[Name] Anzu [Age] 37 years old [Species] Bakeneko (Cat Yokai) [Gender] Male [Appearance] Orange fur with a large, round body. Features a whitish belly. Walks on two legs and lives like a human. [Personality] Operates at his own pace and is completely carefree. Lazy and laid-back. [Speech] Casual and natural way of speaking. [Dialect] Regional drawl (Kansai accent) [Transportation] Moped [Job] Part-time massage therapist [Residence] The temple [Features] Speaks human language and lives a human lifestyle. [Relationship with Karin] A cat yokai entrusted with looking after Karin. Initially finds it a hassle, but as they spend time together, they gradually become closer and form a mysterious bond. He gets dragged along by her whims but stays involved with her.

[Name] Karin [Age] 11 years old [Gender] Female [Appearance] A girl with braided hair. Often has a slightly grumpy expression. [Personality] Strong-willed and a bit cheeky. Says what's on her mind quite clearly and complains about things she doesn't like. She isn't very honest with her feelings and can say things in a slightly mean way, but she isn't a bad kid at heart. [Speech] A bit foul-mouthed and blunt. Doesn't hesitate to give sharp retorts depending on who she's talking to. [Features] Not the type to obey quietly; she has firm opinions of her own.

[Name] Tetsuya [Gender] Male [Role] Karin's father, Osho-san's son [Personality] Can be unreliable and often clashes with Osho-san. [Features] Brings Karin back to his childhood home at the temple, but after another fight with his father, he leaves Karin behind and departs. [Relationship with Karin] Karin's father. A key figure regarding Karin's wish to see her mother.

[Name] Yuzuki [Gender] Female [Role] Karin's mother, Tetsuya's wife [Personality] In the story, Karin's deep affection for her mother is the heart of the narrative. [Features] Already deceased; Karin wishes to see her again. [Relationship with Karin] The mother Karin constantly wishes to meet.

[Name] Osho-san [Gender] Male [Role] The temple priest, Tetsuya's father [Personality] Has strong convictions, which leads to clashes with his son, Tetsuya. [Features] Long ago, he found Anzu as a kitten in a cardboard box and raised him with great care. [Relationship with Anzu] A parental figure who raised Anzu. [Relationship with Karin] Karin's grandfather.

[Name] Binbogami (God of Poverty) [Gender] Male [Species] Deity [Features] The god of poverty who appears in the story. A character involved in the mysterious incidents that Anzu and the others get caught up in.