| “ | “I...I also like you, Aijou...! Please go out with me.” | ” |
| —Karane Inda to Rentarou Aijou at Chapter 1 | ||
Karane Inda (
She is one of Rentarou Aijou's first two girlfriends (with Hakari Hanazono), and is a first-year student at Ohananomitsu High School, in class 1-4.
Appearance[]
Karane's full render (Bibury).
Karane is an attractive teenage girl, with long golden-blonde hair reaching below her hips, and hazel eyes. She usually ties her hair into two pigtails, with green ribbon hair ties.
She is slightly shorter than Rentarou, and has a slender, slim body. She has a modest bust, which causes her significant jealousy towards some of the bustier members of Rentarou's Family (especially Hakari, who loves to tease her about it).
School Uniform[]
Karane tends to dress down at school, forgoing a ribbon and leaving her collar open. She also wears a brown cardigan, loose off-white socks (in the kogal style), and brown loafers. Karane also shortens her skirt, revealing her thighs.
Personality[]
Karane has a straightfoward, honest personality, and is not afraid to speak her mind about anything. She deeply cares for her friends and family, and stands up for them when they have trouble expressing their wishes or if they are in danger.
Karane is also an extreme tsundere (ツンデレ), even by any standards, and tends to mask her feelings in most situations - especially when it comes to the boyfriend she really, really, really, really, really loves. This usually manifests as mean remarks (denying that she's doing things for someone because she cares about them), or physical violence (mostly towards Rentarou).
Abilities[]
Physical Strength[]
For a girl of her stature, Karane is incredibly strong. This usually manifests when she gets flustered and responds with physical violence - which, unfortunately for Rentarou, has left him with severe injuries on several occasions.
History[]
Karane first meets Rentarou (with Hakari), when they all bump into each other on their first day of school. Upon their first meeting, Karane follows Hakari's example, pretending to have twisted her ankle (as an excuse to get closer to Rentarou), and has Rentarou help her to the school infirmary.
After hearing of the school legend about giving someone a pink four-leaf clover for success in confessing one's love, Hakari and Karane head to the schoolyard to find one. Karane is embarrassed when Rentarou finds her frantically searching for a four-leaf clover. When Rentarou offers her a drink to cool off during her search, Karane begrudgingly accepts it (revealing her tsundere personality), before rushing off. She returns with her arms full of canned drinks to return the gesture to Rentarou - and witnesses Hakari confessing her feelings. Karane then musters up her courage, and admits she also has feelings for Rentarou. Rentarou then asks for until the next day to give them his answer.
When Rentarou meets Karane and Hakari the next morning, he says he would like to date both of them at the same time. Karane receives a pink four-leaf clover from him (with Hakari). Although initially opposed to him dating both of them at the same time, she is moved by his honesty and the romantic nature of the confession. After Hakari says she is fine with Rentarou dating the both of them at the same time, Karane follows suit, not wanting to be left out. Thus, she becomes one of his first two girlfriends.
Relationships[]
Rentarou Aijou[]
Karane's beloved boyfriend, and classmate in Class 1-4.
Karane's tsundere nature makes it hard for her to express just how much she loves Rentarou - to the point of beating him up whenever they get even the slightest bit romantic with each other. Karane is also not as comfortable with being physically intimate (beyond hugging and kissing). However, beyond anything else, Karane genuinely loves everything about Rentarou.
Hakari Hanazono[]
One of Rentarou's first two girlfriends (along with her), and classmate in Class 1-4.
Though they often bicker (with Hakari's perverted tendencies clashing with Karane's tsundere personality), they are extremely close as friends, and in their mutual love for Rentarou. Karane and Hakari's relationship has moments of extreme closeness, used primary for comedic effect in the story (such as having them make out with each other).
Aashii Kedarui[]
One of Karane's schoolmates (in the same year), and co-girlfriend in Rentarou's Family.
A fellow gyaru, Karane and Aashii have a shared love of anime merchandise. They got closer during a shopping trip, in which Karane met Aashii's classmates and former friend group. She stood up for the former, when Aashii felt uncomfortable spending time with them after a long period of not hanging out. Karane declared she would be Aashii's "forever friend", much to the latter's joy and gratitude.
Etymology[]
- Inda means "hospital" (院) (in) and "field, rice paddy" (田) (ta/da).
- Karane means "Tang, China" (唐) (kara) and "sound" (音) (ne).
- Her full name is a reference to a most stereotypical tsundere's sentence ending in Japanese. (
別 にあんたのためにやってないんだからね! betsu ni anta no tame ni yattenain dakarane!) ("It's not like I did it for you or anything!")
- Her full name is a reference to a most stereotypical tsundere's sentence ending in Japanese. (
Trivia[]
- Karane has kissed and been kissed by Rentarou at least 30 times as of Chapter 180.
- Karane has kissed and been kissed by Hakari at least 11 times as of Chapter 201. It quite possibly holds the record for length, given that they made out continuously for several minutes in Chapter 110.
- In Chapter 30 Karane almost kisses Hahari due to her smelling like Hakari. This is prevented when Hakari pulls Karane away.
- Karane's birthday, September 9th, is a form of goroawase referring to the stereotypical tsundere retort ending in 'ないんだからね' (naindakarane) having the Japanglish of the number nine in it.
- Karane, alongside with Kurumi, Kusuri, Kishika, Suu, and Rentarou are often referred to as the tsukkomi/straight man[3] of the group.
- Karane is the first member of Rentarou's Family to be proposed to by Rentarou.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 100 Kanojo Manga: Chapter 144
- ↑ 100 Kanojo Manga: Chapter 133
- ↑ Straight man is a member (of any gender) of a team of comic performers who plays a supporting role by helping to set up jokes and punch lines through engaging in dialog with another comedian playing a more eccentric or otherwise more interesting character; a foil who plays such a role in slapstick comedy.
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| [1]List of Girlfriends | |
|---|---|
| #1 to #5 | Hakari Hanazono • Karane Inda • Shizuka Yoshimoto • Nano Eiai • Kusuri Yakuzen |
| #6 to #10 | Hahari Hanazono • Kurumi Haraga • Mei Meido • Iku Sutou • Mimimi Utsukushisugi |
| #11 to #15 | Meme Kakure • Chiyo Iin • Nadeshiko Yamato • Yamame Yasashiki • Momiji Momi |
| #16 to #20 | Yaku Yakuzen • Kishika Torotoro • Aashii Kedarui • Uto Nakaji • Mai Meido |
| #21 to #25 | Momoha Bonnouji • Rin Baio • Suu Hifumi • Eira Kaho • Tama Nekonari |
| #26 to #30 | Himeka Saiki • Matsuri Dei • Shiina Usami • Meru Zetsubouda • Saki Tomogara |
| #31 to #35 | Nemu Nemui • Hasuha Hasu • Kimari Morikita • Eru Futate • Chiyu Jiai |
| #36 to #40 | Kogoe Mishiro |