Akinari Kamiki

Appearances

 * Persona 3: Social Link

Biography
Also known as the dying young man, Akinari Kamiki is first seen playing with Maiko in Maiko's level three Social Link event. The social link is initiated by the protagonist speaking to Akinari on a Sunday (the only day he is available) at the Naganaki Shrine, then speaking to Koromaru in the dorm after he has joined S.E.E.S., and receiving Akinari's red fountain pen, then finally returning the pen to Akinari. Akinari is a teenager who has been diagnosed with a life-threatening disease, and isn't expected to live much longer, and as such, is a depressed young man with a bleak outlook on life. He finds it hard to identify with normal, healthy people, but eventually comes to enjoy the company of the protagonist, and looks forward to his visits every Sunday afternoon. As the social link progresses, Akinari begins to write a story about a bird and an alligator that begins happy, but he has trouble ending it on a happy note, at one point deciding to end it with the alligator accidentally swallowing the bird, and being sad about his unfortunate actions for the rest of his life. Later, Akinari decides that life is worth living to its fullest, and finishes the story on a happy note. At the end of the link, Akinari gives his notebook with his story in it to the protagonist to keep, and later dies.
 * Arcana: Sun

If the protagonist completes the Social Link, then Persona Asura becomes available.