Characters / Nabari no Ou

This page lists the characters of Nabari no Ou and their associated tropes.

Banten Village

Miharu Rokujou

Voiced by: Rie Kugimiya (JP), Brina Palencia (EN)

The apathetic 14-year old protagonist of the series. Although Nabari's most powerful secret art, the Shinrabanshou (lit. All Things in Nature), is literally written into his body and he is venerated by all of Nabari's ninja as king, Miharu cares little about his gift's profound merits. His only goal is to inherit the family's okonomiyaki store.

• Aloof Dark-Haired Girl: Male example. He’s not exactly interested to jump at the call.
• Ambiguously Gay: Is extremely devoted to another boy, will manipulate other boys with his own cuteness either to his own advantage or just for fun and never seems interested romantically in girls.
• Back from the Dead: Fuuma killed him as a child, but his mother revived him.
• Birds of a Feather: Seemingly the basis of his friendship with Yoite; both are jaded, withdrawn stoics (at first) fighting a war with little personal meaning to them. Miharu even calls Yoite "another me."
• Blessed with Suck: He has the Shinrabanshou, meaning he’s a potential target.
• Dangerous Forbidden Technique: The Shinrabanshou.
• Deadpan Snarker: Prone to snarking others.
  Miharu: (after Tobari tells him he's a ninja) Prove it.
  Tobari: Here's (does) a ninja pose. (beat) That didn't prove anything, did it?
  Miharu: (with fake enthusiasm) Wow! You really are a ninja! (Tobari does a Face Fault while Miharu sprouts little devil wings and a tail)
• Deliberately Cute Child: Uses his charm to get out of bad situations.
• Emotionless Boy: Starts off the series with a very muted, apathetic personality. He becomes much more expressive over the course of the series.
• Friendless Background: He doesn’t have a lot of friends at the beginning. He doesn’t exactly care.
• Fuuma Shuriken: Sometimes creates large shuriken (manga only)
• I Just Want to Be Normal: Doesn't want to have anything to do with the world of Nabari.
• Jerk with a Heart of Gold: He's aloof, snarky, and apathetic, but when you really get to know him, he's a sweet kid.
• Lack of Empathy: One of his defining traits at the beginning of the manga.
• Laser-Guided Amnesia: Barely remembers anything from his childhood. It slowly comes back.
• Picky Eater: Miharu lives on a diet of mostly sweets and liquids, which would explain why he weighs all of 77 pounds.
• Raised by Grandparents: His grandmother looks after him. With his parents dead, he kinda has to live with her.
• Say My Name: Says Yoite's name a lot, though given his subdued nature it's less loud than the the typical example. In the manga's last chapter when he calls Yoite's name as they reunite, and repeats it while gazing at the scar on his hand after they separate.
• Scars Are Forever: The scar Miharu gets on his hand from stopping Yoite from killing Yae Oda is brought up again at the very end of the manga.
• The Stoic: Is apathetic to pretty much everything. Once Yoite is in the picture, though...
• Stopped Caring: At least in the beginning where he doesn’t exactly care about his duties.
• Strong Family Resemblance: Looks nearly identical to his mother, Asahi. It's almost kind of creepy.
• Sugar-and-Ice Personality: He’s usually snarky, apathetic, and just doesn’t care about anything. At least on the surface and at first. He shows he cares about his friends greatly.
• Used to Be a Sweet Kid: He wasn’t always a stoic kid. He lost his parents as a child and the memory is blocked in his head.
• Troll: Whenever his "little devil" persona kicks in. Complete with little wings and a tail popping up out of nowhere.

Kouichi Aizawa

Voiced by: Satoshi Hino (JP), Chris Burnett (EN)

One of Miharu's classmates, Aizawa is the leader of the school's Nindou club.

