Celty Sturluson "The Headless Rider", she is a Dullahan from Ireland who came to Japan looking for her stolen head. Her motorcycle is actually a horse in disguise. She has no heart and perceives via unknown sensors that are not located on the head. She is one of the minority who knows the creator of the Dollars; she is also the only one aware that Anri is in control of Saika. She seems to have feelings for Shinra. She tends to get mad when Shinra says she does not need her head. She is afraid of extraterrestrials and traffic officers as she thinks of both as monsters. She is a member of Dollars. aka "Setton".
Mikado Ryūgamine A first year high school boy who moved to Ikebukuro with the encouragement of his best friend Masaomi Kida in order to search for unusual beings and adventure. Mikado's greatest fear is of having a normal life. Mikado tries hard to change his image but so far he has not had any luck, although he does get up enough courage to become the Class Representative along with his crush, Anri. Mikado has had moments where he speaks his mind, which makes a reason why Masaomi admires him. He is the only remaining creator of the infamous Dollars. He has a crush on Anri Sonohara, but has never found a chance. His online chat screenname is "Tanaka Taro".
Masaomi Kida A resident of Ikebukuro and Mikado Ryūgamine's best friend from childhood. He encouraged Mikado to come to Ikebukuro. He is enthusiastic about picking up girls but often fails at it( fyi in real life girls are obsessed side joke lol) Masaomi has commented on not letting Mikado "go to the dark side" and that he has already gone through it. Masaomi was depressed and lonely before Mikado arrived because his girlfriend injurred during a gang war between the Blue Squares and Yellow Scarves, which he led. After the rising presence of the Dollars, he is forced to join to become the leader of the Yellow Scarves again. He is referred to by the Yellow Scarves as "General." He despises Orihara Izaya for manipulating him . but returns to him again for information about the leader of the Dollars
Anri Sonohara A bespectacled girl who attends the same school as Mikado and Masaomi, and is the class representative along with Mikado. She is rather quiet and timid, but seems very close towards Kida and Mikado, but sometimes she tends to enclose herself. Though she knows Kida and Mikado's feelings for her, she dosen't love any of them. Instead of Niekawa Haruna, Anri is revealed to be the real owner of the blade "Saika" and she has shown great control over it as she is not possessed by it. This is due to a traumatic experience during her childhood, when her mother killed her abusive father and then herself with Saika. Her inability to love negates Saika's "love" for humans and thus makes Anri able to control the blade. She seems to be a skilled swordman, being able to handle Saika with great skill. After defeating Haruna, she gained control over the "Saika-children."
Izaya Orihara A young man who sells information for his own enjoyment and the main antagonist. He claims to love the entire human race except for Shizuo Heiwajima, and exhibits said love by putting humans in often miserable conditions and observing their reactions. He attended Raira Academy with Shizuo, Shinra and Kadota. According to Shinra, Izaya and Shizuo hated each other with a passion almost from the point they met. In the novels Izaya framed Shizuo for crimes on several occasions. In the anime he puts Shizuo in constant problems, such as gangs attacking him daily up to framing him of crimes. He is a master of parkour, and also quite skilled with his flickblade (the blade he uses must be slightly opened before the mechanics of it springs opens the blade - a switchblade will open on its own after the user presses a switch) as he is implied to be the only one capable of leaving numerous cuts in Shizuo's bartender suit after a fight in the novels. In the anime, he shaves a gang member's head bald without him noticing it.The sisters, Mairu and Kururi, who are twins and troublemakers. It seems that from the beginning Izaya had a hunch about Mikado being the creator of Dollars, and he was proven to be correct. He is a member of Dollars and the one who began recruiting people after Mikado stopped sending invitations to Dollars. He is behind the most relevant events of the series. He knows the identities behind each of the leaders of the three main forces in Ikebukuro. One of his main goals is to create a war in Ikebukuro that will "wake up" Celty's sleeping head.
He is usually seen pretending to be female online lol. His screenname is "Kanra".
