NAMES:
MISAKI   
MIKA   
KANAKO   
AGES:
15
OCCUPATIONS:
Students, Amamiya Fan Club

The Amamiya Fan Club (AFC) is a volunteer organization dedicated to the capture of Shion Amamiya's heart. It consists of the most celebrated and accomplished beauties of Seiran Academy, the forerunners of whom are Misaki (tight curls), Mika (dark, straight hair), and Kanako (wavy ends). They take a cut-throat approach to eliminating their rivals.

Until recently, the AFC has faced no serious competition, but Shion is beginning to express an immoderate interest in Miu...

NAME MEANINGS:
“Misaki” is composed of the kanji meaning “beauty” (mi) and “blossom/bloom” (saki). The implication is that she is like a beauteous flower. “Mika” is composed of the kanji meaning “beauty” (mi) and “addition/ increase” (ka). Meaning could be taken as “Increasing Beauty.” “Kanako” is composed of the kanji meaning “addition/increase” (ka), “what” (na), “child” (ko). Meaning could be taken as “What a (Well-) Growing (Increasing) Child.”

NAME:
(Unknown)
AGE:
15
OCCUPATION:
Student, Miu's Friend

This unnamed girl is Miu's dearest friend. She's honest and direct—involved enough to care and uninvolved enough to give an objective opinion on any aspect of Miu's life.

Her practicality has led her to accept that Shion Amamiya, despite his undeniable desirability, is unattainable for a being such as herself. However, she initially knows more about his habits than Miu.

Miu's friend is the first one to observe that the stoic duo, Shion and Kai, lend the warmer facets of their personalities exclusively to Miu.

WHAT I WOULD NAME HER:
After reading the first book, I had a dream that Miu's friend's name was Hikaru ("light"). When I read the second book and learned that Shinjou-sensei listened to Hikaru Utada while drawing and I listened to her while translating, "Hikaru" became her unofficial moniker. The name seems fitting for the character's objectivity and her ability to "bring information to light."

NAME:
Mrs. SAKURAI
AGE:
???
OCCUPATION:
Miu's Mother, Housewife

Miu's mother is married to a successful businessman who works for a trading company and is seldom home, but who keeps his family affluent. This couple's pride is their only child, their daughter, Miu.

Mrs. Sakurai is firm but fair. She will not tolerate nonsense or bullying, but she is not above giving someone a taste of their own medicine to prove a point. She places a certain amount of faith in her daughter and trusts her to be honest.

She becomes whimsical when she thinks about the future that awaits Miu.

NAME MEANING:
“Sakurai” uses the same kanji as in Miu Sakurai.

NAME:
BEELZEBUB   
AGE:
???
OCCUPATION:
Prince of Demons

Beelzebub is foremost in crime and power after Satan. He appears briefly in volume three, strongly opposed to Miu's presence. Although he obeys Satan and allows Miu to do as she will, he remains openly discourteous towards her, referring to her as "Human Girl" rather than by name. He eventually concedes that Satan has transformed her into quite a woman.

Beelzebub does not speak to his superior with the extreme formality that lesser demons must, but neither does he speak with the casual intimacy that Seera or Miu do. He is informal towards Satan, but by no means disrespectful. However, he is casual and blunt in his conduct towards all others.

In the case that Satan is unable to govern Hell, Beelzebub would be the one to take his place.

NAME MEANING AND ORIGIN:
Ba’al-zebub, whose name in Hebrew means “Lord of Flies,” is frequently called “Beelzebub,” though scholars assert that name to be incorrect. Originally the god of the Canaanites, it is said that Ba’al-zebub either (1) was represented with the figure of a fly, as he was prayed upon to keep flies away from harvests and sacrificial offerings; or (2) was originally worshipped as “Ba’al-zebul,” meaning “Lord of the High House” (implying “Lord of God’s Temple”), until the writer of Kings deemed this offensive and contemptuously changed his name to “Lord of Flies.” Ba’al-zebub is recognized as the fallen angel who destroys by means of tyrants, causes demons to be worshipped, arouses desires in priests, brings about jealousies and murders, and instigates wars. His title in Scripture is often “Prince of Demons,” and Milton calls him foremost in crime and power after Satan.

NAMES:
GABRIEL, RAPHAEL, URIEL
AGES:
???
OCCUPATIONS:
Archangels

There are altogether four archangels: Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, and Uriel. The latter three appear briefly in volume four, though they are referred to only by title and not by name. They come forth to combat Satan when it appears he is winning in a battle against Michael.

The one who speaks is presumably Gabriel.

NAME MEANINGS AND ORIGINS:
Gabriel ("Man of God") is the angel who ranks second to Michael, and among other things he is the angel of vengeance and death, the bringer of news who heralds the revealing of answers, and the patron of communications. Raphael ("God Has Healed") is above all the angel of healing, and Uriel ("Fire of God" or "God Is My Light") is the dark angel of thunder and terror and deliverer of judgements.

