These are the characters from Akane no Guilty Crown.
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The Main Characters
Shu Ouma
"Thanks for another song, Inori. Goodnight wherever you are."
Click here to see his attire in the prologue chapter
Click here to see him in his Funeral Parlor attire
Click here to see his prison attire in Chapter III
Click here to see his attire in the Episode 7 adaptation (Chapter VII)
Click here to see his beach attires in the Episode 8 adaptation (Chapter X)
Click here to see him as a child
Click here to see him as the tyrant of Tennouzu High (Chapters XII - XIII)
Click here to see his attire in the Episode 18-19 adaptation (Chapter XIV)
Click here to see him as the savior in the final battles (Chapters XV - XVII)
A seventeen-year-old high school student at Tennouzu High School and a member of the modern motion picture research club. Looking for a purpose in dystopian life, Shu gains the ability "Power of Kings," enabling him to extract weapons from other people, after a chance encounter with Idol Singer Inori Yuzuriha.
His own Void unlocked in Chapter XIV manifests into a crystallized right arm with green veins coursing through it, replacing Shu's missing right arm. With it, he can draw out and assimilate other Voids, allowing him to manifest and switch between several Voids as well as using them to their full potential. When this happens, the Void becomes black with a green lining in a similar fashion to his own Void. This Void caries an extreme drawback - while it does take Voids in, it also takes harmful effects. Most notably, it takes the Apocalypse cancer from Souta, who was previously in a terminal stage of the Apocalypse Virus back in Chapter XIII.
- Adaptational Badass: Shu is one of the main cornerstones of being brave and not hesitating as much unlike his canon self, such as one of the biggest changes is that he willingly joins Funeral Parlor in the Episode 2 adaptation. He starts of in dual wielding Voids (Inori's and Daryl's) at once while fighting and slaying a dinosaur hybrid in Chapter I.
- Adaptational Nice Guy: In his tyrant persona, he's not as cruel as in the anime, and he did not implemented the Void Ranking System. Plus, learning of Hare's death as a result of her Void being destroyed is another factor of this.
- Adaptation Personality Change: Shu is presented as not as asocial, and is braver from the start unlike his canon self.
- Expy: The personality of this Shu is inspired by Arato Endo from Beatless.
- Meaningful Name: Shu's name means together, relating to him surrounded by friends, and as mentioned in Chapter XV of banding together to stop GHQ.
- Ouma can be derive from Ohma meaning ‘king’, so the full meaning is ‘together king’ and ‘king’s together’ relating to Shu being the king using the group of people’s Voids. Ouma also relates to Oma being an anagram for maoh (meaning demon king, relating to his tyrant persona in the Loop 7 trilogy).
- The Protagonist: Like the source material, he is the main character of the story.
- Took a Level in Badass: Starting off as a high school student in joining Funeral Parlor turns him into one of the most powerful protagonists in the story by the end.
Inori Yuzuriha
"I'm no one's doll! And I'm not a monster! I'm free to do as I please!"
Click here to see her Egoist attire in the prologue chapter
Click here to see her Tennouzu High student attire
Click here to see her Funeral Parlor attire
Click here to see her beach attires in the Episode 8 adaptation (Chapter X)
Click here to see her attires in the second half
Click here to see her Euterpe’s Fury state spoiler
The popular internet Idol Singer of the band Egoist, who Shu is a fan of, sixteen-year-old Inori doubles as a member of the resistance group, Funeral Parlor. After a covert mission to steal the GHQ's Void Genome goes wrong and she ends up injured, Inori meets Shu and entrusts the Void Genome to him.
Her Void is an enormous sword with impressive cutting power, and the power to shoot sword beams when merge with Kenji's Void in Chapter IV.
- Adaptational Badass: Thanks to unlocking her monster form early, she can hold off against Mana's garden in the Episode 12 adaptation in Chapter X.
- Adaptational Early Appearance: In Chapter X, her monster form from the canon Episode 18 appears early in the Episode 12 adaptation.
- Adaptation Personality Change: Inori's character growth back in the canon anime in becoming human is actually moved early in this reboot, such as showing expressive moments at times.
- Expy: The personality of this Inori is inspired by Lacia from Beatless.
- Idol Singer: She is the vocalist of Egoist like in the source material.
- Meaningful Name: Inori, the name given to her by Gai, means "prayer".
Gai Tsutsugami
"Well done, Ouma Shu. You’ve exceeded my… no, our expectations."
Click here to see his Mason disguise in Chapter III
Click here to see his attire in the Episode 7 adaptation (Chapter VII)
Click here to see him as a child
Click here to see his revived self spoiler
The seventeen-year-old rebel leader of Funeral Parlor, Gai is described as Shu's rival and seeks to use Shu's "Power of Kings" to fight against the GHQ. His Void is a gun that can unlock people's Voids.
