Kanade Tachibana, also known as Tenshi, is a central character in the anime series Angel Beats! She serves as the student council president in the afterlife school and initially appears to be a cold and emotionless adversary to the protagonist, Yuzuru Otonashi, and the SSS (Shinda Sekai Sensen) group. Despite her seemingly antagonistic role, Kanade's true intentions are to help students find peace and move on from the afterlife. Her quiet demeanor and mysterious powers make her a complex character, pivotal to the series' exploration of life, death, and redemption.