List of Avenged Characters

Here are all the characters, who accessed the Hell Link and were subsequently avenged by Ai Enma. Characters who were sent to hell by someone else after being avenged will not be counted.

Mayumi Hashimoto

Mayumi Hashimoto (橋本 真由美, Hashimoto Mayumi) is the first main female protagonist of Hell Girl. Mayumi is the class representative and is very well-liked and trusted by everyone. The charity money that the class has collected is thus given to her for keeping safe. But it disappears and she can't find it anymore. Her classmate, Aya Kuroda, then bullies her and threatens to reveal how unreliable she really is. She is then commanded around and has to follow Aya's orders. She is tormented by her and even forced to steal money from her mother in order to pay her.

Mayumi contacted Hell Girl hoping to be saved. On a night out, Mayumi was forced to try and pick up an older guy who could take them out for dinner. She didn't like it and ran away. But the others already got a photo of her and the man and blackmailed her with it. They even sent the picture to her teacher, who lost all his trust in her. Mayumi decided to finally avenge herself and pulled the red thread. She became happy again, as noted by her friend, after Aya's disappearance. She knew she would have to go to hell but kept her head high.

• Appears in: Season 1, Episode 1
• Voiced by: Kana Ueda (Japanese), Laura Bailey (English)

• Etymology:
  • The name Mayumi means "real, genuine" (真) (ma), "reason, case, cause" (由) (yu) and "beautiful" (美) (mi).
  • Mayumi's surname Hashimoto means "bridge" (橋) (hashi) and "base, root, origin, source" (本) (moto).

Ryouko Takamura

Ryouko Takamura (鷹村 涼子, Takamura Ryōko) is the second main female protagonist of Hell Girl. A beautiful young high school student, she was terrorized for a year by a mysterious stalker. She would receive numerous and disturbing phone calls, emails, and gifts from the stalker in an attempt to get her attention. She would later learn that it was the same police investigator assigned to finding her stalker who was behind everything and would later kidnap her. At her breaking point, Ryouko breaks the thread in a panic and Detective Kisaragi is sent to Hell. After entering the contract, Ryouko is shown to be upset that she will be going to Hell when she dies.

• Appears in: Season 1, Episode 2
• Voiced by: Ai Shimizu (Japanese), Monica Rial (English)

• Etymology:
  • The name Ryouko means "cool, refreshing" (涼) (ryou) and "child" (子) (ko).
  • Ryouko's surname Takamura means "hawk, falcon" (鷹) (taka) and "town, village" (村) (mura).

Daisuke Iwashita

Daisuke Iwashita (岩下 大輔, Iwashita Daisuke) is the third and first main male protagonist of Hell Girl. Members of the high school baseball team, he was the best friend of Shinichi Muroi who was killed by Hanagasa after he beat him with a bat, he asked for revenge after being framed as the murderer, but no one believed him. He tried to talk things out to Hanagasa, but the latter didn't even feel sorry for what he has done thus making Daisuke pull the string.

• Appears in: Season 1, Episode 3
• Voiced by: Wataru Hatano (Japanese), Kevin Connolly (English)

• Etymology:
  • The name Daisuke means "big, great" (大) (dai) and "help" (輔) (suke).
  • Daisuke's surname Iwashita means "rock" (岩) (iwa) and "under, below" (下) (shita).

Junko Kanno

Junko Kanno (菅野 純子, Kan'no Junko) rushed her beloved dog Candy to Dr. Yoshiyuki Honjou's pet hospital, but the vet did nothing to save the dying dog as he was engrossed in a phone conversation. Junko and Dr. Honjo's assistant wanted to prove that he is an abusive vet, but he catches them and insults Candy and all the other pets in his clinic. Junko, wanting justice for her dog and other pets, sends the horrible vet to Hell. Despite wanting to avenge her pet, Junko is sad that she will not be able to be with Candy and her parents in Heaven.

• Appears in: Season 1, Episode 4
• Voiced by: Satomi Arai (Japanese), Leah Clark (English)

• Etymology:
  • The name Junko means "pure, clean, simple" (純) (jun) and "child" (子) (ko).
  • Junko's surname Kanno means "sedge" (菅) (kan) and "field, wilderness" (野) (no).

Misato Tamura

Misato Tamura (田村 美沙里, Tamura Misato) was under a lot of pressure from her boss Riho Kaifu, who used Misato to hack into Hell Correspondence to no success, mostly because Riho didn't know how to use a computer, despite running a famous company that uses computers. Misato uncovered some video evidence of Riho hiring a hitman to kill a man who threatened to expose Riho's secret. Misato was going to hand the evidence to the police, but Riho sends the hitman after her. Misato made a contract with Ai to save herself from being killed.

• Appears in: Season 1, Episode 5
• Voiced by: Ayako Kawasumi (Japanese), Didi Duron (English)

• Etymology:
  • The name Misato means "beautiful" (美) (mi), "sand" (沙) (sa) and "village" (里) (to).
  • Misato's surname Tamura means "field, rice paddy" (田) (ta) and "town, village" (村) (mura).

Haruka Yasuda

Haruka Yasuda's (安田 遥, Yasuda Haruka) mother, Keiko Yasuda, was an accidental witness of seeing their neighbor, Namiko Todaka, committing adultery. Ever since, Namiko wanted to keep Keiko quiet and went to extreme lengths to torture Keiko, going as far as hiring a man to rape her and attempt to kill her by setting on the gas in the house. Ai Enma lets Haruka witness these atrocities by looking into her mother's memories. Wanting to save her family, Haruka wanted to help her mother be free of the monster who was Namiko and decided to send her to Hell. Although happy to see that her mother was doing better afterwards, Haruka wonders if what she did was right.

• Appears in: Season 1, Episode 6
• Voiced by: Chiwa Sato (Japanese), Kelley Johnson (English)

• Etymology:
  • The name Haruka means "distant, remote" (遥).
  • Haruka's surname Yasuda means "peace, quiet" (安) (yasu) and "field, rice paddy" (田) (ta/da).

Kaoruko Kurushima

Kaoruko Kurushima (来島 薫子, Kurushima Kaoruko) Kaoruko was targeted by her co-star, Ayaka Kurenai, who was jealous of her receiving attention from Ayaka's adopted mother Midori Kurenai. Ayaka had contacted Ai Enma first in hopes of sending her adopted mother to Hell but after getting two of her friends to kidnap Kaoruko and forced her to drink a liquid that destroyed her voice, Kaoruko accepted a deal with Ai. Kaoruko pulled her string first and rendered Ayaka's contract void before she could use the doll. Kaoruko sent Ayaka to Hell for ruining her voice and ruining her chance of achieving her dream of becoming an actress.

