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 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 | Major | ||||
| Michelle Cheung* | Main | Major | |||
| Maggie Mui* | Main | Major | |||
| Anita King* | Main | Major | |||
| Nenene Sumiregawa | Supporting | Main | |||
| Junior | Supporting | ||||
| John Woo | Supporting | ||||
| Mr. Kim | Supporting |