History Characters / BungouStrayDogs

-->'''Literary references:''' He is named after Japanese author Natsume Sōseki, born Kinnosuke Natsume, and his ability is a reference to Sōseki's novel ''Literature/IAmACat''.

A mysterious author who inspired Oda's dream of becoming a writer, and later who supported the founding of the Armed Detective Agency. His location and Ability are unknown. [[spoiler: In actuality, he's been watching over the city using his Ability, which seems to allow him to assume the form of a cat.]]

* HistoricalInJoke: In real life, Sōseki is considered as one of the greatest writers in modern Japanese history, and had a great influence on later writers. In Bungou Stray Dogs, [[spoiler: Souseki is speculated to be one of the strongest Ability users, and had a big hand in influencing Yokohama's politics.]]
** That this Souseki's novel series was left unfinished is a reference to the real Sōseki's novel ''Light and Dark'', which was left unfinished by Sōseki's death.

** That this Souseki's novel series was left unfinished is a reference to the real Sōseki's novel ''Light and Dark, which was left unfinished by his death.

[[folder:Soseki Natsume]]
-->Voiced by N/A
-->'''Literary references:''' He is named after Japanese writer Soseki Natsume, born Kinnosuke Natsume. His ability is a reference to Natsume's novel ''I Am a Cat''.

A mysterious author who inspired Oda's dream of becoming a writer. [[spoiler: His ability, "I Am a Cat," allows him to turn into a cat.]]

* ChekhovsGunman: First introduced in a flashback during the Dark Era, later plays a major role in the Fyodor arc.

* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: His ability does exactly what you'd expect it to.

[[folder:Agatha Christie]]
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-->'''Literary references:''' She is named after British mystery author Creator/AgathaChristie, and her ability is a reference to Christie's most famous novel, ''Literature/AndThenThereWereNone''.

The Knight Commander of the Order of the Clock Tower. Her ability, "And Then There Were None," has not been shown.

* AdaptedOut: She appears for the first time in the 13th chapter of the manga commenting with Fitzgerald and Dostoyevsky the battle of Akutagawa and Atsushi. The anime only showed Fitzgerald at the end of the episode who adapted chapter 13, erasing the appearences of both Christie and Dostoyevsky.
* NiceHat
* SpotOfTea: Her only appearance so far shows her drinking tea.

[[folder:Dan Brown]]
-->'''Literary references:''' He is named after American author Creator/DanBrown, and his ability is a reference to Brown's novel ''[[Literature/DanBrownsInferno Inferno]]''.

Made a cameo as a promotional tie-in for the Japanese release of his novel ''[[Literature/DanBrownsInferno Inferno]]''. His ability, "Inferno," lets him look 33 minutes into the future via a three-line piece of heavily-encoded text.

* InkSuitActor: The character in the manga looks just like his real-life counterpart.
* [[{{Seers}} Precognition]]: What his Ability allows him to do. However, only he is able to decipher the text that he composes.

[[folder:Headmaster of the Orphanage]]
The headmaster of the orphanage Atsushi lived at and responsible for Astushi's dark and troublesome past.

* EnglishRose: Certainly looks the part.

* [[Characters/BungouStrayDogsArmedDetectiveAgency The Armed Detective Agency]]
* [[Characters/BungouStrayDogsPortMafia The Port Mafia]]

'''Spoilers up to chapter 37/episode 24 will be unmarked.'''

'''Here be spoilers. Viewers of the anime are warned.'''

* EasilyCondemned: [[spoiler: Dazai still holds a grudge against him for his role in the Mimic incident, even though Oda's death wasn't his fault and he was the one who cleared Dazai's record so he could pursue honest work.]]

* FamousLastWords: "[[spoiler:Sakunosuke]]...Even your last shot was perfect."
* MutualKill: [[spoiler:With Oda.]]

* PosthumousCharacter: [[spoiler: Was killed by Oda before the start of the events of the main storyline.]]

* WorthyOpponent: He saw Oda as one due to their similar abilities, [[spoiler:hence why he made him cross the DespairEventHorizon by killing the children Oda was taking care of.]]

A list of characters in ''Manga/BungouStrayDogs''. Characters on this page all have their names listed in Western order- given names followed by surnames.

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!!The Armed Detective Agency

[[folder:In General]]
A detective agency whose members have supernatural powers. They primarily take on cases that the police or the government are unable to handle, but they also do regular detective work. Their head is Yukichi Fukuzawa, but most of their day-to-day business is managed by Doppo Kunikida.

* BadassCrew: Don't screw with them. They will and can kick your butt into next week, should you anger them and/or target one of them.
* TheGoodTheBadAndTheEvil: The good to the Port Mafia's bad and the Guild's evil.
* GoodThingYouCanHeal: Yosano's healing Ability means that the Agency members (minus Dazai, see LogicalWeakness under his entry) can take on serious injuries and then be back on their feet within a few chapters. Additionally, regeneration is part of Atsushi's ComboPlatterPowers.
* SecretTestOfCharacter: Each prospective member is required to pass one in order to join.

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[[folder:Atsushi Nakajima]]
-->Voiced by Yuto Uemura
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-->'''Literary references:''' He is named after Japanese author Atsushi Nakajima, and his ability is a reference to Nakajima's most famous short story, "The Moon Over the Mountain."

The series protagonist, a orphan who ends up with the agency after being kicked out by his orphanage. Convinced over his life that of being worthless, he dedicates himself to his new friends and comes into conflict with Port Mafia. His ability, "Beast Beneath the Moonlight," allows him to transform into a tiger with [[HealingFactor regenerative abilities]].

* {{Adorkable}}: He [[http://www.mangareader.net/bungou-stray-dogs/9/29 flails around adorably]] as he tries to take Kyouka out to make her feel better.
* AmbiguouslyGay: In Bungou Stray Dogs WAN. In one story, his chibi counterpart was quite eager to marry a prince until he found out the Prince in question was Fitzgerald. In another, he's confused over his feelings for Dazai, and eventually buys him a bouquet of flowers. Dazai faints from the shock.
* AnimalThemedSuperbeing: He turns into a tiger.
* AndIMustScream: And scream he did. A whole lot. [[spoiler: During his childhood he was shamefully singled out for the most mundane things and then tortured relentlessly for just existing. He is even forced to hammer a nail into his own foot (which he understandably couldn't do, but the Headmaster did it anyway). He suffered for so long under the Headmaster and his tyranny until he was finally kicked out. Although it was later revealed that the reason for the Headmaster's inhumane actions were in Atsushi's best interests, but it didn't erase the horrendous childhood Atsushi had.]] He still obviously suffers from some forms of PTSD [[spoiler: and it worsens considerably after his encounter with Q.]]
* BadassAdorable: Can really give some of the stronger villains a run for their money once he figures out how to control his ability. Doesn't stop him from still being a lovable dork, though.
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: He just can't turn his back on people he feels to be good inside, risking his life and livelihood on several occasions and handing himself over to the enemy in an attempt to keep his friends from getting hurt.
* ComboPlatterPowers: He's a were-tiger who happens to also have an amazing HealingFactor ala ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}.
* ComfortFood: Chazuke, a Japanese dish consisting of hot tea/water poured over rice, topped with various savoury foods like seaweed.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Was abandoned as a infant at an orphanage where was repeatably bullied and abused. Chapter 39 focuses on this, complete with him being often starved and [[spoiler: forced to hammer a nail through his foot]].
* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: After being told that he was a leech and worthless for all of his life, Atsushi is desperate to find some meaning in his existence.
* DistressedDude: As there's a massive reward out there for his live capture, Akutagawa eventually manages to catch him off guard and take him away, but he escapes a few chapters later. He's later captured again by the Guild this time, [[spoiler: but freed by Lucy.]]
* FashionableAsymmetry: His unusual haircut.
* GoodThingYouCanHeal: He's mutilated, impaled, and torn up throughout the series, only surviving due to his amazing HealingFactor.
* HealingFactor: Part of his ComboPlatterPowers, though it only works when he's at least partially in tiger form.
* HeroicSelfDeprecation: He considers himself a magnet for bad luck and hates himself, believing that he causes calamity wherever he goes, causing him to constantly do good deeds and put others before himself in an attempt to make up for it.
* IWantThemAlive: People within the Mafia are willing to pay top dollar for his live capture.
* InvoluntaryShapeshifting: He unwillingly and unwittingly transformed into a tiger at night before he was able to control his ability.
* KindHeartedCatLover: Cats are listed among his likes. [[FridgeLogic Admittedly, he is a cat himself...]]
* LivingMacGuffin: There's a ''massive'' reward out there for anyone who can capture him alive. [[spoiler: According to Fitzgerald, it's because Atsushi's ability is supposedly the key to finding a RealityWritingBook.]]
* MysticalWhiteHair: It's given a beige-tinge in the anime though.
* NaiveNewcomer: As the newest member of the Armed Detective Agency, he is unfamiliar with the members of the Agency or how it functions. He also lacks information on the feud between the Agency and the Port Mafia. This requires his colleagues to explain things to him (and to the audience).
* NiceGuy: He's pitifully nice at times, to the point of putting the lives of complete strangers above his own.
* OnlySaneMan: Comes off this way sometimes, especially when dealing with his eccentric co-workers.
** NotSoAboveItAll: Is noted to be quite gullible, and very nearly accepted Kenji's way of dealing with a case as normal and acceptable.
* PowerIncontinence: At first, he has no control over his power and wasn't even able to remember what happened when he transformed. However, he gets over this as he's put into more and more life-threatening situations. [[spoiler: It was later revealed that he gained the power to control his ability because he joined the Agency, which meant Fukuzawa was able to suppress it to a controllable level.]]
* RunningGag: He frequently ends up unconscious in a particular pose, where his head is slumped against the ground, but his butt is sticking up in the air.
* ShipTease: With both Kyouka and Lucy, as well as Dazai.
* [[spoiler: SoProudOfYou]]: [[spoiler: The Headmaster of the Orphanage he lived at. Despite all the cruel things he did to Atsushi, he really was a WellIntentionedExtremist and had Atsushi's best interests in mind. He even jumped on a bus and was on his way to congratulate Atsushi with a bouquet of flowers for a job well done after the defeat of the Guild. However, he was unable to complete his task. [[TearsOfRemorse Atsushi does shed some tears for his fallen torturer]] after learning all he had done was to help Atsushi.]]
* TechnicolorEyes: The upper half of his eyes are purple and the other is yellow.
* UnskilledButStrong: His ability grants him great strength and speed along with a HealingFactor and the benefits of claws and a prehensile tail. However, he has little actual combat experience and thus relies on his wits and observations to get by, but generally resorts to plain old brute force.
* [[spoiler:YouRemindMeOfX]]: [[spoiler: The Headmaster. Seeing a bit of himself in the young boy, in his twisted nature, he sought to help Atsushi toughen up by doing unspeakable things to him to make sure he was able to make it out there in the cruel world.]] Surprisingly, Atsushi did.

[[folder:Osamu Dazai]]
-->Voiced by Creator/MamoruMiyano
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-->'''Literary references:''' He is named after Japanese author Shuji Tsushima, who wrote under the pen name Osamu Dazai, and his ability is a reference to one of Dazai's most famous novels, ''No Longer Human''.

The first member the Armed Detective Agency Atsushi meets. An ''extremely'' strange young man, he hopes to some day find a beautiful woman to commit suicide with. A former member of the Port Mafia, he has a history with Akutagawa and Chuuya. His ability, "No Longer Human," allows him to nullify other abilities through physical contact with either the ability or the user.