• Appears in: Season 1, Episode 7
• Voiced by: Marina Inoue (Japanese), Kim Whalen (English)

• Etymology:
  • The name Kaoruko means "fragrance, fragrant" (薫) (kaoru) and "child" (子) (ko).
  • Kaoruko's surname Kurushima means "come/coming, due, next, cause, become, since" (来) (kuru) and "island" (島) (shima).

Chie Tanuma

Chie Tanuma (田沼 千恵, Tanuma Chie) Chie's best friend Yuko had been pushed off a balcony by her boyfriend Goro Ishizu, putting her in a coma. Chie wanted to avenge her best friend by sending Goro to Hell and attempted to confront Goro but only became infuriated when she believed that he not only didn't care about what happened to Yuko but that he said he was actually in love with her instead. When he attempted to strangle her, Chie pulled the thread.

• Appears in: Season 1, Episode 8
• Voiced by: Yuki Matsuoka (Japanese), Elise Baughman (English)

• Etymology:
  • The name Chie means "thousand" (千) (chi) and "favor, benefit" (恵) (e).
  • Chie's surname Tanuma means "field, rice paddy" (田) (ta) and "swamp, pond, bog, lake" (沼) (numa).

Yuka Kasuga

Yuka Kasuga (春日 由香, Kasuga Yuka) Both Yuka and her sister Hiromi Kasuga worked hard to save enough money to open their own bakery. However, a colleague of their late father, Shinya Morisaki, betrayed them by stealing Hiromi's recipes and forcing their shop into foreclosure. Yuka confronted him, who revealed that he was rejected by Hiromi and thus wanted to ruin her as revenge. Yuka avenged her sister and their dream by sending Morisaki to Hell. Even knowing what awaits her after she dies, Yuka remains hopeful that she and Hiromi will open another bakery.

• Appears in Season 1, Episode 9
• Voiced by: Rina Satou (Japanese), Trina Nishimura (English)

• Etymology:
  • The name Yuka means "reason, case, cause" (由) (yu) and "fragrance, fragrant" (香) (ka).
  • Yuka's surname Kasuga means "spring" (春) (ka) and "sun, day" (日) (suka/suga).

Minami Shibuya

Minami Shibuya (渋谷 みなみ, Shibuya Minami) was betrayed by her so-called friend Shiori Akasaka who pretended to be her friend. Minami gets the straw doll to send Shiori to Hell. When the two girls appeared to make amends after Shiori had been treated the same as she had done to Minami, Minami decides not to use the doll. Unfortunately, Shiori forced her to do it, thinking it would curse others, and thus Shiori was sent to Hell. Minami realized that Shiori never cared about her but hopes that they could be friends once together in Hell.

• Appears in Season 1, Episode 10
• Voiced by: Sawa Ishige (Japanese), Brittney Karbowski (English)

• Etymology:
  • The name Minami is written in hiragana (みなみ), which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji (美波, 南 or 美海), it could possibly mean:
  • 美波 - "beautiful" (美) (mi) and "wave, breaker" (波) (nami).
  • 南 - "south".
  • 美海 - "beautiful" (美) (mi) and "sea, ocean" (海) (nami).
• Minami's surname Shibuya means "astringent" (渋) (shibu) and "valley" (谷) (ya).
  • Astringent is a chemical that shrinks or constricts body tissues.

Masaya Kataoka

Masaya Kataoka (片岡 雅哉, Kataoka Masaya) was the son of a politician who committed suicide after an article written by Inagaki provided false information that damaged the Kataoka's family reputation. Masaya contacted Ai, but Hajime wanted him to not pull the string so he can prove the Kataoka's were good people. However, Masaya believed that Inagaki deserves punishment and sent him to Hell.

• Appears in Season 1, Episode 11

• Etymology:

Akane Sawai

Akane Sawai (沢井 茜, Sawai Akane) was a middle school student who was experiencing emotional distress due to her feelings for her teacher Yoshiki Fukasawa. Both were unsatisfied with living life and both desired to go to Hell. At Yoshiki's request, Akane sends Yoshiki to Hell. As he is being ferried to Hell, Akane asks him to wait for her until she eventually arrives to Hell to join him.

• Appears in Season 1, Episode 12

• Etymology:

Fukumoto

Fukumoto (福元) sent a man named Okochi to Hell using a method found in classified ads after discovering Okochi had assaulted his wife. He was the original writer of a book titled Purgatory Girl; in which he detailed meeting Ai and the contract he made with her in order to avenge his wife. He lived out his natural life and died when Hajime was questioning him about Ai. He had stated that seeing Ai again was the only thing he was looking forward to when he died.

• Appears in Season 1, Episode 13

• Etymology:

Saki Kirino

Saki Kirino (桐野 沙樹, Kirino Saki)

Saki's father uncovered a plot involving the town's mayor. Saki suspected that the mayor murdered her father to cover the plot, but the reality was that the mayor turned her father away, fearing outstanding debts when Mr. Kirino demanded money. Therefore, Mr. Kirino committed suicide. Saki sent the mayor to Hell anyway.

• Appears in Season 1, Episode 14

• Etymology:

Mina Minato

Mina was raised by her aunt Fujie Minato who killed Mina's mother Satsuki Minato when she was still a baby. Fujie forbade Mina from seeing her boyfriend, but Mina defied her aunt. Mina discovered her mother's skeleton in the basement of the inn and her aunt became insane over the thought of being abandoned by her family. Mina had to pull the string in order to save her boyfriend's life.

• Appears in Season 1, Episode 15

• Etymology:
  • The name Mina means "three" (三) (mi) and "apple tree" (奈) (na).
  • Mina's surname Minato means "port, harbor" (湊).

Yumi

Yumi (ユミ) is Yuki's twin sister. Yuki would constantly sabotage her sister's performances in order to appear more favorable to the audience and their father, the ringmaster of the Happy Circus. Because she was made to look like a terrible performer, Yumi was repeatedly locked in a storage container and beaten by her father. After suffering the abuse for quite some time, Yumi contacted Ai Enma on her father's laptop and accepted the contract to have her sister sent to Hell. With her sister gone, Yumi became her father's new favorite and began to have a happier life.

