Saki Watanabe

Saki Watanabe is the main protagonist from the Shinsekai Yori anime and manga.

Saki is a young girl living in the town of Kamisu 66, a cordoned village in a future where humankind has developed psychokinetic abilities. These powers manifest during mid adolescence around twelve years of age. Her powers were late to develop, leading her to believe that she would fall victim to the 'neko damashi', giant felines that are said to abduct children that are not blessed with such power before they mature. The story picks up as she enters Zenjin academy and joins her friends.

Appearance
At the age of twelve years, Saki has chin-length dark brown hair and brown eyes. She usually wears her white school robes, which consists of a beige vest with a radiant orchid shaded seam, and a purple bow tied over the midsection. Additionally, she wears a skirt in the same color as the seam, as well as fitting boots combined with a large part of beige and black stockings beneath. On each side of her short sleeves are yellow fringe accessories with tiny turquoise pearls on them. On both shoulders, there are overlapping parts of the top clothing.

Two years later, her hair has grown just past her shoulders and she has noticeably gotten taller. She is commonly seen wearing the same school robes as she did before.

At the age of 26 years, her hair length is just above her lower back and it is commonly tied in a loose ponytail with a few strands left undone who now bears a striking resemblance to her mother. Saki wears a light blue and pink outfit that resembles a yukata with an orange bow.

In the manga, her hair is purple instead of brown and the shade of her eyes goes deeper into a shade of gray.

Personality
Saki initially comes off as somewhat timid and lonely. This is a direct result of her being the last to graduate from her elementary class and the last to show signs of Power. Once she joins the others in the Unified class it becomes obvious that Saki is not shy by any means.

Abilities
Despite her high mental capability, it seems that her own Power is somewhat average and doesn't really stick out among her peers. This is shown when Shisei Kaburagi pays her no attention when he visits the Unified classroom. In addition, Saki doesn't seem to use her Power in an offensive way. This is likely due to her Personality Index score as she is unlikely to choose actions of aggression unless absolutely necessary. She often shows remorse for creatures when they are harmed, specifically towards the Monster Rats, usually by saying something in their defense or in protest of harming them. This could also be perhaps she senses that the Monster Rats may not be as different a species than humans after all.

Trivia

 * The name Saki means "blossom" (sa) and "hope" (ki).
 * Saki's surname Watanabe means "cross, ferry" (wataru) and "edge, side" (be).