Shizuo Heiwajima A man who is always seen to wear sunglasses and a bartender's suit. Although quiet and nondescript while not angered, he has a very short fuse and fights with incredible strength. Despite his simple and unrefined fighting skills, he is often considered the strongest fighter in the series. In the novels his power is described as the naturally unlimited form of human strength and likened to "adrenaline power" that can give people superhuman strength in times of emergency. In addition, Shizuo is capable of often superhuman parkour moves, a skill he obtained naturally from years of hunting down Izaya Orihara. He is also a member of Dollars. He works as a bodyguard for a debt collector in Ikebukuro and carries intense animosity towards Izaya. He has a younger brother, Kasuka, who is a top idol under the showbiz name of Yuuhei Hanejima. He is also a long-time acquaintance of Celty.
Shinra Kishitani A young underground doctor who lives with Celty and is also in love with her. He stays mostly indoors and wears a white lab coat even when not working as a doctor. He went to the same primary school as Shizuo, and has since then been interested in his unlimited strength in times of anger, in fact he rather enjoys when Shizuo makes use of his strength. His father was a doctor and since childhood, has participated in surgeries with his father, the most notable a vivisection on Celty. He went to the same middle school as Izaya and has been friends with him since then. He as well enjoys to some point the constant fights between Shizuo and Izaya. As a doctor he is rather interested in what he finds is an interesting phenomena, such as Shizuo's power and Celty's body functions. Shinra is also well-informed with the news of Ikebukuro's underground, such as the location of Celty's head and the sword (Saika) which allowed Celty's head to be severed from her body.
Simon Brezhnev A tall tan Russian who came to the city to help out his Russian friend who runs a sushi shop. His real name is Semyon (Russian Семён) but everyone just calls him by the name, "Simon". Even though he is a friendly person, it has been shown that he is a force to be reckoned with as he is able to stop a fight with a man his size with just a single arm and also able to fight on par with Shizuo, who is one of the most feared men in Ikebukuro. He is another member of Dollars.
Kyohei Kadota Originally part of the Blue Squares, he is now a member of Dollars. He has a nickname called "Dotachin" which is used by several characters in the series (mostly Izaya and Erika). He quits the Blue Squares after finding out their leader kidnapped Saki Mikajima and subsequently rescues her along with his gang. His name is a reference to Dengeki Bunko light novelist Kadono Kouhei.
Walker Yumasaki Like his female friend and companion, Erika, Walker is a very passionate otaku and manga reader. He and Erika are nearly always together. He also likes to perform torture by letting the victim to choose a light novel or manga, and carrying out the contents. He seems to be carefree. He also keeps a wide dumb smile most of the time. But this smile can hide more than people can see at first glance. He was also a member of Blue Squares but quits with Kadota. He saves Saki Mikajima, after she is kidnapped by the Blue Squares, by setting the kidnapper's van on fire and escaping with her in Saburo's van. Like Erika he is very mysterious person. His name is a reference to Dengeki Bunko light novelist Okayu Masaki. He is a member of the anonymous online gang Dollars and Kadota's gang. Erika Karisawa (狩沢 絵理華, Karisawa Erika?) Voiced by: Ayahi Takagaki[3:] Erika is a very passionate otaku and manga reader. She and Walker are usually together. She is equally enthusiastic about manga or novel inspired torture. It is noted she is a "fujoshi" or a yaoi fan. Like Izaya, she calls Kadota "Dotachin". She is a member of the anonymous online gang Dollars and Kadota's gang. She was also a member of Blue Squares. Her name is a reference to the Dengeki Bunko light novelists Arisawa Mamizu and Nakamura Erika.
Saburo Togusa A member of Dollars. He's the driver for Kadota's group. The famous singer Ruri Hijiribe is his goddess. He was also a member of the Blue Squares but quit with the others.
Seiji Yagiri A classmate of Mikado's. He quits school claiming he has something more important to do with his life. Being that to find his "love" and run away with her. He seems to rely on his sister's money . he is in love with Celty's head. After learning the truth of Mika's surgery he decides to accept her love.
Namie Yagiri The Chief of Yagiri Pharmaceuticals and sister of Seiji Yagiri. She harbors feelings for her brother. She is behind the recent human hunting in Ikebukuro which involves kidnapping people whose disappearance would not be noticed for unknown experiments. She seems to rely on Shinra for some tasks, including keeping their secret. She doesn't like the fact that Seiji is in love with Celty's head. She wants to get rid of what she calls "that thing." After Yagiri Pharmaceuticals ends up merging with another company, she makes a deal with Izaya and becomes his secretary.