• Appears in Season 1, Episode 16

• Etymology:

Miki Kamikawa

Miki Kamikawa (上川 美紀, Kamikawa Miki)

Her two dogs bit Meiko Shimono, a wealthy but evil woman who enslaves Miki and imprisons the dogs. Miki is forced to work for Meiko, who promised to release them, but ends up poisoning one dog. The other dog gives birth to a litter of puppies, but Meiko ends up killing the dog, too. Miki contacts Ai but hesitates to pull the string. Hajime ends up saving Miki and the police discover skeletons in Meiko's garden. It seemed that everything will be okay until Miki discovers that Meiko drowned the puppies earlier. In a fit of anger, she pulls the string, sending Meiko to Hell. Afterward, she can be seen in constant regret of not pulling the string right as she got it.

• Etymology:
  • The name Miki means "beautiful" (美) (mi) and "chronicle" (紀) (ki).
  • Miki's surname Kamikawa means "above, top, upper" (上) (kami) and "river, stream" (川) (kawa).

Inori Ujiie

Inori Ujiie (氏家 祈里, Ujiie Inori) marries the son of the orphanage's main benefactor, Kyougetsu Ujiie, who is one of the country's most famous doll makers. Inori is forced to live everyday like a doll, sitting quietly, forbidden to do household tasks, and constantly under her mother-in-law's watchful gaze. Wanting to be free of this treatment and be a normal person again, Inori contacts Ai Enma to have her mother-in-law sent to Hell. Unfortunately, Inori's own Hell continues as her husband is revealed to be just like his mother in wanting her to be a doll.

• Etymology:
  • The name Inori means "pray/prayer, wish" (祈) (ino) and "village" (里) (ri).
  • Inori's surname Ujiie means "Mr., family name, surname, clan" (氏) (uji) and "house, home, family, residence/residency, building, dwelling, habitation" (ie) (家).

Esper Watanabe

Esper Watanabe (エスパー☆ワタナベ) is the star of a fake psychic show but soon is forced to reveal himself as a fake when challenged by Gilles de L'Enfer. He is later used by Gilles to lure Ai into a challenge where Gilles hopes to send her to Hell. Watanabe is able to save Ai while condemning himself by pulling the string on the doll he had earlier received when wanting to send Gilles to Hell as punishment for his humiliation.

Yuuko Murai

Yuuko Murai (村井 優子, Murai Yūko)

When her mother died, she and her father moved to the country in order to start a small farm. Their neighbor pretended to be friendly at first but was actually trying to ruin her father's business. Hajime prevents Yuko from sending the neighbor, however, when Yuko's home was foreclosed and she was sent to an orphanage, she encounters a computer. It is highly implied that she changed her mind and sent him to hell, as Ai appeared behind her.

• Etymology:

Gourou Suetsugu

Gourou Suetsugu (末次 吾郎, Suetsugu Gorō)

He was betrayed and cheated on by his former wife Noriko. Since he knows how little she cares about all her lovers, he thought her to be deserving of Hell. When he pulled the thread, Hajime was just too late to stop him. He calls Hajime stupid and thinks he can't relate to him at all.

• Etymology:
  • The name Gourou means "I, me" (吾) (gou) and "son" (郎) (rou).
  • Gourou's surname Suetsugu means "end, close, tip, powder, posterity" (末) (sue) and "next" (次) (tsugu).

Unknown Man

He is the person who sent Kanako Sakuragi to Hell. He most likely once spotted Sakuragi at the hospital and simply typed her name into the Hell Link. She did not know him at all and hasn't done anything to him so it's quite possible he let out his personal grudges onto her or punished her due to being under the influence of narcotics. Ai Enma did not like the job, as Kanako did nothing wrong to him, but she is ordered to act out her job anyway. Ichimokuren states, that every now and then, someone sends someone to hell for no reason other than their own disposition. After pulling the string, he dies with a satisfied grin and goes to Hell.

Although, as there is a confirmed Heaven in this universe that exists as the resting place for good people (Thus confirming the existence of a benevolent and loving Creator for all people) that means that those who are innocent do not actually get condemned to eternal suffering, but pass through the portal and ascend into Heaven after the boat-ride is complete. Meaning all innocents who have had the thread pulled on them have had their Souls saved by God without Ai's knowledge as the spider is the Devil and the ultimate deceiver whose whole purpose is to make Ai suffer for what she thinks she's doing. Therefore, Kanako's soul has possibly been saved and she is either in Heaven or put back on Earth to continue her life while the memories of those who were aware of it were altered to prevent confusion.

Maki Onda

Maki Onda (恩田 麻記, Onda Maki) is being horrendously bullied in school, but she doesn't know who is bullying her. Her science teacher, Eiko Kamishiro, tries to help her, but Onda finds out through her classmate that Kamishiro is the one who has been bullying her. She sends Kamishiro to Hell.

• Etymology:
  • The name Maki means "hemp, flax" (麻) (ma) and "scribe, account, narrative" (記) (ki).
  • Maki's surname Onda means "grace, favor, obligation" (恩) (on) and "field, rice paddy" (田) (ta/da).

Yayoi Kurayoshi

Yayoi Kurayoshi (倉吉 弥生, Kurayoshi Yayoi)

Yayoi's sister, Sumire Kurayoshi, has gone missing and Yayoi constantly hears the sound of underwater bubbles before she realizes that her sister is dead and wants her to take revenge on her behalf. However, because she doesn't know the identity of the killer, Yayoi can't access the Hell website. One of Ai's companions, Ichimoku Ren, keeps tabs on her, intrigued. Yayoi has a vision of what happened to her sister: Sumire was kidnapped, raped and killed; the body stuffed into a suitcase and dumped in a lake. Yayoi sends the murderer to Hell for Sumire, pulling the string without any hesitation.

• Etymology:
  • The name Yayoi means "spring" (弥生).
  • Yayoi's surname Kurayoshi means "warehouse, storehouse, barn, treasury, granary, cellar, magazine, godown, depository, elevator, storage place, repository, supply shed, grain elevator, stockpile, arsenal" (倉) (kura) and "lucky, good" (吉) (yoshi).

Tae Sakairi

Tae Sakairi (坂入 多恵, Sakairi Tae) is obsessively protective of her neighbor and childhood friend, Kei Tadaka. She refuses to admit her love for him because she believes their relationship would fall apart. After discovering his girlfriend Yumie Hanamura is cheating on him, Kei sleeps with Tae when she comforts him. Tae becomes afraid that their relationship will change and refuses to open her window when Kei says he loves her. Kei slips as he's trying to come through her window and falls to his death. Tae sends Yumie to Hell for causing Kei pain and having no remorse about his death. She moves to a new area and finds that her new neighbor looks almost exactly like Kei.

