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This is a dossier for the characters from [[Square Enix]]'s ''[[The World Ends With You (Video Game)|The World Ends With You]]''. Welcome to their game!
This is a dossier for the characters from [[Square Enix]]'s ''[[The World Ends With You]]''. Welcome to their game!
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* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni|Blue Oni]]: Neku is the Blue to Kitaniji's Red. Take a look at the headphones.
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni|Blue Oni]]: Neku is the Blue to Kitaniji's Red. Take a look at the headphones.
* [[Chick Magnet]]: A disproportionate number of shopkeepers seem to develop crushes on Neku as their FSG rises.
* [[Chick Magnet]]: A disproportionate number of shopkeepers seem to develop crushes on Neku as their FSG rises.
* [[Collared By Fashion]]
* [[Collared by Fashion]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Defrosting Ice Queen|Defrosting Ice King]]
* [[Defrosting Ice Queen|Defrosting Ice King]]
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* [[Headphones Equal Isolation]]: Neku keeps his 'phones on to block people out. {{spoiler|The ending shows a shot of him leaving them behind.}}
* [[Headphones Equal Isolation]]: Neku keeps his 'phones on to block people out. {{spoiler|The ending shows a shot of him leaving them behind.}}
* [[The Hero]]: Starts out as a [[Designated Hero]] who's only out to survive, but gradually evolves into a true hero over the course of the game.
* [[The Hero]]: Starts out as a [[Designated Hero]] who's only out to survive, but gradually evolves into a true hero over the course of the game.
* [[Hero With an F In Good]]: At the start, although he matures into a genuine one as the story progresses.
* [[Hero with an F In Good]]: At the start, although he matures into a genuine one as the story progresses.
* [[Improbable Weapon User]]: Pins! Most Players are limited to a couple, but Neku can use ''all'' of them, including Pins that [[Playing With Fire|burn]], [[Mind Over Matter|throw things around]], cut, shoot mind bullets, and conjure cans of soda that, uh, heal you. And that's just the starter set.
* [[Improbable Weapon User]]: Pins! Most Players are limited to a couple, but Neku can use ''all'' of them, including Pins that [[Playing with Fire|burn]], [[Mind Over Matter|throw things around]], cut, shoot mind bullets, and conjure cans of soda that, uh, heal you. And that's just the starter set.
* [[Ineffectual Loner]]: Enforced example. If Neku doesn't team up with a partner and learn to cooperate with them, he'll get erased.
* [[Ineffectual Loner]]: Enforced example. If Neku doesn't team up with a partner and learn to cooperate with them, he'll get erased.
* [[In-Series Nickname]]: He has several, but "Phones" is used most often.
* [[In-Series Nickname]]: He has several, but "Phones" is used most often.
* [[Jerkass]] -> [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]: Starts out as incredibly cold toward other people and only concerned with himself, but grows into a more caring individual, albeit one with limited patience for [[Jerkass|Joshua]] and [[Idiot Hero|Beat]].
* [[Jerkass]] -> [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: Starts out as incredibly cold toward other people and only concerned with himself, but grows into a more caring individual, albeit one with limited patience for [[Jerkass|Joshua]] and [[Idiot Hero|Beat]].
* [[Laser-Guided Amnesia]]: His memories were his entry fee for the first week.
* [[Laser-Guided Amnesia]]: His memories were his entry fee for the first week.
* [[Magic Knight]]
* [[Magic Knight]]
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* [[Sleeves Are for Wimps]]
* [[Sleeves Are for Wimps]]
* [[Straight Man]]: To several characters, but mostly for Beat.
* [[Straight Man]]: To several characters, but mostly for Beat.
* [[Surrounded By Idiots]]: Not as an evil character, but he tends to think of everyone around him as such and treat them accordingly. [[Character Development|He gets better, fortunately]].
* [[Surrounded by Idiots]]: Not as an evil character, but he tends to think of everyone around him as such and treat them accordingly. [[Character Development|He gets better, fortunately]].
* {{spoiler|[[Tomato in The Mirror]]}}: He's been {{spoiler|working as the Composer's proxy}} all along.
* {{spoiler|[[Tomato in the Mirror]]}}: He's been {{spoiler|working as the Composer's proxy}} all along.
* [[Troubled but Cute]]
* [[Troubled but Cute]]
