Kaede Tanimoto

Kaede Tanimoto (谷本 楓 Tanimoto Kaede) was the younger sister of Natsu Tanimoto and the ex-Six Fist of Ragnarok.
==History==
Kaede and Natsu Tanimoto were orphans until they were adopted by a wealthy business man. Natsu worked hard to be the best heir his step-father could be for his sister, who was born with a deadly illness. When the step-father finally took Kaede to one of his medical ficilities, he fell in love with the female doctor working there and married her. For a brief period, the family of four were happy, with even the step-father sincerely smiling. However, the peace was short-lived, as the step-father was found dead one morning, though the police were unable to confirm the cause. The police immediately suspected the step-mother as the culprit and took her away, leaving Natsu to run the company by himself. Sometime later, Natsu discovered that the step-mother never really treated Kaede's sickness and that her condition had worsened. While on her death bed, Kaede's final words were for her brother to never give in. 
== Etymology ==
* The name Kaede means "maple" (楓). 
* Kaede's surname Tanimoto means "valley" (谷) (tani) and "base, root, origin" (本) (moto). 
==Trivia==
* Kaede has two different hair colors in the anime and manga: 
** In the Manga color pages, her hair was colored brown. 
** In the anime, her hair is blond just like Natsu Tanimoto.
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