• Etymology:
  • The name Tae means "many" (多) (ta) and "favor, benefit" (恵) (e).
  • Tae's surname Sakairi means "slope, hill" (坂) (saka) and "enter, insert" (入) (iri).

Shuuichi Yagisawa

Shuuichi Yagisawa (八木沢 修一, Yagisawa Shūichi) is a devoted husband to his wife, Chinami Yagisawa, who is in the hospital, sick with an illness. He is revealed to have been recruited by Shouki to pull off a robbery. They were successful but the third member of their group wanted to spend his share of the money right away. Shouki deemed him a threat and ordered Shuuichi to kill him or else he wouldn't get his share. Although he did not want to do it, Shuuichi killed the man but was betrayed by Shouki who did not give him his share and instead used it to open a host club. In heavy debt, Yagisawa accesses the Hell website to get revenge on Shouki but tried to give him one last chance to give him the money he owed him. Shouki tells Chinami that her husband killed someone, causing her to go into heavy distress. Because of this, Yagisawa sends Shouki to Hell.

• Etymology:
  • The name Shuuichi means "discipline, study, conduct oneself well, master" (修) (shuu) and "one" (一) (ichi).
  • Shuuichi's surname Yagisawa means "eight" (八) (ya), "tree" (木) (ki/gi) and "marsh" (沢) (sawa).

Leon Yamada

Leon Yamada (山田 麗音, Yamada Reon) is a ruthless bully who preys on people and animals for his own amusement and gain. Leon is in love with a high school girl named Izumi Miyahara. He plans to confess to her and leave the gang he is in when he does. Leon's gang leader, Rikiya Hashitsume, refuses to let him leave. After Leon submits the gang leader's name, not caring nor believing in its consequence, Rikiya kidnaps Izumi to take advantage of her, but is sent to Hell. Shortly after, Leon has an accident on his motorcycle and dies, immediately going to Hell. As a result, the flame on the candle with his name goes out.

• Etymology:
  • The name Leon means "beautiful, lovely" (麗) (re) and "sound" (音) (on).
  • Leon's surname Yamada means "mountain, hill" (山) (yama) and "field, rice paddy" (田) (ta/da).

Kiwako Nitta

Kiwako Nitta (新田 紀和子, Nitta Kiwako)

Souta accesses the Hell website to send Hirohisa to Hell, but Ai rejects him because his rage is not strong enough. One day, Souta overhears Hirohisa telling his friend, Sawazaki, that he will "lend" Kiwako to him so that Sawazaki can lose his virginity by raping her. Souta begs Ai to save Kiwako but refuses to sell his soul in exchange; Ai tells him that her service is not for seeking justice. Kiwako is drugged and raped; she later tells Souta that she has sent Hirohisa to Hell for what he did. Souta is shocked that she would agree to go to Hell for that and turns down Ai's help, deciding to kill Sawazaki himself.

• Etymology:
  • The name Kiwako means "chronicle" (紀) (ki), "harmony, peace" (和) (wa) and "child" (子) (ko).
  • Kiwako's surname Nitta means "fresh, new" (新) (nii) and "field, rice paddy" (田) (ta).

Emi Ougi

Emi Ougi's family has become dysfunctional ever since her brother, Tatsuya, died in a motorcycle accident. Her mother ignores the family and is trying to get the city to take responsibility for her son's death. Emi tries to help her, but her mother's mental state deteriorates, and she remains unconcerned for her daughter; even when Tatsuya was alive, she never cared about Emi - Tatsuya was everything to her. Emi learns that her brother had Ai's doll but had not used it yet; because of his death, Ai turned its possession to Emi. Unable to bear her insane mother any longer, Emi sends her mother to hell.

After her father leaves to find her mother, leaving Emi completely alone, she succumbs to her own mental illness, who starts pretending her family is still around her by putting portraits of them where they sat before.

Shouko Baba

Shouko Baba (馬場 翔子, Baba Shōko)

The school blames a student named Waka Ikami but Ikami claims she didn't do it. Mami Kuriyama, a teacher, tells Ikami it was Baba who made the fake website and framed her for it. She tries to convince Ikami to send Baba to Hell. She is shocked when she is confronted with Ai: Mami had contacted Ai 9 years ago, when she was in junior high herself to send the same Baba to Hell. Mami was the one who actually created the fake Hell site because she blames Baba for all her life problems; however, she is too afraid to go to Hell herself. Baba hears this and sends Mami to Hell for trying to use her students as sacrifices.

• Etymology:
  • The name Shouko means "soar, glide, fly" (翔) (shou) and "child" (子) (ko).
  • Shouko's surname Baba means "horse" (馬) (ma/ba) and "field, place" (場) (ba).

Maho Suzaki

Maho Suzaki (須崎 真帆, Suzaki Maho) loves her older brother Mikio Suzaki, but she also hates him for chasing away her boyfriends. Intrigued, Ichimoto Ren investigates while Ai spends time with the strange little girl, Kikuri. Maho discovers that Mikio has been dressing up as a woman and seducing and stealing her boyfriends from her. Mikio confesses that he does it to prevent Maho from seeing other men and ultimately leaving him because he's in love with her. Shocked, Maho can no longer take the pressure and heartbrokenly sends him to Hell.

• Etymology:
  • The name Maho means "full sail" (真帆).
  • Maho's surname Suzaki means "ought, by all means, necessarily" (須) (su) and "cape, peninsula" (崎) (saki/zaki).

Hachiroku Toyoda

Hachiroku Toyoda (豊田 八六, Toyoda Hachiroku)

There are two reasons why Hachiroku sends Tetsurou Negoro to hell. First, because Tetsuro damaged his car on a parking lot and accidentally spilled a hot coffee onto him because of the dragonfly causing him to drop his money. Since he found him, he decided to send Tetsuro to hell.

• Etymology:
  • The name Hachiroku means "eighty-six" (八六).
  • Hachiroku's surname Toyoda means "" (豊) (toy) and "field, rice paddy" (田) (ta/da).

Shizuko Amagi

Shizuko Amagi (天城 志津子, Amagi Shizuko)

She begins to receive prank calls and other threats, warning her to throw out the cat. With a private investigation agency, she discovers that it is her neighbor, Kyouko Tachibana, sending threats. She posts a letter to Tachibana, apologizing and saying she will move out as soon as she can. Later, she finds Muru gone, with a bag filled with meat outside. Thinking it is Muru, she sends Tachibana to Hell.

• Etymology:

• • The name Shizuko means "will, purpose" (志) (shi), "haven, port, harbor, ferry" (津) (tsu/zu) and "child" (子) (ko).
  • Shizuko's surname Amagi means "heaven/heavenly, sky, imperial" (天) (ama) and "castle" (城) (gi).