* AboveGoodAndEvil: As observed by Oda, Dazai cares very little for the conventional ideas of good and evil. [[spoiler: It is heavily implied that he did monstrous things as a port mafia executive, yet he treats cruelty as nothing but a means to an end instead of something he actively participates in for his own pleasure. He also has no problem pulling a complete HeelFaceTurn and fully dedicating himself to the cause of 'helping people' once Oda urged him to become a better person, even if he still uses somewhat questionable (but far less brutal) ways of achieving his plans.]]
* AntiHero: Bordered on outright sociopathic prior to meeting Oda. While he's gotten better post HeelFaceTurn, he still has his moments.
* TheAtoner: Shows shades of this, though whether he genuinely regrets the things he did as a member of the Mafia or simply wants to distance himself from his past for Oda's sake is left ambiguous.
* BadassLongcoat: He wears a long trench coat and we already know that he's badass.
* [[BandageBabe Bandage Bishonen]]: They cover most of his body, and it's unknown what, if anything, they're covering up.
* BigBrotherMentor: He's the closest to Atsushi and is willing to help him however he can.
* BlackComedy: How his constant talk about suicide is played. It's especially morbid given he's named after an author who drowned himself.
* BlessedWithSuck: His ability is most useful in combat situations, but it's always active except in very specific extreme circumstances, which means Dr. Yosano can't easily heal him using her ability if he gets too banged up.
* BoringButPractical: His ability isn't very flashy, dramatic, or interesting compared to the abilities of his colleagues in the Agency and former colleagues in the Mafia, but it's extremely useful in fights, has few known drawbacks, and allows his allies with dangerous or hard-to-control abilities to make more effective use of them.
* BreakoutCharacter
* BrilliantButLazy: Not as bad as Ranpo, but good luck getting him to actually do his paperwork.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Despite his odd hobbies, Dazai is actually a very competent detective. His deductive abilities aren't too shabby and he possesses an extremely useful ability that gives him an advantage against other ability users.
* CheshireCatGrin: Dazai rarely stops smiling, and his smiles get very unsettling in serious or darker moments, frequently also dipping into PsychoticSmirk territory.
* TheChessmaster: [[spoiler: Purposely manipulated events so to ensure a new duo of Atsushi and Akutagawa would rise to eventually combat an evil (implied to be Dostoyevsky.]]
* ChildProdigy: Was the youngest person in Port Mafia history to become an Executive.
* ChivalrousPervert: Seen flirting with women on multiple occasions, although he does this by offering to commit double suicide with them. He's never less than a gentleman though.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Dazai is a rather eccentric man that enjoys researching and trying out various suicide methods for fun.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: He has dark brown hair and eyes.
* DeathSeeker: [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation Maybe]]. [[spoiler: Played straight during his mafia days. He is said to have grown bored of the world, and is seeking out something that could defy his expectations and hopefully kill him in the process. It is ambiguous whether he still thinks that way or not after leaving the mafia, but his proclamations of suicide since joining the detective agency have been a lot more lighthearted when compared to his genuine desire for death in the mafia, and happen less and less often as the series goes on.]] Crosses over a lot with DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife.
* DrivesLikeCrazy: The first light novel shows that Dazai is a terrible driver.
* FightsLikeANormal: Dazai himself doesn't fight much, preferring to stay on the backlines providing tactical support, but his ability inflicts this on enemies who rely on their combat-enhancing abilities.
* TheGadfly: He likes providing "useful tips" for Kunikida only to say that he's messing with him. He also likes needling his former partner, Chuuya.
* GoodCostumeSwitch: Trades in his black suit and coat for a beige trench coat and khaki slacks when he quits the Mafia.
* GoodIsNotNice: He's generally upbeat and personable and dedicated to helping people, but [[AboveGoodAndEvil has warped views on ethics and morality]] and tends to take a pragmatic approach to the cases he works on.
* GuileHero / ManipulativeBastard: His areas of expertise are strategy and reading people, and he used to specialize in interrogation when he was in the Mafia. As a result, blackmail and manipulation are some of his favorite tactics. He's also not above manipulating his own coworkers if it means accomplishing his goal.
* HeelFaceTurn: Formally was an Executive of the Port Mafia, now a member of the Armed Detective Agency. [[spoiler: He quit the Mafia after Oda's death and began trying to improve himself out of a desire to honor Oda's memory and final wishes]].
* HiddenDepths: Dazai generally presents himself a lazy and carefree man who prefers to push his paperwork off on others, but he's extremely knowledgeable about Yokohama's criminal underworld, exhibits [[TheChessmaster Chessmaster]] tendencies, and can be surprisingly poignant at times.
* HistoricalInJoke: More than any character, Dazai has a habit of attracting these:
** His DeathSeeker habits are an obvious reference to RL!Dazai's multiple suicide attempts. Dazai is even introduced attempting to drown himself (the way RL!Dazai successfully did himself in) and his wish to die with a beautiful woman is a nod to attempting suicide twice with a lover (one of which being the successful attempt).
** Dazai is implied to have been brought into the Port Mafia from a young age and left because of personal reasons. In real-life, Dazai was the son of a rich family, and was ultimately disowned due to his political leanings.
** Dazai mentions at one point to having done a rather disturbing self-portrait, which is a ShoutOut to ''No Longer Human'', where the narrator (a blatant AuthorAvatar) does the exact same thing.
** His relationship with Ango and Odasaku is a nod to the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buraiha Buraiha]], a group of authors dissatisfied with the then-current Japanese government.
* ImprobableAge: [[spoiler: Dazai was considered a Mafia executive before he was 16.]]
* LetsGetDangerous: He's eccentric, lazy, and is depicted in a SuperDeformed art style in the anime more often than any other major character, but he's also highly competent at his job when the situation calls for it or things get serious, and stops teasing Kunikida whenever the two are at an important point in a case.
* LogicalWeakness: No Longer Human requires Dazai to make physical contact, so it's ineffective against abilities that don't have a physical form if he can't get close enough to touch the user. Obviously it also does nothing against opponents who don't have an Ability. Lastly, it's always active [[ArtisticLicenseBiology as long as there's blood flow in his brain]], so [[http://looking-for-stray-dogs.tumblr.com/post/151316270644/ Yosano's healing Ability can't effect him, except in a very small time frame in extreme circumstances]].
* MysteriousPast: He's introduced as being a man with an unknown past who's quickly revealed as a former Port Mafia member. While the second light novel gave a number of details, much of his life prior to meeting Oda is still shrouded in mystery.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: He may not seem like the brightest bulb at first, but he's one of the smartest members in the agency. For example, despite not being a deductive genius like Ranpo, he manages to figure out a good chunk of the murder mystery in episode 5 on his own.
* OddFriendship: Is VitriolicBestBuds with Kunikida, the stern, idealistic ControlFreak.
* PerpetualSmiler: He's generally seen with a smile on his face, in stark contrast to his partner [[PerpetualFrowner Kunikida]].
* PowerNullifier: ''[[IronicName No Longer Human]]'' allows him to nullify other people's powers.
* PragmaticHero: He tends to take a very "means to an end" approach to his job and is the Agency member most willing to get their hands dirty if it means solving a case or getting crucial information.
* TortureTechnician: His specialty in his Mafia days was interrogation, and he bragged to Kouyou before questioning her about the Mafia's interest in the Guild that there wasn't anyone he couldn't get to spill everything.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Kunikida. Most of their interactions involve Dazai messing with Kunikida, and Kunikida throttling him. They still manage to work well together despite this.
* WeakButSkilled: Described more or less as such by Chuuya. He's a piss-poor martial artist for an ex-mafia, but he's good at strategizing and his ability makes him indispensable in fights.
* WhatExactlyIsHisJob: Before everyone figured out he used to work for the Mafia, it was a game among the Agency members to try to figure out what Dazai's old job was.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: Strongly implied to have been the case with his former partner Chuuya. They can't stand each other's guts now.
* YoungAndInCharge: He was the youngest Port Mafia executive in mafia history.

[[folder:Doppo Kunikida]]
-->Voiced by Creator/YoshimasaHosoya
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-->'''Literary references:''' He is named after Japanese author and poet Doppo Kunikida, and his ability is a reference to ''Doppo's Poetry'', a compilation of some of Kunikida's poems.

Dazai's partner. A straight-laced man who manages most of the Agency's operations. His ability, "Doppo's Poetry"[[note]]"The Matchless Poet" in the official Yen Press translation of the manga[[/note]], enables him to create anything he writes down in his notebook, as long as he understands the object's form and function and it's smaller than the notebook.

* ControlFreak: Kunikida does ''not'' like it when his carefully laid out plans are disrupted, especially by Dazai.
* CrazyPrepared: His ability is effectively a weaponized superpower version of this.
** He also gets around his ability's main LogicalWeakness by carrying around slips of paper with the names of objects he frequently creates already written down.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: He has blond hair and yellow eyes.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Early into the series, he states he was a math teacher before becoming part of the Agency. This was retconned later to a part-time job as an algebra lecturer when it was insinuated that he was one of the early members of The Agency and most likely joined as a teenager.
* ExpressiveHair: In the anime, his ponytail becomes a jagged zig-zag when he's particularly angry.
* FightsLikeANormal: His ability isn't combat-oriented and he uses it to create conventional weapons, like pistols and stun guns, to supplement his martial arts skills.
* HeroicBSOD: For comedic effect when he finds out Dazai used to work for the Mafia
** Played for drama when [[spoiler: Kunikida is forced to kill a child in order to save a crowded passenger train]]. Fyodor takes advantage of this later and invokes another BSOD on Kunikida by [[spoiler: influencing a child to kill himself in front of Kunikida's eyes]].
* ImprobableAge: Stated early on to have been a math teacher prior to becoming a detective, later retconned into a part-time side job as an algebra lecturer after it was implied he joined the Agency in his mid-late teens, which is still a bit unlikely for a 22-year-old.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Kunikida is, at best, gruff and stern to his fellow detectives and Atsushi. He's not very tolerant of disruptions to his plans and doesn't like those who would disturb his carefully laid schedules (AKA Dazai). That said, he is actually a very idealistic man that strives to live up to his own expectations. He ''will'' do anything he can to complete a mission and protect his colleagues.
* KnightInSourArmor: Although rather grumpy and cynical in disposition, Kunikida will always try to do the right thing according to his ideals.
* {{Megane}}: Wears a pair of black-framed glasses.
* LogicalWeakness: He can't use his power if he's separated from his notebook or he runs out of pages.
* MyGreatestFailure: Blames himself for the death of 5 detectives in the Azure King incident. Kunikida provides Rokuzou, the hacker son of one of the detectives, with jobs and looks out for him out of guilt.
* NotSoStoic: Despite being the first to remind his coworkers that it's often not feasible to save everyone, he's deeply uncomfortable when a mission involves casualties and is visibly shaken by the resolution of the Azure Messenger incident.
* NumberTwo: Of the Armed Detective Agency. He handles the day-to-day minutiae of running the Agency, with the President only making rare appearances. It is explicitly stated at one point that the next director of the Agency will be Kunikida because he has all the qualities to do so. [[spoiler: He's named acting president by the rest of the Agency when Fukuzawa is put into an ability-induced coma.]]
* OddFriendship: Is VitriolicBestBuds with Dazai, the cheerful former Mafia executive.
* PerpetualFrowner: In contrast to [[PerpetualSmiler Dazai]], Kunikida is usually seen frowning.
* PragmaticHero: As the most logical member of the Agency, Kunikida is usually the one to consider what's most practical for any given situation. As such, his assessments can be rather cold-hearted at times. For example, he tells Atsushi to hand Kyoka over to the police, stating that her status as a wanted murderer would sully the Agency's reputation. When Atsushi protests, Kunikida asks Atsushi if he has the resources to protect Kyoka, suggesting that Atsushi should be more worried about himself.
* RealityWarper- RewritingReality: His ability, Doppo's Poetry, allows him to create objects by writing them down in his notebook, as long as the object he's trying to create is smaller than the notebook.
** RealityWritingBook: Thanks to his ability, his notebook is a minor type 3 example.
* SadisticChoice: [[spoiler: Fyodor manipulates events to put him in a situation where he has to choose between saving an innocent child with bombs strapped around her neck or a train full of passengers.]]
* StoicSpectacles: Kunikida is professional and likes to organize and schedule every little detail to the point that it becomes a RunningGag. He also has the long hair and the ponytail.
* TeamDad: Usually fills this role for the Agency.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Dazai. Most of their interactions involve Dazai messing with Kunikida and Kunikida throttling him. They still manage to work well together despite this.
* WritersCannotDoMath: A victim of this. He somehow found time to go to university, study to become a maths teacher, work as one for a while, and then work for two different law enforcement agencies. He's only 22 years old.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: Despite what his appearance and behavior imply, he's actually 22, making him a good four years younger than Ranpo and Yosano.

[[folder:Ranpo Edogawa]]
-->Voiced by Creator/HiroshiKamiya
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-->'''Literary references:''' He is named after Japanese mystery author Taro Hirai, who wrote under the pen name Ranpo Edogawa.

An intelligent and highly praised member of the Agency. He's well-known for his amazing deduction abilities, which he often uses to help the police solve crimes. Convinced that he has an ability that he calls "[[SherlockScan Ultra Deduction]]," but he really doesn't.

* BadassNormal: Unlike the rest of the Agency he doesn't actually have an ability and thus gets by with his amazing skills of deduction and observation.
* BrilliantButLazy: When not on a case, he's usually seen lounging around the office eating something sweet. When Atsushi is taken by Akutagawa, the Agency president needs to bribe Ranpo in order to get him to figure out where Atsushi had been taken.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: He's a brilliant detective capable of solving crimes in an instant, but can't figure out how to use the train for some reason.
* CerebusRetcon: His delusion over having an Ability is revealed in the third novel to have a much darker backstory behind it. [[spoiler: Twelve years before the series began, Ranpo was an orphaned TeenGenius who Fukuzawa met when he solved the murder of Fukuzawa's client. Ranpo's deduction abilities however caused him to become severely disconnected, isolated from humanity and he was on the verge of a mental breakdown. "Super Deduction" was a lie Fukuzawa created to enable Ranpo to continue.]]
* DesignatedHero: He'll pretty much only do work if he's bored out of his mind or Fukuzawa bribes him, and doesn't really care one way or the other how things go as long as he and Fukuzawa are safe.
* DitzyGenius: At times he has no common sense, he's lazy, and he's not very good with everyday tasks that he views as being [[InsufferableGenius below his intellect]], but he is amazing and incredibly intelligent in what he does.
* EyesAlwaysShut: Unless he's surprised or using his 'ability'.
* HistoricalInJoke: His relationship with Poe in the series is basically the reverse of their namesakes- the real Ranpo Edogawa greatly admired the real Edgar Allan Poe, to the point of basing his pen name off of Poe's name ("Edogawa Ranpo" is derived from the Japanese pronunciation of "Edgar Allan Poe").
* InsufferableGenius: He's not exactly humble about his talents.
* NiceHat
* NonActionGuy: Is never seen fighting, probably because he can't.
* NoSenseOfDirection: Needs a guide to get home after solving a case. He also can't figure out how to use the train.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Loses his normal cheerful arrogant attitude once the need to find the culprit who by [[spoiler: Fyodor's command puts Fukuzawa and Mori in a coma that will result in their deaths within 48 hours if either of the other party isn't killed]], which is noted by Atsushi.
* ProtagonistCenteredMorality: Exemplified by his motto, "all's well that's well for me!"
* SherlockScan: His "ability." He can quickly scan a crime scene and deduce exactly what happened in a matter of seconds. He can also quickly piece together the solution to nearly any problem, puzzle, or mystery, as long as he has some kind of lead.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Sometimes his first name is romanized as "Rampo".
* SuperIntelligence: Of the exceptional perception and advanced reasoning varieties.
* SweetTooth: In all of his appearances in the anime so far, he has been seen eating or drinking something sweet.

