Anzu Hinata

Anzu Hinata (日向 あんず, Hinata Anzu) is a character from the spin-off manga Tokyo Mew Mew Olé! and a main protagonist of the series. She is a second year high school student and Natsume's niece.

Plot
Anzu is first introduced as a very "particular" type of girl who is unconcerned with boys or love; she is very interested in Red Data Animals and is seen looking up pictures of Komodo Dragons rather than fawning over Aoi Shibuya like her fellow classmates. She lives alone with her biologist aunt, Natsume, who convinces her to go to her class Halloween Party after some light teasing. When she arrives, she stops a older boy from harassing a classmate of hers.

At a midpoint in the first chapter, a gelatinous monster is seen wreaking havoc in Tokyo. She is almost crushed by falling steel beams when Aoi Shibuya saves her at the last minute, transforming him into a Mew Mew. She is taken to safety by him and watches as he attempts to defeat the monster. After Shizuka Yoyogi appears and defeats the monster, Anzu is taken by the two of them to a nearby roof, where her aunt appears - who is apparently involved in the new Mew Mew project.

Appearance
Anzu has long, wavy light-colored hair with choppy bangs. She is usually seen in her school uniform - a dark blazer with a white button up, a plaid skirt and matching tie, and tall black socks.

Personality
Anzu is unique, kind, and boisterous. Her friends find her interest is endangered animals to be strange at times, but she is never ostracized and happily goes into detail about the biology of animals at any time. She is also very brave and has a strong sense of justice; she wastes no time protecting a vulnerable classmate from a boy at her class Halloween party.

Etymology

 * The name Anzu is written in hiragana (あんず), which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji (杏, 杏子 or 杏珠), it could possibly mean:
 * 杏 - "apricot".
 * 杏子 - "apricot/apricot tree".
 * 杏珠 - "apricot" (杏) (an) and "bead, pearl, gem, jewel" (珠) (zu).
 * Anzu's surname Hinata means "sunny place" (日向).

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