Kihachi Kusumi

Kihachi Kusumi (久住 貴八, Kusumi Kihachi)

His wife and son were killed and his daughter, Tsubaki, went into a coma after a dreadful car accident 5 years ago. As news crews filmed the report, drunk men danced in front of the cameras, flashing the peace sign. Offended, the owner recently decided to kill them, as he learned he has cancer and will not live to see his daughter awaken. For the last person, he uses the Hell site. Ai warns him that if he pulls the string, it will not overwrite what he is done and will be sent to a lower part of hell, but he insists it is worth it. As Kihachi is taken by police, Kikuri wakes Tsubaki. The price Kusumi must pay for the murders is that he will spend his life in jail or die, unable to be with his daughter.

• Etymology:
  • The name Kihachi means "valuable" (貴) (ki) and "eight" (八) (hachi).
  • Kihachi's surname Kusumi means "long time" (久) (ku) and "housing, living, dwelling" (住) (sumi).

Sayaka Yoshizaki

Sayaka Yoshizaki (吉崎 さやか, Yoshizaki Sayaka)

• Etymology:
• The name Sayaka is written in hiragana (さやか), which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji (沙也香, 沙耶香, 沙也加 or 紗耶香), it could possibly mean:
  • 沙也香 - "sand" (沙) (sa), "to be, also" (也) (ya) and "fragrance, fragrant" (香) (ka).
  • 沙耶香 - "sand" (沙) (sa), "question mark" (耶) (ya) and "fragrance, fragrant" (香) (ka).
  • 沙也加 - "sand" (沙) (sa), "to be, also" (也) (ya) and "add, increase" (加) (ka).
  • 紗耶香 - "thread, silk" (紗) (sa), "question mark" (耶) (ya) and "fragrance, fragrant" (香) (ka).
• Sayaka's surname Yoshizaki means "lucky, good" (吉) (yoshi) and "cape, peninsula" (崎) (saki/zaki).

Harumi Kanno

Harumi Kanno (菅野 春美, Kan'no Harumi)

• Etymology:
  • The name Harumi means "spring" (春) (haru) and "beautiful" (美) (mi).
  • Harumi's surname Kanno means "sedge" (菅) (kan) and "field, wilderness" (野) (no).

Ran Henmi

Ran Henmi (辺見 蘭, Henmi Ran)

• Etymology:
  • The name Ran means "orchid" (蘭).
  • Ran's surname Henmi means "edge, area, vicinity" (辺) (hen) and "see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible" (見) (mi).

Honami Chiwaki

Honami Chiwaki (千脇 穂波, Chiwaki Honami)

• Etymology:
  • The name Honami means "grain" (穂) (ho) and "wave, breaker" (波) (nami).
  • Honami's surname Chiwaki means "thousand" (千) (chi) and "side, armpit, the other way, another place, flank, supporting role" (脇) (waki).

Kouhei Takeda

Kouhei Takeda (武田 公平, Takeda Kōhei)

• Etymology:
  • The name Kouhei means "public, duke, prince, lord, companion, open" (公) (kou) and "flat, broad, level, even, peaceful" (平) (hei).
  • Kouhei's surname Takeda means "military, martial" (武) (take) and "field, rice paddy" (田) (ta/da).

Tami Aida

Yurie Hanae

Juri Moriuchi

Juri Moriuchi (森内 樹里, Moriuchi Juri)

Feeling betrayed by her best friend Mari Fujimaki, Juri begins to act hostile towards Mari and lets her know that she has contacted Ai to send her to Hell whenever she wants. Although Mari was more athletically skilled than her, Juri had wanted to be her tennis partner for a doubles match but had overheard an upperclassman try to convince Mari to partner with someone more skilled. Juri's leg became injured when she had tried to run from the conversation and blamed Mari for it. Despite her harsh words and treatment, Juri did show signs of guilt in how she was treating Mari. She had attempted to make amends but saw Mari with Ren and was hit by a truck when running away. In Juri's final moments, Mari makes her pull the thread so that they could be together in Hell. As Mari is being ferried to the gateway, Juri's lantern appears alongside the boat.

• Etymology:
  • The name Juri means "tree" (樹) (ju) and "village" (里) (ri).
  • Juri's surname Moriuchi means "forest" (森) (mori) and "inside, within" (内) (uchi).

Youko Kisugi

Youko Kisugi (来生 洋子, Kisugi Yōko)

• Etymology:
• The name Youko means "ocean" (洋) (you) and "child" (子) (ko).
  • Youko is an alternate transcription of Yōko.
• Youko's surname Kisugi means "coming/come, due, next, since, cause, become" (来) (kisu) and "life, living" (生) (ki/gi).

Misuzu Hasue

Misuzu Hasue (蓮江 美鈴, Hasue Misuzu)

• Etymology:
  • The name Misuzu means "beautiful" (美) (mi) and "bell" (鈴) (suzu).
  • Misuzu's surname Hasue means "lotus, water lily" (蓮) (hasu) and "bay, inlet" (江) (e).

Kimiko Mariyama

The daughter of Mr. Mariyama. Kimiko sent her father to Hell when he began demanding that she pick between attending college or starting a job instead of living off her parent's and staying home all day. Because she did not want to continue dealing with her father's demands and felt that she would not be fit for college because she 'inherited her father's low intelligence', Kimiko sends him to Hell.

Mrs. Komaki

Itsuko Hiraishi

Itsuko Hiraishi (平石 逸子, Hiraishi Itsuko)

• Etymology:
  • The name Itsuko means "deviate, idleness, leisure, miss the mark, evade, elude, parry, diverge" (逸) (itsu) and "child" (子) (ko).
  • Itsuko's surname Hiraishi means "flat, broad, level, even, peaceful" (平) (hira) and "stone, volume measure" (石) (ishi).

Akira Kitayama

Akira Kitayama (北山 明, Kitayama Akira)

A school student seemingly in love with a shop owner named Mitsuko Yamaoka. From constant visits to her shop and spying at her home, Akira witnessed the abuse she suffered at the hands of her husband, Seiji Yamaoka. Wanting to protect her and end her suffering, Akira contacts Ai to have Seiji sent to Hell. Before he does, he attempted to get Mitsuko to leave her husband and run away but the two were spotted by Seiji who was convinced the two were having an affair. As Seiji attacked them, Akira untied the thread and sent Seiji to Hell before he could kill Mitsuko. Although he now believed everything would be alright, Akira learns that Mitsuko vanished the following day.

