Not saying that combos equal fun, but is there any other reason to play this character other than wanting to win very badly?
The character feels pretty good without being clunky, imo. It's one of those things where you can press buttons, do specials, and feel like everything's got some power behind it. CS1 Litchi was like this to me, too.
And you could play this chara because you like Akiha, or maybe you like seifuku, or MAYBE EVEN AKIHA IN SEIFUKU. People don't always have gameplay reasons for playing X chara.