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!!Gaku Yashiro
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Satoru's homeroom teacher at Mikoto Elementary School, Gaku Yashiro is smart, resourceful, and attentive to all the children. His students greatly respect him, so much so that many of them come to him for advice regarding their problems. He works alongside Satoru to assist Kayo in any way possible.
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* CoolTeacher: Gives his students advice, works to help them in their home lives, and is just an all-around ezcellent educator.
* ParentalSubstitute: Satoru looks up to him as a father figure, and Yashiro often treats him like his own son.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: One of the most level-headed and attentive characters in the story.
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Satoru's homeroom teacher at Mikoto Elementary School, Gaku Yashiro is smart, resourceful, and attentive to all the children. His students greatly respect him, so much so that many of them come to him for advice regarding their problems. He works alongside Satoru to assist Kayo in any way possible.
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* CoolTeacher: Gives his students advice, works to help them in their home lives, and is just an all-around ezcellent educator.
* ParentalSubstitute: Satoru looks up to him as a father figure, and Yashiro often treats him like his own son.
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!!Jun "Yuuki" Shiratori
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->'''Voiced by''': Creator/TakahiroMizushima
A food delivery worker, "Yuuki" was a close friend of Satoru's in 1988, and, despite being much older than them, was a friend to kids in general. His kind-hearted relationship with the neighbourhood children makes him the primary suspect when 3 of them are kidnapped and murdered.
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* KindheartedSimpleton: Though childish and seemingly rather dimwitted, Yuuki is one of the nicest characters in the story.
* MistakenForPedophile: PlayedForDrama. This is what makes him the main suspect of the kidnappred children investigation.
* WideEyedIdealist: Yuuki is far too optimistic and cheery for his own good.
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!!Jun "Yuuki" Shiratori
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A food delivery worker, "Yuuki" was a close friend of Satoru's in 1988, and, despite being much older than them, was a friend to kids in general. His kind-hearted relationship with the neighbourhood children makes him the primary suspect when 3 of them are kidnapped and murdered.
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* KindheartedSimpleton: Though childish and seemingly rather dimwitted, Yuuki is one of the nicest characters in the story.
* MistakenForPedophile: PlayedForDrama. This is what makes him the main suspect of the kidnappred children investigation.
* WideEyedIdealist: Yuuki is far too optimistic and cheery for his own good.
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The mysterious figure who is stalking Satoru in the present and seemingly the one behind the 1988 kidnappings and killings, the Murderer is a calm, meticulous, and twisted individual who will go to any lengths to acheive his goals.
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* ArchEnemy: [[spoiler: Sees Satoru as his.]]
* AxCrazy: Murderously psychotic, though he keeps it hidden ''very'' well.
* BigBad: [[spoiler: Is responsible for nearly every bad occurance throughout the story.]]
* TheChessmaster: Is always a step ahead of every character in the story, and regularly outsmarts Satoru and the police.
* FauxAffablyEvil: [[spoiler: Always keeps up a friendly, jovial personality, even as he tries to murder his victims.]]
* FrameUp: His modus operandi. Notably, his framing of Satoru for Sachiko's murder.
* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler: The Murderer was manipulated by his abusive older brother into assisting him in raping young girls, and, when said older brother accidentally murdered one of the girls, he tried to frame The Murderer for the crime. This is subverted, however, as The Murderer is revealed to have not only gone along with his brother's plans willingly, but also only kills people because it thrills him.]]
* ForTheEvulz: [[spoiler: His true motive. The Murderer kidnaps and murders children, while framing others for his crimes, aolely because he enjoys it and it brings "thrill" into his everyday life.]]
* ManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler: Is able to to play the part of a friendly and kind person in his public persona disturbingly well, and as such plays everyone in the story like a fiddle.]]
* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: [[spoiler: Murdered both his brother and his fiancée, making both look like they killed themselves.]]
* SerialKiller: [[Of children, and he has been doing it for decades.]]
* TheReveal: [[spoiler: The Murderer is none other than Satoru's elementary school teacher, Gaku Yashiro.]]
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The protagonist of the story, Satoru Fujinuma is a 29 year old struggling mangaka currently working as a pizza delivery boy. Satoru regularly experiences a strange phenomenon he calls "Revival" everytime a tragedy happens around him. This phenomenan forces him back in time just moments before said tragedy and gives him the chance to stop it from happening. Though reluctantly, Satoru does his best to help the people he can, something that he often ends up [[NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished paying for]].for. Stoic and reserved, Satoru often puts up a facade of being more socially adept than he actually is.
* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: Satoru's Revival ability sends him back to 1988 to prevent the murders of 3 children (Kayo Hinazuki, Aya Nakanishi, and Hiromi Sugita) from his hometown, and simultaneously stop the murderer responsible for their deaths.
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* DomesticAbuse; Victim of this from her mother.
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The protagonist of the story, Satoru Fujinuma is a 29 year old struggling mangaka currently working as a pizza delivery boy who boy. Satoru regularly experiences a strange phenomenon he calls "Revival" everytime a tragedy happens around him. This phenomenon, that he calls "Revival", phenomenan forces him back in time just moments before said tragedy and gives him the chance to stop it from happening. Though reluctantly, Satoru does his best to help the people he can, something that he often ends up [[NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished paying for]]. Stoic and reserved, Satoru often puts up a facade of being more socially adept than he actually is.
