User blog:Revriley/Ongoing DMDP Notes

Shortly after I acquired Chapter 1—well before I founded this wiki--I'd started taking personal notes on names, species, places, and other somesuch information gleaned from the chapters for later reference. Today (June 15, 2019), I thought it wouldn't hurt to write up those notes in a blog post here so that others may benefit from it as well (though there are still no 'others' whom are editing).

Written at time of post creation: Since Chapter 32 came out earlier this month, some of these names will have long since been verified. Still, for posterity, I will copy over all the notes beginning from their beginning (and hopefully continue to update this blog post from here on). Note that these were originally written for personal use.

Edit following Chapter 37: Boy howdy, the onslaught of names just within the last 7-9 chapters... Edit following YP release of Volume 4: Volume 4, Episode 4 has quite a few names to check. Also, at this point I have to assume Yen Press is spinning a dial every time it wants to spell Izliz/Easlies' name. Looks like some established character names have also been altered (c.f. Danjo(u) and Takasu/Takanosu).

Something to look out for regarding YP's name updates in volume (vs chapter) releases is 'o' to 'ou' (short to long vowel) changes. Examples: "Kozaburo," "Danjo" and "Shota" were all spelled as such in the simulpub chapter releases; however, in the volume releases, those names have been changed to "Kouzaburou," "Danjou," and "Shouta." This changes the pronunciation of those names, so they do have to be updated.

Characters

 * Corpse God (real name unknown; likely not pronounceable in JP)
 * Polka Shinoyama (Original) — 16 years old
 * Misaki Sakimiya (Assassin "Zaki")
 * In Chapter 8 she mentions a Hagane-chan (her friend? Note: 'Hagane' means steel, hm...)
 * Former Heiress of Sakimiya Steel
 * Takumi Kuruya (informant); in Chapter 37, Eightport says he was formerly associated with the gang "Sons of the Styx."


 * Lisa Kuraki Runs a freelance agency--cum-bar/cub in Shinjuku).
 * Called 'Rissa' in Chapter 14 and at least one other chapter, though the other instance may have been updated for the volume release.
 * Update: as of Chapter thirty-something the bar appears to finally have a name: Youtoukorou.
 * Fujimoto's info sheet states her name is "Lisa Kuraki" and that "Clarissa" is her real name, so I will probably have to rename her page. I think we can safely conclude 'Rissa' was a mistype on YP's part rather than an actual additional alias, since YP otherwise uses the Hepburn 'Lisa'. "Clarissa" of course is used very frequently.


 * In Chapter 6, Iwanome checks with Clarissa that the boss of the men injured in the human knots case was her protégé Jinba. Underneath Jinba (according to a hierarchy diagram shown in one of the chapters was): [Hidden name]; Yamauchi; Osato; Saku. I wasn't confident at concluding this at the time, but I believe Jinba = the Sakimiyas' killer, yes? See User blog:Revriley/DMDP Musings for thoughts.


 * Tsubaki Iwanome (Shinjuku Community Safety Division, Third Data Compilation Manager), inspector
 * Kōzaburō Arase (detective)
 * "Kozaburo Arase" was the spelling YP used when they individually published his debut chapter, but they changed the spelling in that panel in the published volume (to Kouzaburou Arase). I've since renamed his page to include diacritics.
 * Fumiyo Yamada (elderly lady; 25-year veteran of Shinjuku station)
 * Saki Aikawa (black-haired woman; seems to be the coroner or involved in autopsies)
 * Given name hasn't been mentioned yet in the actual manga, but according to user who kindly left a message on my message wall, that one "who's who" chart Fujimoto posted on Twitter has provided on this front.
 * Saimyouji—Update: Chapter 62 has revealed his given name is Mikoto. Thus: Mikoto Saimyouji.
 * Chapter 21 mentions a "Pop" Tozawa" and "Yatsu"
 * Update: Their full names have been revealed to be Danjo Tozawa and Ranmaru Yatsu c.f. Chapter 30
 * Update: The Volume 4 release has spelled Danjo's first name as "Danjou." Great. Have renamed his page to Danjō Tozawa.
 * "Pop" and "Pops" both said?
 * Lemmings = Nezu
 * Yochigi woman debuts Chapter 17; I've accidentally/mistakenly mistyped her name as 'Hochigi' once or twice on the wiki thinking that was correct......is her name really only mentioned once so far?
 * She and Lemmings work for Takeru; his people have been referred to as the "Dragon King's Palace Agency" at least once, maybe twice. The agency hasn't been referred to much at all.
 * Chapter 37 has revealed names of two killers who work for Takeru: Taipei (tall, stocky man) and Bao (spiky-haired woman); Taipei is apparently a member of the Heilei so it's likely Bao is as well.


