| 1 | Characters in ''Anime/EighteenIf''. Work in progress. |
| 2 | ---- |
| 3 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 4 | |
| 5 | !Protagonists |
| 6 | [[folder:Haruto Tsukishiro]] |
| 7 | !!Haruto Tsukishiro |
| 8 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/haruto_tsukishiro.jpg]] |
| 9 | !!! '''Voiced by:''' Creator/NobunagaShimazaki (Japanese), Creator/RiccoFajardo (English) |
| 10 | The protagonist. A boy trapped in the world of dreams, Haruto must follow the instructions of both Lily and Professor Kanzaki to return to the real world. |
| 11 | ---- |
| 12 | * AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: [[spoiler:Accepts to go with Lily/Eve into God's realm in the finale, even when given the opportunity to return to the real world.]] |
| 13 | * BlueIsHeroic: Blue is the most prominent color in his outfit. |
| 14 | * ButNowIMustGo: [[spoiler:In the finale, he willingly accepts the end of his mortal life and goes to Heaven. He still promises to return to visit, though.]] |
| 15 | * TheChosenOne: [[spoiler:Lily has been keeping him from waking up because she thinks he can kill Eve before the latter's awakening destroys the world. The final episode even implies he is an incarnation of [[UsefulNotes/{{Christianity}} Adam]].]] |
| 16 | * CluelessChickMagnet: Doesn't seem to be aware some of the Witches have fallen in love with him. |
| 17 | * ConvenientComa: [[spoiler:He is comatose in the real world.]] |
| 18 | * CovertPervert: [[spoiler:Lily outright calls him a pervert when finding out he pretended to be a girl just to be near Misaki.]] |
| 19 | * DontSaySuchStupidThings: To awaken Yuko from her sleep, Haruto bluntly tells her to stop trying to be the person everyone expect her to be and search for her own happiness. |
| 20 | * GenderBender: [[spoiler:He can do this, as shown in episode 9, to get Misaki's attention.]] |
| 21 | * GoodIsNotSoft: A friendly, sociable person who [[spoiler:doesn't shy away from killing remorseless criminals.]] |
| 22 | * TheHeroDies: [[spoiler:As he departs to {{Heaven}}, his physical body dies.]] |
| 23 | * HiddenDepths: As revealed in episode 9, he is actually a fan of [[IdolSinger Misaki]]. [[spoiler:He even infiltrates Misaki's academy ''[[GenderBender as a girl]]'' just to get near her.]] |
| 24 | * PayEvilUntoEvil: When he finds out Mana's victims are the same people who horribly killed her family and planned to do same to her and continue their killings elsewhere, [[spoiler:not only does he let Mana kill them, he even personally kills the last murderer when he attempts to fight back.]] |
| 25 | * PragmaticHero: One hand, he can be nice and polite to anyone who can help return him and even sympathize with other people's problems. On the other hand, he has no problem with [[spoiler:killing remorseless criminal in a gruesome manner.]] |
| 26 | * UnfazedEveryman: Haruto is not exactly surprised by the fact that he is trapped in a dream world populated by witches. He just goes along what with Lily and Kanzaki tell him because there is no other alternative. [[spoiler:He also has no problem with killing.]] |
| 27 | [[/folder]] |
| 28 | |
| 29 | [[folder:Lily]] |
| 30 | !!Lily |
| 31 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lily_15.jpg]] |
| 32 | !!! '''Voiced by:''' Creator/KaoriNazuka (Japanese), Creator/AlexisTipton (English) |
| 33 | A mysterious girl Haruto meets inside the dream world. |
| 34 | ---- |
| 35 | * AlternateSelf: [[spoiler:She is actually an Eve from the past, before she ate the Forbidden Fruit.]] |
| 36 | * TheChooserOfTheOne: [[spoiler:She has been keeping Haruto in the dream world so he can kill Eve. Whether he is really Adam or not is never confirmed.]] |
| 37 | * MysticalWaif: Appears frequently in Haruto's dreams, providing him with an exposition to the unknown aspects of the dream world. |
| 38 | * MysticalWhiteHair: Haruto even says her hair is her most defining feature. |
| 39 | * SplitPersonalityMerge: [[spoiler:With Eve in the final episode.]] |
| 40 | * TheSpook: Nobody knows what is she is, only that Haruto is her "brother". Or at least, that's what she says. [[spoiler:She is actually a past version of Eve.]] |
| 41 | [[/folder]] |
| 42 | |
| 43 | [[folder:Katsumi Kanzaki]] |
| 44 | !!Katsumi Kanzaki |
| 45 | [[quoteright:170:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/katsumi_kanzaki_cat.jpg]] |
