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* InTouchWithHisFeminineSide: Perhaps due to being raised by a single mom, Ashiya is very sensitive despite being a guy, is skilled in flower arranging, and dreams of continuing his mother's flower shop.


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* MommasBoy: Ashiya is clearly very close to his mother, and an example of their usual texts to one another shows their genuinely good friends.
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--> voiced by: Creator/HiroShimono (Japanese), Z. Charles Bolton (English)

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--> voiced Voiced by: Creator/HiroShimono (Japanese), Z. Charles Bolton (English)



--> voiced by: Creator/KojiYusa (Japanese), Creator/VicMignogna (English, season 2 episode 2), Creator/IanSinclair (English, season 2 episodes 5 onwards)

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-->Voiced by: Creator/YuukiKaji

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-->Voiced by: Creator/YuukiKaji
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-->Voiced by: Creator/TomoakiMaeno

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-->Voiced by: Creator/TomoakiMaeno
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-->Voiced by: Creator/AyahiTakagaki

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-->Voiced by: Creator/AyahiTakagakiCreator/AyahiTakagaki (Japanese), Dani Chambers (English)



-->Voiced by: Creator/IkueOhtani

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-->Voiced by: Creator/IkueOhtaniCreator/IkueOhtani (Japanese), Creator/BrittanyLauda (English)



-->Voiced by: Creator/JunichiSuwabe

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-->Voiced by: Creator/JunichiSuwabeCreator/JunichiSuwabe (Japanese), Creator/JoshGrelle (English)


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* BewareTheNiceOnes: The Legislator is very good-natured, but he won't take any grievances done against the Mononokean lying down. When [[spoiler:the Executive]] messes with Ashiya, the Legislator did something to [[spoiler:the Executive]] that causes Abeno to shudder at the thought, and the Justice has to remind him to "play nice".

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* BewareTheNiceOnes: The Legislator is very good-natured, but he won't take any grievances done against the Mononokean lying down. When [[spoiler:the Executive]] messes with Ashiya, the Legislator did something to [[spoiler:the Executive]] the former that causes Abeno to shudder at the thought, and the Justice has to remind him to "play nice".nice" when they were about to meet again.



* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Implied. He may behave like an irresponsible layabout, but as one of the rulers of the Underworld, he must be very powerful. Even the Executive, whose mere presence is strong enough to almost kill Ashiya, is careful not to provoke him too much.



* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Implied. He may behave like an irresponsible layabout, but as one of the rulers of the Underworld, he must be very powerful. Even the Executive, whose mere presence is strong enough to almost kill Ashiya, is careful not to provoke him too much.



* NiceGuy: While reminiscing about Abeno during the latter's time as Aoi's employee, Justice mentions giving Abeno piggyback rides while exploring the underworld, buying him snacks, and allowing Abeno to sleep on his soft fur. This is a sharp contrast to the Legislator, who pretty much treated Abeno as a convenient servant.



The third ruler of the Underworld who spends most of his time cooped up in his Bird Cage residence.

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The third ruler of the Underworld who spends most of his time cooped up in his Bird Cage residence.
residence. He's known for his hatred of humans.
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* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Apparently, the Executive is fond of sweet bean buns called Gyomake-sera. The other two Officials went out of their way to buy some for him when they went to his place for a meeting to appease him.

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* FirstNameBasis: He's usually referred to as "Itsuki" by the demons, particularly Yahiko, and the three rulers of the Underworld.



One of the rulers of the Underworld, who is in charge of making the laws. He resides in Newt Lake and is the direct superior to the Master of the Mononokean.

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One of the rulers of the Underworld, who is in charge of making the laws.laws that govern the Underworld society. He resides in Newt Lake and is the direct superior to the Master of the Mononokean.



The overseer of White Sands Prison, the Justice is one of the three rulers of the Undeworld who is responsible to keep the peace and security of the Underworld's residence.

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The overseer of White Sands Prison, the Justice is one of the three rulers of the Undeworld who is responsible to keep the peace and security of the Underworld's residence.
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* TranquilFury: The Executive is the most hot-headed of the three Underworld rulers, but he doesn't raise his voice or visibly express his anger. Instead, he simply unleashes his considerable demonic strength whenever he gets pissed, in order to intimidate and oppress the target of his wrath.
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One of the rulers of the Underworld, who is in charge of making the laws of Underworld. He resides in Newt Lake and is the direct superior to the Master of the Mononokean.

