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A demon with similar appearance to the cat once known as Haimaru (灰丸), who cursed Mao and Nanoka to be its unwilling vessels. It has visited Nanoka and provided information a few times, thought its goal is unknown.[source]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mao_(manga)#Characters[/source]

A plucky third-year middle school student. She died when she was eight years old, but miraculously still lives on. Now fifteen, she uses an abandoned shopping district passage to travel to the Taishō era and investigate mysterious killings, cults, and disappearances with Mao. Like Mao, she is also cursed by the byōki and can therefore wield the Hagunsei and lend some of her blood to Mao. She currently wields the Akanemaru (地血丸), a sword that sucks blood from its wielder. She seems to have developed a crush on Mao.[source]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mao_(manga)#Characters[/source]

A fire element user who was on friendly terms with Mao and his senior when they lived at the Kou Clan Manor in the Heian period. Hyakka was once in love with Sana and was led to believe Mao was guilty in ending her life.[source]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mao_(manga)#Characters[/source]

A wood element user who occasionally joins forces with Mao when it is convenient for him. Known in the Heian period as Kamon, both he and Mao were disciples of the Kou Clan Manor. He has an interest in Masago's fate.[source]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mao_(manga)#Characters[/source]

The wielder of a deadly longsword, Hagunsei (破軍星), Mao is a man cursed in many ways. Known as an onmyōji, he searches for the whereabouts of the byōki, a powerful kodoku created from a terrifying ritual. He is also able to lend some of his blood to Nanoka as they share byōki blood. Mao sees himself as sort of a guardian to Nanoka. He is one of the Kou Clan Manor disciples from 900 years ago and lives as a doctor in the Taishō era.[source]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mao_(manga)#Characters[/source]

Transfer student who went to the same junior high school as Yosuke and Tetsuo. She is a cheerful gyaru who likes makeup. During junior high school she was teased during choir practice because she is tone deaf and has no sense of rhythm. She became friends with Yosuke and Tetsuo who sincerely accompanied her during practice.[source]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Showers_Bring_May_Flowers#Characters[/source]

First-year high school student. She is quiet and kind-hearted but thinks she is ugly. She has poor eyesight and is slightly overweight. Since she was young, she was ridiculed as being "ugly", which affected her current personality. She loves shōjo manga and romance games about women. After admiring the heroine of a shōjo manga, her interest in flowers grew and she became a member of the beautification committee.[source]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Showers_Bring_May_Flowers#Characters[/source]

The most handsome guy in the class. He belonged to the basketball club in junior high school and is popular with girls. He works part time at an okonomiyaki restaurant. He was worried about the flowers in the classroom, but discovered Hana had been rearranging the flowers and began talking to her.[source]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Showers_Bring_May_Flowers#Characters[/source]

Yosuke's best friend since junior high school. He is part of the judo club. Despite his stern appearance and unchanging expression, he is gentle and considerate. He is the only one who knows Sumire's hidden personality but treats her flatly and gives her serious advice. He distracts Sumire from her heartbreak by taking her to karaoke or games, and they spend more time together after that.[source]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Showers_Bring_May_Flowers#Characters[/source]

The most beautiful girl in the class. Though she appears bright and kind, she has a side that is calculating and devious. Despite being pursued by many guys for her appearance, she falls for Yosuke who treats her without ulterior motives. Realizing that Yosuke has feelings for Hana, she is close to Hana on the surface but acts as her rival behind Hana's back. She recovers from Yosuke's rejection with the help of Tetsuo, and gradually spends more time with him.[source]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Showers_Bring_May_Flowers#Characters[/source]

A boy who belongs to the popular group in the class but always looks restless. He has a small stature and an ordinary appearance, and he wore glasses until junior high school. When he entered high school, he dyed his hair and wore contacts. He has a crush on Sumire but struggles due to his low self-esteem.[source]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Showers_Bring_May_Flowers#Characters[/source]

Kyros's mother and the mistress of his late father. While she is fluent in both her native and the local language, she has trouble writing and reading the latter. Liu-Liu very much likes Marie and makes the effort along with Kyros and Mio to help her get past her unnecessary self-doubts. When Marie explained she did most of the talking and paperwork for her father, Liu-Liu realized that the entire reason that her parents didn't want her to go was because they couldn't do the work themselves.
Liu-Liu can often be found in the library, where she bonds with Marie over their love of literature.[source]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betrothed_to_My_Sister's_Ex#Characters[/source]

Head maid of Kyros's household. She is polite and very no-nonsense, but looks after Marie with kindness; seeing she has such poor self-esteem that she has to constant direct her into not overreacting. Within the early days of her serving Marie, Mio fires two maids sent by to be the ladies-in-waiting; they had be exacerbating Marie's confidence issues in a long term plot to become Kyros's mistresses. This not only angered Mio, but made Kyros so upset her gave them a death glare. Mio often investigates or goes undercover to find information for Kyros, leading to her leaving the estate to learn more about Marie's background.[source]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betrothed_to_My_Sister's_Ex#Characters[/source]

