The following is a list of characters that appear in the
light novel
A light novel (, Hepburn: ''raito noberu'') is a style of young adult novel primarily targeting high school and middle school students. The term "light novel" is a ''wasei-eigo'', or a Japanese term formed from words in the English languag ...
series ''
Durarara!!
, often shortened to ''DRRR!!'', is a Japanese light novel series written by Ryohgo Narita, with illustrations by Suzuhito Yasuda. ''Durarara!!'' tells the story of a dullahan working as an underworld courier in Ikebukuro, an internet ...
''.
Main characters
Celty Sturluson
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::: A member of the Dollars. Also known as "The Black Biker" or "The Headless Rider", she is a
Dullahan
The Dullahan (Irish: Dubhlachan ; dúlachán, ), also called Gan Ceann (meaning "without a head" in Irish), is a type of mythological creature in Irish folklore. He is depicted as a headless rider, on a black horse, who carries his own head ...
from Ireland who came to Japan looking for her stolen head. Her motorcycle is actually a disguised headless horse called a
Cóiste-Bodhar. She has no heart and perceives via unknown sensors that are not located on the head; she's explained her "vision" is wider than a human's, but not a complete 360°. The physical strength she possesses is above human, though not quite on par with Shizuo Heiwajima. She is also capable of manipulating a shadow-like, durable substance to form objects ranging from gloves to chariots at her will as well as use the shadow-like substance to alter her outfits to go with different occasions. Celty has lived with Shinra for the past twenty years. Celty has developed a reputation as an
urban legend
An urban legend (sometimes contemporary legend, modern legend, urban myth, or urban tale) is a genre of folklore comprising stories or fallacious claims circulated as true, especially as having happened to a "friend of a friend" or a family m ...
, with many of the rumors circulating about her being true. She was initially hesitant about revealing her true nature to anyone; however, upon revealing it to Mikado, who reacted with awe rather than fright, she became far more open to doing so. She works as an underground
courier
A courier is a person or organisation that delivers a message, package or letter from one place or person to another place or person. Typically, a courier provides their courier service on a commercial contract basis; however, some couriers are ...
, often in collaboration with Izaya despite not particularly liking him, and wears a helmet when she goes out and communicates via a
PDA
PDA may refer to:
Science and technology
* Patron-driven acquisition, a mechanism for libraries to purchase books
*Personal digital assistant, a mobile device
* Photodiode array, a type of detector
* Polydiacetylenes, a family of conducting poly ...
. Later, she becomes one of Mikado's and Anri's most trusted allies. She enjoys online chatting, television and DVDs. Over the course of the series, her relationship with Shinra intensifies; eventually, she says that she is in love with Shinra. She has a habit of punching Shinra in the stomach whenever he talks about his love for her. She tends to get mad when Shinra says she does not need her head. Despite being a supernatural creature, she is afraid of extraterrestrials and has developed a fear of traffic officers as they started pursuing her frequently. Her biggest fear, however, is that if her head is destroyed, the same may happen to her. Unbeknownst to Celty, Izaya has possession of her head before Kasane stole it and gives it back to its rightful owner. Upon being restored afterwards, Celty became amnesic with Shinra deciding to help her regain her memories or make new ones as she attempts to readjust to life in Ikebukuro again. Her name is a reference to
Snorri Sturluson
Snorri Sturluson ( ; ; 1179 – 22 September 1241) was an Icelandic historian, poet, and politician. He was elected twice as lawspeaker of the Icelandic parliament, the Althing. He is commonly thought to have authored or compiled portions of the ...
, who wrote the
Prose Edda
The ''Prose Edda'', also known as the ''Younger Edda'', ''Snorri's Edda'' ( is, Snorra Edda) or, historically, simply as ''Edda'', is an Old Norse textbook written in Iceland during the early 13th century. The work is often assumed to have been t ...
, where
Valkyries
In Norse mythology, a valkyrie ("chooser of the slain") is one of a host of female figures who guide souls of the dead to the god Odin's hall Valhalla. There, the deceased warriors become (Old Norse "single (or once) fighters"Orchard (1997:3 ...
appear. Celty also appears in ''
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2'' as a playable character per downloadable content.
