A surly, gruff, authoritative young woman who lives with Yayoi and takes care of her. She hires Murata Hideo to do odd jobs for her, much to his chagrin. <br /> <br /> She is a vicious fighter and extremely protective of Yayoi. Her motives for attacking Hajime and Arashi are not clear until later on in the series. <br /> <br /> Kanako is one of the shadows in the story-telling portions of the anime.<br /> <br />