Kanzaki, Satoru

神崎悟

A friend of Shin's from the orphanage. He became jealous of Shin because of his relationship with Ryoko and manipulated him into serving in the Asranian military, with the intention that he would be killed in action. CEO Tsugumo selected him as his successor at Yamaoto Air Lines and arranged for him to marry Ryoko. In the manga, Tsugumo is forced to resign by shareholders after Kanzaki executes a shady purchasing deal with a dubious jumbo jet manufacturer, securing himself a large percentage of stock that installs him as the new president of Yamato Airlines. The jets prove to be defective, causing an accidental crash that kills everyone on board, thereby exposing Kanzaki to investigation. Ultimately, his wedding plans are ruined when Ryoko discovers Shin's whereabouts after meeting Saki Vashtal, and he is arrested for embezzlement, tax evasion, and his involvement in the plane crash. The OVA, which moves the story's end to an earlier point, depicts Kanzaki simply being arrested as his final fate. In the 2004 TV series, his fate remains unknown, though it can be inferred that since Ryoko ran away, the marriage did not take place, thus derailing his shady deal. In the manga, the arrest is hardly the end for Kanzaki, as he returns with numerous schemes until the end of the manga, where he dies in an air duel with Shin.