Ena Shinonome

Ena Shinonome is a third-year student at Kamiyama High School who attends night classes. She is the illustrator for the underground music circle Nightcord at 25:00, going by the alias "Enanan” along with Kanade Yoisaki (alias-“K”), Mizuki Akiyama, (alias-“Amia”) and Mafuyu Asahina (alias-“Yuki”) Ena's father is a famous artist and her inspiration for drawing. However, he believes that the path of a professional artist is full of pain and suffering, and that Ena is incapable of handling that pain. One day when Ena was in middle school, she expressed her desire to enroll at an art school, but her father told her to give up because she lacked any talent. Their relationship has been strained ever since, and she kept drawing in order to prove him wrong. She also used to attend art classes hosted by Saneatsu Yukihira, a famous artist, for over 5 years, before she quit after receiving very harsh criticism from him. Despite her father and art teacher's words, she attempted to enter one of the art schools by taking its entrance exam. However during the exam, even though she tried her best to complete the assignment, she couldn't forget what the two had said to her and was unable to draw as well as she wanted, leading to her not being accepted. As a result she instead ended up attending Kamiyama's Night Classes. Ena was invited to join Nightcord at 25:00 by Kanade Yoisaki (who is going by the alias of “K”), who liked the illustrations she made based on Kanade's music. Ena is also relatively popular on social media, though she is frustrated by her selfies getting more recognition than her art. Ena has wide, dark brown eyes that become a gradient into beige. She has short brown hair with medium-length bangs swept to the right. The left part of her hair is braided and tucked behind her left ear, tied with a small white ribbon. Her voice is sweet and airy. She wears a green button-up with black ribbons near the cuffs and a black ribbon bowtie, tucked into a plaid, pleated, light brown skirt with a belt around the waist and two dark brown lines along the hem. Ena is an extremely strong-willed person who always speaks her mind. She is harshly critical of her own work, often frustrated by her lack of talent. Ena is also easily flustered and angered, and is described as a "tsundere" by Mizuki. While blunt and sarcastic in her words, she also has a caring and soft side which she doesn't like to admit to, especially in the case with Mafuyu. Ena is often the first person to lend a hand when a friend is in trouble even with her harsh attitude. Despite her strong-willed nature and determination to prove herself as an artist, her lack of self esteem and intense craving for praise as a result of her artist father’s disapproval causes her to struggle with her own art. She states how she hates herself for being unable to draw without recognition. A part of her self-esteem comes from the comments on her selfies and art in Nightcord at 25:00’s music videos. Ena and Mafuyu are dating and Mafuyu comes over at Ena’s house sometimes. Ena has a little brother called Akito, who has olive-green eyes and messy orange hair with a dyed yellow streak on the left side of his center bangs. His voice is tough and powerful. Ena’s favorite foods are pancakes and cheesecake, while her least favorite food is carrots. Her hobbies are drawing, taking selfies, social media, and egosurfing. Her specialties are researching fashion accessories and picking out the best cooking ingredients. Her birthday is in April 30 and her height is 158 cm (5’2”.) Ena also dislikes getting up in the morning.