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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
Yuzen Minase (水無瀬 有全 Minase Yūzen) is a character featured in Danganronpa Kirigiri.

The descendant of an alleged wealthy noble family, he is a freelancer from a humble upbringing striving to make himself a name. Aside from doing part-time job and receiving an allowance, he also earns money by selling things online. Though, in reality, these online auctions are merely scams he uses to swindle people out of their money. He accepted the Norman's Hotel Duel Noir invitation in order to acquire artifacts for him to sell.

Appearance
Yuzen is a young man with blue eyes and blond hair that is painstakingly combed backward, with only a single lock hanging on the front. He wears a black suit with a white dress shirt and a red bow tie. According to Yui, the outfit doesn't quite suit him and makes him come across as a clown.

Personality
Yuzen is extremely proud of his noble blood and come across as haughty and arrogant. While initially polite and forward compared to the others, he has a tendency to be rude (such as insulting Meruko by calling her Pumpkin-Head) and quick to anger, especially when faced with things he doesn't understand or those that annoy him. When learning he was in a situation that could cost him his life, he quickly starts panicking and makes it clear he's only in to save his own hide, believing that the only way to survive is to win the auction.

This self-preservation mindset goes to even maliciously selfish territory when he wins the Detective's Right in the second auction and taunts the others over his victory and that, despite being safe from getting killed by the culprit that night, he wouldn't bother in saving them. He's also very greedy, reacting in horror as his money is burned by Norman and becoming ecstatic when one hundred million yen was given out. He is capable to a degree of cleverness, such as taking Seiunsai's money after his death to use for himself, but throughout the game comes across as somewhat bumbling, childish and rather slow on the uptake.

He has no regrets over his scams of others and even defends his decision to do so as him being forced to because his parents were 'honest idiots' (something that makes even Kyoko wonder as to how two people can make someone like Yuzen). Regardless, he is willing to work with others if there is an good chance of success, and is genuinely willing to be friendly once things aren't on the line for him, such as him playing cards with Meruko happily after their side won the last auction. Yui notes that even she had grown somewhat attached to him by the end of things. His main desire is to restore his family's wealth.

History
Prior to the Norman's Hotel Duel Noir, Yuzen claims that he was a descendant of nobles with history of land ownership, but in the modern era they now reside over a pitiful apartment complex in the city. He usually lives off his parents money and a part-time job, however he also found a way to make money by re-selling items online. However, in reality, he was actually scamming others by hosting items that he didn't have or getting people to buy items that would never come. When he got the invitation for the secret auction at Norman's Hotel, he was skeptical but decided to go anyway for a change of pace and even borrowed 200,000 yen from a loan company to work with at the auction.

Arriving at the hotel, he was initially trapped there alongside most of the group until the arrival of the three remaining people needed: Suisei Nanamura, Kyoko Kirigiri and Yui Samidare. When they arrive he tries to stop them from closing the door, which would lock all of them inside, but it was in vain. Of the group, he introduces himself first and spends the time prior to the first auction making fun of Mifune and Toyano'oh, and rather doubtful of the competency of the detectives who informed him of the crime that would take place (with him being quite annoyed with Suisei's antics). When meeting Norman, he was quite surprised by the auctioneer being a painting, and was angered when his money had to be incinerated. Though, he recovered quickly and was joyous when, in return, he got one hundred million yen in return. Yuzen was quite scared when told that they would now be in a life and death situation, and even cried in fear after the death of Taehime.

During the first auction, he opted to not bid after witnessing Suisei's display, which proved to be a wise decision as Suisei bid all of his money in order to acquire the Detective's Right. He was quite skeptical of them cooperating with each other and tried to snag a room closer to the detective before being stopped by Akio. After the rooms were decided via cards, Yuzen entered his. During this time, he ended up having a conversation with Meruko for a few minutes, who was let out of her room by Suisei.

The next day, after Akio's death, he defended Meruko from Shinsen who thought that she was the culprit due to her being left alone in the hallway. He also grew even more convinced that the only way to survive was to rely on himself and get the Detective's Right. When Seiunsai proposed an idea to boycott the auction, Yuzen (like the others) didn't believe Seiunsai was being truthful and opted to bid the second option, with it being thirty million yen. After that, he began bragging about his victory and how he wouldn't bother protecting anyone, though might make an exception for women if they would 'please' them, much to Yui's ire as both Meruko and Sae leaped to gain his favor. He even shoved aside Seiunsai after the latter was bitter over his Yuzen winning. However, that night, Yuzen didn't bother to help anyone, leaving the remaining participants stuck in their rooms. After Seiunsai's death, he went into the deceased room and stole the remaining money that Toyano'oh had for himself to use in the third auction.

The next day, he admitted to going into the room under the claims of using the master key at least once. However, this earned him accusations of being the culprit himself, causing him to storm off. During the third auction, he tried to bid 51 million yen in order to counter Kyoko who had goaded him just before he went in to bid. However, this was a ploy to get him only to focus on Kyoko, who bid 50 million yen, only to have Yui's 52 million yen bid come out on top to win the Detective's Right. Unlike Yuzen, Yui did care about protecting the remaining people and immediately let him out of his room after the curfew to stay inside was over, alongside the others. Thus, preventing any murders from happening that day.