• Badass Bookworm: Aizawa Kouichi seems like a mild-mannered and well-spoken young man often taken aback by his friends' quirks and isn't the best at ninja techniques...except when push comes to shove, he becomes a cool, level-headed, and actually professional ninja who doesn't hesitate to kill, brainwash, and do whatever it takes to free himself from the curse of immortality, even if it means siding with the enemy village.
• Beware the Nice Ones: He’s a kind and thoughtful person, but you shouldn’t push his buttons.
• Blessed with Suck: Views his immortality as a curse, having grown weary after living for so long.
• Cute and Psycho: Can come off as crazy when he's defeating people and smiling while he does it.
• Fuuma Shuriken: Enlarged a shuriken (anime only)
• Hellish Pupils: At times. Presumably because he's not completely human.
• I Just Want to Be Normal: He and Shijima never wanted their immortality and have grown weary of it over time.
• Immortality: As it turns out, he’s not exactly human, but rather an owl with immortality. He’d like nothing more than to be free of it.
• Like Brother and Sister: Has shades of this relationship with Shijima.
• Mystical White Hair: Unlike raven-haired Miharu and Kumohira and blonde Raimei, he has white hair. Because unlike them, he's not human.
• Nice Guy: In contrast to Miharu, he’s shown to regularly be friendly.
• Official Couple: With Raimei, bordering on being a Beta Couple to Miharu and Yoite.
• Really 700 Years Old: He’s been around for a long time and would like to die.
• Red Eyes, Take Warning: While he apparently isn't evil, he's certainly more ruthless than he first appears, and he's definitely planning something behind his team's back. Plus, he's immortal, and not exactly human.
• Red Oni, Blue Oni: The Blue to Raimei's Red. He’s smart and calculating while the latter tends to go into combat without thought.
• Scary Shiny Glasses: If his glasses get to this, you’re likely on the verge of an ass-whooping.
• Spared by the Adaptation: He dies in the manga, finally getting his wish to be free of his immortality, but lives in the anime.
• Who Wants to Live Forever?: He's actually an owl with a human heart who was made immortal by a previous hijutsu user. He wants Miharu to free him from the "curse" of immortality.

Tobari Durandal Kumohira

Voiced by: Daisuke Namikawa (JP), Eric Vale (EN)

Miharu and Kouichi's 25-year-old teacher in the front world. Born in Ireland, he was forced by his grandfather to go to Japan and learn to become a ninja. Among the Banten ninja, Tobari is the most vehement dissident against Miharu using the Shinrabanshou, instead advocating its permanent seal.

• Afraid of Needles: Tobari's irrational fear of vehicles of all sorts. Apparently he used to be an award-winning choirboy in Ireland, but being forcibly brought over to Japan in an airplane traumatized him so much he became tone deaf.
• Butt-Monkey: He can't ever seem to catch a break.
• But Not Too Foreign: Partially Irish.
• Determinator: Nothing will stop him from protecting his allies.
• Failure Knight: His devotion to Miharu is partially because of his guilt from failing to seal the Shinrabanshou 10 years ago.
• Fatal Flaw: He's morally unable to take a life, which makes it hard for him to protect Miharu. Multiple characters call him out on this. He finally gets over it by killing Hattori in the anime and Fuuma in the manga.
• The Mentor: Of sorts. He’s Miharu, Koichi, and Raimei’s teacher and helps guide them at times.
• My Greatest Failure: Not protecting Akatsuki, Asahi, and his grandfather and failing to seal the Shinrabanshou. The guilt from this incident weighs pretty heavily on him, compounded by the fact that he's the only person who remembers what happened.
• Papa Wolf: Towards his students.
• Phenotype Stereotype: Averted: Kumohira is partly Irish, and he does have blue eyes, but with dark hair instead of blond.
• Oireland: Averted: Kumohira averts almost all of the typical Oirish stereotypes, including drinking.
• Thou Shalt Not Kill: His personal moral code won't let him kill anyone. While this makes him one of the more honorable shinobi, it also complicates his mission to protect Miharu.

Fuuma Village

Raimei Shimizu

Voiced by: Ayumi Fujimura (JP), Kate Oxley (EN)

The female lead of the series. She is a samurai of the Shimizu clan and has sworn to kill her older brother Raikou, who annihilated the clan 5 years ago.

