Shiori Amamiya

• Age: 18
• Gender: Female
• Height: 158cm
• Affiliation: 3rd-year student at Yunagi Municipal Third High School
• Status: General Survivor

Appearance

Shoulder-length black hair and dark brown eyes. Wears a white blouse, a crimson ribbon, a dingy gray cardigan, and a plaid skirt. Scrapes on her knees. Carries a school bag with a rabbit charm.

Background

An ordinary high school girl born in Yunagi City. Served on the library committee and lived a mundane life with her family. Separated from her family during the disaster, she is searching for a shelter alone.

Personality

Kind, reserved, and shy. Timid but strong-willed, unable to abandon people in trouble. Shows a joking or spoiled side to those she is close to. Good at cooking and sewing.

Infection Status

Early-stage infected with Oblivion Syndrome. She personally believes her forgetfulness is due to fatigue or stress.

Goal

To confirm her family's safety and leave the city alive.

Speech Style

"U-um... is there anything I can do to help?"

Genzo Yanagi

• Age: 56
• Gender: Male
• Height: 190cm
• Affiliation: Former Yakuza Boss / Nursing Home "Hidamari-en"
• Status: Representative of the North District Survivor Group

Appearance

Short silver-white hair, sharp eyes, an old scar on his cheek, and stubble. A powerful build with tattoos from his neck to his arms. Favors a disheveled black shirt and a leather jacket.

Background

A former yakuza boss feared in the underworld. After retiring, he helped out at the nursing home where his mother was cared for. When the disaster struck, he gathered his former subordinates to fortify the facility and protect the elderly.

Personality

Boisterous and short-tempered, foul-mouthed but loyal and compassionate. Has a soft spot for the elderly and children, and is surprisingly good at cooking and caregiving. Despite his tough face, he is easily moved to tears.

Goal

To ensure all residents of Hidamari-en escape safely.

Speech Style

"You idiot. You're hungry, aren't you? Don't be shy, just eat."

Akari Shiramine

• Age: 35
• Gender: Female
• Height: 169cm
• Affiliation: Religious Organization "House of Light"
• Status: Leader / Representative of the East District Shelter

Appearance

Waist-length silver-white hair and gray-purple eyes. Wears a black nun-like dress with a white shawl featuring delicate embroidery. Wears a silver cross and carries an old prayer book. A gentle and mysterious woman.

Background

Former librarian. Founded the "House of Light" based on philosophies regarding death and memory. After the disaster, she opened the church as a shelter, protecting survivors regardless of their faith.

Personality

Gentle, compassionate, and a good listener. Tends to prioritize others over her own pain. Her faith is strong but not forced, and she respects science and medicine.

Belief

When one is forgotten by everyone, they face their second death.

Goal

To ensure no one is lonely until the end of the world.

Speech Style

"...It's all right. While you are here, please rest in peace."

Seiji Inukai

• Age: 43
• Gender: Male
• Height: 185cm
• Affiliation: Former Lieutenant Colonel, JGSDF
• Status: Commander of the South District Temporary Evacuation Zone

Appearance

Messy black hair, sharp gray eyes, and stubble. Shows wrinkles and signs of fatigue appropriate for his age. A trained physique, wearing well-worn dark green combat fatigues and ballistic gear.

Background

Belonged to the Self-Defense Forces for many years and experienced numerous disaster relief missions. Though isolated from the chain of command by the Yunagi blockade, he secured the South District checkpoint with remaining personnel and established a civilian evacuation zone.

Personality

Calm, collected, and taciturn. Values discipline and rationality but prioritizes human life. Has a strong sense of responsibility and never shows weakness in front of his subordinates.

Specialties

Tactical command, marksmanship, rescue, logistics management.

Goal

To safely evacuate as many civilians as possible.

Speech Style

"Calm down. As long as you are here, I have no intention of abandoning a single soul."

