Another/Characters

Characters from the novel and the anime series Another.

Kouichi Sakakibara
"Voiced by: Atsushi Abe"

Originally from Tokyo, 14-year old Kouichi is forced to transfer to his mother's hometown of Yomiyama, at least for the duration of his father's trip to India. While confined because of a collapsed lung in the local hospital, he experiences a chance encounter with a strange girl, an event that foreshadows that things aren't quite right in the town, specifically in the school he eventually enrolls in.


 * Bad Dreams: He has a couple.
 * Berserk Button: Do not even think about hurting or blaming Mei Misaki, even if it's for the curse. If you do, he will do all he can to protect her. Even if you come at him with a knife.
 * Bishonen: More so in the anime.
 * Blood Splattered Innocents: In Episodes 7 and 11. Poor Kouichi.
 * Break the Cutie: Whenever he watches someone die, which is often since most of the deaths happen in front of him. Episode 3 was the worst so far.
 * Brutal Honesty:
 * Determinator: He takes a lot of damage in Episodes 11 and 12, but it doesn't stop him from trying to find and protect Mei.
 * Famous Named Foreigner: The novel explains this more.
 * The Hero
 * I Will Protect Her: Strongly hinted to be this in Episode 10 towards Mei. Confirmed in Episode 11.
 * Missing Mom: His mother died after she gave birth to him.
 * Nice Guy
 * Ordinary High School Student: Or is he?
 * Red Oni: To Mei's Blue.
 * Took a Level In Badass: In Episode 11, he protects Mei Misaki from, alone.
 * And took a direct knee hit to the crotch before disarming the perpetrator.
 * Unlucky Everydude
 * Would Hit a Girl: If it means protecting Mei from being killed then he'll do it.
 * You Leave Her Alone: Kouichi says something similar to this to Izumi in Episode 10, when she tried to place the blame on Misaki Mei. He does it again in Episode 11.
 * You Leave Her Alone: Kouichi says something similar to this to Izumi in Episode 10, when she tried to place the blame on Misaki Mei. He does it again in Episode 11.

Mei Misaki
"Voiced by: Natsumi Takamori"

Quiet and more than a little mysterious, Mei is the strange girl that Kouichi meets one late night at the hospital. This encounter, as well as the strange circumstances surrounding her while at school, prompts Kouichi to try to get to know her. In the process, this gets him involved in uncovering the truth behind class 3-3's dark secret.


 * Because You Were Nice to Me: Seems to be the only reason why she's become so close to Kouichi.
 * Blue Oni: To Kouichi's Red.
 * Broken Bird:  Before that she was a cute and happy girl. She even dressed in puffed colorful dresses.
 * Came Back Wrong: Sugiura doesn't remember Misaki having an eyepatch in elementary school and comes to believe that Misaki is the extra student with this trope to account for her left eye.
 * Dandere: When she's around Kouichi she shows a new side of her that even he seems to find cute.
 * Emotionless Girl
 * Eyepatch of Power
 * Incest Subtext: At least in the anime with . Intertwined Fingers, feeding each other...
 * Mismatched Eyes: Under that eyepatch.
 * Misunderstood Loner With a Heart of Gold
 * Names to Run Away From Really Fast
 * Nice Girl: She may be creepy at times, but she's actually really nice. Just ask Kouichi.
 * The Quiet One
 * The Stoic: Nothing much fazes her.
 * Red Eyes Take Warning: Subverted; she seems to be sinister at first but she's actually quite nice.
 * When She Smiles: She seems to smile a lot when she gets closer to Kouichi.
 * The Stoic: Nothing much fazes her.
 * Red Eyes Take Warning: Subverted; she seems to be sinister at first but she's actually quite nice.
 * When She Smiles: She seems to smile a lot when she gets closer to Kouichi.

Yousuke Sakakibara
Kouichi's father, a professor currently abroad in India due to research-related work. Kouichi's transfer to Yomiyama was prompted partly because this fact. He periodically keeps in touch with his son via calls to Kouichi's cellphone.


 * Catch Phrase: "Hey son! You'll never believe how hot India is right now!"
 * Disappeared Dad: Not really, but as mentioned he was overseas when the events of the story occur.
 * The Unseen
 * Foreshadowing: His talks with Kouichi over the course of the series indirectly provides hints related to the events surrounding class 3-3's situation, particularly concerning the supposed irregularities related to the "Phenomenon".

Reiko
"Voiced By: Naoko Sakakibara"

Kouichi's aunt, Reiko is an alumnus of the school that Kouchi transfers into, and was even part of class 3-3 at one point. As such she has first-hand experience about what exactly is going on, but is hesitant to reveal any details about it.


 * Bottle Fairy
 * Drives Like Crazy: A mild example in episode 8.
 * Parental Substitute: Both the novel and the manga mention that Reiko wants to be like this to Kouichi. Not so in the anime, however.
 * Parental Substitute: Both the novel and the manga mention that Reiko wants to be like this to Kouichi. Not so in the anime, however.
 * Parental Substitute: Both the novel and the manga mention that Reiko wants to be like this to Kouichi. Not so in the anime, however.
 * Parental Substitute: Both the novel and the manga mention that Reiko wants to be like this to Kouichi. Not so in the anime, however.

