Characters — Browse every character across the manga and anime catalogue

Asirpa

Asirpa is an Ainu girl who finds Sugimoto when he is attacked by a bear. Her father was one of the Ainu killed by the Japanese who stole the Ainu gold. Her Japanese name is Asuko K

Chiyoko

Chiyoko is Hidoro Tamotsu's mistress. She is pregnant with Hidoro Shinpei's child.

Chouan Kumagishi

Chouan Kumagishi was an artist from Kabato Prison.

Cikapasi

Cikapasi is a young Ainu boy that is from Asirpa's kotan.

Enonoka

A young Sakhalin Ainu girl.

Fusatarou Oosawa

Fusatarou Oosawa, better known as Boutarou the Pirate, is one of the Abashiri Convicts.

Genjirou Tanigaki

The Private First Class of the 7th Division and a Matagi of Tohoku. He seems to have a frail and low self-esteem, being shown to cry easily under heavy criticism. Tanigaki is a Jap

Gotou

One of the Abashiri Convicts.

Hajime Tsukishima

Hajime Tsukishima is a Sergeant under Tsurumi's command in the 7th Division.

Hanaeko Kaneko

Heiji Koito

Heiji Koito is a Rear Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Army.

Henmi Kazuo

Kazuo Henmi was a serial killer and one of the Abashiri Convicts.

Huci

The grandmother of Asirpa through her maternal line. She can only speak Ainu and her husband was the most important man in the village.

Hyakunosuke Ogata

Ogata is the former Superior Private of the 7th Division and a member of Hijikata's Group. Loyal only to himself, Ogata is pursuing the gold for his own reason, unknown to anyone.

Ilya

Ilya (Илья) is a Russian spotter.

Inkarmat

Inkarmat is a mysterious Ainu fortune-teller who meets Asirpa during her travels. She claims to know something important about Asirpa and her father. Inkarmat is a sly and cunning

Kano Ienaga

Kano Ienaga is the name assumed by one of the Abashiri Convicts.

Kantarou

Kantarou is an average-looking man in his early 20s, with dark hair tied back and dark eyes. His defining features include thick eyebrows and dark lower eyelids. He wears a happi c

Keiji Ueji

Kiichirou Wakayama

Kiichirou Wakayama was a yakuza boss who was also one of the Abashiri Convicts. As a Yakuza boss, Wakayama has tattoos on his chest, shoulders and back. He has another set of tatto

Kirawus

Kirawus is an Ainu man, currently working with Kadokura.

Kiroranke

An Ainu and an old friend of Asirpa's father.

Kiyohiro Suzukawa

Kiyohiro Suzukawa is a con artist and one of the Abashiri Convicts.

Kouhei Nikaidou

Kouhei Nikaidou is the Private First Class of the 7th Division and Youhei's older twin brother. Like his brother, he has a well accented face with a thin, pointed nose. His eyes ha