- Adaptational Nice Guy: Gai is not as manipulative as his canon self, especially since Shu joins Funeral Parlor early unlike in canon. In Chapter II, he is personally involve in being a part of seeing Shu's mock battle with Ayase's Steiner, alongside showing sympathy when Shu struggles to remember a lost memory.
- Unlike in the anime, Gai express his remorse of manipulating Shu and Funeral Parlor as a way to save Mana from Da'ath's clutches in Chapter XVII.
- Big Bad Duumvirate: In the second half of the story, upon being revived, he becomes one of the main antagonists besides Keido.
- Feathered Dragons: His dragon form's wings have purple crystallized feathers.
- Final Boss: He alongside Mana are this for the main storyline.
- I Will Find You: His goal to reach Mana, which he eventually manages to succeed in doing right before they end up Together in Death.
- Meaningful Name: Mana called him "Triton" because he came from the sea. Notably, this also ends up being the last thing Mana says to him.
- Mythical Motifs: Dragons in part of his transformed state in Chapter XVII and representing his rule to the world as Adam.
- One-Winged Angel: In the final battle in Chapter XVII, Gai merges with Mana’s Void to become a dragon.
- Our Dragons Are Different: Gai’s dragon form in Chapter XVII is shaped like a white wyvern with his hair seen up to his hail, and three crystallized purple horns on his forehead like a tri-horned crown, with the middle head crest being shaped like Mana’s sword Void.
- The Rival: To Shu like in the source material.
- Took a Level in Badass: Chapter X reveals that he's the one who really took a level in badass. Who would've thought that he used to be that kid who almost fell off a bridge? And then comes when he's revived later on. Oh, and he then becomes a dragon in Chapter XVII.
- Took a Level in Jerkass: As his revived self in become more in line with his canon personality in the second half.
- White Hair, Black Heart: His revived self.
Ayase Shinomiya
"All you did was utilize the abilities that make you unique. You definitely pass in my book."
Click here to see her Steiner Endlave
Click here to see her wearing her Void
Click here to see her disguise as a Tennouzu High student
A wheelchair-bound member of Funeral Parlor who pilots an Endlave mecha named the Steiner. Promoted to become one of the main characters in the reboot. Her Void is a set of sleek, high-tech leg braces, boosting her leg strength and allowing her to 'rollerblade' at extremely high speeds, alongside giving a boost in the story enough to face better hand-to-hand combat.
- Ace Pilot: She is one of Funeral Parlor's top-ranking pilots.
- Action Girl: Despite being wheelchair bound, she's an ace Endlave driver and still capable of some impressive moves.
- Adaptational Badass: Ayase is a main cornerstone here, because in the prologue chapter showed her surprisingly piloting the Steiner Endlave (in its appearance model from the final two episodes in the canon anime) from the start instead of a Jumeau Endlave.
- Chapter V shows off her Void early, and allows her to actually fight unlike in canon.
- Chapter XV through XVII, she wears a suit of light armor called the Karmesin in empowering herself in fighting down many enemies, till it reaches the climax of Ayase fighting Mana herself.
- Adaptational Nice Guy: Chapter II demonstrates this that despite having a rocky start with Shu, she seems to warm up to him sooner than her canon self.
- Back-to-Back Badasses: Does it twice. One with Shu in Chapter XI after saving the school as a sign of respect with their partnership. The other is with Heath in Chapter XVI as a sign of romance.
- Defrosting Ice Queen: Overtime, she warms up to Heath in eventually becoming her love interest.
- Determinator: Her will to not give up in battles is this. Chapter XVII reaches this when facing Mana, and is determined to avenge her parents' deaths by holding her off till Shu destroys Mana's Void.
- Heterosexual Life-Partners: She's close friends with Tsugumi, in which Tsugumi refers her as 'Aya'.
- I Can Still Fight!: Ayase would literally rather put her life first more than abandoning her friends.
- Meaningful Name: Ayase (綾瀬) is a place located in Kanagawa Prefecture.
- The name Ayase means "design" (綾) (aya) and "swift current, rapids" (瀬) (se).
- Ayase's surname Shinomiya means "dwarf bamboo" (篠) (shino) and "temple, shrine, palace" (宮) (miya).
- Her name also means compassion and passion, which the latter is use as the chapter title of Chapter XVII in culminating her role as the main character.
- Mentor Archetype: To Shu in Chapter II.
- Official Couple: With Heath Jones.