* {{spoiler|[[Unwitting Pawn]]: To Joshua.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Unwitting Pawn]]: To Joshua.}}
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* [[Power Gesture|Psychic Gesture]]
* [[Power Gesture|Psychic Gesture]]
* {{spoiler|[[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]: Happens to her in endgame, just like 90% of the cast who get brainwashed by the Red Player Pin.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]: Happens to her in endgame, just like 90% of the cast who get brainwashed by the Red Player Pin.}}
* [[Shipper On Deck]]: Another Day has her as a [[Yaoi Fangirl]], and she's happily excited about it.
* [[Shipper on Deck]]: Another Day has her as a [[Yaoi Fangirl]], and she's happily excited about it.
* {{spoiler|[[Shrinking Violet]]}}: Her true personality.
* {{spoiler|[[Shrinking Violet]]}}: Her true personality.
* {{spoiler|[[Skirt Over Slacks]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Skirt Over Slacks]]}}
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* [[Colony Drop]]: His Level 3 special drops the Moon onto Earth.
* [[Colony Drop]]: His Level 3 special drops the Moon onto Earth.
* [[Crucified Hero Shot]]
* [[Crucified Hero Shot]]
* [[Cutscene Power to The Max]]: His "Jesus Beam", when it's first introduced, kills a Taboo Rhino almost instantly. While it is quite powerful and borders on [[Game Breaker]], it would normally take at least a full combo to do so (and, the opponent being a Taboo noise, Joshua would need the light puck).
* [[Cutscene Power to the Max]]: His "Jesus Beam", when it's first introduced, kills a Taboo Rhino almost instantly. While it is quite powerful and borders on [[Game Breaker]], it would normally take at least a full combo to do so (and, the opponent being a Taboo noise, Joshua would need the light puck).
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Dropped a Bridge On Him]]: His attacks can do this. They include anything from mailboxes to ''meteors''.
* [[Dropped a Bridge on Him]]: His attacks can do this. They include anything from mailboxes to ''meteors''.
* {{spoiler|[[God Was My Co-Pilot]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[God Was My Co-Pilot]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Giggling Villain]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Giggling Villain]]}}
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* [[Real Men Wear Pink]]: The ''Frilly Parasol'' is one of his better items.
* [[Real Men Wear Pink]]: The ''Frilly Parasol'' is one of his better items.
* {{spoiler|[[Restored My Faith in Humanity]]: Neku does this for him.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Restored My Faith in Humanity]]: Neku does this for him.}}
* [[Sidetracked By the Gold Saucer]]: [[Invoked|Proof that Square-Enix is making]] [[Just One More Level|too many addictive games]]: {{spoiler|the last Secret Report reveals that the reason why he does not show up during the third week is because he was too busy playing Tin Pin in Another Day.}}
* [[Sidetracked by the Gold Saucer]]: [[Invoked|Proof that Square-Enix is making]] [[Just One More Level|too many addictive games]]: {{spoiler|the last Secret Report reveals that the reason why he does not show up during the third week is because he was too busy playing Tin Pin in Another Day.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Slasher Smile]]: When he shoots Neku.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Slasher Smile]]: When he shoots Neku.}}
* [[Smug Smiler]]
* [[Smug Smiler]]
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* {{spoiler|[[Willfully Weak]]}}: [[Averted]] and justified via Secret Reports. {{spoiler|Since he's from a different plane, it causes him to look much younger, lose several of his abilities, and lowers his power output.}} However, this lets him look like he's a participant in the game, so the Reapers completely ignore him while he makes his own plots.
* {{spoiler|[[Willfully Weak]]}}: [[Averted]] and justified via Secret Reports. {{spoiler|Since he's from a different plane, it causes him to look much younger, lose several of his abilities, and lowers his power output.}} However, this lets him look like he's a participant in the game, so the Reapers completely ignore him while he makes his own plots.
* [[Yaoi Guys|Yaoi Guy]]: Quite possibly an [[Affectionate Parody]] to this. Shiki, in Another Day, [[Shipper On Deck|is happily supporting it]].
* [[Yaoi Guys|Yaoi Guy]]: Quite possibly an [[Affectionate Parody]] to this. Shiki, in Another Day, [[Shipper on Deck|is happily supporting it]].


