| Mizuki Kanzaki | |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | Season 2 (normal) | Season 2 (WM)
| |
| Japanese Name | 神崎 美月 |
| Romanized Name | Kanzaki Mizuki |
| English Name | Mizuki Kanzaki |
| Statistics | |
| Age | 14-15 (1st season) 16-17 (2nd season) |
| Gender | Female |
| Affiliation | Starlight Academy (formerly) Tristar (formerly) STAR☆ANIS (formerly) Dream Academy (formerly) WM Moonlight Office Aikatsu8 (formerly) |
| Occupation | Student (formerly) Idol Teacher Backstage Advisor |
| Birthday | September 18 |
| Blood Type | A |
| First Appearance | |
| Data Carddass Game | 6th collection (as guest player) |
| Anime | I Can Become an Idol? |
| Voice Actress/Actor | |
| Seiyū | Minako Kotobuki |
| Singing Voice | Risuko from STAR☆ANIS |
- "Once more the moon rises."
– Mizuki Kanzaki upon her return to the idol world in Episode 75.
Mizuki Kanzaki (神崎 美月 Kanzaki Mizuki) is one of the main characters in the Aikatsu! arcade games and the corresponding anime adaption. She is a former student of Starlight Academy. She was also the founder and the leader of Tristar and WM. At Episode 91 she also become the leader of Aikatsu8, the newest idol unit.
Bio
Mizuki was the top student at Starlight Academy, priding herself on her ability and as well being the top idol. Mizuki is the number one idol and the role-model of all idols, thus being admired by just about everyone. She started off as an elementary model then mysteriously disappeared from the public for a whole year then came back without warning, taking the idol world by storm as a top idol. During that time, she did intensive training and pushed herself to work her hardest in order to reach the top. Mizuki doesn't show her hard-working side to many people and is thought of as just a genius. She is highly idolized by Ichigo and inspired her to work even harder. As of Episode 28, she has her own brand designed after her image, Love Queen.
In Episode 03 it reveals that Mizuki started her career as an idol during her fourth year in elementary school, starting as a child model for young children, then she she spent a year without a public appearance. The reason for this is unknown at the time. As soon her hiatus was over, she enrolled in Starlight Academy. And finally, she appeared as an idol with pristine singing and dancing.
In Chance & Try☆ of the anime, she announced that she was selecting two members for her new idol unit, Tristar, where she was the first member. In the end, she selected Kaede Ichinose and Ran Shibuki as the second and third members respectively. However, in Head for the Sun, Ran Shibuki quit Tristar to join Ichigo and Aoi's unit, Soleil. In Ran's place, Mizuki selected Yurika Tōdō as the third member of Tristar. Finally, on Go get'em Soleil!, both the units were temporarily merged into STAR☆ANIS for their summer tour. The STAR☆ANIS group had their respective live debut in The Summer-Colored Miracle☆.
In Episode 46 that she was inspired to become an idol after seeing Masquerade performing. Also when she was a fashion model during her elementary years, Mizuki was very concerned and worried about everything she did. So much that she considered quitting the entertainment world all together. But when someone from her agency showed her footage of their first concert, she was immediately hooked by their beautiful smiles and passion. However she wondered why she had been so moved by their performance, even days after seeing this. She then learned about Johnny Bepp, who had done Masquerades choreography. Since then, she followed him everywhere to ask for lessons. Day after day she kept begging, until he eventually gave in. That was how her secret sessions begun and she used the entire year training for the idol world. At first she was very serious, but he also taught her about smiling at all times and expressing herself with her entire body, not just her face.
In The Memories are in the Future, Mizuki left Starlight Academy to work as the background advisor of Dream Academy. During the Koh-haku Aikatsu Gassen, she reunites with Ichigo, Aoi, and Ran. There, Mizuki reveals what happened to her when she left Starlight Academy.
As of Episode 75 Mizuki has returned to the idol world with her new brand, Love Moonrise and has started her own agency known as Moonlight Office. Mizuki also revealed to have started a unit, WM with Mikuru Natsuki, a gardener who possesses her own miracle.
