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{{Infobox_character
|name=Akira Shinobu
|image=[[File:akira_profile.png|300px]]
|jname= 志伸 あきら (Shinobu Akira)
|surname=Shinobu
|magicalgirl=yes
|voices= Japanese: [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%91%E4%B8%AD%E7%9F%A5 Tomo Muranaka] <br>
English: [https://twitter.com/SimplyAllegra/status/1239009886354034694 Allegra Clark] <br>
Russian: Tatyana Borzova
|id=3008
}}

'''Akira Shinobu''' is one of the original characters of the 2017 mobile game [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Magia Record]]

==General Info==
===Physical features===
* '''Age:''' 15
* '''Height:''' 164cm
* '''Eye colour:''' Light blue
* '''Hair colour:''' Gray
* '''Origins:''' [[Sankyo Ward]]

===Other===
* '''Soul Gem:''' Blue diamond (left gauntlet)
* '''Weapon:''' Open finger gloves
* '''Wish:''' "All those people...Save them" (Akira made this wish after finding people trapped in a witch's barrier, when she was injured by familiars.)
* '''Ability:''' Identifying weak points
* '''Witch form:''' Elsie
* '''Japanese pronoun:''' {{nihongo||ボク|boku}}
* '''School:''' [[Sankyoin Educational Academy]], Ninth Grade

==Game Info==
{{Magia Record Stats
|type=Attack|attribute=aqua
|hp0=3085|atk0=1322|def0=994
|hp2=9736|atk2=4317|def2=3115
|hp3=12335|atk3=5475|def3=3947
|hp4=16225|atk4=7208|def4=5191
|hp5=21721|atk5=8613|def5=6678
|hpmax=24806|atkmax=10373|defmax=8326
|disk1=accele|disk2=blast-|disk3=charge
|connect=Let's Go Fist to Fist!
|connect2=Charge Damage UP [III] & Attack UP [III]
|connect3=Charge Damage UP [V] & Attack UP [V]
|connect4=Charge Damage UP [VII] & Attack UP [VII]
|connect5=Charge Damage UP [VIII] & Attack UP [VIII]
|magia=Machinegun Fists
|magia2=Damage One Enemy [I] & Charged Attack Damage UP (All / 3T)
|magia3=Damage One Enemy [III] & Charged Attack Damage UP (All / 3T)
|magia4=Damage One Enemy [V] & Charged Attack Damage UP (All / 3T) & Damage UP (Self / 3T)
|magia5=Damage One Enemy [VII] & Charged Attack Damage UP (All / 3T) & Damage UP (Self / 3T) & Charge Disc Damage UP (Self / 3T)
|doppel=Elsie
|doppel5=Damage One Enemy [IX] & Charged Attack Damage UP (All / 3T) & Damage UP (Self / 3T) & Charge Disc Damage UP (Self / 3T)
}}{{Magia Record Spirit Enhancement
|hp2=3|atk2=6|def2=2|accele2=2|blast2=2|charge2=6
|hp3=4|atk3=7|def3=3|accele3=3|blast3=3|charge3=7
|hp4=5|atk4=8|def4=4|accele4=4|blast4=4|charge4=8
|hp5=6|atk5=9|def5=5|accele5=5|blast5=5|charge5=9
|hpmax=6|atkmax=9|defmax=5|accelemax=8|blastmax=8|chargemax=13
|MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [III]
|MP Gain UP When Over 100 MP [III]
|Charge Disc Damage UP [II]
|Doppel Damage UP [III] & Magia Damage UP [I]
|Doppel Damage UP [IV] & Magia Damage UP [II]
|Blast Damage UP [II]
|Damage UP [II]
|MP Gain UP [III]
|Charge Disc Damage Up [II]
|Charge Combo Charge Count UP (+1)
|Chance to Anti-Evade [III]
|Charge Disc Damage UP [II] & Charged Attack Damage UP [IV]
|Chance to Critical Hit [II]
|Chance to Evade [II]
|active=Charged Attack Damage UP [V] & Chance to Critical Hit [IV] (Self / 1T)
|cooldown=10
}}

==Summary==
A Magical Girl who looks, talks, and acts like a boy. She was raised and trained alongside the boys at her father's karate dojo. Akira is known as "The Troubleshooter of Sankyoin," because she can't say no to someone in need.

