Airi Himekawa

Airi Himekawa ( あいり, Himekawa Airi) was a minor yet pivotal character in the Oshi no Ko manga series. She was a successful actress in her day as well as the wife of Seijuurou Uehara and the mother of Taiki Himekawa.

Appearance
Airi had chest-length dark hair that was split on either side, dark-colored eyes and wore dark-colored lipstick.

Personality
Since she never physically appears in the story, not much is known about Airi's general demeanor. However, it is known that, around 20 years prior to the events of story arcs 7 and 8, she became pregnant with the child of an 11-year-old Hikaru Kamiki. It is not explicitly stated how exactly this happened.

History
Not much is known about Airi except that she was an actress who was married to Seijuurou Uehara. At some point, she began pregnant with the child of aspiring actor Hikaru Kamiki, who was only 11 years old at the time, which resulted in the birth of Taiki Himekawa.

However, Seijuurou learned of her secret, which subsequently broke his heart and prompted him to kill her before committing suicide. Akane Kurokawa believed that Hikaru was the one who told him about Taiki's true lineage in order to have her killed whilst leaving no incriminating evidence.

Etymology

 * The name Airi (1) is written in hiragana (あいり), which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji (愛莉 or 愛梨), it could possibly mean:
 * 愛莉 - "love, affection" (愛) (ai) and "white jasmine" (莉) (ri).
 * 愛梨 - "love, affection" (愛) (ai) and "pear" (梨) (ri).
 * Airi's surname Himekawa means "princess, young lady of noble birth" (姫) (hime) and "river, stream" (川) (kawa).

Trivia

 * Despite being the wife of Seijuurou Uehara, it is unknown as to why Airi is still "Airi Himekawa" and not "Airi Uehara".
 * According to Aquamarine Hoshino in Chapter 68, Airi "played the female protagonist in a morning drama." (*'Morning Drama' mentioned in Chapter 41).
 * Airi's incident with Hikaru Kamiki that resulted in him fathering Taiki Himekawa when he was only 11 years old may be the reason why Hikaru started targeting and killing actresses.