=== Daisukenojo "Beat" Bito ===
=== Daisukenojo "Beat" Bito ===
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* [[Book Dumb]]: Beat's not particularly intelligent, but his impliedly-horrible performance at school doesn't seem to have much to do with how smart he actually is.
* [[Book Dumb]]: Beat's not particularly intelligent, but his impliedly-horrible performance at school doesn't seem to have much to do with how smart he actually is.
* {{spoiler|[[Brother-Sister Team]]: With Rhyme.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Brother-Sister Team]]: With Rhyme.}}
* [[Bruiser With a Soft Center]]
* [[Bruiser with a Soft Center]]
* [[Cannot Tell a Joke]]: In Another Day.
* [[Cannot Tell a Joke]]: In Another Day.
* [[Cool Board]]: [[Improbable Weapon User|Hell yeah.]]
* [[Cool Board]]: [[Improbable Weapon User|Hell yeah.]]
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* [[Mangst]]/[[Manly Tears]]: After {{spoiler|what happened to Rhyme}}, he gets prone to doing this.
* [[Mangst]]/[[Manly Tears]]: After {{spoiler|what happened to Rhyme}}, he gets prone to doing this.
* [[Memento MacGuffin]]: Rhyme's pendant becomes one for him. {{spoiler|[[Chekhov's Gun|It becomes quite important]] later on, when Neku finds it on the ground and returns it to Beat, who later returns the favor by saving his life.}}
* [[Memento MacGuffin]]: Rhyme's pendant becomes one for him. {{spoiler|[[Chekhov's Gun|It becomes quite important]] later on, when Neku finds it on the ground and returns it to Beat, who later returns the favor by saving his life.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Minion With an F In Evil]]: As a Reaper.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Minion with an F In Evil]]: As a Reaper.}}
* [[Name's the Same]]: Daisuke and Beat, [[Digimon Adventure 02 (Anime)|who]] [[Mega Man (Video Game)|else]] has those names?
* [[Name's the Same]]: Daisuke and Beat, [[Digimon Adventure 02|who]] [[Mega Man (video game)|else]] has those names?
* [[Nice Hat]]: A black hat with a large skull design. It matches Rhyme's hat nicely.
* [[Nice Hat]]: A black hat with a large skull design. It matches Rhyme's hat nicely.
* [[Off-Model]]: A very minor example. He is shown wearing a silver band on his right ring finger on the game's cover art, but it is absent from his sprites and the rest of the game's promotional art. In-game, the times he's shown wearing it can be counted on one hand.
* [[Off-Model]]: A very minor example. He is shown wearing a silver band on his right ring finger on the game's cover art, but it is absent from his sprites and the rest of the game's promotional art. In-game, the times he's shown wearing it can be counted on one hand.
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* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: Arguably, an alternate red to the cool-headed (blue) Neku, who describes him at one point as a "freakin' rhino".
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: Arguably, an alternate red to the cool-headed (blue) Neku, who describes him at one point as a "freakin' rhino".
* {{spoiler|[[Senseless Sacrifice]]}}: {{spoiler|See below}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Senseless Sacrifice]]}}: {{spoiler|See below}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Shrine to The Fallen]]}}: {{spoiler|Gets one where he died}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Shrine to the Fallen]]}}: {{spoiler|Gets one where he died}}.
* [[Sibling Yin-Yang]]: {{spoiler|Again with Rhyme.}}
* [[Sibling Yin-Yang]]: {{spoiler|Again with Rhyme.}}
* [[Sleeves Are for Wimps]]
* [[Sleeves Are for Wimps]]
* [[Spanner in The Works]]: {{spoiler|His [[Heel Face Turn]] in Day 1 of the third week provided Neku with the partner he needed to survive.}}
* [[Spanner in the Works]]: {{spoiler|His [[Heel Face Turn]] in Day 1 of the third week provided Neku with the partner he needed to survive.}}
* [[Taking the Bullet]]: {{spoiler|Tragically tried doing this to save Rhyme from getting hit by a car, but managed to get them both killed instead. A more successful version of this happens later on when he saves Neku from an unexpected attack during the final moments of the game.}}
* [[Taking the Bullet]]: {{spoiler|Tragically tried doing this to save Rhyme from getting hit by a car, but managed to get them both killed instead. A more successful version of this happens later on when he saves Neku from an unexpected attack during the final moments of the game.}}
* [[Tough Love]]: {{spoiler|His parents were constantly pressuring him to get better grades, be more like his sister, and berating him when he didn't give results. Eventually he just gave up trying all together.}}