• Appears in Season 3 Episode 2

• Etymology:
  • The name Akira means "bright, light, clear" (明).
  • Akira's surname Kitayama means "north" (北) (kita) and "mountain, hill" (山) (yama).

Masako Momota

Masako Momota (百田 昌子, Momota Masako)

She had been bullied by the celebrity Jun Moriyama but had suggestive photos of her that she threatened to release. During middle school, Masako had been bullied by Jun when they were at the same talent agency. The bullying had been so intense that Masako eventually gave up on her dream to become a singer and now wanted Jun to retire from being an idol or else the photos would be released and end her career in a humiliating manner. Although Jun's manager's paid Masako three million yen to not release the photos, she felt Jun's apology during a concert was not enough and sent her to Hell.

• Appears in Season 3 Episode 3

• Etymology:
  • The name Masako means "prosperous, bright, clear" (昌) (masa) and "child" (子) (ko).
  • Masako's surname Momota means "hundred" (百) (momo) and "field, rice paddy" (田) (ta).

Takeru Yukawa

Takeru Yukawa (湯川 猛, Yukawa Takeru) a young teen who is bullied due to his timid nature. One day, he is saved by Nishida who teaches him Kendo to help him become stronger and more confident. This works as Takeru becomes bolder and is no longer picked on. After Nishida did nothing to help a man being picked on during a bus ride, Takeru felt betrayed that his new mentor did nothing to help despite being larger and stronger than the man and saw him being just as terrible as the delinquent. Because of this, Takeru decides to send him to Hell. Afterwards, Takeru lets himself be bullied and quit Kendo, and it is implied he is a masochist.

• Appears in Season 3 Episode 4

• Etymology:
  • The name Takeru means "fierce, rave, rush, become furious, wildness, strength" (猛).
  • Takeru's surname Yukawa means "hot water, bath, hot spring" (湯) (yu) and "river, stream" (川) (kawa).

Miwa Niiyama

Miwa Niiyama (新山 美和, Nīyama Miwa)

• Etymology:
  • The name Miwa means "beautiful" (美) (mi) and "harmony, peace" (和) (wa).
  • Miwa's surname Niiyama means "fresh, new" (新) (nii) and "mountain, hill" (山) (yama).

Kira Moroboshi

Kira Moroboshi (諸星 綺羅, Moroboshi Kira)

• Etymology:
  • The name Kira means "fine clothes" (綺羅).
  • Kira's surname Moroboshi means "various, sundry, many, several, different, numerous, diverse, diversified varied" (諸) (moro) and "star" (星) (hoshi/boshi).

Atsushi Inuo

Atsushi Inuo (犬尾 篤志, Inuo Atsushi) a transfer from Tokyo after his father left him and his mother. Inuo is seen by those around him as being an ideal son for the way he cares for his sick mother but in truth tries to get his mother to admit she is not sick so he can stop lying about why they moved and so that they will no longer have to rely on his grandfather to support them. When befriended by Washizu who learned the truth of their family and tried to get Inuo to be honest when he made Inuo see that his mother was just using him for her own needs, Inuo's mind became undone, and he sent Washizu to Hell. The following day, his fragile mind was under the impression his father would be returning to his family as he started to become unhinged toward his mother.

• Appears in Season 3 Episode 7

• Etymology:
  • The name Atsushi means "deep, true, sincere" (篤) (atsu) and "will, purpose" (志) (shi).
  • Atsushi's surname Inuo means "dog" (犬) (inu) and "tail, ridge" (尾) (o).

Mioi Hatsumi

Mioi Hatsumi (初見 みおい, Hatsumi Mioi)

A kind and peppy woman who owns a small dog named Momo. Mioi seemed to be aware that someone was attempting to make Momo look like a bad dog but never knew who it was until her neighbor, Shintani, made it clear that she was the one causing the problems in order to have Momo and other pets banned from the apartment building. Despite Mioi confronting Shintani several times about why Shintani gave her problems, Shintani never gave a clear answer. After Momo was poisoned by Shintani, Mioi reached her breaking point and vowed revenge by contacting Ai. After one final confrontation where Shintani threw Momo's potty pads on the roof, Mioi nearly falls over the rooftop. As she tried to get better gripping, Mioi accidentally pulls on the doll's thread and Shintani is sent to Hell. Mioi would survive the fall.

• Appears in Season 3 Episode 8

• Etymology:
  • Mioi's surname Hatsumi means "first, new" (初) (hatsu) and "see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible" (見) (mi).

Kaede Inao

Kaede Inao (稲生 楓, Inao Kaede) An unpopular girl who suddenly gains great attention from her classmates when she begins to make a series of correct predictions and becomes known as a Medium. While she claims to be the host of the fox spirit Gon, Kaede is actually not a Fortune Teller, and her predictions were mere coincidences. One day she is asked to use a curse to kill a college student said to be a stalker. Although hesitant at first, Kaede is fearful of losing her newfound popularity and eventually resorts to calling Ai to send the boy to Hell after several failed attempts. Unfortunately, she would later learn that the boy wasn't a stalker and that Chizuru made up the entire story of being harassed; leading Kaede to realize that she damned an innocent person to Hell as well as herself.

• Appears in Season 3 Episode 9

• Etymology:
  • The name Kaede means "maple" (楓).
  • Kaede's surname Inao means "rice plant" (稲) (ina) and "life, living" (生) (o).

Kazuya Ichimura

Kazuya Ichimura (市村 和也, Ichimura Kazuya) is a promising marathon runner who witnesses his mother being talked into purchasing many expensive kimonos in hopes of getting her husband's affections and continuing to feel beautiful. He works as a newspaper delivery boy to secretly give his mother money as he was afraid of going to Hell and wanted to give his mother time to come to her senses. Unfortunately, this would not work, and he eventually decides to send Saito to Hell. Although well aware of where he would go when he died, Ichimura seemed somewhat satisfied with what he had done but appears unaware another salesman was already in the works to replace Saito.

• Appears in Season 3 Episode 10

• Etymology:
  • The name Kazuya means "harmony, peace" (和) (kazu) and "to be, also" (也) (ya).
  • Kazuya's surname Ichimura means "city, market, town, municipality, fair" (市) (ichi) and "town, village" (村) (mura).

Sumi Asaba

A journalist who interviewed Kamisaka about the possibility of his novel being inspiration for recent deaths. Knowing he is fully innocent, she vowed to write this in an article stating this, but it was changed by the Editor-In-Chief in order to sell more copies of their papers. When apologizing to Kamisaka for the article and speaking to one of the victim's older sisters, Asaba expressed doubt about summoning Ai to carry out revenge. When Kamisaka proposed the idea of sending numerous people to Hell because of how their lives have been impacted, Asaba decides to send her boss to Hell because of his lies that made things worse for everyone involved.