- Tomboyish Ponytail: She wears her hair in a ponytail. She briefly lets her hair down while having intercourse with Heath in Chapter XV.
- Took a Level in Badass: She goes from piloting an Endlave, to unlocking her Void early, to become strong enough in challenging Eve herself.
Heath Jones
"Good morning, everyone! I’m Heath Jones! It’s a pleasure to meet you all!"
One of the two new main characters alongside his sister, Akiko. He is an exchange student from Sakai, Osaka.
His Void is a humanoid figure wielding a katana named Sakanoue no Tamuramaro. In Chapter XIV, he unlocks the ability to merge with his own Void.
- Canon Foreigner: One of the new main characters for Akane no Guilty Crown.
- Expy: His appearance is based on the male protagonist from Shin Megami Tensei Liberation: Dx2.
Akiko Jones
"Yo, what’s up? My name is Akiko Jones, and I’m looking forward to being your classmate! No autographs please!"
One of the two new main characters alongside her brother, Heath. She is an exchange student from Sakai, Osaka.
Her Void is a humanoid figure wielding a ko-naginata named Suzuka Gozen. In Chapter XIV, she unlocks the ability to merge with her own Void.
- Canon Foreigner: One of the new main characters for Akane no Guilty Crown.
- Expy: His appearance is based on the female protagonist from Shin Megami Tensei Liberation: Dx2.
Mana Ouma (Unmarked Spoilers)
"You really have no right to get jealous. After all, you were the one to shun me. I was completely devastated, but you knew that, didn't you? Was I that unimportant to you? That you'd forget? Let me share my pain with you."
Click here to see her revived self spoiler
Click here to see her Eve's Transcension state spoiler Artwork done by krimanga
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. A mysterious girl from Shu's past who looks like Inori. Revealed to be Shu's older sister, and the patient zero of the Apocalypse Virus that made her become Eve. Her own Void is a sword similar to Inori's with a darker complexion named Eve's Regalia.
- Adaptational Badass: She is shown to be a lot more powerful than her canon self, in which she shows more of her crystalbending abilities and fights more hand-to-hand.
- Adaptational Jerkass: She's more active in taunting Inori of the murder of the students in Chapter XI, alongside giving cruel remarks to Ayase's parents while fighting Ayase.
- Apocalypse Maiden: She is the chosen Eve destined to bring the apocalypse in bringing forth an Eden for the new human race to rule alongside her Adam.
- Ax-Crazy: This story allows her craziness to a new level when she fights Ayase.
- Big "NO!": Twice. The first is when she causes Lost Christmas, and then her death in Chapter XVII.
- Brother–Sister Incest: Mana under the viral infection has shown an uncomfortable incestual love towards her younger brother.
- Death Glare: Gives one to Shu, Ayase, Heath, and Akiko before beginning the Fourth Apocalypse in Chapter XVII.
"You hurt me quite badly, Shu. Twice now. You're a cold and heartless boy. When you hurt people like this, you better be prepared to be hurt twice as much. You can apologize, but nothing will make me forgive you."
- Final Boss: She alongside Gai are this in the main storyline.
- Kick the Dog: The moment when Mana maliciously taunts the deaths of Ayase's parents is enough to make Ayase angrily scream at the Eve.
- Meaningful Name:
- "Mana" is a force or spiritual power in Polynesian culture. Naturally, as the person who started Lost Christmas, she is the the essential piece in Keido's scheme to create a new world.
- Mana is an informal alternative name for irmã, the Portuguese translation for sister.
- She is called "Eve" by Keido as she was the first person to be infected by the virus and he wants to pull an Adam and Eve Plot with her.
- Her own Void with the name of regalia means the emblems or insignia of royalty, showing not of her queenly status as Eve, but also people using Voids are traced back to them using emblems of Mana herself.
- Nightmare Face: Gives one to Ayase in Chapter XVII after the latter pushed her buttons too far. It is describe from Ayase's POV as being 'contort into a nightmarish visage with her eyes bulbing open and her mouth aligned with beastly teeth. Her nightmarish face was straight out of some horror movie.'
- One-Winged Angel: Chapter XVII has her becoming a golden seraph for facing Ayase.
- Our Angels Are Different: Her transformed appearance is similar to a six-winged seraph.
- Patient Zero: She was the first person infected by the Apocalypse Virus.
- Reality Warper: As the first person infected by the virus, she's essentially the originator of Void technology, since all the Voids throughout the story are genetic fragments of Mana herself.
- Sanity Slippage: The virus starts to make her become an entirely other person. By the time she realizes this (and is subsequently rejected at this point), everything goes downhill. Becomes much worse when fighting Ayase enough for Mana to scream a lot.