Mikado Ryūgamine
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::: A very shy first-year high school boy who moves to
Ikebukuro thanks to encouragement from his best friend, Masaomi Kida. Originally from
Saitama Prefecture
is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Saitama Prefecture has a population of 7,338,536 (1 January 2020) and has a geographic area of 3,797 km2 (1,466 sq mi). Saitama Prefecture borders Tochigi Prefecture ...
along with Masaomi, he moved in hopes of having a more exciting life. At first, Mikado appears meek and heavily trusting but does show moments of self-confidence. A
running gag
A running gag, or running joke, is a literary device that takes the form of an amusing joke or a comical reference and appears repeatedly throughout a work of literature or other form of storytelling. Though they are similar, catchphrases are not ...
throughout the series is that characters often comment on his fanciful name whenever they meet him. It is later revealed that he is the only remaining creator of the Dollars, a gang in the series and by extension its leader. He is infatuated with Anri, but has never found a chance to tell her. Mikado often gets advice from Izaya Orihara, particularly in relation to the Dollars and his need to seek out a life that is not ordinary. As the series progresses, Mikado begins to show a darker, more calculating side to his personality, and also becomes the temporary leader for the Blue Squares, contracting with Aoba in the sixth novel by stabbing him in the hand with a pen. Mikado's ultimate goal is to live a happy life with Masaomi and Anri, but his methods gradually put him at odds with them.
Masaomi Kida
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::: A resident of Ikebukuro and Mikado Ryūgamine's best friend from childhood. He was the one who encouraged Mikado to come to Ikebukuro, having moved there three years prior to the series. Masaomi is a jokester and playboy, frequently telling cheesy one-liners and hitting on girls, including Anri. Though this was originally his true persona, it is later revealed that it became a mask to hide his inner depression following his girlfriend Saki Mikajima getting kidnapped and injured during a gang war between the Blue Squares and Yellow Scarves, the latter of whom he led at the time during his middle school years. After Anri is injured during the Slasher incidents and the rising presence of the Dollars, he is forced to become the leader of the Yellow Scarves once more and seek revenge for his friend. Because he had once been the 'shogun (leader)' of the Yellow Scarves, he possesses a talent in fighting, and it has even been implied that he had taken down countless gangs single-handedly during his 'shogun' years. He despises Izaya for manipulating him when he first formed the Yellow Scarves, but returns to him again for information about the leader of the Dollars and discovers it is Mikado. He leaves Ikebukuro with Saki after the conflict between the three main forces in Ikebukuro. Masaomi's main goal is for Mikado to never learn the truth about Ikebukuro and live a happy life with him and Anri.
Anri Sonohara
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::: A bespectacled girl who attends the same school as
Mikado
Mikado may refer to:
* Emperor of Japan or
Arts and entertainment
* ''The Mikado'', an 1885 comic opera by Gilbert and Sullivan
* ''The Mikado'' (1939 film), an adaptation of the opera, directed by Victor Schertzinger
* ''The Mikado'' (1967 f ...
and Masaomi. She is the class representative along with Mikado. She is rather quiet and timid and seems very close to Mikado and Masaomi, but she tends to keep to herself. Though she knows Mikado's feelings for her, she considers herself unable to feel "love" towards anyone. She is somewhat popular, even though she feels uneasy about it. She feels as if she needs to rely on somebody to move on, specifically Mika when she was younger and currently Mikado and Masaomi, and thus considers herself a parasite. As a child, Anri was forced to witness her mother murder her abusive father with a katana called Saika, later revealed to be a copy of the original. Her inability to love negates Saika's "love" for humans and thus makes Anri able to control the blade. She seems to be a skilled swordswoman, being able to handle Saika with great skill. After defeating Haruna, she gains control over the "Saika-children" that Haruna created. After a talk with Celty, she decides to use this ability for the best of the city. Anri also becomes aware of Masaomi's identity as the leader of the Yellow Scarves, but does not understand why he has taken the position at first only later to find out it was for her and Mikado's sake.
Izaya Orihara
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::: Izaya is an "
info broker" who sells information to clientele who ask him for it. He is the main antagonist of the first half of the series, before gradually being supplanted by Kasane. A borderline
sociopath
Psychopathy, sometimes considered synonymous with sociopathy, is characterized by persistent antisocial behavior, impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egotistical traits. Different conceptions of psychopathy have been u ...
and sadist, Izaya often claims to love all humans as a collective due to their unpredictable nature (with the exception of Shizuo Heiwajima due to him completely lacking this quality) and enjoys manipulating people in order to gauge their reactions. These situations often lead to injury and misery, forcing those involved to go to great lengths to rectify the situation or give up entirely. He is a master of
parkour
Parkour () is an athletic training discipline or sport in which practitioners (called ''traceurs'') attempt to get from point A to point B in the fastest and most efficient way possible, without assisting equipment and often while performing a ...
