Kaede Ohara

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> Kaede Ōhara
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> ### **Kanji**
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> 大原楓
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> ### **Rōmaji**
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> Ōhara Kaede
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> ### **Also Known As**
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> Sanpaku-chan, Bookworm (by Satori Tendō)
> Guardian Angel (by Tsutomu Goshiki)
> Dumbass Daydreamer (by Kenjirō Shirabu)
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> ### **Gender**
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> Female
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> ### **Date of Birth**
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> October 22, 1995
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> ### **Age**
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> 17 (Oct 2012)
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> ### **Height**
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> 165.3cm (5'5)
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> 48.6kg (107.1lbs)
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> ### **Occupation**
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> High School Student (2nd Year, Class 4) - 2012
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> Chidoriyama Junior High(Former)
> Shiratorizawa Academy
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> 2 (Junior High Third Year)
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> ### **Position**
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> Setter
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> Manager
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> 23 (Nov 2018)
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> Journalist
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> Background Information
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> ### **Family**
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> Unnamed Older Brother
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> ### **Goal**
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> Make sure the boys stay safe during practice
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> Chigenabe
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> ### **Home town**
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> Miyagi Prefecture
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> Japan
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> Debut Information
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> ### **In the Manga**
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> Backup
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> ### **In the Anime**
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> Greetings
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> Seiyu Information
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> ### **Voice Actor**
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> Kei Shindō
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> ### **English Actor**
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> Caitlin Glass
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> **Kaede Ōhara** (Japanese: **大原 (オハラ)  楓 (かえで)** , *Ōhara Kaede*) is a second year student at Shiratorizawa Academy. She is the manager for the Shiratorizawa Boys' Volleyball team.
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> As of 2018, she is a journalist for a well-known newspaper based in Tokyo.
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## Appearance

Kaede is a girl of about average height with long brown hair, which she usually ties into a low side-pigtail that rests at her neck. She has big eyes with green irises, short eyelashes and small furrowing eyebrows that are slightly darker than her hair colour. Due to the size of her eyes, people often think she is giving them a piercing stare, earning her the nickname "Sanpaku." She is usually seen with a flat expression on her face and is stated to be an intimidating addition to Shiratorizawa's already unnerving team

She is most commonly seen wearing the Shiratorizawa volleyball club's uniform. As seen in a flashback, outside of club activities, Kaede wears grey socks just below the knee with her school uniform. This is noticed by Tendō when he persuades her into being the team manager and remarks that female students typically wear white ankle socks. Kaede replies saying it's because longer socks are more comfortable.

Post-timeskip, her hair is cut to shoulder-length with her bangs swept to either side of her face and she now wears glasses full-time.

## Personality

She is perceived by others to be withdrawn, however once she is comfortable it seems she is quite open and cheerful. This is shown during the Shiratorizawa vs Karasuno match while she gives her team a short pep talk when Shiratorizawa calls for a time-out.

She is evidently very fond of the members in the team, encouraging them if they're feeling down and being concerned when a member shows up late to practice. As she is good with words, she doesn't mind occasionally giving the team uplifting speeches. The members seem to care for Kaede in return, mentioning amongst themselves how grateful they are for how much she does for them.

She is also shown to be quite prideful. She often offers to set for the team and while she says she does it to be helpful, Kaede admits to Semi that she also wants to show off her skills a bit.

## Background

She attended Chidoriyama Junior High and played on the girl's volleyball team as a setter since her first year. Eventually, she received an award for her skills as a setter in her third year of middle school, which made her well-known amongst the public. It is unknown why she no longer plays, but since she helps out the team during practice, it is probable that she still likes to set from time to time.

While she feels she could have studied harder and got into the academy through passing the entrance exam, Kaede got in through a sports scholarship. In her first year at Shiratorizawa, she was convinced by Tendō to become the manager for the boys' volleyball team. Because of her previous experiences as a volleyball player, she had already taught herself the rules, regulations, referee signals, etc. of volleyball.

## Plot

### Spring High Preliminary Arc

Prior to the match, Kaede tosses balls for Shirabu to set during the warm-ups before offering water bottles to the team. As Goshiki gets fired up about becoming the ace, she gives him a sympathetic smile and tells the first year that she believes in him. As Karasuno's members were being introduced, Kaede was shocked to see Nishinoya, who she was in the same class with throughout middle school. She is amazed when the libero manages to receive Ushijima's serve.

## Statistics

 Stamina
 Game Sense
 Technique
 Speed

## Relationships

### Shiratorizawa

#### Kenjirō Shirabu

Kaede has a pretty close relationship with the setter, despite the rocky start in the beginning. Shirabu was unsure about having another setter around at first, especially one with similar abilities to him, but eventually warmed up to her after seeing how supportive she was of the team. They are comfortable enough to call each other by their first names, sometimes using nicknames. It's been said that they may not realize it, but the two are quite similar to each other; primarily as both are reserved and studious. It's likely that being in the same school year and class plays a large factor in their friendship as they see each other more often. It is plausible that they walk to practice together with Kawanishi after class.

#### Taichi Kawanishi

Due to the middle blocker being friends with Shirabu, he was bound to eventually become friends with Kaede. They don't seem to have a lot in common but despite this, the two are often seen together and it appears that they enjoy each other's company.