List of Characters in Unlock City

This is a list of characters that have appeared or are mentioned in passing in the novel Unlock City.

Allen
Allen was the head of Evillious.net. At some point, he set up a "game" for Tsuruki City in which an invisible wall would surround the city and all locks would stop working, hoping to learn more about the nature of fear. He then observed as the events in Tsuruki played out, and once everything was over, sent an announcement to the other members of Evillious.net detailing the results of the game and the participants' roles. He then explained that, once a new "game" began, the participants would have new names and addresses.

Meta
Meta was an Asian black bear living inside the Tsuriki City zoo. After Mika put her black bear charm inside the Mekage Shrine's shintai, Meta gained the ability to unlock any lock and put up invisible walls. Escaping from his enclosure from the zoo, the bear caused all locks in the city to stop working and put up a barrier on the city's borders. Meta then went into the city's high school, eating and attacking the people inside and putting up a barrier around the school. After it attacked Otoha and Seiryuu, Otoha used the powers of the Mekage Shrine to defeat the bear and Meta was captured and sedated. It was later put down by the police, causing things to start going back to normal.

Kameko
Kameko was a young noblewoman who lived during the Meiji Period. According to the myth about her, she fell in love with a man of a lower social standing, and was separated from him by her father, imprisoned in Mekage Shrine. On Tanabata, all locks stopped working and she escaped from the shrine. It was theorized that she made a deal with the god living inside the shrine's black box by putting her hairpin inside.

Kayama Atsuki
Kayama Atsuki was Takahagi Koudai's coworker and a member of Evillious.net, an avid computer geek and shut-in. Earlier in life Atsuki was brought up on criminal charges for hacking, allegedly falsely, but was able to avoid getting his name in the papers. He furthermore used his connections in Evillious.net to land a job in a security company in Tsuruki City despite his criminal record.

Later on, Atsuki, along with the other members of Evillious.net, was informed that something would happen on Tanabata and that to stop it the "Master" needed to be killed within the week. When all locks in the city stopped working a week later on Tanabata, Atsuki began helping Koudai in tracking down the culprit, using his computer skills to hack into the security company's database. He then traced the mysterious e-mails Koudai received to an internet cafe.

Checking the cafe's security camera footage, Atsuki and Koudai discovered that it was Koudai's friend Mika who sent the e-mails, Atsuki going through Mika's browser history and confirming the fact. Later on, Atsuki visited the city library and learned about a similar happening during the Meiji period, concerning the noblewoman Kameko and the Mekage Shrine. Sharing the information with Koudai, Atsuki went with him to the Mekage Shrine in search of Mika, whom they then found with the missing Director Shinichi.

After the two witnessed Shinichi interrogate Mika over the e-mails and then kill her, Koudai disarmed him; he and Atsuki then called for the authorities. Following the end of the unlocking incident, Atsuki was declared by Allen as one of the "winners" of the "game" for discovering the connection to Kameko.

Kubo
Kubo was a student at Tsuruki High School. At some point, rumors spread that she had a crush on one of the teachers, Nonomiya. Trapped inside the school, Kubo barricaded herself with the other students inside the music room to avoid the bear. After Seiryuu returned and announced that Nonomiya had been killed, Kubo ran off to find him and didn't return.

Mekage Mika
Mikage Mika was the daughter of a local Shinto priest, an officer of the traffic division of the Tsuruki City police force and a member of Evillious.net. At some point, Mika entered a close relationship with Shinichi. She was later on instructed via e-mail to give an offering to the shrine's black box, using the black bear phone charm given to her by Shinichi and becoming the "starter" of Evillious.net's "game". As a result, on the day of Tanabata, the black bear Meta gained the power to unlock locks and manipulate barriers.

The day before and during the week of Tanabata, Mika also sent several e-mails to Koudai, warning him of the things that would happen. As the unlocking incident went on, Mika and her partner Takatomi dealt with a traffic accident at the city's border, before being called to the Tsuriki High School after the serial killer Saruta was spotted there. Mika then went home and was visited by Shinichi, questioned about the e-mails she sent. Claiming she didn't know who instructed her or what would happen, Mika was then fatally stabbed by Shinichi.