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One of the rulers of the Underworld, who is in charge of making the laws of Underworld.laws. He resides in Newt Lake and is the direct superior to the Master of the Mononokean.

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* HumbleHero: Zigzagged. Abeno is very respectful towards demons, particularly his clients, almost to the point of self-depreciation. When dealing with humans, or demons he's really familiar with (like the Legislator), he can be very harsh.



* PreciousPuppy: Fuzzy is a supernatural dog spirit that looks like a hairball with 3 tails. In most of his appearances after becoming Abeno's employee, his presence is pretty superfluous, but he gets featured for the sake of RuleOfCute and FunnyBackgroundEvent.

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* PreciousPuppy: Fuzzy is a supernatural dog spirit that looks like a hairball with 3 tails. In most of his appearances after becoming Abeno's employee, his presence is pretty superfluous, but he gets featured quite frequently for the sake of RuleOfCute and FunnyBackgroundEvent.FunnyBackgroundEvent.
* PutOnABus: The author has always intended for Fuzzy to be a recurring main cast, but there is still quite a long gap of absence between his exorcism at the end of the first chapter and his eventual return in chapter 11.


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* SpotlightStealingSquad: Initially, at least. The author's note mentions how his presence in the first chapter is stronger than the two main characters.


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* BewareTheNiceOnes: The Legislator is very good-natured, but he won't take any grievances done against the Mononokean lying down. When [[spoiler:the Executive]] messes with Ashiya, the Legislator did something to [[spoiler:the Executive]] that causes Abeno to shudder at the thought, and the Justice has to remind him to "play nice".
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* JerkassHasAPoint: The Executive may be in the wrong for trying to harm Ashiya for being human, but even the Justice agree with his line of thinking, that, by rights, humans really shouldn't be allowed to go in and out of the Underworld too freely, lest it causes an uproar among the demonkind.

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* HeadPet: Fuzzy's favorite perch is Ashiya's shoulders, but would move to his head when Ashiya is asleep. Ashiya mentions that he used Fuzzy as a pillow while he was still being haunted.

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* HeadPet: Fuzzy's favorite perch is Ashiya's shoulders, but would move to sometimes climb on his head when Ashiya is asleep.head. Ashiya mentions that he used Fuzzy as a pillow while he was still being haunted.



* LovableCoward: He gets scared/intimidated really easily, and at one point gets chased around by Kinako, who is much smaller than him, but he is certainly loved by the other characters, especially Ashiya, who is willing to play with him all night if he wants to.

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* LovableCoward: He gets scared/intimidated really easily, and easily--and at one point gets chased around by Kinako, who is much smaller than him, but him--but he is certainly loved by the other characters, especially Ashiya, who is willing to play with him all night if he wants to.



* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Implied. He may behave like an irresponsible layabout, but as one of the rulers of the Underworld, he must be very powerful. Even the Executive, whose mere presence is strong enough to almost kill Ashiya, is careful not to provoke him too much.



* TheStoic: The Justice's default expression seem to be "perpetually bored", and he doesn't seem to be too bothered by Ashiya's hijinks.

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* TheStoic: The Justice's default expression seem to be is "perpetually bored", and he doesn't seem to be too bothered remains mostly unfazed by Ashiya's hijinks. most of the hijinks displayed by other characters.
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* {{Hikkikomori}}: Discussed. The Executive almost never comes out of the Bird Cage, that his coming to see Ashiya is considered by Abeno and the Justice as an OOCIsASeriousBusiness moment for him.

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* {{Hikkikomori}}: Discussed. The Executive almost never comes out of the Bird Cage, that his coming to see Ashiya is considered by Abeno and the Justice as an OOCIsASeriousBusiness OOCIsSeriousBusiness moment for him.

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* InSeriesNickname: His name is Fuzzy, but aside from Ashiya and the Mononokean, everyone calls him hairball or fuzzball.

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* InSeriesNickname: His name is Fuzzy, but aside from Ashiya and the Mononokean, everyone else calls him hairball or fuzzball.



* LovableCoward: He gets scared/intimidated really easily, and at one point gets chased around by Kinako, who is much smaller than him, but he is certainly loved by the other characters, especially Ashiya, who is willing to play with him all night if he wants to.



* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: He's a round, cuddly furball with huge eyes.

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* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: He's a round, cuddly furball with stubby legs and huge eyes.