NAME:
DEATH   
AGE:
???
OCCUPATION:
Reaper of Souls

Death appears briefly in volume four to harvest a human soul and ferry it to the Realm of the Dead, where it can be accessed by neither demons nor angels.

Death can be dealt with in the sense that his services can be contracted by high level demons (and presumably high level angels as well).

Death can be banished by an Archangel.

NAME:
(Unknown)
AGE:
???
OCCUPATION:
Shopkeeper | Fortune-teller

The image on the left is of the old woman who keeps the secondhand bookstore where Miu found "Magick to Grant Your Prayers." The store specializes in used and Western books, but the peculiar thing about it is that its location seems to change inexplicably.

The old woman wears a black cloak and has the air of one who is involved with the occult. It is her opinion that books wait for people—they know the time and the place at which they are fated to cross into a person's hands.

The image on the right is of the fortune-telling demon in Satan's Palace whom the Devil consults when Miu goes missing. The demon appears for just one page in volume three and refers to Miu as the "virgin."

These images appear together because of speculation that these two beings are one and the same. There exists no evidence to either suggest or deny this possibility.

NAME:
BAAL   
AGE:
???
OCCUPATION:
High Level Demon

Baal appears in the extra story, "Satanic Cohabitation." He is a high level demon who desires to take Satan's place as the Lord of Hell.

To this end, he transforms into an adorable low level demon and pretends to be injured to lure Miu from the protective barrier that surrounds Satan's Palace. Baal hopes that Satan will come for Miu and then be at a disadvantage on enemy territory.

However, Baal loses focus when he looks for the alluring aspect of Miu—and finds it...

NAME MEANING AND ORIGIN:
“Baal” (or “Ba’al”) is a Semitic title meaning “Lord” (emphasizing the distinction between lord and slave). There were many local Baals, but the principal seat of his religion was Phoenicia. The Phoenicians used the title to diguise the real name of their god, fearing that strangers would win his favor if they knew his true name. Most Baal worshippers recognized him as the Sun god (though the Canaanites revered him as a Storm god and bringer of rain), but he invariably represented the male or generative/ reproductive principle in nature and was honored by acts of sexuality. It was this sensuality of worship that led to the demonization of Baal-worship by the Hebrews.

NAME:
MANAMI TORII   
AGE:
13
OCCUPATION:
Student

Eight years ago, young Manami watched a crow die. Ever since then she has loved and protected them as fiercely as she is able with her tiny frame.

Secretly afflicted by a terminal illness, she strives to live each day to its fullest as she refocuses her tender heart and mind on the well-being of the crows.

Her life takes a turn, however, when she meets Tsubasa—who died as a crow eight years ago...

NAME MEANING:
Manami is a common female name, composed of the kanji meaning “love” (mana) and “beauty” (mi). “Torii” is not an uncommon surname. It is composed of the kanji meaning “bird” (tori) and “well” (i)—as in an oil or water well, a place from which some substance (in this case, birds) is drawn.

The Nurse of Seiran Academy is young, pretty, and generally practical. The exception is when Kai Sakurai looks at her with those eyes. Otherwise, she is calm in the face of injury and does not needlessly detain students in the health office. She is genuinely concerned with the health of her charges and casually checks up on them after they leave her care.

NAME:
ASTAROTH   
AGE:
???
OCCUPATION:
High Level Demon

Astaroth is mentioned once in volume four. Satan refers to Astaroth (along with Beelzebub) as a powerful demon capable of taking his place.

NAME MEANING AND ORIGIN:
“Astaroth” (usually “Ashtaroth”) is derived from the goddess Astarte, a Near Eastern mother goddess of love, battle, war, sex, fertility, and maternity. In Babylonia, she was known as “Qadesh,” meaning “Harlot,” and is thought to perhaps have been the goddess of harlots as well. The ending of her name was distorted in Kings to closely resemble the Hebrew “boshet,” meaning “shame,” to discredit her and affirm the monadity of the Hebrew god. The singular of her name, “Ashtoreth,” is a title of ancient Semitic deities meaning “Lady,” and it is similar to the title “Baal,” which means “Lord.” (Coincidentally, she is thought to be the sister of Baal, who appears in “Satanic Cohabitation.”)

NAME:
Prof. YAMANAKA   
AGE:
???
OCCUPATION:
Biology Professor

Professor Yamanaka teaches biology at Seiran Academy. He succumbs to "sudden illness" in volume two, when Kai Sakurai decides he wants to play substitute.

NAME MEANING:
“Yamanaka,” a common surname, is composed of the kanji meaning “mountain” (yama) and “inside/within” (naka). Meaning could be taken as “Among the Mountains,” and it most likely refers to the ancient location of his ancestors' abode.