Akane was born with a natural talent as a gymnast. Her body build, strength, agility, and endurance grew ever since she was a child. She often nimbly performed parkour on her home and her father who noticed this convinced her to join tournaments and competitions. It turned out that she did very, very well and kept winning many tournaments since then. Akane Owari's a student in Hope's Peak Academy's Class 77-B, Her title is the Ultimate Gymnast.