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Trivia

 * Kanata's first name is homophonous with the word 彼方, meaning "faraway". His last name means "deep sea".
 * The provenance for Kanata's name is likely linked to various of his physical and personality traits, such as his hair color, his fascination with marine life, and his color in his idol unit.
 * Kanata's autograph consists of his full name rendered in hiragana, inside a drawing of a footballfish.
 * Kanata only "speaks" in hiragana, never in kanji and katakana, which reflects his slow way of speaking.
 * The only word he says in its proper spelling is hero ヒーロー. The one time he didn't is when he first heard the word in his first year in school.
 * During Enstars! era, he often used to soak in the school's water fountain. In Enstars!! era, he soaks in the pond in ES's Floating Garden.
 * Apparently, he can communicate with sea creatures. His ancestors could do it as well.
 * Kanata’s usual Ryusei Blue intro is not actually the proper introduction for Ryusei Blue; instead, he uses a personalized version. Chiaki has recited the proper version before.
 * It has been mentioned multiple times that Kanata is much stronger than he looks, since he is the one who transports the fish tanks of the Marine Life club room. Kuro has even stated that Kanata is so strong, it's unknown who would win in an arm wrestling match between the two of them.
 * Kanata has never read manga before, not until Keito showed him one. He says that it's because whenever he attempts to read any book, it becomes wet and unreadable.

Voice Actor Comment
"Shinkai-kun seems like a guy who would share with you all sorts of trivia if you were to go to the beach with him. He can't actually swim--throw him in the water and he'd sink like a stone, but I can't swim, either, so that works out perfectly (laugh). He does everything in his own pace, and he kind of has a mysterious air. At the same time, there's something about him that draws you in and makes it impossible to leave him to his own devices, so I'm personally very interested in this character. I look forward to seeing how he'd develop and how he'd interact with the other characters around him." (Enstars!)

"" * (Enstars!!)