* UndyingLoyalty: For Ashiya. Fuzzy persists on haunting Ashiya to be close to him, even though the former beats him up due to not understanding Fuzzy's intentions. When they firat reunited in the Underworld, Fuzzy got himself injured to protect Ashiya against a much larger demon.

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* UndyingLoyalty: For Ashiya. Fuzzy persists on haunting Ashiya to be close to him, even though the former beats him up due to not understanding Fuzzy's intentions. When they firat first reunited in the Underworld, Fuzzy got himself injured to protect Ashiya against a much larger demon.demon. Later on, while helping out the Legislator, he volunteers himself to accompany Ashiya's travel to the Birdcage, despite being easily scared by other demons.








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* IntergenerationalFriendship: We don't know how far their age differences actually are, since demons are immortal, but if their appearance and personality mean anything, the mentally-3-year-old Yahiko is close friends with the old demon Okina.


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[[folder:The Legislator]]
!!The Legislator
-->Voiced by: Creator/JunichiSuwabe
One of the rulers of the Underworld, who is in charge of making the laws of Underworld. He resides in Newt Lake and is the direct superior to the Master of the Mononokean.

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* BigBrotherAttraction: Inverted. The Legislator is said to be in love with his younger sister, and is constantly asking her to visit him. Possibly downplayed/subverted in that he doesn't seem to mind that she's in love with someone else.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: As the Legislator, he is technically the backbone of the Underworld, but he is a drunk, playboy gambler who is in love with his sister. At least he never does anything that would ruin the Underworld, and the Justice seems to get along fine with him, so...
* PerpetualSmiler: The Legislator is almost never seen without a laidback grin on his face.
* PointyHairedBoss: He's Abeno's superior, but is constantly making himself a nuisance by getting drunk and sending SOS to Abeno to get the latter do his work for him.
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[[folder:The Justice]]
!!The Justice
The overseer of White Sands Prison, the Justice is one of the three rulers of the Undeworld who is responsible to keep the peace and security of the Underworld's residence.

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* BigEater: Implied. We never see the Justice actually eat food on-screen, but he seem to get hungry easily, and gets most excited when food is mentioned.
* TheStoic: The Justice's default expression seem to be "perpetually bored", and he doesn't seem to be too bothered by Ashiya's hijinks.
* VegetarianCarnivore: He's a tiger demon, but he's not allowed to eat meat and calls himself a vegetarian.
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[[folder:The Executive]]
!!The Executive
The third ruler of the Underworld who spends most of his time cooped up in his Bird Cage residence.

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* FantasticRacism: He hates humans, and tried to have Ashiya arrested and killed despite hearing good reports about the latter's work as an employee of the Mononokean.
* {{Hikkikomori}}: Discussed. The Executive almost never comes out of the Bird Cage, that his coming to see Ashiya is considered by Abeno and the Justice as an OOCIsASeriousBusiness moment for him.
--> '''Ashiya:''' ''(thinking)'' One of the Underworld's most powerful demons is a shut-in?
* LeanAndMean: He's very tall, very thin, hates humans, and is said to have a violent temperament.

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!Seiryuji Temple

[[folder:Zenko Fujiwara]]
-->Voiced by: Creator/AyahiTakagaki
The only daughter of the head of Seiryuji Temple. She befriends Ashiya and Abeno after Ashiya helps her dad out of a demon-related predicament.

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\n\n!Seiryuji Temple\n\n[[folder:Zenko Fujiwara]]\n-->Voiced by: Creator/AyahiTakagaki\nThe only daughter of the head of Seiryuji Temple. She befriends [[folder:Fuzzy]]
A dog spirit demon that haunted
Ashiya and in the first chapter. He was exorcised by Abeno but later returns as a second employee to the Mononokean after Ashiya helps her dad out of a demon-related predicament.
they reunited in the Underworld.



* CutenessOverload: She takes an instant liking for Kinako (Yahiko's newfound best friend) and wouldn't stop brushing her hair when Yahiko brought her to the temple.
* FirstNameBasis: With Ashiya. Abeno also calls her Zenko, but she calls him by his last name.
* MeaningfulName: Her family name comes from the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujiwara_clan Fujiwara dynasty]], a family dominant in the politics of Heian-era Japan.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Both Ashiya and Abeno mistaken her for a grade schooler when they first meet her.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: Comes off as stoic and uptight, but begins to show her softer side after befriending both Ashiya and Abeno.

