She is 12 years old. In contrast with her age, she is very calm, mature and polite. Even amidst conflicts with the other, she sits in a corner, not wanting to be involved. Her words and actions are mature, but on the other side, her strong belief in God shows a childlike pureness. However, this piety is a product of the cult she was raised in, where she was subjected to horrific physical and psychological abuse by her mother, conditioning her to view her own suffering as a natural obligation. This trauma has forged an intense, desperate need to be a "good child" for her absent father , a need that feeds her defensive reaction to anyone who infantilizes her or dismisses her will. Her initial kindness and empathy are corrupted by her indoctrination; in her mind, she is trying to save others like Fuuta by offering them the same twisted salvation she knows. Deep down, her desire for a normal life is glimpsed in small moments.
Speaks softly and formally, with careful, childlike sincerity and long, gentle pauses.
to show others how wonderful her religion is and that she lives a happy life.
Before she was born, her father's company nearly went bankrupt after being betrayed by a colleague of his, experiencing a V-shaped recovery shortly after his conversion to the religion. As a result, he dedicated his life to the faith, and raised Amane into it as well. Her whole life would since be devoted to the religion. Amane's religion had a very strict, abnormal doctrine which did not align with conventional societal norms. She was told by her father her existence was a result of his miraculous encounter with the faith, as he had contemplated death before converting. Whenever she went against the religion's doctrine, she was met with verbal abuse and corporal punishment at the hands of her parents, with methods including cold water being poured onto her, battery with a wooden stick, and tasing, among other kinds of physical torture. Because of her lifestyle, her classmates consider her strange. Amane wish Mahiru was a member of her family.