Marie's younger sister. She was close to Marie as a child, but her parents forced them apart in order begin conditioning Marie into being their slave; while pampering Anastasia to make her ignore what was going on. Anastasia noticed the horrible things, but because she took Marie's face value word that she was fine, she tried to ignore it for years. Once the engagement to Kyros arrived, Anastasia could tell from the dress sent as a gift that he had gotten her and Marie's names mixed up. She used the carriage ride to run away and hide out as a boy, getting a job as an apprentice professional sewer.[source]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betrothed_to_My_Sister's_Ex#Characters[/source]

The duke whom fell in love with Marie. He was born to his father's foreign mistress Liu-Liu, while the official duchess never bore a child; with the untimely demise of his father, along with Kyros's own accomplishments on the battlefield, he became the next duke without any backlash. He's loathed noble women who only ever wanted to marry him for status, which is why he was so drawn to Marie; she didn't care about status and had a caring heart. Even though he repeatedly explains to Marie that he got their names mixed up, Kyros is left utterly frustrated with her being unable to accept that she is NOT a replacement for her sister. This comedically leads to him showering her in unnecessary gifts and learning Marie has no clue as to how to choose what she likes on her own.
Kyros ultimately decides to bring the abuse Marie has suffered to the public eye, believing it will also help save her homeland from her father's incompetence.[source]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betrothed_to_My_Sister's_Ex#Characters[/source]

The heroine, who lived a very Cinderella life. Having spent her life being called ugly and stupid, Marie is frustratingly unable to understand that Anastasia was never whom Kyros wished to marry; even when he states to her face that he got their names wrong because of her poor wording. She is meek around others and tries to conform to what she thinks is appropriate, which only makes things worse for her; everyone at Kyros's estate cannot figure out what she likes in order to help her adjust better. However, as she spends more time free of her parents' abuse, Marie begins to discover how much she enjoys being free to choose.
In truth, she has been running her family's estate due to her father being too much of an imbecile. All the abuse she suffered was to keep Marie from ever desiring to leave after seeing just how bad a shape her home was in.[source]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betrothed_to_My_Sister's_Ex#Characters[/source]

The main character of the series, Ryo is a Japanese man who dies at age 20 and is reincarnated in another world. He is given the powers of a water magician as well as eternal youth. He trains in a distant land for 20 years before he travels to other lands, becoming an adventurer.[source]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Water_Magician_(novel_series)[/source]

Abel is an adventurer Ryo found washed up on the shore near his home. They travel to the nearest city. We learn he is the captain of the Crimson Blade party of adventurers.[source]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Water_Magician_(novel_series)[/source]

An elite healer from the Royal Hospital who recruits Zenos to investigate Goldran, the vice director of the Royal Hospital. In truth, he wanted to learn the truth about an incident that took place thirteen years ago. He learned about how Goldran murdered several people including his fiancée to save a noble’s life to earn their favor and plotted his own revenge. He was thwarted by Zenos and willingly surrendered after realizing that his revenge wasn’t right.[source]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brilliant_Healer's_New_Life_in_the_Shadows#Characters[/source]

The vice-director of the Royal Hospital in the running for candidacy of the hospital's Director position. He is suspected to be involved with the disappearance of an important healer by Dr. Becker, who asks Zenos to investigate him. It is revealed later on, that Goldran murdered several people 13 years ago in order to save a noble and earn their favor. One of those people was Dr. Becker’s fiancée, after learning the truth he plotted his revenge. But was stopped by Zenos, Goldran was subsequently stripped of his wealth and imprisoned for his crimes.[source]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brilliant_Healer's_New_Life_in_the_Shadows#Characters[/source]

A healer from the Royal Hospital and Umin's classmate. Other than Umin, he is the first friend Zenos makes as they make their way towards Goldran's echelon. Initially, he looked down on Zenos, but came to respect him as he saw just how talented he was. As a result, Cress became Zenos’s self-proclaimed brother.[source]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brilliant_Healer's_New_Life_in_the_Shadows#Characters[/source]

A healer from the Royal Hospital and Becker's niece/assistant.[source]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brilliant_Healer's_New_Life_in_the_Shadows#Characters[/source]

The leader of Zenos' former party, the Golden Phoenix. A vain and arrogant man who lived his entire life coasting on others' abilities, he realized much too late that his party's success was due entirely to Zenos's silent support. Later on, he was turned into a golem by the guide after unsuccessfully attempting to bring Zenos back into the party. After, he was defeated and saved by Zenos, he had a change of heart thanks to Zenos’s kindness.[source]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brilliant_Healer's_New_Life_in_the_Shadows#Characters[/source]

A lizardkin, Zophia's brother and right-hand man. He was the second person Zenos healed after leaving the Golden Phoenix, and his putting Zenos in contact with Zophia was the start of Zenos's climb in popularity.[source]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brilliant_Healer's_New_Life_in_the_Shadows#Characters[/source]

Also called the "Iron Rose", she is the Vice-Commander of the city's Royal Order of Knights. While a fierce warrior and gunslinger, among her self-professed bad habits are her short temper, a poor sense of direction, and jumping to conclusions. She became a Knight after her mother, who visited the slums to do charity, was supposedly killed while being robbed. Initially sent to the slums to identify and put an end to the mediator who brought peace between the three demi-human gangs, after Zenos and Zophia help her expose the aristocrat head of a child trafficking enterprise and rescue the children, she becomes Zenos's ally.[source]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brilliant_Healer's_New_Life_in_the_Shadows#Characters[/source]