- Super Mode: She gains golden features in her transformed state in Chapter XVII like a Super Saiyan and Golden Freeza.
- Villainous Breakdown: Suffers this in Chapter XVII after Ayase's constant taunting to the point that after Ayase mentioned that Inori is Shu's bitch, the Eve is maddened in rage enough in attempting to strangle and slapping Ayase at one point. Then, when her crown is destroyed, Mana's anger takes it further in attempting to kill Ayase first before Shu.
"NO, SHE'S NOT! AND SHU…?! JUST SHU'T' THE FUCK UP ABOUT HIM!"
- Walking Spoiler: All of these are unmark to show Mana's presence in the story.
Funeral Parlor
A resistance force formed by Gai Tsutsugami after the outbreak of the first Apocalypse Virus. Funeral Parlor, also known as the Undertakers, has one goal in mind: to restore peace to Japan and help overthrow GHQ. The group is stationed at Roppongi Fort, a probable reason for the many young members enlist. It was basically a clandestine organization, hiding its presence, but revealed their existence as a response to the Roppongi Fort invasion.
In General
- Heroic Resolve: The defining trait of many members is their ability to persevere in hopeless situations.
- La Résistance: They are a resistance group who are trying to liberate Japan.
- Names to Run Away from Really Fast: "Undertaker" is a person involved in administering funeral rites.
- Ragtag Bunch of Misfits: Funeral Parlor is composed of individuals with different Voids, especially sentient Voids with the Jones siblings joining in.
- The Revolution Will Not Be Vilified: Funeral Parlor are indeed heroic champions of the oppressed.
- Your Terrorists Are Our Freedom Fighters: According to GHQ, Funeral Parlor is a group of ruthless terrorists who keep murdering innocent people and want to make the country a warzone.
Tsugumi
"Ok then! Reeeeady? Go!"
Click here to see her other Funeral Parlor attire
Click here to see her disguise as a Tennouzu High student
The fourteen-year-old hacker and operator of Funeral Parlor. Her Void is a Magical Girl-esque rod that creates perfect doubles of people that can be controlled remotely.
- Adaptational Badass: She's one of the few people that does not lose consciousness when Shu uses her Void in Chapter VII just before the adapted events of Episode 12.
- Adaptational Early Appearance: Her Void is used early in Chapter VIII against Miss-danuki.
- Adaptational Intelligence: In Chapter XI, Tsugumi figures out Daryl's disguise right on in the Episode 13 adaptation.
- Animal-Eared Headband: She wears a cat-eared headband and sometimes shows catlike mannerisms. In Chapter VII shows that she added two new hairpins that resembled Inori's Singer's Sword on her headband.
- Heterosexual Life-Partners: Just like in the source material, she and Ayase spend most of their free time together. Though also downplayed in the story at one point, because Ayase has moments spending personal time with Inori and Akiko in the second half of Chapter VIII (while Tsugumi stays in Tokyo) and all of Chapter IX when Ayase's group went to Sakai.
- Kick Chick: The few times she's shown fighting her attack is a flying kick.
- Meaningful Name: Tsugumi is the Japanese word for the dusky thrush bird.
- Mission Control: Her role in Funeral Parlor is acting as the operator during missions.
- The Nicknamer: Always refers to Ayase as "Aya".
- Self-Duplication: Her Void allows Tsugumi to create clones of herself and others, which is first useful when Shu's group fight Miss-danuki in Chapter VIII.
Walter Robertson
"By the way, my name is Walter Robertson."
A young man that is part of the resistance.
- Canon Foreigner: One of the new major characters for Akane no Guilty Crown.
- Expy: His appearance makes readers wonder of why Dimitri of the Three Houses appears in a Guilty Crown setting.
The Reigizan
A group of four orphan brothers that is part of the resistance. Their names are: Kameyama Aneko, Kameyama Yoshitsugu, Kameyama Masaru, and Kameyama Subaru.
- Animal Motifs: Their attires are themed after turtles. Technically, they have elements of two extinct Japanese turtles: Mesodermochelys and Anomalochelys.
- Expy: They tribute the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and their individual appearances are based on the four heroes of The Rising of the Shield Hero (Kameyama Aneko as the Naofumi expy, Kameyama Yoshitsugu as the Ren expy, Kameyama Masaru as the Motoyasu expy, and Kameyama Subaru being the Itsuki expy. Ironically, the namesake is a tribute to their involvement with the Spirit Tortoise.).
- Meaningful Name: The group's name means spirit turtle in Japanese, hence the motif.
Tennouzu High School
Hare Menjou
Shu's classmate. She has feelings for Shu. Her Void is a long white bandage that can heal anything except for those that have longer-term disabilities (such as she cannot heal Ayase's disabled legs that happened over a year).
