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Gekka Ryuzōji is one of the minor characters mentioned in Danganronpa Kirigiri vol. 1 and temporarily appearing in Danganronpa Kirigiri vol. 2, however, Gekka becomes a main character in Danganronpa Kirigiri vol. 3.

Gekka is also a member of the "Victims Catharsis Committee".

History
Gekka Ryuzōji is a detective who reached the ranks of 000, the highest DSC card rank one can get. According to Yui Samidare, he has the title of being the 'Armchair Detective', being famous for solving cases without even having to go to the crime scene, though Kyoko Kirigiri just sees it as laziness. Yui says that from his picture he is extremely handsome and he is about 42 years of age.

Johnny Arp is one of the minor characters mentioned in Danganronpa Kirigiri.

History
Johnny Arp is an American detective, who has reached the ranks of 000, the highest DSC card rank one can get. He is known as the only detective allowed to carry a gun in Japan, and his position is 'Executive Judge'. Kyoko Kirigiri says that she learned marksmanship from him when she visited the US. Yui Samidare says that he looks like, and that she wants Kyoko to introduce her to him, while Kyoko states that she hopes her English is good

Danganronpa Kirigiri - List of Detectives
Taehime Uozumi (魚住 絶姫) is a character featured in Danganronpa Kirigiri.

Tokichiro Endo (円堂 藤吉郎) is a character featured in Danganronpa Kirigiri.

Tokichiro is a mysterious old man whose name is only revealed once he introduces himself. His business card states that he works for the "Victims Catharsis Committee".

Appearance
Tokichiro is a pale old man with white sideburns and a short beard. He wears a black jacket over a white dress shirt with a black necktie and black dress pants. He also wears a black fedora hat with a wide rim that shades his eyes and walks using his black cane.

Personality
As a member of the Victims Catharsis Committee, Tokichiro is a very professional man who holds great manipulation skills to sway potential challengers to face off in a Duel Noir, despite his shady appearance. He is polite and cool-headed when facing the hot-headed Tadashi and has a fair play mentality when it comes to the idea of delivering 'Catharsis' and the potential benefits/consequences of agreeing to the terms of the Duel Noir. He is impressed and takes same personal enjoyment by those who has determination to go through with a such a high risk game.

As a member of the Victims Catharsis Committee, he agrees with their philosophy in allowing victims of crime to get a chance to take back their way. However, if someone were to fall short of this, he merely believes that just weren't prepared enough to gain 'Catharsis'.

Danganronpa Kirigiri Volume 1
Tokichiro Endo first appeared at the hospital where Tadashi Asakura was at in order for the latter to receive medication. He notes that Tadashi isn't getting paid nearly enough for what had happened to him, causing Tadashi to become suspicious and nearly walk away, believing he was apart of some religious sect. Tokichiro piques Tadashi's interest by asking if he wants vengeance and to take back his own life which had been ruined by the arsonist of five years ago. He hands over the card for the Committee and tells Tadashi that if he was interested he'll have to come to the park outside.

When Tadashi's arrives to hear Tokichiro out, the old man says he'll reveal the true culprit's identity on one condition: Tadashi has to kill him the culprit himself. After Tadashi accepts he explains the Committee's meaning of 'Catharsis' which needs three things. First, Determination to kill (Which Tadashi has). Second, Money (which Tadashi didn't have but in that case they'll fund him to get it). Third, and finally, Techniques since killing someone requires a technical touch, though these Techniques have to be purchased. Tadashi thinks that they really are just scammers since they demand money for their Techniques but Tokichiro explains that the cost is covered by the 'sponsorship' which is funded by the wealthy who seek to gain entertainment from watching someone back their own life. Or to put it simply, using Tadashi's revenge as a means of a game.

He then details the means of getting true Catharsis. While Tadashi could bludgeon the true culprit to death with a bat, it would be revenge but not Catharsis. He explains that Tadashi will have to buy the Techniques which are comprised of different 'cards' that range from murder weapons or suitable locations to kill. After a suitable 'deck' is built, the cost will determine the Detective summoned for the game. Tokichiro also inform him the Detective will learn of his tricks and he isn't allowed to kill the Detective for 168 hours. While Tadashi considers this unfair, Tokichiro explains this is just for game balance.

From there Tokichiro tries to dissuade Tadashi form thinking about losing, but does inform them that if he does the Committee will cut ties with him and want the money back. Since Tadashi can't pay them back normally, they have insurance policies placed in his name in case he dies. With that in mind, Tokichiro encourages Tadashi to try not to lose. Tadashi accepts playing the game, The Duel Noir, since he wants to find out the truth of the arson and its true culprit. Tokichiro laughs and tells him he likes that look in his eyes, before informing him the detective win rate is over 28%, meaning most who choose to go through with a Duel Noir usually succeed. Tokichiro informs him to come back to the park again at 10 AM as a way to let Tadashi think about the Duel Noir before fully accepting it. He also warns him to never tell this to anyone or else the Committee won't appear before Tadashi again.