===Doppel Description===
The Doppel of authenticity. Its form is a pouch. The master of this emotion doesn’t think badly of her Doppel, but she certainly feels reluctant to let others see it. Her Doppel boasts a dual nature: its adorable external appearance gives off a feeling of warmth, from its frills and other accessories to even its color scheme, but its interior gives the polar opposite impression. When the pouch opens, adorable internal organs peek out in place of adorable pocket items, causing the blood of those who see it to run cold. The organs are also physically extremely cold, so anyone punched by them will be instantly frozen in place, both mentally and bodily. Incidentally, the Doppel itself doesn’t think that it’s causing the freezing.

===Side Story===
Akira dreams of an event in her past where she was attacked by a witch's familiar. Akira wakes up and sees [[Sasara Minagi]]. Sasara explains she's out for a walk, and asks Akira what she's doing. Akira says that an old man from around the area lost something in the park and asked her to look for it. Sasara says that's expected for the "Troubleshooter", and says Akira's desire to help others is an admirable trait. Akira says she just has a hard time turning down people if they ask her for help. Sasara says that makes Akira like a knight.

Sasara asks if Akira found the item, but Akira says she couldn't find it and dozed off while taking a break. Sasara offers to help and asks what the item was. Akira says it's a cane. Sasara asks how you lose a cane, but Akira says lost canes are "surprisingly common". Sasara asks if the cane was red. When Akira says yes and asks how she knows, Sasara explains she saw some children playing with a red cane. Sasara and Akira head to find the children.

Akira narrates that this is the story of how she became a magical girl, and how it connects to another one. She says that her father runs a karate dojo, and passed on to her these important words: "To know what's right and fail to do it is to have no courage!" Akira explains that she thinks of herself as more like a guy, even using masculine speech patterns, possibly because she grew up training alongside only men. Her father is perfectly fine with this habit, though Akira thinks that's just because her father wanted a son to begin with. However, she says she learned a lot from her father. In a flashback, Akira's father says she should always help those in need, lest she regret not reaching out when it's too late. Because of how her father raised her, Akira says it's in her nature not to ignore someone who needs help.

Akira narrates that the first time she helped someone was when she was six. She helped a woman from the neighborhood find her lost purse. Ever since then, people from around her neighborhood have asked Akira for help, and she could never say no. That's when she picked up the nickname "Troubleshooter". When she started middle school, even her classmates asked her for favors. Akira felt that the unending requests made every day pretty tough. Then one day, Akira received a request from a girl, asking if she can be her bodyguard.

The girl explained that she always felt someone was following her when she walked home from school. The girl begged Akira for help, and Akira asked if she was good enough. The girl claimed that there aren't any boys she felt comfortable asking for help, and her father had work. The girl said that Akira's karate is strong, though Akira claimed she has a long way to go. However, Akira still agreed to help. The girls left the school and walked together through a park. Akira asked if that place was where the girl felt like she was being followed. The girl said it was just up ahead, and then went silent.

Suddenly the girl revealed the actual reason she brought Akira here: She wanted to give her a love confession! A shocked Akira pointed out they're both girls, but the other girl didn't care. The girl admitted that she lied about having a stalker, but Akira said she was relieved the girl wasn't in danger. Akira admitted that she didn't "know a lot about that sort of thing" and politely rejected the girl's confession. The girl said she understood and apologized for lying. After she thanked Akira, the girl left on her own. Akira narrates that it was a sort of a sad way to part. She also says she regrets letting the girl leave alone that day...because shortly after that day the girl vanished.

When Akira learned the girl disappeared a few days later, she immediately blamed herself. She speculates on what happened if she left with the girl, or if she gave her a different answer. Akira spent the next few days searching for the girl. Finally she returned to the park and retraced the girl's steps when she left Akira that other day. Akira wondered what the girl's feelings were. She also wondered if she was really alright with the answer she gave the girl. Suddenly, Akira stepped into a witch's barrier.

Akira is accosted by a familiar and quickly runs away. She soon found a crowd of people standing around with blank looks on their faces. Suddenly Akira saw the girl she was looking for. Akira told the girl they needed to go, but the girl resisted. The girl kept muttering that it was fine and she will just stay here. When Akira asked what's wrong, a voice called out and said the girl was marked by a Witch's Kiss, and is now held prisoner within the barrier. The voice reveals itself as [[Kyubey]], who explains to Akira about witches, familiars and magical girls. Akira narrates that she wouldn't have believed any of it if she wasn't in this situation.

