History Characters / WorldEndSyndrome

* PeekABangs: To highlight his nihilist nature.

Your new classmate and self-proclaimed best friend. He wants to become a fashion designer in the city and fancies himself as a bit of a {{Casanova}}, even though he has had zero luck trying to find a girlfriend.

* KillEmAll: [[spoiler:She's implied to be the killer in the WorstEnding.]]

* FirstGirlWins: Could be considered this instead of Miu, since she's the first heroine you really get to know in Mihate.

[[folder: Saya Kamishiro]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Mitsuki Nakae

The only daughter of the owner of the world-renowned snack food manufacturer, Kamishiro-dou. [[TheAce Her grades are always at the top of her class.]] She's a decent athlete, and even competed in national tennis tournaments during her junior high school days. She is strong-willed and quite prideful, but respects Maimi and Miu's seniority. She speaks her mind and so is constantly arguing with the equally strong-willed Kensuke. She always travels by car with her driver, the elusive [[BattleButler Hattori,]] always at her side.

* AffectionateNickname: Calls Maimi "Lady Maimi."
* BestFriend: Her and Rei, which makes her inability to recognize [[PaperThinDisguise "Hanako"]] even more baffling.
* ChekhovsSkill: Her [[NaginatasAreFeminine naginata]] skill, which she uses to fight off your would-be attackers at the end of her route.
-->'''Mibu:''' I never thought those naginata lessons would come in handy.
* DisappearedDad: Her real father is never seen or mentioned.
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Along with the protagonist in her ending.]]
* NotBloodSiblings: She ends up being not related to the rest of the Kamishiros by blood, but her father still loves her and is grooming her to be his heir over Mibu.
* TheOjou
* RichBitch: Has some of these traits (such as when it comes to food), but attends a normal high school and befriends the club members despite being of lower status than her.
* UnknownRelative: Her and [[spoiler:Rei are sisters,]] but they don't seem to be aware of their relationship to each other.
* WiseBeyondTheirYears: Only 15, but acts much older.

[[folder: Hanako Yamada/Rei Nikaido]]

[[folder: Yukino Otonashi]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ShizukaIto

A 20-year old that works for a publishing company, and is visiting Mihate Town for research. She has a bright attitude and is always optimistic. She recently made her authorial debut after her first article was published in a magazine. She s curious about the mysteries occurring in Mihate Town, and has been running around town looking for clues. She is also an honorary member of the Mystery Club.\\\

[[spoiler:She is actually one of the ''yomibito'' along with Kaori, having died the previous summer in an auto accident.]]

* ButNowIMustGo: In every ending including her own, she leaves town [[spoiler:or is killed]] at the end of the summer. [[spoiler:In the TrueEnding, her soul is sent back to the afterlife.]]
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow
* IntrepidReporter: Why she came to Mihate Town.
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Has the unique distinction of being on the receiving end of this in the worst ending ''and'' the TrueEnding.]]

[[folder: Miu Amana]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ShioriIzawa

One of your classmates. She has a part-time job at her brother's café. She does not express emotions outwardly, which makes her classmates find her unapproachable. She is always at the top of her class in terms of grades. She is the student body president as well as the manager of the Mystery Club. Conversely, she isn't good at sports and has bad rhythm, and can't even perform a simple festival dance. She lost her beloved grandmother last year. Has an older brother named Yamato.

* CatchPhrase: {{Hentai}}.

* DemonSlaying: [[spoiler:She comes from a long line of them, which includes her brother and her relative Ryoko.]]
* FirstGirlWins: Technically, she is the first girl you meet in Mihate.
* HiddenDepths: As Maimi says, she is actually quite talkative, and secretly loves cute things, having had her grandmother make her a princess-style bedroom. She also gets emotional when watching a romantic movie with you.
* MagicalEye
* {{Meido}}
* MysteriousWaif
* PsychicLink: A trait all women in her family share.
* RedHerring: [[spoiler:The BadEnding leads you to believe that she's the killer[[note]]implied to be Kaori[[/note]], but she isn't.]]
* {{Sleepyhead}}
* StudentCouncilPresident
* SugarAndIcePersonality: Mostly ice to everyone, but sugar to Maimi and the protagonist (on her route).

