Maika Chōno

"Let the curtains of my fest rise!"

- Maika before her performance

Maika Chōno (蝶乃舞花) is a main character of the Aikatsu Friends! series. She is a student of the idol division at Star Harmony Academy. Maika is a sexy-type idol whose preferred brand is Dancing Mirage. Along with Ema Hinata, the two are a part of Honey Cat.

Appearance
Maika has fair skin and slanted blue eyes. Her curled, pink-violet hair is worn loose with an amount of it pulled into a bun on the right of her head. A pearl chain hangs from this with a tiny gold butterfly charm and a droplet gem. She has thick layered bangs with an off-center split and a few loose strands. Her curled forelocks are chest-length.

As of season two, Maika now also wears a dark purple scrunchie around her bun.

Personality
Maika is a mysterious and cool girl who is known to have an adult-like charm with dignity, leaving others with a sexy impression.

Deep down inside, she is a very hot-blooded and passionate girl, born from her love for festivals since she was young. This developed her excellent ability to play sports and dance.

Relationships

 * Ema Hinata
 * Ema is Maika's partner in their friends unit, Honey Cat. They bonded over the fact that they have the same goal despite their completely different personalities.


 * Aine Yūki
 * Maika was drawn to Aine after her first performance, knowing that she would be a strong rival.


 * Tamaki Enjōji
 * Tamaki is Maika's manager, along with Aine, Mio and Ema.


 * Kenshirō Chōno
 * Maika's father.


 * Mai Chōno
 * Maika's mother.


 * Maito Chōno
 * Maika's elder brother who is very observant of his sister's feelings and needs.

Etymology
Chōno (蝶乃) - Chō (蝶) means butterfly and no (乃) is a Chinese character used as a possessive particle, now only used in personal names. Together, her surname can mean "of the butterflies".

Maika (舞花) - Mai (舞) means dance and ka (花) means flower.

Quotes
"Did you think this would be a piece of cake? Save your cake for dessert!"

- Maika Chōno

"Oh? Isn't this getting exciting!"

- Maika's catchphrase

"Only true friends open their hearts when they clash with each other."

- Maika to Aine

"Dessert is sweet, but the world is not!"

- Maika to Aine

Trivia

 * She is 160cm tall.
 * Her star sign is Leo.
 * Her birthday, August 8th, is known as Butterfly Day in Okinawa, Japan, as the number 8 resembles a butterfly when sideways.
 * August 8th is also International Cat Day, alluding to Maika and Ema's unit, Honey Cat.
 * By crossing Maika and Ema's birth month with each other's birth date (August×21 and March×8), based on the Japanese pronounciation of the numbers, it can be read as 8 2 1 (ハニー) and 3 8 (みつばち), once again alluding to their unit.
 * She shares her birthday with Mia Ageha from the Pretty Rhythm series, Haruka☆Ruka from the Aikatsu Stars!,Kokoro Tsurumaki from the BanG Dream! series and Setsuna Yuki from theLove Live! series.
 * Her favorite activity is going to festivals.
 * Her favorite food is dango.
 * She is afraid of ghosts and heights.
 * Her specialties are dance and boxercising.
 * In her daily life, she's passionate about supporting local soccer teams.
 * She shares her voice actress with Ichika Usami from KiraKira☆Pretty Cure A La Mode.