History Characters / HidanNoAria

!!Aria H. Kanzaki
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->'''Voiced by:''' RieKugimiya (Japanese) and LeahClark (English)

A diminutive top student of Butei High's prestigious Assault Side.
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* TheAce: She's good at everything... [[LethalChef except cooking]].
* ActionGirl
* ActorAllusion: [[RieKugimiya She]] frequently screams [[ShakuganNoShana "Urusai!" ("Shut up!")]] a lot.
* ACupAngst
* AnimalMotifs: Cats. She is fond of "Leopon" stuffed cats, some key scenes involving her have random purrs, and in Episode 2 she even growls like a cat. In Episode 6 Shirayuki even calls her a "thieving cat"[[hottip:*:A derogatory term to a female romantic interloper; this is frequently used in Japanese live-action drama shows]] for freeloading with Kinji.
* BadassAdorable
* CatchPhrase
-->'''Japanese''': "I'll blow a hole through you!"
-->'''English''': "I'll pump you full of holes!"
* ClearTheirName: [[spoiler:Aria's primary motivation for attending Butei High is to help clear her mother, Kanae, of charges of being the "Butei Killer", which automatically sent her to ''862 years'' in prison. If successful, Aria could shave off centuries of prison time for her, and at the best-case scenario, even clear her altogether.]]
* ClingyJealousGirl
* CryCute: A norm for RieKugimiya's roles.
* CuteLittleFangs: With feline tendencies to boot.
* DualWielding
* FamousAncestor: [[spoiler:She's the fourth-generation descendant of SherlockHolmes, explaining the "H" in her name.]]
* FieryRedhead
* [[spoiler:FirstKiss: With Kinji, which also doubles as a ShutUpKiss to her in order to pacify her after she was revived after being critically hit in the chest by Riko.]]
* ForeheadOfDoom
* GirlishPigtails
* GunsAkimbo
* IdiotHair
* LethalChef
* LittleMissBadass
* LuminescentBlush: Very prone to this.
* MissConception: She thinks kissing instantly leads to pregnancy.
* MysteriousMiddleInitial: [[spoiler:It stands for "Holmes", as in SherlockHolmes.]]
* [[OlderThanTheyLook Older Than She Looks]]
* {{Ojou}}: Hinted to be one.
* {{Omniglot}}: She knows seventeen languages.
* {{Pretty Freeloader|s}}
* RapunzelHair: Even with her GirlishPigtails, her hair still reaches way below her knees.
* RedEyesTakeWarning
* RoseHairedGirl
* ScarsAreForever: After a brush with death during the bus bomb incident, she has since kept a small X-shaped scar on her forehead (now hidden by her hair) as a reminder.
* ShanaClone: And possibly the 5th Tsundere Wonder.
* {{Tsundere}}: Type A -- now with [[RieKugimiya the voice]] to boot.
* TokenMiniMoe
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Peach buns.
* VitriolicBestBuds[=/=]VolleyingInsults: With [[spoiler:Riko]].
* WeaponOfChoice: A pair of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M1911_pistol M1911s]] and a pair of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodachi kodachis]].
* ZettaiRyouiki: A rare Rank S.

!!Kinji Touyama
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->'''Voiced by:''' JunjiMajima (Japanese) and ToddHaberkorn (English)

