#✦ kanna kizuchi | bucket girl

[daily-green-character]

~ Day 29! ~

Today’s greeen character is:

Kanna Kizuchi from Your Turn To Die! 🪣💚

[ultimate-bucket]

2.7%

[frenchgremlim1808]

Hello yttd nation I have an announcement to make, yesterday after harassing @dailykeiji threatening him of death, asking for muppetji x baldji and calling him a grandpa I had a revelation. My third eye opened and my mind was finally cleared.

As the kanna fan I have enough, enough of people disrespecting the bucket, enough of kanna literally losing every poll she's in 😭. Enough is enough. Why is the kanna nation always losing I said to myself. And I realised. Strength is in numbers, a single individual cannot change the world but one can start the wildfire to convince others. A single spark can create the toughest fire.

Which is why I have decided to group and create a union between all the Kanna fans, to all stand besides a single banner....

I'm renaming the Kanna fandom "The Rats", why rats you may say, a single rat is only a nuisance but an army is danger. And also rats are like cute smart and very intelligent. While we are not that strong nor that influencial we are still the ones who can changes the world all together as one group.

How to join the rats you may say there is only one criteria, loving the one and only Kanna Kizuchi. Anybody can be a rats. Also all my subscribers are like already rats I mean, like, if you follow my blog you must like Kanna you know, I'm the biggest kanna fan.

I am inviting you all to become a rats. I am also inviting people in being apart of the rats, you were chosen to be members of our new found mutual strength.

I am inviting to become exclusive rats members @averagecatdoodlesenjoyer (who owns a kanna blog) @gr33ncynth @bouquet-of-blood-and-bones @daily-bucket-girl @five-crows-in-a-trenchcoat @runetallem @thatoneluckybee and everyone from the discord honestly.

So as the new rats lord I will create a tag #rats assembly, this tag will be used to make us do something all together and defend the honor of the bucket.

Also brody I want you to know, I promised an army man, I'm at your door in your walls brody, I have decide to start to attack Brody. Be aware of your ears brody.

[beanieman]

what would each yttd character Ukelele Apology for ?

Sara Chidouin - Gaslight, gatekeeping, girl bossing a little too hard in the AI's.

Joe Tazuna - He tries to dig up things to apologize for because honestly he just wants to play the ukulele.

Gin Ibushi - Nothing. He's perfect and I'm not taking criticism.

Keiji Shinogi - His hair being that color. Also for murdering Megumi and voting for a fourteen year old, but honestly his hair is the worst thing.

Alice Yabusame - For making me look at his feet in the hanging CG.

Reko Yabusame - Making me sob over Yabusame angst.

Nao Egokoro - The massacre ending.

More Undercut

Kazumi Mishima - For not leaving his head in an easy to find place.

Q-taro Burgerberg - The vending machine ending and his color pallet.

Kai Satou - For being a stalker.

Kanna Kizuchi - For wasting food by keeping pudding in her bucket.

Shin Tsukimi - Shin's going to need an orchestra for everything he needs to apologize for. But sending the sacrifice card to Sara is probably on the top of that list.

Dolls

Ranmaru Kageyama - For kinning JD from Heathers.

Naomichi Kurumada - For punching a minor. (When he hits Ranmaru in the logic route.)

Anzu Kinashi - Probably something extremely similar to this.

Mai Tsurugi - For literally stabbing someone in the back.

Shunsuke Hayasaka - Not having more personality then a piece of bread.

Hinako Mishuku - Identity theft.

[yttd-silliness-showdown]

Round 1, Bracket 2:

Kanna Propaganda:

Pros: A sweet and caring girl who wears a bucket for a hat. Underneath is a crème caramel, which is revealed in the island spinoff game. She wears a hairclip with a bunch of screws on it, matching her beloved sister Kugie’s giant screw headband and buttons. She’s also extremely strong in many of the sketches and overall drops whimsical lines or conversations here and there.

Cons: She’s constantly undergoing fantastic development, so is often too busy with Shin, too traumatised or too resolute to have many silly conversations.

Gin propaganda:

Pros: An autistic icon with some rad drip. He gives everyone a silly nickname, and ends almost every sentence with a meow or a woof. He has almost supernatural abilities to smell auras, and with encouragement will sniff the other people in the death game as a vibe check.

Cons: Is often mean to the people he doesn’t like and sometimes unwilling to give them a chance unless he has to, and gets into a lot of situations he needs to be rescued from.