Mika Harima Seiji's stalker. She is a friend of Anri whom she has been looking for as she has disappeared from her home. They were very close to each other but they also used each other to look better. While stalking Seiji, she broke into his apartment and discovered Celty's head. Seiji attacked her, and called his sister, Namie. Namie made Mika undergo surgery to her badly-beaten face and added a "scar" to make it appear as though Celty's head had been surgically attached. After confessing the truth to Seiji he accepts her and is with him since then.
Shingen Kishitani Shingen is the father of Shinra. He constantly wears a gas mask, claiming that the air in Tokyo is filthy. His personality ranges from childish for comic relief to intimidating, especially when in front of Izaya and Namie. He offered Celty a place to stay in exchange for being able to dissect her, to which she agreed. Izaya claims that Shinra acquired his twisted personality from Shingen. It is revealed that he was the one who stole Celty's head, using the demon blade "Saika" to sever the soul that connected her head . He later sold the sword to an acquaintance who was an antiques dealer, Anri's deceased father, while giving Celty's head to Namie's uncle. He claims that his higher-ups are now more interested in Celty herself than her head.
Kinnosuke Kuzuhara Kinnosuke is, according to Shinra, a motorcycle policeman known for dealing with the most troublesome characters. He has been sent to Ikebukuro to deal with Celty, and he thinks of her merely as a monster. He is very proud of the Police and of himself for warning Celty not to mess with them.
Saki Mikajima She approaches Masaomi under Izaya's instructions . Later Saki lets herself be abducted and injured by Blue Square under Izaya's instructions. Blue Square members Kadota, Yumasaki and Karisawa betray their gang and save Saki, who is immediately hospitalized.
Kasuka Heiwajima
Heiwajima Shizuo's younger brother. He's a famous actor under the alias, "Hanejima Yuuhei
"The Headless Rider", she is a Dullahan from Ireland who came to Japan looking for her stolen head. Her motorcycle is actually a horse in disguise. She has no heart and perceives via unknown sensors that are not located on the head. She is one of the minority who knows the creator of the Dollars; she is also the only one aware that Anri is in control of Saika. She seems to have feelings for Shinra. She tends to get mad when Shinra says she does not need her head. She is afraid of extraterrestrials and traffic officers as she thinks of both as monsters. She is a member of Dollars.
aka "Setton".
Mikado Ryūgamine
A first year high school boy who moved to Ikebukuro with the encouragement of his best friend Masaomi Kida in order to search for unusual beings and adventure. Mikado's greatest fear is of having a normal life. Mikado tries hard to change his image but so far he has not had any luck, although he does get up enough courage to become the Class Representative along with his crush, Anri. Mikado has had moments where he speaks his mind, which makes a reason why Masaomi admires him. He is the only remaining creator of the infamous Dollars. He has a crush on Anri Sonohara, but has never found a chance.
His online chat screenname is "Tanaka Taro".
Masaomi Kida
A resident of Ikebukuro and Mikado Ryūgamine's best friend from childhood. He encouraged Mikado to come to Ikebukuro. He is enthusiastic about picking up girls but often fails at it( fyi in real life girls are obsessed side joke lol) Masaomi has commented on not letting Mikado "go to the dark side" and that he has already gone through it. Masaomi was depressed and lonely before Mikado arrived because his girlfriend injurred during a gang war between the Blue Squares and Yellow Scarves, which he led. After the rising presence of the Dollars, he is forced to join to become the leader of the Yellow Scarves again. He is referred to by the Yellow Scarves as "General." He despises Orihara Izaya for manipulating him . but returns to him again for information about the leader of the Dollars
Anri Sonohara
A bespectacled girl who attends the same school as Mikado and Masaomi, and is the class representative along with Mikado. She is rather quiet and timid, but seems very close towards Kida and Mikado, but sometimes she tends to enclose herself. Though she knows Kida and Mikado's feelings for her, she dosen't love any of them. Instead of Niekawa Haruna, Anri is revealed to be the real owner of the blade "Saika" and she has shown great control over it as she is not possessed by it. This is due to a traumatic experience during her childhood, when her mother killed her abusive father and then herself with Saika. Her inability to love negates Saika's "love" for humans and thus makes Anri able to control the blade. She seems to be a skilled swordman, being able to handle Saika with great skill. After defeating Haruna, she gained control over the "Saika-children."