• Action Girl: A capable young samurai.
• Badass Adorable: A blonde girl with pigtails and can kick your ass with ease.
• Break the Cutie: Being the Sole Survivor of your brother’s massacre of your clan will do that.
• Cain and Abel: The Abel to Raikou's Cain. She’s firmly on the side of good while he fights against her. At least at first.
• Dark and Troubled Past: Was the Sole Survivor of her brother’s massacre of their clan for reasons she doesn’t know.
• Determinator: Nothing will stop her from getting the job done.
• Heroes Prefer Swords: Wields a katana and is the only one of the main characters to do so.
• Genki Girl: She's energetic and friendly, but does have her angsty moments.
• Girlish Pigtails: Her hair is tied up in pigtails and can be feminine on her off time.
• Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: She’s blonde and despite her Hot-Blooded attitude, she’s a honest girl and tries to protect her allies.
• Honor Before Reason: She refuses to trick her opponents, preferring to face them head-on.
• Hot-Blooded: Very. She’ll dive into combat first thing if it’s possible.
• New Transfer Student: Raimei's case is a little strange in that she just sort of...invades. The other students seem to love her, though.
• Oblivious to Love: She doesn't appear too aware of Kouichi's romantic feelings for her. At least, until Kouichi has to go.
• Plucky Girl: Remarkably cheerful considering her past. She's also a Determinator when fighting and in regards to her Roaring Rampage of Revenge against Raikou.
• Red Oni, Blue Oni: The Red to Kouichi and Miharu's Blue.
• Roaring Rampage of Revenge: Against Raikou for killing their family. She stops after learning that he was acting in self-defense and didn't kill their parents.
• Running Gag: Her tendency to mistake people for each other when she's excited about something.
• Samurai: A self-styled one. She's Hot-Blooded and more focused on honor than most of the ninja around her.
• Tomboy with a Girly Streak: She’s a samurai, but she wears pigtails and typically wears a skirt.
• Town Girls: The Butch to Saraba's Femme and Juuji's Neither.
• Tsundere: She's a minor example, but she still retains aspects of a Type B around Kouichi, Miharu, and Kumohira.

Kotarou Fuuma

Voiced by: Ryōtarō Okiayu (JP), Sonny Strait (EN)

The leader of Fuuma Village. He loves women as he claims that if he had the power of the Shinrabanshou, he would turn the Fuuma Village into a paradise where all the world's women are in love with him.

• Big Bad: Turns out to be the series' true villain, wanting the Shinrabanshou to himself.
• Beware the Silly Ones: Flamboyance aside, he's a competent leader and can be quite the Manipulative Bastard. He's also the Big Bad and has been manipulating everyone in order to get the Shinrabanshou.
• Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: Appears as a benevolent, if silly leader, but he’s the Big Bad and killed Miharu when the boy was four.
• Camp Straight: Wears a big white bow in his hair, teases male characters and invades their personal space, and talks in an exaggerated, flowery manner...but he also wants to turn Fuuma village/possibly the entire ninja world into his harem.
• Double Agent: He’s the founder of both Kasa and Fuuma, meaning he’ll trick anyone should he need to.
• Evil All Along: At first, he seems to be a benevolent leader despite some of his antics. He’s the true Big Bad.
• Faux Affably Evil: He’s cheerful, but it hides a dangerous immortal that will do anything.
• For Science!: In stark contrast to Tobari, he's willing to sacrifice the lives of his own men to achieve his goals and willing to kill countless others to gain the power of the Shinrabanshou.
• Four Eyes, Zero Soul: Proves himself soulless by killing a four-year-old.
• Handsome Lech: He may be a Casanova Wannabe, but no one can deny he’s pretty.
• Historical Domain Character: Loosely based off of the real-life Fuuma Kotaro.
• Immortality: He’s been around for a very long time.
• Lack of Empathy: Despite his apparent benevolence, he's not the most sympathetic. When Kato is revealed to be The Mole, Fuuma is far from sympathetic to him or Oda. Makes sense since he's the true Big Bad.
• Large Ham: He has very flamboyant mannerisms.
• The Man Behind the Man: He’s responsible for everything wrong in the series and messed with everyone.
• Manipulative Bastard: It turns out that Fuuma's been tricking, playing with and manipulating everyone from the very beginning.
• Scary Shiny Glasses: His glasses shine a lot. He’s not a good person.
• Stalker with a Crush: He desires the Shinrabanshou because he wants to possess its female spirit, whom he affectionately calls "lovely Shinra".
• Voluntary Shapeshifting: Raimei even mentions no one is sure what he actually looks like.
• Would Hurt a Child: Killed Miharu when he was a child.

