Asagi Aiba (
She is a high school student attending Saikai Academy, where she is classmates with Kojou Akatsuki, Motoki Yaze, and Rin Tsukishima. Outside of school, she works part-time as a programmer at Gigafloat Management Corporation.
In Strike the Blood EX, it is implied that Asagi is married to Kojou Akatsuki, and the two have a daughter named Moegi Akatsuki. The light novel explicitly confirms that Moegi is their child.
Appearance
Asagi is a beautiful, fair-skinned high school girl with waist-length, strawberry blonde hair that is curled at the ends. Her hair falls past her shoulders and features a fringe, along with bangs framing both sides of her face. She wears it in a long ponytail tied with a pink ribbon. She has pinkish-red eyes and an average build and height. Asagi is often described as a beauty by several characters, including Nagisa Akatsuki, Yukina Himeragi, and Rin Tsukishima. However, Sayaka Kirasaka once referred to her as "Akatsuki Kojou’s bimbo," which angered Asagi greatly. One of Asagi’s close friends also commented that her skin, face, and body are all exceptionally beautiful.
Based on facial looks alone, Asagi could only be classified as a straight-up beauty, but she wasn’t the type to be courteous to boys, whether by accident or design.[1]
She was a female high school student with an indisputably fine face and an extravagant hairstyle. Even the oddly unsophisticated T-shirt she wore in her own room seemed more feminine just from her being the one to wear it.[2]
She is usually seen wearing the Saikai Academy uniform with a sweater over it. Additionally, she often wears a pink ribbon on her left wrist.
Asagi originally had black hair and wore glasses during her middle school years.
Interestingly, in the anime, when she is extremely focused, the edges of her eyes turn red.
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Personality
Asagi is an intelligent, kind, and confident girl. When she was in middle school, it was said her personality back then went through a significant change that made her into who she is today, as her character altered from a sensible and mature girl to a flippant, flirtatious, and stylish young woman. Because Kojou was the primary reason for her persona shift, this means she takes her love for Kojou very seriously and does whatever she can to impress him. Similar to Yukina, she also becomes jealous quite easily when it comes to other girls spending time with Kojou.
Despite being frivolous and cheerful majority of the time, she bears a hidden solemn and deductive side which comes out in more grave situations, doing everything in her power to aid others during these times.
Asagi was a beauty as long as she kept her mouth shut, but she was the type without any sensuality to go with her looks. She was spoiled rotten, she didn’t have a bubbly personality, and she couldn’t care less what other people thought of her.[3]
She was moody, paid no attention to the opposite sex, and demanded no special concern in return.[1]
She displays a tsundere-like attitude towards Kojou Akatsuki. She envies her rival-in-love, Yukina Himeragi.
History
She is an expert programmer and works for the Manmade Island Management Corporation. She has a crush on Kojou. Despite knowing the island is deeply connected to supernatural personals and creatures, she has no idea that her friends are among them. She is nicknamed Cyber Empress. Meiga Itogami noticed that Asagi could be the Priestess of Cain and is practically immortal. As long as she remains on Cain's altar which is Itogami Island, she cannot be killed by any means and the ritual ground will keep her alive by all kinds of factors. Her programming skills and Mogwai maybe also related to Cain.
Few years ago, Asagi met Kojou during middle school.
Plot
Right Arm of the Saint
Asagi and Motoki are helping Kojou out with his assignments in a restaurant
Emissary of the Warlord
"The Two of you will be partner as doubles in Badminton"
Asagi and Kojou enter their classroom to see their classmates discussing the approaching games where they assigned Asagi to be Kojou's partner in the Badminton game. Asagi suddenly blushed and knew that Motoki is the one who planned it then, Kojou tells her that it's okay for him to play. Asagi goes to Girl's changing room to change her clothes with her friend. While changing her skirt, she looked at the mirror to see what she looked like, she makes cute faces at the mirror and then suddenly got ashamed of herself and yell "Stupid or Idiot".
Asagi's cute face in a mirror ヽ(。ゝω・)ノ☆
When she go out to find Kojou, she saw Kojou with Yukina and saw that Kojou was holding a letter (Asagi thought that the letter was a Love Letter for Yukina) and said that looks like she's disturbing something (what she knows is that Kojou is inviting Yukina on a date) so she leaves. It was seen that she was crouching over Akatsuki in a seductive way, following the suggestion of Motoki "How to set up a Honey-Trap?".Akatsuki was sleeping then. When he saw her, he was flustered. Just the moment he was about to move her away, they fell from the bed. This scene was seen by Himeragi and Nagisa causing them to misunderstand Akatsuki. It was probably seen by War Dancer, Sayaka through a sparrow.
Asagi after getting thrown away by the power of Kojou
Asagi saw Kojou using his powers after he was injured by Sayaka. Kojou was unable to control his power and upon seeing Asagi near, Kojou accidentally threw her away where she hit the wall and became unconscious. Then, she was brought by Yukina to the Medical Room, when she woke up, she saw Yukina, Astarte and Nagisa there. She asked about what had happened where Yukina responded trying to quell the situation. Somewhat believing the façade, Asagi asked Yukina what her relationship with Kojou was, to which Yukina struggled to answer. At this point the Black Death Star Faction invaded the Medical Room to abduct Asagi for her intelligence in deciphering codes. Nagisa had a panic attack on seeing the demons but was knocked out by Yukina. Astarte tired to stop them by releasing her familiar but was shot and injured.
