Akari Fujisaki (?? ???, Fujisaki Akari?) - Hikaru's childhood friend. She begins to learn Go as well when Hikaru becomes interested and later joins the Haze Middle School Go club, serving as vice captain of the girls' team, despite her being a weak player. She also seems to have feelings for Hikaru, as noted by her two friends in the carnival and various other characters, but Hikaru does not return her interest. The two remain friends throughout the course of the series. Her birthday is May 17.