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Name:          Kanako Urashima
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It all seemed quite quiet at Hinata Inn. Everyone was settled in and Keitaro was off on an adventure elsewhere. But then a sinister presence seemed to hang ominously over the unsuspecting inhabitants. It didn't take long after the arrival of Kanako, before the inn was thrown into total chaos. Of course none of the girls at Hinata took this sitting down, but then again they really didn't even have a choice as Kanako was officially taking over Hinata Inn. Not only that, but she is none other than the younger sister of Keitaro! At first the girls were hopeful that Haruka could save them, but any time Kanako is involved, Haruka becomes very nervous (extremely unusual considering this is Haruka), and tries to avoid Kanako as much as possible.

As for who Kanako is, that is something which is rather difficult to see. Although she's a seemingly quiet unassuming girl, upon closer observation you get the impression that she isn't so much stoic as expresionless while scheming her next plot. You could say Kanako is the eye of the storm that she creates. Probably the most fearsome of her abilities, is Kanako's mastery of impersonation. Along with her expertise at makeup; she can mimic just about anyone. Also taking into consideration her unbelievable physical agility, her exceptional strategy, and seemingly unbreakable composure: it's easy to see that Kanako Urashima is NOT a girl to mess with. In contrast, when Kanako smiles it's nearly enough to warm the coldest of hearts, yet she herself can then turn around and do something seemingly heartless.

Kanako has had a somewhat hard life. It seems like adults always pushed her around, and her older brother Keitaro is the only one who ever stood up for her. It's later revealed that she and Keitaro are not related by blood; and it's rather apparent that she has a heavy crush on him. To Kanako, no one else matters other than her brother, and everyone is merely an obstacle keeping the two apart. Certainly as Kanako has always been the outsider, it came as no surprise that eventually (through a very militant uprising) she was cast out. But strangely enough it was none other than Naru; who probably suffered the most from Kanako's schemes, who still offered the hand of friendship. But Kanako had always seen something strange in Naru, as she was the ONLY person she couldn't totally imitate due to the fact that she could never reproduce the honesty in Naru's smile. Of course the thing Kanako hates above all else is that girl Keitaro made a promise to as a child - and that will surely be devastating once Kanako realizes that very girl is much closer than she thought...