Mizuki Kitahara is a classmate who narrates part of the aftermath and recognizes troubling similarities between herself and a girl involved in an earlier poisoning case. She doubts Yuko Moriguchi’s contaminated-milk story, becomes romantically involved with Shuya Watanabe, and is killed after confronting him about his abandonment by his mother.
The vengeful ghost central to the plot. She appears in the cursed video and attacks viewers. After Akane destroys multiple imperfect versions of herself, the real Sadako confronts Akane on a roof. Claiming they are identical, she enters Akane's body but spares her life, leaving Akane buried in hair but alive.
Ichiko is the central character, living a largely self-sufficient life in Komori by farming, preserving food, and participating in seasonal community work. She makes jam and Worcestershire sauce, struggles over whether to build a greenhouse, shares in chestnut-making, and ultimately faces the slaughter of ducks that support local rice cultivation.
Shinichi's empathetic girlfriend who discovers his secret and supports him unconditionally.
An enigmatic classmate wearing an eyepatch who conceals a glass eye capable of perceiving a 'death aura.' She serves as Koichi's primary ally in uncovering the deadly Class 3-3 curse and ultimately helps identify the source of the anomaly.
Kubo is an architecture student and leader of a university Mystery Club who moves into apartment 202 and begins hearing an invisible presence. She contacts I, researches the building’s history with fellow students, and uncovers links between its tragedies, lingering deaths, and a wider supernatural curse.
Jun is a university student who meets Haru, a high school student searching for Sachiko, her deceased father's former girlfriend. Jun joins Haru in meeting Tokio, Sachiko's grandson, and learns that Sachiko is also deceased. Together, they find an open-reel tape from Sachiko's articles.
Noriko is the central character, whose memories of her mother shape her life from childhood into adulthood. She receives Yoshie's promised birthday letters, which offer comfort and guidance, and later enters a televised quiz competition with support from her family and friends. Her childhood dreams and changing relationship with her mother's absence are central to the story.
Kasumi Higashihara is a badminton club member who treats Ryoya Maeda with unusual respect and shows genuine interest in the zombie film. Her attention leads Maeda to develop feelings for her, but he later learns that she is secretly dating Ryuta, creating a painful complication in his connection with the film club.
Suzuko is Shizuo’s daughter. As he tries to begin a new life as a manga artist, she seems to have stopped expecting much from him as a father, reflecting the strain between his uncertain ambitions and his family responsibilities. The summary gives no further account of her actions, but her diminished expectations are part of Shizuo’s painful reckoning with his place in the family.
Mitsuko’s close university friend who invites her to Rome for Christmas and New Year, welcomes her at the airport, and introduces her to her Italian family.
Tomoe is one of Miyuki's former classmates who reconnects with her years after their school days. The reunion brings shared memories back into focus as Miyuki struggles to understand what has changed and whether the novel inspired by her earlier experiences can still come into existence.
Ai Hashimoto has 55 screen credits in a career dating back to 2008. Their work spans 4 cinematic universes — most prominently Little Forest Collection with 3 titles. Signature works include Amachan, The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House, Parasyte: Part 2. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
Universe traveler — spans 4 universes
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