Moon Demon Company
The Moon Demon Company (月鬼ノ組, Gekki no Kumi) is a Vampire Extermination Unit (吸血鬼殲滅部隊, Kyūketsuki Senmetsu Butai) of the Japanese Imperial Demon Army led by Guren Ichinose.
Guren Squad
- Shigure Yukimi (雪見 時雨, Yukimi Shigure)
- Voiced by: Yui Ishikawa[1] (Japanese); Mallorie Rodak (English) (anime)
- A Second Lieutenant of the Japanese Imperial Demon Army and another servant of Guren. She is a member of Guren's squad. She is calm and tends to hide her emotions, including her feelings for Guren. Shigure has incredible battle skills and ability to use hidden weapons. Her Cursed Gear is Kuronagi (黒凪, lit. Black nagi), another weapon belonging to the Rakshasa series; it takes form of five rings that are worn on both hands, creating strings to fool and trap enemies.[1] Eight years ago, she was resurrected by a forbidden experiment and has two years left to live in the present. She is betrayed by Guren.
- Sayuri Hanayori (花依 小百合, Hanayori Sayuri)
- Voiced by: Atsumi Tanezaki[1] (Japanese); Skyler McIntosh (English) (anime)
- A Second Lieutenant of the Japanese Imperial Demon Army and Guren's servant. She is a member of Guren's Moon Demon Company squad. Since she was a child, she had a crush on Guren and provides him with emotional support. She is also an army instructor for the training classes when Guren is absent.[ch. 4] Her gear is Kukuri (菊理, lit. Chrysanthemum reason), a gear from the Dakini series that takes the form as two small knives.[1] Eight years ago, she was resurrected by a forbidden experiment and has two years left to live in the present. She is betrayed by Guren.
- Mito Jujo (十条 美十, Jūjō Mito)
- Voiced by: Yū Shimamura[1] (Japanese); Trina Nishimura (English) (anime)
- The daughter of the prestigious Jujo family serving under the Hiragis, and a member of Guren's squad.[vol. 1][LN vol. 1] Mito is good in spellcast techniques of the Jujo family, which enhances her physical ability in battle. She has critical of her comrades, but cares about them greatly and does for their own safety. Her weapon is Kagutsuchi (火愚土, lit. Foolish earth on Fire), a weapon from the Rakshasa series. They take form of two black gauntlets that give her enough energy to kill a vampire with a single punch.[1] Eight years ago, she was resurrected by a forbidden experiment and has two years left to live in the present. She is betrayed by Guren.
- Norito Goshi (五士 典人, Goshi Norihito)
- Voiced by: Daisuke Ono (Japanese); Duncan Brannan (English) (anime)[1]
- A Colonel of the Japanese Imperial Demon Army, and serves as a member of Guren's squad. He fights with illusions rather than physical attacks, and covers Guren who fights in close combat. He is laid-back, pervert, and loves beautiful women. His gear is Kakuze (覚世, lit. World of enlightenment), a gear that takes form of a Japanese smoking pipe, which can create illusions to fool opponents.[1] Eight years ago he was resurrected by a forbidden experiment and has two years left to live in the present. He is betrayed by Guren.
Narumi Squad
- Makoto Narumi (鳴海真琴, Narumi Makoto)
- Voiced by: Yoshimasa Hosoya[6] (Japanese); Ricco Fajardo (English)
- A sergeant and one of the squad leaders of the Moon Demon Company.[ch. 25] Narumi is teasing towards rookies when on break, but he is very serious during missions and won't tolerate clowning around, and can have a childish temper. He belonged to one of the retainer families under the Ichinose family, and has known Shusaku since preschool.[LN vol. 6] He's the only remaining survivor member of the Narumi Squad after the Battle in Nagoya where his friends were slaughtered. He deserted from the Imperial Japanese Army together with the Shinoa Squad after the experiment conducted to call Seraph of the End during the Battle in Nagoya.[ep. 24] Following the battle, he is considered an unofficial member of the squad. Narumi's weapon is Genbushin (玄武針, lit. Black Tortoise Needle), that takes form of a trident and shown to manifest multiple shields. At first he mistrusts Mika, but then he accepted him. He wants to resurrect his entire squad with the help of Guren. Comes to Shibuya with the others.
