List of R.O.D characters

Below is a list of characters from the R.O.D series of manga and anime created by Hideyuki Kurata, listing appearances in the manga comic series, (Read or Die and Read or Dream), an OVA, and the subsequent R.O.D the TV.

Character	Read or Die (manga)	Read or Die OVA	Read or Dream	R.O.D the TV
Yomiko Readman* Codename: "The Paper" (or "Agent Paper" in the English OVA dub) Yomiko is a British-Japanese schoolteacher and secret agent working for the British Library's Special Operations Division.	Main	Main		Supporting
Joe Carpenter Codename: "Joker" Carpenter is the manager of the Special Operations Division of the British Library	Major	Major		Supporting
Mr. Gentleman Gentleman was the head of the B.L. and the true source of Britain's secret power over global affairs (i.e., it was because of Gentleman that Joker had the authority to order around the U.S. President in the OVA).		Supporting
Wendy Earhart Joker's personal secretary and assistant	Supporting	Supporting		Supporting
Nancy Makuhari Codename: "Miss Deep" Nancy is an agent working in China with the special ability to pass through objects. She is loosely based upon Mata Hari as revealed in the OVA.		Major		Supporting
Drake Drake is also an agent for the Special Operations Division who worked formerly for the American special forces.	Supporting	Supporting		Supporting
Donnie Nakajima* Yomiko's ex-lover who also worked for the Special Operations	Major
Ridley Wan* Donnie's distant friend	Supporting
Dokusensha A Chinese bookstore chain selling supposedly rare books. In reality, Dokusensha is a company which rivals the British Library and attempts to attain power by obtaining Mr. Gentleman's books and employs the Paper Sisters to recover them. In the manga, Dokusensha was founded by China, Mr. Gentleman's counterpart in the east.	Major
Michelle Cheung* A Paper Master from Hong Kong, the leader of the Paper Sisters. She works as a translator and does freelance work, which includes the Paper Sisters working to protect Nenene Sumiregawa. During fights, she provides supporting offence with a paper bow and arrows.			Main	Major
Maggie Mui* A Paper Master from Hong Kong, the middle sister of the Paper Sisters. Because her paper powers allow her to create and control enormous paper familiars, she provides a defensive role in the trio and has the most versatility of the three.			Main	Major
Anita King* A Paper Master from Hong Kong, the youngest of the Paper Sisters and the most volatile. Her abilities are primarily offensive as she throws sheets of paper and uses it to cut down opponants.			Main	Major
Nenene Sumiregawa A Japanese author who wrote her first book as a teenager. She is a close friend and admirer of Yomiko Readman and also ends up (reluctantly) welcoming the Paper Sisters into her home during the TV series.	Supporting			Main
Junior A mysterious young agent of the British Library under Wendy's supervision. He is possesses the same ability as Nancy Makuhari; it is later revealed in the television series that he is actually the son of the second Mata Hari clone.				Supporting
John Woo A pigeon which delivers messages to the Paper Sisters from Dokusensha. After the Paper Sisters break into Dokusensha to save Nenene, it follows them and helps them out.				Supporting
Linho Lee Referred to more often as "Mr. Lee", he is Nenene Sumiregawa's editor in the television series and a fan of her novels. He hires the Paper Sisters to be Nenene's bodyguards, though he actually claims that he believes they can inspire Nenene to overcome her writer's block. He reveals his darker connections later in the series.				Supporting
Mr. Kim				Supporting

*Papermaster