Mizuki
Mizuki was a student at Tsuruki High School and friend of her classmate Takahagi Otoha. Mizuki was one of the students trapped inside the school after the black bear Meta entered the high school and erected a barrier around it. She and Otoha holed up with the rest of the students in the music room while the bear rampaged through the school. She later accompanied Otoha on several occasions as she went around the school, avoiding the bear.

Shinichi
Shinichi was the head of a security company in Tsuruki City, Koudai's boss, and a member of Evillious.net. At some point, Shinichi entered a close relationship with Mika. Later on, Shinichi, along with the other members of Evillious.net, was informed that something would happen on Tanabata and that to stop it the "Master" needed to be killed within the week.

When all locks in the city stopped working a week later on Tanabata, Shinichi sent Koudai to company headquarters as no calls or e-mails were getting through to them. He was later told by Koudai about a mysterious e-mail he received. Four days since Tanabata, Shinichi went missing, visiting Mika at Mekage Shrine. After interrogating her about the e-mails, Shinichi stabbed Mika under the impression that she was the "Master", before being disarmed by Koudai soon after and being arrested.

Due to his actions, Shinichi was disqualified from the "game" and was not saved by Evillious.net from his criminal charges.

Nonomiya
Nonomiya was a teacher at Tsuruki High School and Otoha's advisor, as well as the son of a local Shinto priest. During the unlocking incident Mr. Nonomiya was alerted by Otoha that Shihogi Kanoe had been murdered in the music room, calling the local police to investigate. When Meta the black bear entered the school and erected a barrier around it, trapping everyone inside, Nonomiya tried to escape with his students and holed up with them in the music room when that failed. Later, he left the music room to look for the other staff and was killed by the bear in the library. Mr. Nonomiya was noted as wearing a slovenly blue tie, as well as being tall and sturdy-looking. He was also believed to have some knowledge of the occult.

Saruta Tsuyoshi
Saruta Tsuyoshi was a criminal imprisoned in the Tsuruki City jail and a member of Evillious.net. After all locks in the city stopped working on Tanabata, Tsuyoshi escaped the prison, going to the local high school before being killed by the bear.

Seiryuu Kouji
Seiryuu Kouji was a delinquent student at Tsuruki High School and a member of Evillious.net.

Shihogi Kanoe
Shihogi Kanoe was a student at Tsuruki City High School and the director of the school's music club. The morning after Tanabata, Kanoe went to school early, only to be killed and torn apart by the bear inside the music room.

Taka
Taka was a delinquent student at Tsuruki City and a friend of Seiryuu Kouji. Taka was one of the students trapped inside the school after the black bear Meta entered the high school and erected a barrier around it. He, Seiryuu, and his other companion, Yasu, holed up with the rest of the students in the music room while the bear rampaged through the school. He was later attacked by the bear when he and his friends went to go to the bathroom, managing to escape while Yasu was eaten. Taka was described as skinny in contrast to the fat Yasu.

Takahagi Heiji
Takahagi Heiji was the father of Takahagi Koudai and Otoha, as well as a high-ranking member of the police investigations department.

Takahagi Otoha
Takahagi Otoha was a student at Tsuruki High School and the younger sister of Takahagi Koudai.

Takahagi Koudai
Takahagi Koudai was an unambitious young man and an avid video gamer who worked at a security company in Tsuruki City.

Takatomi
Takatomi was Mekage Mika's partner on the police force of Tsuruki City. Prior to the unlocking events in the city, Takatomi witnessed Mika meeting with Shinichi and concluded that they were lovers. During the unlocking event, Takatomi and Mika were one of the officers called to Tsuruki High School after the escaped convict Saruta Tsuyoshi was spotted there. Although Mika left, ostensibly to return home, Takatomi remained to help monitor the situation with the bear in the high school even after Saruta's death was confirmed. Later Koudai questioned her about Mika's whereabouts, and Takatomi admittted her suspicions about her partner and Shinichi.

Yasu
Yasu was a delinquent student at Tsuruki City and a friend of Sieryuu Kouji. Yasu was one of the students trapped inside the school after the black bear Meta entered the High School and erected a barrier around it. He, Seiryuu, and his other companion, Taka, holed up with the rest of the students in the music room while the bear rampaged through the school. He was later attacked and killed by the bear when he and his friends went to go to the bathroom, with only Taka and Seiryuu managing to escape. Yasu was described as fat in contrast to the skinny Taka.