, having perfected his technique after years of fighting with Shizuo. He is also quite skilled with his flick-blade, as he is implied to be the only one capable of leaving numerous cuts on Shizuo (and his bartending suit) whenever they fight in the novels. In the anime, he shaves a gang member's head bald without the man noticing it. He is considered to be one of Ikebukuro's strongest men. Izaya's ultimate goal is to create a gang war between Mikado, Masaomi, and Anri, where only he remains as victor; he believes that Celty, as a dullahan, is basically a
valkyrie
In Norse mythology, a valkyrie ("chooser of the slain") is one of a host of female figures who guide souls of the dead to the god Odin's hall Valhalla. There, the deceased warriors become (Old Norse "single (or once) fighters"Orchard (1997:36) ...
and that if such a gang war were to take place, she would show him whether or not there is an afterlife.
::: In the past, Izaya attended Raira Academy with Shinra, Kadota, and Shizuo (whose life he made miserable since their mutual hateful rivalry began). At the beginning of the series, Izaya suspects that Mikado is the creator of Dollars (and is later proven to be correct) and knows the identities of the leaders of the three main forces in Ikebukuro. As a member of the Dollars, Izaya was also responsible for spreading the Dollar's website password thus recruiting many members (unbeknownst to Mikado) and has used his membership as an excuse to secretly keep Celty's head.
::: After a leave of absence after the Yellow Scarves arc, Izaya hijacks Masaomi's handle in order to manipulate Mikado whilst simultaneously using Akane Awakusu in a scheme to having the Awakusu Group kill off Shizuo. However, he was interrupted after Jinnai Yodogiri stabbed him as a warning for his interference. Upon making a recovery, Izaya assembles a small army composed of Namie Yagiri, Ran Izumii, Mikage Sharaku, Haruna Niekawa, Kisuke Adabashi, Slon, Kine, and the Dragon Zombie gang. At the climax of the events that follow, Izaya finally tries to kill Shizuo once and for all, and is nearly successful but is thwarted by Celty. In the ensuing fight, Izaya, while heavily injured, dares Shizuo to kill in front of multiple witnesses as a final attempt to prove that Shizuo is a monster. But Vorona stabs Izaya at the last second to prevent this outcome. However, before she can kill him, a stun grenade is thrown that allows a near-dead Izaya to escape. Izaya survives thanks to Celty partially healing him before Manami and Kine get him out of Ikebukuro. Though his fate remains a mystery to the residents of Ikebukuro at the start of ''Durarara!! SH'', many assuming he had a role in the new chain of events. A wheelchair-bound Izaya admits to not be ready yet to return home as he continues his informant activities in another part of Japan. Izaya also appears in ''
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2'' as a playable character per downloadable content.
Shizuo Heiwajima
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bartender
A bartender (also known as a barkeep, barman, barmaid, or a mixologist) is a person who formulates and serves alcoholic or soft drink beverages behind the bar, usually in a licensed establishment as well as in restaurants and nightclubs, but ...
's suit. Although quiet and nondescript for the most part, he easily becomes angered, launching in uncontrollable rages and fighting with incredible strength which leads to broken bones and property damage. Despite this, Shizuo hates violence and wishes for a quiet and peaceful life. Despite his simple and unrefined fighting skills (namely his use of road signs, trash cans, and vending machines as weapons), he is considered to be the strongest fighter in the series. In the novels, Shinra describes Shizuo's ability as the naturally unlimited form of human strength, which he dubs "adrenaline power", that can give people superhuman strength in times of emergency. Because of this, Shizuo was often hospitalised due to the enormous strain on his body. In addition, Shizuo is capable of often superhuman
parkour
Parkour () is an athletic training discipline or sport in which practitioners (called ''traceurs'') attempt to get from point A to point B in the fastest and most efficient way possible, without assisting equipment and often while performing a ...
moves, a skill he obtained naturally from years of hunting down Izaya Orihara.
