Below is a list of characters from the ''
R.O.D'' series of
novels
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,
manga
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and
anime
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created by
Hideyuki Kurata is a Japanese anime screenwriter, light novelist, and manga artist, noted for authoring the series composition of such works as ''Read or Die'', ''Now and Then, Here and There'', ''Kamichu!'', and ''Gun Sword''. He has been a member of Yōsuke Kuro ...
.
The ''R.O.D'' series of anime and manga covers the scope of the original ''
Read or Die
is a Japanese light novel series written by Hideyuki Kurata, published under Shueisha's ''Super Dash Bunko'' imprint. ''Read or Die'' follows Yomiko Readman, codename "The Paper", an agent for the (fictional) Special Operations Division o ...
'' series of manga and light novels, the ''
Read or Dream
''Read or Dream'' is a manga written by Hideyuki Kurata and drawn by Ran Ayanaga. It was published in Japan in four trade paperback volumes by Shueisha in 2002. The full title is ''R.O.D - Read or Dream - We are Paper Sisters Detective Company ...
'' comics and the subsequent ''
R.O.D the TV
''R.O.D the TV'' is a 26-episode anime television series, animated by J.C.Staff and Studio Deen and produced by Aniplex, directed by Koji Masunari and scripted by Hideyuki Kurata, about the adventures of three paper-manipulating sisters, M ...
'' anime series.
Table key:
* Main: A key protagonist in the story
* Supporting: A character supporting the protagonist, or an antagonist
* Mentioned: The character is referred to in dialogue or by visual means (i.e., Nenene's signature on the post-its in the OVA)
* Cameo: The character appears briefly in a special scene, or in a flashback
* N/A: The character does not appear
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Read or Die
is a Japanese light novel series written by Hideyuki Kurata, published under Shueisha's ''Super Dash Bunko'' imprint. ''Read or Die'' follows Yomiko Readman, codename "The Paper", an agent for the (fictional) Special Operations Division o ...