Kannagi

Kannagi (カンナギ, Kannagi)

Appearance
Kannagi has long white hair and amber colored eyes. His twelve shinshou symbol is located on his forehead. He wears a short sleeved jacket that is held together by a clamp on his chest and a gauntlet on his shoulder. He wears shorts that reach his knees. Kannagi is usually displayed as haughty, in a higher-than-thou attitude.

Personality
Kannagi is extremely hot-headed and quick to temper. Kannagi's arrogance is a running joke in the series since, even after losing his hayagami, he claims he will beat Arata. He starts off as one of the main antagonists before revealing a kinder side. After changing sides, Kannagi acts as an older brother figure to Arata's group and as Arata's mentor. Kannagi cares for his friends, but chooses to hide his concern under a veil of arrogance. Kannagi is sometimes displayed as misyognistic when he refuses a job of helping women bathe since it was a woman's job to bathe him. However, Kannagi had somewhat of a love interest, Emisu, a hundred years past. He holds Emisu in high regard and mourns for her death even a hundred years later. Ironically, Kannagi's relationship with fellow shinshou, Akachi, mirrors Arata and Kadowaki. Despite some of the cruel deeds Akachi performed, Kannagi forgives him since Akachi is his closest and most loyal friend since childhood. Overall, Kannagi is a multifaceted character, he wants to be the good guy but doesn't always make the wisest decisions.

Abilities
Homura (火焔, Homura)

Trivia

 * Kannagi's fiery temper is a pun on his weapon Homura, the fire god.
 * Ironically, Kannagi and Akachi's rivalry mirrors Arata and Kadowaki. Kannagi is similar to Arata in his rivalry.
 * Kannagi has a habit of choking Arata whenever he annoys him.
 * Kannagi and Yataka have several spats mostly over cleanliness. Kannagi picks on Yataka about his relationship with Kikuri.