List of R.O.D characters

Below is a list of characters from the R.O.D series of novels, manga and anime created by Hideyuki Kurata.

The R.O.D series of anime and manga covers the scope of the original Read or Die series of manga and light novels, the Read or Dream comics and the subsepuent R.O.D the TV anime series.

Table key:

• Main: A key protagonist in the story
• Supporting: A character supporting the protagonist, or an antagonist
• Mentioned: The character is referred to in dialogue or by visual means (i.e., Nenene's signature on the post-its in the OVA)
• Cameo: The character appears briefly in a special scene, or in a flashback
• N/A: The character does not appear

Character	Read or Die (novels)	Read or Die (manga)	Read or Die OVA	Read or Dream	R.O.D the TV
Yomiko Readman* Codename: "The Paper" (in official English translations, sometimes rendered as "Agent Paper" or "Miss Paper") Yomiko is a substitute schoolteacher and secret agent working for the British Library's Special Operations Division. Her father is of British descent, but she lives and works in Japan (when not on missions). She has a large apartment building filled entirely with books. She is one of the most powerful Paper Masters, able to build entire buildings with paper and pilot working paper airplanes, among other things.	Main	Main	Main	Cameo	Supporting
Joe Carpenter Codename: "Joker" Carpenter is the commander of the Special Operations Division of the British Library, in charge of carrying out Mr. Gentleman's wishes. He is extremely loyal to the British Empire, willing to do anything to further its safety and success.	Supporting	Supporting	Supporting	N/A	Supporting
Mr. Gentleman The head of the British Library's secret operations, Gentleman is the true source of Britain's secret power over global affairs. He is apparently an ancient being, having observed or controlled much of the world's history. Bears striking similarities to Mycroft Holmes.	Supporting	Supporting	Supporting	N/A	Mentioned
Wendy Earhart Joker's personal assistant and some-time field agent. She is of English and Indian descent. She begins working for the British Library at age 19.	Supporting	Supporting	Supporting	N/A	Supporting
Nancy Makuhari Codename: "Miss Deep" Nancy has a special ability to pass through objects. In the novels, she is a British Library operative working in China; in the anime, there are two identical Nancys, both of whom are cloned "I-Jin" incarnations of the famous spy Mata Hari.	Supporting	N/A	Main	N/A	Supporting
Drake Drake is a mercenary hired by the British Library Special Operations Division. He formerly worked for the American special forces. He is an expert in most firearms and special weapons, and while having no superpowers, is extraordinarily tough. Despite a no-nonsense demeanor, he appears to be superstitious and obsessed with luck.	Supporting	Supporting	Supporting	N/A	Supporting
Donnie Nakajima* The 18th "Agent Paper," he was Yomiko's mentor and lover, before he was killed. His ultimate fate is uncertain.	Mentioned	Mentioned	N/A	N/A	Mentioned
Ridley Wan* Donnie's distant friend; another Paper Master who worked for the British Library and for Dokusensha at different points in his life	N/A	Supporting	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grandmother A female counterpart to Mr. Gentleman, Grandmother, also called "China," she is the controller of Dokusensha. Dokusensha is ostensibly a Chinese bookstore chain selling rare books, but in reality, Dokusensha is an intelligence-gathering operation rivalling the British Library. It is the power behind China's authority, much in the way the British Library is the power behind the United Kingdom.	Supporting	Mentioned	N/A	N/A	N/A
Michelle Cheung* A Paper Master from Hong Kong, the eldest member and leader of the Three Sisters Detective Agency, also known as the "Paper Sisters." She is responsible for acquiring jobs for the detective agency, which include translation work, lost book and person finding, and bodyguard duty. During combat, she provides ranged support with a paper bow and arrows. She has a flighty and somewhat selfish demeanor, which disappears during battle.	N/A	N/A	N/A	Main	Main
Maggie Mui* A Paper Master from Hong Kong, the "middle" Paper Sister. Her paper powers allow her to create and control enormous paper "familiars," including a giant robot-like warrior, a wolf, and a giant bird capable of transport. She also has the strongest defensive powers of the Three Sisters, creating massive bullet-proof walls and spheres. Maggie is shy and verbally unexpressive, but deeply loyal to her sisters and friends.	N/A	N/A	N/A	Main	Main
Anita King* The youngest of the Paper Sisters. Her combat specialty is hand-to-hand support, both via excellent martial arts skills and use of sharp paper blades. She is a fiery adolescent who keeps her more absent-minded sisters in line.	N/A	N/A	N/A	Main	Main
Nenene Sumiregawa A bestselling Japanese author who wrote her first book as a teenager. She is a close friend and admirer of Yomiko Readman; in the TV series she later befriends the Paper Sisters. Often a target of kidnapping and mistreatment by everyone from obsessed fans to machiavellian organizations which want to put her writing talents to work supporting their own means	Supporting	Supporting	Mentioned	N/A	Main
Junior A mysterious young agent of the British Library under Wendy's supervision. Like Nancy Makuhari, he is able to "phase" through solid objects and is a master marksman.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Supporting
Lee Linho Often referred to as "Mr. Lee," he is Nenene Sumiregawa's editor and a fan of her novels. He hires the Paper Sisters (being familiar with them as a Hong Kong expatriate) to be Nenene's bodyguards, with hopes that they can help her overcome her writer's block.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Supporting
Mr. Kim Called the Paper Sisters' "Handler" by Michelle Cheung, Kim is a Dokusensha operative who hires the Paper Sisters to retrieve rare books for him in the TV series. He is often seen with Sonny Wong.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Supporting
Sonny Wong* Code name: "The Recycler" An extremely powerful Paper Master who works for Dokusensha.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Supporting
Hisami Hishishii Hisami, also called "Hisa," is close friends with Anita King and likens their relationship to that of Anne Shirley and Diana Barry's in Anne of Green Gables. She is a shy 13-year-old who becomes a novelist (in Read or Dream the Paper Sisters are her bodyguards, rather than Nenene Sumiregawa's).	N/A	N/A	N/A	Supporting	Supporting

*Papermaster