Akane Sumire

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

She is part of the Akane family, to which No. 6 stated that they are that kind of family with children who are offered to God.

Appearance
She has long purple hair similar to Aoi's, pale blue eyes, and pale skin. In her younger years, which involved a flashback of 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. She gave one of them to Nene, stating that they served as protection charms.

Near the end of Chapter 66, Nene discovers that there is a black-and-red talisman that uncannily resembled a yorishiro on the side of her neck. Despite the peculiarity of it, she took no hesitance in revealing that she was No. 6's yorishiro, but she requested that Nene waited another day since her wedding ceremony was tomorrow.

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. Her true intentions aren't revealed yet, but her memories featured her being the kannagi for sacrifice in the past.

As seen at the end of Chapter 66, Sumire is in love with No. 6 and is going to get married to him. She compares this to Nene, who also has a crush on Hanako-kun, saying that loving a supernatural is taboo.

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.

She is currently engaged to marry an immortal being, but she thwarts the wedding ceremony by placing Nene as her stand-in. Later, there is a scene that shows Hanako-kun laying unconscious near Sumire as her blade crackles in lightning.

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.