Subordinate Kanai

This article is about the character Subordinate Kanai from *Danganronpa: Togami*. For another character named Kanai see Taeko Kanai

## Debut

### Novel

Danganronpa: Togami

**Subordinate Kanai** (金井, lit. *Kanai*) is an antagonist featured in *Danganronpa: Togami*. He's a member of the Hasegawa Research Institute, an organization that tried to capture Byakuya Togami during the World Domination Proclamation He calls himself Subordinate Kanai as he is subordinate to The Chief.

## Appearance

Subordinate Kanai is described as a redhead that wears a lab coat and carries an umbrella.

## Personality

Compared to the hyperactive child known as the Chief, Kanai is more grounded and to the point, often guiding the conversation back on track and chiding the Chief for acting childishly. Still, he does dotes on Chief and immediately comes to her aid when she's in danger of becoming hypoglycemic, and offered to buy her a cake after they were done with Blue Ink. He is loyal to the Institute's mission of wanting to learn more about the world, even if the means aren't ethical, like kidnapping Byakuya and attempting to feed him a poisoned truth serum in order to acquire the necessary information.

## History

### World Domination Proclamation

During the World Domination Proclamation, Subordinate Kanai and the Chief appeared at the Church of Bones operating the Uragan, in order to help with the mission to capture Byakuya Togami. There they used the Uragan's air attacks to attack Sonia Nevermind and Kazuichi Soda's mech. They traded attacks, but the mech had started to get the upperhand on them until Sakura Ogami intercepted the fight, and defeated their opponent with her powerful strength. During this time, the duo was joined by Taeko Kanai who began trading blows against Sakura, whilst they themselves added to the fight by using the Uragan to kick up dirt, thus preventing Sakura from finishing off Taeko. Thanks to their dust attacks obscuring Sakura's vision and hollowing out the ground, Taeko is able to scatter landmines around the area in order to trap Sakura. Thus, giving the Institute a way to capture Byakuya and Yuika with their Fullton systems.

With their objective complete, the Institute members leaves as the Church of Bones collapses. There they transported the captives over to their headquarters at Dretsky's Island, which has an old school campus. At this location, both set Byakuya outside at a white table in order to interrogate him. Both Subordinate Kanai and the Chief tried to threaten Byakuya to spill on what he knew about the Worst Incident in the History of the Togami Family and, especially, about the secret to the Togami Corporation's prosperity. Byakuya refused and thus they tried to force the secrets out with a tea laced with a fatal truth serum. In reality, Byakuya managed to avoid ingesting the serum with use of some fake skin and pouch that was similar to the Gola Del Prete, but to avoid being found out he spilled some information regarding the secret of the Togami Corporation being the Kudan and learning about the the murderous events surrounding the 'Legacy Crown Championship' and that it that required Byakuya and Blue Ink to use the Kudan to resolve such an incident. Eventually, Byakuya pretended to succumb to the serum, which is when Blue Ink arrived.

When Blue Ink arrived, both introduced themselves to her and Subordinate Kanai was ordered by the Chief to recount the events prior to her arrival (though not before giving her a *Rokkatei Marusei Butter Sandwich* to stabilize her and urging the Chief to get on with things rather than brag about her genius). This recounting also reveals the Institute's stance on wanting to know everything and anything, how they wanted to learn more about the Togami Family for a while (but didn't want to risk a fight with them until the Proclamation), Kanai promising to get the Chief *Ovocný Světozor's pomerančový dort se zakysanou smetanou* when she starts destabilizing, and covering the fact that they poisoned Byakuya to get the truth regarding the incident relating to the Legacy Crown Championship and the Kudan.

From there, they request Blue Ink to give them her account of the incident or else she would be force fed the truth serum (which no longer has an antidote thanks to the Chief taking it after accidentally ingesting the poisoned tea). After some deliberation, Blue Ink refuses and runs off. Unfortunately for the Institute members, crossing the bridge happened to be a newly awakened, former Super High School Level Hitman, Suzuhiko Ōtsuki who went on a rampage cutting everything on the island in half from trash cans to his own jeep. This included the duo as well, with Subordinate Kanai being sliced in half, with even his umbrella sharing his fate.

### K2K System

It's later revealed that Hasegawa Research Institute doesn't exist and it was only a product of the K2K System overlaying the characters from the Kagami Family Saga, and others, over actual people. Instead, the people affiliated with it are from the pharmaceutical company known as the Kasamori Drug Manufacturers. As a result of this, the true appearance, personality and name of the one known as Subordinate Kanai is unknown.

## Trivia

* Another Hasegawa researcher, Taeko Kanai, shares the same last name and hair color as him, however it is unknown if they are related.