:: He is also a member of Dollars, although he left the group in Volume 6 after some members of the Dollars resorted to kidnapping (after being given the idea by Izaya) to settle a dispute with a rival gang. Shizuo works as a bodyguard in Ikebukuro for Tom, a debt collector and his senpai, being offered the job after he was fired as a bartender. Tom is one of the few people Shizuo doesn't get angry with, as well as the person who convinced Shizuo to bleach his hair (in order to scare away people who might try to fight him). He is close to and incredibly protective of his younger brother, Kasuka, who is a top idol under the show business name Yuuhei Hanejima and will become incredibly angry when strangers mention his name. Shizuo is also the only person who is able to read Kasuka's facial expressions and emotions. He is also a long-time friend of Celty, often having long conversations with her and even working with her on occasion.
:: Shizuo hates Izaya with a burning passion, becoming enraged at the mere sight of him, though he has stated that he wouldn't mind letting Izaya live as long as he stayed away from Ikebukuro. Before Izaya moved to Shinjuku, it's said that the pair would fight outside Sunshine 60 on a daily basis, only stopping when Izaya escaped or when Simon broke them up and forced them into his restaurant. Although he and Izaya Orihara are on bad terms, Shizuo is actually quite friendly with Izaya's younger sisters, Mairu and Kururi, who aren't afraid of him and may even prefer him to their brother.
:: His first and last name translates literally, and ironically, into "serene man" and "peaceful island" respectively. He also appears in ''Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survior 2 Record Breaker'' as a playable character per downloadable content.
Shinra Kishitani
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::: A young underground
doctor
Doctor or The Doctor may refer to:
Personal titles
* Doctor (title), the holder of an accredited academic degree
* A medical practitioner, including:
** Physician
** Surgeon
** Dentist
** Veterinary physician
** Optometrist
*Other roles
** ...
who lives with Celty and is also in love with her. He stays indoors mostly, and wears a white lab coat even when not working as a doctor. Shinra's father is also a doctor and Shinra has participated in surgeries with his father since childhood, most notably a vivisection on Celty. Shinra attended to the same primary school as Shizuo, and has since then been interested in his unlimited strength in times of anger. In fact, he rather enjoys it when Shizuo makes use of his strength and is amused by the fights between Shizuo and Izaya. He first met Izaya in middle school and has been friends with him ever since. Shinra is well-informed with news of Ikebukuro's underground, such as the location of Celty's head and the sword 'Saika' which allowed Celty's head to be severed from her body. Despite knowing this, he keeps a secret from Celty out of fear that he will lose her if she finds her head, as the head may have a different will than Celty herself. After Celty realizes Shinra had kept her head's location from her the entire time they have a falling out but have since reconciled. Shinra seems to have the "capacity" to tell what Celty is feeling, much to her surprise since she doesn't have a head to show her emotions. He has a great interest in unexplainable phenomena. His online screen name is revealed to Anri in one of the chat sequences.
Aoba Kuronuma
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::: Introduced in volume 4 of the Durarara!! novels, Aoba is a first year student in Raira Academy. He has a bright personality and is always seen smiling – calling Mikado 'Mikado-Senpai', but has also a darker side to him. He's described as being akin to "a younger version of Orihara Izaya". He is revealed to be the Blue Squares current leader – but gives the position to Mikado for yet unknown reasons. Aoba seems to fear Mikado a little, since the incident in Volume 6, where Aoba is stabbed in the hand by a ballpoint pen he gave Mikado when they performed the agreement; Aoba also reveals that he and Izaya have underestimated Mikado and that neither of them fully understand his true character
[Durarara!! Volume 6, "Orihara Izaya, have you realized this? I and you, we've probably both underestimated Mikado-senpai. Even with what you and I already know about him... it could turn out that senpai... Had far from shown us his true character."] It is revealed in the more recent chapters that in his elementary school years, his older brother Ran Izumii abused him to amuse himself. In return, Aoba set a fire in Ran's apartment for "revenge" and let Ran take the blame when the adults thought the fire started from cigarettes. When their parents divorced, Aoba went to live with his mother and took on her surname, Kuronuma. A few years later, he formed Blue Square and ceded its leadership to Ran. When Aoba first mentions Ran in the novels again, he calls him 'Aniki'. His name "Kuronuma Aoba" translates to "black swamp" and "blue leaf" respectively. "Izumi" – his former last name before his parents divorced – translates into "fountain".
Supporting characters
Van Crew
The Van Crew is a group of friends who travel around Ikebukuro in a van. Though seemingly harmless and amiable, in reality the group are vigilantes who formerly belonged to the Blue Squares, but defected and became part of the Dollars. They do good deeds around the city in the name of the Dollars. At one point, their van's car door was ripped off by Shizuo Heiwajima; Walker and Erika replaced the door, only to give the van a distinctive look by having different anime characters (most notably Miyuki Shiba from ''
The Irregular at Magic High School
is a Japanese web novel series by Tsutomu Satō. It was published on Shōsetsuka ni Narō, a web novel website, from October 2008 to March 2011. Satō reached a deal with Dengeki Bunko and began releasing his work in a light novel fo ...
