Hikawa Akane

Hikawa Akane (日川 アカネ) is the unofficial leader of the Cures of Element Season Pretty Cure!. Her alter ego is Cure Fire and her super form/upgraded form is Cure Summer Fire.

Personality
Akane is a cheerful and happy-go-lucky girl. She likes thinking positively and only acts crazy and weird in front of Kazumi. She is quiet and good in class, but is actually crazy and all at home, which is soon found out by her classmates.

Etymology
Hikawa (日川) means "day river".

Akane (アカネ) (茜) means "bright red".

Relationships
Kazesawa Kazumi - Akane is very close to Kazumi. She only dares to act crazy and weird in front of Kazumi. She shares most of her secrets with Kazumi.

Mizugami Izumi - Izumi and Akane are close, but not as close as Kazumi and Akane are.

Daichi Kaede - Kaede and Akane are also close.

Trivia

 * Akane shares her name with Hino Akane from Smile Pretty Cure!.
 * Their last names are also similar: Hino and Hikawa.