[[folder:Akiko Yosano]]
-->Voiced by Creator/YuShimamura
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-->'''Literary references:''' She is named after Japanese poet Akiko Yosano, and her ability is a reference to Yosano's poem "Thou Shalt Not Die."

The Agency's medic. Her ability, "Thou Shalt Not Die," allows her to heal anyone who has received a life-threatening injury.

* ActionGirl: The most qualified for this title out of the Detective Agency's women.
* AdaptationalComicRelief: Yosano's "medical treatments" on Tanizaki and Atsushi are portrayed as much more perverse in the anime, where she takes off her shirt as sensual saxophone music plays in the background.
* BagOfHolding: Her doctor's bag shouldn't be able to hold half of the weaponry she stuffs into there, which include a hatchet blade as long as her arm!
* BerserkButton: Do ''not'' treat death lightly. As a doctor, she's seen many people die because she was unable to save them. People that treat death like a game, like Motojiro Kajii, inspire her wrath.
* ChainsawGood: Her preferred method of harming her injured coworkers to the point where she can heal them with her ability is to shackle them to her examination table and then introduce their torso to a chainsaw.
** On the other hand, in a notable example of writers doing their homework, Yosano doesn't try to fight with one.
* CombatMedic: She may be a doctor, but she's no stranger to violence. She kicks Motojiro Kajii's ass after fooling him into thinking that she was dead.
* DeadlyDoctor: She doesn't kill people with her medical expertise, but the nature of her ability frequently requires her to injure her patients. To that end, she carries around a doctor's bag filled with weapons.
* TheDreaded: Hilariously enough, to her own colleagues. She's a valued member of the Agency, but her colleagues dread being injured because it means that they'll have to be treated by her.
* FightsLikeANormal: Her ability gives her the freedom to fight recklessly and try more aggressive tactics, but it doesn't enhance her combat skills beyond that. Any fighting she does is purely her own skill. Noticeably, she can swing her hatchet hard enough to smash the ground during her fight with Kenji against Chuuya.
* HairDecorations: Has a golden butterfly hairclip.
* HealingHands: She can heal herself and others, but only if on the verge of death. If her patients are only slightly injured, then she needs to hurt them more until they're half-dead.
* LabcoatOfScienceAndMedicine: Not part of her usual outfit, but she does don a labcoat in the story Poe writes.
* {{Meganekko}}: Again, she doesn't wear them usually, but she wears glasses in Poe's story. Ranpo uses them after her in-story death to activate his Ultra-Deduction.
* OldFriend: Is hinted that she has this relationship with Mori, of all people. [[HistoricalInJoke In real life]], Yosano Akiko and Ougai Mori were in the same poetry group, and she even asked him to name her twin daughters.
* {{Sadist}}: Played for laughs. Yosano seems to enjoy inflicting additional injuries to her patients.
* TwentiesBobHaircut: Even though this series isn't set in the '20's, she has the aesthetic, including the haircut.

[[folder:Kenji Miyazawa]]
-->Voiced by Hiroyuki Kagura
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-->'''Literary references:''' He is named after Japanese poet and children's author Kenji Miyazawa, and his ability is a reference to Miyazawa's poem "Undefeated by the Rain."

A cheerful and easygoing boy from the countryside. His ability, "Undefeated by the Rain," gives him super-strength when he's hungry.

* BadassAdorable: He'll pick up cars and chuck them at you while wearing a cute, innocent smile the entire time.
* CareBearStare: More or less how he solves his cases.
* CountryMouse: Hails from the countryside, which can make him rather naive to several urban concepts. He doesn't really understand things like money and usually relies on his country instincts.
* DoesNotLikeShoes: Usually goes around barefoot, although he does wear sandals at times.
* TheDreaded: Justifiably so, the terror he brings when his Ability is active is a sight to behold.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: Easily befriends others, whether they be human or animal.
* FirstNameBasis: Since he's only fourteen, everyone in the Agency calls him by his first name.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Has blond hair and is a very optimistic and friendly boy.
* MoeStare: One of the reasons why people are so willing to cooperate with him.
* NiceGuy: ''Amazingly'' so.
* OutOfFocus: More often than not he's a background character and, compared to the others, gets into very few fights.
* OverallsAndGingham: Comes from the country and wears a pair of overalls. He even has the straw hat!
* PerpetualSmiler: Almost always smiling.
* PintSizedPowerHouse: Is the shortest and youngest male in the agency and also the strongest.
* SuperStrength: His Ability grants him superhuman strength, but only when he's hungry.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Not as noteworthy as other characters', but he likes beef bowls. Cows are also his favorite animal. Atsushi points out the irony in this.
* YouthfulFreckles: Hard to see or not drawn in at times, but they're there.

[[folder:Junichiro Tanizaki]]
-->Voiced by Creator/ToshiyukiToyonaga
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-->'''Literary references:''' He is named after Japanese author Junichiro Tanizaki, and his ability is a reference to Tanizaki's novel ''Light Snow'', alternatively titled ''The Makioka Sisters''.

A member of the Armed Detective Agency around Atsushi's age. Often seen in the company of his little sister, Naomi. His ability, "Light Snow," projects illusions within a small area.

* BerserkButton: Hurt Naomi, and you are dead to him.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: One of the nicest members of the Agency, second only to [[FriendToAllLivingThings Kenji]]. Also the most terrifyingly savage when his BerserkButton is pushed.
* BigBrotherInstinct: He gets ''pissed'' Naomi is hurt.
* EmptyEyes: When his BerserkButton is pushed, or he otherwise gets serious, like when he's [[spoiler:trying to assassinate the Port Mafia's boss]].
* FieryRedhead: Averted... Until you hit his BerserkButton...
* HandHidingSleeves: Sometimes does this with his sweater in the manga.
* HairDecorations: Clips his left bangs back with a pair of white clips.
* HiddenDepths: In chapter 48, Tanizaki manages to [[spoiler:throw off a group of trained killers with his KillingIntent after they threatened to kill his sister, break out of his confines, and ''almost'' manages to kill the boss of the Port Mafia]].
* [[spoiler: KillingIntent: In addition to the incident mentioned above, after Kouyou foils his attempt at killing Mori, Kouyou comments that while she may not be able to see Tanizaki, she is able to feel his bloodlust.]]
* KindHeartedCatLover: Cats are listed among his likes.
* LittleSisterHeroine: Strongly averted. While he does strongly love his sister, it is only in the normal sibling sense, and he very much dislikes the way she acts towards him.
* MasterOfIllusion: His power, Light Snow, allows him to project illusions.
* NiceGuy: In general, Junichiro is a humble and amiable guy that gets along well with others. He's quick to apologize to Atsushi for the bomb incident in episode 2.
* NonActionGuy: Light Snow is a useful ability, but ill-suited for fast-paced combat, and he has no martial arts training. Most of his work in the Agency involves gathering information, scouting locations, and tailing suspects.
** [[spoiler:{{Subverted}} in chapter 48. Tanizaki is shown to be able to wield a switchblade effectively, and, coupled with his ability, uses it to escape from a roomful of trained killers. Hirotsu even comments that Tanizaki's ability is suited for assassinations.]]
* NoodleIncident: When Atsushi asks him about his own entrance exam, Junichiro makes a horrified expression before responding that he doesn't (want to) remember.
* TheNondescript: He stands out the least out of the Agency members. This coupled with his [[MasterOfIllusion ability]] makes him good at reconnaissance.
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: More of, Screw Morals, I'm Saving My Sister.

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[[folder:Yukichi Fukuzawa]]
-->Voiced by Creator/RikiyaKoyama
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-->'''Literary references:''' He is named after Japanese author Yukichi Fukuzawa, and his ability is a reference to one of the texts from Fukuzawa's essay collection ''An Encouragement of Learning''.

The head of the Armed Detective Agency. His ability, "All Men are Equal," lets him suppress the abilities of his subordinates.
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* BadassInCharge: He's a skilled martial artist and Kunikida's master to boot. Kunikida has never been able to beat Fukuzawa in a fight and Fukuzawa can fight off a group of assassins with ease.
* BenevolentBoss: Cares for his subordinates and will always put their welfare first.
* CoatCape: Normally seen with a green one.
* CoolOldGuy: While he isn't exactly ''old'' at 45 years old, he's still the oldest member of the Agency. Fukuzawa is fully capable of fighting a group of assassins with his martial arts skills.
* CutenessProximity: Hires Kyoka on the spot after she makes a cute face. Fukuzawa is also very fond of cats.
* DaChief: A traditional Japanese equivalent (right down to the [[KatanasAreJustBetter katana]]!) to the Agency, especially to Ranpo.
* FatherToHisMen: Orders Kunikida to find Atsushi's whereabouts and rescue him, even after Kunikida states that they were too short-handed to help Atsushi. In addition, he says to the group of assassins to target only him and that he would snap the necks of anyone who tried to harm his subordinates.
** [[spoiler: He especially looks after Ranpo, who helped Fukuzawa figure out who killed one of his former clients in the light novel detailing originally how they met. Fukuzawa realised that because of Ranpo's genius this would happen again and created the Agency so that Ranpo would have a place to belong.]]
* FightsLikeANormal: He's an expert martial artist and his ability doesn't help him in combat.
* KindHeartedCatLover: He likes cats so much that he keeps treats for them in the sleeves of his yukata.
* TheLeader: Of the Levelheaded variety.
* PowerLimiter: What his Ability does. 'All Men Are Equal' can also help his subordinates control their Abilities.
* PerpetualFrowner: Never seen smiling.
* TheStoic: Fukuzawa is a serious man and rarely expresses anything but calm authority.

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[[folder:Kyoka Izumi]]
-->Voiced by Sumire Morohoshi
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-->'''Literary references:''' She is named after Japanese author Kyotaro Izumi, who wrote under the pen name Kyoka Izumi.

An orphan that was taken in by the Port Mafia. Her ability, "Demon Snow," summons a phantom swordswoman to attack. Unlike the others, her ability can only be controlled by orders given over a phone, initially by Akutagawa. She joins the Armed Detective Agency after Atsushi rescues her.
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* AnimalMotifs: Rabbits. She has a rabbit charm on her phone, has a [[GirlsLoveStuffedAnimals rabbit stuffed animal]] she uses as a comfort object, and wears her hair in long pigtails somewhat resembling floppy rabbit ears.
* BigEater: Able to eat an astounding amount of boiled tofu, much to the detriment of Atsushi's wallet. She's able to eat a crepe right afterwards, stating that she has a second stomach for that kind of food.
* BlessedWithSuck: Her ability is very powerful, allowing her to rapidly fill her opponents full of holes. However, it only activates when receiving orders over her phone, and she can't control it unless she manages to grab somebody else's phone and use it to call herself. [[spoiler: Fukuzawa fixes this problem and allows her to use it normally after she becomes an official member of the Agency.]]
* DrivenToSuicide: After she admits that she's tired of being forced to kill for the Port Mafia, she jumps out of the train with an armed bomb vest. If Atsushi hadn't ripped the vest off, she would have died.
* FlowerInHerHair: The hair ties securing her pigtails are decorated with flowers.
* ForcedIntoEvil: Kyoka has killed 35 people since being taken in by the Port Mafia. She really doesn't want to kill people, but can't control her powers and has nowhere to run.
* GenderBlenderName: She's named after a male author.
* GirlsLoveStuffedAnimals: Successfully retrieves a stuffed rabbit from a crane game machine. She's seen hugging it tightly afterwards. Too bad it gets covered in blood after Akutagawa attacks her and Atsushi.
* GuardianEntity: {{Inverted}}. Her ability, Demon Snow, killed her parents. [[spoiler:Actually played straight. Her parents were affected by someone's body-controlling ability. Kyouka's mother, who possessed the Demon Snow ability at the time, ordered Demon Snow to kill her and her husband so they wouldn't hurt Kyouka. Afterwards, Demon Snow became Kyouka's ability.]]
* HairDecorations: Wears a white hairband. Her [[GirlishPigtails pigtails]] are decorated with [[FlowerInHerHair white flowers]].
* IdiotHair: Has a very long one that curves out and downward.
* InTheBlood: [[spoiler: Both of her parents were assassins.]]
* KillingIntent: {{Inverted}}. When she tries to kill Kouyou, Kouyou comments that she had been almost unable to sense her killing intent.
* KimonoIsTraditional: Wears a red kimono, unlike most of the other characters, who wear clothes straight out of the 20's.
* MindControlEyes: Has these when taking orders from Akutagawa. Loses them after Atsushi rescues her.
* PowerIncontinence: Can't easily control her ability until Fukuzawa suppresses it to a manageable level.
* [[spoiler: SelfMadeOrphan: Kouyou reveals that Demon Snow killed her parents. Subverted in Chapter 43, when it's revealed that it was actually suicide and Demon Snow didn't belong to her until after her parents' deaths.]]
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Tofu, according to her self-introduction. More specifically, boiled tofu. She's also fond of crepes, stating she has a second stomach for dessert.

