Akatsuki

Akatsuki (暁?) is the Japanese word for "dawn". It may refer to:

In anime, manga, or other fictional work:

  • Akatsuki (Naruto), a fictional organization of criminals in Naruto
  • ORB-01 Akatsuki, a fictional weapon in Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny
  • Akatsuki, a fictional mecha of Knightmare Frames, in anime series Code Geass
  • Akatsuki, a fictional demon in Konjiki no Gash Bell!!: 101 Banme no Mamono
  • Akatsuki Kain, a character from Vampire Knight anime and manga series.
  • Akatsuki, the capital city of Amberground, the fictional world from Tegami Bachi manga series.
  • Akatsuki, a main character from Akatsuki Blitzkampf.
  • Akatsuki Ferry, a fictional ship which serves as a plot basis for the 2001 show Kamen Rider Agito

In transport and aerospace:

  • Akatsuki class destroyer (1901), torpedo boat destroyers of the Imperial Japanese Navy
  • Akatsuki class destroyer (1931), destroyeers of the Imperial Japanese Navy, similar to the Fubuki class
    • Japanese destroyer Akatsuki, lead ship of the 1931 Akatsuki class
  • Akatsuki (train), a Japanese sleeping car train operated between Kyoto and Nagasaki
  • Akatsuki (spacecraft), also known as PLANET-C, an unmanned Venus-orbiter spacecraft

Other uses:

  • Akatsuki no Kuruma, a song by FictionJunction Yuuka