Akagawa Emiko

Akagawa Emiko (赤川 えみこ) is one of the main protagonists of Spectrum Heart Pretty Cure! and the lead character of the series. She moved to Karayujo Town at the beginning of the series and is befriended by Namika. Her alter ego is Cure Flare (キュアフレア) and she represents the light of the flames.

Appearance
In her casual outfit, Emiko wears a white shirt under a pink long-sleeved cardigan. She wears a matching coloured skirt with brown boots and red stockings. Her brown hair is stylized in a half-side ponytail with a red ribbon.

Etymology
Akagawa ​(赤川) : Aka (赤) means 'red' while Gawa (川) means 'river' or 'stream'. Together, Akagawa means 'red river'.

Emiko (えみこ) : may allude to the kanji 笑子 where Emi (笑) means 'smile' or 'smiling' while Ko (子) is a common suffix meaning 'child'. Together, Emiko means 'smiling child'.

Akagawa Emiko can mean 'red river, smiling child', 'smiling child at the red river', 'red smiling river child', or 'smiling red river'.

Flare is a noun meaning 'a sudden burst of flame or light'. As a verb, it can mean 'to burn with sudden intensity'.

Trivia

 * The casual outfit Emiko wore for her previous design is the same outfit for Hoshiyo's current outfit, only recolored.
 * Emiko shares the first part of her name (笑) with Chigusa Koemi, one of the supporting characters in the series.
 * Coincidentally, their names are the inverse of each other (Emiko and Koemi). However, the "ko" part have different alluded kanji, unlike "emi".
 * Emiko is the first red lead Cure in the franchise.

Gallery

 * Main page: Akagawa Emiko/Image Gallery