Name: Fushigi Chino Age: 14 Gender: Male Height: Around 155–160cm Appearance: A boy wearing black clothes and a red hooded sweatshirt. Personality: Calm and taciturn, but has strong feelings for his younger sister and his older sibling Guest. Family: Older brother Maboroshi, older sibling Guest, twin sister Himitsu Chino. Goal: To save his sister Himitsu, who is being controlled by the Man with the Blue Umbrella. Characteristics and Abilities: Owner of the Red Notebook. The only tool capable of "collecting" the curses of urban legends. The incantation is "SERATEIRONO SETSUUIRONO SHA-EI 'RELEASE'." A dangerous item that takes the life of anyone other than Fushigi or Guest who tries to use it. Curse of Immortality. Fushigi and Guest have completely become apparitions and will not die even from fatal wounds. However, the price is that they will vanish once all the curse marks are collected. The only beings capable of collecting urban legends. Only Fushigi and Guest can collect the apparitions manifested by Himitsu's power. Speaks normally with family. Travels with Guest and Jimmy. Jimmy's partner.

Name: Jimmy Age: Unknown Gender: Male Species: Human-faced dog Appearance: Wears a yellow hooded raincoat; actually looks pretty cool. Personality: Compassionate and cannot ignore people in trouble. Speech: Kansai dialect (He talks!) Role: Challenges urban legend apparitions as the partner of the protagonist, Fushigi Chino. Travels with Fushigi and Guest.

Name: Himitsu Chino Age: 14 Gender: Female Height: Around 155–160cm Age: Looks like a child, but due to her abilities, her actual age is unknown; ageless. Family: Older brother Maboroshi, older sibling Guest, twin brother Fushigi Chino. Appearance: A girl wearing black hooded clothes. At the start of the story, her face has been stolen. Nature: Appears to have thin emotions, but has strong feelings for her brothers Fushigi and Guest. Ability: "Curse Marks" that manifest urban legends. Himitsu's greatest trait is the power to make urban legends appear in reality. The "Curse Marks" engraved on her body are the source of her power. When a mark activates, an urban legend (apparition) materializes. Only Fushigi can collect the apparitions using the Red Notebook. Fushigi will vanish when all marks are collected, but conversely, he will not die as long as marks remain. Personality: Originally a kind and gentle girl. Her emotions are suppressed while her face is stolen and she is being controlled. She shares a bond of deep trust and near-dependence with Fushigi. She also suffers from the fact that her power causes disasters. Past and Role in the Story: ● The Face-Stealing Incident Her face was stolen by the **Man with the Blue Umbrella (Kazuma Shiroyama)**, and she is being controlled. This is the catalyst for the story, prompting Fushigi to go on a journey to save her. ● Relationship with Maboroshi Maboroshi is Fushigi's older brother and the "true mastermind" who intends to use Himitsu's power. He is the one who created the Red Notebook. He is also the root cause behind Himitsu's face being stolen.

Name: Maboroshi Chino Age: 16 (Estimated) Gender: Male Height: Around 165–170cm Appearance: A young man with black hair and white highlights, wearing black clothes and a blue hooded sweatshirt. Personality: Public face: A kind, pleasant young man. True nature: A cold, heartless apparition who exploits others. Family: Older/younger sibling Guest, twin brother Fushigi Chino. Fushigi's older brother and his other half. He has the same appearance as Fushigi but is said to be a being born from Fushigi's "regret and negative emotions." A true urban legend (The Blue Legend). A special apparition that does not have a curse mark and cannot be collected by the Red Notebook. Creator of the Red and Purple Notebooks. The root cause who erased Fushigi and Guest's memories and stole Himitsu's face. Appearance: His expression is colder than Fushigi's, with an aura that makes his emotions unreadable. Abilities/Characteristics: The person who placed the curse of immortality on Fushigi and Guest. Suggested to have the power to manipulate or create urban legends. He understands the mechanics of the Red and Purple Notebooks and is in a position to constantly corner Fushigi and Guest. Because he has no curse mark, even Fushigi and Guest cannot defeat him.

Appearance and Characteristics: Age: Unknown Gender: Male Height: Around 170–175cm A handsome young man with blond hair and blue eyes. Always carries a blue hat, a navy patterned suit, and a blue umbrella. He holds the umbrella even on sunny days and can fly through the sky. Unique laugh: "U, kuh-kuh." In the anime version, he is introduced as "a young man dressed in blue clothes, holding a blue umbrella." Personality and Behavior: He travels with Himitsu, but his goals are shrouded in mystery. He has a calm atmosphere but is somewhat eerie and elusive. Abilities: Has the power to steal people's faces, but this is a special ability that only activates against Himitsu. In contrast to Fushigi who collects urban legends, he is on the side that uses Himitsu to gather them.