'') painted on the side. Notably, all of the characters' names are references to other authors affiliated with
Dengeki Bunko
is a publishing imprint affiliated with the Japanese publishing company ASCII Media Works (formerly MediaWorks). It was established in June 1993 with the publication of '' Hyōryū Densetsu Crystania'' volume one, and is a light novel imprint a ...
, and Walker and Erika, being major otaku, frequently reference other novels in the imprint, such as ''
Spice and Wolf
is a Japanese light novel series written by Isuna Hasekura, with illustrations by Jū Ayakura. ASCII Media Works has published 23 novels since February 2006 under their Dengeki Bunko imprint. ASCII Media Works reported that as of Octo ...
'', ''
Sword Art Online
is a Japanese light novel series written by Reki Kawahara and illustrated by abec. The series takes place in the then-near future and focuses on protagonists Kirito (Sword Art Online), Kazuto "Kirito" Kirigaya and Asuna (Sword Art On ...
'', ''
Toradora!
is a Japanese light novel series by Yuyuko Takemiya, with illustrations by Yasu. The series includes ten novels released between March 10, 2006 and March 10, 2009, published by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko imprint. Three ...
'', ''
Black Bullet
is a Japanese light novel series written by Shiden Kanzaki and illustrated by Saki Ukai, published under ASCII Media Works's Dengeki Bunko imprint. The story takes place during a parasitic epidemic, and follows Rentarō Satomi and Enju Aiha ...
'', and ''
Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan''.
Kyohei Kadota
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::: Originally part of the Blue Squares, he is now a member of Dollars. He is nicknamed Dotachin – probably from どた noisy, and ちん a derogatory alteration of ちゃん (it roughly translates as Stomper, and is a pun on his surname) – much to his annoyance, by several characters in the series (mostly Izaya and Erika). He quit the Blue Squares after finding out their leader kidnapped Saki Mikajima and subsequently rescued her along with his gang. His name is a reference to
Kouhei Kadono
is a Japanese author, best known for the ''Boogiepop'' series which has received multiple manga adaptations, a live action film, and two television anime.
Biography
Born on December 12, 1968, Kadono graduated from Hosei University.
In 1998 ...
. Though he is not an otaku, he is shown to be a fan of ''
A Certain Magical Index
is a Japanese light novel series written by Kazuma Kamachi and illustrated by Kiyotaka Haimura, which has been published by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko imprint since April 2004 in a total of three sepa ...
''.
Walker Yumasaki
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::: Like his female friend and companion, Erika, Walker is a very passionate otaku and manga reader. He and Erika are nearly always together, and it is implied, on occasion, that the two are romantically linked. He also likes to perform torture by letting the victim to choose a light novel or manga, and carrying out the contents. It is implied that he is a Japanese American. He seems to be carefree. He also keeps a wide dumb smile most of the time. But this smile can hide more than people can see at first glance. His name is a reference to Masaki Okayu.
Erika Karisawa
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::: Erika is a very passionate otaku and manga reader. She and Walker are usually together, and it is implied, on occasion, that the two are romantically linked. She is equally enthusiastic about manga or novel inspired torture. Though she and Walker agree on almost everything relating to manga and light novels, it is noted she is a major ''
fujoshi
The ''yaoi'' fandom consists of the readers of (also called Boys' Love or abbreviated to BL), a genre of male x male romance narratives aimed at those who participate in communal activities organized around yaoi, such as attending conventions, m ...
'', much to Walker's disapproval. Like Izaya, she calls Kadota "Dotachin". Her name is a reference to
Mamizu Arisawa
is a female Japanese light novelist from Tokyo, Japan. In 2001, Arisawa won the silver prize in the eighth installment of MediaWorks' Dengeki Novel Prize with her work ''Infinity Zero''. Following this, the novel was published by MediaWorks under ...
and Erika Nakamura.
Saburo Togusa
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Soichiro Watase.
