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Karen, Kaguya-sama wo Kataritai Chapter 1 Page 5

Karen Kino (紀 かれんきの かれん, Kino Karen) is a supporting character in the main series and one of the main characters of Kaguya-sama wo Kataritai. She is a member of the Mass Media Club and the daughter of the CEO of Kino Publishing.

Origin[]

Karen is based on Ki no Tsurayuki (紀 貫之), a famous poet from the Heian period of Japan and one of the more popular candidate for being the author of The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter.

Appearance[]

Karen is a schoolgirl of average height with long light brown hair, that are separated in the middle. She wears the standard Shuchi'in Academy girls uniform but she and her best friend Erika are been shown with many different matching outfits in official art.

She was initially shown with brown eyes, but this was changed to lavender in later appearance.

Personality[]

She is a major fan of Miyuki Shirogane and Kaguya Shinomiya, often fantasizes about the two of them as a couple, and draws her own manga based off these fantasies. She also has a knack for picking up on people's romantic feelings, being the only one of her friends who was aware of Maki's crush on Tsubasa.

History[]

Karen appears since the first chapter of manga as a minor character as well as Erika Kose.

She befriends with Erika Kose, Maki Shijo and Nagisa Kashiwagi since childhood.

Etymology[]

  • The name Karen is written in hiragana (かれん), which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji, it could possibly mean:
    • 花恋 (2) - "flower, blossom" (花) (ka) and "love" (恋) (ren).
    • 華蓮 (3) - "flower, petal" (華) (ka) and "lotus, water lily" (蓮) (ren).
  • Karen's surname Kino means "chronicle" (紀).

Trivia[]

  • Karen is shown to know about bugs like the lacquer tree cockroach (a trait that she shares with Kaguya Shinomiya and Chika Fujiwara) and lacking fear, even saying that it is noble to show compassion to them because the president would do the same. but didn't hesitate to kill one German cockroach because according to her it is was a pest.
  • Karen seems known to be the most fanatical shiptrash in the Academy.

References[]

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Shuchi'in Academy High School
Faculty Adolphe PescaroloKomari MachidaHikaru Oobayashi
Students
Chapter 1- 210
Third Year 3-A Daiki SatoTerashimaPrevious Student Council PresidentTsubame Koyasu
3-B Kazeno
Unknown KazuMoriShizuku AsahiYume Atenbo
Second Year 2-A Ai HayasakaKaguya ShinomiyaMirin HinokuchiSubaru Suruga
2-B Chika FujiwaraGo KazamatsuriMaki ShijoMiyuki ShiroganeNagisa KashiwagiSaburo ToyosakiTsubasa Tanuma
2-C Erika KoseHayato HongoKaren KinoMasaru KobayashiMomo Ryuju
2-D Shindou Watabe
Unknown KaoruMiipanTetchanToshiko
First Year 1-A Kozue Makihara
1-B Kobachi OsaragiKoromo ShiranuiMiko IinoRei OnoderaYu Ishigami
1-F Teppei Tanaka
Unknown Kojima
Unknown Year MakiSarinaShigechiiTakkun
Chapter 211- 281
Third Year 3-A Ai HayasakaChika FujiwaraErika KoseGo KazamatsuriKaguya ShinomiyaKaren KinoMaki ShijoMikado Shijo
Mirin HinokuchiMiyuki ShiroganeNagisa KashiwagiSaburo ToyosakiShindou WatabeSubaru SurugaTsubasa Tanuma
Unknown Hayato HongoKaoruMasaru KobayashiMiipanMomo RyujuTetchanToshiko
Second Year 2-A Kobachi OsaragiKoromo ShiranuiKozue MakiharaMiko IinoRei OnoderaYu Ishigami
Unknown KojimaTeppei Tanaka
First Year 1-B Hifumi Abe
Unknown Kogane KanegaeMitama TonoTaikoku Takano
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Shuchi'in Academy Clubs
Archery Club Kaguya Shinomiya
Astronomy Club Momo Ryuju
Cheer Club KazenoTsubame KoyasuRei OnoderaYu Ishigami
Kendo Club Kojima
Lacrosse Club Rei Onodera
Mass Media Club Shizuku AsahiErika KoseKaren Kino
Occult Research Club Yume Atenbo
Rhythmic Gymnastics Club Tsubame Koyasu
Soccer Club Shindou WatabeMoriKazuTakkun
Tabletop Gaming Club Kozue MakiharaChika FujiwaraTerashimaKogane Kanegae
Volunteering Club Nagisa KashiwagiTsubasa TanumaMaki Shijo
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Kaguya-sama Fanclub
Karen KinoErika KoseAi Hayasaka
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