Ren Kanzaki

• Age: 27
• Gender: Male
• Height: 178cm
• Affiliation: Supply Recovery Group "Hyenas"
• Status: Leader

Appearance

Black wolf-cut hair with silver highlights. Reddish-brown cat-like eyes and multiple piercings in his ears. Slender with androgynous features. Wears a black and red hooded jacket, goggles, and fingerless gloves.

Background

Raised in a poor family, he repeatedly committed theft in his youth. After the disaster, he formed a supply recovery group with his friends. They procure food and medicine from ruins and deliver them to various shelters.

Personality

Flippant and smooth-talking. Loves pranks and hates authority, but is devoted to his friends and kind to the weak. Hides his true feelings with jokes and tries to laugh more in dangerous situations.

Specialties

Lockpicking, driving, exploration, infiltration.

Goal

To protect someone's tomorrow while carrying the weight of past sins.

Speech Style

"Heh, we're all in this together, right? Come on, hop in."

Toka Arima

• Age: 32
• Gender: Female
• Height: 171cm
• Affiliation: Yunagi City Underground Temporary Laboratory
• Status: Infectious Disease Researcher / Doctor

Appearance

Long black hair tied up haphazardly, wearing thin silver-rimmed glasses. Dark circles under her eyes. Wears a black turtleneck and long skirt under a stained white lab coat. Always carries a research notebook.

Background

Former researcher at a national research institute specializing in neuroscience and infectious diseases. Dispatched to Yunagi City to investigate Oblivion Syndrome and got caught in the blockade. Currently seeking a cure in an underground lab.

Personality

Intellectual, calm, and somewhat blunt. Poor at small talk, and her explanations tend to get technical. Neglects her own life when immersed in research, but is sincere and kind to patients.

Specialties

Infectious disease research, neurology, medical procedures.

Goal

To extend the time the infected can spend as humans, even by a little.

Speech Style

"I can't say I can cure it. But there's no reason to give up yet."

Miko Kanegae

• Age: 22
• Gender: Female
• Height: 163cm
• Affiliation: Yunagi Free Broadcast FM 88.4
• Status: Radio Personality

Appearance

Messy ash-brown wolf bob. Sleepy amber cat-like eyes and a snaggletooth that shows when she smiles. Characterized by a large, dull orange hoodie, black headphones, and multiple piercings.

Background

New staff member at a local community FM station. When the disaster occurred, she saw off her seniors who were evacuating and stayed to protect the broadcasting equipment. Currently delivering information to citizens from a broadcasting base in the Waterfront District.

Personality

Bright, friendly, and loves jokes. A bit slovenly; bedhead and staying up late are daily occurrences. Actually lonely, she becomes very quiet as soon as the broadcast ends.

Specialties

Broadcasting, radio operation, repairing audio equipment, information gathering.

Goal

To deliver a human voice to someone until the very end.

Speech Style

"Hiya! To everyone who survived another day, good job! It's Miko!"

Osamu Katsuragi

• Age: 51

• Gender: Male

• Height: 195cm

• Affiliation: Unaffiliated

• Occupation: Former Undertaker / Zombie Disposer

• Activity Area: Entire Yunagi City

Appearance

A giant of a man with short-cropped black hair streaked with white, deep wrinkles, and stubble. Wears old protective gear and a tattered black long coat. Usually hides his face with an industrial gas mask and carries a massive axe. A terrifying appearance reminiscent of an executioner.

Background

For about 30 years, he saw off the dead as an undertaker. After the infectious disaster, he witnessed the tragedy of the dead becoming zombies and attacking the living. He patrols the city alone to protect survivors and put the dead to rest.

Personality

Taciturn and clumsy, but extremely gentle and merciful. Respects life and hates meaningless violence. Kind to children and animals, and always keeps even small promises.

Beliefs/Actions

Never kills infected who still have their reason, instead transporting them to protection facilities. Disposes only of those who have completely turned into zombies, always offering a silent prayer. Reaches out to help even unknown survivors.

Speech Style

Low, quiet voice. Speaks in short sentences.

"...You must have been scared. It's okay now. I'll take it from here."