Simon Brezhnev
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Black Russian who came to the city to help out his Russian friend, Denis to run a
sushi
is a Japanese cuisine, Japanese dish of prepared , usually with some sugar and salt, accompanied by a variety of , such as seafood, often raw, and vegetables. Styles of sushi and its presentation vary widely, but the one key ingredient is " ...
shop. His real name is Semyon (russian: Семён) but everyone just calls him by the name "Simon" since it's easier to pronounce in Japanese. Even though he is a friendly person, it has been shown that he is a force to be reckoned with as he is able to stop a fight with a man his size with just a single arm and also able to fight on par with Shizuo, who is one of the most feared men in Ikebukuro. He is another member of the Dollars.
Seiji Yagiri
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:: A classmate of Mikado's. He quits school claiming he has something more important to do with his life − to find his "love" and run away with her − and seems to rely on his sister's money for that. Later, it is revealed that he is infatuated with Celty's head, after seeing it suspended in a glass jar when he was a child. After learning the truth of Mika's surgery, he decides to accept her love.
Namie Yagiri
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::: The Chief of Yagiri Pharmaceuticals and sister of Seiji Yagiri. She harbors feelings for her brother. She is behind the recent human hunting in Ikebukuro which involves kidnapping people whose disappearance would not be noticed for unknown experiments. She seems to rely on Shinra for some tasks, including keeping their secret. She doesn't like the fact that Seiji is in love with Celty's head. She wants to get rid of what she calls "that thing". After Yagiri Pharmaceuticals ends up merging with another company, she makes a deal with Izaya and becomes his secretary.
Mika Harima
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:: Seiji's stalker. She is a friend of Anri whom she has been looking for as she has disappeared from her home. They were very close to each other but they also used each other to look better. While stalking Seiji, she broke into his apartment and discovered Celty's head. Seiji attacked her and called his sister Namie after believing that he had killed Mika. Namie made Mika undergo surgery to her badly-beaten face and added a "scar" to make it appear as though Celty's head had been surgically attached. This causes Mika to be occasionally chased by Celty. After confessing the truth to Seiji, he accepts her and is with him since then.
Shingen Kishitani
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Mairu Orihara
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::: The younger sister of Izaya and
twin
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sister of Kururi, who she is allegedly in an incestuous relationship with. Mairu wears a yellow hooded sweater with dog ears and a short green miniskirt. Both she and Kururi have brown eyes and brown hair, but Mairu wears her hair in a long braid. She also wears glasses and has a sunny personality. Both girls are underestimated by everyone and are capable fighters when needed be, just like their older brother Izaya, but more friendly.
Kururi Orihara
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::: The younger sister of Izaya and
twin
Twins are two offspring produced by the same pregnancy.MedicineNet > Definition of TwinLast Editorial Review: 19 June 2000 Twins can be either ''monozygotic'' ('identical'), meaning that they develop from one zygote, which splits and forms two em ...
sister of Mairu, who she is allegedly in an incestuous relationship with. Kururi wears a green hooded sweater with cat ears and a short yellow miniskirt. Kururi has a distant personality that sets her apart from her twin sister, but both can handle themselves well. Despite having their older brother to be targeted for death by Shizuo, the sisters are best friends with Shizuo and are infatuated with Kasuka/Yūhei.
Chikage Rokujo
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biker gang Toramaru. He is a ladies man and will not hesitate to protect women if they are bullied. He is relatively strong as he is able to take some hits from Shizuo and fight on par with Kyohei. He also dislikes the Dollars for harming his members in Saitama, but develops a friendship with Kyohei after he decides to help him find the culprit who attacks the Toramaru.
Jinnai Yodogiri
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:: A group of assumedly eight men who act under Kasane in various criminal acts by assuming the identity of her caretaker. While originally head of the Yodogiri Shining Corporation talent agency before he went into hiding, Yodogiri Number Eight attempts to have Vorona and Slon kidnap Akane Awakusu is ruined by Izaya's own agenda and later stabs the informant upon learning the youth is digging up information on his organization. Number Eight later ends up being gravely wounded when Izaya sends Haruna's "Saika-Children" to kill him.
Kasane Kujiragi
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:: Kasane is the supreme antagonist of the series, being the connective tissue between all of the supernatural occurrences in Ikebukuro. Though far more stoic, she is more skilled than Izaya in manipulation, revealed to be part-
vampire
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on her mother's side. While she is technically Ruri Hijiribe's older half-sister, her original name unknown and being the true owner of Saika, Kasane was raised by the original Jinnai Yodogiri and used a group whose members act under her caretaker's name. She also wants Celty, having one of her associates convince Shingen to steal Celty's head for them. Though she attempted to have Izaya killed when he started to dig up information about her group, he learned the truth of "Jinnai Yodogiri" and consider it a liberation. Kasane manages to steal Celty's head and return it to her, later breaking the Dullahan's heart by turning Shinra into one of her "Saika-children."