| 46 | [[quoteright:200:[[labelnote:Click here to see him in the real world]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/katsumi_kanzaki.jpg]][[/labelnote]] |
| 47 | !!! '''Voiced by:''' Creator/TakehitoKoyasu (Japanese), Creator/JMichaelTatum (English) |
| 48 | A scientist who investigates the dream world to find a cure for his sister Yurina, one of the Witches. |
| 49 | ---- |
| 50 | * CatFolk: His dream world avatar. Haruto is oddly disappointed to find out that he's not really a cat person in the real world. |
| 51 | * TheConscience: Attempts to be one for Haruto, encouraging him to stop Mana's killings, even if his victims had it coming. [[spoiler:It doesn't take.]] |
| 52 | * FindTheCure: His sister Yurina has Sleeping Beauty Syndrome and he has been looking for a way to awaken her. |
| 53 | * MySisterIsOffLimits: Loses his cool when he sees Haruto kissing Yurina. To be fair, it was the only way to save her from Eve. |
| 54 | * TheProfessor: At least, that's how Haruto calls him. Kanzaki sees Haruto's journey as an opportunity to further his research. |
| 55 | [[/folder]] |
| 56 | |
| 57 | !Witches |
| 58 | [[folder:Yuko Sakurabe / The Witch of Thunder]] |
| 59 | !!Yuko Sakurabe |
| 60 | !!! '''Voiced by:''' Creator/AyaEndo (Japanese), Creator/MonicaRial (English) |
| 61 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yukosakurabe.jpg]] |
| 62 | The first Witch Haruto meets in the dream world. |
| 63 | ---- |
| 64 | * AntiVillain: Despite her anger and desire to play, Yuko is actually a sad girl whose heart was broken after a cruel joke by her fellow students. Haruto helps her move past that hardship and allows her to wake up. |
| 65 | * RedBaron: The Witch of Thunder. |
| 66 | * StarterVillain: The first Witch Haruto comes overcome in his journey. |
| 67 | [[/folder]] |
| 68 | |
| 69 | [[folder:Mana Hayashida]] |
| 70 | !!Mana Hayashida |
| 71 | !!! '''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuShimamura (Japanese), Creator/MorganGarrett (English) |
| 72 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/manahayashida.jpg]] |
| 73 | A Witch that stalks a trio of high school boys who killed her family and got away with it. |
| 74 | ---- |
| 75 | * FreudianExcuse: A trio of seemingly good people killed her family ForTheEvulz and received light sentences for being minors. |
| 76 | * {{Revenge}}: Against her family's murderers. |
| 77 | * [[UnscrupulousHero Unscrupulous Heroine]]: Brutal as she might be, her victims aren't saints either. [[spoiler:After Haruto helps her kill the last murderer, she thanks him.]] |
| 78 | [[/folder]] |
| 79 | |
| 80 | [[folder:Kayo Sugisaki / The Witch of First Love]] |
| 81 | !!Kayo Sugisaki |
| 82 | !!! '''Voiced by:''' Creator/NaoTamura (Japanese), Creator/JeannieTirado (English) |
| 83 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kayosugisaki.jpg]] |
| 84 | A girl who suffers a terminal disease. After meeting Haruto in the dream world, she becomes the third Witch and develops feelings for him. |
| 85 | ---- |
| 86 | * DyingDeclarationOfLove: Towards Haruto. |
| 87 | * DyingDream: [[spoiler:Episode 3 turns out to be this for her.]] |
| 88 | * GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler:The last thing she does before dying is smile at Haruto and declare her love for him.]] |
| 89 | * NiceGirl: A genuinenly sweet and kind girl and the first Witch who is not hostile towards Haruto, [[spoiler:making her death all the sadder.]] |
| 90 | * OurGhostsAreDifferent: [[spoiler:She can manifest in the real world as a ghost to help the former Witches find Haruto's comatose body.]] |
| 91 | * SoHappyTogether: She overheard Haruto's conversation with Kanzaki about her condition and decides to spend her last moments with Haruto as happily as possible. |
| 92 | [[/folder]] |
| 93 | |
| 94 | [[folder:Airi Kojima / The Witch of Gluttony]] |
| 95 | !!Airi Kojima |
| 96 | !!! '''Voiced by:''' Creator/AiKakuma (Japanese), Creator/CaitlinGlass (English) |
| 97 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/airikojima.jpg]] |
| 98 | The fourth Witch. Airi is an amateur model who was dumped by her boyfriend over a slimmer underclassman model. She gained an eating disorder following this. |
| 99 | ---- |
| 100 | * SupremeChef: Kanzaki certainly loves her curry. |
| 101 | * WeightWoe: After her boyfriend dumps her for gaining weight, she develops bulimia in her attempt to become a model. With Haruto's help, she eventually gets over it. |
