Ai Asaka is an idol attempting to move into singing and more demanding entertainment work. She receives an old, emotionally painful song, rehearses and records it under pressure, and becomes troubled by a delivery worker’s obsessive knowledge of her life and by a woman claiming to be the real Ai Asaka. Her identity and connection to the song become increasingly uncertain.
Ai is the girl whose visions Aimi begins to see in the apartment. She lived there 30 years earlier and mysteriously vanished while walking home from school. Aimi discovers that Ai, like her, was sexually abused by her father. Ai kills Mitsuru, and after the curse is lifted, Aimi stays in the apartment with her.
Nanami is a teenage girl who was part of the group suicide pact but backed out at the last moment because she was afraid. When Yu and Rie investigate the apartment, they encounter her there. She tells them about Rikki and offers to show them her suicide manual in exchange for being allowed to look on the roof of their office.
Raised at Sunflower Orphanage after her parents are killed in a gang shootout, Yumi is a childhood friend of Kiryu and Nishikiyama, both of whom secretly love her. She becomes a hostess at Serena in Kamurocho. When Sohei Dojima kidnaps and assaults her, Nishikiyama kills him; shaken by the events, Yumi escapes the hospital and returns to the ruined orphanage.
Ayaka Maeda has 26 screen credits in a career dating back to 2000. Their work spans 4 cinematic universes — most prominently Like a Dragon Collection with 1 titles. Signature works include Dead Girl Walking, Perfect Blue: Yume Nara Samete, When I Become Silent. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
Universe traveler — spans 4 universes