Awakusu Group
The Awakusu Group are a moderately influential organization primarily based in Ikebukuro. It is a subsidiary of the Medei Group. Among its members are:
Dougen Awakusu
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:: Dougen is the head of the Awakusa Group who is the father of Mikiya and the grandfather of Akane. Those who know Dougen can feel an almost "
Santa Claus
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" vibe that he gives off. He is a fan of Ruri Hijiribe.
Mikiya Awakusu
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:: Mikiya is Akane's father and the son of Dougen Awakusa. As Dougen's son, he is the heir to the Awakasu Group. Mikiya has an unnamed older brother who works for the Yakuza.
Akane Awakusu
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:: Akane is the daughter of Mikiya and the granddaughter of Dougen. She initially was not aware that her family was part of a powerful yakuza group.
Mizuki Akabayashi
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:: Mizuki is an executive member of the Awakusu Group known as the . He has a huge scar across his right eye which he had gotten during his first encounter with Anri's mother Sayaka. Mizuki is also protective of Anri after knowing about Sayaka's tragic death and having lingering feelings for Sayaka.
Haruya Shiki
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:: Haruya is an executive member of the Awakusu Group. He seems to be in charge of gathering information and investigating cases related to The Awakusu. Haruya is well acquainted with several prominent characters in the series like Celty, Izaya and Shizuo.
Shu Aozaki
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:: Shu is an executive member of the Awakusu Group known as the . He shares a long and fierce rivalry with Mizuki.
Takaaki Kazamoto
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:: Takaaiki is a young executive of the Awakusu Group who is very skilled at investigation.
Kinnosuke Kuzuhara
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:: Kinnosuke is, according to Shinra, a motorcycle
police officer
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known for dealing with the most troublesome characters. He has been sent to Ikebukuro to deal with Celty and he thinks of her merely as a monster. He is very proud of the Police and of himself for warning Celty not to mess with them. He is known to be very persistent as he and his men were able to follow Celty for a whole evening, leaving her comically terrified of all cops as a result.
Saki Mikajima
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::: Saki is a girl who has a god-like idolization of Izaya Orihara. She approaches Masaomi under Izaya's instructions and becomes Masaomi's girlfriend. Later, Saki lets herself be abducted and injured by the Blue Squares under Izaya's instructions. Kyohei, Walker and Erika betray their gang and save Saki, who is immediately hospitalized after having both of her legs broken. After the dispute between the Yellow Scarves and the Dollars, she disappears together with Masaomi.
Kasuka Heiwajima
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:: Shizuo Heiwajima's younger brother. He is a famous
actor
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under the alias "Yūhei Hanejima". In Vol.3, Shinra explains to Celty the link between Kasuka's true name and showbiz name: the "Hane" in "Yūhei Hanejima" can alternatively be pronounced as "Wa" and "Yū" as "Kasuka"; as such, "Wa-jima-kasuka-hei" is an anagram of "Kasuka Heiwajima". He was scouted to debut after saving the life of a talent scout from Shizuo, who apparently did not appreciate being talked to by that talent scout. He is usually emotionless to the point where he would not hesitate to chop off his own hand on the set of a prank show. He plays a more prominent role in Vol.4, when he meets the killer called "Hollywood", who later turns out to be Ruri, another top idol. They officially become a couple. He later tells Ruri that he felt nervous when with her in his room and that he did not want her to cry.
Tom Tanaka
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:: Tom Tanaka is one of Shizuo Heiwajima's close friends from their days at junior high. Tom runs a debt collection agency in Ikebukuro and utilizes Shizuo's notoriety for violence to intimidate people who skip out on paying their debts to Tom. However, Shizuo's rage usually ruins Tom's business as well as his reputation.
Ruri Hijiribe
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:: Ruri Hijiribe is an idol singer. One of her biggest fans is Saburo Togusa. Her concert in Ikebukuro was sold out, but thanks to Italian ticket vendor Kazutano, Saburo got to see her perform on stage while at front row center. Because of Ruri, Saburo became close to Kazutano more than Kadota and his friends. She officially becomes a couple with Kasuka after he found out that she was the serial killer "Hollywood" and consequently saved her. It is hinted that they may have the start of mutual feelings for each other. She is part vampire, which gives her supernatural strength and abilities, such as her unnaturally fast healing, but includes weakened vampire vulnerabilities, like her dislike of direct summer sunlight and hatred of garlic.
