Shiki/Characters

The character page for Shiki. There are an awful lot of them, so this list will probably not cover them all.

Protagonists
These characters could be considered the protagonists of the show.

Natsuno Yuuki
"Voiced by: Kouki Uchiyama (JP), Jerry Jewell (EN)"

One of the main protagonists, a fifteen-year-old boy who was forced to move to Sotoba, and needless to say, he ain't happy about it. He's one of the first ones to become aware of the shiki.


 * : Manga and anime only.
 * Badass: Bashes a shiki in the head with a shovel when it threatens his friends.
 * Bishonen
 * Curtains Match the Window
 * Decoy Protagonist: He gets a relatively large chunk of focus during the first half of the story.
 * Mr. Fanservice
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Natsuno is aloof to most of the villagers, but cares deeply about Toru, Akira and Kaori.
 * Purple Eyes: Natsuno has blueish-violet eyes.
 * Red Herring: Near the beginning of the series, Natsuno starts showing signs of lethargy and tiredness, the exact symptoms of a shiki bite. Turns out it was just exhaustion.
 * You Gotta Have Purple Hair
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Natsuno is aloof to most of the villagers, but cares deeply about Toru, Akira and Kaori.
 * Purple Eyes: Natsuno has blueish-violet eyes.
 * Red Herring: Near the beginning of the series, Natsuno starts showing signs of lethargy and tiredness, the exact symptoms of a shiki bite. Turns out it was just exhaustion.
 * You Gotta Have Purple Hair
 * You Gotta Have Purple Hair

Toshio Ozaki
"Voiced by: Tohru Ookawa (JP), David Wald (EN)"

The director of the clinic in Sotoba. He is baffled by the mysterious deaths and swears to solve the case and protect his village. He is one of the first people to discover the existence of the shiki, and ends up taking pretty extreme measures against them.


 * Agent Mulder: Oddly enough, the village's man of science is one of the first to think the epidemic may be supernatural.
 * Anti-Hero: Type III -->.
 * Badass Labcoat
 * Batman Gambit:.
 * He Who Fights Monsters: As he slowly loses more and more villagers to the plague, his psyche and determination begin to deteriorate, resulting in his appearance becoming haggard and strained. Eventually he resorts to
 * Ignored Expert: No one believes him about the vampires.
 * The Paragon: Toshio becomes a rather dark take on this he
 * Perma-Stubble
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: The red to Seishin's blue. Lampshaded in the second opening of the anime, where a red specter rises from him whilst a blue rises from Seishin.
 * The Smart Guy: He has his suspicions that the thing that's killing the village is weirder than normal as soon as his first appearance, but he doesn't connect the dots until Natsuno talks to him.
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: The red to Seishin's blue. Lampshaded in the second opening of the anime, where a red specter rises from him whilst a blue rises from Seishin.
 * The Smart Guy: He has his suspicions that the thing that's killing the village is weirder than normal as soon as his first appearance, but he doesn't connect the dots until Natsuno talks to him.

Seishin Muroi
"Voiced by: Kazuyuki Okitsu (JP), John Burgmeier (EN)"

A monk at the local temple in Sotoba, as well as an author of several novels. Ends up befriending Sunako.


 * Agent Scully: Not completely skeptical about the existence of the shiki, but he still takes longer to convince than Toshio.
 * Badass Bookworm
 * Driven to Suicide: Attempted it once in the past for obscure reasons.
 * In the manga, he attempted suicide since
 * In the anime, he attempted suicide because
 * Good Shepherd: Played with.
 * Intergenerational Friendship: Generally enjoys his chats with Sunako.
 * Not So Different: Both he and his father are a lot alike when it comes to what motivates them.
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: The blue to Toshio's red. Lampshaded in the second opening of the anime (see above).
 * Stoic Spectacles
 * Intergenerational Friendship: Generally enjoys his chats with Sunako.
 * Not So Different: Both he and his father are a lot alike when it comes to what motivates them.
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: The blue to Toshio's red. Lampshaded in the second opening of the anime (see above).
 * Stoic Spectacles
 * Stoic Spectacles

Villagers
The residents of Sotoba. WARNING: Some of the characters below become shiki, so highlight spoilers at your own risk.

Megumi Shimizu
"Voiced by: Haruka Tomatsu (JP), Tia Ballard (EN)"

A village girl who hopes to one day leave Sotoba and create a career for herself in the city. She has an unrequited crush on Natsuno, who finds her annoying and cannot stand her.


 * Alas, Poor Villain:
 * Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: Big time. From her very first appearance we clearly see the sheer contempt that she holds for the rest of the village.
 * Curtains Match the Window
 * Girlish Pigtails
 * Go Out with a Smile:
 * Irony:
 * It's All About Me
 * Spoiled Brat: Certainly has the attitude.
 * Stalker with a Crush
 * You Gotta Have Pink Hair
 * You Gotta Have Pink Hair
 * You Gotta Have Pink Hair

Masao Murasako
"Voiced by: Shinya Takahashi (JP), Todd Haberkorn (EN)"

An obnoxious high school second year. Prone to whining and moaning about his lot in life despite others being much worse off.


 * Beady-Eyed Loser
 * Gonk
 * It's All About Me:
 * Jerkass: A jerk to pretty much everyone except Toru.
 * Jerkass: A jerk to pretty much everyone except Toru.