[ben10nerd]

Guess who just made a daily Kanna Kizuchi! This is the account link cause it didn't show up when I tried to @ it. First post will be on Monday or Tuesday and it will be a mix of traditional art and digital. Please consider following

[acacia-may]

LOVE THE NEW PFP!! 💖

Aww thank you so much, Laura! 🧡 I'm so glad you like it!

I have way too much fun making things on Canva 😅 I was just playing around and made this edit, and I liked it so much that I wanted to try it out as my new pfp! 💖 I'm not sure if you're familiar with Your Turn To Die (YTTD), but the girl is one of the characters from that game, Kanna Kizuchi. I had a lot of complicated feelings towards her when I was playing (which I won't go into so I can avoid spoilers 😅), but ultimately, I ended up really liking her character and her arc. I called her "Buckethead" 🪣💚 with the utmost affection (because it took me a while to learn her name and also she literally has a bucket hat 😁). Admittedly, she is not my all-time favorite character in YTTD--that's a title reserved for "The Murder Prince"👑💖 and "The Murder Prince" only, of course, but I didn't think he'd be a fitting pfp for me & this blog, so I went with Kanna instead. 😂 This sprite of her thoughtful/pondering look is one of my favorites in the game. 🥰

Thanks for the ask! I'm so happy to hear you like my new icon!! 💕

[ask-the-shorty-squad]

*He opens the door fully and walks in. Startling the young girl.*

Eep!

*The girl hides behind a bush in fear. She does seem young so it's understandable to be scared.*

I-I think we scared her.... Oops....

K-Kanna?!

*Kanna?*

S-So I wasn't seeing things!! K-Kanna?!

*The young girl in green peeks out from the bushes and stares at Kai.*

K-Kai.... Reko....?

*Kai grabs her hand and pulls her out of the bush.*

W-Why did I wake up here??? I-I was all alone... A-And I was so scared....

A-And who are these people?!

They wont harm you Miss. Kanna. It's quite alright.

*So... Whos she?*

K-Kanna.... Kanna Kizuchi....

*She seems like a quiet shy girl.... Also why does she have a bucket on her head?*

It's nice to meet you Kanna. I'm Fuyuhiko.

I'm Hiyoko.

I'm Monaca. The chef with the glowing red eye is Teruteru, one of my fathers. He's currently controlled by his despair but he's on our side. He won't hurt anyone.

That would be correct. One question, what's with the bucket?

[joukester]

Kanna redraw for her birthday!! I love her and would 100% take a bullet for her, no questions asked. Happy (belated) birthday!!!

[sagitta-luminis]

tag dump city part 3!!! kins pt. 1

[starrpuff]

This is just an art dump at this point, but these are art pieces I’ve done and posted on other social medias so sorry if I’m being annoying 🥺

But here’s Kanna Kizuchi from YTTD! One of my friends gave me something to sketch and I popped this out with 20 minutes :D

[mcsesofhope]

“It’s a Kanna party!

[frenchgremlim1808]

HELLO RATS ! i wanna say that i wanna open collabs! So like i wanna colab with my mutuals wether real mutuals or mutuals in law and my fellow discords insane persons and my felllow rats. I am a bit overwhelmed by school so it might take time to do a real event but there is one that i absolutely wanna do.

THE ULTIMATE COLLABS OF THE KANNA'S

there is two options for this event which will both happen!

So the first one is the collab between the daily drawing kanna blogs, which you all check out actually, so there is @daily-bucket-kizuchi @daily-dose-of-bucket and @daily-bucket-girl. So the idea is to draw each one of the daily kanna in their specific style. i have already made multiple template for this idea but they are just ideas.(this is not forced it's only an idea if you do not want or can't then it's okay :3)

But now here are the rules if you wanna do a personal collab ( so not the second one) with me:

-we need to discuss it trough messages first discord could be better but if you don't have it then tumblr messages is fine.

-after discussing and making the art we will have to post it at the same time

-there is no time limit, if you have stuff to do then do them i can wait, your personal life is more important than silly drawings

And the second one is somethings where anybody will be able to participate, you will have to draw a full body kanna on a png or jpeg (transparent background). And i will put all your guys drawing in one big piece. Anybody can participate. i will give later a bit more about the requirement to participate. i made a quick drawing to show how it will be presented.

(so full body kanna in your style)

for me to see your art you can either send it to me but i would prefer that you post it so that it can get seen by others, you just have to tag me on your post and put this tag "Ultimate collab of kanna"

So this is it really exited to see your art, love you all love kanna!

