Maki Nishikino

Maki Nishikino is one of the nine main characters in Love Live!. She is a first year at Otonokizaka High School. Her image color is red. She is a member of BiBi, a sub-unit under µ's.

Background
Maki comes from a wealthy family of doctors, and is somewhat pressured to become a doctor, like her parents, which would lead her into giving up music, which causes her to refuse to join µ's at first.

Because of Maki's wealth, it is discovered in Season 1 Episode 10 that her parents own a beach house. Therefore, μ's gladly insisted that Maki should go and ask her parents if they could use it, which they allow. In Season 2 Episode 2, it is revealed that her family also owns a vacation house in the mountains.

Personality
Maki has the qualities of a tsundere, and she has a hard time admitting her true feelings to her peers. She also has somewhat childish beliefs, as demonstrated by the group finding out that she still believes in Santa Claus.

Maki is also quite stubborn. This was shown when she was invited to play at the beach, as she was withdrawn from the group and not interested in playing with them.

Maki was initially portrayed as a loner in the first few episodes, and spent her time alone in the music room.

Her personality often clashes with Nico Yazawa, such as when she called Nico stubborn during Season 2 Episode 4. Rin, however, tells her "You're one to talk", implying that Maki is stubborn as well.

Clubs and Hobbies
Maki is skilled at playing the piano, and is the composer of µ's. She is also their vocal coach. Her other hobbies are photography and stargazing. Her special skill is achieving full marks on tests. She also became the Idol Research Club's vice president after the third-years graduated.

Audio

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Chronology
Season I = Season II = Manga =

Trivia

 * One of her famous lines is "Nani sore? Imi wakannai." (何それ？意味分かんない. ), literally meaning "What's that? I don't understand you" or "I don't get it".
 * For some unstated reason, her summer uniform's cardigan is not yellow (like the others), but a shade of gray.
 * In the anime, Nico is the only member of μ's Maki addresses using honorifics, specifically "Nico-chan".
 * The lowest score she has ever obtained for a test was 68, which led to an argument with her father and almost being forced to leave μ's. Her father only relented after the other members visited Maki's house to persuade him to let her continue her school-idol activities. Umi, being an heiress to a family business as well, was instrumental in convincing him.
 * This conflict was not shown in the anime adaptation at all, with her father seemingly supportive of her activities by letting them use their holiday homes as well as sending her to the airport in the movie.
 * As well as the piano, Maki is also very skilled at playing the flute, having performed at a recital in the past. For some unknown reason, it is unaddressed in the anime and manga, and is found in ~μ's Member Q&A~
 * In the manga adaptation of School Idol Diary, she is shown to have a maid.
 * Maki has seen the Harry Potter movies, but it is unknown whether or not she has also read the books. She comments on some of the scenes that are so scary she "had to close her eyes".


 * While it was not said how she got into Otonokizaka in the anime, it was her parents' decision in the manga.
 * In addition to this, in the manga, she wanted to go to UTX and bonded with Nico because of this.

Gallery

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