Sarakanna

"It's fine now... Thank you, everyone... ...Thank you, Sara."

- Kanna's last words in the Sou Lives route

Sarakanna is the friendship between Sara Chidouin and Kanna Kizuchi from the Your Turn To Die fandom.

Canon
When Sara wakes up, Kanna is seen towards the left, squatting behind Kai and Q-taro. She wouldn't say anything until the others began to introduce themselves. Sara, trying to calm her down, placed her hand gently on her back and tried to comfort her. Kanna, beginning to calm down, introduced herself. Sara gets a bad feeling after noticing that Kugie is not there, despite Kanna's story mentioning that the two of them were together when they got kidnapped.

She is found later with Reko, trying to clean herself up. When seeing Sara, Kanna freezes up and Reko asks Sara to find some clean clothes for her. Sara finds an exact replica of Kanna's outfit in the Blue Room and gives it to Kanna. When Sara tries to comfort Kanna, she jumps back and smacks Sara's hand away in surprise. She tries to calm herself down and tells Sara to not be nice to her anymore as she's afraid of having hope before rushing off.

While investigating the monitor room, Sara is then given the option to either let her go on her own or go with her. If Sara tells Kanna that she is going to go with her, she announces that if she goes on her own, Sou will just use her again. If Sara tells Kanna to do what she pleases, she announces that what Kanna does is none of her business. Kanna is heart-broken, asking if Sara doesn't trust her, to which she doesn't reply. Alice yells at the two, saying they are just like quarreling sisters. Sara decides to reconcile, causing Kanna to begin to cry.

During discussions, Sara has the option to discuss with Kanna who doesn't want to trade and simply wants to talk. She pours the two some tea and begins to tell Sara that she feels like she's been a burden for a while, saying how when she is on her own, she feels she can barely even stand or walk. However, Sara asks her if her standing and walking at the moment counted, to which Kanna tells her that she shares similarities with a warrior. She mentions that if Sara were a senior at her school, she would look up to her so much, even coming to the conclusion that Sara was popular at her own school. As their idle chat continues, Kanna admits to liking the way Sara speaks, even if Sara tells her she's been trying to fix her way of talking due to most girls talking less brusque-like. Kanna tells her that she reminds her of Kugie due to her strength and her kindness.

After Sara, Q-taro, and Keiji agree to hide the hidden room, Kanna is seen by Sara in the lobby without Sou. When questioned about it, she tells her that Sou is sleeping and that Alice is watching over him. She admits to being a little tired as well. Kanna tells Sara that she found something while exploring and wants to show her, explaining that its location is in the Ruined Corridor. She asks Sara to go with her and the two begin to head towards the room. Kanna and Sara go through an opening that is away from the hidden room. While walking, Sara tells Kanna to not let go of her, Kanna replying by telling her that she wouldn't, almost calling her sister. She corrects herself but Sara tells her that it's fine. Kanna then goes on to explain that being with Sara feels like she was with Kugie. The latter is asked by Sara if she had peeked inside, in which she declines, telling her that she and Sou both lacked the courage to enter the room. Sara enters first and recognizes the room to be one of the first trial rooms, looking exactly like hers, as Kanna walks in, immediately being able to tell this is her trial room, screaming in fear as memories resurface themselves. She is comforted by Sara before apologizing for her behavior and claiming to be fine. Sara tells her to wait outside while she investigates, Kanna hesitantly listening and exiting the room. She waits outside until she hears Sara yell after reading the forged message from Kugie, asking if she's okay. Sara falls quiet and Kanna begins to enter the room, calling to Sara to see if she can hear her and if she's alright. Sara, panicking, yells that someone is coming, to which Kanna turns around and asks if someone is there. Sou and Alice arrive, much to Sara's convenience, and ask Kanna to trade tokens with them. The four leave Kanna's trial room and trade tokens.

The characters are then pushed back to the present where Kanna is seen standing next to Sou who is sitting on the table in the Medical Office along with the others. If Reko is alive, they simply walk in and address to Sara that they want to reconcile. If choosing to reconcile with Kanna, she sadly remarks that she betrayed her again and again. If choosing to not reconcile with her, Kanna forcefully grabs Sara's hand and calls her sister before correcting herself and calling her Sara.

She joins the others despairingly in the Main Game. After the others need to find another person to find for the preliminary vote, Sou suggests Kanna and describes her to be easily tricked, timid, and lacking ability. He also refers to her as a hindrance. Kanna, after being inspired by Sara to get angry, yells at Sou that he may think so highly of himself due to him being able to hack before reminding him she was the one who hacked first.

Voting For Kanna (Sou Lives Route)

Having received the most votes, Kanna thanks Sara for voting her and asks for a hug, which she obliges to. She smiles despairingly, letting out a small laugh and telling her she's warm. After watching Nao's execution Safalin announces that it is time for Kanna's execution. Sara begs for Safalin to not execute another one of their allies. Q-taro points Gashu's gun at the Safalin, telling her that he'll shoot if she steps any closer to Kanna. She does anyways and the gun clicks, showing that it's empty. Kanna tells them that everything is fine and that she's thankful. She specifically thanks Sara and tells her to watch over Sou and take care of him in place of her.

Voting For Sou (Kanna Lives Route)

Kanna meets up with Sara in the lobby after Sou escapes the Main Game's grounds. She listens to Sara's speech about how she will end the Death Game and how they will no longer kill anyone, Kanna informing the others that she doesn't want to die.

Fanon
Sarakanna is rather unpopular in the YTTD fandom, rivaled other ships involving these characters, such as Joesara, Keisara and Soukanna. However, the ship is rather popular as friendship or familyship, since Kanna accidentally calls Sara "sister" a few times.

Some fans believe this ship wouldn't be legal, due to the fact that Kanna is 14 and Sara is 17. However, some people say since they are both minors and only have a 3 year age gap it is legal.

Fandom
FAN FICTION