Wataru Akase

Wataru Akase (明瀬 渉) was Ryunosuke Katagiri's coworker at Bar Cross who was killed by Takeshi Makimura (Zero Six) during the attack on Bar Cross.

History
Wataru has had one criminal offense of assault by blood-drinking before college.

Appearance
Wataru was a young woman with short, wavy light-colored hair with messy bangs framing her face. She had a tired but calm look with light-colored eyes and dark circles under her eyes, indicating that she hadn't drunk blood for a while.

Etymology

 * The name Wataru means "ford, ferry, port" (渉).
 * Wataru's surname Akase means "bright, light, clear" (明) (aka) and "swift current, rapids" (瀬) (se).

Trivia

 * Wataru always carries a switchblade.
 * Like Oryo, Wataru's gender is male on the family register.