Izaya Orihara
A young man who sells information for his own enjoyment and the main antagonist. He claims to love the entire human race except for Shizuo Heiwajima, and exhibits said love by putting humans in often miserable conditions and observing their reactions.
He attended Raira Academy with Shizuo, Shinra and Kadota. According to Shinra, Izaya and Shizuo hated each other with a passion almost from the point they met. In the novels Izaya framed Shizuo for crimes on several occasions. In the anime he puts Shizuo in constant problems, such as gangs attacking him daily up to framing him of crimes.
He is a master of parkour, and also quite skilled with his flickblade (the blade he uses must be slightly opened before the mechanics of it springs opens the blade - a switchblade will open on its own after the user presses a switch) as he is implied to be the only one capable of leaving numerous cuts in Shizuo's bartender suit after a fight in the novels. In the anime, he shaves a gang member's head bald without him noticing it.The sisters, Mairu and Kururi, who are twins and troublemakers. It seems that from the beginning Izaya had a hunch about Mikado being the creator of Dollars, and he was proven to be correct. He is a member of Dollars and the one who began recruiting people after Mikado stopped sending invitations to Dollars.
He is behind the most relevant events of the series. He knows the identities behind each of the leaders of the three main forces in Ikebukuro.
One of his main goals is to create a war in Ikebukuro that will "wake up" Celty's sleeping head.
He is usually seen pretending to be female online lol. His screenname is "Kanra".
Shizuo Heiwajima
A man who is always seen to wear sunglasses and a bartender's suit. Although quiet and nondescript while not angered, he has a very short fuse and fights with incredible strength. Despite his simple and unrefined fighting skills, he is often considered the strongest fighter in the series. In the novels his power is described as the naturally unlimited form of human strength and likened to "adrenaline power" that can give people superhuman strength in times of emergency. In addition, Shizuo is capable of often superhuman parkour moves, a skill he obtained naturally from years of hunting down Izaya Orihara. He is also a member of Dollars.
He works as a bodyguard for a debt collector in Ikebukuro and carries intense animosity towards Izaya. He has a younger brother, Kasuka, who is a top idol under the showbiz name of Yuuhei Hanejima. He is also a long-time acquaintance of Celty.
Shinra Kishitani
A young underground doctor who lives with Celty and is also in love with her. He stays mostly indoors and wears a white lab coat even when not working as a doctor. He went to the same primary school as Shizuo, and has since then been interested in his unlimited strength in times of anger, in fact he rather enjoys when Shizuo makes use of his strength. His father was a doctor and since childhood, has participated in surgeries with his father, the most notable a vivisection on Celty. He went to the same middle school as Izaya and has been friends with him since then. He as well enjoys to some point the constant fights between Shizuo and Izaya. As a doctor he is rather interested in what he finds is an interesting phenomena, such as Shizuo's power and Celty's body functions. Shinra is also well-informed with the news of Ikebukuro's underground, such as the location of Celty's head and the sword (Saika) which allowed Celty's head to be severed from her body.
Simon Brezhnev
A tall tan Russian who came to the city to help out his Russian friend who runs a sushi shop. His real name is Semyon (Russian Семён) but everyone just calls him by the name, "Simon". Even though he is a friendly person, it has been shown that he is a force to be reckoned with as he is able to stop a fight with a man his size with just a single arm and also able to fight on par with Shizuo, who is one of the most feared men in Ikebukuro. He is another member of Dollars.
Kyohei Kadota
Originally part of the Blue Squares, he is now a member of Dollars. He has a nickname called "Dotachin" which is used by several characters in the series (mostly Izaya and Erika). He quits the Blue Squares after finding out their leader kidnapped Saki Mikajima and subsequently rescues her along with his gang. His name is a reference to Dengeki Bunko light novelist Kadono Kouhei.
