Kiyomi Kaname

* Exodus
* Heaven and Earth
* Original

**Kiyomi Kaname** (要(かなめ) 澄美(きよみ), *Kaname Kiyomi*) is a character who is introduced in *Soukyuu no Fafner*.

## Biography

### *Soukyuu no Fafner*

Kiyomi is one of the few people present at the CDC when the island comes under attack. She proceeds to remove the camouflage of the island and orders the jet unit to take off. Her husband, Seiichirou, is part of the unit and she tells him to be careful. However, the unit gets easily killed by the enemy and she realizes that her husband has been killed as well after seeing everyone's vitals going red. Despite her husband's death, she continues to fulfill her duty to help prevent the enemy from destroying the island.

### *Soukyuu no Fafner Exodus*

Kiyomi is present at the CDC when they notice a Human Army transport craft, which is being chased by a Festum, is approaching the island and tells Fumihiko Makabe that the shields are deployed when he asks for an update. She then wonders if they should ignore the transport craft, however, Miwa Hino tells them to help the airplane instead. Fumihiko then orders Kiyomi to remove the reflective camouflage. With the orders that are given out, the CDC makes sure that the jets are safe and that the transport craft arrives safely while the second generation pilots fight against the Festum.

Kiyomi is in a meeting with some Alvis personnel and confirms that the results of the lie detector are in agreement of what Chizuru Toomi said. She reminds them that four pilots have retired and that the third generation pilots haven't undergone their connection tests yet with the addition of their parents not being notified. Kiyomi wonders if it's safe to let Emery Almond talk to the island's core to which Chizuru responds that Miwa said that Emery will only talk to her. The next morning, Kiyomi is at the CDC is surprised to see that something appeared from the Well of Urd and multiple things have appeared with the same code as a Fafner. Kiyomi then tells Jeremy Lee Marcy the story of how the Well of Urd ended up being the place where Tsubaki Minashiro was born. After everything settles down, Kiyomi is in a meeting again and tells everyone that the new pilots have passed their tests and that they were no changes when they boarded the Fafners. However, she is still anxious about the new cores.

Kiyomi discusses the abilites and potential of the upcoming pilots with some other personnel and she is the one who goes over everything. She later oversees the training battle between the second and third generation pilots with Sakura and Kazuki Makabe.

### *Soukyuu no Fafner The Beyond*

Kenji Kondou looks at the photos from his friends and deceased family when he is talking with Soushi Minashiro about the enemy.

## Trivia

### Etymology

* The name **Kiyomi** means "clear, pure" (澄) (**kiyo**) and "beautiful" (美) (**mi**).
* Kiyomi's surname **Kaname** means "pivot; vital point, cornerstone, keystone" (要).

## References

1. ↑ Episode 1: Paradise -The Beginning-
2. ↑ Exodus Episode 1: Visitor
3. ↑ Exodus Episode 2: The Name of Hope
4. ↑ Exodus Episode 3: The Price of a Conversation
5. ↑ Exodus Episode 4: The Successors
6. ↑ The Beyond Episode 5: Student