Eventually, the two are both saved when Sailor Moon destroys the youma. At the end of the episode, we learn that Yusuke Amade has gotten married. The name of the woman whom he has married is never given, but it is assumed to be Akiko. Akiko's seiyuu Rumiko Ukai.

See also:
Cyrene
Episode 006 - Mamore koi no melody! Usagi ha cupid
Jam Records
Rumiko Ukai
Yusuke Amade