While the same age as all of his classmates, Makoto Kurita is perhaps the youngest in heart and spirit of class 5-3. At the start of the series, this bowl-haired boy finds himself the most emotional of the students, running and screaming away from any scary phenomenon. But with Nube's guidance and the assistance of his friends, he slowly learns to face his fears and grow up in certain ways. One of Makoto's greatest strengths is his kind and friendly nature, allowing him to try and remain cheerful in the face of both human and youkai threats; however, he remains the most childlike of Nube's students, both in stature (though he is small, he is constantly hoping for the day he will "grow up") and his love of kiddy past-times like keeping pets or watching sentai series. (His most favorite being Chou Kiken Sentai Kakukaku Ranger which is a slight parody in name of the series Ninja Sentai Kaku Ranger, but translates as Extremely Dangerous Sentai Nuclear Ranger.) While he also receives horrible grades like Hiroshi and Katsuya, he actually puts in effort to try to improve himself in any way possible. His name and the model for his character design are both inspired from the Kazuo Umezu manga series Makoto-chan. (Source: Wikipedia)
Seiyuu: Nana Nogami (野神 奈々)
Age: 13 Birthday: December 8, 34th Year of the Star Calendar Height: 161 cm Favorite foods: chocolate bars, Russian tea Quote: "Dreams into reality, light into song." The daughter of a corporate CEO who introduces Nagisa and her friends to AKB when they are younger, and four years later runs away from her father to audition for AKB. Initially, Chieri displays a cool and serious personality, but later becomes more outgoing and friendly. She is very dedicated and passionate about AKB, and never hesitates to put herself at risk for the sake of her friends. Chieri is the first understudy to be accompanied by a Kirara, a small creature that glows whenever it detects the presence of idol radiance, though at first only seems to glow when Nagisa is with her, making Chieri feel inferior to Nagisa until the kirara finally glows for her alone in the last episode of the first season. Yuuko Oshima sees Chieri as a rival for the Center Nova position, and after the New General Election, in which Chieri ranks 6th, Nagisa considers her a rival as well. She is nicknamed Cherry by her fans, and Haruna Kojima begins to call her that as well. For every smile you see, someone else is crying. --Chieri explaining the hardships of being in AKB0048. In episode 13 of AKB0048 Next Stage: Chieri becomes Center Nova after stopping a DES soldier with her song.
She is the leader of the newly formed "Goose Team." She was often seen taking attendance at the school's entrance. She is constantly reprimanding Mako for showing up late and becomes irritated whenever she gives her the nickname Sodoko. Her team operates a French Renault B1 Bis or "Char B1." (Source: ANN, Wikipedia)
Solm is a member of the Survey Corps and childhood friend to Angel and Maria, as well as her fiancée. He is an experienced fighter, well-built and handsome. He sacrifices himself to save Angel from the Titan Mammon, unknowingly killing it in the process.