- Animal Motifs: Rabbits. Chapter VII has Souta comment Hare as like one. In Chapter XV in Shu's dream, the spirit of Hare briefly takes the form of a white rabbit.
- Died in Your Arms Tonight: In Chapter XII that adapts Episode 15, though she manage to gain enough strength to say her final words upon Shu regains consciousness.
- The Medic: Shu extracts her Void whenever someone needs healing. Sadly subverted when tried to heal Ayase's legs in Chapter XI.
- Nice Girl: She is one of the most kind-hearted characters in the story.
- Too Good for This Sinful Earth: And just like the source material, being killed off in Chapter XII counts for being such a kind-hearted girl.
Yahiro Samukawa
"I've noticed you've talked to us more. Not that you haven't talked with us, but now you're starting conversations. And now judging that look in your eyes, you've gotten… bolder? Has something happened to you lately?"
Shu's classmate and a member of the motion picture research club.
- Adaptational Nice Guy: His more hypocritical and manipulative traits back in the anime's second half such as wanting Shu to implement the Void Ranking System have been omitted.
Arisa Kuhouin
The student council president.
- Adaptational Villainy: This version of her fully embraces her heel turn as a villain upon betraying Shu and Tennouzu High. Unlike in canon that she accidentally killed her grandfather in self-defense, here she kills him on purpose in fully sever ties with the Kuhouin Group. By the time of Chapter XVI, she seeks to overthrow Mana and Da'ath so she can rule her Eden with Gai by her side.
- Early-Bird Cameo: She appears in Chapter I, while she first appeared in Episode 7 of the canon anime.
- One-Winged Angel: In Chapter XVI, she transforms into an eight-armed goddess in fighting the Phantom Remnants such as Makoto.
- Shadow Archetype: With Makoto with the differences in Chapter XVI by the time they confront each other again. Queen recalled being the school council president in her youth and found herself relating to Arisa in that regard. She also could discern that Arisa might've had moments of loneliness. However, unlike Makoto who redeemed herself by becoming a Phantom Thief, Arisa allowed herself to fall into darkness after Gai's death and sold her soul to Da'ath.
- Villainous Breakdown: Chapter XVII has her going insane in her goddess form, refusing to accept the fact that her enemies can touch her beautiful image. Following Makoto finally defeating her, Arisa is literally reduce to a laughing wreck.
Hirohide Nanba
Leader of a group of bullies called the Pack.
- Early-Bird Cameo: He appears in Chapter I, while he first appeared in Episode 13 of the canon anime.
Takaomi Sudou
One of the members of the Pack.
- Early-Bird Cameo: He appears in Chapter I, while he first appeared in Episode 13 of the canon anime.
Ritsu Takarada
One of the members of the Pack.
- Early-Bird Cameo: She appears in Chapter I, while she first appeared in Episode 16 of the canon anime.
Miyabi Herikawa
One of the members of the Pack.
- Adaptation Personality Change: Slightly in relating to her serving with Shu as a tyrant in the Loop 7 arc. The canon anime has her admiring and even had a slight crush on Shu, while AnGC has her being afraid of Shu's bad side.
- Early-Bird Cameo: She appears in Chapter I, while she first appeared in Episode 16 of the canon anime.
GHQ/Da'ath
GHQ was created by the UN to control Japan during and after Lost Christmas. Their headquarters, Ward 24, is based on the X-Seed 4000 mega-structure, built on the reclaimed land off Odaiba, Tokyo Bay and can be seen as a symbol of Japan after the "Lost Christmas" event. Few dared to challenge GHQ, save for a group of terrorists who form the resistance group Funeral Parlor.
In General
- Badass Army: The GHQ packs serious firepower in their armies and experimental monsters.
- Day of the Jackboot: After the "Lost Christmas" event in December 2029, the UN organized GHQ to restore order in Japan at the cost of its freedom and independence.
- Expy: Pretty much that this version is like the Shinra Corporation of Guilty Crown.
- Light Is Not Good: The Anti-Bodies tend to wear white clothes, especially Keido himself.
- MegaCorp: GHQ is so powerful and influential that it provides water and food supplies to Japan.
- Standard Sci-Fi Army: Definitely expected from the GHQ. In addition to the standard foot soldier battalions, Endlaves provide ground support and the Anti-Bodies serve as one of its quarantine units. They also have experimental monsters that are entitled the Beasts of Eden.
- Unwitting Pawn: GHQ was nothing more than a tool for Keido and Da'ath to play into their plans for releasing the Apocalypse Virus.
