Akatsuki (暁, lit. "Dawn") is the 21st Fubuki-class destroyer and/or lead ship of the Akatsuki class of destroyers in [i][[Kantai Collection]][/i]. 
Character design by [[Yadokari (Migihashi)|]], voiced by [[Suzaki Aya]].

h4. Appearance
Akatsuki has [[long_hair|long]] [[purple hair]] that can be fairly [[messy_hair|messy]], and usually has [[hair_between_eyes|a tuft of hair that comes down between her eyes]]. She has [[purple eyes]].

The Akatsuki-class wears a white and dark blue [[serafuku]] that has an [[anchor symbol]] at the center of the collar. They also all have a "III" [[badge]] somewhere on themselves as well as some form of black legwear. When [[machinery|equipped for battle]], they have a pair of torpedo launchers on their hips, a [[smokestack]] on their back, trail an [[anchor]] behind them, have a twin-[[cannon]] [[turret]] on a swinging arm over their right shoulder, and a rounded plate on both of their arms that looks [[shield]]-like. Unlike most shipgirls, they don't wear shoes with propellers or keels, and instead wear [[loafers]] like the kind that are part of school uniforms.

Her personal variation on her class's outfit is wearing opaque [[black pantyhose]] and a [[flat cap]] with an [[anchor symbol]] on it. The "III" is on the left side of her collar. She also wears two plates of armor attached to her shoes while in her combat gear (absent in her second remodel).

She obtained her [[Akatsuki Kai Ni (Kancolle)|second remodel]] on May 29, 2015. See the page for more details.

h4. Personality
Akatsuki does her best to act like a true lady and thus doesn't like to be [[age_conscious|treated as a child]], especially in regards to [[headpat|head-patting]]. Her protests that she is a "full-fledged lady" or "first-class lady" have become something of a catchphrase: [[ichininmae no lady]]. This has the side effect of making her look even more childish. Many characters enjoy teasing her by doing things that play upon her being childish, such as giving her [[okosama_lunch|children's meals]].

h4. [i]Akatsuki[/i]-Class Destroyers/6th Destroyer Division
* [b]Akatsuki[/b]  (暁)
* [[Hibiki (Kancolle)]] (響)
* [[Ikazuchi (Kancolle)]] (雷)
* [[Inazuma (Kancolle)]] (電)

h4. See also
* [[ichininmae no lady]]
* [[Akatsuki (Azur Lane)]]

h4. External links
* "Kancolle English Wikia: Akatsuki":[https://kancolle.fandom.com/wiki/Akatsuki]
* "Kancolle Wiki: Akatsuki":[http://en.kancollewiki.net/Akatsuki]
* "Wikipedia: IJN [i]Akatsuki[/i]":[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Akatsuki_(1932)]
暁 暁(艦隊これくしょん) 暁(艦これ)