The protagonist of the EXTRA epilogue.
Personal profile
Mashiro and Misaki each follow their own epilogues, each depicting their interactions with different lovers. The former focused on dating preparations, while the latter discussed reasons for continuing to participate in FC after winning the championship.
This chapter marks the departure and return of the main story
Akira was once a highly anticipated FC player, but after an overwhelming defeat, she left the sport for other reasons. When he meets transfer student Asuka and teaches her to fly, he rekindles his old passion.
Responding to the Withdrawn (Anime Adaptation · Spoilers)
In episode 8 of the anime, Misaki submits her withdrawal request at the start of the second semester and continues to avoid questions from her classmates. Akira saw her past self in her and took the initiative to talk about her own experiences.
Original: Flying Yourself on Two Routes
In Mashiro's route, Akira suppresses past wounds for Mashiro and competes with Misaki. At the end of Lijia's route, he personally demonstrated flying to guide Lijia. The two action stages belong to the Mashiro route and the Rika's route, respectively.
EXTRA2: Mentor and Future Opponent
When Shindo and Shion competed, Akiya served as Shion's off-court coach. When Misaki was with Minamoe, he did not act as her off-court coach.
He and Misaki agreed to face off in the future. In episode 5, Misaki expressed her hope that even without his off-court guidance, she could still give her all.
Misaki route: Contestant returns (PC main story)
At the end of Misaki's route, after hearing Misaki and Mado's conversations, Akiya decides to try hard again as a competitor. The story unfolds after the credits to the next summer tournament, where he also prepares to participate as a contestant.
Misaki Route: Coach Division of Labor (Main Story)
In episode 7 of Misaki's route, Akira asks Aoi to take over as coach and herself becomes the dedicated instructor for Misaki.
EXTRA1: Studying at an udon shop
At first, Akira worked part-time at the shop to ease Mashiro's burden, but gradually grew to like the job. Mashiro's father taught him how to make udon and treated him as a son.
Rika route (main story)
During the summer and autumn tournaments, Akiya coached Rika, who was training with Kunahama, and served as her off-court coach during the autumn tournament.
Asuka Route (Main Article)
The day after Asuka's victory at the autumn tournament, Akira and her had a final match against her.
Mashiro Route (Main Article)
After Takatou lost to Rika in practice, Mashiro visited her and confessed his feelings to her.
Related entries
- Featured works:The Quartet of the Azure Beyond the Blue EXTRA1S/P
- Featured works:The Quartet of the Azure Beyond the Blue EXTRA2S/P
- Flight instructors for this article:Asuka Kurashina (The Quartet of the Aoi no Kanata)
- EXTRA1 interviewers asking about their clothing preferences:Minori Hosaka (The Quartet of Aono Kanata)
- Opponents who compete for Mashiro in the Mashiro route:Misaki Tobisawa (Aoi no Kanata Quartet)
- Guided by Lijia's personal flight demonstration in the route:Rika Ichinose (The Quartet of Aono Kanata)
- Riders in the Mashiro route who ask themselves to help secure a win:Mashiro Arisaka (The Quartet of Aono Kanata)
- Shion, who was the off-court coach during the EXTRA2 match against Shinfuji:Shion Aoyagi (The Quartet of Aono Kanata)
- Lovers who promise to face off in the future in EXTRA2:Misaki Tobisawa (Aoi no Kanata Quartet)
- This article about returning to coaching after leaving FC:Ao: The Quartet Beyond the Blue (original game)
- One of the people who helped her contestant decide to return at the end of the PC Misaki route:Issei Mado (The Quartet of Aono Kanata)
- In episode 7 of this story, Misaki personally coaches the contestants:Misaki Tobisawa (Aoi no Kanata Quartet)
- In Windows EXTRA1, the lover works part-time at a home udon shop to lighten their burden:Mashiro Arisaka (The Quartet of Aono Kanata)
- In Windows EXTRA 1, the lover who studied with himself and promised to prepare a lunch box for the post-exam date:Mashiro Arisaka (The Quartet of Aono Kanata)
- In Windows EXTRA1, she explains to herself that the overnight offer is meant for the lover's mother to enjoy a long trip:Arisaka Botan (The Quartet of Aoi no Kanata)
- The person who provided their chosen cooked dish in the Windows EXTRA1 bento tryout:Misaki Tobisawa (Aoi no Kanata Quartet)
- Friends who suggest beach date locations in Windows EXTRA1:Tiger Fish Has Rikka (The Quartet of Ao no Kanata)
- This story's Rijia route: Summer training and the players coached during the autumn tournament:Rika Ichinose (The Quartet of Aono Kanata)
- The person who will compete together the next day in this Asuka Line tournament:Asuka Kurashina (The Quartet of the Aoi no Kanata)
- After the True White Line practice, the person who visited and confessed:Mashiro Arisaka (The Quartet of Aono Kanata)
References
- sprite：Aokana EXTRA1
- sprite：Aokana EXTRA2
- Cangbi Animation: Official Synopsis of Episode 8
- sprite: Main game STORY
- Suzu: [Play Impressions] Four Rhythms Beyond the Blue
- Canary: Have fun—Aoi's clearing impressions
- Kohei: Aohi EXTRA2 impressions and Rokuba FC commentary
- Rin: [Play Impressions] Aohi EXTRA2
- Muramasa: Aohei PC Misaki route endgame play
- Esuyama: Aohito Main Story Separate Episodes Actual Play
- Qiongquan: EXTRA1 story walkthrough hands-on experience
- orixbw-bs: Played other routes in the main story of the Azure Beyond the Blue
- ORIXBW-BS: Played the Mashiro route of Ao no Kanata
Data compiled on: 2026-10-07.