Kelsey Hino

Akane Hino (日野 あかね Hino Akane?) (or Kelsey in the English dub Glitter Force, or Kelsey Redblaze) is one of the five main Cures/GF Warriors in the series Smile Pretty Cure!/Glitter Force. An unusually passionate girl, she is able to get into any mood easily and loves to make others laugh. Her family runs an okonomiyaki restaurant, and she often helps out there. In school, she is part of the volleyball team.

Her alter ego is Cure Sunny (キュアサニー Kyua Sanī), or Glitter Sunny in the Glitter Force dub. She is the second member to join the team and she also controls the power of Fire and Flames.

Appearance
Akane/Kelsey has maroon eyes and short hair worn in a tiny ponytail with several strands left loose. Her bangs are mostly brushed to the right with a few clips, while the opposite side is a few inches shorter. With her school uniform, she wears a red tie and orange sweater around her waist. Casually Akane/Kelsey wears a loose orange top with yellow lines, one vertical on the left, one horizontal at the chest, along with red pockets to match the ribbon on the back. This is paired with a red tank-top, denim pants, and dark red flats with a brown sole. For summer she switches to a goldenrod tank-top over an orange ruffled T-shirt, khaki puffed shorts, white stockings, and tan shoes with the toe and foot exposing the sock.

As Cure/Glitter Sunny, her hair turns orange and is worn in a rounded bun with three, large loose strands of hair, one of which curls, while the rest of her hair is worn loose, decorated with a white tiara that has an orange gem on it, and a single wing. Like March/Spring, she wears her earrings on the helix of her ears. Her outfit is pastel orange with burnt orange lining on the torso and pleat skirt, worn over burnt orange shorts. The middle of the chest is a pale cream with the gold Smile Pretty Cure/original Glitter Force emblem sewn on cream fabric and orange bow. Wing-like sleeves are worn on the shoulder with orange spheres attached, and flowing from the back of her skirt is a ruffled cream piece of fabric. She gains white boots with pastel orange toe and heel, and a burnt orange ribbon inches from the cuff to match her sleeves. On her right hip is her Smile/Glitter Pact, and around her neck is a burnt orange choker.

In Tiara mode, her white tiara is replaced by a golden crown worn in the center of her head, adorned by a red circle while the angel wing turns into gold. Her white angel wing earrings are replaced by gold ribbons with orange hearts in the center, and she now wears them on her earlobes.

In Princess mode, her hair is let loose with some being pulled back into a bow. Over her normal Cure/GF Warrior outfit is a cream ruffled dress with a flowing ribbon tied to the back of the waist. Her choker and shorts are slightly lightened, along with her wrist accessories and boots. On her chest is a pastel orange ribbon with white stripe and the gold Smile Pretty Cure emblem sewn to a frilly cloth. She also regains the crown from Tiara Mode along with a golden halo and wing.

As Ultra Cure/Queen Sunny, she gains her Princess Mode tiara and accessories. Her hair grows in length and is lighter orange, with her loose strands flowing around her head. The bangs on the right of her head grow to be navel length. Over her dress is a feathery, cream outfit, and she gains a pair of angel wings and a white choker with an orange gem on it. Her boot cuffs change in shape and are now uneven length to match her wrist accessories.

Personality
Akane/Kelsey is fond of saying "It's my turn now!". She possesses a tomboyish personality, often reflected in the way she stands or sits. However, she seems to love cute things and has an especially soft spot for gorillas.

Akane/Kelsey is a passionate girl who loves making others laugh. The first impression she gives is that of the class jokester, always full of puns and jokes to make her classmates laugh. As such, she appears to be generally popular and well-liked. Her friends see her as an interesting girl who always manages to make them laugh. She has a habit of speaking her mind, which can get a little out of hand sometimes, such as when she introduced Nao/April, Reika/Chloe, and Yayoi/Lily to Miyuki/Emily as being a "female gang leader", "Miss Popular" and "crybaby" respectively, causing visible discomfort to the three. Yayoi/Lily, with her crybaby personality and fascination with superheroes, is often the target of Akane/Kelsey's jokes. However, there does not seem to be any ill-meaning behind the teasing, and the other girls seldom take offense.

Despite all the teasing, Akane/Kelsey is extremely loyal to her friends. She also has a tendency to act before she thinks. For example, when she witnessed Cure Happy/Lucky being defeated by an Akanbe/Buffoon, she remembered how Miyuki/Emily had helped her out, and immediately went to help Happy/Lucky even though she had no chance of winning against the Akanbe/Buffoon. Her strong wish to help her friend earned her the Smile/Glitter Pact and allowed her to transform into Cure/Glitter Sunny.

With regards to being a Pretty Cure/GF Warrior, Akane/Kelsey was initially against the idea, turning down Miyuki/Emily's bold invitation. When she did become a Cure/Warrior, she seems quite cool about the whole idea, ready to do her best in battle, though not overwhelmingly enthusiastic like Miyuki/ or Yayoi. Similar to Nao, she does not understand why Miyuki/Emily and Yayoi/Lily are so hyped up about being "superheroes", and gave Miyuki/Emily a cool reception when she insisted on the group coming up with a signature phrase. Ironically, though she loves to make puns, she was initially embarrassed by the ones made in her own Cure/Warrior introductory speech.

Morpher

 * Smile Pact/Glitter Pact