Appearance
Mizuki purple eyes and matching purple hair. Her hair reaches to her knees when down and to her thighs when styled in its default stye, held up in a light blue and white striped headband. She described as being extremely beautiful. In season one she was usually seen in her Starlight Academy uniform and in the first half of season two she is commonly seen in a black skirt suit. As of her return in season's two second half, Mizuki is commonly seen wearing the French Moon Coord.
Personality
Mizuki is calm, elegant, and confident. She is highly professional and works hard in her Aikatsu. In The Summer-Colored Miracle☆, it was shown that Mizuki can be very shy at times. As of the second half of season two, Mizuki is shown to be happier and more easy-going than she was in season one.
Etymology
Kanzaki (神崎): Kan (神) means God. This may be a reference to her being the top idol and possible legend. Zaki (崎) means "small peninsula" or "promontory".
Mizuki (美月): Mi (美) means beauty. This might be a reference to her as idol, since many people say that she is very cute and/or beautiful. Zuki (月 tsuki) means moon. The moon is Mizuki's symbol. It represents how she is ever shining brightly, but is high in the sky where anyone has yet to reach and overtake her light.
Relationships
- Mizuki is Ichigo's senpai. She sees the immense potential in Ichigo and for that acts as a voice of guidance to her. Mizuki is often inspired by Ichigo and her friends due to how much they support each other and even after reuniting with them during the Koh-haku Aikatsu Gassen for a brief while, she continues to guide them.
- Mizuki's real manager.
- Mizuki used to work for her at Dream Academy.
- Mikuru lit a light in Mizuki when they first met and at the same time, Mikuru was amazed by Mizuki and her ability to smile at so many people at once. The two are highly compatible to the point sharing an aura, and they bring out the best in each other. In a short amount of time, the two have become close, each being the perfect partner for the other.
Gallery
- Main article: Mizuki Kanzaki/Image gallery.
Trivia
- Her sign is Virgo.
- Her blood type is A.
- Her favorite foods are Marron glaces and fragrant teas.
- It's a secret what her disliked food is.
- In episode 03, it is made known that she trains very hard.
- Her aura is composed of roses and gems.
- As of Episode 75, her aura is composed of blue moon jewels, stardust drops, and roses.
- Her aura is commonly seen outside of the stage.
- During her performance in Episode 17 with Ichigo she was able to do 4 Special Appeals. The maximum number is 3. This indicates that Mizuki is a legend among idols.
- Monthly Mizuki, the magazine featuring her, is published.
- Johnny occasionally refers to her as ”Beautiful Moon”.
- In episode 28, she started using Love Queen.
- She is not only a top idol, but she also took the title of Starlight Queen not long after her debut.
- In episode 27, Ran explained what happened when Mizuki beat the incumbent Queen.
- Despite being a main character in the anime, in Datacardass Aikatsu! 6th collection, she is a guest player.
- Mizuki shares the same surname as Sonata Kanzaki, who is the legendary idol and former Prism Queen in Pretty Rhythm: Aurora Dream, another idol anime.
- She is also noted to be similar to Bell Renjouji from Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live, the third season of the Pretty Rhythm series, in that:
- They both are sexy-typed and red-themed
- They both managed to do the impossible and pull off four Special Appeals/Prism Jumps
- They both won the final competition of their season, beating the main characters, which are also quite similar.
- She is also noted to be similar to Bell Renjouji from Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live, the third season of the Pretty Rhythm series, in that:
- She was the Starlight Queen for three consecutive years.
- Along with Ichigo, she also left Starlight Academy on Episode 50.
- She is the first character who has more than one brand as their preferred brand.
- Mizuki is the second idol to design their primary brand, following Sora Kazesawa.
- She is the first character to change her premium rare final pose.
- Mizuki is the first person known to have only one premium dress in Season One, but has a premium dress in Season Two. The second one being Yurika Tōdō.
- In Episode 78, is was shown that Mizuki owns a cute mid and dark brown ferret named "Ferry".
- Coincidently, Ferry has a crescent moon shaped birthmark on his left hip.
- Mizuki and Mikuru's names both start with "Mi" while their surnames both end with "ki".
- In Episode 84 Mizuki states that her goal for WM is to beat Masquarade's record
- Mizuki finally loses not only against Ichigo, but her first seen competition in Episode 100.