[mynameisnotproto]

Hehe. Want more info dumping?

To detail this Death Game a bit more, the whole premis is, the person who has the most votes dies. Democracy, yay.

So, there were two people in the last 'Main Game' (the place where the voting and discussions take place) that were up and set to die. A middle schooler or a scrawny guy who can hack and do computer shxt. (Think Shunsuke but a bit more nerdy-er and scrawny)

She had a choice. Kill the child so a more useful person toward this game can help or let morals take the lead and murder the other guy.

Salad Fingers might or might not have mentioned to you, his name was Shin Tsukimi. Destined to die in this game. Non-chance of winning.

And his ally, Kanna Kizuchi. Bucket girl!

THAT'S WHO SHIN WAS?!

[fangsforthevenom]

My friend's nicknames & ratings for the YTTD characters

For those who have read that post, yes this is one of the friends who badly described the DR characters

(profanity + caps lock + spoiler warnings!)

Sara Chidouin - Sara Chi-do-you-in, MC (6/10)

Joe Tazuna - flashy motherfucker (8/10)

Professor Mishima - Nagito Komaeda on the nintendo ds (6/10)

Q-Taro Burgerberg - Ronald McDonald (this is NOT up for debate) (7/10) (they have not finished the game)

Gin Ibushi - best boy, furry (10/10)

Kai Satou - pansexual (10/10)

Kanna Kizuchi - bucket baby (BUT THEY STILL KILLED HER-) (10/10) (trying to make up for their crimes, i see) (hi this is friend i regret everything sorry)

Sou Hiyori - kokichi (5/10)

Reko Yabusame - goth girl lesbian (10/10)

Nao Egokoro - cottagecore lesbian (10/10)

Keiji Shinogi - himbo cop (8/10)

SPOILERS FOR 3-1 STARTING NOW

Ranmaru Kageyama - marshie boi (7/10)

Mai Tsurugi - bread wife (10/10)

Anzu Kinashi - harley quinn (8/10)

Hinako Mishuku - louise belcher (7/10) (again, they have not finished the game)

Shunsuke Hayasaka - hot (8/10)

aaaand that's as far as they got. they still haven't finished :(

[sou-ver-2-0]

Sou Hiyori and Kanna’s Sister Parallels

In my short time in the Your Turn to Die fandom, I haven't seen anyone discuss the similarities between our Sou Hiyori and Kanna's older sister Kugie. This subtle parallel is one of the many fantastic writing details in this game, and it happens to be my favorite one. So I wanted to talk about it! 

I love the irony that the characters in YTTD draw a more obvious parallel between Kugie Kizuchi and the game's protagonist, Sara Chidouin. Both Sara and Kugie are high-school aged girls, and Sara often plays the part of Kanna's big sister, leading Kanna to project her feelings for Kugie onto Sara. Although this is sweet, it's still a superficial parallel. Sara and Kugie play the same role, but how similar are they really? If you choose to chat with Kanna on the first day of Chapter 2's storyline, Kanna will tell you the truth about her adoptive sister. Instead of idealizing her, Kanna paints a more complex picture of a flawed young woman. Unlike Sara, Kugie bullied Kanna when they first met. It took time for the pair of them to feel like real siblings. On a deeper level, Kugie's own mini-character arc is very different from Sara's arc, but it perfectly mirrors Sou's arc!

Both Kugie and Sou have a cruel streak and they each make rash judgments about other people. However, they eventually reveal with their actions that they truly love Kanna deep down. While Sara can make the choice to abandon Kanna, both Kugie and Sou would die for the girl. Because of the striking parallels I see between Kanna's memories of Kugie and Kanna's present relationship with Sou, I want to believe that Kugie was just as willing as Sou was to die in order to save Kanna's life. Kugie's story effectively acts as a microcosm of Sou's story. So let's take a close look at it.

KANNA: ...Sara... / You're just like... my sister.

SARA: Huh...?

KANNA: Your strength... and your kindness... / ... / But my sister... / Wasn't always kind from the moment we met.

SARA: (The moment they met...?)

If you speak to Kanna during negotiation time on Day 1 of Chapter 2, the girl begins her story by telling Sara that she's just like her sister, since Sara shares Kugie's "strength and kindness." However, she admits that her sister "wasn't always kind from the moment we met." This is the first major difference between the two girls, and it's what clued me into the idea that Kugie's story might be a metaphor for Sou's story instead. It's also an early moment in which Kanna reveals that she's not as naive as people think she is. She's aware that Kugie was flawed, just like she's aware of Sou's flaws. She keeps choosing to believe in their capacity for good, even as she understands that they are capable of hurting her. 