Saraba

Voiced by: Akeno Watanabe (JP), Luci Christian (EN)

Fuuma Kotarou's second-in-command.

• Action Girl: If she trained Raimei, then she has to be this, and it shows.
• Big Sister Mentor: They're not related, but she does help Raimei train and look out for her.
• Cool Big Sis: To Raimei and Juuji, so long as they’re not in combat.
• No Name Given: Her full name is never given.
• Raven Hair, Ivory Skin: Black hair and pale skin and she’s very beautiful.
• Straight Man: Well, woman. She keeps Fuuma in line. Unlike Fuuma, she remains on the side of good.
• The Tease: She’ll sometimes do this with men.
• Town Girls: The Femme to Raimei's Butch and Juuji's Neither.

Juuji Minami

Voiced by: Kimiko Koyama {JP), Trina Nishimura {EN)

A 12-year-old medical ninja.

• Improbable Age: She's 12, yet she's capable of being The Medic.
• The Medic: Her job is to be the group’s medic.
• Motor Mouth: She talks a lot, particularly when she's nervous.
• Nice Girl: A genuinely sweet young girl who is very helpful.
• Ship Tease: It doesn't go anywhere, but she's noted to have a small crush on Miharu. It may be Incompatible Orientation, given the implications Miharu is gay.
• Token Mini-Moe: The youngest of the main cast.
• Town Girls: The Neither to Raimei's Butch and Saraba's Femme.

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Kairoushuu

Tojuro Hattori

Voiced by: Joji Nakata (JP), Kent Williams (EN)

The leader of the Iga clan and the Kairoushuu. His ideal is to change history and achieve equality among humans with the Shinrabanshou. Hattori takes in many outcasts, offering them a place in the Kairoushuu. Despite this kindness, though, Hattori has little qualms about eliminating those who oppose him.

• Big Bad Wannabe: He looks like the Big Bad of the series but it's actually Fuuma.
• Dark Messiah: He’s pretty dangerous and thinks he’s the equivalent to a god.
• The Heavy: Hattori appears to drive most of the plot, though he isn't actually the Big Bad — Fuuma is.
• Historical Domain Character: Hattori Hanzou, who, unsurprisingly, was the rival of the real-life Fuuma Kotarou.
• Silver Fox: According to Miharu's grandma, anyway.
• Unwitting Pawn: To Fuuma. Once he got everything he needed, Fuuma wastes no time having him killed.
• You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: Gets this from his own secretary

Ichiki

Voiced by: Yuri Amano (JP), Jamie Marchi (EN)

Often seen in the company of Hattori, Ichiki is The Leader of Kasa. Ichiki is always seen dressed in a traditional kimono and appears to be blind.

• Affably Evil: Is nice enough to thank her boss for his help as he lays there dying—after she stabbed him.
• Chekhov's Gunman: She seems like the run-of-the-mill secretary. She’s actually The Mole.
• Deadpan Snarker: Never wastes time with a cutting remark.
• Eyes Always Shut: Justified in that she's blind. She opens them after killing Hattori.
• Even Evil Has Loved Ones: In the anime she genuinely cares for Hattori and is enraged when he dies. In the manga, however, she betrays him with a smile on her face.
• Karma Houdini: Never reaps the consequences for killing her boss.
• No Name Given: Her full name is never given.
• Older Than They Look: She's supposedly 49.
• The Starscream: Wanted the McGuffin for herself so she kills her boss when she has no more use for him.
• Wham Shot: When she opens her eyes.
• Yamato Nadeshiko: The kimono and the second spoiler.