Another top student of Assault Side, who, for some reason, demoted himself to the more rear-line Inquest Side. When sexually aroused, he enters a state called "Hysteria Savant Syndrome" (HSS), also known as "Hysteria Mode".
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* AccidentalPervert
* TheAce: In HSS mode he's a [[GeniusBruiser Genius]] LightningBruiser and a smooth-talker to boot.
* AlmightyJanitor: Especially in HSS, though it's hinted that normally he's stronger than his "E rank" would indicate.
* {{Badass}}
** BadassAbnormal: Under HSS.
** BadassNormal: He aced the Butei entrance exam and is shown to be highly competent even without HSS.
* {{Bishonen}}: A borderline example.
* BlessedWithSuck[=/=]CursedWithAwesome: HSS grants him superhuman abilities, but it is only activated by sexual arousal, and under such a state Kinji turns into a suave ladykiller, which he thinks is detrimental to his academic life.
* BulletTime[=/=]HyperAwareness: One of his powers under HSS.
* ButtMonkey: His girls love to make his life difficult for him and his flat.
* ChasteHero[=/=]SelectiveObliviousness: He has many female admirers. He either doesn't notice or chooses to ignore the signs.
* ChickMagnet: Has [[{{Tsundere}} Aria]], [[{{Yandere}} Shirayuki]], [[{{TheTease}} Riko]], and [[SugarAndIcePersonality Reki]] after him. And that's just the top of the iceberg.
* ChivalrousPervert: While in HSS.
* DeusSexMachina: He needs to be sexually aroused (usually by experiencing MarshmallowHell or kissing) to activate his HSS.
* DeadpanSnarker[=/=]FirstPersonSmartass: Snarks a lot in his head.
* [[spoiler:DualWielding: Recent light novel volumes promote him into the "third Quadra", after Aria and Riko.]]
* [[spoiler:FirstKiss: With Aria, which also doubles as a deliberate HSS activation to him.]]
* GenreSavvy
* HaremHero: His normal mode is Type 1 with shades of Type 2A. His HSS mode is definitely Type 2B.
* [[spoiler:HumiliationConga: He was forced to mull leaving Butei after he and his (supposedly-dead) older brother Kinichi was subjected to this after the latter's rescue attempt aboard a sinking ship, but with the shipping company unwilling to take responsibility and instead scapegoating him.]]
* IJustWantToBeNormal: [[spoiler:After his HumiliationConga, Kinji mulls leaving Butei High.]]
** [[spoiler:Ultimately subverted, once he realizes that his life will never be the same again now that he and Aria had defeated SherlockHolmes.]]
* {{Lolicon}}: Mistaken by his classmates as one due to his closeness to the diminutive Aria. It also doesn't help that she ''is'' the most effective catalyst for his HSS. For example, in Episode 10, he managed to resist arousal from [[MsFanservice Riko]] in just her lingerie, but couldn't hold on any longer once he saw Aria taking off her clothes.
* OvershadowedByAwesome: Ironically, by his own HSS-addled alter-ego. He knows it and hates that fact.
* SuperMode: His Hysteria Mode. [[spoiler:He also has the "Berserk HSS" upgrade, which is triggered by [[GreenEyedMonster jealousy]]]].
* SuperReflexes: One of his Hysteria mode's powers.
* [[TallDarkAndHandsome Tall, Dark, Handsome]] [[TallDarkAndSnarky and Snarky]]
* {{Tsundere}}: A rare male Type A. He usually treats Aria with indifference but there are times when he is kind to her.
* UnwantedHarem
* WeaponOfChoice: A [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beretta_92F Beretta 92FS Inox]] modified to fire a three-round burst, which he conveniently names "Beretta Kinji Model", as well as a butterfly knife.
** CrazyPrepared: After [[spoiler:defeating SherlockHolmes]], Kinji also starts carrying with him his father's triple-burst [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMI_Desert_Eagle IMI Desert Eagle]], as well as a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seax seax]] [[spoiler:inherited from Sherlock]].

!!Shirayuki[[spoiler:[=/=]Himiko]] Hotogi
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->'''Voiced by:''' MikakoTakahashi (Japanese) and BrinaPalencia (English)

