Civilians caught in the Aqua-Line tunnel when it floods with blood after the initial creature encounter and subsequent destruction.
The Maneki-neko is the giant cat doll that presides over one of the deadly games. Students dressed as mice must throw a large bell into the hoop on its collar, and those who miss are killed. The doll also releases sleeping gas when Shun and another participant are fighting.
Local ally and informant assisting during the Miyazaki coastal mission.
Maho is Kasumi's former junior-high classmate, now running a ramen shop and choosing work, travel, and personal enjoyment over her family's expectations. She and Kasumi grow close while developing a new Cinderella story that does not depend on marriage. Although she agrees to consider living with Kasumi, she later reconciles with a former boyfriend and decides to marry him, hurting Kasumi.
A supporting character appearing in the events surrounding the Hu family's succession.
A hotel guest whose receipt of suspicious wine and connection to a possible injection mark provide a lead in the unresolved search for the suspected killer.
Suzuki is a former associate whom Dako tries to bring back into the confidence game because she wants a larger and more dangerous challenge. The plot establishes Suzuki as someone connected to Dako’s earlier criminal activities, although the summary gives no further details about Suzuki’s eventual participation.
A high school student inspired by Peter Drucker’s book Management, Minami works to transform her ordinary baseball club and guide it toward the summer Koshien tournament. After a close loss, she urges Keiichirou Asano to focus on what he can do, and she later recognizes that the team needs innovation rather than simply more practice.
Asuka Ninomiya is a nursing student who moves into a deteriorating apartment complex with her family. After hearing strange sounds from Old Man Shinosaki’s flat, she becomes involved with the supernatural and learns that her family has long been dead. Haunted by guilt and grief, she increasingly treats Minoru as a replacement for her dead younger brother.
A Japanese woman who travels to Vladivostok after becoming obsessed with a man she met in Tokyo. After her passport, wallet, and suitcase are stolen, she refuses to return to Japan and continues searching for answers. She becomes entangled in a criminal scheme involving a rare electronic component and ultimately seeks a new direction while traveling toward Moscow and possibly Khabarovsk.
A capable housekeeper with a personal connection to Suzume, Aya assists Toko in investigating the suspected murder and the Tomizawa household. After Toko says she knows who the culprit is, Aya asks Suzume to accompany her to the Tomizawa home, where they arrive under the pretext of a visit as the investigation reaches a planned confrontation.
A part-time worker at a used bookstore whom Kanta has long had a crush on. Through Shoji's efforts, she and Kanta become friends, and Kanta attempts to start a relationship despite not knowing how to approach her. His awkward and sexually forward behavior, including pressuring her to have sex, makes her run away; she had also left her bookstore job before Kanta realized it.
Atsuko Maeda has 84 screen credits in a career dating back to 2007. Their work spans 8 cinematic universes — most prominently The Confidence Man JP with 2 titles. Signature works include To the Ends of the Earth, Kabukicho Love Hotel, Tamako in Moratorium. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
Universe traveler — spans 8 universes
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