Kanna Hase is a new student who joined The Pet Girl of Sakurasou after Misaki Kamiigusa and Jin Mitaka graduated. Even though she seemed like a perfect student at first, she quickly showed her quirky side and ended up living in Sakurasou. Kanna is a talented writer who won an award in middle school but now struggles with writer's block, leading to some unusual habits. She later becomes the scenario writer for a game project at Sakurasou and forms new friendships, especially with Iori Himemiya, who becomes her boyfriend in her third year.
Kanna Hase wears glasses and gives off a quiet, shy vibe.
She is often seen as calm and studious.
At first, Kanna Hase seems like a model student—polite, quiet, and very smart.
But after a few days, she starts acting suspicious and shows a unique side that surprises others.
Kanna tries to manage her stress in strange ways, and she can be bold when least expected.
Despite this, she is hardworking, creative, and kind-hearted.
Kanna Hase entered the 1st Year, Class 3 of the general studies program after the graduation of Misaki Kamiigusa and Jin Mitaka.
She moved into room 201 in Sakurasou, which used to belong to Misaki.
Before that, Kanna was a new student representative and roomed with Yūko Kanda in the general dorm.
However, due to her odd behavior, she was soon moved into Sakurasou soon after starting high school.
Kanna Hase is a brilliant writer.
When she was in middle school, she wrote a story called "Cinderella's Sunday" under the pen name Kanna Yuhigahama and won a newcomer award at age 14.
She later joined the game development project in Sakurasou as the main scenario writer.
Kanna Hase became close to Iori Himemiya, especially after helping him when he was injured.
She was rejected by Sorata Kanda, and from her third year, she starts dating Iori Himemiya.
She also interacts with many other Sakurasou residents, helping them and joining their projects.
Joining Sakurasou
After Misaki Kamiigusa and Jin Mitaka graduated, Kanna Hase joined the school and was assigned to Misaki’s old room (201) in Sakurasou.
She seemed very smart and was even chosen as the new student representative, sharing a room with Yūko Kanda at first.
But just three days after moving into the general dorm, her odd behaviors were noticed, especially her habit of exposing herself as a way to relieve stress from her writing.
Moving to Sakurasou
When the teachers found out about Kanna's habits, Chihiro Sengoku, the dorm supervisor, decided to bring her to Sakurasou.
This filled all of Sakurasou's rooms again less than a month into the new school year.
Writing and Stress
Kanna Hase wrote her first book, "Cinderella's Sunday," in middle school and won an award at age 14.
But she struggled to write a second story, causing her a lot of stress.
Her unusual coping mechanism, like walking around without anything under her skirt, became more common.
Helping Iori and Game Project
When Kanna followed Sorata Kanda and Mashiro Shiina on a date, she ended up needing help after injuring Iori Himemiya as she tried to help her.
She took care of him as part of the “Iori duty.”
Later, thanks to Jin Mitaka’s suggestion, she joined the Sakurasou game development project as the scenario writer.
Friendships and Love
Hints about her close relationship with Iori appear through the story.
Despite her experience with rejection from Sorata Kanda, she starts dating Iori in her last year at high school.
Kanna Hase’s pen name as a writer is Kanna Yuhigahama.
She is the scenario writer in the Sakurasou game project.
She shows up as the author of new stories in the third volume of the series.
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