* [[Tough Love]]: {{spoiler|His parents were constantly pressuring him to get better grades, be more like his sister, and berating him when he didn't give results. Eventually he just gave up trying all together.}}
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* [[Flunky Boss]]: Sends out several Taboo Noise before attacking directly, and typically has a few out most of the time, usually attacking the partner on the other screen.
* [[Flunky Boss]]: Sends out several Taboo Noise before attacking directly, and typically has a few out most of the time, usually attacking the partner on the other screen.
* [[Formulaic Magic]]
* [[Formulaic Magic]]
* [[Fun With Acronyms]]: [[Catch Phrase|"SOHCAHTOA"]]
* [[Fun with Acronyms]]: [[Catch Phrase|"SOHCAHTOA"]]
* [[Good With Numbers]]: Taken [[Up to Eleven]].
* [[Good with Numbers]]: Taken [[Up to Eleven]].
* [[Insufferable Genius]]: He puts the "pomp" in "psychopomp". And the "psycho", too, for that matter.
* [[Insufferable Genius]]: He puts the "pomp" in "psychopomp". And the "psycho", too, for that matter.
* {{spoiler|[[Karmic Death]]}}: {{spoiler|On the last day of the game, he gets "crunched" and chucked under a junk sculpture rather like the ones he was so fond of making.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Karmic Death]]}}: {{spoiler|On the last day of the game, he gets "crunched" and chucked under a junk sculpture rather like the ones he was so fond of making.}}
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* [[Blue Eyes]]
* [[Blue Eyes]]
* [[The Dragon]]: To Kitaniji.
* [[The Dragon]]: To Kitaniji.
** [[Dragon With an Agenda]]: Some quips and lines, not to mention Konishi's own behavior hints that she's been planning on betraying Kitaniji since a long time.
** [[Dragon with an Agenda]]: Some quips and lines, not to mention Konishi's own behavior hints that she's been planning on betraying Kitaniji since a long time.
* [[The Glasses Come Off]]: She takes them off right before getting into fighting mode. It's her ''eyes'' that glint menacingly instead.
* [[The Glasses Come Off]]: She takes them off right before getting into fighting mode. It's her ''eyes'' that glint menacingly instead.
* [[Elegant Gothic Lolita]]
* [[Elegant Gothic Lolita]]
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* [[Cool Shades]]/[[Sinister Shades]]
* [[Cool Shades]]/[[Sinister Shades]]
* [[Dual Boss]]: {{spoiler|A brainwashed Shiki fights alongside him.}}
* [[Dual Boss]]: {{spoiler|A brainwashed Shiki fights alongside him.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Face Death With Dignity]]}}: {{spoiler|After being defeated, he gracefully accepts his deletion and tells Neku that Shibuya is in his hands}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Face Death with Dignity]]}}: {{spoiler|After being defeated, he gracefully accepts his deletion and tells Neku that Shibuya is in his hands}}.
* [[Gender Blender Name]]: Megumi is a female name.
* [[Gender Blender Name]]: Megumi is a female name.
* [[Headphones Equal Isolation]]: As a foil to Neku's straight use, his are always around his neck. A subtle hint {{spoiler|that his plan involves false unity}}.
* [[Headphones Equal Isolation]]: As a foil to Neku's straight use, his are always around his neck. A subtle hint {{spoiler|that his plan involves false unity}}.
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* [[Reptiles Are Abhorrent]]: His Noise form Anguis Cantus {{spoiler|and [[Our Dragons Are Different|Draco Cantus]]}}.
* [[Reptiles Are Abhorrent]]: His Noise form Anguis Cantus {{spoiler|and [[Our Dragons Are Different|Draco Cantus]]}}.
* [[Scaled Up]]: Anguis Cantus and {{spoiler|[[Sequential Boss|Draco Cantus]]}}.
* [[Scaled Up]]: Anguis Cantus and {{spoiler|[[Sequential Boss|Draco Cantus]]}}.
* [[Time Stands Still]]: ''[[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|"Time, be still!"]]''
* [[Time Stands Still]]: ''[[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|"Time, be still!"]]''
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: {{spoiler|He was actually playing his own game with Joshua, the Composer, to determine the fate of Shibuya. And if Joshua wins, Shibuya is destroyed. And guess what? Neku was playing on Joshua's side. [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|Oops!]]}}
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: {{spoiler|He was actually playing his own game with Joshua, the Composer, to determine the fate of Shibuya. And if Joshua wins, Shibuya is destroyed. And guess what? Neku was playing on Joshua's side. [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|Oops!]]}}