 * Shinjuku Troublemakers
 * "The Gator Sisters" (only one of them is alive/in custody? Chapter 33 implies young)
 * "The Barber"
 * "Riddle Riddle"
 * "The Grocer" — we've met him! No name yet, though...
 * "The Poisoner"
 * "Donner Donner"
 * "The Mystery Solitaire" = Sorimura Tena (Tena Sorimura)
 * UPDATE: Yen Press has started calling him "Phantom Solitaire," and it looks like Tena is actually his given name. Consistency, YP, I beg you...
 * Sorimura impersonates innocent citizen "Shota Yamanoura" in Chapter 29
 * Volume 4 release of Chapter 29 spells his alias as "Shouta Yamanoura."
 * "The Grim Reaper" (implied to be one of Clarissa's people / associated with her?)
 * Could Kazami Asaura be the Grim Reaper? Since Kazami is supposedly apprenticed to the Poisoner, that would be a troublemaker apprenticed to a troublemaker, which, why not? Grim Reaper seems like the sort of wry title one might give to someone who administers medicine. Yep, that's all the basis for my new baseless theory.
 * "Fire-Breathing Bug"
 * Unfortunately I only noticed that Yen Press doesn't capitalize the 'b' in breathing after I'd been using "Fire-Breathing Bug" across, well, all the articles. You can't tell from the speech bubbles since the font used is all small caps, but the tarot cards and the chapter release summaries do use "Fire-breathing Bug."
 * The nameless husband of Rozan's niece hires an arsonist he believes is FBB to off the young Shinoyama siblings/set fire to the manor...but Ch17 reveals the man is an impostor called "Know" by Sorimura. FBB kills Know.
 * The raincoat Bug refers to her father in Chapter 33 as Toyomaru; could Toyomaru be the umbrella-carrying Bug? Edit--wait a second, Toyomaru is the dog.
 * Chapter 75: Two founding Bugs were Mitsu Haigawara and Takajirou Toura


 * NOTE:** Other districts have their own troublemakers. For instance, Deus Ex Kinema is a troublemaker for Ikebukuro, c.f. Chapter 69, Chapter 71, and other chapters probably.


 * Shinoyama Clan
 * Rozan Shinoyama (patriarch; 79 years old)
 * Kanon Shinoyama (deceased second wife; mother to Polka)
 * Gaku Shinoyama (son by first wife)
 * Takeru Shinoyama (Gaku's eldest son; 26 years old)
 * Kiri Shinoyama (Takeru's wife; 24 years old; 2nd-eldest daughter of wealthy family)
 * Suzuka Shinoyama (Gaku's oldest daughter; deceased)
 * Sayo Shinoyama (Gaku's second oldest daughter; 20)
 * Shizuki and Kazuki Shinoyama (twin brother and sister; youngest of Gaku's children)
 * Lei Xiaoyu (Sayo's escort; boy—name given as "Lei Xiaoyu" in Chapter 21)
 * Update—"Xiaoyu Lei" instead, I think, since Lei appears to be the family name. Heilei—lack Lightning.
 * Update—Volume 3 English release has corrected the pertinent Ch21 page so that Xiaoyu introduces himself w/the "Xiaoyu Lei" order.
 * Older sister's name is Imbi, c.f. Chapter 30, Chapter 41, Chapter 59...
 * HAHA disregard those chapters, name is now revised to Yenmei


 * "Granny" that Tena contacts in Chapter 28 works at the old maid Café Amaguri; the café has been featured in a "illustrated guide" page in Volume 4. The "Nanny" who contacts Sorimura in Chapter 63 is probably from the same place, but there's a 50/50 chance she's a) a different person or b) she is 'Granny' and we've simply been had by Yen Press once again. More like a 25/75 chance, if we're being honest...


