Kanade Sakurai is the daughter of a 696 operator and Shoichi's childhood friend.
Materials
Kanade Sakurai is the daughter of a 696 operator and Shoichi's childhood friend. She introduced Shoichi, who had returned from working at a hotel, feeling distant from his musical achievements.
A distance beyond confession
She felt she wasn't good enough for Shoichi, who was already famous, and so she couldn't confess her feelings for a long time.
DISTORTION Kanade route: Practice singing and going on stage
In the disstortion Kanade route, after Ritsuho falls, Kanade performs at the music festival in her place. Later, she started singing by the roadside, practiced performing in front of people, and then accepted invitations to become a singer.
PSP added Kanade & Ritsuho: Completed legacy sheet music
In the Kanade & Ritsuho route added to DISTORTION, she confesses to Shoichi, and Ritsuho witnesses this scene and tells her that she likes Shoichi. After the Live House caught fire, unfinished sheet music was discovered during cleanup; Kanade and Ritsuho completed the work and performed with the band at the burned-down venue.
Related entries
- Featured works:DearDrops Distortion
- Childhood Sweethearts:Shoichi Suganuma (DEARDROPS)
- Younger sister:Chika Sakurai (DEARDROPS)
- Father:Sadao Sakurai (DEARDROPS)
- Songs performed:そっとあたためて
- Songs performed:It’s up to U.
- Featured works:d2b VS DEARDROPS -Cross the Future-
- DISTORTION Kanade Branch Performing at the Music Festival:Ritsuho Yoshitani (DEARDROPS)
- The PSP duo branch talks about their feelings for Shoichi and collaborates to complete the sheet music for a performance:Ritsuho Yoshitani (DEARDROPS)
References
- OVERDRIVE: DEARDROPS character
- kuuuuu: Deardrops Distortion route playthrough notes
- OVERDRIVE: DEARDROPS PSP version added
- OVERDRIVE: Cross the Future story
- OVERDRIVE: Cross the Future specifications
Data compiled on: 2026-10-07.