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[[folder:Clerks]]
!!Naomi Tanizaki
-->Voiced by Creator/ChiakiOmigawa
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-->'''Literary references:''' She is named after the title character and antagonist of Junichiro Tanizaki's novel ''A Fool's Love'', alternatively titled ''Naomi'', said to be modelled after Tanizaki's actual sister-in-law.

Junichirou's sister, who works part-time as an office assistant at the Agency. She doesn't have an ability.
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* BeautyMark: She has one under her left eye.
* BigBrotherAttraction: She has a huge crush on her brother.
* DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale: Her constant sexual harassment of her non-consenting brother is treated as humorous.
* HistoricalInJoke: She's named after the title character and antagonist of a novel written by the author that her brother is named after.
* HiddenDepths: In the manga, she was shown to display a surprising amount of insight and cunningness when she and Haruno evacuated the safehouse, opting to escape with a car from the staff parking instead of the regular parking lot, where Steinbeck and Lovecraft were lying in wait. Haruno comments that were Naomi an ability user, she'd make a capable agent.
* {{Seifuku}}: Naomi's school uniform, which she wears while working part-time in the Armed Detective Agency.
* ZettaiRyouiki: Grade C.

!!Kirako Haruno
-->Voiced by Mina
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-->'''Literary references:''' She is named after a major character in Junichiro Tanizaki's novel ''A Fool's Love'', alternatively titled ''Naomi''.

A clerk of the Agency. She doesn't have an ability.
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* TheAlcoholic: Possibly. Naomi comments that she once drank five bottles of wine in a single night.
* BadassNormal: Manages to keep her cool even while being pursued by [[EldritchAbomination Lovecraft]] and Steinbeck.
* DitzySecretary: She's calm, collected, and competent on the job and when in danger, but when she's not working she's lazy and obsessed with her cat.
* HistoricalInJoke: Like the Agency's other ability-less office worker Naomi, she's also named after a character from Junichiro Tanizaki's novel "A Fool's Love."
* KindheartedCatLover: She has a pet cat named Mii-chan.
* {{Meganekko}}: Wears a pair of red-framed glasses.
* OfficeLady

[[/folder]]

!!The Port Mafia
[[folder:In General]]
A criminal organization that controls the Yokohama ports. Their primary business is smuggling, but they also wield a lot of political influence in the city. Their head is Ougai Mori.
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* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: The higher-up a member is, the more powerful they seem to be.
* BadassLongcoat: Seems to be a staple of the organization.
* BadPowersBadPeople: Unlike the Armed Detective Agency and the Guild, almost all of the Mafia's abilities are offensive abilities suited for combat.
* DamnItFeelsGoodToBeAGangster: They draw a lot of influence from [[TheRoaringTwenties Roaring '20s]] gangsters and they're generally depicted in a very EvilIsCool light.
* TheGoodTheBadAndTheEvil: The bad to the Agency's good and the Guild's evil.
* NeighborhoodFriendlyGangsters: They may be criminals, but they'll rush to help defend Yokohama if it's in danger.

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[[folder:Ryunosuke Akutagawa]]
-->Voiced by Creator/KenshoOno
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-->'''Literary references:''' He is named after Japanese author Ryunosuke Akutagawa, and his ability is a reference to one of Akutagawa's most famous short stories, "Rashomon."

A feared member of the Port Mafia that is wanted by the police. He has history with Dazai. His ability, "Rashomon," turns his coat into a black monster that can rip apart anything, including space. He can also use it to shield himself.
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* AxCrazy: Akutagawa is in no way a stable person, calmly murdering people by the dozen. He uses Rashomon to viciously rip his victims apart, making no secret of his murders. Hell, he even attacks Atsushi on a busy street in broad daylight!
* BadassLongcoat: He wears a long black coat and [[ClothesMakeTheSuperman Rashomon]] makes him very badass.
* BerserkButton : Actually, he can be pissed off almost by anything. [[spoiler: What triggers him most is realization that Dazai has found a more capable subordinate than him. In the manga he even punched Dazai for stating that Atsushi is a better student.]]
* CastingAShadow: His coat can be controlled by his ability, Rashomon, to give him this effect.
* ClassyCravat: Looks like a vampire due to this.
* TheDreaded: Due the brutality of his methods and his powerful ability, he is feared by both the Agency and his subordinates (who only follow his orders due the fear they has for him). In fact, the first thing Kunikida says to Atsushi when he joins the Agency is precisely avoid any contact wit him.
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: Akutagawa has black hair and sickly pale skin. His pallor may have something to do with his illness.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: The existence of Akutagawa's sister is revealed in chapter 24.5, almost 20 chapters before Gin's relation to Akutagawa is exposed.
* GratuitousForeignLanguage: During his fight against Hawthorne, Akutagawa calls him "Irmão" (Portuguese for "brother").
* GreenEyedMonster: Hates Atsushi intensely. [[spoiler: This is because Dazai praises Atsushi as a better subordinate than Akutagawa.]]
* HistoricalInJoke: His relationship with Dazai is rather ironic given that, in real-life, Ryuunosuke Akutagawa was an ''inspiration'' to Osamu Dazai, with his suicide at 35 being often cited an inspiration for Dazai's depression and ultimate death by suicide himself.
* IllBoy: Looks sickly and is frequently coughing.
* JapanesePronouns: Uses "yatsugare", an archaic first-person pronoun that conveys humility, to refer to himself.
* MightyGlacier: Rashomon is extremely powerful, but quite slow to activate.
* MoodSwinger: He can go from calm to murderously angry in a matter of seconds.
* MultiColoredHair: Has black hair with white tips.
* NoBrows: He gives off this impression, but does actually have eyebrows although they're very faint and hard to see.
* NoSocialSkills: Even though he's a part of Black Lizard, the mafia's squad of hitmen, he avoids interacting with the other members. He's only seen interacting with his Ichiyo Higuchi, his subordinate.
* PerpetualFrowner: Usually has a calm, emotionless expression on his face. That is, until his temper is roused...
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Sometimes his first name has two Us in it instead of one.
* UnderestimatingBadassery: Right after Odasaku saves him, Akutagawa picks a fight with Odasaku thinking that the lowest ranking Port Mafia member couldn't possible be as strong as Dazai claimed. Moments later Akutagawa is completely defeated.
* UnknownRival: Of a sort. Atsushi knows who Akutagawa is, but has no idea why Akutagawa hates him in particular so much.

[[/folder]]
[[folder:Chuuya Nakahara]]
-->Voiced by Creator/KisshoTaniyama
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-->'''Literary references:''' He is named after Japanese poet Chuya Nakahara, and his ability is a reference to Nakahara's poem "Tainted Sorrow." The phrase he recites to activate Corruption is an excerpt from Nakahara's poem "Sheep Song."

A Port Mafia executive and Dazai's former partner. His ability, "For the Tainted Sorrow," lets him manipulate gravity.
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* ByThePowerOfGrayskull: Activates Corruption by chanting 'Oh Grantors of Dark Disgrace. Do Not Wake Me Again.'
* ChainedByFashion: Wears a chain on his hat, and with Corruption activated he's lethal.
* CoatCape: Wears his black trenchcoat like a cape.
* DangerousForbiddenTechnique: Corruption, the true form of his ability. It lets him manipulate the gravitons in his surroundings, allowing him to crush a tank with his bare hands and effortlessly throw around miniature black holes. On the downside, it puts him into a [[TheBerserker Berserker]] state that becomes harder for him to control the longer Corruption is active, and [[spoiler: if Dazai can't shut it down in time, [[DeadlyUpgrade he'll eventually be consumed by Corruption and die]].]]
* DoItYourselfThemeTune: His voice actor, Creator/KisshoTaniyama, is the lyricist and lead vocalist of the band Granrodeo, who wrote and performed the anime's first opening theme.
* TheDragon: Seems to have taken Dazai's place as Mori's right hand man after the former's defection. [[spoiler: After Mori is rendered in an Ability induced coma, Chuuya becomes the temporary leader of the Mafia.]]
* EtTuBrute: Despises Dazai for betraying the mafia.
* FashionableAsymmetry: His hair is significantly longer on the left side.
* FirstNameBasis: Nobody seems to refer to him using his surname, not even his subordinates. See HistoricalInJoke below.
* TheGlovesComeOff: Literally. Due to the DangerousForbiddenTechnique nature of his ability, he holds back in fights. However, if he's pushed far enough and [[PowerNullifier Dazai]] is around ([[TeethClenchedTeamwork and willing to cooperate]]), he'll take off his gloves and at that point you should probably run.
* GravityMaster: His Ability lets him manipulate the gravity of anything that he touches.
* HistoricalInJoke: [[http://dazaiscans.co.vu/post/145701338910/ His real-life counterpart was also often called by his first name as well]].
* NiceHat: He's almost always seen wearing a fedora, likely an homage to the most famous photograph of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chūya_Nakahara the poet he's named after]]. The hat is so notable that his character profile lampshades it by listing "hats" as one of his likes. Ranpo even calls him "Mr. Fancy Hat" at one point!
* FieryRedhead: Hot-headed and quick to pick a fight with Dazai.
* TheNapoleon: His exact height with the hat is just 160 cm (5'3") and compared to the Port Mafia, he is considerably the shortest among them. In fact, the only people he ''is'' confirmed to be taller than are Q, Kenji, and Kyouka, who are all children under 15 years of age.
* SharpDressedMan: Manages to stand out even in a cast full of them.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Sometimes his first name has two Us in it instead of one.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Wine.

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[[folder:Ichiyo Higuchi]]
-->Voiced by Creator/AsamiSeto
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-->'''Literary references:''' She is named after Japanese author Natsu Higuchi, who wrote short stories under the pen name Ichiyo Higuchi.

Akutagawa's subordinate. She doesn't have an ability, but makes up for it in firepower.
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* ActionGirl: One of the more prominent examples in this series.
* {{Adorkable}}: Especially in [[http://bungoustraydogs-wan.tumblr.com/post/152164843273/ Wan]] and [[http://yeouya.tumblr.com/post/143476930028 omakes]], whenever she's trying to catch Akutagawa's attention.
* BadassNormal: Can hold her own against Ability users just by handling guns.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: She becomes significantly more dependent on Akutagawa and less ruthless after her introduction.
* CoolShades: Puts on a pair of sunglasses when she reveals her true identity.
* GunsAkimbo: Her preferred fighting style.
* JapaneseSiblingTerminology: At one point, Tachihara refers to her as "ane-san" (姐さん), which is similar to the way the {{Yakuza}} traditionally refer to their superior female members. More typically, Higuchi's actual little sister refers to her as "onee-chan" (お姉ちゃん).
* MoreDakka: Wields two sub-machine guns in her confrontation with Tanizaki, Naomi, and Atsushi.
* PrimAndProperBun: Usually wears her hair in a messy one.
* SenpaiKouhai: Has this relationship with Akutagawa.
* UndyingLoyalty: She is fiercely loyal to Akutagawa and looks up to him, despite the fact that he treats her like crap.

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[[folder:Motojiro Kajii]]
-->Voiced by Creator/WataruHatano
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-->'''Literary references:''' He is named after Japanese author Motojiro Kajii, and his ability is a reference to Kajii's short story "Lemon."