 * Miyabi Hosorogi (spirit; former inspector and at one point chief)
 * Misaki dubs his type as an "Intelli-yakuza weapon"
 * Senior Commissioner Habaki (works at Tokyo's main police hub)
 * Latest chapters (c.f. Ch49) call him chief superintendent instead of senior commissioner.
 * HAHA later chapters revert to using senior commissioner. The official release always keeps you on your toes.
 * Superintendent General Jirotarou Takasu
 * Yen Press writes his name in that order in Ch28, but I suspect Jirotarou is his family name since Iwanome doesn't refer to him as 'Takasu'.
 * Volume 4 release spells his name "Jirotarou Takanosu." Apparently it's easy to misread Takanosu as Takasu, so I'll let it slide this time, YP.
 * Takanosu/Takasu does seem to be a legitimate surname, though, so maybe it's his surname after all? Is it weird, then, that people refer to him as Jirotarou or...? Anyway, Takanosu means "hawk's nest." Talk about symbolism...
 * Unfortunately I've used the Takasu spelling for several redlinks, but fortunately the links are only redlinks. I'll prefer changing the redlinks first rather than creating a "Jirotarou Takasu" article for the sole purposing of renaming.


 * This pair of tweets from Narita (tweeted Nov 20, 2020) state that the (the?) female officer in Comps 3 is named 'Kayakusa' (萱草（かやくさ）) and provide a few trivia facts about her + Comps 3.


 * Momoya = killer for the Agakura; same guy who cost Xiaoyu his limbs (Chapter 36)
 * Or not; he says in one of the 40s chapters that his oldest sister cut off Xiaoyu's hands and feet.
 * Update: As of Chapter 44 I think it's safe to say his last name is Agakura, based on how Higuro refers to him specifically as "Agakura-san" when speaking with Takumi. So, Momoya Agakura...unless I've jumped the gun. Edit: His info sheet on Twitter has confirmed his family name is Agakura, thank heck.
 * Chapter 50 introduces "Majiri Agakura," one of Momoya's sisters. Her two sisters in the chapters aren't named. One calls her "Maa-nee," while Majiri refers to Momoya as "Momo-kun." Either one or both of the two other sisters refer to Momoya as "Momo-nii."
 * Forgot to mention that her name is actually mentioned all the way back in Chapter 24, when Xiaoyu is picking up a lot of background chatter on his internal mic. One of the snippets he overhears is as follow: "Majiri-san's apparently coming to Tokyo."
 * Now I want to know the speaker's identity, naturally. Maybe one of the sniper siblings (see below)? Since they're already in the city by that point.
 * Chapter 52 provides names for the sisters: Kana and Dahlia.
 * Rinne Horojima and Hiiro Horojima = ex-Agakura sniper siblings who tried and failed to snipe Solitaire off dirigible in ch26 (names revealed in Chapter 35), when they join up with Clarissa). I think Rinne is the girl and Hiiro is the boy going solely off order of names in panel (right-left, girl is standing on her sibling's right) but I'm not sure yet.
 * Chapter 54 individual release spells their last name as Horoshima. Time to play another round of, "Is this a typo or a correcting spelling?" We may have to wait for YP to release Volume 5 and see what's done in Ch35 there.
 * The magazine issue Ch. 54 was released in has a new character intro chart (I digitally bought the issue), and it's now clear Rinne is definitely the young girl.
 * Other names in Chapter 35: "Mister Daren" (told siblings about Youtoukorou/Clarissa); "Crazy Bones Kagura" (namedropped by gas mask leader; identity unclear)
 * Update: I assumed at the time Kagura was a person, but per Chapter 44 it seems like Crazy Bones Kagura is actually the name of a motorcycle gang? ("Don't mess with that pseudo-cult motorcycle gang 'Crazy Bones Kagura'...")
 * "Eightport Kochou" — plucky reporter for the "Weekly Dry" (name reveal Ch37)
 * Chapter 49 reveals her real name is Yatsu (Eightport = Yatsu)—she's Ranmaru's sister—so if Yatsu is the family name, then first name last name order should be Kochou Eightport instead. Yet another article rename, yet another reminder not to assume name order consistency on YP's part.
 * Unless she decided to go one step further than just 'Yatsu > Eightport' and switched the name order, making YP's "Eightport Kochou" spelling right all along... Well, I've already renamed her page 'Kochou Eightport', so... er...
 * In Chapter 42 the Weekly Dry editor mentions a "Himura Atari" reporter who works for the tabloid's Local News department; Atari is more experienced than Eightport.
 * Chapter 38 — "Nishida" is the bartender whom Momoya murders; Momoya's companion is "Higuro," former leader of the SotS
 * Chapter 39 — "Urai" is the name of the black-haired/brunet bartender; he knows about CG's deal.
 * According to analytics some wiki visitors have searched for both Nishida and Urai, so they might be candidates for wiki pages. Nishida's role in the "let's frame MC-team" arc probably is reason enough.
 * "Ikeuchi" is the central office policeman who leads the search for a "mugger" (Nishida) in the torture building circa lates 30s-early 40s chapters.
 * Chapter 53: Habaki's illegitimate daughter's name is provided. Soara Habaki, codename "Arahabaki."
 * Chapter 53: Habaki's illegitimate daughter's name is provided. Soara Habaki, codename "Arahabaki."