Kyubey explained that if Akira killed the witch and her familiars she could save the people trapped in the barrier. He offered her a contract, but Akira said it was too sudden. Suddenly Akira is attacked by familiars, who knocked her around like a doll they were playing with. Akira felt they were on a level even her Karate couldn't reach. Kyubey again offered a contract to Akira. An injured Akira made the following wish: "All those people...Save them". Akira then turned into a magical girl, destroyed the familiars, and rescued the victims - just as she wished for. The next day, Akira found that none of the victims remembered the incident. Akira wondered if it was because of her wish. She asked Kyubey if they all forgot because she saved them, and Kyubey said it was possible.

Akira asked Kyubey if there were more witches out there, and Kyubey said she only destroyed familiars. Akira then said she had to defeat the witch they came from, and asked if that's what a magical girl does. Kyubey said it was her destiny to defeat witches. Akira narrates that this how she started her life as a magical girl. Knowing that witches existed, she felt the importance of her father's words about doing what's right.

After becoming a magical girl, Akira started to patrol Kamihama. If she heard about a trouble or incident, she would follow it in case it was caused by a witch. One day, she heard about people disappearing and while investigating, ran into a familiar. However, Akira had not transformed into her magical girl form and was caught off guard by the familiar's speed. Akira tried to transform, but dropped her Soul Gem. The familiar's attack then prevented her from retrieving it. Akira then decided to run, hoping to circle back and grab her Soul Gem when there was an opening. However, when she left the barrier she suddenly fell unconscious.

When Akira woke up, she sees a shocked girl asking if she's alright. The girl introduced herself as [[Nanaka Tokiwa]], another magical girl. Akira narrates that Nanaka was chasing the same familiar she was. Akira wondered why she collapsed, and Nanaka said she found Akira unconscious when she arrived. Akira then noticed her Soul Gem was present. Nanaka explained she found it and picked it up a moment ago. Akira thanked Nanaka and prepared to transform, but Nanaka then told her to wait. Nanaka said they should withdraw, since Akira fell unconscious. Akira reluctantly agreed. Akira narrates that Nanaka seemed gentle at a glance, but even back then she was already feeling how intense Nanaka could be beneath the surface. 

A few days later, Nanaka asked Kyubey what happened, and told Akira that she collapsed from a lack of magic. However, Akira felt fine. Nanaka then called Akira, asking for a favor. When they met again, Nanaka asked Akira to duel her. Akira protested and asked why Nanaka wanted to fight her. Nanaka said it was because Akira was weak, as she had outright collapsed earlier. Nanaka then said she will prove how little potential Akira had, and that once Akira lost, she will quit hunting witches and live an ordinary school life. Akira said that as she's from a family that runs a Karate dojo, she can't ignore what Nanaka said. Akira then claimed she's not a pushover and will fight witches. Nanaka said that was wonderful, and the two girls began their duel.

After some fighting, Nanaka ended the duel. Akira said they haven't finished, but Nanaka said she understood Akira's true strength. She then apologized for her harsh words earlier, claiming she was only trying to see how strong Akira's resolve was. When Akira asked why, Nanaka pointed out that Akira had collapsed, and so Nanaka had no way of knowing how well Akira was capable of fighting. Nanaka then claimed there was nothing to worry about, and Akira was strong enough to associate with her. She then invited Akira to work together as a team.

Akira said the offer was too sudden, prompting Nanaka to announce that she was very troubled and that she couldn't fight witches by herself. Nanaka then said she heard Akira never abandons someone in need. Akira said that wasn't fair. She narrates that Nanaka eventually won her over. In the present day, Akira returns the lost cane to the old man. Akira thanks Sasara, who says it was nothing. Akira narrates that after she met Nanaka, she met a bunch of other magical girls, and is still meeting more. She wonders how many magical girls are in Kamihama.

Akira then tells Sasara that she has to go to a meeting at Akira's place. Akira said it has something to do with Kamiahama's real estate. Sasara asks if Nanaka's going into the business, but Akira doubts that's what it is. The girls wish each other goodbye and depart. Akira narrates that Nanaka has her sights set on something different from the rest of them, and she always preoccupied with those thoughts. Akira then narrates this is just the story of how she and Nanaka met, and that she'll talk another time about the rest of the story. Akira wonders if she's being used by Nanaka.

