Karakter & Staf

Anita King

Utama

The youngest sister is a spitfire who specializes in using her paper offensively (by using paper "blades" and throwing index cards like shuriken), but she also relies upon her physical martial arts skills in combat. Unlike all other known Paper Masters, she dislikes books (but is obsessed with collecting frogs and drinking milk). Although Anita sometimes acts bratty and self-important, she deeply loves her sisters. She frequently fights with Nenene, who is equally outspoken, but beneath their squabbles, one can see they develop a strong friendship through the series. She is well liked in her class and is especially admired by classmate named Hisami Shiishi (whom Anita nicknames "Hisa"). Hisa compares the two to the main characters with an extremely close friendship in Anne of Green Gables. (Source: Wikipedia)

Chiwa Saitou

Michelle Cheung

Utama

The oldest sister, generally considered the leader and strategist of the three. She has a cheerful, ostensibly ditzy personality. Her favorite books are the Harry Potter series, and she has a soft spot for cute things and small children. She manifests her power primarily through ranged weapons, such as bows and arrows. Michelle's love of books almost matches that of Yomiko's; when she arrives in Japan, Michelle buys out so many bookstores that people begin to speculate Yomiko has returned. It is also shown in the anime that she has a different level of hearing than most people, as she was not affected by the sound jammer that makes other people have headaches. (Source: Wikipedia)

Shouko Kikuchi

Maggie Mui

Utama

The middle Paper Sister, Maggie is claustrophilic and loves reading almost as much as her elder sister Michelle. She is tall, quiet and prefers male clothing. Therefore she's sort of intimidating at first, but in fact is quite shy and kind hearted. Her paper specialty is defense and summoning of various paper "elementals".

Hiromi Hirata

Nenene Sumiregawa

Utama

Female

A prodigy novelist in her high school years, usually referred to as sensei and originally featured in the Read or Die manga as a teenage friend of the older Yomiko. She is often frustrated with Yomiko's obsession with books -- and later the Paper Sisters when they move into her home -- and chides her for being absentminded, leaving post-its in her room. Due to Yomiko's disappearance, she has become very self-sufficient but unfortunately wistful and bitter at times. She remained in Japan, despite her parents' wishes, in order to housekeep and tend to Yomiko's personal effects until her (presumed) return. Along with two other characters within the series, many fans argue Nenene's dedication to Yomiko borders on the romantic, and the series has a strong yuri fandom.

Satsuki Yukino

Yomiko Readman

Pendukung

Female · Umur 25 (Read or Die and Read or Die OVA), 30 (R.O.D The TV)

Yomiko is a bespectacled substitute teacher and an introvert. A Bibliophile, she prefers to bury herself in her books. She spends almost all of her income on books, and her "apartment" is stacked floor to ceiling with books. She resides somewhere in Jinbocho, a neighborhood of Chiyoda, Tokyo known for numerous bookstores. Though in appearance Japanese, she is in fact half-Japanese, half-English.

Rieko Miura

Nancy Makuhari

Pendukung

Female

Yomiko's friend and ally. Has the ability is to pass through solid matter. At first dislikes Yomiko, but later starts getting along with her pretty well. However, this lady has a skeleton or two in her closet...

Michiko Neya

Joseph Carpenter

Pendukung

Male

Read Or Die OVA Yomiko's boss, the acting head of the Special Operations Division. Joker is a stereotypical Englishman (Kurata describes him as "someone whose photo you would expect to see in the entry for 'Englishman' in the Encyclopedia Britannica"); his cool head and skill with words are his primary weapons. He is extremely cool and clever in the novel most of the time because of his ambition to become the actual head of the Division and gaining control of the whole country only under the command of Gentleman. Later in the novel, Joker's main thought is to destroy Gentlemen after he gained full control of the British Empire including all military, police, military intelligence and such which Gentleman appointed him for 9 days. R.O.D. - The TV The head of the British Library Special Operations Unit and Yomiko's former boss. He took control of the organization after the death of the Gentleman and is now often referred to as "Mr. Carpenter." His face seems a bit more lined from stress (and, possibly, age), and he now walks with the assistance of a cane. As always, Joker smiles all the time and initially appears as calm, reassuring, and easy-going as ever, but as the series progresses he gets more violent and high-strung, revealed to be an elitist who holds the same "human selection" principles as the I-Jin (the villains from the OVA). Disappointed by the decline of British global influence following the Gentleman's death, Joker implements a scheme to regain control of the world, no matter the human cost. At the end of the TV Series, he is seen to be recovering from comatose state after incidentally absorbed Mr Gentleman's information during the execution of Operation Sleeping Books.