Yoite

Voiced by: Mitsuki Saiga (JP), Joel McDonald (EN)

A 16-year-old ninja who uses the Iga's kinjutsushō "Kira", a technique that shoots the user's ki into the target's body and controls it from the inside out, causing the target's bones to break or their body to completely explode. The cost of using this technique is the loss of the user's life force.

• Abusive Parents: His mom died of childbirth and spent most of his childhood locked up.
• Ambiguously Gay: Like Miharu—he seems to see Miharu as his main reason for staying alive.
• Badass Longcoat: Yoite is almost never seen without some sort of thick, black coat. He won't take it off, even if it's the middle of summer or if he's soaking wet.
• Big Eater: Yoite can be seen eating huge amounts of food in the background of various scenes. He'll eat just about anything since his Kira skill is robbing him of all his senses, and has already taken his sense of taste.
• Berserk Button: Being called an Emo Kid, in the dub. In the manga, it was being called "cute".
• Blessed with Suck: Kira is a huge advantage in battle, but is also Cast from Lifespan.
• Broken Bird: Due to his abusive childhood and the fact that he's going to die soon.
• Cast from Lifespan: The Kira technique is powered by Yoite's Life Energy.
• Dangerous Forbidden Technique: Kira, which is cast from his lifespan and thus slowly killing him.
• Deuteragonist: According to the author, Yoite and Miharu are the series' two protagonists despite Yoite's absence after his death.
• Disproportionate Retribution: Tried to kill a delivery guy for calling him "an emo kid" ("cute" in the manga).
• The Eeyore: Starts out under a permanent Angst cloud (Played for Drama since it's due to his very troubled past). He becomes happier over the course of the series.
• Enigmatic Minion: Works a lot on his own, including his request to Miharu. Unlike some of his teammates, he doesn't care about Kairoushuu's mission at all; rather, his greatest desire is for his wish to be granted.
• Handicapped Badass: Regularly faints, always coughing his lungs out, can barely hear or see by chapter 50. Not that his opponents can tell.
• Hates Being Touched: Though he ends up allowing Miharu to touch him sometimes, "'Don't touch me" is easily the phrase he says the most.
• Hidden Heart of Gold: Yoite reveals to Miharu that he didn't really ever have his friends as hostages because he didn't want them to die with him if he ever died unexpectedly.
• I Just Want to Be Normal: He’s handicapped and has so little time to live.
• Incurable Cough of Death: One symptom of Yoite's condition.
• Intersex Tribulations: We don't learn the specifics, but Kazuho says he's "neither male nor female." It's taken by his parents and Yoite himself as another sign that he's cursed and shouldn't have been born.
• Only Known by Their Nickname: Everyone calls him Yoite, but his actual name is Sora Koudou.
• Only One Name: He seemingly doesn't have one. His real name is Sora Koudou. Considering his abusive childhood, it makes sense he doesn’t use it.
• The Quiet One: Actually gets tired from talking for a few minutes since he's used to being silent.
• Ret-Gone: His final fate. While Miharu and Yukimi remember his impact on them, they forgot everything else.
• Raven Hair, Ivory Skin: Has dark hair and pale skin, but is very beautiful.
• The Runaway: Ran from home after his family tried to kill him.
• Scars Are Forever: Has a scar on his neck from when his parents tried to kill him.
• Shinigami: Called one by multiple characters. Flashbacks reveal that he was called this even before he obtained Kira; family members (possibly his parents) claimed he was a shinigami who had killed his mother.
• When He Smiles: Wow. When he does, it is absolutely adorable.
• Your Days Are Numbered: When Yoite is introduced, he has only a few more months to live.

Kazuhiko Yukimi

Voiced by: Kenjiro Tsuda (JP), Robert McCollum (EN)

A 27-year-old ninja. He acts as a squad leader on field missions and is a freelance writer in the front world. He claims to hate kids and calls them "brats".