| 102 | [[/folder]] |
| 103 | |
| 104 | [[folder:Mirei Saegusa / The Witch of Ordinariness]] |
| 105 | !!Mirei Saegusa |
| 106 | !!! '''Voiced by:''' Creator/AzumiAsakura (Japanese), Creator/TiaBallard (English) |
| 107 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mireisaegusa.jpg]] |
| 108 | A former ice skater who develps Sleeping Beauty Syndrome after losing a major competition. In her dreams, she simply wants to have a normal life. |
| 109 | ---- |
| 110 | * AnArmAndALeg: {{Subverted|Trope}}. She attempts to cut off her leg with a fire ax if it means not having to skate again but Sleeping Beauty Syndrome hit her at the last moment. |
| 111 | * HopeSpot: When she wakes up, it looks she'll be taking up ice-skating again... [[spoiler:no wait, she's an old lady now. Never mind.]] |
| 112 | * IJustWantToBeNormal: Her entire motivation is to have a completely normal and mundane life, which she feels she couldn't have because of her rigorous schedule. Subverted later on, as Haruto makes her realize that, deep down, she wants to be [[IJustWantToBeSpecial special]]. |
| 113 | * PlotRelevantAgeUp: [[spoiler:She wakes up as an old lady, not as the teenager we saw in the dream world. It's not explained if she spent a long time in a coma or it was a side effect of the Sleeping Beauty Syndrome.]] |
| 114 | * TradeYourPassionForGlory: Her choice to abandon ice-skating is partially to {{avert|edTrope}} this. She felt the constant pressue from sponsors, fans and trainers taking the fun out of ice-skating. |
| 115 | [[/folder]] |
| 116 | |
| 117 | [[folder:Natsuki Kamikawa]] |
| 118 | !!Natsuki Kamikawa |
| 119 | !!! '''Voiced by:''' Creator/MisatoFukuen (Japanese), Creator/JillHarris (English) |
| 120 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/natsukikamikawa.jpg]] |
| 121 | An {{otaku}} and bullying victim who uses her dreams as a way to escape her torments in real life and live out her fantasy as an anime heroine. |
| 122 | ---- |
| 123 | * FallenHeroine: At first, she uses her dreams to become an UsefulNotes/{{Onmyodo}} mage and fight evil spirits. As she remembers the trauma she endured in the real world, she uses her powers to bring suffering to her former tormentors. |
| 124 | * {{Otaku}}: Her dreams are reflections of her preferences in anime. |
| 125 | * SheWhoFightsMonsters: Haruto and Kanzaki tell her that, by using her dreams to torment her former bullies, she has become no better than them. It gets worse when the curses she casts on them start targeting innocent people. |
| 126 | [[/folder]] |
| 127 | |
| 128 | [[folder:Nene Higashiyama]] |
| 129 | !!Nene Higashiyama |
| 130 | !!! '''Voiced by:''' Creator/InoriMinase (Japanese), Creator/LaraWoodhull (English) |
| 131 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nenehigashiyama.jpg]] |
| 132 | A girl who plans to punish her friend Pol's betrayal by destroying his kingdom. |
| 133 | ---- |
| 134 | * {{Revenge}}: She plans to destroy Pol's kingdom [[spoiler:because he ordered Pot's assassination]]. |
| 135 | * WeUsedToBeFriends: With Pol, [[spoiler:before he killed Pot]]. |
| 136 | [[/folder]] |
| 137 | |
| 138 | [[folder:Sono]] |
| 139 | !!Sono |
| 140 | !!! '''Voiced by:''' Creator/FumikoOrikasa (Japanese), Creator/MeganShipman (English) |
| 141 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sono.jpg]] |
| 142 | A deaf-mute girl who got buried underneath rubble after an earthquake. |
| 143 | ---- |
| 144 | * DisabilitySuperpower: In the dream world, she speaks in a frequency Haruto is not used to, which he rectifies by using his headphones. |
| 145 | * InspirationallyDisadvantaged: She is mute and deaf, but can live a normal life and has a dog. Isn't that inspiring? |
| 146 | * OnlyOneName: We never learn her last name. |
| 147 | * ThrowingOffTheDisability: She can speak in the dream world, but Haruto has to use his headphones to understand her. |
| 148 | [[/folder]] |
| 149 | |
| 150 | [[folder:Misaki / The Witch of Youthful Beauty]] |
| 151 | !!Misaki |
| 152 | !!! '''Voiced by:''' Creator/EmiNitta (Japanese), Creator/DawnMBennett (English) |
| 153 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/misaki_94.jpg]] |
| 154 | An IdolSinger who almost got killed by a LoonyFan and fell into the dream world. |
| 155 | ---- |
| 156 | * {{Dominatrix}}: In her "The Witch of Youthful Beauty" form, she becomes a smug, domineering, and [[WhipOfDominance whip-toting]] woman who enjoys demeaning and humiliating those she couldn't in the real world. She even starts doing a NoblewomansLaugh. |