  Following this revelation, we come to a notable choice.   

1. CHOICE: You aren't blood-related?

SARA: ...Kanna. Are you and your sister not blood-related...?

KANNA: ...Right...

2. CHOICE: Guess I win

SARA: I was nice from the start, so guess I win.

KANNA: Ah... Even the way you say weird things like that is just like my sister...

SARA: (Strangely, that just got her more emotional...)

Sara can either ask "You aren't blood-related?" or smugly observe "Guess I win." Either way, Kanna will steer the conversation back to her adoption by the Kizuchi family. But the choice to declare "victory" over Kugie here fascinates me, since it's easy to connect this competitive sentiment to Sara's relationship with Sou. While Sara and Sou are obviously in a competition for their lives, what ends up mattering more is their competition for Kanna's affections. In both cases, Sou is painfully aware that he's the underdog with "zero percent chance of success." Sou is sure that Kanna would choose Sara's life over his life, if she were forced to make that awful choice.

For Sou, who believes that Kanna loves him less, his moral dilemma is whether to support Kanna in spite of this. The fact that he supports her unconditionally in the second Main Game speaks to his strength of character. He proves that he truly values Kanna more than his own life. For Sara, who already feels comfortable in the "victory" of Kanna's devotion, the moral question becomes whether the player will make choices that are worthy of the girl. Will you help Sou protect her? Or will you decide that Kanna's life is worth less than Sou's hacking skills? Sara's choice determines whether she truly shares Kugie's "strength and kindness."

I'll come back to Kanna's feelings on this "competition" later. For now it's enough to say that she recognizes that competitive streak in Kugie too, and that memory makes her "emotional." It shows how she loves these three characters even when they say "weird things." Again, Kanna is aware of Sara, Kugie, and Sou's flaws but still feels affection for them. That's just how it is when you love someone.

Kanna continues her story:

KANNA: ...See, Kanna's adopted.

SARA: ...!

KANNA: She came to her current family from an orphanage when she was little...

SARA: So you had different parents, too?

KANNA: Mom and dad were really kind... / Kanna... was determined to always smile, childishly thinking "I can't trouble them." / ...And Kanna's sister didn't seem to like her...

Here, Kanna reveals that she has always had the type of personality where she tries hard to please others. She was worried about being a burden long before the Death Game, but for a more ordinary reason; she's adopted. She's always been self-conscious. Her ongoing heartbreak and anxiety comes from a deep place of worrying that her big sister doesn't love her. This informs her current relationships with both Sara and Sou.

At this point, the narrative shifts to a flashback of Kanna's memories.

MOM: Stop it, Kugie! Why do you do such cruel things?!

KANNA: No, it's fine! Kanna's not angry... She's not, really... / Look, see! Ahaha... Ehehehehe...

KUGIE: ...What're you always laughing for?

KANNA: Huh...?

KUGIE: ...You're creepy. I hate it.

DAD: Hey, stop that! Apologize, Kugie!

Kugie calls Kanna "creepy" and even says that she "hates" that part of her. Sara can't ever say such cruel words to Kanna; the worst you can do as a player is speak sternly to her sometimes. But Sou absolutely can say cruel things. He has called Kanna "stupid kid," "dead weight," and a "hindrance" in front of the entire group. And just like the Kizuchi parents scolded Kugie for her mean words, our group members condemn Sou for his mean words.

Now, we know Sou wasn't actually speaking his heart with those words. He didn't have malicious intent. (In fact, he was trying to save Kanna's life.) Sou said those words because he wears a mask to cover his true self. That's the essence of his character. He tries to sound tough and logical to force people to take him seriously. He assumes that once he lets his guard down and shows weakness, everyone will vote to kill him. He becomes a bully because he's insecure.

What if Kugie was also wearing a mask when she bullied Kanna? Not because of the Death Game like Sou, but for a more ordinary reason. Maybe she was simply trying to sound "cool." Maybe Kugie bullied Kanna because she was also insecure, and it would be easy to take out her insecurity on a little girl like Kanna. Kanna is an awkward child who speaks in the third person and laughs for no reason. It would be easy for an older girl to look at Kanna and think, "At least I'm not as embarrassing as that." Even though we don't know Kugie as well as Sou, I think it's a logical assumption.

