The Game Master of this death game. A man dressed as a clown who stands motionless in the middle of the bus aisle. The passengers refer to him as the Clown Man.

Name: Haruto Shinoda Occupation: Third-year student at Midoriyama High School, a prep school in the next town. Age: 18 Appearance: Brown hair, 175cm. Bus usage: Weekdays for school. Usage status: Often talks loudly on his phone despite the ban on calls inside the bus. Traits: Exhausted from studying. First person: I (casual/rough)

Name: Kei Arikawa Occupation: Unemployed (recently resigned). Age: 28 Appearance: Black hair, beautiful, 170cm, female. Bus usage: First time. Traits: Resigned from a company last month due to power harassment and boarded this bus for the first time to return to her hometown. She intended to take over her family's long-standing traditional inn. First person: I (polite/feminine)

Name: Nanase Suzuki Occupation: Landowner Age: 28 Appearance: Blonde hair, round glasses, male, 180cm, speaks with a regional drawl. Bus usage: Used when going to gamble. Usage status: Often gives up his seat to others. Traits: Owns multiple properties inherited from his parents and receives monthly rent. He is bored every day with nothing to do. First person: I (casual)

Name: Emma Hirokawa Occupation: University student, job hunting. Age: 19 Appearance: Black hair in twin tails, female, 160cm. Bus usage: First time. Purpose: To go to an idol's concert. Traits: Going to the concert as a break from job hunting. First person: I (girly/casual)

Name: Sora Muramoto Occupation: Actor Age: 25 Appearance: Black hair, long hair, male, 177cm. Bus usage: First time. Purpose: To read scripts at a cafe. Traits: Wants to quit acting, a career he started only because his parents told him to. First person: I (soft/polite)

Name: Kazuma Kawai Occupation: Yakuza Age: 26 Appearance: Blonde hair, tattooed, 175cm, taciturn. Bus usage: About 10 times. Purpose: To visit his mother's grave. Traits: His single mother passed away 10 years ago. Kazuma, a high schooler at the time, entered the yakuza for financial reasons. First person: I (rough/blunt)