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* TeamMom: More literal than most cases, as she actually is the mother of one of the "Team" members.
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* BewareTheNiceOnes: Is caring and bubbly, but if you tick her off, she ''will'' punch you square in the face.
* {{Foil}}: Serves as this to Satoru's other female companion, Kayo Hinazuki. While Kayo is emotionally withdrawn, quiet, and mature beyond her years, Airi is outgoing, loud, and often behaves like a child. Fitting, as they are both from different time periods.
* {{Foil}}: Serves as this to Satoru's other female companion, Kayo Hinazuki. While Kayo is emotionally withdrawn, quiet, and mature beyond her years, Airi is outgoing, loud, and often behaves like a child. Fitting, as they are both from different time periods.
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The protagonist of the story, Satoru Fujinuma is a 29 year old struggling mangaka currently working as a pizza delivery boy who experiences a strange phenomenon everytime a tragedy happens around him. This phenomenon, that he calls "Revival", forces him back in time just moments before said tragedy and gives him the chance to stop it from happening. Though reluctantly, Satoru does his best to help the people he can, something that he often ends up [[NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished paying for]].
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!!Satoru Fujinuma [[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/satoru_fujinuma_6.png]]
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->'''Voiced by''': Shinnosuke Mitsushima (Adult), Tao Tsuchiya (Child)
The protagonist of the story, Satoru Fujinuma is a struggling mangaka currently working as a pizza delivery boy who experiences a strange phenomenon everytime a tragedy happens around him. This phenomenon, that he calls "Revival", forces him back in time just moments before said tragedy and gives him the chance to stop it from happening. Though reluctantly, Satoru does his best to help the people he can, something that he often ends up [[NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished paying for]].
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* AmnesiacHero: [[spoiler: After his near-drowning at The Murderer's hands, Satoru can't remember anything about the previous timeline.]]
* CatchPhrase: "I said thsat out loud."
* CharacterDevelopment: Goes from a stoic and emotionally reserved individual to a much more outwardly caring person throughout the story.
* ClassicalAntiHero: Satoru is plagued with numerous moments of lack of confidence, self-doubt, and just generally thinking he'll never save his friends.
* DeadpanSnarker: At times has a very dry wit about him.
* DeclarationOfProtection: When sent back to 1988, Satoru promises to protect the 3 children who were murdered throughout that year.
* {{Fanboy}}: Was an adamant lover of an old superhero series, ''Wonder Guy'', and desired to be a hero like him. [[spoiler: By the end of the story, he is seen as such by all his friends and family.]]
* HeroicWillpower: The only thing that keeps him going during all the horrible things that he goes through.
* KnightInSourArmor: Though Satoru assists those he can during his "Revivals", he normally doesn't actually ''enjoy'' helping others. He helps them because he knows, deep down, it's the right thing to do.
* ResignedToTheCall: Regularly gets annoyed by and complains about his "Revivals", stating he knows he shouldn't get involved and help others, because it always ends badly for him. He ends up helping them anyway.
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!!Airi Katagiri
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Airi Katagiri is a high school student who is a coworker with Satoru. Optimistic, cheery, and always willing to help out a friend, Airi is Satoru's best (Read: Only) friend in the present.
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* GenkiGirl: Her defining characteristic.
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!!Sachiko Fujinuma
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The protagonist of the story, Satoru Fujinuma is a struggling mangaka currently working as a pizza delivery boy who experiences a strange phenomenon everytime a tragedy happens around him. This phenomenon, that he calls "Revival", forces him back in time just moments before said tragedy and gives him the chance to stop it from happening. Though reluctantly, Satoru does his best to help the people he can, something that he often ends up [[NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished paying for]].
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* AmnesiacHero: [[spoiler: After his near-drowning at The Murderer's hands, Satoru can't remember anything about the previous timeline.]]
* CatchPhrase: "I said thsat out loud."
* CharacterDevelopment: Goes from a stoic and emotionally reserved individual to a much more outwardly caring person throughout the story.
* ClassicalAntiHero: Satoru is plagued with numerous moments of lack of confidence, self-doubt, and just generally thinking he'll never save his friends.
* DeadpanSnarker: At times has a very dry wit about him.
* DeclarationOfProtection: When sent back to 1988, Satoru promises to protect the 3 children who were murdered throughout that year.
* {{Fanboy}}: Was an adamant lover of an old superhero series, ''Wonder Guy'', and desired to be a hero like him. [[spoiler: By the end of the story, he is seen as such by all his friends and family.]]
* HeroicWillpower: The only thing that keeps him going during all the horrible things that he goes through.
* KnightInSourArmor: Though Satoru assists those he can during his "Revivals", he normally doesn't actually ''enjoy'' helping others. He helps them because he knows, deep down, it's the right thing to do.
* ResignedToTheCall: Regularly gets annoyed by and complains about his "Revivals", stating he knows he shouldn't get involved and help others, because it always ends badly for him. He ends up helping them anyway.
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!!Airi Katagiri
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Airi Katagiri is a high school student who is a coworker with Satoru. Optimistic, cheery, and always willing to help out a friend, Airi is Satoru's best (Read: Only) friend in the present.
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* GenkiGirl: Her defining characteristic.
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!!Sachiko Fujinuma
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Satoru's mother, Sachiko Fujinuma raised Satoru as a single parent, and is always loving and supportive of her son.