- Villain with Good Publicity: The organization is seemingly popular (and unpopular at the same time) within Japan, given that it was established by the UN to restore order there.
- Your Terrorists Are Our Freedom Fighters: Funeral Parlor views GHQ as an oppressive foreign regime that's in place more to research the virus than they are to contain it.
Shuichiro Keido
"Yes, now I will finish what I started 10 years ago on that faithful Christmas day."
A leading scientist who is an expert on the Apocalypse Virus. As a graduate student, he became friends with Kurosu Ouma. As the leader of the GHQ Anti-Bodies, he seeks to stop the Apocalypse Virus outbreak from happening.
- Adaptational Jerkass: Some moments have him personally being spiteful towards his enemies, such as taunting Shu, forcing his younger sister to observe the carnage in Loop 7, and his personal destruction towards the Phantom Remnants' memories.
- Big Bad: He's the main leader of the Anti-Bodies and taking control of GHQ further following the adaptational events of Episodes 10 - 12, and thus responsible for assisting Da'ath in bringing the end of the world.
- Kick the Dog: One of his scenes in Chapter X show Keido gleefully admits to Shu that he killed his father.
- One-Winged Angel: In Chapter XVI, he transformed into a demonic, albino Magician Type 0 monstrosity in fighting the Phantom Remnants.
Daryl Yan
Click here to see his disguise in Chapter XI
Click here to see his Gespenst Endlave
A juvenile officer with the rank of Lieutenant, Daryl is GHQ Endlave pilot and the son Major General Yan, the Commander-in-Chief of the GHQ forces.
His Void is the Kaleidoscope, a gun that shoots beehive barriers.
- Adaptational Badass: Chapter XII has him pilot the Gespenst Endlave in the Episode 15 adaptation.
- Adaptational Early Appearance: The Gespenst Endlave appeared in Episode 21 in the canon anime is shown early in Chapter XII.
- Adaptational Wimp: He does not use the Steiner in the Episode 2 adaptation, because it was already stolen by a past mission before the story began.
- Likewise, he does not have any actual dialogue in the OVA story's first half. It is then subverted in the second half where dialogue from Daryl is added when first interacting with Tsugumi.
- Heel–Face Turn: He does this in Chapter XVIII following GHQ's defeat.
- Official Couple: Yes, of course he and Tsugumi pair up by the end of the story.
Major Guin
"I can't believe I'm forced to release the experimental creature. You've done it now, ingrates! Now prepare to be expunged...!"
The first antagonist that Funeral Parlor fought in Chapter I.
- Bald of Evil: He has no hair and is a villain.
- Character Death: Shu uses Daryl's void to deflect Guin's own laser and kill him.
- Hoist by His Own Petard: Guin tries to use a laser on Gai, but Shu uses Daryl's void to blast it right back at him. However, Guin activates his button to awaken the Fafnir rex before dying.
- Starter Villain: Serves as this for the series proper.
Yuu
"Thank you, Shuichiro. Cocytus trembled with your efforts. It won't be much longer before she awakens. She'll rise from her slumber seeking her beloved king."
A mysterious blond-haired boy who is the gravekeeper of Da'ath.
- Early-Bird Cameo: He appears in Chapter I, while he first appeared in Episode 6 of the canon anime.
- The Faceless: His transformed state is faceless as a phantom entity.
- Greater-Scope Villain: Just like in the source material, Yuu and Da'ath are the true antagonists of the story.
- One-Winged Angel: In Chapter XVIII, he transforms into a faceless phantom entity called the Monad of Da'ath in fighting Shu and Inori.
- Post-Final Boss: He is essentially this for Chapter XVIII before the epilogue.
- Pre-Final Boss: He is this in Chapter XVI just before the final battles with Gai and Mana.
- True Final Boss: He is essentially this for Chapter XVIII, being the last opponent that Shu and Inori face in the overall story.
The Aragami
A trio of elite Da'ath members. Their names are Sasaki, Arima, and Ryōko.
- Asian Fox Spirit: Ryōko's transformed state is one.
- Youkai: Their transformed states are loosely based on the three Great Yōkai: Sasaki - Ōtakemaru, Arima - Shuten-dōji, and Ryōko - Tamamo-no-Mae.
Fafnir rex (Codename: Keter - "Crown")
Artwork done by Jack Wood.
The first of the Beasts of Eden that Shu and Funeral Parlor face after defeating Guin.. - Bioweapon Beast: It is a man-made hybrid of a theropod.
- Expy: Being a dinosaur hybrid, the Fafnir rex is reminded of the Indominus rex of Jurassic World. Unlike the Indominus that is clearly a monstrous raptor-like tyrannosaur with pronated hands in a Hollywood movie setting, the Fafnir rex has a more scientific accurate appearance with non-pronated hands in a more realistic setting.
