Ayane Sarashiki

"Drop the formalities, Otonashi-kun. Call me Ayane from now on, 'kay?"

- Ayane Sarashiki

Ayane Sarashiki (Sarashiki Ayane) is an original character in Angel Beats! A Step Closer, functioning as a Research and Development Technician in The Guild as well as Otonashi's personal advisor.

Appearance
Ayane Sarashiki has multiple sets of appearances in A Step Closer.

Her distinguishing features is that she has fair skin, light orange hair that is almost always seen with the loose side bun and peach-reddish eyes.

In her Afterlife Battlefront civilian uniform, she typically wears the standard uniform for girls which is a sailor fuku uniform that has a blue collar, skirt and a dark pink ribbon with knee-high socks and black shoes. There is an Afterlife Battlefront patch on the left side on the uniform, to which she usually removes whenever she's out in public.

In the Guild, she wears the standard guild uniform but keeps her hair up normally.

In casual clothing, Ayane wears a bergundy shirt, a light green jacket, and jeans. The jacket has traditional two pockets on the front close to the bottom and two other pockets on the chest area. She typically leaves the jacket unzipped.

Combat Gear
It is currently unknown if Ayane prefers a certain type of combat uniform.

Headgear
It is currently unknown if Ayane prefers a certain type of headgear.

Plate Carrier
It is currently unknown if Ayane prefers a certain type of plate carrier.

Battle Belt
It is currently unknown if Ayane prefers a certain type of battle belt.

Weapons
It is currently unknown if Ayane prefers certain types of firearm.

Personality
Ayane is a cheerful, outgoing, spontaneous, and extremely passionate girl; even when she's sad or upset she always has a smile on her face. To the contrary of her outgoing personality, her spontaneous outburts are a possible indication that she has had communication problems before. This was proven true in Chapter 9 when she overwhelms Otonashi. Although unsaid, she always wants to fit in, to the point where disagreeing with friends can bring her anxiety. She is usually very apologetic of her actions, even if they are very minor or not remotely her fault.

In reality, she is much smarter than she lets on, and rarely shows her sly and calculating personality to others with the exception of Chaa, Hinata, and Otonashi.

Miscellaneous

 * Investigation of APT51 (target of operation)

Trivia

 * Ayane's hairstyle is primarily inspired by My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU's Yui Yuigahama.
 * Ayane's clothing style is derived from a fan art which depicts Akame Ga Kill's Chelsea in modern clothing.