An infamous terrorist bomber. His ability, "Lemon Bomb," protects him from damage caused by bombs that are shaped like lemons, but he has to make the bombs himself.
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* AdvertisedExtra: The anime put him among the cast listing from before the anime premiered, but he ends up having far less screentime than the other characters in the Port Mafia.
* FightsLikeANormal: Due to the fact that his ability is simply immunity to the Lemon Bombs - not creating them, Kajii has to use his limited combat skills if his bombs aren't enough.
* ForScience: Claims this as his motivation for killing people with bombs. He finds death fascinating and wants to kill as many people as possible to study it.
** He brings it up again in his discussion with Hawthorne about how science, not religion will understand the nature of God and the universe.
* HavingABlast: Carries a near infinite supply of lemon shaped bombs, which his Ability grants him an immunity to.
* LabcoatOfScienceAndMedicine: Wears a ragged labcoat and claims to be a scientist of sorts.
* MadBomber: Gleefully blows people up with his ability while rambling on about the meaning of death.
* OutofFocus: Compared to the rest of its members, Kajii is rarely seen talking to other members of the Port Mafia.
* SlasherSmile: Often sports one.
* SmugSnake: Constantly speaks in a condescending tone to others and loves taunting his victims. Unfortunately, he has next to no combat abilities beyond his 'Lemon Bomb' power. He gets his ass handed to him by Yosano.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives one to Hawthorne that he was so convinced in his superiority that he didn't question Kajii's ability in further detail and why he needed to infiltrate their base, [[spoiler: this ends up costing them the Guild's ship "Zelda".]]
* WeaksauceWeakness: As noted above, because his ability does not create the Lemon Bombs, he's very weak if he runs out or is separated from them.
* WoundedGazelleGambit: He intentionally lets himself get caught and beaten up by Hawthorne so he wouldn't notice [[spoiler: the cargo Hawthorne's men were loading had been switched with crates of Lemon Bombs.]]

[[/folder]]
[[folder:Kouyou Ozaki]]
--> Voiced by Creator/AmiKoshimizu
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-->'''Literary references:''' She is named after Japanese author and poet Tokutaro Ozaki, who wrote under the pen name Koyo Ozaki. Her ability is a reference to Ozaki's novel ''The Golden Demon'', alternatively titled ''The Usurer''.

A Port Mafia executive, able to summon a sword-wielding phantom with her ability, "Golden Demon."
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* ActionGirl: Strong enough to take down Atsushi.
* BadassLongcoat: Her haori extends past her kimono's hem, and as stated above, she's strong enough to beat Atsushi in a fight.
* CoolBigSis: Appears to have been this to Chuuya and Dazai.
** To an ever larger extent, she plays this role to Kyouka, [[spoiler:being the one to secretly give her the file that contained the truth of her parents' death]], as well as, in chapter 48, [[spoiler:preventing her men from shooting at Tanizaki, for fear that they'd accidentally hit Kyouka]].
* FirstNameBasis: Similar to Chuuya, she's known almost exclusively by her first name.
* GenderBlenderName: She's named after a male author.
* GuardianEntity: Her ability, Golden Demon. It's similar to Kyouka's Demon Snow, except that Kouyou can control Golden Demon better.
* HandHidingSleeves: Especially when she's acting coy.
* HistoricalInJoke: Before Kyouka joined the Agency, Kouyou acted as her guardian and mentor, and the two have similar abilities. Similarly, the author Kouyou Ozaki acted as a mentor to the author Kyouka Izumi, who carried on his mentor's style.
* JapanesePronouns: Refers to herself by "wacchi", a first-person pronoun which was used by geishas and oiran in the Edo Period.
* JapaneseSiblingTerminology: Dazai and Chuuya call her "ane-san" (姐さん), which is similar to the way the {{Yakuza}} traditionally refer to their superior female members.
* KimonoIsTraditional: Everything about her design and mannerisms evokes traditional Japanese upper-class aesthetics.
* LadyOfWar: Wears a kimono, is never seen without a [[ParasolOfPain parasol]], and can kick your ass.
* LoveHurts: Tried to run away from the Port Mafia with her "gentleman friend" when she was Kyouka's age, but they ended up getting caught, and her friend was executed by order of the previous boss. As such...
* LoveIsAWeakness: "Love" is listed as one of her dislikes.
* PeekABangs: Her left eye is always hidden.
* PlayAlongPrisoner: Is shown to be perfectly capable of escaping captivity after her initial capture by the Agency, but sticks around anyway because Dazai promised her that he'd rescue Kyouka if Kouyou stayed out of the fight.
* PowersDoTheFighting: Occasionally with Golden Demon, though Kouyou is also perfectly capable of fighting with her sword.
* SwordCane: Her [[ParasolOfPain parasol]] conceals a katana.
* SwordPlant: Does this with her SwordCane sometimes, especially when she's summoning Golden Demon.
* YamatoNadeshiko: A rare villainous example.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Her hair is pink.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: Despite looking like one of the older members of the mafia, Kouyou is only 26 years old.

[[/folder]]
[[folder:Ougai Mori]]
--> Voiced by Creator/MitsuruMiyamoto
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-->'''Literary references:''' He is named after Japanese author and poet Ogai Mori (born Rintaro Mori), and his ability is a reference to Mori's novel ''Vita Sexualis''.

The boss of Port Mafia. His ability, "Vita Sexualis," [[spoiler: grants him Elise who acts as his GuardianEntity]].
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* AffablyEvil: Even as the leader of the Port Mafia, he acts like a gentleman, being polite to allies and enemies alike.
** FauxAffablyEvil: Occasionally dips into this. The best example was when he sent a letter to the Guild's base asking them if they were in good health... before announcing that he had sent assassins to kill them all.
* BigBadEnsemble: One of the top contenders for the title of BigBad.
* BenevolentBoss: His subordinates hold him in high regard. (Dazai, notably, does not.)
* DeadlyDoctor: As a former doctor, he's more than capable of using his knowledge to hurt others.
* EvilCounterpart: To Fukuzawa, being the leader of his respective faction, well-respected and coming from a mundane background.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: Was formerly just a medical doctor before he became leader of the Port Mafia. [[spoiler: He got this by murdering his predecessor.]]
* ImprobableWeaponUser: When Fukuzawa suggests the two of them settle their scores with a fight, Fukuzawa goes at Mori with his sword. Mori pulls out... a medical scalpel.
* KillingIntent: He can emit an extremely powerful aura of malice. It's enough to paralyze Lucy Montgomery in her tracks.
* KlingonPromotion: [[spoiler: How he became the boss of the Port Mafia. He killed his predecessor after deeming him unfit to rule and had covered it up as death by illness with the former boss choosing Mori as the next boss.]]
* LabcoatOfScienceAndMedicine: Wears one during his civilian disguise as "Rintarou", a harmless retired physician.
* {{Lolicon}}: Tells Kouyou he's not interested in girls older than 12, which casts ''very'' dark implications on his relationship with Elise...
* ManipulativeBastard: Very rarely fights himself, preferring to convince others to do it instead. Best shown when he gives a rousing speech to Atsushi so he will defeat Lucy for him.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: Initially appears to be a clumsy and worried man. He reveals himself to be competent in an emergency and capable of scaring the piss out of his enemies.
* TheChessmaster: [[spoiler:He orchestrated a conflict between Mimic, the Mafia and the government by letting the terrorists into the country, then informed Gide of Oda's weakness so that Oda would attack Mimic, being the only one who could counter Gide's power. And in exchange for getting rid of Mimic, the government allowed the Mafia to operate legally.]]

[[/folder]]
[[folder:Elise]]
--> Voiced by: Creator/SoraAmamiya
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-->'''Literary references:''' She is named after the title character of Ogai Mori's short story "The Dancing Girl."

A young girl under the care of Ougai Mori, whom she calls "Rintarou."
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* [[spoiler: TheAgeless: Odasaku meets her in the Dark Arc, which takes place four years before canon. She looks exactly the same as she does in the present day.]]
* [[spoiler: ExoticEyeDesigns: Displays reptilian eyes after Mori is stabbed by Fyodor.]]
* [[spoiler: GuardianEntity: Her true nature as the manifestation of Mori's ability, Vita Sexualis.]]
* HistoricalInJoke: She calls Mori "Rintarou," which was the writer Ougai Mori's birth name.
* MafiaPrincess: While her actual relationship with Mori is unclear, he leads the Port Mafia and she considers the mafia as a whole to be her family.
* ShoutOut: She's named after the heroine in the short story "The Dancing Girl" by Ougai Mori.
* SweetTooth: Loves desserts.
* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: She seems perfectly okay with other people discussing murder right in front of her. She doesn't even flinch when she and Mori stumble across a dead body.

[[/folder]]
[[folder:Black Lizard Squadron]]
!!Ryurou Hirotsu
-->Voiced by Atsushi Ono
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-->'''Literary references:''' He is named after Japanese author Naoto Hirotsu, who wrote under the pen name Ryuro Hirotsu, and his ability is a reference to Hirotsu's short story "Falling Camellia".

A sharply dressed man, he is a commander of Black Lizard, the mafia's squad of hitmen. His ability, "Falling Camellia," sends objects flying with a powerful force.
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* AffablyEvil: Always polite to everyone, enemies and allies alike. Cross him, however, and you will regret it.
* BadassGrandpa: He's 50 years old and still actively working as an assassin for the Mafia. Tachihara even calls him "Gramps."
* ConsummateProfessional: He's diligent in his work and dislikes unprofessional behaviour.
* TheDreaded: Considering how Gin and Tachihara respond to his threats, Hirotsu is ''not'' someone to mess with.
* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: After slaughtering a warehouse full of people, he comments on how a cigarette tastes better after a job well done.
* HandBlast: How Falling Camellia works, using concussive force.
* HighClassGlass: Never seen without his monocle.
* NotSoStoic: Shows uncharacteristic concern for Higuchi's safety in chapter 14, and towards Gin in chapter 48.
* ShoutOut: The name of the squadron is named after Japanese author Ryuro Hirotsu's book, The Black Lizard.

!!Gin Akutagawa
-->Voiced by Shiina Natsukawa
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-->'''Literary references:''' She is named after the titular character of Ryunosuke Akutagawa's short story "O-Gin".

A commander of Black Lizard. Also happens to be Ryuunosuke Akutagawa's sister.
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* ActionGirl
* CoolMask: The lower half of her face is covered with one.
* FashionableAsymmetry: One of her sleeves covers her entire arm. On the other arm, her sleeve is ripped short above her elbow, and she wears an elbow length glove.
* FirstNameBasis: To hide the fact that she's related to Akutagawa.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: The existence of Akutagawa's sister is revealed in chapter 24.5, almost 20 chapters before Gin's relation to Akutagawa is exposed.
** Like Tanizaki's sister Naomi, Gin is named after a character in a work written by brother's real-life counterpart.
* HairTriggerTemper: Nearly attacks Tachihara after he taunts her, despite the fact that they were on a job.
* LadyLooksLikeADude: Higuchi assumes that Gin is male at first. Dazai reveals that Gin is actually female and has a cute voice.
* MistakenForRomance: Before finding out they were siblings, Higuchi thought Gin and Akutagawa were lovers after seeing them casually spending time together outside of work.
* TheQuietOne: She has no spoken lines in the first season, lampshaded by her voice actor being listed as "????". She does get a line of dialog in the second season, and it's revealed that her voice is actually cute.
* SheCleansUpNicely: On the rare occasions that [[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/bungostraydogs/images/6/66/Gin.png.png/revision/latest?cb=20160721204454 she dresses casually]].
* ShoutOut: She's named after the protagonist in the short story "O-Gin", by Ryunosuke Akutagawa.
** In the manga, Gin has a cross on her choker, referencing how the protagonist of "O-Gin" was a Christian.

!!Michizo Tachihara
-->Voiced by Yu Hayashi
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-->'''Literary references:''' He is named after Japanese poet Michizo Tachihara.

A commander of Black Lizard with a short-temper.
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* AdvertisedExtra: Has a very small role in the anime, despite appearing in the openings for both seasons.
* BloodKnight: In stark contrast to Hirotsu's professionalism and Gin's stoicism.
* FashionableAsymmetry: Keeps his left sleeve rolled up inside his jacket.
* FieryRedhead: Has red hair and a short fuse.
* GunsAkimbo: He usually wields only one pistol. But when things get rough, he uses two.
* HairTriggerTemper: Nearly attacks Gin after he taunts her. Hirotsu has to threaten them to get them to stop.
* HotBlooded: Especially compared to his Black Lizard colleagues. Despite this, however...
* OnlySaneMan: Perhaps due to his generic design, Tachihara often plays the sane man in Port Mafia-centered [[http://snowyesque.tumblr.com/post/145930451529/ Wan]] [[http://bungoustraydogs-wan.tumblr.com/post/152164843273/ chapters]] and [[http://bungousd.tumblr.com/post/146280430263/ omakes]], contrasting the more eccentric members.
* PointlessBandaid: Across his nose.

[[/folder]]
[[folder:Kyusaku "Q" Yumeno]]
-->Voiced by Haruka Kudou
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-->'''Literary references:''' He is named after Japanese mystery author Taido Sugiyama, who wrote under the pen name Kyusaku Yumeno. His ability is a reference to Yumeno's novel ''Dogra Magra''.