On the fourth day, he was approached by Kyoko. She asked about his past, and after some prying uncovered Yuzen's scamming business. From there, Kyoko propositioned him to join Kyoko and Yui's side in order to gain victory and overcome the Duel Noir, but on the condition he surrenders all the money he has. He was initially skeptical of the offer, but after being given the remaining time of the day to consider, he joins their side in the fourth auction. When its revealed that Suisei and Shinsen would be working with Sae (the culprit of the Duel Noir) side, he briefly considers joining them, but dismisses it as a joke thanks to a glare by Yui. He also felt somewhat disappointed after Yui offered Yuzen to Suisei to get him on their side, only for Suisei to turn down Yuzen because he wasn't his type (though he was widely against be used to bargain like that). Through all their combined funds, and Sae being unable to bet due to that conflicting with her role as the culprit, they are able to get Meruko the Detective's Right, though both Yuzen and Yui react in dismay since they believed that Sae had planned for them to waste all it, then go about the next day to kill Meruko with no detective to stop her.

On the final day, Kyoko managed to win the final auction by using the hidden one million she had taken from Taehime's corpse before anyone could notice, thus foiling Sae's plans. After Sae laid out her motives, Yuzen told them they would report her to the police, only to reel back upon seeing her pull out a gun. That night, he happily played cards with Meruko.

Unfortunately, a few hours before the Duel Noir would officially be over, Yuzen was murdered by Suisei Nanamura who had killed Sae and stole her gun from her, which was used to kill Yuzen. Yui and Kyoko run out into the lobby where they come across his body which was shot in the face, which was next to Suisei, who was playing dead in an attempt to lure the girls in further.. Later, his lifeless body is shot again by Suisei to waste one of his bullets before he would try to kill Yui and Kyoko.

Trivia

 * "Yuzen (有全) means "to have everything", referring to his aspiration to become as known and wealthy as his ancestors.
 * His last name, "Minase" (水無瀬), means "waterless current" - matching how, according to him, his family used to be nobility and owned many lands but now only owns a rundown condo.

Meruko Mifune (三舟 メルコ) is a character featured in Danganronpa Kirigiri. She used to be a psychic girl with an ability to bend spoons with her mind.

Appearance
Meruko has short, greenish-blond hair, styled in a bob cut, and green eyes. She wears what appears to be a green sleeveless dress and has a pendant around her neck.

Personality
Meruko is a kind, ditzy young lady. She appears to be rather social as she is seen playing cards with Yuzen Minase, Akio Chage and Seiunsai Toyano'oh. She is also rather eccentric, as along with being a former psychic, her hobby is collecting vacuum tubes. Her psychic abilities do not appear to work anymore, though she claims they do.

After Suisei Nanamura shoots her and assumes she's deceased, Meruko is able to stay alive for a while against all odds, and manages to arrive to help Kyoko Kirigiri and Yui Samidare. She appears almost eerily calm, but very brave as she finally activates her psychic abilities and prevents Suisei from shooting her and others.

History
Meruko used to be a psychic girl in the past, who as child was able to bend spoons with her mind. She became famous for it until the mass media called her a faker.

Meruko came to the auction because she heard she could get a special vacuum tube there. Yui asks Meruko if she's still able to bend spoons with her mind. She thinks she does, but nothing happens when she tries to do it.

In the last chapter, Suisei Nanamura attempts to murder everyone and shoots Meruko along with Yuzen Minase. Kyoko and Yui find her and assume she is dead, and run away quickly. However, when Suisei is about to shoot Kyoko and Yui, Meruko is miraculously revealed to be still alive though fatally wounded as she arrives and commands Suisei to "bend". Suisei attempts to shoot her again, but his gun suddenly doesn't fire seemingly for no reason, which is heavily implied to be caused by Meruko's psychic powers. She collapses, but the gun still doesn't work and Suisei just throws it and it hits her back. She succumbed to her wounds, but she ultimately saved Kyoko and Yui's lives as she managed to distract Suisei long enough for the entrance hall doors' opening time.

Trivia

 * Her last name (三舟) means "Three Ships".
 * Meruko's given name is written in, and so its meaning is purely phonetic. It should be noted that it is very uncommon for a Japanese person to present their name in katakana, allowing for the possibility that despite sounding so, her given name isn't actually Japanese.

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.

Sae Yozuru (夜鶴 冴) is a character featured in Danganronpa Kirigiri Volume 2.

Appearance
Sae is a fair-skinned tall widow. She has long dark purple hair that reaches her lower back, dark purple eyes, and pink lips. For her mourning garbs, she wears a long-sleeved black dress that reaches above her knees and shows her cleavage as well as a white pearl necklace.

Sae apparently has slash-shaped scars around her wrists, which are usually hidden under the sleeves of her dress.

Personality
Sae is a very depressed, lonely woman. She is very wary and tired, usually sleeping through most of the novel.

Danganronpa Kirigiri
Sae is draped over the sofa, appearing to be asleep. She is wearing mourning attire. Mikado Shinsen speaks to her, telling her it’s her turn to introduce herself. Sae first says she wants to die, then explains that her husband passed away the other day and an invitation to this auction was one of the things he had left behind. Sae came to this auction because she wanted to know what her stoic husband was after. While Sae appears to drift back to sleep, Yui Samidare notices slash scars on Sae's wrists peeking out from beneath her mourning suit and feels that they speak a lot about Sae's untold story.

In the end, Sae decided to use the insurance from her husband's death and the auction money to repay off her debts and flee with the remaining amount of money. However, she is later found with her head split open.

Trivia

 * "Yozuru" (夜鶴) means "Night's Crane", matching her whole distinct color scheme.
 * The single character name "Sae" (冴) has four possible meanings: "clear", "cold", "serene" or "skillful".

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

Norman was murdered before the events where the main cast of characters get stuck in his hotel and he is constantly seen talking as a portrait, while the real culprit talks for him.

Appearance
Norman's portrait is usually seen as young caucasian male with brown hair with the lips cut out for the real culprit to speak in. Norman's face can change expressions as well despite the fact that he is basically a picture.