- Shusaku Iwasaki (岩咲秀作, Iwasaki Shūsaku)
- Voiced by: Daisuke Hirakawa[6] (Japanese); Josh Grelle (English)
- A member of the Moon Demon Company and Narumi's squad. Like his childhood friend Narumi, he served under the Ichinose family.[LN vol. 6] He was the quiet and focused one of the group, who was full of courage and strongly supported Namuri's leadership. He died during the Battle in Nagoya as a sacrifice to the Seraph of the End experiment.[ep. 24] His gear was Akahebi (赤蛇, lit. Crimson Serpent), a demon who took form of a sword and capable of chain manipulation. In the present, his body is kept in Ferid's house.
- Rika Inoue (井上利香, Inoue Rika)
- Voiced by: Kaori Ishihara[6] (Japanese); Morgan Garrett (English)
- A member of the Moon Demon Company and Narumi's squad. Years ago, Shusaku and Narumi rescued her during the apocalypse. She had a free spirited personality and cared deeply about her squad, to the lengths of threatening Shinoa after Yayoi and Taro were killed. Rika died during the Battle in Nagoya alongside Shusaku as a sacrifice to the Seraph of the End experiment.[ep. 24] In the present, her body is kept in Ferid's house.
- Yayoi Endo (円藤弥生, Endo Yayoi)
- Voiced by: Emiri Katō[6] (Japanese); Tabitha Ray (English)
- A member of the Moon Demon Company and Narumi's squad.[vol. 7] Like Rika, Shusaku and Narumi saved her during sometime in the apocalypse. Yayoi was kind-hearted and the peace maker of the group, but was firm and brave when confronting vampires. She got killed by vampires along with Taro during the Battle in Nagoya.[ep. 21] In the present, her body is kept in Ferid's house.
- Taro Kagiyama (鍵山太郎, Kagiyama Tarō)
- Voiced by: Takanori Hoshino[6] (Japanese); Chris Guerrero (English)
- A member of the Moon Demon Company and Narumi's squad.[vol. 7] Same with Rika and Yayoi, he was saved by Narumi and Shusaku from the apocalypse. Taro had a serious personality and a very strong sense of justice. He would hardly smile around anyone, except for his team. He died with Yayoi by the hands of vampires during the Battle in Nagoya.[ep. 21] In the present, his body is kept in Ferid's house.
Others
- Eita Kusunoki (楠木英太, Kusunoki Eita)
- Voiced by: Seiichiro Yamashita (Japanese); Derick Snow (English)
- A member of the Moon Demon Company who took part during the Battle in Nagoya.[ep. 16] Before dying, he appeared before Guren to report about the enemy, and his team's situation in Nagoya City Hall.[ep. 17]
- Aiko Aihara (相原あい子, Aihara Aiko)
- Voiced by: Ayumi Fujimura (Japanese); Lynsey Hale (English)
- A sergeant and one of the squad leaders of the Moon Demon Company.[ep. 16] She led three teams during the Battle in Nagoya. She encountered Mikaela as the vampires attacked her squad. She gave Mikaela information about Yuichiro whereabouts without the other vampires knowing, and gave the vampire fake information about their mission. Aiko asks Mikaela to kill her because she has nothing after all her squad members killed themselves.[ep. 18]
Japanese Imperial Demon Army
Japanese Imperial Demon Army (日本帝鬼軍, Nihon Teiki Gun) is a human organization created and controlled by Hiragi Family that revived after the apocalypse.
- Kureto Hiragi (柊 暮人, Hīragi Kureto)
- Voiced by: Tomoaki Maeno[1] (Japanese); Garret Storms (English) (anime)
- A Lieutenant General of the Japanese Imperial Demon Army and the current head of the Hiragi family.[ch. 57] He is a calm, intelligent man; but is very cruel, as Shinoa calls him a "monster" because he is merciless, even to his own siblings.[vol. 5] He will retaliate against anyone who is against the Hiragi family. Kureto's main ambition is to exterminate all vampires and destroy other surviving human magic organizations, in order to have the world under the control of the Japanese Imperial Demon Army. His Cursed Gear is Raimeiki (雷鳴鬼, lit. Thunder Demon), a black katana capable of increasing strength and speed with electricity.[1] He later overthrows his father and becomes the new leader of Hiiragi. In return, Shikama Doji tried to capture his body, but later left him. Currently fighting against the Hyakuya Sect. Together with Shinya, he was captured by the vampires because of his demon Raimei.