[[folder: Kensuke Asagi]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YoshitakaYamaya

Your new classmate and self-proclaimed best friend. He wants to become a fashion designer in the city and fancies himself as a bit of a {{Casanova}}, even though he has had zero luck trying to find a girlfriend.

* BigEater
* DelinquentHair
* GenkiGuy: Always cheerful and cracking jokes.
* PluckyComicRelief
* ShooOutTheClowns: He is not present during the climax of any of the girl's routes, but he usually appears during the epilogue and in the TrueEnding.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Although most of the Mystery Club end up at least tolerating him, if not warming up to him.

[[folder: Yamato Amana]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ChiharuSawashiro

Miu's older brother and owner of the café ''Pastiche.''

* BewareTheNiceOnes: He's a nice guy, but also [[spoiler:the leader of a yomibito-slaying group and has a TortureCellar in his basement.]]
* BigBrotherInstinct: PlayedForLaughs when he chokes you out for bringing Miu into your room.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Like his sister.
* DemonSlaying: [[spoiler:He comes from a long line of them, which includes his younger sister and relative Ryoko.]]
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[[folder: Mibu Kamishiro]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YusukeShirai

Saya's older brother and heir apparent to the Kamishiro corporation.

[[folder: Kaori Yamashiro]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ManamiNumakura

She teaches social studies at Mihate High School, and her beauty attracts the gaze of all the male members of the student body. Kensuke calls her a succubus, given her blatant displays of adult charm. She established the Mystery Club, officially known as the Tribal Studies Research Club, to uncover the mysteries of the world. Her young adult romance novel, "Worldend", is based on Mihate Town's Yomibito legend, and it became a nationwide best-seller.\\\

[[spoiler:She is actually one of the ''yomibito'' along with Yukino, having been killed by Mibu earlier.]]

* HotForTeacher: Just look at her.
* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: The protagonist appeals to her to remember [[spoiler:her love for Mibu so she can return to the dead peacefully, instead of being forced back by Yamato.]]
* {{Irony}}: [[spoiler:She wrote a book about the yomibito legend and ended up becoming part of it herself.]]
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:She is sent back to the afterlife by the Amanas once she is revealed to be a yomibito.]]
* KillEmAll: [[spoiler:She's implied to be the killer in the WorstEnding.]]
* ThePowerOfLove: It is because of this she is able to [[spoiler:voluntarily return to the dead, instead of being forcibly banished there by the Amanas.]]
* UndyingLoyalty: She still [[spoiler:loves Mibu once she regains her memories, even though he had killed her in a fit of rage.]]

[[folder: Ryoko Ryuzaki]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Hiromi Ra

A local detective. She drives a sports car and seems suspicious of you.
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* AffectionateNickname: She refers to Miu as "Animenow".
** Yukino also refers to her as "my [[TheWatson Watson]]."
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow
* FairCop
* SecretIdentity: [[spoiler:She is also part of the Amana clan and works with Yamato and Miu to slay yomibitos.]]

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair

* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Green Hair]]

* UnknownRelative: Her and [[spoiler:Rei are half sisters,]] but they don't seem to be aware of their relationship to each other.

* BestFriend: With Saya. [[spoiler:They're actually half sisters that share a mother.]]

* UnknownRelative: Her and [[spoiler:Saya are half sisters,]] but they don't seem to be aware of their relationship to each other.

You, the protagonist of the story, a second-year high school student who transferred to the school in Mihate Town. Has a dark past and has lost sight of life. [[spoiler: He is actually Sora Otonashi, Yukino's younger brother.]]

* ByronicHero: A very brooding and withdrawn person, often observing life with a fatalistic viewpoint and a streak of nihilism, declaring that "none of it matters" and that praying to the gods is worthless. Despite this, he feels tremendous guilt over [[spoiler: causing his sister's death]] and shows his softer side once he opens up to his LoveInterest.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler: He moved to Mihate after causing the death of his sister in a vehicle accident.]]

* HelloInsertNameHere: He can be named whatever you like, but [[spoiler: his real name is Sora Otonashi]].

* TookALevelInCynic: [[spoiler: The extreme backlash and abuse he received from causing his sister's death, in both real life and online, caused him to become hard-hearted and nihilistic.]]

[[spoiler: She is also Hikaru Tsukioka, the talk show host of Mihate Town's local nighttime radio program, "Worldend Syndrome."]]

* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: In the Worst End, and implied in her own ending.]]