• Abusive Parents: The scar on his forearm is from protecting Kazuho from their father threatening them with a broken bottle.
• An Arm and a Leg: Loses his arm to help protect Yoite.
• Badass Normal: No ninja arts and physical abilities, yet holds a gun with no problem.
• Boring, but Practical: Yukimi doesn't do very many fancy ninja techniques or amazing physical feats. He does, however, have a gun.
• Child Hater: Self-claimed. It doesn't stop him from being a Papa Wolf, though.
• Good All Along: At first he seems like an antagonist, but he’s a Punch-Clock Villain who takes a Heel–Face Turn rather quick.
• Handicapped Badass: Loses his arm, yet can still fight like normal.
• Jerk with a Heart of Gold: He seems aggressive, but he does care for his allies.
• Kindhearted Cat Lover: They're listed among his likes, and he takes one in near the end of the manga.
• The Nicknamer: Likes to give his allies teasing nicknames.
• Parental Substitute: To Yoite. Later to Miharu too.
• Papa Wolf: Yukimi betrays Kairoushuu, his home and family since he was a teenager, and loses an arm in order to protect Yoite. He also becomes surprisingly protective of Miharu, even before promising Yoite to watch out for him.
• Punch-Clock Villain: Before his Heel–Face Turn.
• Red Herring Shirt: Looks like a typical Mook in his first appearance.

Kazuho Amatatsu

Voiced by: Yui Kano (JP), Caitlin Glass (EN)

Yukimi's younger sister and Yoite's personal physician. Despite her medical license, she currently works at a sushi restaurant.

• Cool Big Sis: She acts like one towards to her brother and also to Yoite.
• The Medic: Treats Gau, Raikou, and Miharu in addition to Yoite.

Raikou Shimizu

Voiced by: Jun'ichi Suwabe (JP), J. Michael Tatum (EN)

A 20-year-old samurai of the Shimizu clan. When he was fifteen, he single-handedly massacred his entire clan, with the exception of his sister Raimei.

• Aloof Big Brother: To Raimei. He does love her in the end.
• Ambiguously Gay: Like with Miharu, there are hints that he’s gay. He goes through a lot to save Gau.
• Big Brother Instinct: On occasion, he displays hints of this trope towards Raimei. It's rare.
• Cain and Abel: The Cain to Raimei's Abel.
• Comedic Sociopathy: His abusive treatment of Gau would actually qualify as domestic violence if Gau actually minded it.
• Defiant to the End: In the manga. Luckily, he doesn't die from it.
• Determinator: He will get anything done and won’t stop.
• The Dragon: Was Hattori's right-hand man at one point.
• Drives Like Crazy: Manages to drive his car into a river on his first try.
• Failure Knight: His decision to save Gau despite his being from the surface world stems from the regret he felt from not saving his best friend five years ago.
• Heroic Self-Deprecation: Raikou is convinced that Gau won't wake up from his coma because he doesn't want to see his face. Which might be justified if it was anyone else, but it's Gau we're talking about here...
• Iconic Outfit: His infamous "USA-CHAN" outfit◊. It's amazingly well-known for something he was only shown wearing for a single panel in the manga.
• Long-Haired Pretty Boy: Has long hair and is amongst the prettiest of the male characters.
• Must Make Amends: After accidentally causing Gau to fall into a coma, Raikou does everything in his power to find a way to save him, including reading tons of medical books and going to Alya Academy in hopes of using Daya on Gau.
• Nonconformist Dyed Hair: Like Raimei, he was born blonde, but after killing their family, he had it dyed pink.
• One-Hour Work Week: He apparently has a job making paper in the "front" world.
• Pay Evil unto Evil: Murders people on a regular basis for misusing ninjutsu for crimes like stealing.
• Samurai: Like Raimei, a self-styled one.
• Rummage Sale Reject: Just look at any outfit he's ever worn in the course of the series. Seriously, any of them.
• Yandere: He kills and mutilates the dead body of a man who hurts Gau.

