Hikaru Amano

Hikaru Amano is a dedicated fan of Gekigangar 3 and the youngest of the pilots on the ND-001 Nadesico, she piloted a custom orange Aestivalis 0G Battle Frame during the Jovian War. Hikaru is very bubbly and energetic, Hikaru loves to tell people about herself. When introduced to the Nadesico's crew, she starts off by stating, in high tempo, that she's 18 years old, a self-proclaimed mangaka, has blood type B, and likes pizza crusts and soggy rice cakes. She can be as playful as Megumi Reinard at times, yet at some point in the series she reveals a more serious side of herself. Along with Izumi Maki, Hikaru loves to tease Ryoko about having a crush on Akito Tenkawa. The pair do it to excess, often incurring the wrath of their friend. She is a rabid Gekiganger III otaku and one day wants to publish her own manga about the series with herself as the lead female, and two of the male leads in a shonen-ai relationship. She also has a talent for making plastic models, which she practiced together with the ship's chief mechanic, Seiya Uribatake.