- Shinya Hiragi (柊 深夜, Hīragi Shin'ya)
- Voiced by: Tatsuhisa Suzuki[1] (Japanese); Jerry Jewell (English) (anime)
- A Major General of the Japanese Imperial Demon Army.[vol. 2] When he was a child, his parents sold him to the Hiragis for a survival competition with other boys, where if one of them were to win, they'd be given Mahiru's hand in marriage. At the age of ten, Shinya ended up winning as the final survivor, became Mahiru's fiancé, and was adopted into the Hiragi family.[LN vol. 3] Unlike other members of the Hiragi family, he is good friends with Guren, which makes Kureto suspicious of him. His Cursed Weapon is Byakkomaru (白虎丸, lit. White Tiger), a manifestation-type demon weapon which takes the form of a rifle and materialized as multiple white tigers.[1] 8 years ago, Guren broke a taboo to resurrect Shinya, although it didn't work out at first. In the present, he has 2 years left to live. Later, Guren betrays him and nearly kills him. In the present, together with the others, he is trying to find Guren. Possibly in love with Guren. Together with Kureto, he was captured by the vampires because of his demon Byakko.
- Seishiro Hiragi (柊 征志郎, Hīragi Seishirō)
- Voiced by: Hiroyuki Yoshino[1] (Japanese); Justin Cook (English) (anime)
- A Major General of the Japanese Imperial Demon Army. He is crude and often offensive. Kureto regards him as a coward, as he never takes place on the front lines. He has an inferiority complex because of his brother, Kureto and is planning to defeat him one day. He wields the weapon Kushitamahime (櫛玉姫, lit. Princess of gem comb), which takes form of a sword.[1] In the present, he becomes a prisoner of Hiiragi, since Shikama can take his body as well.
- Tenri Hiragi (柊 天利, Hiiragi Tenri)
- Voiced by: Keiji Fujiwara[1] (Japanese); Christopher Sabat (English) (anime)
- A General with the highest rank in the Japanese Imperial Demon Army, and the former head of the Hiragi family.[vol. 2] He was a dictator who strongly believed in the concept of "the survival of the fittest" and hence strived to create a system in which only the strong will survive and the weak will perish.[1] Tenri got killed by Kureto in order to steal his place as the head of the family.[ch. 57]
- Aoi Sangu (三宮 葵, Sangū Aoi)
- Voiced by: Ayako Kawasumi[1] (Japanese); Sarah Wiedenheft (English) (anime)
- Mitsuba's older sister and a member of the Japanese Imperial Demon Army who works under the Hiragi family.[ch. 16] She serves as Kureto's personal assistant and loyal servant, and will follow all of his orders without hesitation. Despite being her sister, Aoi is normally aloof to Mitsuba and ignores her, claiming her to be a weakling. She does especially after Mitsuba betrayed the Japanese Imperial Demon Army with the rest of the Shinoa squad, now only viewing her as a traitor.[ch. 70] In love with Kureto. Together with him, he fights against the Hyakuya sect.
Hyakuya Orphanage
The Hyakuya Orphanage is a group of children, and the past families of Yu and Mika, whom Ferid killed at the beginning of the series.[ep. 1]
- Akane Hyakuya (百夜 茜, Hyakuya Akane)
- Voiced by: Yō Taichi (anime), Yuki Yoshinari (vomic) (Japanese); Megan Shipman (English)
- One of the oldest children in the orphanage alongside Yūichirō and Mikaela. She was positive, upbeat, and acted as the elder sister of the Hyakuya Orphanage.[ep. 1] Ferid kept her severed head for the last four years and taunted Yu and Mika about it upon meeting again.[ch. 46] In the novel, it is revealed that she is in love with Mika. Her and other kids body is kept in Akihabara.[ch. 114]
- Chihiro Hyakuya (百夜 千尋, Hyakuya Chihiro)
- Voiced by: Reika Uyama (Japanese); Leah Clark (English) (anime)
- A fellow female orphan that lived alongside Mikaela and Yuichiro, who was a few years younger than them. Like everyone else who lived in the orphanage, she was a playful and innocent child.
