Kaori Kanzaki

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Kaori Kanzaki is a female anime and manga character who features in A Certain Magical Index.

Biography

Kaori Kanzaki in A Certain Magical Index v1 #4.

Kanzaki Kaori (Japanese: 神裂 火織, Hepburn: Kanzaki Kaori?) was a female human born a Saint in the modern age that made her tremendously gifted from childhood and chosen to be the Supreme Pontiff of the Amakusa-Style Remix of Church. She showed the uncanny ability to succeed in no matter what she does though she realizes that when something fortunate happens to her, something unfortunate happens to others in turn. However, those people who are unfortunate, still admired her regardless, and through hither, Kanzaki became disillusioned with her sect, blaming herself for their misfortune. This led her to despise the concept of luck and fortune as her fortune in turn only bring misery to those around her from what she can see, as it has been mentioned in the novels she no longer wants to see innocent people rushing to protect her, dying in the process, and saying with their last breath that it's alright as long as she was fine.

Three years ago, Kanzaki defected from the Amakusa-Style Remix of Church to the Anglican Church, where she became a part of the Church of Necessary Evil. Whilst there, she came to meet Tsuchimikado Motoharu who was responsible for teaching her proper English. In this time, she came to meet Stiyl Magnus and Index where the three of them came to be become good friends. She was later told by the church that Index needs her memories erased once a year, since her mind has been overloaded by too much information since she only has 15% of the brain left for the rest of its functions. Having found no way to have Index preserve her memories, she opted to take pictures of them together one last time. Both Kanzaki and Stiyl are later persuaded by Laura Stuart to erase Index's memories, weeping by her side and giving her the pictures that they took in memory of the time they spent together. Even then, both of them tried to create new memories with Index, but later grew weary of the process of trying to make new memories with her and the fact that Index was often pained when she realized that she would forget them again, because of this they gave up, and allowed Index to believe that they were enemies of hers and were after the Grimoires.

She first appears alongside Stiyl, observing Index and Touma's condition. Here, it is revealed that she has investigated Touma, and confirmed to Stiyl that he is a level 0 esper - someone with no powers. She later comments on how the Board of Directors are currently alright with people disappearing (indicating that they have permission to kill Touma), and later replies to Stiyl on how he was in the same position as Touma right now with Index, as he bemoaned the fate of erasing her memories. They later prepare a trap for Touma, and successfully catch him in it. Here, Kanzaki introduces herself to him, and explains to Touma that they set up a rune to remove people in an area, allowing only Kanzaki and Touma to be in that area. During this time, Kanzaki asks Touma to hand over Index and attacks him every time he shows defiance, however, Touma refuses to give-up regardless and questions her on why she hadn't killed him yet even with so much power. Touma confronts Kanzaki on what she is using that power for, which forces Kanzaki to reveal her past with Index and why she thinks of them as enemies. Touma, defiantly tells her on how they were selfish and chose the current misunderstanding with Index as it was convenient for them, and never thought about Index at all. He continues that they should have assured her that even if the memories of her friends were being erased, she will always have new memories of them in the next. Eventually, Touma succumbs to the attacks he sustained after being overwhelmed by Kanzaki and collapses. She stops her attacks, though it is quite apparent that Touma's rebuttal to her explanations had affected her.

Touma manages to send Kanzaki flying together with her sword with just a single punch just before he collapsed. At the time Touma could barely stand and his fist didn't even have the physical strength to push away anything. Thus is likely that Kanzaki got blown backwards due to her own indecision, and being overwhelmed due to the difference in their conviction. After Touma collapsed, she didn't deal the finishing blow. Three days later, they arrive at Tsukuyomi Residence to pick-up Index, but is repelled by the pleadings of Index to leave Touma alone. Because of this, they allowed Index to stay with Touma for a while, and waited to arrive at midnight to erase her memories and collect her. She later becomes sympathetic to Touma's despair over not being capable of saving Index, and allows Touma some time alone with Index to say his farewells to Index. They later return however, after hearing an explosion from the apartment and discovers that Index can actually do magic. This contradicts the information given to them by the church.

Overview

Personality and attributes

In appearance, Kaori Kanzaki was a female human who was 70 centimeters tall with long black hair that was tied up in a ponytail which reached her hips. Her magical name was revealed to be Salvare000, "Be the salvation of those who cannot be saved" (救われぬ者に救いの手を Sukuwarenu Mono ni Sukui no Te o?). She gained the epithet of being the Saint of the Far East (極東の聖人?).

Over time, she began to show a kinder side to herself and others after Touma saved Index and helped her to confront her past with the Amakusa-Style Remix of Church. This led to Kaori feeling more comfortable and grateful to Touma becoming more prone to showing emotion and sometimes showing a little embarrassment with other people, having awkward interactions from her trying to thank Touma for saving the members of the Amakusa-Style Remix of Church on various occasions and Tsuchimikado Motoharu's attempts to encourage Kanzaki into various cosplay gear for Touma.

She had also been described as innocent when it comes to sexuality, and this is further supported by the fact that she could not really understand most of Tsuchimikado's "make it up to Touma" daring suggestions.

Similar to other magicians, she had the apparent attribute of being very weak to machines.

Powers and abilities

Though capable of using magic, she was shown to use it to strength her own body and instead became proficient in non-magical combat. Despite this being the case, she was said to be among the top 10 best magicians in London.

She wielded the Shichiten Shichitou (七天七刀 Shichiten Shichitō?, lit. "Seven Heaven Seven Swords", Yen Press: Seven Heavens Sword) that was a two-meter-long nodachi.

Kaori used the spells of an organization that belonged to the Kakure Kirishitan who were persecuted during the Edo period in Japan. Due to their use of Shinto and Buddhism as a front for their Christian church, they ended up constructing a unique style that fused those religions to the point of it being unclear what parts are camouflage and what parts are real. Kanzaki Kaori could use Christian, Buddhist, and Shinto magic. Kanzaki was familiar with the use of the St. Peter's Interception Spell with this being a common anti-flight spell against targets using Magic to fly without wings

Notes

• Kaori Kanzaki was created by Kazuma Kamachi where she featured in the setting of A Certain Magical Index.

In other media

Television

Films

Video games

Appearances

• A Certain Magical Index:

External Links

• A Certain Magical Index Wiki Entry
• Comicvine Entry

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