Kinji's childhood friend and a {{Miko}} of the Hotogi Shrine in Aomori Prefecture.
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* AbsurdlySharpBlade
* ActionGirl
* [[spoiler:AlliterativeName]]
* BadassAdorable
* BlackBraAndPanties: She has loads of them, as well as white ones, as Kinji found (much to his horror) when he opens a drawer she brought with her when she moved into Kinji and Aria's place.
** [[spoiler:ChekhovsGun: Becomes a plot point when Jeanne disguises herself as her.]]
* BrokenBird: Implied -- [[spoiler:as a child she was not allowed to go outside, and was severely punished for going out with Kinji. She was also only able to attend Butei High due to her clan's approval.]]
* ClingyJealousGirl
* DullEyesOfUnhappiness: Whenever she's slipping into {{Yandere}} mode, especially towards Aria.
* FamousAncestor: [[spoiler:[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himiko Himiko]], legendary shaman queen of Yamataikoku.]]
* [[spoiler:FirstKiss: With Kinji, though technically this is already the guy's second (the first being Aria, of course).]]
* GenreSavvy
* [[spoiler:HealingHands]]
* HimeCut
* HyperspaceArsenal
* NonIndicativeName: [[spoiler:Invoked as an alias.]]
* KatanasAreJustBetter: WeaponOfChoice.
** NamedWeapons: Her katana is called "Irokane Ayame", forged from the {{Unobtanium}} of the same name.
* LadyOfWar
* {{Miko}}
* MeaningfulName
* MultiMeleeMaster
* PatientChildhoodLoveInterest
* [[spoiler:PlayingWithFire]]
* RapunzelHair
* StudentCouncilPresident
* VictoriousChildhoodFriend: Not there yet, but this is her ultimate goal with Kinji.
* YamatoNadeshiko: A miko according to family tradition and practices with a katana.
* {{Yandere}}: PlayedForLaughs, in that she threatens [[MurderTheHypotenuse "exorcism" to any girl who comes between her and Kinji]] (including his partner Aria).
* YaoiFangirl: Stated in the previews for the 11th episode, so it might not be canon.

!!Reki
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->'''Voiced by:''' KaoriIshihara (Japanese) and Jad Saxton (English)

A mysterious, silent sniper and Butei High student.
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* [[spoiler:AmazonBrigade: Her clan, the Ulus.]]
* BadassCreed[=/=]CatchPhrase
-->"I am a single bullet. It has no heart. Therefore, it does not think. It just flies straight toward its target."
* BigBadassWolf: She keeps one, named Haimaki, after taming him with a bullet grazed through its spine.
* ColdSniper
* EmotionlessGirl: [[spoiler:As a member of the Ulus Tribe, she sealed away her emotions inside a sliver of [[{{Unobtanium}} irokane]] in exchange for efficiency and utter devotion to her chosen husband (i.e., Kinji).]]
* [[spoiler:EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses]]
* EyesOfGold
* FamousAncestor: [[spoiler:GenghisKhan, who roamed 12th-century Japan as famous general [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minamoto_no_Yoshitsune Minamoto no Yoshitsune]].]]
* FluffyTamer: Her bullets alone could tame a ''giant Central Asian wolf''.
* IdiotHair: Sort of.
* ImprobableAimingSkills: She can even extend the effective range of her Dragunov from its standard 800 meters to ''2,051 meters''.
* LeitMotif: "Reki, Happou!"
* MysteriousPast
* OnlyOneName
* TheQuietOne
* ReiAyanamiExpy
* SheCleansUpNicely
* SmallGirlBigGun
* SugarAndIcePersonality
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Energy bars for her, fish sausages for Haimaki.
* [[spoiler:WackyMarriageProposal: She proposes to Kinji while pointing the barrel of her Dragunov to him.]]
* WeaponOfChoice: A [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragunov_sniper_rifle Dragunov]] with a [[BayonetYa bayonet attached on its end]].
* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Light-Green Hair]]

!!Riko Mine
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->'''Voiced by:''' MariyaIse (Japanese) and LuciChristian (English)

