List of R.O.D characters - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Below is a list of characters from the R.O.D

Read or Die

is a series of light novels authored by Hideyuki Kurata, published under Shueisha's Super Dash Bunko imprint. Read or Die follows Yomiko Readman, codename "The Paper", an agent for the Special Operations Division of the British Library. There are currently 11 Read or Die novels. In volume 11, a...

series of novels, manga

Manga

Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...

and anime

Anime

is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....

created by Hideyuki Kurata.

The R.O.D series of anime and manga covers the scope of the original Read or Die

Read or Die

series of manga and light novels, the Read or Dream

Read or Dream

Read or Dream is a manga written by Hideyuki Kurata and drawn by Ran Ayanaga. It was published in Japan in four trade paperback volumes by Shueisha in 2002...

comics and the subsequent R.O.D the TV

R.O.D the TV

R.O.D -THE TV- is a 26-episode TV anime series, animated by J.C.Staff and produced by Aniplex, directed by Koji Masunari and scripted by Hideyuki Kurata, about the adventures of three paper-manipulating sisters, Michelle, Maggie and Anita, who become the bodyguards of Nenene Sumiregawa, a famous...

anime series.

Table key:

Main: A key protagonist in the story
Supporting: A character supporting the protagonist, or an antagonist
Mentioned: The character is referred to in dialogue or by visual means (i.e., Nenene's signature on the post-its in the OVA)
Cameo: The character appears briefly in a special scene, or in a flashback
N/A: The character does not appear

