Kotonami's character, at first glance, looks like she was being set up to be the villain to Kyouko's angel, but as with all of the female characters in this series, Kanae is much nicer than she appears. While there was fur flying about at the beginning, both girls had a need for a true friend, and are finding that in each other. Kanae desperately wanted to be a star and was at the same audition as Kyouko, but while she did better than Kyouko, she also failed. She became the second member of Love Me, and has used that to her advantage. Kanae puts up a strong front, but is very self-conscious and is prone to self doubt. It is later revealed that Kotonami has problem dealing with kids, stemming from the fact that she comes from a large family with an obscenely large amount of nieces, nephews, and siblings.

As the series progresses, she becomes friends with Kyouko.