Akane Sumire

Sumire (スミレ) is a character in Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun. She made her debut in Chapter 66 of the manga.

Appearance
She possesses dark brown hair and pale skin. In her younger years, which involved a flashback with her hiding in a cave with No. 6, she was shown to wear a large hair bow and kimono much similar to now. It had magenta hues, with a sky blue bow tied behind her waist and white-blue flowery patterns on the ends of her sleeves. She also wears a pair of geta shoes and plain tabi socks. On both wrists, she wears bracelets composed of bells.

Near the end of Chapter 66, Nene discovers that there is a white-and-black talisman that uncannily resembled a yorishiro on the side of her neck.

Personality
Nene notes that Sumire's personality shows a great resemblance to Aoi, in which both demeanors were cheerful, helpful, and lighthearted in their interactions. Despite this, Sumire has a strong infatuation with keeping Nene and Hanako-kun as her newfound pets, stating they reminded her of 'lost raccoons'. Because of this, she established precautions such as creating an electrifying barrier around her home to prevent escapes and putting Nene in doing housework.

In their first meeting, Sumire seems to hold a cold demeanor when it came to meeting the mountain villagers that invaded her garden. She also has an authoritative position, which is exemplified when all of them bowed to her presence. To Hanako-kun, her identity remains suspicious as he deduces that she must be following No. 6's orders.

As seen at the end of chapter 66, Sumire is in love with school mystery #6 and once hid his mask because he wouldn’t show his face. She said that this was similar to Nene, assuming that Nene also had a crush on Hanako.

Lightning
Similar to Teru's lightning cage, Sumire has the ability to establish a lightning barrier around her home, which prevented Nene and Hanako-kun from escaping. On several occasions, she also stuns Hanako-kun by simply flicking her finger on his forehead

. It is unknown whether she is an exorcist herself or not, but she is currently engaged to marry an immortal being.

Seeing Supernaturals
She can see supernaturals and apparitions ever since she was a child, especially when it came to meeting No. 6 and playfully referring to Hanako-kun as 'Gon' as a new nickname.