Kanan Matsuura

Kanan Matsuura is one of the nine main characters of Love Live! Sunshine!!. She is a third year in Uranohoshi Girls' High School. Her image color is emerald green. She is a member of AZALEA, a sub-unit under the reformed Aqours and was the leader and co-founder of the original group itself two years prior to the series before being succeeded by Chika Takami. Kanan has an athletic figure. She has long, dark blue hair that she ties into a high ponytail and purple eyes. Breezily mature, Kanan rarely sweats the details and usually maintains a calm, cool demeanor, even when at an impasse. Though she may seem a bit bland at first, she loves sports and nature, claiming that she is happy every day just by being able to see the dazzling sun, the blue skies and the sea. She isn't as talkative as her fellow Third Years', speaking the least of them in the anime, but is nevertheless friendly and laid-back. Kanan is a very kind, warm-hearted and altruistic individual. She deeply cares for her friends, being very supportive and often putting their needs above her own, going to great lengths to ensure they get what she thinks is best for them. However, due to this, Kanan can fail to realize the others' feelings the same way she does, and she will go to the same lengths to hide the truth if it will hurt the person. This particularly caused her friend, Mari, to accept the chance of studying abroad when in reality she didn't want to, as Mari was content with being with her friends. After Mari goes to study abroad, this causes Kanan to live with the weight of her lie, acting much more distant and aloof to Mari when she returns a year and a half later to Uranohoshi. When Mari learns the truth in Season 1 Episode 9, confronting Kanan and expressing how much she cares for her, Kanan finally reconciles with her old friend, stops being distant, and becomes friendly once again. Due to the fact the Second Years are considered "the heart" of Aqours, Kanan has some difficulty relating to the First Years', which is shared with Mari; this is due to her preference for the outdoors and for sports. Season 2 Episode 2 explores this, and after a rainy evening forces the girls to stay indoors, the First and Third Years' are able to relate to the others, with Kanan seemingly relating to Hanamaru Kunikida the most. While athletic, mature and composed, Kanan has a sweet and soft personality. She is afraid of strange, creaking sounds as seen in Season 2 Episode 2, and afraid of heights as seen in Season 2 Episode 8. She also likes hugs ever since her childhood, and will often hug her friends if given the opportunity, usually declaring her catchphrase "Hagu shiyo" before so. Although Kanan is intelligent and level-headed, she doesn't get very good grades. This is due to her poor attendance at school due to the fact she must help her family with work; that said, it's also seen she doesn't like reading and easily gets tired of it.