Innocence Seekers: Akari of the Light

Innocence Seekers: Akari of the Light (イノセンス・シーカーズ～光のあかり～) is an entry of Innocence Seekers: The Black Rose. A video game is currently in the planning stages, and the story will be published in full on this website before its release. The story follows Akari Kuritani, a young girl living in Namari, and her friends.

Main characters
Akari Kuritani (栗谷 あかり)


 * Main article: Akari Kuritani

Akari is a young girl living in Yaezora, the capital of Namari. The only daughter of Akane Kuritani, Akari has inherited much of her mother's powers, including her affinity for fire magic. At the start of the story, she attends Mihara Elementary School alongside her friends, Michiru, Yayoi and Hiyori. Akari is known for her bright personality and her optimism.

The flower associated with Akari is the sunflower.

Michiru Kurosawa (黒沢 みちる)


 * Main article: Michiru Kurosawa

Michiru is one of Akari's friends. She shares much of her powers with her sister Misato, including her affinity for ice magic. Michiru is soft-spoken and reserved, but is fully capable of making friends.

The flower associated with Michiru is the daisy.

Yayoi Miyana (宮奈 弥生)


 * Main article: Yayoi Miyana

Yayoi is one of Akari's friends. She is the third of five sisters, and as of the beginning of the story the only one living in Yaezora. Yayoi is somewhat outgoing, but sometimes worries about how others see her, as she used to be a bully.

The flower associated with Yayoi is the pansy.

Hiyori Kigawa (黄川 ひより)


 * Main article: Hiyori Kigawa

Hiyori is one of Akari's friends. She is the only daughter of Amane Kigawa, and was Akari's very first friend. Hiyori is seen by others as a very nice and intelligent girl.

The flower associated with Hiyori is the iris.

Other playable characters
Mirai Aooka (青岡 未来)


 * Main article: Mirai Aooka

Mirai is a young girl who moved to Namari from Japan in chapter 2. She is rather shy, but will open up to others over time.

The flower associated with Mirai is the anemone.

Sakura Hanazono (花園 さくら)


 * Main article: Sakura Hanazono

Sakura is a member of the Mimori Flower Club and a rather outgoing girl.

The flower associated with Sakura is the cherry blossom.

Mizuki Kuwaumi (桑海 水城)


 * Main article: Mizuki Kuwaumi

Mizuki is a former classmate of Mirai and Inori. She can be serious at times.

The flower associated with Mizuki is the lotus.

Inori Akagawa (赤川 いのり)


 * Main article: Inori Akagawa

Inori is a young girl attending Mimori Elementary School in Tokyo. While she seems introverted, those who speak to her notice that she is actually rather talkative.

The flower associated with Inori is the camellia.

Story
On April 2, 2009, Akari and her friends found a small creature lying on the ground, who was severely injured. The creature called herself a familiar, and explained that monsters have been attacking her for the past few weeks. Out of nowhere, a monster appeared; the familiar gave Akari and her friends several devices which will allow them to harness their magic powers and defeat the monster.

WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD

The familiar later explains to Akari that Gakran sent the monsters to attack her, and is intending to wipe out, at the very least, a significant portion of humanity in the galaxy. She says that Akari is one of the few magical girls capable of defeating Gakran once and for all, due to her special power. She warns Akari that things will get more dangerous over time, and that she needs to prepare.

Despite everyone's efforts to ensure Gakran does not find out about Akari, he eventually does and sends a witch to attack Akari. Akari and her friends manage to repel the witch, but realise that future battles will get harder.

END OF SPOILERS

Gameplay
Planned features of the game include:
 * Dungeons consisting of rooms arranged in a grid with randomly-generated content
 * Rainbow Grid Tactical Battle System (see main article for more details)
 * Extreme level, stat and damage caps (level will be capped at 65,535, player HP at 40,000,000,000, player stats at 9,999,999,999 and damage at 9,999,999,999,999,999)

Trivia

 * Both the Japanese words 灯り akari and 光 hikari can be translated into the English word "light" (although the former normally refers to lamps). Therefore the Japanese subtitle of this entry can be translated literally as "light of the light".

Appellation table
An appellation table denotes the terms used by characters to refer to themselves and other characters. This table will only list the eight playable characters.