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* {{spoiler|[[Nice Hat]]: The hat she and Shiki wear was desinged by her and sewn by Shiki, just like everything else in her wardrobe. Shiki uses her "incarnation" of it to wear her Pins.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Nice Hat]]: The hat she and Shiki wear was desinged by her and sewn by Shiki, just like everything else in her wardrobe. Shiki uses her "incarnation" of it to wear her Pins.}}
* [[OC Stand In]]: Very little is known about her, since she only actually appears in one day, mentioning that she misses Shiki and that she regrets her taking her advice the wrong way.
* [[OC Stand In]]: Very little is known about her, since she only actually appears in one day, mentioning that she misses Shiki and that she regrets her taking her advice the wrong way.
* [[Plot-Based Photograph Obfuscation]]: On Shiki's cellphone-wallpaper, a glare obscures her face {{spoiler|or so we think. It's really hiding Shiki's face}}.
* [[Plot Based Photograph Obfuscation]]: On Shiki's cellphone-wallpaper, a glare obscures her face {{spoiler|or so we think. It's really hiding Shiki's face}}.
* [[Satellite Character]]: Her character is largely based around her relationship with Shiki. She is only ever seen talking with a minor character about Shiki.
* [[Satellite Character]]: Her character is largely based around her relationship with Shiki. She is only ever seen talking with a minor character about Shiki.
* {{spoiler|[[Stripperiffic]]: Set this [[Bare Your Midriff|skirt just an inch lower]] and you have a game rated 16 and above.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Stripperiffic]]: Set this [[Bare Your Midriff|skirt just an inch lower]] and you have a game rated 16 and above.}}
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* [[The Rival]]: To Neku and only in [[Mini Game|Tin Pin Slammer]].
* [[The Rival]]: To Neku and only in [[Mini Game|Tin Pin Slammer]].
* [[Shout-Out]]: To just about every shonen series there ever was.
* [[Shout-Out]]: To just about every shonen series there ever was.
* [[To Be a Master]]: Picture [[Pokémon (Franchise)/Characters|Ash Ketchum]] with a set of Tin Pin Slammer pins.
* [[To Be a Master]]: Picture [[Pokémon/Characters|Ash Ketchum]] with a set of Tin Pin Slammer pins.


