"I know who's behind all of this, and I have an idea of what we're going to have to do.... You're the only one I think will be able to help. So please, give me a hand!"
Reiko Akanezawa is one of the human partners in Shin Megami Tensei: if....
Appearances[]
- Shin Megami Tensei: if...: Recruitable Character
Personality[]
Among the human partners, Reiko is the most collected and determined, and is an academically gifted honors student. Like Yumi she is very mature, but unlike her is much less emotional. She is also very mysterious - having ulterior motives unbeknownst to the protagonist until the end of her route - and apparently comes off intimidating to her peers. Though they grew up estranged she is supportive of and attached to her brother, Ideo Hazama, and joins the protagonist hoping to save him from himself. She will also remark early on that she is not very good with computers despite her studiousness, leaving the COMP to the player.
Profile[]
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Reiko Akanezawa can be recruited if the protagonist refuses to help Charlie and Yumi and meets Reiko two times at the Music Club. She will be in the room first after visiting the Nurse's Office and next after collecting the equipment from the Storeroom and all 4 clubs.
On Reiko's path, a bit of Ideo Hazama's backstory is revealed. Reiko's path is an extended version of Yumi's path on which after beating Hazama one can enter his mind and beat him a second time, which unlocks the true ending of the game. After beating Ideo the second time, she would stay with him in the Inner World as the protagonist leaves the place and the Expanse, while Karukozaka High School returns to its original place as well.
Kahn[]
Reiko appears much differently than she does in the original game. She is a classmate of Nobu when he transfers following the incident at Karukozaka. While she initially is friendly with him, even trusting him after being framed for his mother's murder, she yells at him when she discovers he is responsible for her brother's death. She is responsible for Hazama's later reincarnation.
Stats[]
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Like the other partners, Reiko uses the same formula to calculate her HP as the protagonist, which is determined by their gender. This can make the game somewhat more difficult if the female route is chosen.
Reiko's stats are chosen at random from 4 distributions:
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Guardians[]
| Guardian | Race | Level | Learnable Skills |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Ghost | Divine | 9 | Zan, Bufu, Hapilma, Dia, Patra, Mapper |
| Kinnari | Yoma | 12 | Agi, Agilao, Bufula, Hapilma |
| Empusa | Night | 15 | Zio, Dormina, Dia, Mapper |
| Heqet | Holy | 17 | Rakukaja, Diarama, Media, Paraladi, Posumudi |
| Yomotsu-Shikome | Femme | 21 | Mazio, Zionga, Tarunda, Diarama, Posumudi |
| Taueret | Lady | 25 | Mediarama, Rakukaja, Tetraja, Charmdi |
| Lamia | Femme | 29 | Zionga, Mediarama |
| Nadja | Fairy | 30 | Zionga, Marin Karin, Mediarama, Posumudi, Paraladi, Recarm |
| Aniel | Herald | 36 | Mazio, Mazionga, Hamaon, Mediarama |
| Siren | Femme | 38 | Dormina, Marin Karin, Makajam, Diarama |
| Morrigan | Flight | 42 | None |
| Dakini | Femme | 45 | Maragion, Mabufula, Mudoon, Necroma |
| Parvati | Megami | 50 | Mabufudyne, Mahama, Bufudyne, Mediarama, Tarukaja |
| Volvo | Femme | 56 | Mabufula, Mudoon, Dormina, Makarakarn |
| Hecate | Tyrant | 60 | Mamudo, Dormina, Marin Karin, Makarakarn, Samarecarm, Necroma |
| Ishtar | Lady | 70 | Mazandyne, Mazionga, Dekaja, Mediarahan, Samarecarm |
Etymology[]
- The name Reiko means "the tinkling of jade" (玲) (rei) and "child" (子) (ko).
- Reiko's surname Akanezawa means "red" (赤) (aka), "root" (根) (ne) and "marsh" (沢) (sawa/zawa).
Gallery[]
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Other[]
Trivia[]
- While not shown in-game, Reiko's bag in her official artwork has a small Jack Frost key-chain doll with it.
| Hazama's Chapter - Manga - Kahn - Novel | |
|---|---|
| Characters | |
| Playable | Tamaki Uchida - Yumi Shirakawa - Shinji Kuroi - Reiko Akanezawa - Akira Miyamoto - Amon - Ideo Hazama |
| Non-playable | Nova - Akiko Yano - Ryuichi Sakamoto - Kayama - Katsuhiko Sato - Otsuki - Chefei - Zurvan |
| Locations | |
| General | Karukozaka High School - River Styx |
| Expanse | World of Pride - Gluttony - Sloth - Envy - Wrath - Greed - Tower of Confinement - Inner World |
| Archives | |
| Terminology | Guardian - Expanse - Moon Phase System - Sword fusion |
| Lists | Guardians - Demons - Bosses (Hazama's Chapter) - Skills - Items |