Kaede Akana attends Ichigo Junior High School, recognized by her long orange hair with darker ombre ends, typically styled in a half ponytail on the left side secured by an accessory featuring two red spherical jewels. She possesses fair skin and orange eyes. Her personality centers on being well-informed about romance, driving her active participation in romantic gossip discussions. Her older sister, Momiji Akana, influenced her decision to join the tennis club. Academically, Kaede achieves good grades, as demonstrated in episode 6. This same episode reveals her jealousy towards Yume Hinata and Maira Tsukishima due to their close interactions with Teacher Aoi, for whom Kaede harbors a crush. Her social circle consists of childhood friends Yume Hinata, Wakaba Midorino, Hana Shiraishi, Asahi Minamikawa, and Shouhei Kitada. At school, she is classmates with Maira Tsukishima and Tokiwa Anzai. Her surname, Akana, combines the Japanese words for "red" (赤) and "name/reputation" (名), while her given name, Kaede, means "maple" in Hiragana.