- Kota Hyakuya (百夜 香太, Hyakuya Kōta)
- Voiced by: Haruka Shimizu (Japanese); Alexis Tipton (English) (anime)
- An orphan about the same age as Chihiro. He got along very well with his other orphans and saw Yu and Mika as his elder brothers.
- Ako Hyakuya (百夜 亜子, Hyakuya Ako)
- Voiced by: Marie Miyake (Japanese); Sarah Wiedenheft[7] (English) (anime)
- One of the youngest and smallest children of the orphanage. She adored her family, and saw Akane, Yu, and Mika as her elder siblings.
- Fumie Hyakuya (百夜 文絵, Hyakuya Fumie)
- Voiced by: Chitose Morinaga (Japanese); Kristin Sutton (English) (anime)
- One of the few younger children of the Hyakuya orphan, that had been cheerful and playful with the rest of the orphans.
- Taichi Hyakuya (百夜 太一, Hyakuya Taichi)
- Voiced by: Miyuki Kobori (Japanese); Tia Ballard (English) (anime)
- One of the youngest and smallest children of the orphanage, that was optimistic and happy like the rest of his fellow orphans in spite of getting captured by vampires. His body with Akane's is the second contained inside Ferid's mansion in Osaka.[ch. 55]
- Junji Haiyama (浜山順治, Haiyama Junji)
- A sensitive and tearful four-year-old orphan that appeared in the Guren Ichinose: Catastrophe at Sixteen novel series. Mahiru adopted him from the Hyakuya Orphanage under a false identity for a test subject. Once departing from the orphanage, he got knocked out by Mahiru and then was attacked by multiple vampires. After Mahiru mentioned Krul Tepes, Junji and she were taken away by them.[LN vol. 5]
Others
- Mahiru Hiragi (柊 真昼, Hiiragi Mahiru)
- Voiced by: Aya Endō (anime) (Japanese); Alexis Tipton (English) [6]
- Shinoa's older sister and the main heroine of the prequel story, Seraph of the End: Guren Ichinose: Catastrophe at Sixteen. She was Guren's former lover, and a competing heir to the Hiragi family against Kureto. In the past, she was Shinya's fiancée, and greatly admired by everyone for her strength and Hiragi status.[LN vol. 1] Mahiru later betrayed her family by joining the Hyakuya Sect. She eventually turned into a demon due to experimentation, and she sacrificed herself to become the demon inside Guren's weapon.[LN vol. 7] Mahiru's the one who had developed the Cursed Gear, and the first owner of Cursed Gear Black Demon Series Asuramaru before Yuichiro.[LN vol. 1] Encourages Guren to betray all of his friends. She later participates in a plan to transform Mika into a demon and gives Guren a drug to inject Mika. Eight years ago she signed a contract with Krul and was turned into a vampire by her. In the present, she helps Guren to imprison Mika in sword and contain Shikama along with Shinoa. Shikama leaves her body later. Also goes to Akihabara and helps Guren fight against Yu.[ch. 115]
- Mirai Kimizuki (君月 未来, Kimizuki Mirai)[8]
- Voiced by: Tomoyo Kurosawa (Japanese); Bryn Apprill (English) (anime)
- Shiho's younger sister who is ill in bed. Kimizuki enlisted in the army to get money in order for her to undergo the treatment.[ep. 4] She was experimented by the Japanese Imperial Army. She became a Seraph of the End and her demon was called Abaddon, the demon of destruction during the final phase of Battle in Nagoya. Under the control of Kureto Hiragi, she went on a rampage killing both humans and vampires until Yu stops her in his 'Seraph of the End' mode.[ep. 24] She is killed by Guren for her sinful key.[ch. 84] Shiho takes her corpse to Akihabara.[ch. 114]
- Tomoe Saotome (早乙女 巴, Saotome Tomoe)[8]
- Voiced by: Yōko Hikasa (Japanese); Kara Edwards (English) (anime)
- Yoichi's older sister whom Lacus killed.[vol. 2] Her body is kept by Guren. At the moment, her body is kept in Akihabara.[ch. 114] She is one of the seraph.[LN vol. 5]