=== Ken Doi ===
=== Ken Doi ===

Revision as of 04:25, 9 April 2014


This is a dossier for the characters from Square Enix's The World Ends With You. Welcome to their game!


The Players (Protagonists)

"All the world needs is me. I've got my values...so you can keep yours, alright?"


Neku Sakuraba

 Voiced by Kouki Uchiyama (JP) and Jesse David Corti (ENG)

The main character of the game. He suddenly finds himself in Shibuya's Underground (UG) with little in the way of direction. He loves graffiti and street art, but doesn't like to interact with people.

  • Blue Eyes
  • Blue Oni: Neku is the Blue to Kitaniji's Red. Take a look at the headphones.
  • Chick Magnet: A disproportionate number of shopkeepers seem to develop crushes on Neku as their FSG rises.
  • Collared by Fashion
  • Deadpan Snarker
  • Defrosting Ice King
  • The Dragon: To Joshua, albeit without knowing it.
  • Easily Forgiven: Shiki seems quite easy to forgive Neku for nearly killing her on Day 2. Granted, he was being an idiot, getting himself in a bad sitaution as well but even so.
    • This happens again on Day 4, after Rhyme's death when Neku basically lashes out on the idea of friendship and Shiki calls him out on this, saying he was no different from the Reapers. She later admits that it was kinda harsh.
    • Justified as their situation required cooperation and left no room for bad blood between Partners. Surviving the week took priority on personal feelings.
  • Emo Teen: Lampshaded in Another Day. "Must... fight... emo urges..."
  • Even the Guys Want Him: Ignoring the Ho Yay vibes he gets from Joshua for a moment, there's one point in Week 2 where Minamimoto starts following him and Joshua around, and Joshua wonders aloud whether it's because he's taken a fancy to Neku.
    • Also, the various male clerks met throughout the game start getting a little friendly to Neku after their FSG meter rises.
  • Fan Boy: Of artist CAT.
  • Freudian Excuse: In Another Day, it's suggested that his issues stem from waiting to meet a friend, only to find that his friend had died in a car accident. This may or may not apply in the main game, since after Rhyme gets erased, he thinks it is vaguely familiar, but is unable to remember the exact incident.
  • Headphones Equal Isolation: Neku keeps his 'phones on to block people out. The ending shows a shot of him leaving them behind.
  • The Hero: Starts out as a Designated Hero who's only out to survive, but gradually evolves into a true hero over the course of the game.
  • Hero with an F In Good: At the start, although he matures into a genuine one as the story progresses.
  • Improbable Weapon User: Pins! Most Players are limited to a couple, but Neku can use all of them, including Pins that burn, throw things around, cut, shoot mind bullets, and conjure cans of soda that, uh, heal you. And that's just the starter set.
  • Ineffectual Loner: Enforced example. If Neku doesn't team up with a partner and learn to cooperate with them, he'll get erased.
  • In-Series Nickname: He has several, but "Phones" is used most often.
  • Jerkass -> Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Starts out as incredibly cold toward other people and only concerned with himself, but grows into a more caring individual, albeit one with limited patience for Joshua and Beat.
  • Laser-Guided Amnesia: His memories were his entry fee for the first week.
  • Magic Knight
  • Mistaken for Gay: Poor, poor Makoto.
  • Mysterious Past: Besides Joshua, his past is the only one out of all the main Players that is never fully explored. Justified considering his loss of memories from the outset of the game.
  • Odd Couple: With every single partner he's ever teamed up with.
  • One Hero, Hold the Weaksauce: He can every use every dang pin the UG throws at him, whereas everybody else is lucky if they can use two.
  • Psychic Powers: He uses a varied collection of pins to combat the Noise.
  • Real Men Wear Pink: The Lace Bonnet is a lolita headdress, and the Dragon Lady is a Qipao. They both give bonuses to Neku only. That has some interesting implications, considering character-specific bonuses are normally from items the characters themselves like.
  • Red Oni: To Joshua.
  • Shonen Hair
  • Sleeves Are for Wimps
  • Straight Man: To several characters, but mostly for Beat.
  • Surrounded by Idiots: Not as an evil character, but he tends to think of everyone around him as such and treat them accordingly. He gets better, fortunately.
  • Tomato in the Mirror: He's been working as the Composer's proxy all along.
  • Troubled but Cute
  • Unwitting Pawn: To Joshua.
  • You Gotta Have Orange Hair
  • You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: An inversion of this trope. The Composer kills Neku in order to make him useful to him.
"Let me in! Tell me what you're thinking!"


Shiki Misaki

  Voiced by Anna Hachimine (JP) and Heather Hogan (ENG)

Neku's first partner in the Reaper's game. Shiki is a cheerful aspiring fashion designer with a stuffed pig cat named Mr. Mew.

 "I'm coming too. If anything happens, I wanna be there to see- I mean stop it."

"Only by allowing strangers in, can we find new ways to be ourselves."

Yoshiya "Joshua" Kiryu

  Voiced by Ryohei Kimura (JP) and Aaron Spann (ENG)

A mysterious boy who showed up in the UG unexpectedly. Despite his air of arrogance and secrecy, his knowledge of the UG becomes helpful to Neku... when he feels like giving it. Has a long history with Hanekoma.

Daisukenojo "Beat" Bito

"Come back when you grow a pair!"

  Voiced by Subaru Kimura (JP) and Crawford Wilson (ENG)

A hot-blooded young skater who'll go out of his way to protect his friends, no matter the cost to him. While Neku likes to keep his thoughts to himself, Beat will always say what's on his mind.

Raimu "Rhyme" Bito

"We don't have time for mistakes either. Haste makes waste!

  Voiced by Hitomi Nabatame (JP) and Kate Higgins (ENG)

Beat's Game partner and younger sister, who puts on a cheerful face and provided emotional support to Neku and the other Players.

