The Ultimate Pianist, and protagonist of Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony. Used to be called a "Piano Idiot" when she was younger thanks to her constant diligence. Kaede is optimistic and proactive, acting as a leader figure among the students and hoping to cooperate with them to stop the killing game.
She has blonde hair with an ahoge on top, and wears musical note hair ornaments. Her school uniform consists of a purple sweater vest with an orange necktie, along with a purple pleated skirt with a musical staff print. Also tends to wear a white randoseru.
Kaede wanted to end the killing game by catching the mastermind. Taking advantage of a plan suggested by Saihara Shuuichi to catch the mastermind, she secretly sets up a deadly trap in the library. However, this accidently ends up causing the death of Amami Rantarou.