Yukari Akiyama

Gunner to loader. The only daughter of the couple who runs the Akiyama Barber Shop on the academy ship. A hardcore tank enthusiast with a deep knowledge and love for tanks, her room at home is decorated with various tank-related items.

She has had a strong admiration for Miho since Miho was at Kuromorimine Girls Academy. She was particularly impressed by Miho's self-sacrificial actions during last year's Tankery Championship finals, which prioritized the safety of her teammates over victory, leading her to view Miho as a hero and falling in love with Miho's kind personality. She became friends with Miho after secretly following her during a tank search in their first Tankery class. Like Miho, she is shy and was worried by her parents for not having friends, but she has become more sociable and her natural cheerfulness has come out since making friends through Tankery. She speaks politely even to classmates, addressing them with their surname followed by "dono."

When it comes to things she likes, such as tanks and the military, she tends to speak passionately, but she is also considerate and kind-hearted, supporting her friends in various ways, not just during Tankery, thanks to her natural preparedness. In espionage activities she undertook alone to understand the enemy's strength, she disguised herself with a uniform she obtained on her own and edited videos in a short time, showing boldness and dexterity. She also possesses the skill to measure dimensions of an object at a glance [ep 5].

Her school bag is a military-spec backpack, always packed with a mess kit, a canteen, and metal utensils, ready for camping at any time. She also carries boots, a compass, and a foldable shovel [ep 6], and is knowledgeable about setting up tents and MREs [ep 7], showing her expertise in military knowledge beyond tanks.

Her abundant military knowledge and bold actions during tactical operations make her a valuable strategist for the team captain Miho, supporting her in both tactical and mental aspects, contributing to Oarai's national victory.

She has curly hair inherited from her mother. Until entering middle school, she had the same perm as her father [ep 8], and Saori suggested that her lack of friends might have been due to her hairstyle.

In the manga version, she serves as the temporary tank commander and 47 mm gun gunner in a Renault B1bis during the Anzio battle.

Yukari's role was decided through a tape audition, and Nakagami was surprised to receive the selection pass from her agency, as she had expected a studio audition.