Character	Read or Die (novels) Read or Die is a series of light novels authored by Hideyuki Kurata, published under Shueisha's Super Dash Bunko imprint. Read or Die follows Yomiko Readman, codename "The Paper", an agent for the Special Operations Division of the British Library. There are currently 11 Read or Die novels. In volume 11, a...	Read or Die (manga) Read or Die is a series of light novels authored by Hideyuki Kurata, published under Shueisha's Super Dash Bunko imprint. Read or Die follows Yomiko Readman, codename "The Paper", an agent for the Special Operations Division of the British Library. There are currently 11 Read or Die novels. In volume 11, a...	Read or Die OVA Read or Die (OVA) The OVA based on the Read or Die manga series created by Hideyuki Kurata was created by Studio Deen in early 2001 and distributed outside Japan by Manga Entertainment in 2003. The series, directed by Koji Masunari, features the main characters of the original manga such as Yomiko Readman and Joker...	Read or Dream Read or Dream Read or Dream is a manga written by Hideyuki Kurata and drawn by Ran Ayanaga. It was published in Japan in four trade paperback volumes by Shueisha in 2002...	R.O.D the TV R.O.D the TV R.O.D -THE TV- is a 26-episode TV anime series, animated by J.C.Staff and produced by Aniplex, directed by Koji Masunari and scripted by Hideyuki Kurata, about the adventures of three paper-manipulating sisters, Michelle, Maggie and Anita, who become the bodyguards of Nenene Sumiregawa, a famous...
Yomiko Readman (Papermaster) Codename: "The Paper" (in official English translations, sometimes rendered as "Agent Paper" or "Miss Paper") Yomiko is a substitute schoolteacher and secret agent working for the British Library's Special Operations Division. Her father is of British descent, but she lives and works in Japan (when not on missions). She has a large apartment building filled entirely with books. She is one of the most powerful Paper Masters, able to build entire buildings with paper and pilot working paper airplanes, among other things.	Main	Main	Main	Cameo	Supporting
Joseph Carpenter Codename: "Joker" Carpenter is the commander of the Special Operations Division of the British Library, in charge of carrying out Mr. Gentleman's wishes. Not much was revealed in the OVA and manga, but in the novel, he is shown to be very ambitious and wanted to take over the British Empire. However, he found out in the TV series that without Gentleman as the mastermind, the British Empire is severely weakened. He became extremely loyal to the British Empire, willing to do anything to further its safety and success.	Supporting	Supporting	Supporting	N/A	Supporting
Mr. Gentleman The head of the British Library's secret operations, Gentleman is the true source of Britain's secret power over global affairs. He is apparently an ancient being, having observed or controlled much of the world's history.	Supporting	Supporting	Supporting	N/A	Mentioned
Wendy Earhart Joker's personal assistant and some-time field agent. She is of English and Indian descent. She begins working for the British Library at age 19. In most R.O.D materials she is extremely energetic to the point of causing the occasional accident, providing some comic relief (although she is a very capable agent). She plays a much more serious role in the television series.	Supporting	Supporting	Supporting	N/A	Supporting
Nancy Makuhari Codename: "Miss Deep" Nancy has a special ability to pass through objects. In the novels, she is a British Library operative working in China; in the anime, there are two identical Nancys, both of whom are cloned "I-Jin" incarnations of the famous spy Mata Hari Mata Hari Mata Hari was the stage name of Margaretha Geertruida "M'greet" Zelle , a Dutch exotic dancer, courtesan, and accused spy who was executed by firing squad in France under charges of espionage for Germany during World War I.-Early life:Margaretha Geertruida Zelle was born in Leeuwarden, Friesland,... .	Supporting	N/A	Main	N/A	Supporting
Drake Anderson Drake is a mercenary hired by the British Library Special Operations Division. He formerly worked for the American special forces. He is an expert in most firearms and special weapons, and while having no superpowers, is extraordinarily tough. Despite a no-nonsense demeanor, he appears to be superstitious and obsessed with luck. He is also a father of a 16 year old girl, which he occasionally meets. He used Yomiko's paper master ability and missions as the backbone of the story about a female secret agent called Jane he made up to tell his daughter(despite it is a violation to the hiring terms.	Supporting	Supporting	Supporting	N/A	Supporting
Donnie Nakajima (Papermaster) The 18th "Agent Paper," he was Yomiko's mentor and lover, before he was killed. His ultimate fate is uncertain.	Mentioned	Mentioned	N/A	N/A	Mentioned
Ridley Wan (Papermaster) Donnie's friend; another Paper Master who worked for the British Library and worked in a private school for avenging Donnie's death in the manga.	N/A	Supporting	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grandmother A female counterpart to Mr. Gentleman, Grandmother, also called "China", wife of Gentleman 500,000 years ago, she is now the controller of Dokusensha. Dokusensha is ostensibly a Chinese bookstore chain selling rare books, but in reality, Dokusensha is an intelligence-gathering operation rivalling the British Library. It is the power behind China's authority, much in the way the British Library is the power behind the United Kingdom. Unlike Gentleman, who takes a helpless old man form on a wheel chair, Grandmother takes the form of a young girl to preserve her energy.	Supporting	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Michelle Cheung (Papermaster) A Paper Master from Hong Kong, the eldest member and leader of the Three Sisters Detective Agency, also known as the "Paper Sisters." She is responsible for acquiring jobs for the detective agency, which include translation work, lost book and person finding, and bodyguard duty. During combat, she provides ranged support with a paper bow and arrows. She has a flighty and somewhat selfish demeanor, which disappears during battle.	N/A	N/A	N/A	Main	Main
Maggie Mui (Papermaster) A Paper Master from Hong Kong, the "middle" Paper Sister. Her paper powers allow her to create and control enormous paper "familiars," including a giant robot-like warrior, a wolf, and a giant bird capable of transport. She also has the strongest defensive powers of the Three Sisters, creating massive bullet-proof walls and spheres. Maggie is shy and verbally unexpressive, but deeply loyal to her sisters and friends. She is the tallest of the three and is shown to love dark and confined spaces such as a small closet or even underneath a table.	N/A	N/A	N/A	Main	Main
Anita King (Papermaster) Being only of junior high school age, she is the youngest of the Paper Sisters. Her combat specialty is hand-to-hand support, both via excellent martial arts skills and use of sharp paper blades, yet weak in defensive skills. She is a fiery adolescent who keeps her more absent-minded sisters in line.	N/A	N/A	N/A	Main	Main
Nenene Sumiregawa A bestselling Japanese author who wrote her first book at the age of 13. She is a close friend and admirer of Yomiko Readman; in the TV series she later befriends the Paper Sisters. A target of kidnapping and mistreatment by everyone from obsessed fans to machiavellian organizations which want to put her writing talents to work to support their schemes.	Supporting	Supporting	Mentioned	N/A	Main
Junior A mysterious young agent of the British Library under Wendy's supervision. Like Nancy Makuhari, he is able to "phase" through solid objects and is a master marksman.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Supporting
Lee Linho Often referred to as "Mr. Lee," he is Nenene Sumiregawa's editor and a fan of her novels. He hires the Paper Sisters (being familiar with them as a Hong Kong expatriate) to be Nenene's bodyguards, with hopes that they can help her overcome her writer's block.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Supporting
Mr. Kim Called the Paper Sisters' "Handler" by Michelle Cheung, Kim is a Dokusensha operative who hires the Paper Sisters to retrieve rare books for him in the TV series. He is often seen with Sonny Wong.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Supporting
Sonny Wong* Code name: "The Recycler" An extremely powerful Paper Master who works for Dokusensha. Quoted to be the most powerful paper master seen by Nenene	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Supporting
Hisami Hishishii Hisami, also called "Hisa," is close friends with Anita King and likens their relationship to that of Anne Shirley and Diana Barry's in Anne of Green Gables Anne of Green Gables Anne of Green Gables is a bestselling novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery published in 1908. Set in 1878, it was written as fiction for readers of all ages, but in recent decades has been considered a children's book... . She is a shy 13-year-old who becomes a novelist (in Read or Dream the Paper Sisters become her bodyguards, rather than Nenene Sumiregawa's).	N/A	N/A	N/A	Supporting	Supporting
Tohru Okahara A boy from Anita's class, he often argues with her and appears to have some feelings for Hisami. In the TV series, he witnesses Anita's special abilities.	N/A	N/A	N/A	Supporting	Supporting
Haruhi Nishizono The rookie author of the romantic hit "First Love, now it's begun". Although wide-eyed and girlish, she is the same age as Nenene and is a fan of Nenene's work.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Supporting
Natsume Nishizono Haruhi's melodramatic younger sister who is Anita's classmate. She often views Anita as her rival after she refuses an autographed copy of Haruhi's novel.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Supporting

The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.