  • Big Brother Worship: She's well aware of Beat's many flaws, but she accepts him for who he is anyway and still loves him all the same.

 Beat: Yo, I could rob a bank and she'd still be there for me.

The Reapers (Antagonists)

Koki Kariya and Uzuki Yashiro

"That is so whatever!"

 Kariya is voiced by Anri Katsu (JP) and Andrew Kishino (ENG)

Uzuki is voiced by Satomi Arai (JP) and Kate Higgins (ENG)

A Harrier Reaper duo who do a lot of the ground work during the Game. Kariya is always laid-back and relishes his job, making a game out of everything with Uzuki, who is almost constantly on edge.

  • Affably Evil: Define evil.
  • Alliterative Name: Koki Kariya.
  • Almighty Janitor: Kariya is actually one of the most powerful Reapers around.
    • To the point even Beat is insecure about fighting him at first.
    • Although he's only an Almighty Janitor because he wants to hang out with Uzuki.
  • Anime Hair: Kariya.
  • Ax Crazy: Uzuki gets this way whenever her Hair-Trigger Temper gets out of hand.
  • Blue Eyes: Uzuki.
  • Brilliant but Lazy: Kariya has refused several promotions because he prefers working on the field. Beat is rightfully afraid of fighting him.
  • Cool Shades: Kariya wears a cool-looking pair of orange-tinted shades.
  • Can't Catch Up: After Uzuki's defeat, she reveals that the reason she's so desperate to go up on the ranks is because she feels guilty for Kariya refusing his own promotion just so he could keep hanging out with her. In her own words:

 Uzuki: I don't wanna be your freakin' ball and chain!!!

Yodai Higashizawa

"Welcome to my kitchen!"

  Voiced by Kenji Takahashi (JP) and Travis Willingham (ENG)

Acting as a proxy Game Master for Kitaniji on the first week (Shiki's chapter). He chooses to hide himself from the players until the 7th day and attempts to pound them to pieces with his immense strength.

 Higashizawa: "WELCOME TO MY KITCHEN!"

Sho Minamimoto

"This is my Game. And I only allow two things. Flawless calculations... and beauty!"

  Voiced by Takayuki Fujimoto (JP) and Andy Hirsch (ENG)

The Game Master on the second week (Joshua's chapter). Minamimoto is a considered a "loose cannon" by the other Officers because he prefers to work by his own rules, rather than those of the game. He's called that for good reason too, he's crazy and wants to replace Joshua as the Composer. He's also quite fond of math.

Mitsuki Konishi

"You vexatious monkey! You’re right. No analysis could ever plumb the depths of your fatuity."

  Voiced by Hitomi Nabatame (JP) and Lara Cody (ENG)

The Game Master on the third and final week (Beat's chapter). She first appears to be utterly loyal to Conductor Kitaniji, but is much more interested in climbing the corporate ladder.

"Any and all specifics are decided by the Composer. That is His exclusive and incontrovertible right."

Megumi Kitaniji

  Voiced by Shane Johnson (ENG)

The Conductor and direct superior of the Reapers. Because the Composer has long been absent, he has asserted control over the Game, and makes sure that everyone, Player and Reaper alike, play by the book. However, it hasn't stopped him from imposing his own "penalties" on Neku for violating the game's rules.

Other Denizens

Sanae Hanekoma

"Right. Neku. I got it now, Phones!"

  Voiced by Bart Flynn (ENG)

The humble owner of the WildKat coffee shop on the upper-east side of Shibuya. He's also the Producer of Shibuya and an Angel.

  • Angel: Revealed in the Secret Reports to be an Angel.
  • Bonus Boss
  • Broken Pedestal: Neku initially sees him as a good source of advice, and is amazed to learn that he's CAT, but his faith in him is shaken as he believes that he is the Composer. It ultimately turns out that while he has had a hand in the backstory behind the game, his actions were ultimately for the goal of preventing Shibuya from being erased.
  • Cool Shades
  • Panthera Awesome: His Noise form Panthera Cantus.
  • Perma Stubble
  • Reclusive Artist: He's CAT.
  • Unreliable Narrator: His secret reports, particularly when he refers to the "Fallen Angel" in the third person as if it were someone besides him.
  • Waistcoat of Style

Sota Honjo and Nao-Nao

A pair with uncertain circumstances surrounding their death. Both are genuinely nice people, who tell Neku not to give up hope after what happens to him during the second week. Hinted to be a couple but never explicitly mentioned what their relationship is.

