Niki Shiina

Niki Shiina is 177cm, or 5'9ft. He has long slightly unkempt dark grey hair tied off into a low ponytail put to his left shoulder. His eyes are blue, his build is average, and he has a slighty tanned complexion. Left-handed.

Niki is apart of an idol group called 'Crazy:b' with Rinne Amagi, the leader of the group, Kohaku Oukawa, and HiMERU. Niki and Rinne met back then, Niki was 14 at the time, and Rinne was 17. Niki had approached Rinne on the street out of concern after a bit of hesitation,Afterwards, Niki had opted to keep Rinne with him out of fear of "not wanting to be a criminal", after Rinne had put him under the impression that he had extorted the food from Niki's neighbors. As gratitude for saving his life, Niki worked hard for them to become idols for his sake. It is only much later that he finds out that Rinne had actually gone from door to door to beg for food. However, he blames himself for not knowing better, as he grew up afraid of the police.

During the Main Story, much like the rest of Crazy:B, Niki laments about how meeting Rinne was his turning point for the worst, showing great annoyance at Rinne's actions most of the time and complaining about him being a lazy freeloader. However, he reveals that he cares a lot about Rinne and his well-being, saying he'd help Rinne go wherever he wanted to during Rinne's conflict with Hiiro before the MDM. Rinne shows the same care back by entering Niki into confectionery competitions anonymously so he could continue to work professionally in the kitchen without being bound by his father's failures. During the Hot Limit stage, in an effort to display his gratitude, Niki asks if he can kiss Rinne, to which the latter replies will have to wait until after they're married (although Niki then states he has no intention of doing so).

Like with most others, Rinne often teases and flirts with Niki and mentions the topic of marriage as well. In Hot Limit, Rinne explains that he does this because if they were to get married and become family Niki would not have to worry about causing problems for him. The two continue to tease and quarrel with each other and serve as comic relief in Crazy:B stories, turning an eye to HiMERU's complaints about how they don't act like proper idols.

When it comes to Rinne, due to their long-term friendship, he’s harsher and more straight-to-the-point. He criticizes him about his bad gambling addiction and being a freeloader, and how he leeches off of Niki for food and shelter. But despite how harsh he rubs off as, he still cares for Rinne deeply.

In short, Niki is a very fun, outgoing person with an intense passion for cooking. He usually is super sincere and thinks of himself as nothing more than a “decent chef”. He's more of a comic relief person, trying to up spirits and atmosphere. When he's hungry, Niki is usually wild and brusque.. So Niki makes sure to eat!

When it comes to Rinne, due to their long-term friendship, he’s harsher and more straight-to-the-point. He criticizes him about his bad gambling addiction and being a freeloader, and how he leeches off of Niki for food and shelter. But despite how harsh he rubs off as, he still cares for Rinne deeply.

He’s loud and is humble when people compliment him about his cooking. Niki often speaks in “cooking dialect” and in relation to cooking terms, which is why people have a hard time understanding what he means sometimes. This is because of his passion for cooking and his huge knowledge about it.

Judging by how he acts, you can tell that he keeps his unit members close to heart. He treats his friends very well and shows his affection in form of food. Niki is seen like a brotherly figure for the group, his first name being a play on the word 'bro', with how much the Crazy:b members trust Niki.

Niki works part-time at Café Cinnamon. Niki only graduated middle school and did not attend high school. Niki's parents are constantly traveling. Niki has been trained in cooking by his father since a young age. Niki's father is a rather well-known chef who used to be popular on TV shows, but he was banned from appearing on television after a certain incident involving meat a few years ago. The specifics of this incident are unknown, barring that Eichi thinks it's not a topic that should be discussed in front of children. However, Eichi also suspects it may have been a falsified incident that idols had orchestrated to get a non-idol off the TV slots and use that time for idols themselves. Niki met Rinne when he was 14 and Rinne was 17, and the two have stayed together ever since. He suffers from an unexplained chronic disease that makes his intestines less able to absorb nutrients than ordinary people. Niki of course, is good at cooking, being able to taste a dish, and recreate it.