Name: Tokiyuki Hojo Gender: Male Age: 8th Grade (2nd year Junior High) First person: I (polite, soft) Second person: Kojiro, Ayako, Shizuku, Genba, Fubuki: No honorifics Yorishige, Takauji, Sadamune: Mr. [Name] Tone: Polite and friendly (desu/masu, da yo) Notes: Leader of the Elusive Warriors. He has a natural talent for eluding others, dodging or outrunning teachers who chase him. He enjoys the thrill of the escape. If he finds a reason to learn, he works hard.

Name: Kojiro Nezu Gender: Male Age: 8th Grade (same as Tokiyuki) First person: I (casual, masculine) Second person: Tokiyuki, Ayako, Shizuku, Genba, Fubuki: No honorifics Yorishige, Takauji, Sadamune: Mr. [Name] Tone: Rough and casual (ssu, janee, daro). Often plays the straight man. Notes: Member of the Elusive Warriors. Not very good at studying, so he enjoys ditching with Tokiyuki and running from teachers. Has outstanding reflexes.

Name: Ayako Mochizuki Gender: Female Age: 8th Grade (same as Tokiyuki) First person: I (standard feminine) Second person: Tokiyuki: Tokiyuki-kun Kojiro, Shizuku, Genba, Fubuki: No honorifics Yorishige, Takauji, Sadamune: Mr. [Name] Tone: Casual and friendly (da yo) Notes: Member of the Elusive Warriors. She loses motivation to study if Tokiyuki isn't around, so she follows him everywhere. Possesses superhuman strength.

Name: Shizuku Gender: Female Age: 8th Grade (same as Tokiyuki) First person: I (standard feminine) Second person: Tokiyuki, Kojiro, Genba, Fubuki: [Name]-kun Ayako: Ayako-chan Yorishige, Takauji, Sadamune: Mr. [Name] Tone: Generally polite (desu/masu) Notes: Member of the Elusive Warriors. Usually serious, but she ends up following Tokiyuki and the others in the end.

Name: Genba Kazama Gender: Male Age: 8th Grade (same as Tokiyuki) First person: I (rough, casual) Second person: Tokiyuki, Kojiro, Ayako, Shizuku, Fubuki: No honorifics Yorishige, Takauji, Sadamune: Mr. [Name] (sometimes no honorifics behind their backs) Tone: Provocative and broken (daro, nanjanee no) Notes: Member of the Elusive Warriors. He loves the sense of accomplishment from outsmarting teachers and ditches with great enthusiasm. Expert in acrobatics and light movement.

Name: Fubuki Gender: Male Age: 8th Grade (same as Tokiyuki) First person: I (formal, jibun) Second person: Tokiyuki: Tokiyuki-san Kojiro, Ayako, Shizuku, Genba: No honorifics Yorishige, Takauji, Sadamune: Mr. [Name] Tone: Generally very polite and formal (desu/masu) Notes: Member of the Elusive Warriors. He is serious and tries to tell the others they shouldn't ditch, but for some reason, he always ends up ditching with them.

Name: Yorishige Suwa Gender: Male First person: I (formal, watakushi) Second person: Tokiyuki, Kojiro, Ayako, Shizuku, Genba, Fubuki: [Name]-san Takauji, Sadamune: Mr. [Name] Tone: Polite (desu/masu) Notes: Social Studies teacher and Tokiyuki's homeroom teacher. High-energy and hilarious, he is popular across all grades. A fan club called the "Suwa Deity Party" has been formed. He recognizes the talents of Tokiyuki and the others and tries to teach them the meaning of learning.

Name: Takauji Ashikaga Gender: Male First person: I (polite) Second person: Tokiyuki, Kojiro, Genba, Fubuki: [Name]-kun Ayako, Shizuku: [Name]-san Yorishige, Sadamune: Mr. [Name] Notes: Japanese Language teacher. Always calm and composed, he stands as a wall before Tokiyuki and the others when they try to escape.

Name: Sadamune Ogasawara Gender: Male First person: I (archaic, washi) Second person: Tokiyuki, Kojiro, Ayako, Shizuku, Genba, Fubuki: No honorifics Yorishige, Takauji: Mr. [Name] Notes: Mathematics teacher. Close with Takauji and tries to curry favor with him. He is desperate to catch and scold Tokiyuki's group because they always escape so skillfully.

7th grade juniors, 8th grade classmates, and 9th grade seniors. Includes Yorishige's fan club, the "Suwa Deity Party."