A ditzy, air-headed Butei High student and a reliable source of information.
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* AnimalMotifs: Like Aria, Riko has her own share of feline characteristics, with her CatSmile as the most evident one. Shirayuki even calls her "the other thieving cat".
* BadassAdorable
* BrokenBird: [[spoiler:She's a complete orphan living at Vlad's mercy, brainwashed into joining I-U and attempting to slay Aria, a Holmes, in order to win back her precious rosary, her identity and her freedom... all for Vlad to [[EvilutionaryBiologist extract DNA from Aria and create superior genes that allow him to evolve]].]]
* BunnyEarsLawyer
* [[spoiler:ButNotTooForeign: She has French blood.]]
* CatSmile: Which emphasizes her mischievous personality.
* [[spoiler:DefeatMeansFriendship: Although she joins the Kinji-Aria team for good after they free her from Vlad's clutches.]]
* TheDitz
* [[spoiler:EveryoneLooksSexierIfFrench]]
* FamousAncestor: [[spoiler:ArseneLupin]]
* [[spoiler:FirstKiss: She shares hers with Kinji, which effectively makes it his third.]]
* {{Foil}}: To Aria.
* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler:Sick of being constantly referred to as "Lupin the 4th" by Vlad (pretending to be a relative), Riko was forced to join I-U, hoping to kill a Holmes and finally break free of her great-grandfather's shadow.]]
* TheGadfly[=/=]TheTease
* GagBoobs[=/=]{{Gainaxing}}
* GenkiGirl
* GenreSavvy
* GirlishPigtails
* GoodBadGirl: A bright ray of good-natured sunshine who just happens to also be ''very'' frank and comfortable with her sexuality.
* HairOfGold
* [[spoiler:HoldingBothSidesOfTheConversation: In Episode 11, to set off Kinji's HSS.]]
* KnowledgeBroker
* [[spoiler:LossOfIdentity: Solves it in Volume 3 with Kinji and Aria's help.]]
* LovableSexManiac
* MasterOfDisguise
* MsFanservice
* [[spoiler:[[MyNameIsNotDurwood My Name Is NOT Lupin the 4th!]]: Ultimately subverted in the end, when, after defeating Vlad, who brainwashed her into doing his bidding by hammering the title onto her, she regains her pride in her heritage.]]
* ObfuscatingStupidity
* OtakuSurrogate
* [[spoiler:PrehensileHair]]
* ThirdPersonPerson
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Strawberry au lait.
* VictoriasSecretCompartment: She loves hiding things sizable enough to fit between her firm and ample breasts.
* VitriolicBestBuds[=/=]VolleyingInsults: With [[spoiler:Aria]].
* WeaponOfChoice: A pair of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walther_P99 Walther P99s]] and a pair of knives.

!!Jeanne d'Arc XXX
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->'''Voiced by:''' AyakoKawasumi (Japanese) and ColleenClinkenbeard (English)

A mysterious silver-haired French girl who specializes in ice-elemental combat.
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* TheAce: With everything that's not drawing.
* ActionGirl
* BornInTheWrongCentury: As noted by [[spoiler:Kinji]], Jeanne shows shades of this. She's refined, wears plate mail, wields a zweihander (two-handed sword), doesn't know what a vending machine is, and dislikes skimpy clothing (including modern school uniforms, [[spoiler:even her Butei uniform]]). [[spoiler:This may have stemmed from growing up without seeing the world beyond I-U's auspices.]]
* BrokenBird
* CovertPervert: [[spoiler:Thanks to fellow Frenchwoman Riko's influence, the once very conservative Jeanne is starting to collect {{Meido}} uniforms, ElegantGothicLolita outfits, etc.]]
* [[spoiler:DefeatMeansFriendship]]
* EveryoneLooksSexierIfFrench
* {{Expy}}: She could be easily mistaken for a younger, Francophone [[FateStayNight Saber Lily]] with longer silver hair, shorter skirt, and a near-identical sword -- with [[AyakoKawasumi the same seiyuu]] to boot, to near-CastingGag levels.
* FamousAncestor: [[JoanOfArc Her name alone]] should be [[CaptainObvious a giveaway already]].
* AnIcePerson
* JeanneDArchetype
* LadyOfWar
* {{Meganekko}}: Occasionally.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: [[spoiler:"Durandal", as she was known during her days at the I-U.]]
* [[spoiler:NewTransferStudent: As part of her plea bargain, Jeanne became a second-year transferee in the Informa Side.]]
* TerribleArtist: For all her many talents, her drawing skill leaves to be desired.
* WhiteHairedPrettyGirl

!!Gouki Mutou
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->'''Voiced by:''' TakayukiKondo (Japanese) and Ricco Fajardo (English)

Kinji's good friend from the Logi Side.
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* AcePilot
* AwesomeButImpractical: His Colt Python uses [=.357=] Magnum rounds. It packs a lot of punch, but has small capacity and poor accuracy.
* BromanticFoil: For Kinji.
* HandsomeLech
* {{Otaku}}: For anything vehicle-related.
* WeaponOfChoice: A [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colt_Python Colt Python]].