With the Duel Noir at the Sirius Observatory, it's evident that Tadashi accepted the challenge.

Danganronpa Kirigiri Volume 6
Tōkichirō’s business card is seen in an image at the end of volume six, within a black envolope addressed to Yui Samidare.

Victims Catharsis Committee
Tokichiro is immensely loyal to the Committee and it's ideals to the point he dutifully scouts out potential challengers for their Duel Noir. It's to the point that if someone scouted were to fail in the Duel Noir he blames it on them as their 'Catharsis' is perfect in his eyes.

Tadashi Asakura
Tokichiro scouted Tadashi to be the challenger in a Duel Noir and seemed to be impressed by the determination he held in going through with it, encouraging him further by mentioning the win rates. However, this seems to be merely professional as he (alongside the rest of the Committee) cut ties as soon as Tadashi loses. Likewise, Tadashi only uses him to get his revenge and has no qualms in giving out any information to see Tokichiro and the Committee stopped.

Trivia

 * "Endo" (円堂) means "round hall".
 * "His given name, "Tokichiro" (藤吉郎), is composed of the characters 藤 - "", 吉 - "good luck" and 郎 - "son". Its meaning altogether could be translated as "Fortunate Son of the Wisteria".
 * The demonic figure seen behind Tokichiro in the photo above could be Tadashi Asakura as a way to hide his appearance before the reveal on who he was.

Danganronpa Kirigiri-Volume Two/Duel Noir Participants
Mikado Shinsen (新仙 帝) is a character featured in Danganronpa Kirigiri.

Mikado is a man with a mysterious air about him, who has claimed his ability to sense impending death has brought him to Norman's Hotel, where the second Duel Noir would then take place - getting him involved in it without ever having received an invitation. He presents himself as a business employee.

Mikado's true identity is revealed throughout the course of the novel. Mikado Shinsen is actually the head of the "Victims Catharsis Committee", standing behind the Duel Noirs, and a rogue master detective on par with Fuhito Kirigiri in terms of skill (and so, in theory, could be regarded as a rank 000 detective).

Appearance
Mikado appears to be around the age of thirty. He is tall and lean, has short dark brown hair, neatly slicked upwards into a single pointed tip, as well as sideburns. He has a pale complexion, brown eyes, a small, thin nose and wrinkle marks on his forehead. His outfit consists of a black suit worn over a white dress shirt with a grey necktie.

Personality
Upon first meeting him, Yui Samidare comments about Mikado seeming to be the most sane of all people who have gathered at the hotel. He has a calm demeanor, as well as a polite speech tone which shows both naivety and intelligence. Despite being one of the older people in the group, he is actually quite naïve and curious. From the wrinkle marks on his forehead Yui deduces that he could be hiding several secrets - an assumption which is later on revealed to be true.

Mikado has the ability to sense impending death, as well as deaths that have previously occurred, similar to Kyoko Kirigiri. However, unlike Kyoko who describes this form of intuition as something similar to hearing, Mikado claims to sense death through sight.

Trivia

 * "Shinsen" (新仙) means "new hermit" or "new wizard" - referring to how he is a master detective like Fuhito Kirigiri and the other founders of the Detective's Library, yet does not look as old as all of them are implied to be.
 * The name "Mikado" (帝) means "emperor". It is used specifically to refer to the Japanese emperor and is also used in a similar manner to the phrase "The Lord". Both of these meanings could be meant to hint at how Mikado Shinsen is actually the mastermind behind the Duel Noirs, which are the central events in the first two volumes of Danganronpa Kirigiri, and also personally observes his creation in the second volume.

Norman (ノーマン, Nōman) is an antagonist featured in the second novel of Danganronpa Kirigiri.

According to Norman, he was murdered fifty years ago and is now a painting used by the culprit of the Norman's Hotel Duel Noir to explain the rules of the auction. After that role is complete, he disappears and the subsequent days are replaced by his family.

Appearance and Personality
Norman's portrait is usually seen as young Caucasian male with brown hair, with the use of LCD that allows his lips to move and change expressions.

For his time in the hotel, Norman comes across as rather similar to Monokuma. He comes across as amiable with a desire for seeing fair play, such as ordering all funds to be burnt and replaced with the one hundred million yen for each participant. However, he has no qualms in putting the participants into a life or death scenario, and even grins sadistically before killing Taehime Uozumi, with her death even causing him to whip out a cruel joke, showing a morbid sense of humor. Given that his entire dialogue is pre-recorded, it stands to reason that Norman has no true personality of his own.

History
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