| AKARI | |
|---|---|
| Born | Akari Watanabe[1] December 8, 2003 Adachi, Tokyo, Japan |
| Native name | 渡邊 星 |
| Nickname | Beautiful Exploding Legs Cinderella [2] |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | 49 kg (108 lb; 7 st 10 lb) |
| Style | Kickboxing |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Toshima, Tokyo, Japan |
| Team | TARGET |
| Trainer | Erika Kamimura[3] |
| Years active | 2019–2024 |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 13 |
| Wins | 10 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| Losses | 3 |
| By knockout | 0 |
Akari Watanabe (Japanese: 渡邊 星, Watanabe Akari, born December 8, 2003), more popularly known by her ring name AKARI, is a retired Japanese professional kickboxer. She was the 2021 RISE NEXT QUEEN Tournament winner and a two-time RISE Women's Mini Flyweight title challenger.
Between November 2023 and May 2024, she was ranked as one of the ten best women's strawweight kickboxers in the world.[4][5]