Amaya Kurozawa

Amaya Kurozawa (Japanese: 黒沢 あまや Kurozawa Amaya) is one of the main characters of the Animatron Studios series StarLight. First introduced in "Dawn" as Sanae Hikari's best friend, in "Dusk" she comes into possession of the Black Star Emblem and becomes the magical girl Black Star. Driven by her anger at her parents' abandonment, she uses her powers to attack the city and comes into conflict with White Star, Sanae's alter-ego.

Backstory
Little is known of Amaya's backstory; however, it is known that at some point prior to the start of the series, her father left her mother as he could not stand the latter's gaming addiction any more. Her mother then closed off even more, playing games almost non-stop and completely neglecting her daughter and herself. Amaya grew bitter at her mother for ignoring her, and at her father for abandoning her.

Series 1
In "Dusk", Amaya is taking a walk through a junkyard when she comes across the Black Star Emblem and activates it, releasing its former owner Kage and inheriting its powers. Kage is bitter at Kousen, the former White Star, after the pair suffered a falling-out, while Amaya is jealous of the attention the current White Star is receiving. After using her powers to wreak havoc in the city centre, she successfully draws out White Star and the pair, not recognizing each others' true identities, battle to a standstill before agreeing to call it a night. The following day, Sanae and Amaya discuss the battle without realizing they were the ones taking part in it.

Appearance
Amaya is 159cm tall (5'3"), and has a slender build and flat chest. She has short black hair and vivid green eyes. Her casual attire consists of a white shirt and black jacket, dark jeans, and sneakers; she also usually wears a black beret.

When transformed into Black Star, Amaya's fringe grows to cover one eye and her beret transforms into a witch's hat. Her attire in this form consists of a frilly black minidress with white lace detailing, black high-heeled shoes with straps that wind up her calves, and a black witch's hat.

Personality
Like many other characters in the series, Amaya is aware of her fictional status; while Sanae merely invokes or parodies various anime tropes, however, Amaya actively takes advantage of them. In "Dawn", she brings toast into school in the (correct) belief that Sanae will drop hers while rushing to school. This extends to her battles as Black Star: she attacks White Star while the latter is talking, and gives her attacks misleading names to throw her off.

Amaya demonstrates superior intellect to Sanae, as well as a generally more serious attitude. She breaks the fourth wall less often, and counters White Star's assertions that "the protagonist never dies" by listing counter-examples. She also warns Sanae on occasions that the latter's behaviour threatens either a lawsuit from other parties (such as my name-dropping other anime) or the series' age rating (such as her behaviour during "Making a Splash!").

Internally, Amaya suffers from abandonment issues and longs for attention. When White Star appears, she quickly grows jealous of the magical girl's popularity, leading her to attack White Star upon gaining her own powers. It is also shown that she believes herself and Sanae to be the main characters of the series and that White Star is stealing the spotlight: by "White Star Fan Club", she has grown irritated by the constant discussion about White Star.

Appearances in other media
Amaya, as Black Star, is set to appear as an unlockable playable character in the crossover fighting game When Worlds Collide.