Makoto Kikuchi (菊地 真, Kikuchi Makoto) is an idol at 765 Production. She initially appeared in the arcade game, and her latest appearance was in THE IDOLM@STER STELLA STAGE.
She is voiced by Hiromi Hirata.
Personality[]
Makoto Kikuchi is known as "The Pretty-boy Idol" and prince of 765 Production. She has more female fans than male ones and is very popular at her all girls high school. Makoto is a very energetic, determined and honest girl who deep-down wishes to make herself more feminine.
She is very confident in her dancing skills, and though being self-taught, she is known to be one of the best dancers in 765 Production. Makoto also loves to do sports, in fact before her idol debut she used to train at an Aikido dojo near her house, leading her to also be physically strong.
Makoto's family consists of herself and both her parents. Her dad is a professional race car driver who wished to have a son, and therefore has raised Makoto as a boy, leading to her tomboyish demeanor. After Makoto one day discussed with her dad how she wished to be more feminine, her dad came to the conclusion to make her an idol, and introduced Makoto to 765 Production.
Makoto has short, black hair. She usually wears a red and grey tracksuit.
Background[]
Makoto lives in Shizuoka with her father, a professional race car driver, and her mother. Her father wanted a son and decided to raise her as a boy, leading to her boyish tendencies. However, after she told her father that she desired to be more feminine, he introduced her to 765 Productions to become an idol. But, even as an idol, she has more female fans than male ones, and often receives love letters and chocolate at school.
Hobbies[]
Makoto likes all kinds of sports and plushies. Her handedness is her right hand.
Etymology[]
- The name Makoto means "real, genuine" (真).
- Makoto's surname Kikuchi means "chrysanthemum" (菊) (kiku) and "earth, land" (地) (chi).
Trivia[]
- In THE IDOLM@STER SP, instead of Makoto's dad putting her in 765 Production's, she gets in on her own without telling her dad about it.
- Makoto has claustrophobia due to a childhood memory of being stuck in an elevator.
- Makoto is known as "The Pretty-boy Idol" who has more female fans than male ones that she is popular with the girls at school.
- Makoto wants to make herself more feminine and wear more cute clothes.
- Makoto's design is thought to be loosely based on another NAMCO character, Makoto Kotobuki from the sports arcade game Mach Breakers.
- Despite Makoto being boyish most of the time, she has a natural fear of insects to the point of even hesitating to say the name of any insect she mentions or sees.
- Even though Makoto forces herself to be feminine, she will occasionally curse and speak in a slang of a Japanese high school gangster when angered.
- If Makoto receives more fan-mail from girls than boys, she'll become upset for the rest of the day. However, she stated that she actually doesn't want more male fans than female ones and is very appreciative of every single one of her supporters.
- One of the main reasons why Makoto decided that she wanted to become more feminine was during her freshman year in her all girls high school she was appointed to do the Romeo part in her Romeo and Juliet play, after the play was over the girl who played Juliet clung to Makoto's arm constantly and whispering "My lovely Romeo; Makoto" as well as kissing her before she left for the day.
- Makoto is also known to be physically strong, she's able to pick Yukiho and Producer up as if its nothing.
- Makoto has a tendency to talk on before she realizes she's being made fun of, particularly when Producer makes fun of her androgyny or when he tricks her into saying "Konbanwa (good evening)" instead of "Ohayo (good morning)" during the morning greetings.
- Makoto tends to make a mischievous cat-like face during conversations, a similar trait shared with Haruka's Nonowa face.
- She gets chocolate from girls on Valentine's day.