• Appears in Season 3 Episode 11

• Etymology:
  • The name Sumi means "ought, by all means, necessarily" (須) (su) and "beautiful" (美) (mi).
  • Sumi's surname Asaba means "shallow" (浅) (asa) and "feather" (羽) (ha/ba).

Yui Michio

Her younger sister was a murder victim of Chochi Hiroto but she was uncertain if he was the one she should blame for the events leading to her sister's death. After discovering everything that happened, Yui decides to send Hiroto to Hell. After it was done and she was marked, Yui began a friendship with Asaba and Kamisaka as they collectively began to feel better about what they'd done together.

• Appears in Season 3 Episode 11

• Etymology:
  • The name Yui means "reason, case, cause" (由) (yu) and "ratio, proportion" (比) (i).
  • Yui's surname Michio means "path" (道) (michi) and "life, living" (生) (o).

Cochi Satoko

The mother of Cochi Hiroto, Sent Kamisaka to hell because she thinks that what happened to her son was all Kamisaka's fault.

• Appears in Season 3 Episode 11

Kokoro Sasayama

Kokoro Sasayama (篠山 心, Sasayama Kokoro) had attempted suicide after learning her boyfriend Ryuu was cheating on her but was saved by Nomura. Despite him saving her, Kokoro was fearful that he would tell others that she had tried to kill herself and decides to send him to Hell.

• Etymology:
  • The name Kokoro means "heart, mind, soul" (心).
  • Kokoro's surname Sasayama means "dwarf bamboo" (篠) (sasa) and "mountain, hill" (山) (yama)

Hidemi Kashiwagi

Hidemi Kashiwagi (柏木 秀美, Kashiwagi Hidemi)

• Etymology:
  • The name Hidemi means "excellent, outstanding" (秀) (hide) and "beautiful" (美) (mi).
  • Hidemi's surname Kashiwagi means "oak" (柏) (kashiwa) and "tree, wood" (木) (ki/gi).

Usagi Shinohara

Usagi Shinohara (篠原 うさぎ, Shinohara Usagi)

• Etymology:
  • The name Usagi means "rabbits" (うさぎ).
  • Usagi's surname Shinohara means "dwarf bamboo" (篠) (shino) and "field, plain" (原) (hara).
    

Yuki Miyajima

Yuki Miyajima (宮嶋 幸, Miyajima Yuki)

• Etymology:
  • The name Yuki means "happiness, good luck" (幸).
  • Yuki's surname Miyajima means "temple, shrine, palace" (宮) (miya) and "island" (嶋) (shima/jima).

Fujiko Ashiya

Fujiko Ashiya (芦谷 富士子, Ashiya Fujiko)

• Etymology:
  • The name Fujiko means "wealth, abundance" (富) (fu), "samurai, warrior, gentleman" (士) (shi/ji) and "child" (子) (ko).
  • Fujiko's surname Ashiya means "reed, bullrush" (芦) (ashi) and "valley" (谷) (ya).

Chiriko Hamano

Chiriko Hamano (浜野 知里子, Hamano Chiriko)

• Etymology:
  • The name Chiriko means "knowledge" (知) (chi), "village" (里) (ri) and "child" (子) (ko).
  • Chiriko's surname Hamano means "beach, seashore" (浜) (hama) and "field, wilderness" (野) (no).

Kaori Nakiri

Kaori Nakiri (百鬼 花緒里, Nakiri Kaori)

• Etymology:
  • The name Kaori means "flower, blossom" (花) (ka), "thread" (緒) (o) and "village" (里) (ri).
  • Kaori's surname Nakiri means "hundred" (百) (na) and "demon, ogre, daemon" (鬼) (kiri).

Shinji Kikyo

Shinji Kikyo (桔梗 信治, Kikyō Shinji)

• Etymology:
  • The name Shinji means "trust, believe" (信) (shin) and "cure" (治) (chi/ji).
  • Shinji's surname Kikyo means "Chinese bellflower" (桔梗).

Kaito Kikuchi

Kaito Kikuchi

Kaito Kikuchi (菊池 海斗, Kikuchi Kaito) is a young boy who suffered abuse from his stepmother as she was going through her first pregnancy. Before his stepmother became pregnant with his sister, Mao, Kaito's family was shown to be quite close and happy. As Otsu's pregnancy continued, Otsu became physically abusive to Kaito because of her hormonal shifts. The young boy soon became sure that his unborn sister was the reason for her change in behavior and their family falling apart. Kaito decided to send the unborn girl to Hell in hopes of his family returning to the way they were before.

• Appearance: Season 3, Episode 21

• Etymology:
  • The name Kaito means "sea, ocean" (海) (kai) and "Dipper" (斗) (to).
  • Kaito's surname Kikuchi means "chrysanthemum" (菊) (kiku) and "pool, pond" (池) (chi).

Sumika Misono or Yuika Misono

Yuika Misono (left) and Sumika Misono (right)

Sumika Misono (美園 純香, Misono Sumika) and Yuika Misono (美園 結香, Misono Yuika) are identical twin sisters that can be told apart by a birthmark on Sumika's right side. Sumika was the shyer and more reserved twin with Yuika being a well-known actress and model. When Yuika forced Sumika to take her place after her arm was injured, Sumika began to enjoy this new side of herself and began posing as her sister every chance she could; even sleeping with Yuika's boyfriend. Once Yuika was healed and attempted to take her place back with Sumika not wanting to go back to how she was before, one of the sisters contact Ai to have the other sent to Hell. It is unknown which sister condemned the other to Hell as the name on the candle was obscured.

• Appearance: Season 3, Episode 22

• Etymology:
  • The name Sumika means "pure, clean, simple" (純) (sumi) and "fragrance, fragrant" (香) (ka).
  • Sumika's surname Misono means "beautiful" (美) (mi) and "garden, park, plantation" (園) (sono).

Fumio Mizuhara

Fumio Mizuhara (水原 文男, Mizuhara Fumio) came from a wealthy family although he himself did not seem very passionate about the advantage he had compared to others. Because of this, he was bullied by Tomohide Matsuda. Tomohide came from a lower income family and felt jealous that Fumio had everything but did not seem grateful for it. From always being bullied by Tomohide, Fumio contacted Ai. When being attacked by Tomohide in a forest, Fumio revealed that he had the doll that would send Tomohide to Hell. Tomohide, instead of being scared, encouraged Fumio to send him to Hell. Fumio complied and sent Tomohide to Hell.