| 157 | * DudeMagnet: As expected from an idol, she has several male admirers. |
| 158 | * EveryoneHasStandards: [[spoiler:When her students capture Haruto and urge her to punish him, she draws the line at ColdBloodedTorture.]] |
| 159 | * HeroWorshipper: In episode 11, she reveals her admiration of Yurina. |
| 160 | * IdolSinger: {{Deconstructed|CharacterArchetype}}. Misaki is under ContractualPurity and everything she does is under constant scrutiny from the media. Her focus episode starts when one of her fans, unable to distinguish the idol from the real person, attacks her. |
| 161 | * LovelyAngels: With Yurina in episode 11 after the latter is freed from Eve's thrall. |
| 162 | * NearDeathExperience: In the beginning of the episode, a fan attacks her with a knife and blood is shown onscreen. [[spoiler:When she returns to her real world, [[NoOneCouldSurviveThat she is no worse for wear]].]] |
| 163 | * OnlyOneName: We never learn her last name. |
| 164 | * SlutShaming: Her colleagues often shame her for the fact all the producers fawn over her, and like to imply she's sleeping with them. |
| 165 | * WhipOfDominance: As "The Witch of Youthful Beauty", she becomes the {{Dominatrix}}-coded head of the "Nightmare Idol School" and starts carrying a whip with her, mercilessly using it on the others to "discipline" them. |
| 166 | [[/folder]] |
| 167 | |
| 168 | [[folder:Hanako Sumitomo]] |
| 169 | !!Hanako Sumitomo |
| 170 | !!! '''Voiced by:''' Shiho Nanba (Japanese), Creator/BrynApprill (English) |
| 171 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hanakosumitomo.jpg]] |
| 172 | A famous blogger who refuses to escape from the dream world. |
| 173 | ---- |
| 174 | * VoluntaryShapeshifting: Her observed forms include a fairy and a mermaid. |
| 175 | * MrSmith: Some characters, even herself, refer to her as "Jane Doe". |
| 176 | [[/folder]] |
| 177 | |
| 178 | [[folder:Yurina Kanzaki]] |
| 179 | !!Yurina Kanzaki |
| 180 | !!! '''Voiced by:''' Creator/NaoTouyama (Japanese), Creator/BrinaPalencia (English) |
| 181 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yurinakanzaki.jpg]] |
| 182 | Professor Kanzaki's sister and the last Witch. Fomerly an idol the same as Misaki, she contracted the Sleeping Beauty Syndrome and became the last Witch protecting Eve. |
| 183 | ---- |
| 184 | * {{Brainwashed}}: By Eve in episode 11. |
| 185 | * TheDragon: Of all the Witches in the series, she is the only one serving Eve, albeit unwillingly. |
| 186 | * EvilSoundsDeep: Creator/NaoTouyama uses a lower voice to voice Yurina in her brainwashed state. |
| 187 | * LovelyAngels: With Misaki in episode 11 after being freed from Eve's thrall. |
| 188 | * PureIsNotGood: Eve is obsessed with purity and virginity, using Yurina's ContractualPurity to keep her under her thrall. |
| 189 | * StageName: [[XtremeKoolLetterz Yureena]]. |
| 190 | * VirginPower: Eve manipulates Yurina through her virginal purity. Once Haruto "soils" her with a kiss, Eve releases her. |
| 191 | [[/folder]] |
| 192 | |
| 193 | !Others |
| 194 | [[folder:Eve]] |
| 195 | !!Eve |
| 196 | !!! '''Voiced by:''' Creator/AyakoKawasumi (Japanese), Creator/LuciChristian (English) |
| 197 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/eve_2.jpg]] |
| 198 | Yes, ''[[UsefulNotes/{{Christianity}} that]]'' Eve. After being cast out of Paradise, Eve felt into a deep slumber that supposedly created the world and humanity. If she awakens, it would mean TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt. |
| 199 | ---- |
| 200 | * AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: [[spoiler:After merging with Lily, her missing half, she decides to return to Heaven and asks Haruto to come with her, to which he accepts.]] |
| 201 | * BerserkButton: Anything that soils purity, as seen when Haruto kisses Yurina. |
| 202 | * BigBad: The primary source of the conflict in the series. |
| 203 | * PureIsNotGood: According to Lily, Eve is obsessed with purity. |
| 204 | * RedEyesTakeWarning: In episode 11, her eyes glowed red while controlling Yurina. |
| 205 | * SplitPersonalityMerge: [[spoiler:With Lily in the final episode.]] |
| 206 | * StrawFeminist: She hates that God created women to be subservient to men. |
| 207 | [[/folder]] |
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