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Kanan is a fictional character who is the adopted sister/partner of Cho Gonou in the manga/anime Saiyuki. In the manga she was Gonou's adopted sister as well as fiancee (though she is not mentioned as his sister in the anime).

Gonou and Kanan moved in together around the age of 18-19. Gonou worked as a nursery school teacher at the time. Whilst he was working one day Kanan was kidnapped by a group of demons called the Black Crow Clan. They were under the orders of the centipede demon King Hyakugenmaoh who threatened to kill every member of the clan if they did not work for him.

The villagers willingly handed Kanan over to save their own lives and Kanan was taken. When Gonou arrived home he found the house in ruin. The villagers told him what they had done and Gonou set about bringing her back, since he had promised to look after her always. He killed 300 of the villagers for what they had done, then set about finding the Black Crow Clan. He killed all of them, then went to Hykaugenmaoh's castle and killed everyone there including Hyakugenmaoh. He went down to the dungeon and found Kanan there. He was overjoyed and went to hold her through the bars. When he did she took his knife and stood back explaining that she had been raped and now carried the centipede demon's child. She then killed herself in front of Gonou. Gonou was then attacked by Chin Yisou, Hyakugenmaoh's son who wounded him seriously before Gonou killed him. When Gonou did so he himself became a demon, after a legend that says that anyone who bathes in the blood of a thousand demons becomes one themselves.

Cho Gonou was saved by Sha Gojyo who found him and nursed him back to health. He was eventually taken before the sanbutsushin by Genjo Sanzo and Son Goku and was given a change of name and effectively a new life since it is against the teachings of Buddha to take a life. He became Cho Hakkai who eventually travels to the west.

Kanan had terrible cooking skills.She had long brown hair that is braided and falls over one shoulder. She is usually shown wearing a yellow dress with a cross necklace.