* SexualExtortion: [[spoiler: Mibu]] tries to do this to her.

* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Along with the protagonist in her ending.]]

* UnknownRelative: Her and [[spoiler: Rei are half sisters,]] but they don't seem to be aware of their relationship to each other.

* BestFriend: With Saya. [[spoiler: They're actually half sisters that share a mother.]]

* UnknownRelative: Her and [[spoiler: Saya are half sisters,]] but they don't seem to be aware of their relationship to each other.

[[spoiler: She is actually one of the ''yomibito'' along with Kaori, having died the previous summer in an auto accident.]]

* ButNowIMustGo: In every ending including her own, she leaves town [[spoiler: or is killed]] at the end of the summer. [[spoiler: In the TrueEnding, her soul is sent back to the afterlife.]]

* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Has the unique distinction of being on the receiving end of this in the worst ending ''and'' the TrueEnding.]]

* DemonSlaying: [[spoiler: She comes from a long line of them, which includes her brother and her relative Ryoko.]]

* RedHerring: [[spoiler: The BadEnding leads you to believe that she's the killer[[note]]implied to be Kaori[[/note]], but she isn't.]]

* BewareTheNiceOnes: He's a nice guy, but also [[spoiler: the leader of a yomibito-slaying group and has a TortureCellar in his basement.]]

* DemonSlaying: [[spoiler: He comes from a long line of them, which includes his younger sister and relative Ryoko.]]

[[folder: Mibu Kamashiro]]

Saya's older brother and heir apparent to the Kamashiro corporation.

* BigBad: [[spoiler: Nearly all the bad things that happen in the game can be attributed to him.]]

* IfICantHaveYou: [[spoiler: He strangles Kaori for breaking up with him.]]
* SanitySlippage: He completely ''loses'' it when [[spoiler: Kaori breaks up with him.]] Although one has to wonder how sane he was in the first place.

* SerialKiller: [[spoiler: By the start of the game, has killed at least three women - Kaori and two teenage girls - and if he'd had his way, he would've killed Yukino, Miu, and Rei as well.]]

[[spoiler: She is actually one of the ''yomibito'' along with Yukino, having been killed by Mibu earlier.]]

* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: The protagonist appeals to her to remember [[spoiler: her love for Mibu so she can return to the dead peacefully, instead of being forced back by Yamato.]]
* {{Irony}}: [[spoiler: She wrote a book about the yomibito legend and ended up becoming part of it herself.]]
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: She is sent back to the afterlife by the Amanas once she is revealed to be a yomibito.]]
* KillEmAll: [[spoiler: She's implied to be the killer in the WorstEnding.]]
* ThePowerOfLove: It is because of this she is able to [[spoiler: voluntarily return to the dead, instead of being forcibly banished there by the Amanas.]]
* UndyingLoyalty: She still [[spoiler: loves Mibu once she regains her memories, even though he had killed her in a fit of rage.]]

* SecretIdentity: [[spoiler: She is also part of the Amana clan and works with Yamato and Miu to slay yomibitos.]]

* YourCheatingHeart

[[folder:Yukino Otonashi]]

[[folder:Miu Amana]]

* SecretIdentity: [[spoiler: She is also part of the Amana clan and works with Yamato and Miu to slay yomibitos.]

* SecretIdentity: [[spoiler: She is also part of the Amana clan, specifically the yomibito-slaying group Great Eagle.]]

* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Although most of the Mystery Club end up at least tolerating him.

* TheFriendThatNobodyLikes: Although most of the Mystery Club end up at least tolerating him.

[[folder:Kensuke Asagi]]

* LargeHam: When he reveals his true nature.

* SanitySlippage: He completely ''loses'' it when [[spoiler: Kaori breaks up with him]], although one has to wonder how sane he was in the first place.

* StoryBranching: The only route where he ''doesn't'' come off as an abusive, misogynist, murderous {{Jerkass}} is Saya's.

[[folder:Kaori Yamashiro]]

* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: She is sent back to the afterlife by the Amanas once she is revealed to be a yomibito.]]

* HotForTeacher: Just look at her.

* StoryBranching: The only route where he ''doesn't'' come off as an abusive, power-hungry, murderous {{Jerkass}} is Saya's.

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* RedHerring: [[spoiler: The BadEnding leads you to believe that she's the killer, but she isn't - it's implied to be Kaori.]]