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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
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, often coming across as even more emotional and childish than the two schoolgirls involved in the Duel Noir. She is also rather eccentric, as along with being a former psychic, her hobby is collecting vacuum tubes. She is a staunch believer in her powers and quite proud of them, becoming defensive when others think otherwise and dejected if she can't get them to work. When the situation is revealed to be deadly, she easily breaks down into crying and just desiring to go home. Compared to the others, she can be rather dim, but is more than willing to cooperate with others for their safety and doesn't hold onto grudges for long, given how she let go the matter of Shinsen accusing her of being the culprit. Even when she is mortally wounded, her actions are to try and save the life of others rather than worry about her own.

History
Meruko, as a child, claimed that she was able to bend spoons with her mind. Her parents brought her to a television station where it was broadcasted and, thus, she became famous for it until the mass media got bored of her and started to slander her name, calling her abilities fake. Despite that, she was able to move past it as she grew up, though she was adamant that her powers were real.

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, thus disappointing both Yui and Yuzen. When 6PM arrives, she is present for Norman's explanation of the auction, being utterly confused by the rules at first and teases Yuzen over the loss of the money he had gotten for a loan (and getting promptly insulted with the nickname of Pumpkin-Head). Still, once she learns how deadly their new game will be (in addition to witnessing Taehime's death), she begins to cry and wishes to just go home.

For the first auction, she decided to not bet after seeing the grand display Susei made as he went in first, which proved to be a good move as Suisei bid all his money to ensure he got the Detective's Right. When rooms were decided, Meruko got the third one. At night, Suisei let her and Yui out of their rooms, with the intent of releasing everyone from there rooms. However, before that could happen they saw a figure turning the corridor. Yui and Suisei gave chase, but Meruko was left with the orders to stand watch and yell out whoever came by. During this time, ended having a conversation with Yuzen and Sae for about twenty minutes.

The next day, after Akio had been killed, Meruko meets with the others with discussion about what had occurred last night. During this, Shinsen had accused Meruko of being the culprit on the basis that she was out in the hallway alone. However, both Yuzen and Sae defended her alibi by pointing back to their conversation last night. Thus, Shinsen relents, leaving Meruko annoyed, but not willing to press further with her name cleared. When Seiunsai tries to get them to boycott the auction, Meruko sees through the ploy and goes to bid in the second auction, but, in the end, Yuzen acquires the Detective's Right. After hearing that Yuzen wouldn't bother protecting them, she breaks down crying and is more than willing to 'please' him if it means safety when he makes such an offer. This earns a scolding from Sae, who believes that women should be the one using men and not vice versa, but doesn't quite stop such a thinking, instead asking for ten million in exchange of 'pleasing' him all night long. However, nothing comes form it and, thus, Meruko is stuck in her room, crying all night.

When the next day comes along, Meruko, alongside the surviving participants besides the detectives and Yuzen (who stormed off after being accused of the killer) are interrogated if they had done anything wrong, since the target of the Duel Noir's are those who have done serious crimes. Aside from cheating to win toys when she was a kid or believing people who made spoons would hate her, she has no wrongdoing to report compared. During the third auction, she didn't bid and it was won by Yui who went on to quickly let her and the survivors out of their rooms once she able to, thus preventing a murder that night.

During the fourth day, both Kyoko and Yui had deduced that Sae was the culprit and in order to complete the requirements for her Duel Noir it was Meruko that needed to die. In order to foil her plans, Kyoko had informed Meruko, who was gladly willing to work with her in order to be safe. With all their combined funds they were able to get Meruko the Detective's Right, thus ensuring she would be safe that night, though there were concerns from Yui and Yuzen since they were all seemingly out of money. Thankfully, for that final auction, Kyoko used her hidden one million yen she got from the deceased Taehime to acquire the Detective's Right, thus foiling Sae's plans for good.

When Meruko demanded to know why Sae wanted to kill her, Sae retorted that her father created the television that Meruko was on and garnered fame. However, once people began believing her powers was a hoax, the blame was placed all over Sae's father until he committed suicide when she was twelve. Thus, she wanted to exact vengeance on Meruko. That night, Meruko spent it with the other survivors sans Sae in order to wait out the Duel Noir until morning when it was over (alongside the fact that Sae had a gun that she could use against them, so they couldn't apprehend her). There she happily spent the night playing cards with Yuzen.

Unfortunately, when morning came, Meruko was shot by Susei in the cafeteria, who planned to steal all the money from the Duel Noir and get rid of any witnesses of his crime. However, she is able to cling on to life and appeas when Suisei is about to shoot Kyoko and Yui. There, Meruko commands Suisei's gun to "bend". Suisei attempts to shoot her again, but his gun suddenly strangely doesn't fire. She collapses, but the gun still doesn't work causing Suisei to throw it, where it hits her back. Due to having succumbed to her injury, she is unresponsive. Ultimately, she saved Kyoko and Yui's lives as she managed to distract Suisei long enough for the entrance hall doors to open, thus allowing them to escape.

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.