- Despite having a tadpole-like tail like a Spinosaurus, the tail design alongside the ferocity is reminded of the Deviljho from Monster Hunter.
- Immune to Bullets: Gunshots do nothing to the hybrid such as Oogumo and his squad's attempts to fire.
- Meaningful Name: Fafnir means the embracer in Norse, while rex obviously means king. Put together, the full name meaning the embracer king and all-embracing king. Shu slaying it makes him like Sigurd (Siegfried).
- Mighty Roar: Has a loud roar like most dangerous carnivore dinosaurs.
- Mix-and-Match Critters: It has the DNA genetic traits of Giganotosaurus, Tyrannosaurus rex, Spinosaurus, Carcharodontosaurus, Saurophaganax, Acrocanthosaurus, Tyrannotitan, Tarbosaurus, Oxalaia, Mapusaurus, Dynamoterror, Thanatotheristes, armadillo girdled lizard, giant girdled lizard, Steller's sea eagle, and Philippine eagle.
- Outside-Genre Foe: Up until Chapter I of the story, Funeral Parlor has fought human enemies and Endlaves. The Fafnir rex’s appearance marks the first time that the rebels face an experimental monster that’s not seen in the canon anime.
- T. Rexpy: It has two fingers like a T. rex from its long arms, yet the body structure is shaped like a Giganotosaurus, alongside having a tadpole-like tail like a Spinosaurus.
- Wake-Up Call Boss: Fighting the Fafnir rex is a sign to come that Funeral Parlor is expect to face more experimental monsters down the road.
Mezuki (Codename: Hod - "Splendour") and Gozuki (Codename: Gevurah - "Discipline")
A pair of cyborg animals armed with vehicle machinery that Segai calls forth for Shu and Gai's group to fight and slain in Chapter IV's Leukocyte mission. Mezuki looks like a zorse (a half horse and half zebra) and Gozuki looks like a wildebeest.
- Dual Boss: They are this kind for the protagonists to fight against.
- Named Weapons: Mezuki's hammer is named Mudgara.
- Our Minotaurs Are Different: Gozuki is one, though this interpretation looks like a wildebeest.
Yaoshikepu (Codename: Binah - "Understanding")
A giant spider that Ayase and Tsugumi encountered in the forest that the spider ensnares them with her webs before being saved by Funeral Parlor in Chapter V. She's also involve in the flashback that killed Ayase's mother and causing Ayase to lose her legs. Ayase turns the tide in using her Void in squashing the spider.
- Giant Spider: A giant redback spider that is imagined like Shelob in a science fiction setting.
- It Can Think: She is the first Beast of Eden that demonstrates this, such as taking the time in catching up on Ayase and Tsugumi before trapping them in her webs, alongside taking advantage in killing off Ayase's mother and her squadron.
- Knight of Cerebus: Her presence brings terror to the protagonists, in which the murder of Ayase's mother come from that abomination. Even the build up with the giant webs and dead bodies in the forest is bringing suspense leading to the reveal.
- Meaningful Name: Yaoshikepu's name is based on a part-human-part-spider kami that haunts the town of Abuta Toyoura in Hokkaidō, Japan and ravaging villages. It relates to how the spider haunts the forest, alongside her graphic killings to her victims.
Miss-danuki (Codename: Tiferet - "Beauty")
"I'm Miss-danuki! C'mon, play with me. Kiss me. Make love with me."
A raccoon dog furry who is cloned from Makoto Niijima. She's an escaped experimental beast woman who has sex with any men in a desperate attempt of finding love.
- Tanuki: Her appearance is based on one.
- Tragic Monster: She was once created by a scientist that treated her as a human as both had intercourse. Sadly, Segai and the Anti-Bodies found out and had the furry's creator killed, resulting Miss-danuki going on a rampage and escape from GHQ's clutches.
Cryptical Nue (Codename: Chesed - "Kindness")
A chimeric monster (for the eastern variant) appearing in the Episode 11 adaptation that is slain by Heath, Akiko, and Walter. In Chapter XIV, western variants appear that the Phantom Remnants fought and defeated these hordes.
- Bigfoot, Sasquatch, and Yeti: The upper body and face of the eastern variant is based on a Hibagon.
- Killer Gorilla: The eastern variant is shaped like one from the head to body structure.
- Mix-and-Match Critters: The eastern variant is made out of parts of Japanese cryptids, while the western variant is made out of North American cryptids.
- Nue: Being based on one from its namesake.