(Akira's story is continued in [[Nanaka Tokiwa|Nanaka's Side Story]].)

===Costume Stories===
====Christmas 2019====
Akira is hanging out at Emiri’s consultation stand wearing the Christmas outfit that Emiri picked out for her. Emiri naturally thinks it looks great on her but Akira isn’t as happy. Still, when Emiri asks her if she wants to change out of it Akira says it’s fine. She just wonders why she ever agreed to wear something so cute in the first place.  After helping out customers all day, Emiri finally sends off the last one. She’s surprised to see how late it’s gotten and suggests they take a break. Since Akira doesn’t think they’ll get any more customers for today, Emiri instead decides they should just close up shop for the day instead. Akira initially agrees although she points out that it’s still pretty early in the day. When Akira looks outside, there’s already a line forming outside the stand. They decided to keep going but then the line suddenly dissipates. Akira figures she must be more tired than she thought and must have mistaken the line of people for something else. Emiri is worried that Akira is too worn out and suggests she go home, although she had been hoping the two of them could have dinner together. But Akira insists she’s fine and was just mistaken. Emiri looks at Akira and figures she must be right so she suggests they change out of their clothes so they can go to dinner. Akira hesitates for a moment and asks if her Christmas shirt could pass for an undershirt, but Emiri points out that won’t work since the Christmas shirt won’t be seen at all. Akira hesitantly agrees and they go get changed out of their clothes. 

Emiri soon comes out wearing her school uniform and waits for Akira to come out. When Akira does, she’s still wearing the Christmas outfit. Akira fidgets and says she got all wrapped up when she tried to undo the ribbon so she left the costume on as is. Emiri nods and tells her to hurry up and go get changed so they can go eat but Akira drags her feet and doesn’t seem to be moving towards the changing room. When Emiri asks her what’s taking her so long, Akira claims it’s because her hands are too cold. After watching Akira drag her feet some more, Emiri suddenly gets hit by a realization: Akira WANTS to wear the costume longer which is why she pretended to see more customers lined up outside the shop. Akira hangs her head and admits she just really wanted to wear the outfit, even for just a minute longer. Today was her only chance to wear it, but she can’t wear it outside. That’s why Akira was dragging her feet so she could keep wearing it longer. Emiri laughs and tells Akira she should have said something sooner and proposes they have dinner there at the consultation stand. That way they can have their own little Christmas party together. Akira thanks Emiri while Emiri goes to get changed back into her own outfit. She thinks it’s a shame that Akira can only wear it for today and tells her she should wear it once more tomorrow, but Akira declines. The next day, Akira puts on the outfit in her room as she prepares to head out. As she looks at herself in the mirror, Akira decides not to wear it out again.

==Appearances==

* [[Magia Record Main Story#Part One|Main Story Part 1]]: [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 8|Chapter 8]], [[Magia Record Main Story Chapter 10|Chapter 10]]
* [[Magia Record Story Last Magia|The Last Magia]]
* [[Magia Record Another Story#Part One|Another Story Part 1]]: [[Magia Record Another Story Chapter 9|Chapter 9]]
* [[Magia Record Mirrors Story|Mirrors Story]] <!-- TODO: Compile a list of layers she appears in -->

===Event Appearances===
*[[Magia Record Story My Diary with You|My Diary With You]]
*[[Magia Record Story And So, The Azaleas Bloom|And So, the Azaleas Bloom]]
*[[Magia Record Story A la Carte Valentine|A la Carte Valentine]]
*[[Magia Record Story Bye Bye, See You Tomorrow ~Memories of the Kamihama Large Residential Complex~|See You Tomorrow]]
*[[Magia Record Story Cross Connection|Cross Connection]]
*[[Magia Record Story The Crescent Moon Manor's Summer Vacation|Summer With Mikazuki Villa]]
*[[Magia Record Story Kamihama Cheese Panic!|Kamihama Cheese Panic!]]
*[[Magia Record Story Mitama and the Delicious New Year's Party|Mitama's Festive Feast]]
*[[Magia Record Story Mitama's Special Training - Nanaka Episode|Mitama's Special Training - Nanaka Episode]]
*[[Magia Record Story Scattered Flowers Melancholy Chapter|The Flowers' Lament]]
*[[Magia Record Story Magia Clash! ~Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Detonation~|Magia Clash!]]
*[[Magia Record Story Memorable Flower|Memorable Flower]]