A CreepyChild member of Port Mafia introduced during the Guild Arc, known by his codename "Q". His ability "Dogra Magra" allows him to control the mind of anyone who injures him.
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* BullyingADragon: While Yumeno has one of the strongest Abilities seen so far, he tries to use it on [[spoiler:Lovecraft, which backfires horribly, resulting in his kidnapping and torture.]]
* CreepyChild: Oh so very much.
* CreepyDoll: Uses one that's linked to his Ability.
* CuteAndPsycho: Looks like a very adorable child, but has the personality and mindset of a demon.
* ColdBloodedTorture: [[spoiler: Undergoes this due to Steinbeck torturing him with his vines that are connected all across Yokohama, so once Yumeno activities his Ability the city will be in chaos.]]
* CryCute: Hard not to feel sorry for him when [[spoiler: he cries like any normal child during Steinbeck's torture of him.]]
* DeliberateInjuryGambit: He keeps razors tied to his arms so that simply bumping into him will cut him and thus trigger his Ability, cursing the one who harmed him.
* TheDreaded: His power is so terrifying that Mori has to shut down him to avoid a disaster.
* EnfanteTerrible: Despite being a child, he's positively bloodthirsty. According to Dazai, people died by the masses to lock him up.
* ExoticEyeDesigns: His right eye has a star shaped pupil.
* FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon
* IJustWantToBeNormal: [[spoiler: When Steinbeck tortures him to spread Dogra Magra by all Yokohama, he starts to cry that he didn't wanted to have his ability and just wanted to live a normal life.]]
* MindRape: His specialty.
* MulticoloredHair: Has black and white hair.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Everyone calls him Q.
* PsychoticSmirk: Tends to do these while his Ability is playing out.
* UnderestimatingBadassery: [[spoiler: Tries to mindrape '''Lovecraft''' of all people. He ends being the one screwed at the end.]]
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: After [[spoiler: Dazai and Chuuya rescue him from the Guild and are then attacked by Lovecraft, no mention is made of him afterwards nearly 20 chapters later. Presumably, Chuuya took Q back with him to the Mafia.]]

[[/folder]]
[[folder:Sakunosuke "Odasaku" Oda]]
-->Voiced by Creator/JunichiSuwabe, Yuto Uemura (young Oda)
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-->'''Literary references:''' He is named after Japanese author Sakunosuke Oda, and his ability is a reference to Oda's short story ''Flawless''.

A low-ranked member of Port Mafia and a close friend of Dazai's. The co-protagonist and point of view character of ''Osamu Dazai and the Dark Era''. His ability, "Flawless," allows him to see a few seconds into the future when his life is in danger.
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* AntiVillain: While he is in the Port Mafia, he refuses to kill people, to the point of being the most merciful member of all the organization. He even decides to stay in the lowest position of the organization despite his talent, much to Mori's and Dazai's confusion.
* BadassNormal: His ability is purely defensive, so any fighting he does is using his own skills.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler: Used to work as an assassin before meeting Soseki.]]
* DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler: When Mimic kills the children he was raising, his whole world crumbles. It's so bad he even gives up his dream for the sake of his revenge.]]
* DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler: Dies in Dazai's arms while telling him that he won't find a purpose in life wallowing in darkness and urges him to become a better person.]]
* InSeriesNickname: Get's called "Odasaku" (a combination of his surname and the two first syllables of his name) by Dazai and Ango.
* MutualKill: [[spoiler: Manages to kills Gide at the end, but he dies from the wounds he received during the fight.]]
* OnlyICanKillHim: Oda, Gide, and Mori all believe that Oda is the only one who can defeat Gide properly, since their abilities counteract each other's.
* PlotTriggeringDeath: His demise is what prompted Dazai to leave Port Mafia.
* PermaStubble
* PunchClockVillain: He's working for the Mafia largely because he wouldn't be able to find legitimate work easily [[spoiler: due to his past as an assassin]] and it pays well.
* PursueTheDreamJob: His real dream is to be a writer. He plans to leave the mafia at some point, and is the reason why he doesn't want to kill anyone is he believes that someone who has killed people doesn't has the right to create stories. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, he gives up on his dream when Mimic kills the orphans he raised and he decides to avenge them.]]
* PosthumousCharacter: Was killed four years before the series began.
* [[{{Seers}} Precognition]]: His ability allows him to see a few seconds into the future whenever his life is in danger, which allows him to avoid death multiple times.
* RedOniBlueOni: The blue to Gide's red. In contrast to Gide, who is passionate and quick to anger, Oda is mostly calm, rational and serious. This is reflected of how their abilities are visually represented- Oda's is blue, Gide's is red.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[spoiler: After deciding to avenge his adopted orphans, he goes to Mimic's headquarters and proceeds to kill every single member he encounters. He succeeds, but at the cost of his own life.]]
* ThouShaltNotKill: Tries to adhere to this philosophy after meeting [[spoiler: Natsume Soseki]], but ultimately gives up after [[spoiler: Mimic kills the orphans he was looking after.]]
* TranquilFury: [[spoiler: During his RoaringRampageOfRevenge against Mimic, while killing every member he comes across, he never once loses his composure. He just pulls the trigger and kills with a completely stoic expression.]]

[[/folder]]

!!The Guild

[[folder:In General]]
An American criminal organization whose members have supernatural powers seeking to expand their influence into Japan and capture Atsushi. Their head is Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald. [[spoiler: After Fitzgerald's defeat at the hands of Atsushi and Akutagawa, the Guild splinters into the Renewed Guild, led by Fitzgerald, and the Guild Remnants, led by Steinbeck.]]
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* CoolAirship: The Moby Dick, their base of operations.
* CoolBoat: The Zelda, a yacht that serves as their secondary base.
* TheGoodTheBadAndTheEvil: The Evil to the Agency's Good and the Mafia's Bad.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: Their main defining trait as an organization is their exorbitant wealth.

[[/folder]]
[[folder:Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald]]
-->Voiced by Creator/TakahiroSakurai
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-->'''Literary references:''' He is named after American author Creator/FScottFitzgerald, and his ability is a reference to Fitzgerald's most famous novel, ''Literature/TheGreatGatsby''.

The leader of the Guild. His ability, "The Great Fitzgerald," allows him to spend money in exchange for physical strength and resilience.
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* AlasPoorVillain: However his actions were, [[spoiler: his final moments thinking of his wife reminds why he did everything that he did.]]
* AntiVillain: [[spoiler: Is trying to resurrect his dead daughter and cure his wife's insanity.]] Too bad he's willing to destroy Yokohama to achieve that.
* BenevolentBoss: Seems to care for his subordinates and will take the course of action that best ensures their safety.
* BigBad: Of The Guild arc.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Owns 3 conglomerates, 5 hotels, an airline and a railway company. He's willing to do whatever it takes to get what he wants, no matter who suffers.
* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler: Seems to be his fate, as he falls off Moby Dick.]]
** [[spoiler: Subverted as chapter 44 revealed he survived his fall into the bay although he washed up in a foreign country.]]
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Deeply cares for his beloved wife [[spoiler: who was driven to a delusion after their daughter's death]].
* ExactWords: Says he'll "listen to" Alcott's request to order her again, not "grant" it. Ends up taking back his position as her boss anyway.
* [[spoiler: HesBack: Alcott helps him get on his feet after his fall, both from power and from the Moby Dick.]]
* LogicalWeakness: "The Great Fitzgerald" is completely dependent on him being wealthy. [[spoiler:He even lampshades it by calling his ability "a joke now" after becoming homeless upon his defeat.]]
* TheManBehindTheMan: Responsible for placing the bounty on Atsushi's head and hiring the Port Mafia to capture him.
* ManOfWealthAndTaste: Incredibly wealthy and well-dressed, he will always get what he wants. Even if that means hiring the most vicious mafia around to capture a teenaged were-tiger.
** [[spoiler: Completely subverted upon his defeat where he becomes a homeless beggar in the slums of a foreign country. Alcott's first order of business upon convincing him to return was to buy him a suit.]]
* MarkedChange: Gains black, stripe-like markings over his body when activating his ability.
** PowerGlows: In the anime, the stripes are green and visibly glow.
* MoralityPet: His wife.
* RagsToRiches: Implied to have once been poor, saying in the manga it once took him 2 years working to afford a gun.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: Throws money around to get what he wants. At first, he tries to buy the Armed Detective Agency's license, which allows gifted individuals to openly run a business. When that doesn't work, he turns to more drastic measures.
** His Ability is also activated by literally throwing away cheques.

[[/folder]]
[[folder:Lucy Maud Montgomery]]
-->Voiced by Creator/KanaHanazawa
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-->'''Literary references:''' She is named after Canadian author Creator/LMMontgomery, and her ability is a reference to Montgomery's famous children's novel series ''Literature/AnneOfGreenGables''.

A member of The Guild. Her ability, "Anne of Abyssal Red," lets her trap people in a PocketDimension called Anne's Room, inhabited by a giant CreepyDoll named Anne who acts as Lucy's GuardianEntity.
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* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: The other kids at her orphanage thought that she was a freak because of her ability.
* CreepyDoll: Anne is a large and extremely creepy doll that occupies Anne's Room who acts as a GuardianEntity for Lucy.
* DrivenByEnvy: Her actions are mainly by hatred for anyone with a better life to her.
* FlowerInHerHair
* FreudianExcuse: Grew up in an OrphanageOfFear where she was severely abused.
* GirlishPigtails: Worn in braids.
* GuardianEntity: Anne, but only within Anne's Room.
* HatesBeingAlone: The trauma of her cruel treatment in the orphanage where she was raised made her really afraid of being left abandoned again. [[spoiler: Her fear its so great she was even willing to became a simple servant of the Guild to avoid becoming alone again.]]
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: She enables Atsushi to escape from Moby Dick. After the conflict with the Guild over, she takes a job at the coffee shop sharing a building with the Agency. During the conflict with Fyodor, she protects the comatose Fukuzawa on Atsushi's and Kyouka's request by hiding him in Anne's Room.]]
* HowTheMightyHaveFallen: Is initially introduced as an active member of the Guild, as well as a very dangerous antagonist with an ability hard to beat who would have defeated Atsushi (who at that point defeated a hard opponent like Akutagawa) it wasn't for Mori's presence. After she failed her mission, [[spoiler: Fitzgerald lets her stay in the Guild (since she was afraid that if she would have been expelled of the group, she would be alone again), but as a mere servant, instead of a proper member.]]
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Those who leave 'Anne's Room' have no memories of what happened inside the alternate dimension.
* NightmareFace: She makes several ''terrifying'' faces when explaining her 'game' to the people trapped in Anne's Room.
* OddNameOut: She's the only member of the Guild named after an author from Canada rather than America, possibly foreshadowing her eventual HeelFaceTurn.
* OrphansOrdeal: Like Atsushi, she was raised in an orphanage. The Guild took her in because of her powerful ability, giving her a place to belong. However, the Guild does not tolerate failure and will toss her aside if she fails her mission. [[spoiler: Fitzgerald lets her stay in the Guild, but as a servant.]]
* PocketDimension: Anne's Room.
* PowersDoTheFighting: While Anne is extremely powerful, Lucy herself is just a normal girl. Atushi uses this to his advantage by threatening to [[TakingYouWithMe take her with him]] into Anne's locked room.
* SlasherSmile: When playing with her 'guests'.
* {{Tsundere}}: [[spoiler: Post HeelFaceTurn, she becomes this towards Atsushi.]]

[[/folder]]
[[folder:Jonathan Steinbeck]]
-->Voiced by Kengo Kawanishi
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-->'''Literary references:''' He is named after American author Creator/JohnSteinbeck, and his ability is a reference to Steinbeck's most famous novel, ''Literature/TheGrapesOfWrath''.

A member of The Guild who does his work to supply his family. His ability, "The Grapes of Wrath," allows him to grow and control grape vines.
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* AffablyEvil: He's generally pretty easygoing and polite, but doesn't care what happens to his enemies.
* BadassLongcoat: Gains one after he [[spoiler:becomes the leader of the remnants of the Guild]].
* BodyHorror: He weaponizes his Ability by cutting his neck open, planting grape seeds in the hole, and then contolling the vines that grow out of it.
* [[spoiler: DragonAscendant: He becomes the leader of the Guild Remnants after Fitzgerald's defeat.]]
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Cares for his family and works for the Guild to support them.
* {{Expy}}: Asagiri Kafka admits in an author's note to have based him and his family on the cast of ''Literature/TheGrapesOfWrath''.
* GreenThumb: He can control other plants by grafting them to the vines growing from his body.
* {{Irony}}: His profile mentions that he hates capitalists, but he works for a billionaire to supply his impoverished family. [[spoiler: After Fitzgerald is seemingly killed, he says he never liked the guy.]]
* PunchClockVillain: Openly admits to only doing what he does to supply his impoverished family.
* ThoseTwoBadGuys: He and his partner Lovecraft are two of the more prominent guild members.
* VillainousFriendship: Confesses that Lovecraft is one of his few friends in the last episode of season 2.
* WouldHurtAChild: He doesn't mind attacking Naomi, even though he believes her to be the same age as his 12-year-old sister. He also has no objection to torturing [[spoiler: Q]] under the guild's instructions.

[[/folder]]
[[folder:Howard Phillips Lovecraft]]
-->Voiced by Shunsuke Takeuchi
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-->'''Literary references:''' He is named after American horror author Creator/HPLovecraft, and his "ability" is a reference to Lovecraft's ''Franchise/CthulhuMythos''.