Toru Mutou
"Voiced by: Nobuhiko Okamoto (JP), Chris Burnett (EN)"

A kind 18-year old boy and Natsuno's best friend.


 * Bishonen: Borderline.
 * Likes Older Women: Possibly, if his attraction to Ritsuko is anything to go by.
 * Nice Guy: Easily the nicest character in the whole series. Even the local Jerkass Masao likes him.
 * Nice Guy: Easily the nicest character in the whole series. Even the local Jerkass Masao likes him.

Nao Yasumori
"Voiced by: Miki Ito (JP), Cynthia Cranz (EN)"

A woman who moved into Sotoba several years ago after marrying one of the villagers.


 * Hot Mom
 * Irony:
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair

Tomio Ookawa
"Voiced by: Koji Ishii (JP), R Bruce Elliott (EN)"

The owner of the village liquour and bottle shop. A huge man who is quick to begin hunting the shiki once their existence is uncovered.


 * Abusive Parent: He tends to hit his son, especially when his mom was telling on his son.
 * Badass: The first person to join Toshio in exterminating the shiki. He also has enough raw strength to stop a moving car.
 * Badass Beard: Seriously crazy hair that curves upwards in three prongs, nicknamed the Thermal Updraft by the fanbase.
 * Bald of Awesome
 * The Big Guy
 * Dope Slap: Often administers one to his son Atsushi.
 * Drop the Hammer:
 * Hot-Blooded
 * The Unfettered:
 * The Unfettered:
 * The Unfettered:

Kaori Tanaka
"Voiced by: Haruka Nagashima (JP), Alexis Tipton (EN)"

A friend of Megumi and later Natsuno. She and her brother Akira are some of the first characters to make connections between the recent deaths and the mysterious new family.


 * Girlish Pigtails: They end in flowers.
 * Refusal of the Call: Really doesn't want to dig too deeply into what's going on or dredge up memories of her dead friend.
 * Girlish Pigtails: They end in flowers.
 * Refusal of the Call: Really doesn't want to dig too deeply into what's going on or dredge up memories of her dead friend.

Akira Tanaka
"Voiced by: Keiko Kawakami (JP), Luci Christian (EN)"

Kaori's brother and a friend of Natsuno. He discovers the existence of the shiki early on and tries to out and fight them throughout the series.


 * Horned Hairdo: Averted.
 * Hot-Blooded: He's pretty gung-ho about his shiki fighting duties and refuses to leave the village when things start to go south.
 * Jumped At the Call

The Kirishikis
A mysterious family who move into the Kanemasa mansion at the start of the series.

Sunako Kirishiki
"Voiced by: Aoi Yuki (JP), Cherami Leigh (EN)"

The young daughter of the Kirishikis.


 * Black Eyes of Evil
 * Creepy Child
 * Elegant Gothic Lolita
 * Intergenerational Friendship: Admires and gets along well with Seishin.
 * Morality Pet: Seishin. Has a lot to do with her belief that the two of them are Not So Different.
 * Elegant Gothic Lolita
 * Intergenerational Friendship: Admires and gets along well with Seishin.
 * Morality Pet: Seishin. Has a lot to do with her belief that the two of them are Not So Different.
 * Morality Pet: Seishin. Has a lot to do with her belief that the two of them are Not So Different.
 * Morality Pet: Seishin. Has a lot to do with her belief that the two of them are Not So Different.

Chizuru Kirishiki
"Voiced by: Ai Orikasa (JP), Lydia Mackay (EN)"

The mother of Sunako and wife of Seishirou.


 * Adult Child: Not quite as mature as her daughter..
 * Blondes Are Evil
 * Hot Mom: Oh so very hot.
 * Megumi and Kaori certainly agree with the above.
 * Shout-Out: Appears in one episode dressed like Lady Gaga.
 * Shout-Out: Appears in one episode dressed like Lady Gaga.

Seishirou Kirishiki
"Voiced by: Gackt (JP), J Michael Tatum (EN)"

Sunako's father.


 * Badass Cape
 * Hot Dad
 * Hot Dad
 * Hot Dad

Tatsumi
"Voiced by: Wataru Takagi (JP), Ian Sinclair (EN)"

Sunako's right hand man and the most dangerous of the shiki due to his immunity to sunlight.


 * Battle Butler
 * Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: Bumbling fool one moment, High Octane Nightmare Fuel on legs the second.
 * The Dragon
 * Horned Hairdo: Resembles a pair of cat or wolf ears.
 * Jerkass: Big time. Sends newborn shiki after their loved ones, punishes anyone who doesn't. The only thing that stops him from being a Complete Monster is his loyalty, affection and admiration to Sunako.
 * Nietzsche Wannabe:
 * Obfuscating Stupidity: It's hard to tell how much of his goofy persona is an act.
 * Puss in Boots: Is very competent and in charge of doing everything the shiki need during the day, but is fiercely loyal to Sunako to the point of
 * Puss in Boots: Is very competent and in charge of doing everything the shiki need during the day, but is fiercely loyal to Sunako to the point of
 * Puss in Boots: Is very competent and in charge of doing everything the shiki need during the day, but is fiercely loyal to Sunako to the point of
 * Puss in Boots: Is very competent and in charge of doing everything the shiki need during the day, but is fiercely loyal to Sunako to the point of