KANNA: Even then, I kept on smiling... I didn't... want to make sister out as a villain. / But one day, when it became unbearable... I ran away from home.

This is the saddest part but I love it because it's a direct parallel to what Kanna says about Sou! 

During the Second Main Game, when Kanna confesses that she took the Sacrifice card from Sara, she says, "Kanna...Kanna...!! She didn't want to let Sara die...!! And also...!! She didn't want to make Sou a murderer...!!" 

The things Kanna does for these two!!

In other words, there comes a point for both Kugie and Sou where their actions are so harmful that Kanna feels like she has to throw herself away to thwart their "villainy." She runs away from home. She takes the Sacrifice Card. Because she doesn't want these two people she loves to become villains.  

We continue Kanna's story with another flashback. This time, it's accompanied by visual imagery of a small Kanna sitting by herself and crying while hiding her face under a bucket.

KANNA: ...sniff... sob...

KANNA: (narrating) I couldn't go home. I didn't want to... Thinking that to myself, I sat in the park with a bucket on my head and cried.

This is Kanna at her most vulnerable. She is isolated and alone. She has given up. 

In the present day, Kanna has many hopeless moments like this since she has just lost her sister, the person she loved most. We can judge any of the game's characters by how well they treat her, the most vulnerable among them.

In Kanna's memory, there is a character who comes to speak with her at this time. A little boy who tries to joke with her and cheer her up. Kanna only remembers him as "Brat," but to the player, he looks an awful lot like a small Joe Tazuna! The following confrontation between Kanna, "Brat," and Kugie is my favorite part, because it leads to my favorite parallel.

BRAT: Hey! Whatcha doin'? / What's with the bucket?! Yer funny!

KANNA: ...sniff... sniffle...

BRAT: Huh? You cryin'?!

KANNA: ..........

BRAT: ...Alright. / *He lifts his shirt over his head.* How's that! Ehh?! Look at me! C'mon! Funny, right?

KANNA: ...uuuuu...

VOICE (KUGIE): What're you doing?!

BRAT: ...Huh...?

KUGIE: How dare you put a bucket on her head and tease her!! Beat it, you!!

BRAT: I-I wasn't teasin' her!

KUGIE: Liar!! Kanna's crying, isn't she?! D-Don't... be so cruel to my little sister!!

KANNA (narrating): ...That was the first time she called me "little sister"...

In the scene, "Brat" greets Kanna and tries to cheer her up by being a goofball. However, Kugie sees this and gets the wrong impression. She assumes that the boy is hurting Kanna and she rushes to her little sister's defense. As a result of Kugie's actions, Kanna finally sees Kugie's true loving heart.

This is, beat for beat, exactly what happens when Sou confronts Sara about Kugie's smartphone. Just like Kugie wrongly assumed that Joe was bullying Kanna, Sou wrongly assumes that Sara tampered with Kugie's smartphone to make it seem like Kugie hated Kanna. Even though Sou is wrong--Sara was trying to fix the smartphone, just like Sou was--this is the first moment that the player can see Sou's true heart. We learn that Sou's reasons for targeting Sara aren't due to him being some scheming mastermind; he's simply suspicious by nature and he makes rash judgments. He acts the way he does because he genuinely believes that Sara is dangerous. And for the first time, we see how deeply Sou cares about Kanna. We see him stand up to Sara to defend her. Then we see how he wrote a message full of love and hope on Kugie's phone. 

When Kanna finally receives the phone, she cries "tears of salvation" over Kugie's new message. But Kugie's words are really Sou's words. And by the time we reach Chapter 3, we learn that Kanna knew the truth the whole time.

(KANNA): Kanna was always with her big sister. / Because she loved her a lot… / But Kanna was always just a bother to her… / Even that time when it mattered most, she couldn't do anything. / So she thought she was hated… / But that message... made her remember. / That surely, her big sister was watching over her… / That she had to stay strong on her own… / But, well… / The truth is, she knew… / That it wasn't her sister who wrote that message… / *Kanna remembers Sou's face.* .... / ...There's people who tried to protect Kanna. / There's people who worked to encourage her. / So... she doesn't want anyone else to die. / Because... they're all such kind people...

In the game, Kanna shares these thoughts with the player in the aftermath of Sou's death. This is the scenario in which Sou gets to complete the same arc as Kugie. They both sacrifice themselves to save the little sister they love so much. I'm sure that Kugie would have been grateful for Sou's help in writing that message and saving Kanna's life.