Vorona
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:: Vorona is a 20-year-old Russian assassin. Her father neglected her when she was young, leading her to indulge herself in her father's collection of books. She has an extensive knowledge of information due to her interest in books and ability to memorize when young. However, upon killing a burglar with a method she learned from one of her books, her father had her trained as an assassin under Denis and Simon. Along with Slon, she was hired to come to Ikebukuro and take out various targets in the city, including Celty and Anri. Vorona has an obsession in fighting against strong opponents, primarily due to a desire to please her father, but ends up being friends with one of them, Shizuo. Her name is Russian for "Crow."
Ran Izumii
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:: Ran is the former leader of the Blue Squares and Aoba's older brother. A sadistic man, he wears a pair of sunglasses with a large burn scar on his right face. He was the one responsible for kidnapping Saki and breaking her legs, at which point the Van Crew rescued her and defected from the Blue Squares, with Walker burning the people responsible (resulting in his scar). After being released from jail for kidnapping Saki, he now works as a freelance mercenary for the Awakusu Group.
Mikage Sharaku
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:: Mikage is a martial arts teacher of Mairu and Kururi who teaches at the Rakuei Gym. She is one of Izaya's most important allies who helps out regularly on his missions.
Haruna Niekawa
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:: A former student of Raira Academy who has long back hair and is controlled by Saika. She has an obsession towards her teacher Takashi Nasujima. Haruna briefly works for Izaya to attack Yodogiri.
Other characters
Rio Kamichika
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:: Rio Kamichika is a classmate of Masaomi, and a friend of Anri. Rio lives with her loving parents, but found out that her father was having an affair. She broke the news to her mother, but her apparent apathy led her to believe her normal life was a lie, and became depressed and suicidal. In the anime, this leads Izaya to prey upon her online, though a sympathetic Celty eventually makes her come to terms with it. Rio later joins the Dollars, and is also friends with Chikage's girlfriend Non.
Takashi Nasujima
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:: Takashi Nasujima was a
teacher
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at Raira Academy who has a reputation for being lust-driven to young school girls. His latest target was Anri, but was being thwarted at every turn by Masaomi, who informs Anri about Nasujima's last rape victim, Haruna Niekawa, and the settlement case that left him almost broke. Nasujima's bad luck went to worse after owing money to the Awakusa Group, a run-in with Celty and being confronted by Haruna as the Slasher. Suddenly, Nasujima was horrified to learn of Anri's true identity as the Slasher and blatantly told him that she despised him. This made Nasujima run in fear for his life. Still broke, he tried to mug someone with the butcher knife Haruna used as the fake Slasher, but Nasujima was beaten within an inch of his life by his unfortunate choice of mugging target, Shizuo Heiwajima.
Hōrada
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:: Horada is the main antagonist of the second arc, albeit in large part due to Izaya's machinations. He was second-in-command of the Blue Squares until his boss, Ran Izumii, was arrested, and was the person who directly broke Saki's legs. Horada took advantage of the Yellow Scarves' conditional admittance of allowing Blue Squares to become Yellow Scarves simply by switching colors, and it seemed like the truce was over. However, Horada used the Yellow Scarves to commit violent crimes against unsuspecting citizens in Ikebukuro and suspected Dollars members. After the Dollars and the Yellow Scarves stood up against Horada, he and his men tried to escape. With Shizuo's rage destroying Horada's escape vehicle and Kuzuhara's motorcycle patrol surrounding the wrecked car, Horada and his men were arrested and placed behind bars. With Horada's arrest, the Blue Squares were in complete disarray and folded due to in-gang fighting.
Slon
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:: Vorona's partner in assassination missions. His name is Russian for "Elephant."
Egor
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:: Egor is a Russian assassin who makes his appearance to capture the serial killer "Hollywood" (Ruri). He is an old acquaintance of Simon and Denis. Known to be the seventh most feared hitman in Russian as "The Philosophical Killing Machine."
Denis
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:: Denis is the owner and chef of Russia Sushi which he runs together with Simon.
Kine
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:: Kine is a bald-headed man of average build that is always in a business suit. He is a freelance detective who formerly worked as an executive at the Awakusu Group.
References
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