Canaan/Characters

The characters from the anime series Canaan!

Canaan
 Voiced by: Miyuki Sawashiro (JP), Shelley Calene-Black (EN) 

A very badass Action Girl who has quite the connections with Maria Oosawa, having saved her life in the past. She's known both for her skills and her beautiful white hair.


 * Action Girl
 * : For a short while.
 * Cute Bruiser: plays cat's cradle with copper wire.
 * Darkskinned Blonde: Sorta.
 * The Gunslinger
 * Improbable Aiming Skills
 * Little Miss Badass
 * Sugar and Ice Personality
 * White-Haired Pretty Girl:
 * Sugar and Ice Personality
 * White-Haired Pretty Girl:

Maria Oosawa
 Voiced by: Yoshino Nanjou (JP), Hillary Haag (EN) 

A Japanese photographer who holds quite the fascination with the girl who saved her in the past, and longs to meet her again. Her work in Shanghai might give her the chance...


 * Damsel in Distress
 * Hair of Gold
 * Hot Scoop
 * Idiot Hair
 * The Messiah
 * Tomboy and Girly Girl: Girly girl to Canaan, tomboy to

Alphard Alshua
 Voiced by: Maaya Sakamoto (JP), Lesley Pedersen (EN) 

The main villain of the series and titular character's nemesis. This woman, who is equal parts beautiful and deadly, is the leader of terrorist organisation Snake.


 * Alliterative Name
 * Arch Enemy: To Canaan.
 * Authority Equals Asskicking
 * Bare Your Midriff: Her standard outfit consists of a bandeau under a Badass Longcoat
 * Big Bad
 * Dark Action Girl
 * Evil Counterpart
 * For the Lulz: no other motives are mentioned
 * Lack of Empathy
 * Onee-Sama: To Liang Qi
 * Playing Against Type: Maaya Sakamoto is not known for playing characters like this.
 * That Woman Is Dead:

Syam
 Voiced by: Akio Ohtsuka (JP), Andrew Love (EN) 

Canaan's mentor and adoptive father.


 * Parental Substitute: For Canaan,
 * Parental Substitute: For Canaan,

Minoru Minorikawa
 Voiced by: Kenji Hamada (JP), David Matranga (EN) 

Maria's partner and friend, and another character coming from the Shibuya game.


 * Cooldown Hug:
 * Hot-Blooded
 * Intrepid Reporter
 * Non-Action Guy
 * Platonic Life Partners: To Maria.
 * Platonic Life Partners: To Maria.

Liang Qi
 Voiced by: Rie Tanaka (JP), Jessica Boone (EN) 

Alphard's Number Two, a merciless and cruel Chinese hitwoman who idolizes her.


 * Attention Whore: Understatement of the year.
 * Ax Crazy
 * Cute and Psycho - Sometimes, especially with her chibi avatar. Liang is every type of crazy actually.
 * Dragon Lady: Sort-of.
 * Jerkass: And how.
 * Love Makes You Crazy: Her devotion to Alphard makes her completely unhinged.
 * Ms. Fanservice
 * Mistress and Servant Boy: She poses as Cumming's Sexy Secretary, but that's just a cover. Cumming is her subordinate, in reality, and she mistreats him a LOT.
 * Playing Against Type: One of the few villainess roles for Tanaka-san, too.
 * Psycho Lesbian: Hooo Leee Sheeeeeeet!
 * Zettai Ryouki: Grade B.
 * Zettai Ryouki: Grade B.
 * Zettai Ryouki: Grade B.

Yunyun
 Voiced by: Haruka Tomatsu (JP), Serena Varghese (EN) 

A girl from the slums who follows Maria around.


 * A-Cup Angst: She keeps stuffing her shirt with whatever she can find.
 * Anime Chinese Girl
 * The Chew Toy
 * Cute Little Fangs
 * Plucky Girl: Specially when she
 * Why Do You Keep Changing Jobs?:
 * Plucky Girl: Specially when she
 * Why Do You Keep Changing Jobs?:
 * Why Do You Keep Changing Jobs?:

Cummings
 Voiced by: Tohru Ookawa (JP), Andy McAvin (EN) 

The lead of a company named Daedala, which is a cover for Alphard's group. In reality he's little more than a puppet as well as Liang Qi's subordinate and punching bag.


 * Anti-Villain: The most "moral" of the trio he forms with Liang Qi and Alphard
 * Beleaguered Assistant: To Liang Qi, who's quite frankly insane, and takes the brunt of most of her abuse, too.
 * The Chew Toy: His abuse at the hands of Liang Qi is mostly Played for Laughs.
 * Love Martyr: He's very in love with Liang Qi, but she mocks and beats him.
 * Stockholm Syndrome: He ends up enjoying Liang Qi's beatdowns.
 * Stockholm Syndrome: He ends up enjoying Liang Qi's beatdowns.
 * Stockholm Syndrome: He ends up enjoying Liang Qi's beatdowns.

Santana
 Voiced by: Hiroaki Hirata (JP), Leraldo Anzaldua (EN) 

The owner of a karaoke bar in Shanghai, who offers solace and protection to Borners and others with the help of the waitress Hakko.


 * Real Men Wear Pink: Literally, he is most commonly seen in a pink shirt.
 * The Atoner:
 * Team Dad
 * Team Dad
 * Team Dad

Hakko
 Voiced by: Mamiko Noto (JP), Emily Neves (EN) 

The waitress of Santana's karaoke bar, she seems to be mute. She's kind and sweet and a little childlike, and Minoru seems to have a crush on her.


 * Adult Child: Kinda.
 * Break the Cutie: Cuties of all kinds are broken here, but Hakko takes the cake,
 * I Owe You My Life: To Santana.
 * Ms. Fanservice
 * I Owe You My Life: To Santana.
 * Ms. Fanservice
 * I Owe You My Life: To Santana.
 * Ms. Fanservice

Yuri Natsume
 Voiced by: Junko Minagawa (JP), Kaytha Coker (EN) 

Canaan's boss and informant, as well as an acquaintance of Santana.


 * Hot Scientist
 * She's Got Legs: Very much so.
 * Tall, Dark and Bishoujo
 * Tall, Dark and Bishoujo

Kenji Oosawa
 Voiced by Atsushi Ono 

Maria's father, and a well-known scientist.


 * The Professor

Jin the Taxi Driver
 Voiced by: Joji Nakata (JP), Rob Mungle (EN) 

A certain taxi driver who bumps into Maria and Minoru sometimes.


 * Badass Driver and Drives Like Crazy
 * Expy: Of Kimizuka, the driver from the Shibuya game.
 * Hot-Blooded
 * Large Ham
 * Real Men Wear Pink: And sing along with J-Pop songs!
 * Except that he wears red.