The terrorists kidnapped Asagi and company while Asagi is programming all Nalakuvera and brought them in a storage room. The man told Asagi to programmed the strong weapon they called "Nalakuvera", but she refused to do it, but the man told her that if she's not able to do that the man will toast her friends, that's why she was forced to do it even though she doesn't want to. After that, she was able to fixed all of it, while Kojou and others are fighting with the 3 Nalakuvera's.
While Asagi is programming all Nalakuvera, she finally finish all of it by the power of her speed in programming. After that while Kojou and company are fighting all the Nalakuvera Asagi made something that can make the Nalakuvera stop and be destroyed. After that Asagi's been rushed into the Hospital.
Blazing Angel
Kojou wearing Tuxedo
Asagi asked Kojou to go to the Art Club. While the two of them are in there, Asagi asked kojou to go put on the clothes that Asagi gave to him. When Kojou refused to, Asagi said that if he's not going to wear it then she will go change, and once Asagi already is changed Kojou agreed to wear it. When Kojou put it on, Asagi was wearing a maid dress. Then, Asagi took a picture of Kojou. Kojou was shocked and asked Asagi why she did that, Asagi said she wanted to. While Asagi was taking a picture of Kojou, Kojou took his smartphone and took a picture of Asagi and said that it is unfair that Asagi was only allowed to take his picture. Then, at the end of all of it, Asagi took a picture of both of them together.
Asagi took Kojou and her photo
Labyrinth of the Blue Witch
Banquet of the Observers
Return of the Alchemist
Abilities
Genius Programmer: Her unsurpassed genius was obvious, even to Yukina’s untrained eyes. Asagi’s sense and insight about programming was not really a product of a logical thought process; it was closer to Yukina and Sayaka’s Spirit Sight or even divine possession.[4]
Enhanced Hacking Abilities: When Serious, Asagi's eyes get surrounded by a red light, and she shows an enhancement in her hacking capabilities as she was able to decipher the puzzle for Nalakuvera's activation, and could also count as a physical boost, since her finger movement speeds up to such a degree that she was able to hack a whole corporation with just her normal laptop, and while fending off Tank Rider's hacking that's supported by an entire corporation's servers., as shown in episode 3 of Strike the Blood II.
Anime Appearance
| Season 2 | |
|---|---|
| Episode 1: Swords-Shaman of Shadow I | Appears |
| Episode 2: Swords-Shaman of Shadow II | Appears |
| Episode 3: Swords-Shaman of Shadow III | Appears |
| Episode 4: The 4th Primogenitor on the run I | Appears |
| Episode 5: The 4th Primogenitor on the run II | Appears |
| Episode 6: Knight of Sinful God I | Absent |
| Episode 7: Knight of Sinful God II | Appears |
| Episode 8: Knight of Sinful God III | Appears |
| Season 3 | |
|---|---|
| Episode 1: Tartaros-Roses I | Appears |
| Episode 2: Tartaros-Roses II | Appears |
| Episode 3: Tartaros-Roses III | Appears |
| Episode 4: The Time Of My Life I | Screen |
| Episode 5: The Time Of My Life II | Appears |
| Episode 6: The Time Of My Life III | Appears |
| Episode 7: The War Of Original Vampires I | Appears |
| Episode 8: The War Of Original Vampires II | Appears |
| Episode 9: The War Of Original Vampires III | Appears |
| Episode 10: The War Of Original Vampires IV | Appears |
| Season 4 | |
|---|---|
| Episode 1: Paladiness of Mirage I | Absent |
| Episode 2: Paladiness of Mirage II | Appears |
| Episode 3: Paladiness of Mirage III | Appears |
| Episode 4: Tournament In The Nightmare Night I | Appears |
| Episode 5: Tournament in the Nightmare Night II | Absent |
| Episode 6: Tournament in the Nightmare Night III | Voice |
| Episode 7: Reunion of Vampire Princess I | Appears |
| Episode 8: Reunion of Vampire Princess II | Absent |
| Episode 9: Reunion of Vampire Princess III | Absent |
| Episode 10: Seize The Twelve Beast Vassals I | Appears |
| Episode 11: Seize The Twelve Beast Vassals II | Appears |
| Episode 12: Seize The Twelve Beast Vassals III | Appears |
| Season 5 | |
|---|---|
| Episode 1: Dawn Triumphant I | Appears |
| Episode 2: Dawn Triumphant II | Appears |
| Episode 3: Dawn Triumphant III | Appears |
| Episode 4: Dawn Triumphant IV | Appears |
| OVA | |
|---|---|
| Episode 1: Kingdom Of The Valkyria I | Appears |
| Episode 2: Kingdom Of The Valkyria II | Appears |
Quotes
Etymology
- The name Asagi means "shallow" (浅) (asa) and "welsh onion, green onion, spring onion" (葱) (gi).
- Asagi's surname Aiba means "indigo" (藍) (ai) and "feather" (羽) (ha/ba).
Trivia
- Asagi's sizes are: B83 - W57 - H82.
- In the online world, Asagi is a hacker known as the Cyber Empress.
- Asagi is the Priestess of Cain.
- Asagi's glasses in middle school were actually for show, rather than to help correct vision.
- Asagi refers to her stepmother by her first name rather than "mom" as she doesn't feel comfortable addressing her in that sense yet. This is likely because she still feels saddened about the death of her biological mother, as proved when she was seen crying after looking at photos of her.
- Thanks to her blunt and candid manner of expression, Asagi was often ridiculed as having no sex appeal, but her handsome face meant she had numerous secret, devoted fans.[5]