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* CutenessOverload: She takes an instant liking for Kinako (Yahiko's newfound best friend) ButtMonkey: Fuzzy frequently gets in trouble, either by falling off or getting intimidated, chased, taken away and wouldn't stop brushing her hair almost eaten by other demons.
* HeadPet: Fuzzy's favorite perch is Ashiya's shoulders, but would move to his head
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* FirstNameBasis: With Ashiya. Abeno also calls her Zenko, but she calls him by his last name.
* MeaningfulName: Her family
InSeriesNickname: His name comes is Fuzzy, but aside from the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujiwara_clan Fujiwara dynasty]], a family dominant in the politics of Heian-era Japan.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Both
Ashiya and Abeno mistaken her for a grade schooler when they first meet her.
the Mononokean, everyone calls him hairball or fuzzball.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: Comes off as stoic and uptight, TheLoad: He never cause any serious hindrances, but begins to show her softer side after befriending both his ButtMonkey tendencies mean that Ashiya needs to constantly worry about his safety.
* PreciousPuppy: Fuzzy is a supernatural dog spirit that looks like a hairball with 3 tails. In most of his appearances after becoming Abeno's employee, his presence is pretty superfluous, but he gets featured for the sake of RuleOfCute
and Abeno.
FunnyBackgroundEvent.
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: He's a round, cuddly furball with huge eyes.
* TeamPet: Even though he's an employee to the Mononokean, Fuzzy rarely does anything to significantly assist Abeno's job. Instead he mostly just hang around for Ashiya to cuddle and play with.
* UndyingLoyalty: For Ashiya. Fuzzy persists on haunting Ashiya to be close to him, even though the former beats him up due to not understanding Fuzzy's intentions. When they firat reunited in the Underworld, Fuzzy got himself injured to protect Ashiya against a much larger demon.




[[folder:Yahiko]]
!!Yahiko
-->Voiced by: Creator/IkueOhtani
A youko who used to play with Abeno while he was still a child before being forgotten. Started working at the Seiryuji Temple as an apology for cursing Zenko.

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* CutenessOverload: She takes an instant liking for Kinako (Yahiko's newfound best friend) and wouldn't stop brushing her hair when Yahiko brought her to the temple.
* FirstNameBasis: With Ashiya. Abeno also calls her Zenko, but she calls him by his last name.
* MeaningfulName: Her family name comes from the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujiwara_clan Fujiwara dynasty]], a family dominant in the politics of Heian-era Japan.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Both Ashiya and Abeno mistaken her for a grade schooler when they first meet her.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: Comes off as stoic and uptight, but begins to show her softer side after befriending both Ashiya and Abeno.

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!!Yahiko
-->Voiced by: Creator/IkueOhtani
A youko who used to play with Abeno while he was still a child before being forgotten. Started working at the Seiryuji Temple as an apology for cursing Zenko.

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* LikeBrotherAndSister: He befriends a small demon, whom he names Kinako. Okina says they are like siblings, especially after Kinako transforms her ears to look like Yahiko's.

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* BrattyHalfPint: Acts like this mostly with Ashiya.
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* BrattyHalfPint: Acts like this mostly He's a willful troublemaker who bit Zenko just to get Abeno play with Ashiya.
** Although Kinako's exorcism might be a turning point for their relationship
him, and when he was sent to become better.help out in Zenko's temple to reflect on his behaviour, he spends his time there goofing off and eating snacks instead of helping out. He also likes to call Ashiya names.

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* DisappearedDad: He's only met his father once, during a Christmas day when he's three years old.



* ManChild: His high energy, his recklessness, his emotional honesty and naivete has caused Abeno and Zenko to call him a 5-year-old.



* WorkOffTheDebt: How he is forcibly employed at the Mononokean by Abeno.

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* WorkOffTheDebt: How he is forcibly employed at the Mononokean by Abeno.
Abeno after he asked the latter to exorcise the demon haunting him, incurring a debt of 1 million en (the currency of the Underworld).



* FaceOfAThug: Downplayed. Due to his blond hair, stern expression, and facial injury, a couple of kids mistook him as a thug, and continues to refer to him as such throughout the whole chapter.



* KlingonPromotion: The rumor going around in the Underworld about how he got his position as the current master of the Mononokean.

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* KlingonPromotion: The rumor There are rumours going around in the Underworld about how he got his position as that Abeno killed Aoi to gain the current master title of the Mononokean.Master of the Mononokean. Abeno denies this, but the truth of what actually happened to his predecessor has yet to be revealed.



* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Abeno has gold eyes and is a master exorcist.



* CutenessOverload: She takes an instant liking for Kinako (Yahiko's newfound best friend) and wouldn't stop brushing her hair when Yahiko brought her to the temple.



* SugarAndIcePersonality: Comes off as stoic, but ends up befriending both Ashiya and Abeno.

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* Adorkable: Endears almost everyone. To quote Mitsuchigura, "I never get tired of watching Ashiya-dono."

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* Adorkable: {{Adorkable}}: Endears almost everyone. To quote Mitsuchigura, "I never get tired of watching Ashiya-dono."
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* Adorkable: Endears almost everyone. To quote Mitsuchigura, "I never get tired of watching Ashiya-dono."
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* YoungerThanTheyLook: Hanae initially thought that Abeno was older than him and was surprised they were actually the same age. Also Zenko was equally surprised as he was too learn that they're both high school students

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* YoungerThanTheyLook: Hanae initially thought that Abeno was older than him and was surprised they were actually the same age. Also Zenko was equally surprised as he was too to learn that they're both high school students
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* MeaningfulName: His family name comes from ''Ashiya Dōman'', the historical rival of Abe no Seimei.


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* MeaningfulName: His family name comes from [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abe_no_Seimei Abe no Seimei]], a figure roughly analogous to the Merlin of [[KingArthur Arthurian legend]].


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* MeaningfulName: Her family name comes from the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujiwara_clan Fujiwara dynasty]], a family dominant in the politics of Heian-era Japan.

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* YoungerThanTheyLook: Hanae initially thought that Abeno was older than him and was surprised they were actually the same age.

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* YoungerThanTheyLook: Hanae initially thought that Abeno was older than him and was surprised they were actually the same age. Also Zenko was equally surprised as he was too learn that they're both high school students



-->Voiced by: Creator/AyahiTakagaki






-->Voiced by: Creator/IkueOhtani



* EyesAlwaysClosed: His usual expression regardless of his current form. When he opens them he reveals that his red eyes. Tends to open them more than is usual for the trope.

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* EyesAlwaysClosed: His usual expression regardless of his current form. When he opens them he reveals that his dark sclera with red eyes.and gold pupils. Tends to open them more than is usual for the trope.



* {{Youkai}}: His specific species is youko.

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* ForgottenChildhoodFriend: He played with Yahiko while he was lost on a mountain for three days while he was still a child. In the present time he forgot about Yahiko until after they played hide and seek to jog his memory.



* KlingonPromotion: The rumor going around in the Underworld about how he got his position as the current master of the Mononokean.



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!!Yahiko
A youko who used to play with Abeno while he was still a child before being forgotten. Started working at the Seiryuji Temple as an apology for cursing Zenko.

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* BrattyHalfPint: Acts like this mostly with Ashiya.
* LittleBitBeastly: He added fox ears to his human form for Abeno because he thought they were cute. Abeno just tries to back away even with him clinging to his back.
* OutOfCharacterAlert: Sets off Ashiya's suspicions when he refers to him as the Mononokean's servant instead of employee and when he refers to Fuzzy as "Fuzzy" instead of his usual "Hairball".
* VoluntaryShapeShifting: He normally switches between his fox form and his human child form but can transform into other things like when he made himself look like Abeno.
* {{Youkai}}: His specific species is youko.

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* TenderTears: Cries very easily. Abeno even tries to have him put it to use to get the laughing mask. He even says "My tear ducts are weak, I can't control myself."

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*YoungerThanTheyLook: Hanae initially thought that Abeno was older than him and was surprised they were actually the same age.
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* Foil: To Abeno, whether it be in their looks, personality, or methods and mindset for completing a job.

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The only daughter of the head of Seiryuji Temple. She befriends Ashiya and Abeno after Ashiya helps her dad out of demon-related predicament.

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* SheIsNotMyGirlfriend: With Zenko, whose dad is ''very'' protective of his daughter. He assumes Ashiya is Zenko's boyfriend upon their first meeting. Fearing for his life, Ashiya has to correct him.



* CharacterDevelopment: Starts out cold and indifferent towards humans, but Ashiya's humanizing influence on him brings out the compassion for them that Abeno had once given up on.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindows: Blonde hair and golden-yellow eyes.