===Magical Girl Story Appearances===
* [[Mami Tomoe in Magia Record|Mami Tomoe]]
* [[Meiyui Chun]]
* [[Nanaka Tokiwa]]
* [[Ren Isuzu]]
* [[Tsuruno Yui]]
* [[Emiri Kisaki]]
* [[Felicia Mitsuki]]
* [[Hazuki Yusa]]
* [[Natsuki Utsuho]]
* [[Fate T. Harlaown]]
* [[Meguru Hibiki]]

===Other Appearances===
Akira appears in [[Nanaka Tokiwa]]'s side story, and forms a group with her, [[Kako Natsume]], and [[Meiyui Chun]].

Akira also appears in [[Natsuki Utsuho]]'s side story, and cheers Natsuki up when she's feeling down.

==Abilities==
<!--This space is left for her abilities when it is translated-->

==Etymology==
*The characters of her last name mean "will" (志) and "shin" (伸), respectively.

==Trivia==
* Her illustrator is "[https://twitter.com/otyahato Ochau]" ([https://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=275151 Pixiv])
**However, in the NA version of the game the illustrator's name is translated as "Otyau".
* The reason why her Soul Gem is on her fists (her primary weapon), is because her illustrator did not know that Soul Gems were souls.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Akira 2 star.png|Magia Record Two Star card
File:Akira 3 star.png|Magia Record Three Star card
File:Akira 4 star.png|Magia Record Four Star card
File:Card 30085 c.png|Magia Record Five Star card
File:Mini 300800 s.png|In-battle Sprite
File:Mini 300801 s.png|In-battle Sprite (Five Star)
File:Doppel 300800 l.png|Doppel Sprite
File:Akira doppel card.jpg
File:Akira PM.png
File:Akira School.png
File:Akira christmas 2019.png
File:Akira Papa Seal 2019.jpg|Magical Girl Seal 2019
File:Akira 01.jpg
File:Akira 02.jpg
File:Akira 03.jpg
File:Akira 04.jpg
File:DJCjKL_VoAEbJ-n.jpg large.jpg|[https://twitter.com/papa0123/status/905404195192283137 Artwork by PAPA], artist of [[Gallery:Magia☆Report|Magia Report]]
File:101802 manypuela.jpg
File:Memoria-1348-1349.jpg
File:Episode 6 Team Nanaka 1.png
File:Episode 6 Team Nanaka 11.png
File:Episode 6 Kyoko confrontation 2.png
File:Episode 6 Kyoko confrontation 3.png
File:S2E6 VS Shin 6.PNG
File:Magical Girl's ep24-1.png
File:Magical gial's ep25-10.png
File:Magical gial's ep25-13.png
File:Epirogue ep25-1.png
</gallery>

==Memoria Cards==
{{Magia Record Memoria Header}}
{{File:Akira memoria 1.png}}
{{File:Memoria 1090 c.png}}
{{File:Memoria 1440 c.png}}
{{File:Memoria 1349 c.png}}
{{Magia Record Memoria Footer}}

==External links==
*[http://magireco.com Official Magia Record Website - Japanese]
*[https://magiarecord-en.com/ Official Magia Record Website - English]

===Gameplay Videos===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxJWDUEmKG0 Recording of Akira's Transformation Video on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q41iPgtKWok Recording of Akira's Magia Video on Youtube (JP)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fh0HeFoMJ58 Recording of Akira's Doppel Video on Youtube (JP)]

===Side Story and Costume Story Videos===
*Recording of Akira's MSS on Youtube (JP): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8b5AiZiUOc Episode 1/3], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=om64BdV_pVY Episode 2/3], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlYHzxMq5O8 Episode 3/3]
**[https://youtu.be/7IND1iVAjk8	Recording of Akira's MSS on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olegvSL4H6k Recording of Akira's Christmas Outfit Story on Youtube (JP)]
**[https://youtu.be/Xcrxr_PNmYU Recording of Akira's Christmas Outfit Story on Youtube (JP) '''(Translated)''']

===Dialogue Lines===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3XhBWyRjno Recording of Akira's Dialogue lines on Youtube (NA)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbpbPPyQ2d8 Recording of Akira's Christmas Outfit Dialogue lines on Youtube (JP)]

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