• Appearance: Season 3, Episode 23

• Etymology:
  • The name Fumio means "writing" (文) (fumi) and "male, man" (男) (o).
  • Fumio's surname Mizuhara means "water" (水) (mizu) and "field, plain" (原) (hara).

Haruko

Haruko (晴子)

As Azusa stabs Tsujinobashi's son at the airport before suddenly disappearing in the airport. Takasugi's servant Haruko sent Azusa to Hell for Akie.

• Etymology:
  • The name Haruko means "clear weather" (晴) (haru) and "child" (子) (ko).

Shizuka Mayama

Shizuka Mayama (真山 静香, Mayama Shizuka)

• Voiced by: Hisako Kanemoto

• Etymology:

• The name Shizuka means "quiet" (静) (shizu) and "fragrance, fragrant" (香) (ka).
• Shizuka's surname Mayama means "real, genuine" (真) (ma) and "mountain, hill" (山) (yama).

Nanako Touno

Nanako Touno (遠野 奈々子, Tōno Nanako) is part of a famous comedy duo with Haru. Despite appearing like the leader of their partnership, Nanako is actually the one to carry out tasks for Haru and they merely act like Haru is one doing everything for Nanako. While passionate about their careers, Nanako often receives feedback from Haru about her timing while calling herself one of Haru's creations and becoming somewhat obsessive with the material Haru writes for their acts. Nanako became aware of Haru's contact with a former partner who was abusive toward her and suspected that Haru may partner with him again now that she has become famous. Eventually, her fear of being removed from Haru's life led her to try to help write material but she was unable to do so. After a successful performance, Nanako sensed that Haru wanted to end both their partnership and act because, no matter how hard she tried to hide it, Haru was not truly happy and did not want to live anymore. As Nanako untied the thread, Haru vowed to wait for her in Hell.

• Etymology:
  • The name Nanako means "apple tree" (奈) (na) and "child" (子) (ko).
  • Nanako's surname Touno means "distant, far" (遠) (tou) and "field, wilderness" (野) (no).

Shiori Nagata

Shiori Nagata (長田 司織, Nagata Shiori) is the mother of Asuka Nagata, Akira Nagata and Arina Nagata. Shiori is shown to be a woman who cares little for her family; not hesitating to slap Arina when she believed her daughter was pitying her. Like many of her family members, Shiori only cares for her own desires and eventually abandoned her family to have a more fun and carefree life. Before doing so, she was shown to have an extremely toxic relationship with her mother-in-law Toshi Nagata. She sent her mother-in-law to Hell one night after the two began fighting and Toshi stabbed Shiori's hand with a fork. Shiori is seen with a look of sadistic joy after pulling the thread.

• Etymology:
  • The name Shiori means "officer, boss" (司) (shi) and "weave, weaving" (織) (ori).
  • Shiori's surname Nagata means "long, chief, boss" (長) (naga) and "field, rice paddy" (田) (ta).

Akira Nagata

Akira Nagata (長田 亜希良, Nagata Akira) is the older brother of Arina Nagata and the younger brother of Asuka Nagata. Akira was a decent person who tried to survive the hellish life of being part of such a dysfunctional family. He would try to protect Arina when he could but was unable to help her when his cousin, Yoshinori Nagayama, eventually assaulted her. In his anger and guilt, Akira receives the straw doll but still was somewhat hesitant at the thought of going to Hell. After speaking with Mikami, Akira agrees that sacrificing his own soul would prevent others from going through the same horror that he and Arina went through at the hands of his family and that he can begin having a somewhat normal life. After sending Yoshinori to Hell, Akira and Mikami decide to become a killing duo and murder those who inflict harm onto others. Their first victim is one of Asuka's friends who helped her in bullying Mikami.

• Etymology:
  • The name Akira means "second, Asia" (亜) (a), "hope" (希) (ki) and "good, virtuous, respectable" (良) (ra).
  • Akira's surname Nagata means "long, chief, boss" (長) (naga) and "field, rice paddy" (田) (ta).

Mikami

Mikami (三上) is a victim of Asuka Nagata's bullying. Mikami would constantly suffer numerous beatings from Asuka and her friends on a nearly daily basis for seemingly no reason other than her own enjoyment. He is approached by Asuka's brother, Akira, in hopes of sending her to Hell so that he wouldn't have to and risk his soul. Initially, Mikami refused but later decided to sacrifice his soul in order to send Asuka to Hell after deciding it would be better to rid her from the world in order to prevent her from terrorizing others in the future. After sending her to Hell, Mikami teams up with Akira in murdering people who cause harm onto others, starting with one of Asuka's friends who joined her in tormenting Mikami.

• Etymology:
  • The name Toshio means "quick, clever, sharp" (敏) (toshi) and "man, husband" (夫) (o).
  • Toshio's surname Mikami means "three" (三) (mi) and "above, top, upper" (上) (kami).

Sakura Kubota

Sakura Kubota (窪田 さくら, Kubota Sakura)

An elderly woman residing in the Lovely Hall retirement home. Like many of the other residents, Sakura faced daily abuse and negligence from the staff and director. She kept a journal of all the abuse she and the other residents suffered and kept it buried under a cherry blossom tree for future evidence. In order to protect her mentally handicap friend, Tamie, Sakura decided to contact Ai Enma to have the retirement home director, Saeko Yanohara, sent to Hell as she was aware of all of the abuse but did nothing to stop it.

• Etymology:
• The name Sakura is written in hiragana (さくら), which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji (桜 or 咲良), it could possibly mean:
  • 桜 - "cherry blossom".
  • 咲良 - "blossom" (咲) (saku) and "good, virtuous, respectable" (良) (ra).
• Sakura's surname Kubota means "depression, cave/cave in, sink, become hollow" (窪) (kubo) and "field, rice paddy" (田) (ta).

Tetsuya Yoshioka

Tetsuya Yoshioka (吉岡 哲哉, Yoshioka Tetsuya)

• Etymology:
  • The name Tetsuya means "philosophy" (哲) (tetsu) and "how, what, alas, question mark, ?" (哉) (ya).
  • Tetsuya's surname Yoshioka means "lucky, good" (吉) (yoshi) and "ridge, hill" (岡) (oka).

Yui Aihara

Yui Aihara (藍原 唯, Aihara Yui)

• Etymology:
  • The name Yui means "solely, only, merely, simply" (唯).
  • Yui's surname Aihara means "indigo" (藍) (ai) and "field, plain" (原) (hara).