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* CharacterDevelopment: Starts out cold and indifferent towards humans, but Ashiya's humanizing influence on makes him brings out attempt to bridge the compassion for them that Abeno had once given up on.
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* FirstNameBasis: With Ashiya. Abeno also calls her Zenko, but she calls him by his last name.
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!Main Characters

[[folder:Hanae Ashiya]]
!!Hanae Ashiya

An OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent who initially doesn't believe in demons or spirits. All that changes when he accidentally steps on one and ends up getting forced into working at the Mononokean to pay off his debt. His kindness often brings some trouble to Mononokean.
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* AllLovingHero: While he's reluctant to do so at first, he eventually comes to love and cherish his job at the Mononokean so much that he wants to continue working there even if he pays off his debt one day. Ashiya wants to bridge the understanding between humans and demons, as well as make clients happy, whether they be human or demon.
* BookDumb: Subverted. A dust jacket omake in volume 4 shows that while he failed a quiz, it was likely because his answers were all a space off, rather than not knowing the answers. Conversely, Abeno did pretty well simply by memorizing the textbook.
* BroughtDownToNormal: Temporarily. He [[spoiler:loses the ability to see and hear demons after giving his sight to Tomori briefly]]. He gets better.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindows: Has dark blue hair and blue eyes in color spreads.
* Foil: To Abeno, whether it be in their looks, personality, or methods and mindset for completing a job.
* HairContrastDuo: Inverted with Abeno. Black-haired Ashiya is friendly and kind while blonde Abeno is cynical and grumpy.
* GenderBlenderName: His first name, Hanae, has the word for "flower" in it (probably because his mom is a florist and runs a flower shop). The guys in his class assumed, from his name, that Ashiya was a girl -- until he finally showed up in class; the boys were very disappointed.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Abeno. He gets so unnerved when Abeno ignores him during Egen's visit to their school that he takes his anger out on him and calls him an idiot, only to immediately regret doing so.
* IdiotHero: Not exactly ''dumb,'' but he gets himself into bad situations because he doesn't really think things through. Abeno considers him to be thoughtless.
* {{Keigo}}: Despite being classmates, he speaks politely to Abeno and calls him "Abeno-''san''" due to being his subordinate at the Mononokean. This is played for laughs in a dust jacket omake in volume 3.
-->'''Abeno:''' Our homeroom teacher asked me in a roundabout way if you're so polite to me because I'm blackmailing you.
-->'''Ashiya:''' Oh... So that's why he asked only me if I wanted to switch seats.
-->'''Abeno:''' Your polite language is making people weirdly suspicious, so cut it out.
-->'''Ashiya:''' I can't just suddenly stop speaking that...that way. It's a habit now. See? Anyway, why didn't you just tell him you're not threatening me? How did you respond?
-->'''Abeno:''' "Maybe it's because he owes me money."
-->'''Ashiya:''' '''WHAT?!''' Why would you tell him that...?! Why would you tell him something to make him even ''more'' "weirdly suspicious" about my polite language?!
-->'''Abeno:''' Because he wouldn't stop asking questions.
-->'''Ashiya:''' Oh, no... He's gesturing for me to come from the hallway...!!!
* NiceGuy: Very much so. However, his kindness and somewhat meddlesome behavior often attracts trouble.
* NotSoDifferent: Says he and Abeno are more similar than they are different.
* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: Outside of his ability to see and hear demons, he's undoubtedly one.
* SupportingProtagonist: According to WordOfGod, Abeno carries the weight of the plot, and he was initially supposed to be the protagonist, but Wazawa's editor suggested Ashiya be the protagonist instead. Amusingly, Ashiya was born as a doodle in the margins of Wazawa's early manuscripts.
* TechnicianVersusPerformer: The Performer to Abeno's Technician. Abeno is calculating and efficient, whereas Ashiya is spontaneous and does things not requested by the client, but is nevertheless for the sake of bringing happiness to all parties involved.
* TranquilFury: He rarely gets angry, but when he gets pissed off for real, he shows this, in contrast to Abeno.
* VitriolicBestBuds: He and Abeno are basically vitriolic HeterosexualLifePartners.
* WorkOffTheDebt: How he is forcibly employed at the Mononokean by Abeno.

