Characters:

Hina Chinen:

Gender: female

Age: 1,017

Race: spirit

Occupation: guide for people who are lost in life/transfer high school student

Personality: energetic, cheerful, loves to help people, outspoken

Kurai Igarashi (main character):

Gender: male

Age: 17

Race: human

Occupation: high school student/part-time worker at grocery store

Personality: quiet, downcast, very anti-social/introverted

Genkei Ebina:

Gender: male

Age: 18

Race: human

Occupation: high school student

Personality: arrogant, gets angry at little things, self-centered, prideful, spoiled

Relationship: boyfriend to Kimiko

Kimiko Chibana:

Gender: female

Age: 18

Race: human

Occupation: high school student

Personality: arrogant, prideful, self-centered, spoiled, believes that she is superior to everyone

Relationship: girlfriend to Genkei

Asahi Igarashi:

Gender: male

Age: 5

Race: human

Occupation: kindergarten

Personality: bright, cheerful, carefree, loves his brother and mom very much

Relationship: Kurai’s little brother

Honoka Igarashi:

Gender: female

Age: 37

Race: human

Occupation: laundry worker at the nearby laundromat

Personality: gentle, caring, compassionate, kind

Relationship: the mom of Kurai and Asahi, widow

Setting:

Kyoto, Japan

Character Roles:

Kurai: The main character of the story. Is depressed and bullied by his upperclassmen.

Hina: A spirit whose job is to guide people who have lost all meaning in life and are without purpose. Wants to help Kurai see the light in life.

Kimiko: Kurai’s upperclassman. She bullies Kurai with Genkei. Her parents are very rich, so she believes she is better and more beautiful than everyone.

Genkei: Kurai’s upperclassman. He bullies Kurai with Kimiko. His parents are very rich, so he believes everything belongs to him.

Asahi: Kurai’s little brother. He is very carefree, and he loves to play with Kurai. He loves all animals - except spiders. They scare him.

Honoka: Kurai’s and Asahi’s mom. She loves to cook, but she rarely has time because of how much she works. She wants Kurai and Asahi to have a good future.