 * Chapter 19: Prime Minister "Yumenosuke" = Chapter 49 Prime Minister Kubikigawara


 * Chapter 57: The lightning/weather sorcerer calls his child companion Lulu.
 * Chapter 61: sorcerer gives his name as "Civil."


 * Chapter 58: Clarissa tells Takumi to stop by Youtoukorou later and have "Kazami" take a look at him / give him some medicine. Kazami is illustrated as a person who has pigtails and wears a lab coat; their face is hidden by a gas mask. They're working in a lab and have a fungal tank.
 * Chapter 85: Full name reveal = Kazami Asaura; Kazami is said to be apprenticed to the troublemaker "The Poisoner" and extremely dangerous in her own right.


 * Chapter 66: Civil's full name on his (JP? Earth) passport is "Civil A. Sabaramond." What, just 'A'? We've got another Elmer C. Albatross C-tuation on our hands. I'm sure we're all thinking 'A' stands for 'Arius', but in practice is that actually the case? Does the passport say as much beyond the "Civil A. Sabaramond" we're shown, or is A. merely symbolic after all? In other news this chapter, Ryouma's family name is written as 'Kannagi' when it was written as 'Kannagiri' in Chapter 36, and we've got ourselves yet another Izliz-Easlies switcheroo. Because of course we do.


 * Chapter 71: Koruto Ichinose, full name for Clarissa's brunette lover/employee (guard?). Longer hair. You know. The gun one.


 * Feb 23/24 additional anime cast announcement lists: 阿字城イズナ (Izuna Ajishiro?), who must be the other lover/employee/guard since that character is featured on the newly-released anime key visual. You know. Shorter hair. The sword one.
 * It took me a second to recognize her because her hair is browner than I thought it was; it's far closer to Ichinose's color than I thought, since in the B&W panels, Ajishiro's hair is always 'white' compared to Ichinose's 'dark.' To be fair, I'm only now remembering that the two women were colored in the Chapter 3 title. Looks like Ajishiro's hair there is a dark strawberry blonde, still not as brown as in the key visual.
 * She's not exactly in the literal spotlight of the key visual, though. Dark lighting...


 * April 26, 2023 cast announcement for Urai and the tall female bouncer gives us a name for the latter: デスクロー佐谷. Deathclaw something. Ogi's going with Deathclaw Saya.

Chapters 83 and 84


 * (83) "Atelier" = prob. new faction to which unnamed sniper boy and girl belong.
 * 'Atelier' rings a bell (or maybe a bell rings for every name at this point, because I'm conditioned to assume at least one previous namedrop). I have at min. up to 20 chapters to reread for starters, though, since I sorta kinda fell behind on meticulously updating / editing this blog post sometime around Chapter 66...
 * If Atelier is the name of a faction or organization, then it's one that answers to Andalucía.
 * (84) Mediator of Roppongi: Andalucía, mind the í. (Like above, I have the feeling I've read "mediator of Roppongi" (insert variations here) in earlier chapters but I can't find those instances...yet.
 * (84) Palomy is the name of the "great fairy vampire" bodyguard / court sorcerer (???) who was actually drawn as far back as the second comic insert in Volume 2.
 * I thought Palomy was male, but female pronouns in the next chapter suggest otherwise.
 * (84) Hotokezaka, Rouge, Ootsuzura, and Tamate = 4 people whom Takeru wants a meeting with (could they be part of DKPA?)

Chapters 85 through87 provide the names of multiple mediators and allude to others:


 * Andalucía's full name is Rushia Andou.
 * Gioacchino Soldati is the Ikebukuro mediator.
 * Katashiro is the Akihabara mediator.
 * Yumeji Agakura is the prospective replacement for Higuro as Shibuya's mediator.
 * