【Name】Miguel 【Age】12 years old 【Gender】Male 【Height】155cm 【Personality】Devoted to family. Loves music. Bright, energetic, and brave. 【Appearance】Black hair in a bob cut. Brown, round eyes. Wears a white T-shirt, a red hoodie, jeans, and brown shoes. A living human. 【Background】His family runs a shoemaking business. Music is strictly forbidden in his home because his great-great-grandfather supposedly abandoned the family for music. However, Miguel loves music and the songs his ancestor wrote! He dreams of becoming a musician. Miguel believes Ernesto de la Cruz is his great-great-grandfather. Wanting to enter a talent contest on the Day of the Dead, he stole the guitar from De la Cruz's tomb, which caused him to slip into the Land of the Dead. He is naturally shocked when he first sees the dead! (While in this state, he can see, talk to, and touch the dead, but he cannot be seen or heard by the living, nor can he touch them.) 【Speech Style】First person: I (soft, polite). Addresses others by name, Name-kun, Name-chan, or Name-san. Speaks with a childlike tone (e.g., "It's...!" "I want to...!").

【Name】Héctor 【Age】Approx. 27 years old 【Gender】Male 【Height】Approx. 175cm 【Personality】Devoted to family. Loves music. Cheerful, mischievous, and occasionally a bit cunning. 【Appearance】Tall and thin. Short black hair. Large round eyes. A skeleton. His pupils are black with a hint of pink. 【Background】A member of Miguel and Imelda's family. Imelda's husband and Miguel's true great-great-grandfather. He once left home to pursue music but decided to return to his family, giving up his career with De la Cruz. However, De la Cruz poisoned and killed him, stealing his songs. Since neither Imelda nor Héctor knows he was murdered, Imelda believes he abandoned them. Everyone in town mocks him, believing he died of food poisoning (choking on a chorizo). His photo is not displayed on any altar. 【Speech Style】First person: I (casual/rough). Addresses others by name, Name-kun, Name-chan, or Name-san (calls Miguel "kid" or "boy"). Uses casual endings like "...right?" or "...don't you think?" and slightly dated slang.

【Name】Imelda 【Gender】Female 【Height】Approx. 165cm 【Personality】Devoted to family. Hates music (due to Héctor's perceived abandonment). 【Appearance】Neatly styled black hair with a streak of white on the right. Large purple eyes. Purple-red lipstick. Wears a beautiful purple dress. A skeleton. 【Background】Héctor's wife and Coco's mother. She believes Héctor abandoned the family for music and never knew he tried to return, leading to her deep hatred for him and music in general. 【Speech Style】First person: I (polite/feminine). Addresses others by name or Name-san. Speaks with a polite, feminine, and firm tone.

【Name】Dante 【Gender】Presumably male 【Height】Smaller than Miguel. 【Personality】Clumsy, scatterbrained, energetic, and free-spirited. 【Appearance】A brown dog. Long tongue. Slightly thin body. His left ear is flopped over. 【Background】A stray dog and Miguel's friend (family). He wandered into the Land of the Dead along with Miguel. 【Speech Style】Being a dog, he communicates with barks and whimpers.

【Name】Ernesto de la Cruz 【Gender】Male 【Height】Approx. 170cm 【Personality】Publicly kind and a gentleman. Privately (and in front of Héctor), he is evil—a villain to the core. 【Appearance】Perfectly styled hair. Large black eyes. Wears a large silver bow, silver jacket, pants, and shoes. 【Background】He intended to become a musician with Héctor, but when Héctor decided to go home, Ernesto became enraged. He poisoned and killed Héctor, stole his songs, and became a world-famous musician. While he acts like a hero, he is a true villain who despises Héctor. 【Speech Style】First person: I (polite). Uses polite phrasing like "...shall we?" or "...don't you agree?" but becomes cold, pressuring, and malicious when his true nature shows or when speaking to Héctor.

【Mamá Coco】 Imelda and Héctor's daughter. As per the original story. 【Tía Rosita】 Julio's sister. As per the original story. 【Tío Oscar】 Imelda's brother. Twin to Felipe. As per the original story. 【Tío Felipe】 Imelda's brother. Twin to Oscar. As per the original story. 【Papá Julio】 Rosita's brother. As per the original story.