Gau Meguro

Voiced by: Nobuhiko Okamoto (JP), Greg Ayres (EN)

Raikou's extemely devoted partner. He assists Raikou with his responsibilities to the Kairoushuu, usually compiling reports and taking samples from their targets.

• Butt-Monkey: Often on the receiving end of Raikou's physical abuse.
• Distressed Dude: He gets kidnapped and would end up being a cause in Raikou’s Heel–Face Turn.
• Fan Boy: Of Raikou. Bordering on Ambiguously Gay.
• Heel–Face Turn: He was barely a Heel, but he’d eventually defect from the Kairoushuu.
• Hero-Worshipper: He’s firmly loyal to Raikou.
• Hot-Blooded: Gau's default mode◊.
• Hypercompetent Sidekick: To Raikou. Despite being a very talented swordsman, Raikou isn't very competent in the more real-world life skills, particularly admin work, which is where Gau dutifully and diligently picks up the slack.
• Keet: Very energetic and usually cheerful.
• Morality Pet: Stops Raikou from going too far by blocking a katana slash meant for Raimei. Later on, his concern for Yoite drives Raikou's Heel–Face Turn.
• Tender Tears: Cries when he meets Raikou for the first time, when Raikou tells him about his past, when he gets slashed by Raikou, when he intervenes in Raikou and Yukimi's fight, when he calls Yukimi on the cellphone, when Raikou gets stabbed, etc, etc...
• Token Good Teammate: He’s the most idealistic and easily the nicest of the Kairoushuu. He barely picks a fight with the protagonists and tries to reason with them. His sacrifice is what causes a chain that would get Raikou to pull a Heel–Face Turn.
• Tsurime Eyes: Has slanted, cat-like eyes, although they get a bit droopier through Art Evolution.
• Undying Loyalty: Completely devoted to Raikou. He only disobeys him once, and was willing to die as punishment for that.
• Wide-Eyed Idealist: The most idealistic member of Kairoushuu. He believes they're changing the world for the better and can do so even more using the Shinrabanshou.
• Yes-Man: Gau is described as being "Raikou's little yes-man". So much so, that Kazuho and Yukimi are both taken-aback when Gau absentmindedly expresses doubt in front of Raikou on his course of action.

Other Characters

Shijima Kurookano

Voiced by: Kei Shindō (JP), Cherami Leigh (EN)

A mysterious member of the Alya Academy Student Council who seems to know more than she lets on.

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• Action Girl: Just like the rest, she’s capable of putting up a good fight.
• Ambiguously Evil: Unlike Kouichi, who is usually a Nice Guy, she’s very ruthless and will rely on questionable tricks at times.
• Cats Are Mean: She's notably more ruthless than Kouichi, an owl, is.
• Cat Girl: She's actually a cat with a human heart who was made immortal by a previous hijutsu user. She and Kouichi both want Miharu to free them from the "curse" of immortality.
• Cat Ninja: A rather literal example.
• Cute Bruiser: She is a cat, yet she’s rather adorable.
• Cute and Psycho: She’s an adorable petite girl, yet she’s one of the more ruthless characters.
• Hellish Pupils: At times. Presumably because she's not completely human.
• I Just Want to Be Normal: Just like Kouichi.
• Immortality: Like Kouichi, she’s an animal with a human heart.
• Like Brother and Sister: Appears to have shades of this relationship with Kouichi.
• Mystical White Hair: Her pure white hair is one of the signs that she's not normal. She's actually an immortal cat.
• Pint-Sized Powerhouse: Despite being the smallest character in the series, she's a skilled fighter and even manages to take down Raikou after fighting for an entire night.
• Really 700 Years Old: She and Kouichi are a couple hundred years old at the start of the series.
• Strong Family Resemblance: With Shinrabansho, the deity she's created from, as noted by Miharu.
• Sugar-and-Ice Personality: She’s aloof and rarely speaks up unless she has to. [[spoiler: She shows genuine care for Miharu and his family and helps him when push comes to shove.
• Token Mini-Moe: Ironically one of the oldest characters in the series.
• Wild Card: She sides with whomever she feels like most of the time.
• Who Wants to Live Forever?: Like Kouichi, she sees immortality as a burden and wants to be freed.
• Wolverine Claws: Her preferred weapon.