I'll finish sharing the rest of Kanna's story about Kugie: 

KUGIE: ...You still crying?

KANNA: S-Sorry... sister...

KUGIE: ... / ...So you cry too, Kanna.

I think the wording of that last sentence in English is interesting. The obvious interpretation is that Kugie realizes that Kanna has been secretly crying and hiding her true self all this time. But on another level, I wonder if Kugie is admitting that she herself "cries too"? That would confirm Kugie's insecurity. And it would make this a moment in which Kugie sees herself in Kanna, just like it's implied that Sou sees his "weak self" in Kanna. In any case, this "unmasking" of Kanna's true heart is a good parallel for Sou's story as well. Kanna also hides her feelings like he does.

KANNA: ..........

KUGIE: .......... / Kanna... I'm sorry...

KANNA: ...Sister...

KUGIE: Mom and dad are worried, so let's get home quick, okay?

KANNA: O... Okay! Eheheh...

It is possible for Sou to apologize to Kanna in the prologue of Chapter 2, Part 2. His wording is more ominous than Kugie's, though he keeps Kugie's sentiment about returning home: "...Sorry. / Just relax. If you’re obedient, I’ll tell you how to survive."

Continuing with Kanna's story, the narrative shifts back to the present day.

KANNA: ...Ever since then, my sister and I got along really well.

SARA: I see...

KANNA: Without any blood relation... Kanna and her sister got along really... really well... / ..........

I love this line because it can apply to Sou as well, since he isn't blood-related to Kanna either. All of Kanna's protective siblings commit to her well-being by their own choice.

SARA: Kanna...

KANNA: Kanna... will definitely go home...! Because she needs to tell mom and dad...! / Determination... / A kind of determination... much too heavy for a girl her age to bear. / ...I should be going soon. Sou might wake up, after all... / Thank you very much... Sara.

Kanna ends her story with a determined speech to return home and honor Kugie's memory. As we read earlier, Kanna gives a similar determined speech in the aftermath of Sou's sacrifice. Later in Chapter 3, she further expresses a desire to honor Sou’s memory, saying “I want to know more about the man who sacrificed himself for me.” This is Kanna at her strongest! This is a Kanna who wants to live!

I mentioned earlier that I would come back to Kanna's feelings on the "competition" between Sou and Sara for her affections. Because Sara resembles Kugie physically, everyone believes that Kanna would choose Sara over Sou. Kanna even says that Sara is "the person she most wants to live." That is Kanna's emotional appeal to save Sara from being voted as a candidate. In the event that Kanna dies, Keiji rubs Kanna’s words in Sou's face at the beginning of Chapter 3, leaving Sou desolate.

But it's important to note that Kanna's choice was always to save both Sara and Sou. To say that she would abandon Sou discredits what actually happened. After Kanna makes an emotional appeal to save Sara's life, she shrewdly makes a logical appeal to save Sou's life. And when Sou tries to direct the votes to Kanna, thinking she has the Sacrifice card, Kanna easily thwarts his efforts by simply telling the truth. Kanna was the only character who chose to be honest about the Sacrifice Card, because she never intended to let anyone else die for her. 

Kanna's choice was to reject the “competition” outright. She doesn't even take it seriously. Her reasons for taking the Sacrifice card were twofold: to save Sara's life, and to save Sou's soul. It's never a real question for her which person she values more. She would have died for them both.

This matters because Sou doesn't parallel Kugie in such an obvious way like Sara does, but the parallel is still there. It's subtle enough that Sou can't even see it. He never feels confident in Kanna's affection, which is why he ordered her, "Kanna. / Don’t you betray me." He can't see what's right in front of him: that Kanna cares about him as though he were her own brother. 

In contrast, Sara feels self-conscious about the comparisons people draw between Kugie and herself. She always feels awkward about it. She is fully aware that Kugie was her own person, and Sara can only pretend to understand what she was like. I really like the way that the manga treated this issue. Although the manga cuts out many of the excellent character moments from the game, it adds more focus on Kugie.

Sara thinks to herself, "I don't know...how many regrets that person had..." which neatly foreshadows that Kugie would have regretted bullying Kanna. Speaking of regrets also reminds me of Sou, who--in the route where he dies--regrets not trusting everyone sooner.

I wanted to end this piece on a happy note, so I'll just say that I like to imagine that Sou and Kugie would have gotten along! Maybe they would even be able to see through each other's masks and help each other. They could work together to protect Kanna, and the Player could choose whether Sara joins them.