Hikari Sanehara

Hikari Sanehara is a first-year student at Hikari Academy whose remarkable talent for landscape photography and extensive camera knowledge stand in sharp contrast to her firm refusal to photograph people. Unable to tolerate forced smiles in front of a lens, she keeps others at arm's length with her quiet demeanor and cutting remarks, rarely letting a genuine smile cross her face. Yet as she begins mentoring the protagonist in photographic technique, the walls she has built around herself slowly crumble, and she ultimately confronts the emotional scars that have long held her back—finally revealing the authentic side of herself she had kept hidden.