Mutsuki Minase

Mutsuki Minase (水無瀬 むつき, Minase Mutsuki) is one of the new volunteer members of The Black Knights introduced in the second season. She serves aboard the Ikaruga as one of its operators.

Appearance
Minase wears her hair straight, but with colored beads laced in.

Second Season
Minase is one of three volunteers along with Ichijiku Hinata and Ayame Futaba to join the Black Knights to serve as an operator. She was present during Viceroy Nunnally's Special Administrative Zone where one million Zeros were exiled from Japan. After being exiled, she appears inside the Ikaruga. She is present during the battles that ensue in the Chinese Federation. She is last seen in a photo of Kaname Ohgi and Villetta Nu's wedding.

Etymology

 * The name Mutsuki is written in hiragana (むつき), which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji (睦月, 睦希, 睦生, 夢月, 陸月 or 睦紀), it could possibly mean:
 * 睦月 - "friendly, harmonious, intimate" (睦) (mu) and "moon" (月) (tsuki).
 * The kanji "睦月" is also the traditional Japanese name for January with some sources pointing out the meaning as "month of affection".
 * 睦希 - "friendly, harmonious, intimate" (睦) (mutsu) and "hope" (希) (ki).
 * 睦生 - "friendly, harmonious, intimate" (睦) (mutsu) and "life, living" (生) (ki).
 * 夢月 - "dream, vision" (夢) (mu) and "moon" (月) (tsuki).
 * 陸月 - "land" (陸) (mu) and "moon" (月) (tsuki).
 * 睦紀 - "friendly, harmonious, intimate" (睦) (mutsu) and "chronicle" (紀) (ki).
 * Mutsuki's surname Minase means "water" (水) (mi), "nothing, naught" (無) (na) and "swift current, rapids" (瀬) (se).