- Our Cryptids Are More Mysterious: A chimera (the eastern variant) composes of a Hibagon, a Ningen, and a Tsuchinoko. The western variant is compose of a Loveland frog, a Hodag, and a Devil Monkey.
- Tsuchinoko: The snake-like tail of the eastern variant is based on this cryptid.
Ouryu Kyōchō (Codename: Yesod - "Foundation")
From clockwise: Byakko, Genbu, Seiryu, and Suzaku. Artwork done by Jack Wood.
A group of four slasher aviaries that are let loose within the walls of Loop 7. Their names are Byakko Yosuzume, Genbu Itsumade, Suzaku Hinotori, and Seiryu Onmoraki.. - Expy: One of the inspirations are the Raptor Squad from Jurassic World, except that they have feathers and accurate features and not the scaly Hollywood monster-kind.
- The appearance also reminds of Hellraptor's Killer Birds.
- The appearance also reminds of Hellraptor's
- Feathered Fiend: They're ratite-like hybrids that are savage to the teeth.
- The Four Gods: Their names are based on the four gods, while their group name is based on the Yellow Dragon.
- Knight of Cerebus: They are the ones that kickstart the second half in bringing terror and bloodshed to the civilians that are trapped within Loop 7. Unlike past monsters that felt like monsters of the week, they are the first that are felt like recurring threats from Chapters XI through XIII.
- Mix-and-Match Critters: They have the DNA genetic traits of Achillobator, Utahraptor, Austroraptor, Yurgovuchia, Corythoraptor, Gallimimus, Struthiomimus, Ornithomimus, Bathornis, Phorusrhacos, ostrich (for Byakko individually), cassowary (for Genbu individually), rhea (for Suzaku individually), emu (for Seiryu individually), Gargantuavis, and tuatara.
- Raptor Attack: Designed as this trope, though they are clearly not referred as 'raptors' in averting the use of Hollywood popular culture. Their hands are also non-pronated.
Sigrúndactyl (Codename: Netzach - "Victory")
A trio of female pterosaur hybrids that the Aragami rode on. Their names are Rossweisse, Waltraute, and Helmwige.
- Light Is Not Good: Their skin is as white as swans, though they are presented as enemies to the protagonists.
- Mix-and-Match Critters: They have the DNA genetic traits of Quetzalcoatlus, great white pelican, Cryodrakon, Zhejiangopterus, mute swan, Cygnus falconeri, Geosternbergia, Cycnorhamphus, secretarybird, and great albatross.
- Off with His Head!: Rossweisse is beheaded by Violet in Chapter XVI.
Oni-Blade Slasher (Codename: Malkuth - "Kingship")
"Crush…. Crush… kill…"
The final Beast of Eden that Shu and the Reigizan fought in Chapter XVI of the story.
- Monstrosity Equals Weakness: Showing that this creation is the most humanoid of the Beasts of Eden, and the most powerful one of all.
Other Characters
Makoto Kurenai-Niijima
"Congratulations, you've exposed my face to all of Japan! Now, the entire country has seen my face! But I have to thank you. Because of that, now Miss Buchimaru is dead. She will forever cease to be a memory. However, now taking her place is me! THE 'QUEEN' OF VENGEANCE!"
The SIU Director and a broken shell of her former self. She's also a panda-themed vigilante named Miss Buchimaru before Miss-danuki unmasked her in revealing her identity to the public in Chapter VIII. Her Persona is Agnes.
- Took a Level in Jerkass: Oh boy does she ever. With all of her family being killed in Lost Christmas, she becomes a raging lunatic filled with PTSD in wanting destructive justice towards GHQ.
Hitomi Maeda
Ayase's school rival in the running team, and also bullies her following the event when Ayase lost her legs.
- Freudian Excuse: Her backstory revealed in Chapter VI's A/N shows reasons why she's a bully in Ayase's high school, such as ever since her grandparents were killed in Lost Christmas.
Hifumi Togo-Jones
Artwork done by Kekkitoz.
. The mother of Heath and Akiko Jones.
- Took a Level in Cynic: The experiences of Lost Christmas turn her into a stern and rigid woman with zero demureness.
Yuko Aoki
The eldest lady of the 'divided family' of the Enshrine Institute Group, specifically part of the 'main family' of Enshrine temple. Yuko is also a former childhood friend turned rival competitor to Arisa with both women being heirs of their rival companies.
- Canon Immigrant: She is actually originated from the Guilty Crown mobile game.
Ito Hikosai
A young man born from a traditional samurai family following the Bushido spirit, belonging to the Enshrined Temple and serving as Yuko's bodyguard. Ito's ancestors came from the Warring States Period and used the one-sword style.
- Canon Immigrant: He is actually originated from the Guilty Crown mobile game.
