Honoka Kosaka

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Honoka Kousaka
Kanji	高坂穂乃果
Romaji	Kousaka Honoka
Statistics
Birthday	August 3rd
Year	2nd
Height	157cm
Blood Type	O
Three Sizes	B 78, W 58, H 82
Other
Zodiac Sign	Leo
Favorite Food	Strawberries
Disliked Food	Bell Peppers
Charm Point	Her charming smile
Debut
Debut	Season 1 Episode 1
Japanese Voice Actress/Actor
Seiyuu Kanji	新田恵海
Seiyuu Romaji	Nitta Emi

Honoka Kosaka is the primary protagonist in Love Live!. She was a second-year student at Otonokizaka High School until she graduated at the end of Love Live! The School Idol Movie. She is the leader of Printemps, a sub-unit under µ's and is the leader and founder of the group. Her image color is orange, though she is also represented with pink sometimes.

Background

Honoka's family owns a Japanese sweets shop named Homura. She lives at the back of the shop with her mother, father and her younger sister, Yukiho Kousaka. Since she was young, she has been friends with Kotori Minami, and she befriended Umi Sonoda after inviting her to a game of hide-and-seek. She is also friends with Fumiko, Hideko and Mika at school. Her grandmother and her mother are both graduates from Otonokizaka.

Personality

Honoka is an optimist who is never afraid to take risks. She is always in a good mood and likes to look at the bright side of things. She is determined and once her mind is set on something, nothing can stop her. This is believed to be the driving force behind μ's formation and success. But because of her persistent personality, she often overexerts herself.

Her personality is similar to Rin Hoshizora's because they are both determined, hard-working, and fun-loving. For example, in Season 1 Episode 7, Honoka, Rin and Nico Yazawa had to work hard to pass exams in order to enter Love Live! and are known as the "Three Idiots".

She likes to eat bread, but she doesn't like eating red bean paste or white bean paste despite working at her family's Japanese sweets shop.

Clubs and Hobbies

Honoka enjoys swimming and collecting stickers. Her special skill is often finding money on the streets, which she attributes to good luck. She is also the leader of the school idol group μ's. Starting from the second season, she succeeds Eli Ayase as Otonokizaka High School's student council president. In the manga version, before starting an idol club, Honoka is in the Kendo club with Umi and is good enough to win a tournament.

Appearance

Honoka has a slim build. She has brownish orange hair that she ties into a ponytail on the right side and blue eyes.