Naoya Teshigawara

 * Bishonen: In the manga. The anime gives him a more masculine design.
 * Dogged Nice Guy: To Akazawa.
 * Dumb Jock: He's said to like sports, and that his school grades aren't very good.
 * Lovable Jock
 * Heterosexual Life Partners: With Kazami, and Mochizuki in the anime.
 * Keet
 * My God What Have I Done: Reacts this way
 * Nice Guy: He's a little hotheaded at times, but his heart's in the right place.
 * Nice Job Breaking It Hero:
 * In Episode 9, he broke the tape that was supposed to help them stop the curse. Subverted since they were able to fix it later and hear it in full.
 * Happens again when he
 * Nonuniform Uniform
 * Plucky Comic Relief: As much as one can be in a horror story, and even then it wears off as the body count rises.
 * Shipper On Deck: For Kouichi and Mei.

Tomohiko Kazami

 * Chekhov's Gunman: In the anime; he's introduced early on, then doesn't show up again until Episode 10 due to being Demoted to Extra.
 * Class Representative
 * Demoted to Extra: In the anime. Despite being one of Kouchi's friends and a member of the mystery-solving gang in the manga, he's pretty much sent off-screen right after the beginning of the anime.
 * Heterosexual Life Partners: With Teshigawara.
 * Megane
 * Ship Tease: Episode 12 hints that he might have had affections for Yukari Sakuragi.
 * Megane
 * Ship Tease: Episode 12 hints that he might have had affections for Yukari Sakuragi.
 * Ship Tease: Episode 12 hints that he might have had affections for Yukari Sakuragi.
 * Ship Tease: Episode 12 hints that he might have had affections for Yukari Sakuragi.

Yuuya Mochizuki

 * Dude Looks Like a Lady
 * Heterosexual Life Partners: With Teshigawara in the anime.
 * Hot for Teacher: Apparently has a crush on Ms. Mikami.
 * Nice Guy
 * Nightmare Fetishist: A mild version. He likes Edvard Munch's "The Scream" because he feels uneasy when he looks at it.
 * Nightmare Fetishist: A mild version. He likes Edvard Munch's "The Scream" because he feels uneasy when he looks at it.

Izumi Akazawa

 * Ascended Extra: She's a very minor character in the original novel.
 * Clingy Jealous Girl: She doesn't seem to like Mei, but tends to shoot death glares at Mei when she's around Kouichi.
 * Dead Older Brother: In the manga. Anime hints the same, but after different circumstances.
 * Girlish Pigtails
 * Irrational Hatred: She really does not like Mei.
 * Meet Cute: With as Episode 10 reveals.
 * : In the manga.
 * Tall Dark and Bishoujo
 * Tsundere:
 * You guessed it, Kouichi.
 * She also seems to be this way towards Naoya Teshigawara.
 * Yandere: In the manga, she tells Kouichi "I will never let you go." and has shown hints at trying to get Kouichi's attention.
 * You guessed it, Kouichi.
 * She also seems to be this way towards Naoya Teshigawara.
 * Yandere: In the manga, she tells Kouichi "I will never let you go." and has shown hints at trying to get Kouichi's attention.

Yukari Sakuragi

 * Ai Nonaka
 * Class Representative
 * Meganekko
 * Nice Girl
 * Umbrella of Togetherness
 * Meganekko
 * Nice Girl
 * Umbrella of Togetherness

Ikuo Takabayashi

 * Chekhov's Gun:
 * Ill Boy

Takako Sugiura

 * Ascended Extra: Despite not appearing in the manga, she is existent in the novel, just as a completely minor character . In the anime she's not exactly a prominent character either, but at least she gets some action.
 * The Stoic
 * Stoic Spectacles
 * Not So Stoic:
 * Well Intentioned Extremist: You have to give it to her, she decided
 * Yandere: Episode 11 shows us she's got an... interesting view of her relationship with Izumi.
 * Well Intentioned Extremist: You have to give it to her, she decided
 * Yandere: Episode 11 shows us she's got an... interesting view of her relationship with Izumi.
 * Yandere: Episode 11 shows us she's got an... interesting view of her relationship with Izumi.

Yumi Ogura

 * Canon Immigrant: She doesn't appear in the manga, and her dead Hikikomori brother is Azakawa's in there.
 * Dead Older Brother
 * Dead Older Brother

Tatsuji Chibiki

 * The Atoner
 * Badass Teacher: The few times he does act he's easily able to disarm and knock down his opponents.
 * Big Damn Heroes:
 * Cool Old Guy
 * Messy Hair: In the anime.
 * Put On a Bus: Conveniently Put On A Car during the summer trip

Misaki Yomiyama
The popular honors student whose death resulted in the class 3-3 curse.


 * The Ace: Charming, intelligent, sporty and popular.
 * Gender Reveal: He's described as a girl early on in the anime and manga.
 * Nice Guy
 * Posthumous Character

Sanae Mizuno

 * Cute Clumsy Girl
 * Hospital Hottie

Katsumi Matsunaga

 * The Alcoholic
 * Ascended Extra: His role in the anime is expanded to an actual appearance outside of a flashback and a few more scenes.
 * Heroic BSOD: After seeing  die.
 * Madness Mantra: Usually relating to how he saved his class and about the object he hid.
 * Madness Mantra: Usually relating to how he saved his class and about the object he hid.

=== Tomoka Inose ===