An extremely odd member of the Guild. His ability, "The Great Old Ones," can transform parts of Lovecraft's body into a powerful tentacle monster.
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* AmbiguouslyHuman: [[spoiler: It's heavily implied during the Guild arc that he is an actual EldritchAbomination taking human shape rather than an actual ability user.]] During all his appearences, it's clear there it's something not right with him. The way he [[MajorInjuryUnderreaction reacts to serious injuries]] or his weird personality are just the beginning. [[spoiler: He easily gets back up after being hit by a truck when fighting Kunikida and Tanizaki, [[PowerNullifier Dazai's ability]] doesn't affect him, he survives a direct hit from Chuya's Corruption, and he casually hops into the ocean after Fitzgerald is defeated, saying that he's going back to sleep.]]
* BodyHorror: As expected from Lovecraft.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Lovecraft is usually pretty out of it. He spends a lot of time counting wood grains that aren't even real. He even seems to fall asleep after Kunikida shoots him in the back!
* CombatTentacles: The main function of his ability is to turn his limbs into tentacles to hit and restraint his opponents with them.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Initially introduced as a nervous oddball, when he confronts Kunikida and Tanizaki, he easily overpowers them with his ability, making them to call the police to stop him and Steinbeck temporally. Later, when he fights against Chuuya and Dazai, [[spoiler: Dazai is unable to cancel his ability (implying he is more than a mere ability user), obligating him to resort to use Chuuya's Corruption to deal with his EldritchAbomination form. If that is not enough, Steinbeck states killing him in the outside it's impossible, since he is unstopable in that form, thing that makes Chuuya attack his inside to effectively destroy him... But, against all odds, Lovecraft turns to be alive and well at the end of the Guild arc.]]
* EldritchAbomination: [[spoiler: In the vein of the Cthulhu Mythos, when he is serious, is capable of turning into a Cthulhesque being, thing who grants him a great power and immortality. Not even Chuuya's Corruption is able to kill him.]]
* HumanoidAbomination: It's heavily implied that there's something...wrong about him. [[spoiler: Confirmed when he fights Dazai and Dazai is unable to cancel his Ability, which is followed by Lovecraft transforming into a tentacle monster.]]
* LovecraftianSuperpower: 'The Great Old Ones' lets him transform body parts or his entire body into tentacles. ''Lots'' of tentacles.
* NeckSnap: His neck appears broken after getting hit by a truck while fighting Tanizaki and Kunikida... Then casually pops his head back into place like nothing happened.
* NoSell: He isn't affected by Kunikida's bullets, Dazai's ability nullification [[spoiler: (since The Great Old Ones isn't an ability in the first place),]] or Q's mind control.
* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler: Seemingly killed being blown up by Chuuya. He pieces his body back together in Chapter 37...then dumps himself in the ocean.]]
* OneWingedAngel: His "ability" gives him the power to transform his body parts into tentacles, but when he is really serious, [[spoiler: he can transform himself into an EldritchAbomination.]]
* ThoseTwoBadGuys: More often than not is partnered with Steinback.

[[/folder]]
[[folder:Herman Melville]]
-->Voiced by Creator/TakayukiSugo
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-->'''Literary references:''' He is named after American author Creator/HermanMelville, and his ability is a reference to Melville's most famous novel, ''Literature/MobyDick''.

One of the older members of the Guild, Melville has been around since the early days of the organization. His Ability, "Moby Dick," takes the form of a giant white whale that's usable as [[CoolAirship an airship]].
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* AirWhale: Moby Dick, although it's actually described a living being.
* AntiVillain: He doesn't care at all by Fitzgerald's goals and doesn't do anything to oppose the main characters. He states he it's just in the organization because he didn't want to leave Moby Dick.
* BadassBeard: That completely obscures his mouth.
* BadassGrandpa: His age isn't stated, but he's clearly elderly, but is still an active member of the Guild [[spoiler: and later the Japanese government]].
* CoolAirship: Moby Dick.
* DistinguishedGentlemansPipe: Is usually either holding or smoking one.
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: After the conflict with The Guild is over, he is hired by the Japanese government to track down the remains of the Guild.]]
* OminousFloatingCastle: The Guild has converted Moby Dick into a floating fortress. Melville actually doesn't have much control over the whale anymore.

[[/folder]]
[[folder:Mark Twain]]
-->Voiced by Creator/HiroyukiYoshino
[[quoteright:250:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/twain_bsd.png]]
-->'''Literary references:''' He is named after American author Samuel Clemens, who wrote under the pen name Creator/MarkTwain. His ability is a reference to Twain's most famous novels, ''Literature/TheAdventuresOfTomSawyer'' and ''Literature/TheAdventuresOfHuckleberryFinn''.

A member of the Guild with a high opinion of himself. His ability, "Huckleberry Finn & Tom Sawyer," creates two dolls that allow him to shoot with absolute accuracy and perform distant surveillance.
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* AdvertisedExtra: Has a fairly minor role in the anime.
* AffablyEvil: He is a cheerful and easygoing individual who is rarely seeing upset. He also didn't mind failing his task of taking down Atsushi that much, laughing instead due how much of a good time he had in the process.
* IdiotHair
* ImprobableAimingSkills: He can shoot with perfect precision if he attaches either one of his dolls to a bullet.
* PutOnTheBus: [[spoiler: Mentions in Chapter 37 that he plans to return to America.]]
* WalkingShirtlessScene: His shirt is never buttoned.

[[/folder]]
[[folder:Margaret Mitchell]]
-->Voiced by Creator/KaoriNazuka
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-->'''Literary references:''' She is named after American author Margaret Mitchell, and her ability is a reference to Mitchell's only novel, ''Literature/GoneWithTheWind''.

A member of the Guild and Hawthorne's partner. Her ability, "Gone With the Wind," summons a powerful wind that causes materials to break down.
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* BlowYouAway: Mitchell can break down materials such as clothing and paper with wind.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She is initially introduced as an abrasive and arrogant person, mocking Hawthorne, but [[spoiler: when Hawthorne is about to get killed by Akutagawa, she shields him before the attack reach his partner, showing she actually cared for him.]]
* NiceHat
* PunchClockVillain: The reason why she is in the Guild is to pay a debt her family has.
* SouthernBelle: Her outfit invokes this image, with the big dress, the bonnet, and even a parasol.
* StuffedIntoTheFridge: [[spoiler: Impaled repeatedly by Akutagawa's ability in order to protect Hawthorne. She's still alive, but in a coma, and it's uncertain if she'll ever recover from her injuries. Her sacrifice is what motivates Hawthorne to leave the Guild.]]
* TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler: Shields Hawthorne from Rashomon. It gets her sent into a coma.]]

[[/folder]]
[[folder:Nathaniel Hawthorne]]
-->Voiced by Tarusuke Shingaki
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-->'''Literary references:''' He is named after American author Creator/NathanielHawthorne, and his ability is a reference to Hawthorne's most famous novel, ''Literature/TheScarletLetter''.

A deeply religious member of the Guild and Mitchell's partner. His ability, "The Scarlet Letter," allows him to control his blood as a weapon or shield.
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* BadassPreacher: Dresses like a preacher and is more than capable of kicking ass.
* BloodyMurder: 'The Scarlet Letter' changes his blood into holy words, which can be fired as bullets or used as a shield.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler: Implied by Dazai that Fyodor had tampered with his mind, turning him into an assassin.]]
* HolierThanThou: Believes that God has given him a mission to pass judgement on heavy sinners. As a result, he is rather arrogant.
* HazyFeelTurn: [[spoiler: After the collapse of The Guild, he begins working with Dostoyevsky to save a comatose Mitchell.]]
* LightIsNotGood: He's a dedicated preacher, but works for the Guild for unspecified reasons [[spoiler: and later the Rats in the House of the Dead although that is for a more sympathetic reason (on the condition that Fyodor heals Mitchell)]].
* StoicSpectacles
* WhiteHairedPrettyBoy

[[/folder]]
[[folder:Louisa May Alcott]]
-->Voiced by Hikaru Ueda
[[quoteright:250:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/alcott_bsd.png]]
-->'''Literary references:''' She is named after American author and poet Creator/LouisaMayAlcott, and her ability is a reference to Alcott's most famous novel, ''Literature/LittleWomen''.

A shy member of the Guild. Her Ability, "Little Women," allows her to make time pass at 1/8000th its original speed, only so long as she is thinking in a private room by herself.
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* BirdsOfAFeather: With Poe, a "comrade in shyness". It's because of this that she's able to approach him for help with a murder case.
* CrazyPrepared: She has painstakingly detailed strategies written up for several different possible situations.
* IWillWaitForYou: A platonic variant, she declares that she [[spoiler:will wait for Fitzgerald to be ready return to greatness, and suggests that his wife will also wait for him to return to her]].
* {{Meganekko}}
* NiceGirl: Lucy calls her such, as Alcott was the one who stood up for her when Lucy failed her mission, and even gifted her with a snowglobe to celebrate Lucy's career change.
* NumberTwo: [[spoiler: Becomes this to Fitzgerald after the Guild collapses.]]
* OnlyFriend: Because of her shy nature, she doesn't make it a habit to start conversations with anyone, with the exception of Fitzgerald.
** [[spoiler: After chapter 44, it seems like she's shaping up to being one to Fitzgerald herself, as the rest of the Guild has disbanded, and they're on their own to obtain the book.]]
* ShrinkingViolet: Very shy and timid, Alcott has difficulties speaking to strangers.
* TheStrategist: She is intelligent enough to formulate multiple strategies based off given information, even if she was given just a little bit of it.
* UndyingLoyalty: To Fitzgerald. [[spoiler: It's because of this that Fitzgerald is convinced to rebuild the Guild once again.]]

[[/folder]]
[[folder:Edgar Allan Poe]]
-->Voiced by Creator/ToshiyukiMorikawa
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-->'''Literary references:''' He is named after American horror and mystery writer Creator/EdgarAllanPoe, and his ability is a reference to Poe's short story "[[Literature/CAugusteDupin The Murders in the Rue Morgue]]."

A member of the Guild that seeks to challenge Ranpo Edogawa. His Ability, "Black Cat in the Rue Morgue," lets him transport readers into the setting of the novel that they are currently reading.
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* AmbiguouslyGay: His obsession with Ranpo is...questionable, to say the least.
* AnimalMotifs: Black cats, obviously. And to a lesser degree, raccoons.
* BirdsOfAFeather: With Alcott, a "comrade in shyness". They're also both writers, and in one omake, Alcott beta-reads Poe's manuscript.
* BlindingBangs: The entire upper half of his face is covered by hair, though his left eye sometimes peeks through, as seen in the image for this entry.
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette
* FoeRomanceSubtext: Maybe...
* {{Goth}}: Dark hair, dark eyes, pasty skin, loves all things morbid and spooky, dresses like a Victorian Gentleman...
* HeelFaceTurn: After Ranpo tells him that he didn't forget the case they worked on. He even gets invited to the end celebration with the Armed Detective Agency.
* IJustWantToHaveFriends: Losing to Ranpo six years ago resulted in all his fans and friends abandoning him, which drove him into depression. His only friend before he makes up with Ranpo is his pet raccoon, Karl. It's implied by Edgar that he keeps a pet because a pet can't leave you like a friend can.
* KindHeartedCatLover: One of the things that cues the audience in to Edgar not being quite as evil as he first appears is that he adores and spoils his pet raccoon, who greatly resembles a cat in behavior and function. He also draws himself as a cat, uses a cat face as his signature when writing notes and letters, and is represented as a cat sitting on a windowsill on the cover of his debut chapter.
* LooksLikeCesare: In rare moments where we see under his hair, he's noticeably dark around his eyes. It's unclear if it's eyebags or eye makeup, since both would fit his character.
* MinionWithAnFInEvil: He only joined the Guild as part of a convoluted plot to impress Ranpo, and specifically states he disliked working for them. Considering how fond he is of Ranpo, it's likely he would have released Ranpo and Yosano from his trap once Ranpo admitted defeat.
* OddFriendship: With Ranpo, once he switches sides. Even before then to an extent, since Edgar had admired Ranpo and sought he approval from the moment they met six years ago despite their wildly different tastes and personalities.
* PortalBook: His Ability allows him to turn any book into this. However, it only works on the book that the person is currently reading.
* RascallyRaccoon: Has a pet racoon named Karl.
* ShrinkingViolet: He's pretty shy when he's not doing evil things.
* SoreLoser: He lost an investigation competition to Ranpo six years before the series started. The loss caused him to withdraw from society and become extremely depressed. He eventually became inspired to take back the life that Ranpo 'stole' and travelled to Japan to challenge Ranpo once more.

[[/folder]]

!!Others

[[folder: The Rats in the House of the Dead]]

!!Fyodor Dostoyevsky
-->Voiced by Creator/AkiraIshida
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-->'''Literary references:''' He is named after Russian author Creator/FyodorDostoevsky, and his ability is named after Dostoevsky's most famous novel, ''Literature/CrimeAndPunishment''.