Shinrabanshou

Voiced by: Yukari Tamura (JP), Monica Rial (EN)

• Anthropomorphic Personification: Of the Shinrabanshou itself.
• Deity of Human Origin: She was the first user of the Shinrabanshou.
• In-Series Nickname: Miharu calls her a "fairy".
• Mystical White Hair: She has white hair and is a mystery to many.
• Reality Warper: Can morph reality any way she needs.
• Sealed Evil in a Can: Inside Miharu, no less.
• White Hair, Black Heart: Has white hair and has no problem controlling her host.

Hanabusa Seki

Voiced by: Kotono Mitsuishi (JP), Leah Clark (EN)

Tobari's girlfriend. She's completely uninvolved with the world of Nabari and treats everyone (including enemy ninjas) kindly, much to Tobari's horror.

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• Nice Girl: So nice, she even has her boyfriend’s enemies over.
• Older Than They Look: She's 40.
• Parental Substitute: Acts like one towards Yoite and Miharu.
• Team Mom: Looks after and feeds every character she meets, including Fuuma in the manga.
• Yamato Nadeshiko: By virtue of being Team Mom and probably the nicest character in the series. The "core of steel" part shows through when she thinks Yukimi might take her hostage; she offhandedly comments that it probably wouldn't work on Tobari.

Yae Oda

Voiced by: Satsuki Yukino (Japanese) and Colleen Clinkenbeard (English)

• Action Girl: She appears to be rather skilled in hand-to-hand combat.
• Friend to All Children: She cares for them and will not tolerate any problems that come their way. Makes sense considering she is a mother and wants revenge for her own daughter’s death.
• Jerk with a Heart of Gold: She’s aggressive and doesn’t hesitate to put her foot down when she needs to. She’s also passionate towards her allies.
• Mama Bear: Sought revenge for her daughter. She doesn't take it well when her employees are murdered.
• Mind over Manners: She mocks Tobari when she hears his protective thoughts on Miharu and playfully teases her assistant when she discovers through accidental mind reading that he's in love with her.
• A Mother to Her Men: Aside from her own daughter, she treats her employees as family. They end up murdered and she does not take it well.
• Outliving One's Offspring: Her daughter Alisa died as a little girl. She makes it clear she doesn't forgive those responsible.
• Raven Hair, Ivory Skin: Black hair and fair skin, and a very pretty woman.
• Subordinate Excuse: Her assistant has a bit of a crush on her, which she discovers when she accidentally reads his mind and hears him thinking about how much he wants to comfort her over her frustrations. She doesn't return the feelings, though, but she tells him that she appreciates him nonetheless.
• Telepathy: Can look into other people's minds. Sometimes results in Mind Rape, even accidentally.

Soro Katō

Voiced by: Tetsuya Kakihara (Japanese) and Chris Patton (English)

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• Becoming the Mask: Works for Fuuma, but it’s clear he genuinely developed feelings for Yae. When he’s caught, he’s very remorseful.
• Big Damn Heroes: Rescues Yae after she's been abducted.
• The Mole: He’s a spy for Fuuma, but works for Yae. Though it’s clear he does genuinely care for her.
• Sole Survivor: Of Yae's employees due to not being there when Kairoshuu murdered them.
• Subordinate Excuse: Clearly has feelings for Yae. She doesn’t reciprocate, though values him.

Tsukasa Koudou

A boy Yukimi meets while saving a cat.

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• Abusive Parents: They treated him better than his half-brother Sora, or as we know him today, Yoite, but still threatened to "make it like you never existed" if he was kind to Sora and tried to make him attack his brother. He tells Yukimi he's estranged from them and is living on his own.
• My Greatest Failure: Regrets not being able to help Yoite/Sora.
• Nice Guy: Very open and friendly. He also seems to have been the only person who was kind to Yoite/Sora.