Kaede Kannagi

> *“I'm Kaede Kannagi… Well, I am neither a demon nor a half one. I am cursed to be such… Just be careful, best not to get involved with me too much.”*
> —Kaede
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**Kaede Kannagi** (巫部楓葉, *Karin Buranfōdo*?) is a cursed half-wolf Youkai Taimanin who appears as a minor one-shot character in *All-Star Taimanin*.

## Appearance

Kaede has short silvery-white hair, yellow irises on her eyes and red eye shades. As a half-wolf Youkai, she doesn't have human ears but instead has animal ears and a thick tail protruding her back.

## Personality

Since she is raised well, although battle-hardened in her conviction and lacking charm, Kaede is a generous and soft-hearted individual whose kindness is read from her every word and every action. Because of her naivete that comes from being from a small family, she is often teased by her colleagues. Prior to being hit with curse, her hobby used to be playing with birds and critters while bathing in a lake or river in a forest. Now however, because of her curse, she is not welcomed or seen kindly by wild animals. Although she belongs to a scouting team, she tries to distance herself from her friends so as to not involve them in her curse. Even if her colleagues show her favor, she often refuses to accept it obediently. Her expressions are basically hard to read, but on the other hand, emotions tend to appear through her ears and tail.

## Background

Kaede was born from a family that lives in a shrine, and raised as the only daughter of the late shrine maiden's successor. She became a Taimanin, but after fighting a Youkai tribe, she was cursed by them and turned into a half-wolf Youkai. Occasionally, her body would be dominated by the urge to rampage and cause repeated damage. Therefore, while suppressing the urge with a specially-made sedative from the Gosha Village, she continues to search for a way to dispelling her curse while she is on duty.

## Abilities

Kaeda is a very skilled Taimanin who proved to be completely potent in battle, be it in fighting in close or ranged combat.

* **Magi Physiology**/**Chi Sensitivity** –
* **Superhuman Strength** –
* **Wind Powers** – With her **Ninja Arts: Wind-Style Jutsu** (忍法・風遁の術, *Ninpō: Fūton no Jutsu*?), she is able to imitate her movement akin to that of the wind that flows freely in the air and evades danger.
	+ **Superhuman Agility** –
	+ **Superhuman Speed** –
* **Expert Archery Skills** –
* **Professional Melee Combat Prowess** –
* **Tactical Intelligence** –

### Weapons

She is armed with two primary weapons:

* **Kodachi** (小太刀?) – Her twin blades.
* **Hamaya** (破魔矢?) – Her bow and arrow.

### Attacks

* **Wind-Style Arrow: Helmet-Piercing** (風遁弓・兜貫き, *Fūtonkyū: Tōnuki*?) –
* **Wind-Style Arrow: Fang Spill** (風遁弓・牙零, *Fūtonkyū: Garei*?) –

## Quotes

* “I'm Kaede Kannagi… Well, I am neither a demon nor a half one. I am cursed to be such… Just be careful, best not to get involved with me too much.” (巫部楓葉よ……別に、魔族でもハーフでもないわ。そういう呪いなの……巻き込まれないように、注意しておいてね, *Kannagi Kaede yo……-betsu ni, mazoku demo hāfude mo nai wa. Sōiu noroina no…… makikoma renai yō ni, chūi shite oite ne*?)

## Etymology

* The name **Kaede** means "maple leaves" (楓葉).
* Kaede's surname **Kannagi** means "sorcerer, medium, shrine maiden, diviner/divine, predictor, foreteller/fortune-teller, augur, seer, prophet, soothsayer" (巫) (**kanna**) and "part, department, category" (部) (**gi**).