Hozumi Gouda

Drake Anderson

Pendukung

Male

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.

Masami Iwasaki

Wendy Earhart

Pendukung

Female

Read Or Die OVA A half-Indian, half-English girl. She joins the Special Operations Division young (aged 19), and soon becomes Joker's personal secretary. She still has the subfix in training after her work title. She is earnest, devoted, and hopelessly clumsy. In the OVA, she is found to be more of a misplaced school-girl than an actual employee under the British Library; yet, in the Anime series, she is found to be more emotionally stable and serious about her work. At one point, she has Yomiko and the Paper Sisters at gun point; an action she is subliminally found to be incapable of performing in the OVA. What adds to this dramatic change is that she is also placed as head of a tactical squad at the same time in the gun-point incident, which suggests that she has also become more understanding of her own capabilities. In the novel, she was even once tricked by Joker to wear a French maid outfit to send message of Joker to Yomiko. R.O.D. - The TV Seen in the manga and OVA as Joker's office secretary and junior agent of British Library Special Operations, she now serves as his right hand henchwoman. Wendy's character has matured radically, from an enthusiastic, if clumsy, over-eager young assistant into a serious, ruthless agent willing to fulfill the B.L.'s plans by any means necessary. She is highly resentful of Yomiko (whereas she adored her in the manga), likely due to events laid out through the course of the TV series, and she is one of the few B.L. personnel fully aware of Joker's plans.

Mika Sakenobe

Junior

Pendukung

A mysterious, effeminate boy with the power of intangibility (the same power possessed by Nancy) who befriends the Paper Sisters. (Source: Wikipedia)

Mitsuki Saiga

Kim-san

Pendukung

Male

A Dokusensha operative who hands the sisters their mission briefings; Michelle refers to him as their "handler." He can usually be seen overseeing these missions from a safe distance away. Sonny Wong is often with him. During the "Twilight of the Papers," Mr. Kim disappears during the conflict in Dokusensha headquarters, only to turn up much later as a minor employee for the British Library. (Source: Wikipedia)

Shigeru Ushiyama

Lee Linho

Pendukung

Nenene Sumiregawa's editor, who hired the Paper Sisters to guard her early on in the series. Usually very calm, despite apparently having recently given up smoking (evidenced by constant, nervous pencil-chewing). Seemingly minor at first, he plays a bigger and darker role as the scope of Dokusensha's plans--for Nenene in particular--is revealed. He owns an Zippo lighter with some minor importance to the plot. (Source: Wikipedia)

Shinichirou Miki

Hisami Hishishii

Pendukung

Female

Hisami is an introverted, quiet girl who becomes Anita's closest friend at school. She works in the school's library and enjoys reading. Her relationship with Anita is often mirrored with that of Anne and Diana from the novel Anne of Green Gables (or Red-Haired Anne, in the Japanese translation). It is revealed that Hisami is in love with Anita after being confessed to by Okahara Tohru, her long time friend and Anita's school rival.

Taeko Kawata

Sonny Wong

Pendukung

A Paper Master employed by Dokusensha. He's mysterious, wearing sunglasses and a large coat that conceal most of his face, and he never speaks. He's incredibly physically strong as well and probably at least seven feet tall (given he is much taller than Maggie, who is six feet). He has no qualms about killing people to achieve his goals. He challenges the Paper Sisters during "Twilight of the Papers" episodes and proves stronger than all three combined, even capable of ripping Maggie's familiars apart with his hands, and he only meets his fate after Maggie successfully manages to fight defensively until he is engulfed in a sea of ink released when a series of explosives in the building go off. (Source: Wikipedia)

Takaya Kuroda

John Woo

Pendukung

A carrier pigeon used by Mr. Kim to send messages and assignments to the Paper Sisters.