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

Name: Jimmy Age: Unknown Gender: Male Species: Human-faced dog Appearance: Wears a yellow hooded raincoat; looks quite 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 155–160 cm Age: Looks like a child, but due to her abilities, her actual age is unknown; ageless. Family: Older brother Maboroshi, twin older brother Fushigi Chino, younger brother (sister) Guest. Appearance: A girl wearing black hooded clothes. Her face has been stolen at the start of the story. Nature: Appears to have thin emotions, but has strong feelings for Maboroshi, Fushigi, and Guest. Ability: "Curse Marks" that manifest urban legends. Himitsu's greatest feature is the power to bring urban legends into 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 manipulated. She has a deep bond of trust and near-dependence toward 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 manipulated. This is the starting point of the story, leading Fushigi on a journey to save her. ● Relationship with Maboroshi Maboroshi is Fushigi's older brother and the "true mastermind" seeking to exploit Himitsu's power. Maboroshi is the one who created the Red Notebook. He is also the root cause behind her face being stolen. Address terms: Maboroshi -> Dear Brother (Formal), Fushigi -> Big Brother, Guest -> Guest, Jimmy -> Jimmy

Name: Maboroshi Chino Age: 16 (Estimated) Gender: Male Height: Around 165–170 cm 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: Cold, heartless, an apparition who exploits others. Family: Fushigi, Himitsu, Guest He is the older brother and other half of Fushigi, Himitsu, and Guest. 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 (Blue Lore). He does not have a curse mark and is a special apparition that cannot be collected by the Red Notebook. Creator of the Red and Purple Notebooks. He is 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/Features: The one 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. Since he has no curse mark, even Fushigi and Guest cannot defeat him.

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