The leader of the Rats in the House of the Dead. His ability, "Crime and Punishment," has yet to be shown.
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* AdaptedOut: He appears for the first time in the 13th chapter of the manga commenting with Fitzgerald and Agatha Christie the battle of Akutagawa and Atsushi. The anime only showed Fitzgerald at the end of the episode who adapted chapter 13, erasing the appearences of both Dostoyevsky and Christie. [[spoiler: {{Subverted}} at the end of the second season of the anime, when his proper introduction in the ending of the Guild arc is adapted.]]
* AGodAmI
* BigBad: After the three-way war, he has become the main antagonist, outclassing both Fitzgerald and Mori. [[spoiler:His actions basically caused the conflict between the Mafia and Agency, for the sake of the lives of their respective leaders.]]
* BoomerangBigot: Hates Ability users despite being one himself.
* CharacterTics: Tends to bite his fingers to the point where they bleed.
* TheChessmaster: He is up there with Dazai, if not better, when it comes to planning. [[spoiler: Even [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] by Asano in Chapter 47.5.]] He doesn't even need the resources (like the Guild) nor the numbers (the Mafia), as he is a formidable villain all by himself.
* KnightTemplar: Openly states that he wishes to "free others from sin". Much of this involves murder.
* IllBoy: Openly says that he's anaemic.
* ManipulativeBastard: He isn't above [[spoiler: using children, [[RedHerring just to fool the Agency.]]]]
* MasterOfDisguise: [[spoiler: Disguised himself as a police officer during a terrorist incident so he could get close to Mori and Elise to stab him without the latter suspecting anything.]]
* NiceHat: Wears a Ushanka hat, befitting that he comes presumably from Russia.
* OutsideContextProblem: He appears out of nowhere to abruptly end the Guild arc with a vague motive and an unknown ability and begins effortlessly playing XanatosSpeedChess with both the Agency and the Mafia.
* RedHerring: A master at creating these. [[spoiler: It was enough to fool even [[SherlockScan Ranpo.]]]]
* WouldHurtAChild: Oh yes. Yes, he would.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: The Japanese Government]]

!!Ango Sakaguchi
-->Voiced by Creator/JunFukuyama
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-->'''Literary references:''' He is named after Japanese author Heigo Sakaguchi, who wrote under the pen name Ango Sakaguchi. His ability is a reference to a pair of Sakaguchi's essays, "Discourse on Decadence" and "Discourse on Decadence Part II."

A government worker whose ability, "Discourse on Decadence," has not been shown. Ango once worked as the Port Mafia's Intelligence Agent, but it was under the Government's orders [[TheMole to spy on the mafia's activities]]. During his time working as an intelligence agent under for the Port Mafia, he also became an agent for Mimic under Mori Ougai's orders.
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* BadassBureaucrat: He's a government worker who managed to successfully infiltrate not one, but two highly dangerous criminal organizations and lived to talk about it.
* BeautyMark: On his upper lip.
* DoubleReverseQuadrupleAgent: He joined the Mafia as a spy for the government, then joined Mimic as a spy for the Mafia. His loyalty ultimately remains with the government.
* EasilyCondemned: [[spoiler: Dazai still holds a grudge against him for his role in the Mimic incident, even though Oda's death wasn't his fault and he was the one who cleared Dazai's record so he could pursue honest work.]]
* LivingMacGuffin: His disappearance kicks off the "Dark Era" arc and Odasaku spends much of it investigating what happened to him.
* NonActionGuy: In contrast to Dazai and Oda.
* OddFriendship: With Dazai and Oda.
* ReverseMole: Spies on the Mafia for the Japanese government and Mimic for both.
* ScaryShinyGlasses: On occasion.
* StoicSpectacles
* TheUnreveal: His ability is the only one of the trio's that is never shown.
* VisualPun: He's a [[ReverseMole double mole]] and has a [[BeautyMark mole]] on his upper lip.

!!Santoka Taneda
-->Voiced by Creator/FumihikoTachiki
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-->'''Literary references:''' He is named after Japanese author and poet Shoichi Taneda, who wrote under the pen name Santoka Taneda.

Head of the Japanese government's Ministry of Internal Affairs, Special Abilities Division. Ango's boss, and the one who advised Dazai to join the Armed Detective Agency.
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* BadassBeard
* BadassBureaucrat: He's a government worker who regularly deals with people who have dangerous abilities and grants licenses to businesses and organizations that rely on abilities.
* BadassNormal: He isn't introduced as having an ability, despite being the head of the Special Abilities Division.[[note]]It's possible he does have one that wasn't mentioned, however.[[/note]]
* BaldOfAwesome
* EnemyMine: He's been willing to cooperate with the Mafia on multiple occasions in the name of dealing with bigger and more immediate threats, such as Mimic.
* OldFriend: Hinted to have this kind of relationship with Fukuzawa.
* ScaryShinyGlasses: Frequently.

[[/folder]]

[[folder: Others]]

!!André Gide

-->Voiced by Creator/ShinichiroMiki
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-->'''Literary references:''' He is named after French author André Gide.

The leader of a criminal organization from Europe known as Mimic. His unnamed ability allows him to see his enemies' movements a few seconds into the future.
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* ArcVillain: Of the Dark Era arc.
* AsTheGoodBookSays: Quotes John 12:24 before his final battle with [[spoiler: Oda.]]
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: His visions of the future are tinted red as opposed to Oda's blue.
* DeathSeeker: He and his followers wanted to have a glorious death after being betrayed by their country. Gide states he wants to live and die as a soldier until his last breath to honor his fallen comrades.
* FamousLastWords: "[[spoiler:Sakunosuke]]...Even your last shot was perfect."
* MutualKill: [[spoiler:With Oda.]]
* [[{{Seers}} Precognition]]: His ability is similar to Oda's, but warns him of his enemies' movements rather than his own possible deaths.
* PosthumousCharacter: [[spoiler: Was killed by Oda before the start of the events of the main storyline.]]
* RedEyesTakeWarning
* RedOniBlueOni: The red to Oda's blue. In contrast to Oda's serious nature, Gide is emotional and gets worked up easily. This is reflected in the colors the anime uses to represent their foresight abilities (Gide's visions are red, while Oda's are blue).
* WesternTerrorists
* WickedCultured
* WhiteHairBlackHeart
* WorthyOpponent: He saw Oda as one due to their similar abilities, [[spoiler:hence why he made him cross the DespairEventHorizon by killing the children he was taking care of.]]

!!Agatha Christie
-->'''Literary references:''' She is named after British mystery author Creator/AgathaChristie, and her ability is a reference to Christie's most famous novel, ''Literature/AndThenThereWereNone''.

The Knight Commander of the Order of the Clock Tower. Her ability, "And Then There Were None," has not been shown.
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* AdaptedOut: She appears for the first time in the 13th chapter of the manga commenting with Fitzgerald and Dostoyevsky the battle of Akutagawa and Atsushi. The anime only showed Fitzgerald at the end of the episode who adapted chapter 13, erasing the appearences of both Christie and Dostoyevsky.

!!Dan Brown
-->'''Literary references:''' He is named after American author Creator/DanBrown, and his ability is a reference to Brown's novel ''[[Literature/DanBrownsInferno Inferno]]''.

Made a cameo as a promotional tie-in for the Japanese release of his novel ''[[Literature/DanBrownsInferno Inferno]]''. His ability, "Inferno," lets him look 33 minutes into the future via a three-line piece of heavily-encoded text.
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* InkSuitActor: The character in the manga looks just like his real-life counterpart.
* [[{{Seers}} Precognition]]: What his Ability allows him to do. However, only he is able to decipher the text that he composes.

!!Katai Tayama
-->'''Literary references:''' He is named after Japanese author Katai Tayama, and his ability is a reference to Tayama's novel ''Futon'', alternatively titled ''The Quilt''.

An informant for, and former member of, the Armed Detective Agency. His ability, "Futon," lets him control all electronics in view so long as he's relaxed.
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* ICallItVera: Downplayed with his futon called "Yoshiko".
* TheInformant: To the Agency.
* LazyBum: It appears that his power only works when he is relaxed. As such, he can only activate his Ability when wrapped in his futon.
* OldFriend: Of Kunikida.
* {{Technopath}}: 'Futon' allows him to control any electronics within view.

!!Headmaster of the Orphanage
The headmaster of the orphanage Atsushi lived at and responsible for Astushi's dark and troublesome past.
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* HeroicBSOD: For comedic effect when he finds out Dazai used to work for the Mafia, and for dramatic effect when [[spoiler: he has to kill a child in order to save a crowded passenger train.]]

* BagOfHolding: Her doctor's bag shouldn't be able to hold half of the weaponry she stuffs into there, including a serrated blade as long as her arm!

** On the other hand, in a notable example of writers doing their homework, she doesn't try to fight with one.

* FightsLikeANormal: Her ability gives her the freedom to fight recklessly and try more aggressive tactics, but it doesn't enhance her combat skills beyond that. Any fighting she does is purely her own skill. Noticably, she can swing her hatchet hard enough to smash the ground during her fight with Kenji against Chuuya.

* PocketDimension: Anne's Room

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: After [[spoiler: Dazai and Chuuya rescue him from the Guild and are then attacked by Lovecraft, no mention is made of him afterwards nearly 20 chapters later. Presumably Chuuya took him back to the Mafia.]]

* BirdsOfAFeather: With Poe, a "comrade in shyness". She goes to him for help with a murder case.

* BirdsOfAFeather: With Alcott, a "comrade in shyness". In one omake, she beta-reads his manuscript.

* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette:

* OddFriendship: With Ranpo once he switches sides. Even before then to an extent, since Edgar had admired Ranpo and sought he approval from the moment they met six years ago despite their wildly different tastes and personalities.

An American criminal organization whose members have supernatural powers. They're seeking to expand their influence into Japan. Their head is Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald. [[spoiler: After Fitzgerald's defeat at the hands of Atsushi and Akutagawa, the Guild splinters into the Renewed Guild, led by Fitzgerald, and the Guild Remnants, led by Steinbeck.]]

Head of the Japanese government's Ministry of Internal Affairs, Special Abilities Division. Ango's boss, and the one who recommended the Armed Detective Agency to Dazai.

Dazai's partner. A straight-laced man who acts as a leader to the other members of the agency. His ability, "Doppo's Poetry"[[note]]"The Matchless Poet" in the official Yen Press translation of the manga[[/note]], enables him to create anything he writes down in his notebook, as long as he understands the object's form and function and it's smaller than the notebook.

* Meganekko: Again, she doesn't wear them usually, but she wears glasses in Poe's story. Ranpo uses them after her in-story death to activate his Ultra-Deduction.

An executive of the Port Mafia and Dazai's former partner. His ability, "For the Tainted Sorrow," lets him manipulate gravity.

A CreepyChild member of Port Mafia introduced during the Guild Arc, known by his codename "Q". His ability "Dogra Magra" allows him to manipulate minds.

[[folder:Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald]]
-->Voiced by Creator/TakahiroSakurai
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-->'''Literary references:''' He is named after American author Creator/FScottFitzgerald, and his ability is a reference to Fitzgerald's most famous novel, ''Literature/TheGreatGatsby''.

The leader of the Guild. His ability, "The Great Fitzgerald," allows him to spend money in exchange for physical strength and resilience.

* GuileHero / ManipulativeBastard: His areas of expertise are strategy and reading people, and he used to specialize in interrogation when he was in the Mafia. As a result, blackmail and manipulation are some of his favorite tactics.

* ManipulativeBastard: His areas of expertise are strategy and reading people, and he used to specialize in interrogation when he was in the Mafia. As a result, blackmail and manipulation are some of his favorite tactics.

* BewareTheNiceOnes

Dazai's partner. A straight-laced man who acts as a leader to the other members of the agency. His ability, "Doppo's Poetry", enables him to create anything he writes down in his notebook, as long as he understands the object's form and function and it's smaller than the notebook.

-->'''Literary references:''' He is named after Japanese author Junichiro Tanizaki, and his ability is a reference to Tanizaki's novel ''A Light Snowfall'', alternatively titled ''The Makioka Sisters''.

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Loses his normal cheerful arrogant attitude once the need to find the culprit who by [[spoiler: Fyodor's command puts Fukuzawa and Mori in a coma that will result in their deaths within 48hours if either of the other party isn't killed]], which is noted by Atsushi.

* TheChessmaster: Oh yes. He is up there with Dazai, if not better, when it comes to planning. [[spoiler: Even [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] by Asano in Chapter 47.5.]] He doesn't even need the resources (like the Guild) nor the numbers (the Mafia), as he is a formidable villain all by himself.

* WouldHurtAChild: See {{ManipulativeBastard}}.

* BigBad: After the three-way war, he has become the main antagonist, outclassing both Fitzgerald and Mori.

* TheChessmaster: Oh yes. He is up there with Dazai, if not better, when it comes to planning. [[spoiler: Even [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] by Asano in Chapter 47.5. His actions basically [[spoiler: caused the Mafia and Agency to go on an all-out war, for the sake of the lives of their bosses.]] He doesn't even need the resources (like the Guild) nor the numbers (the Mafia), as he is a formidable villain all by himself.

* ManipulativeBastard: He isn't above [[spoiler: using children [[RedHerring just to fool the Agency.]]]]

* NiceHat: Wears a Ushanka hat, befitting that he comes presumbly from Russia.

* WouldHurtAChild

* TheChessmaster: Oh yes. He is up there with Dazai, if not better, when it comes to planning. [[spoiler: Even [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] by Asano in Chapter 47.5.]] He doesn't even need the resources (like the Guild) nor the numbers (the Mafia), as he is a formidable villain all by himself.