Maki Nishikino

Nishikino Maki is one of the nine main characters in Love Live!. She is a first year at Otonokizaka High School. She has crimson hair and violet eyes. Her main 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 from joining µ's at first. Because of her wealth, it is discovered in Season 1 Episode 10 that Maki's parents own a beach house. Therefore, μ's gladly insisted Maki to go 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 at the mountains.

Personality
Maki has the qualities of a tsundere and 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 This was shown when she was invited to play at the beach, as she was withdrawn from the group and not interested in playing with them.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 Yazawa Nico, 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.

Chronology
Season I = Season II =

Trivia

 * One of her famous lines is "Nanisore? Imi wakannai.", literally meaning "What's that? I can't understand the meaning."
 * For some unstated reason, her summer uniform's cardigan is a shade of gray unlike yellow like the others.
 * 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.

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