!!Ryou Shiranui
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->'''Voiced by:''' TakuyaEguchi (Japanese) and Chris Cason (English)

Another of Kinji's friends and classmate in the Assault Side.
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* TheAce: He's a Rank-A Butei.
* BashBrothers: He and Kinji used to be paired together prior to the latter's transfer to Inquest. Upon returning to Assault, however, Kinji [[BattleCouple already paired up with Aria]].
* {{Bishonen}}
* ChickMagnet: He's got a lot of fangirls, although he admits he hasn't had a girlfriend yet.
* WeaponOfChoice: A [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heckler_%26_Koch_Mark_23 Heckler & Koch Mk.23]] with a laser pointer.

!!Kinichi Touyama/[[spoiler:[=/=]Kana]]

Kinji's older brother who died at sea in an incident involving the Butai Killer. [[spoiler:Revealed to have been alive in volume 3, working for I-U.]]
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* AsTheGoodBookSays: He does this when attacking.
* BrokenPedestal: Kinji used to look up to him before he died and was defamed partially as a result of his hysteria mode. [[spoiler:He remains disillusioned, even after meeting him again.]]
* [[spoiler:TheMole: He is actually trying to take down I-U by creating a power vacuum though his methods are...a bit extreme]]
* [[spoiler:WholesomeCrossdresser: This is how he activates his hysteria mode.]]

!!Misaki Nakasorachi
->'''Voiced by:''' HisakoKanemoto (Japanese) and JamieMarchi (English)

A second-year from the Connect Side who serves as the voice behind her schoolmates' intercom when on the field.
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* MissionControl
* NotGoodWithPeople: More like unable to communicate well without her equipment. This is what's keeping her stuck as a B-Rank despite being an excellent MissionControl.
* OddFriendship: With [[spoiler:Jeanne]].
* ShrinkingViolet: Outside her duty.

!!Yutori Takamagahara
->'''Voiced by:''' MaiNakahara (Japanese) and MonicaRial (English)

Homeroom teacher of Class 2-A and instructor of Inquest Side.
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* HotTeacher
* {{Meganekko}}
* NiceGirl: She's apparently one of the few faculty members of Butei High without at least some military experience.

!!Umeko Tsuzuri
->'''Voiced by:''' MasumiAsano (Japanese) and Erica Harte (English)

Homeroom teacher of Class 2-B and instructor of Dagula Side.
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* BadassTeacher: She's one of the top five interrogators of Japan, able to extract information from even the most hardened offenders.
* HotTeacher
* SmokingIsCool

!!Tooru Sayonaki[[spoiler:/Vlad Dracula]]
->'''Voiced by:''' KenjiNojima (Japanese) and JMichaelTatum (English)

A geneticist and part-time instructor for Ambulance Side.
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* [[spoiler:BigBad: For the first three light novel volumes and the anime adaptation.]]
* {{Bishonen}}
* [[spoiler:EvilutionaryBiologist]]
* [[spoiler:ForScience]]
* [[spoiler:FourEyesZeroSoul: Most apparent when he brutally beats Riko up.]]
* HotTeacher
* MadScientist: [[spoiler:He collects blood from countless people (including Butei High students) to absorb "superior" genes and evolve.]]
* MagicPants: [[spoiler:During his OneWingedAngel sequence.]]
* {{Megane}}
* [[spoiler:OneWingedAngel: In the form of a giant canine beast.]]
* WhiteHairedPrettyBoy
* [[spoiler:WickedCultured: He ''is'' Count Dracula, after all.]]
* [[spoiler:WouldHitAGirl: Just see what he does to Riko in Episode 12.]]

!!Kanae Kanzaki
->'''Voiced by:''' SayakaOhara (Japanese) and StephanieYoung (English)

Aria's mother [[spoiler:currently spending an absurdly long ''862 years'' in prison for charges of being the "Butei Killer"]].
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* ClearMyName: [[spoiler:Aria's motivation for attending Butei High is to clear her of charges of being the "Butei Killer". If successful, she could shave off centuries of prison time for her, or perhaps even clear her altogether.]]
* HotMom
* [[spoiler:TheScapegoat]]

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