Ohtori Kanae

Kanae is engaged to Ohtori Akio, the Dean of Students and Acting Chairman of Ohtori Academy. She tries to be friendly with Akio's sister Anthy, but simply can't stand her. This fuels her eventual visit to the Mikage Seminar, and her becoming a duelist.

On the surface she seems to be kind but vapid, but it is possible that she knows something of the academy's inner workings. She insinuates that she knows Akio isn't engaged to her for her, but for the power he can have because of it. Later in the series she loses her own willpower and becomes very much a puppet of Akio's. She was most likely made this way because she somehow interfering (intentionally or not) with Akio's plans. In other words, she was the girl who knew too much.


Quick statistics:
Birthdate: April 12 - Astrological sign: Aries - Grade: 12 - Blood type: AB

Episodes of appearance:
#14 - Kurobara no Shounentachi (Boys of the Black Rose) - Kanae's duel episode
#30 - Hadashi no Shoujo (The Barefoot Girl)
#31 - Kanojo no Hideki (Her Tragedy)


See also:
Kanae's voice
Kanae's elevator monologue - Kanae vs. Utena
Kanae's duel episode summary - Kanae's duel episode script

The Black Rose Saga