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[[folder:Haruitsuki Abeno]]
!!Haruitsuki Abeno

The morose master of the Mononokean and Ashiya's classmate. He exorcises demons by opening the gate to the underworld for them.
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* AsleepInClass: Almost always seen sleeping in class. Unless it's lunch, the end of the school day, or during a test, he's probably asleep.
* TheAtoner: Seems to harbor guilt over his role in what happened to the first Master of the Mononokean.
* {{Bishonen}}: Implied. Early on, the girls in class blush when he speaks to them briefly, and Princess Amno takes an instant liking to him upon meeting him.
* BookDumb: Averted. While never said to be particularly smart or dumb, he did well on a quiz because he basically memorized the textbook.
* CharacterDevelopment: Starts out cold and indifferent towards humans, but Ashiya's humanizing influence on him brings out the compassion for them that Abeno had once given up on.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindows: Blonde hair and golden-yellow eyes.
* DeathGlare: When he's annoyed. Ashiya is usually the target of these.
* {{Deuteragonist}}: According to WordOfGod, his character carries the weight of the plot.
* {{Foil}}: To Ashiya. Abeno is stoic and completes a job efficiently, whereas Ashiya is more emotional and often goes and does something not specified in the job request. While this annoys Abeno at times, he concedes that Ashiya is able to make clients happy in part because of this extra meddling.
* HairContrastDuo: With Ashiya. Inverted in that he's blonde but the cynical and grumpy one while black-haired Ashiya is kind and friendly.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Him and Ashiya. They often have petty spats but are basically friends.
* HiddenHeartOfGold: Is typically very grumpy but still helps others. A prime example is when [[spoiler:Ashiya lends his sight to a demon who has lost hers so she can see the world one last time before heading to the underworld. Ashiya regains his sight, but [[BroughtDownToNormal he loses the ability to see and hear demons]]. Abeno ends up visiting the demon and asks if Ashiya will ever regain the ability to see demons, but he tries to put a muzzle on whoever lets it be known that he went out of his way to do this.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Abeno is very curt with humans and says he doesn't particularly care for their wellbeing due to their lack of belief in him, stemming from their inability to see spirits. He's also strict with Ashiya and can be extremely condescending. In spite of all that, he genuinely cares about the demons he exorcises and, deep down, does want humans to believe in and understand the existence of demons. And despite his initial statement that he doesn't care about humans, will not allow them to get hurt because of a demon.
* LastNameBasis: With Ashiya. Though Ashiya calls him "Abeno-''san''." Like Ashiya though, he calls Zenko by her first name.
* NotGoodWithPeople: Of the grumpy variety, though it's downplayed. It's more that he doesn't really care about people, rather than being bad at communicating with them. [[spoiler:This is likely due to the lack of trust people have shown him in the past when he revealed he can see demons. The lack of effort to understand him and demons causes Abeno to give up on trying to ever get others to understand that many demons are in fact very benign.]] It's not until after working with Ashiya that his compassion for humans starts to show.
* OlderThanTheyLook:
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When he thanks Ashiya for a job well done, Ashiya starts freaking out because Abeno usually gets mad at him for speaking out of turn. This also happens when he apologizes to Ashiya and asks him to work at the Mononokean again.
* PerpetualFrowner: Described as "always morose." He does smile a few times, however, and according to the demons who visit him sometimes, they say his expressions have softened comparably from the past.
* RedOniBlueOni: The calm Blue to Ashiya's enthusiastic and headstrong Red, though there are times when they're NotSoDifferent.
* TechnicianVersusPerformer: The Technician to Ashiya's performer. Abeno is calculating and thoughtful, but rarely does anything not requested by the client and works in a more efficient, if not colder manner. Conversely, Ashiya, who is less experienced working with demons than Abeno, is less knowledgeable and often acts in unexpected ways that surprise the clients, but his overbearing nature is borne of good intentions, and completing a task his way often leaves the client happier in the end despite the trouble it might bring initially.
* TsurimeEyes: His sharp eyes give him a more stern image.
* VitriolicBestBuds: He and Ashiya can argue over ''anything,'' but both will help each other when needed -- though Abeno [[HiddenHeartOfGold prefers not to let that be known]].
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!Seiryuji Temple

[[folder:Zenko Fujiwara]]
The only daughter of the head of Seiryuji Temple. She befriends Ashiya and Abeno after Ashiya helps her dad out of demon-related predicament.
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* OlderThanTheyLook: Both Ashiya and Abeno mistaken her for a grade schooler when they first meet her.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: Comes off as stoic, but ends up befriending both Ashiya and Abeno.

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