Walker Yumasaki
Like his female friend and companion, Erika, Walker is a very passionate otaku and manga reader. He and Erika are nearly always together. He also likes to perform torture by letting the victim to choose a light novel or manga, and carrying out the contents.
He seems to be carefree. He also keeps a wide dumb smile most of the time. But this smile can hide more than people can see at first glance. He was also a member of Blue Squares but quits with Kadota. He saves Saki Mikajima, after she is kidnapped by the Blue Squares, by setting the kidnapper's van on fire and escaping with her in Saburo's van. Like Erika he is very mysterious person. His name is a reference to Dengeki Bunko light novelist Okayu Masaki.
He is a member of the anonymous online gang Dollars and Kadota's gang.
Erika Karisawa (狩沢 絵理華, Karisawa Erika?)
Voiced by: Ayahi Takagaki[3:]
Erika is a very passionate otaku and manga reader. She and Walker are usually together. She is equally enthusiastic about manga or novel inspired torture. It is noted she is a "fujoshi" or a yaoi fan.
Like Izaya, she calls Kadota "Dotachin".
She is a member of the anonymous online gang Dollars and Kadota's gang. She was also a member of Blue Squares.
Her name is a reference to the Dengeki Bunko light novelists Arisawa Mamizu and Nakamura Erika.
Saburo Togusa
A member of Dollars. He's the driver for Kadota's group. The famous singer Ruri Hijiribe is his goddess. He was also a member of the Blue Squares but quit with the others.
Seiji Yagiri
A classmate of Mikado's. He quits school claiming he has something more important to do with his life. Being that to find his "love" and run away with her. He seems to rely on his sister's money . he is in love with Celty's head. After learning the truth of Mika's surgery he decides to accept her love.
Namie Yagiri
The Chief of Yagiri Pharmaceuticals and sister of Seiji Yagiri. She harbors feelings for her brother. She is behind the recent human hunting in Ikebukuro which involves kidnapping people whose disappearance would not be noticed for unknown experiments. She seems to rely on Shinra for some tasks, including keeping their secret. She doesn't like the fact that Seiji is in love with Celty's head. She wants to get rid of what she calls "that thing." After Yagiri Pharmaceuticals ends up merging with another company, she makes a deal with Izaya and becomes his secretary.
Mika Harima
Seiji's stalker. She is a friend of Anri whom she has been looking for as she has disappeared from her home. They were very close to each other but they also used each other to look better. While stalking Seiji, she broke into his apartment and discovered Celty's head. Seiji attacked her, and called his sister, Namie. Namie made Mika undergo surgery to her badly-beaten face and added a "scar" to make it appear as though Celty's head had been surgically attached. After confessing the truth to Seiji he accepts her and is with him since then.
Shingen Kishitani
Shingen is the father of Shinra. He constantly wears a gas mask, claiming that the air in Tokyo is filthy. His personality ranges from childish for comic relief to intimidating, especially when in front of Izaya and Namie. He offered Celty a place to stay in exchange for being able to dissect her, to which she agreed. Izaya claims that Shinra acquired his twisted personality from Shingen. It is revealed that he was the one who stole Celty's head, using the demon blade "Saika" to sever the soul that connected her head . He later sold the sword to an acquaintance who was an antiques dealer, Anri's deceased father, while giving Celty's head to Namie's uncle. He claims that his higher-ups are now more interested in Celty herself than her head.
Kinnosuke Kuzuhara
Kinnosuke is, according to Shinra, a motorcycle policeman known for dealing with the most troublesome characters. He has been sent to Ikebukuro to deal with Celty, and he thinks of her merely as a monster. He is very proud of the Police and of himself for warning Celty not to mess with them.
Saki Mikajima
She approaches Masaomi under Izaya's instructions . Later Saki lets herself be abducted and injured by Blue Square under Izaya's instructions. Blue Square members Kadota, Yumasaki and Karisawa betray their gang and save Saki, who is immediately hospitalized.
Kasuka Heiwajima
Heiwajima Shizuo's younger brother. He's a famous actor under the alias, "Hanejima Yuuhei