Eri

Eri is Shiki's best friend. Shiki uses a picture of Eri and herself as the wallpaper for her cellphone. Turns out that Shiki is actually the black-haired girl in the picture and that Eri is the one who normally looks like Shiki looks right now. Eri is described as charismatic and popular and she thinks of Shiki as a great friend and seamstress with a keen eye for details.

Shuto "Shooter" Dan

A young NPC who is a major fan of Tin Pin Slammer.

Ken Doi

The owner of the Ramen Don shop in Dogenzaka. He is a friendly businessman who is always looking for ideas on how to improve his ramen. He doesn't like to talk a lot about his past.

  • Berserk Button: Mentioning his role in developing Tin Pin.
  • Glowing Eyes of Doom: See above.
  • Hypocrite: He hates the Shadow Ramen store for deviating from traditional ramen recipes, only to realise that he's been doing the exact same thing himself.

Makoto "Mick" Miki

Originally a timid and unsuccessful businessman, he quits his job for Gatito (or, at least, a subsidiary of them) and opens up the Shadow Ramen store in the second week to rival the Ramen Don shop. He is also responsible for helping spread around the Red Skull pins, their purpose becoming much clearer by the end of the game.

  • Acquired Situational Narcissism: After becoming a success in Week 2, he sports an entirely new appearance and becomes quite arrogant.
  • Alliterative Name
  • Mistaken for Gay: After opening up Shadow Ramen, where he takes up work, watch what he says (and his facial expressions!) when you increase his Friendship Gauge.
    • Well... he mistakes Neku for a gay mistaking him for gay, anyway.
  • Salaryman
  • That Came Out Wrong: His use of pop-culture catch phrases leaves something to be desired.

777 (Triple 7)

Leader of the band Def Märch, which also includes fellow Reapers B.J. and Tenho.

  • Anti-Villain: Type IV. 777 is pretty nice overall and seems more worried with his band and bandmates than actually being a Reaper. The only time he fights you, he's even honourable enough to give you a key after Neku spares him. His subsequent erasure by Konishi is used as a big Kick the Dog moment.
  • Everything Is an Instrument: Tenho steals the band's microphone, which, in turn, is swapped by Minamimoto for his megaphone. The band ends up attempting to incorporate the megaphone into their act.
  • Face of the Band: Invoked 777. BJ seems to resent this.
  • Informed Ability: Apparently his music is great... but you never get to hear it.
  • Mauve Shirt
  • Steal The Hypotenuse: Tenho ends up stealing Def Märch's microphone in order to stop 777 and BJ from fighting and possibly breaking up the band.
  • Nobody Loves the Bassist: BJ is resentful that 777 is always the singer. Until the Microphone gets stolen.
  • Punch Clock Villain: Very much so, as noted above he seems to view reaping as a side job to his band.
  • Sacrificial Lion
  • Street Musician: Def Märch is an indie band, and all three members got their start by singing on the streets.

Eiji Oji

A big-time celebrity and "Prince of Ennui" in Shibuya's RG whose blog, "F Everything", gets 100,000 hits per day.

Futoshi

The backstage tech of the Def Märch. He is unusually forgetful.

Ai and Mina

A pair of schoolgirls who are good friends. Lately, their friendship has been put under some strain when Ai suspects Mina is trying to steal her crush, Makoto, away from her, although it all gets cleared up with Neku and Shiki's help.

  • Clingy Jealous Girl: Ai, to an extent. However, it turns out she does appreciate her friendship with Mina deeply.
  • Fan Girl: Mina in Another Day.
  • Friendship Moment: Mina buys some tickets to a Tin Pin Slammer event to give to Ai so she can go out with Makoto. Unfortunately, Ai misunderstands her intentions at first, but apologizes as soon as she finds out.
  • Green-Eyed Monster: Ai gets suspicious of Mina the minute she sees her talking to Makoto alone.
  • Nice Girl: Mina.
  • Not What It Looks Like: Mina and Makoto really weren't doing anything together, apart from chatting, but Ai immediately starts to assume the worst when she catches them talking to each other.
  • Recurring Extra: Mina, mostly.
  • Joshikousei
  • Those Two Girls: Played entirely straight.
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