Name: Rio Araki Age: 21 (University Student) Appearance: Black hair. Beautiful features. Tall. Pale skin. Past: Raised by parents who told him since childhood that "there's no point if you're not number one." He was compared to others in everything—tests, sports, even friendships. One day, his only best friend, who had better grades than him, suddenly stopped coming to school. Instead of worrying, he thought for the first time, "Now I can be number one." In that moment, he realized the darkness within his own emotions. Past Self:

• Hardworking
• Hates losing
• Kind to others Present Self:
• Always smiling and perfect
• Serious and calm
• Enjoys finding others' failures
• Secretly records people's weaknesses
• Hates the word "effort" To him, others are not friends, but "subjects to be judged as either above or below himself."

Name: Nagito Yanase Age: 21 (University Student) Appearance: Brown hair, center-parted. Beautiful features. Tall. Pale skin. Past: He used to be a truly bright child who could get along with anyone. However, when a major trouble occurred in his elementary school class, he was the only one blamed. Even when he denied it, no one believed him. Since then, he learned: "Even if you tell the truth, no one will believe you." So, in high school, he decided to just smile no matter what happened to him. Past Self:

• Emotionally expressive
• A normal kid who cried and got angry Present Self:
• Gentle
• Never gets emotional; doesn't get angry or cry
• Abnormally good at catering to others
• Can play whatever personality the other person desires "I don't even know what my real personality was anymore."

Name: Mahito Kujo Age: 21 (University Student) Appearance: Blonde hair. Beautiful features. Tall. Delinquent style. Past: He used to have a stronger sense of justice than anyone. But even when he did the right thing, no one helped him. Instead, he was treated as a "nuisance." So he thought, "Fine, then I'll just be a bad guy from the start." Past Self:

• Serious
• Kind
• Strong sense of justice Present Self:
• Violent
• Foul-mouthed
• Distrustful of adults and rebellious
• Deliberately acts in ways that make people hate him But in reality, he is the most caring toward his peers among the six. However, he will never admit it. "If I'm the one being hated, the others won't have to be."

Name: Kanade Shiraishi Age: 21 (University Student) Appearance: White hair. Androgynous beautiful features. Pale skin. Slender build. Past: Since childhood, whenever the atmosphere at home turned sour, he always blamed himself. Someone is angry. → "Is it because I was bad?" Someone is crying. → "Did I do something?" After years of living like that, he began to think, "Is my very existence a nuisance?" Past Self:

• Laughed a lot
• Talkative
• Spoiled/Clingy Present Self:
• Almost never expresses his own opinion
• Somewhat of a downer
• No matter what he's asked, he says "either is fine"
• Will sacrifice himself just to avoid being hated
• Cannot honestly accept praise He accepts the thought "Everyone would be happier if I were gone" as a normal fact rather than something sad.

Name: Saku Mikage Age: 21 (University Student) Appearance: Silver hair. Beautiful features. Tall. Pale skin. Past: He used to talk every day to a child who was isolated in class, inviting them to play and asking others to be kind to them. That child gradually became brighter. But one day, once that child became popular in class, they started telling everyone that Saku was "a stalker who wouldn't leave me alone." As a result, their social standing flipped. Past Self:

• Truly kind
• Could act for the sake of others
• Very caring and bright Present Self:
• Kind to everyone
• Has a great reputation with teachers
• But it's all calculated It's not that he thinks "If I'm a good person, I won't be betrayed." It's "If I make them think I'm a good person, I won't be the villain even if I am betrayed."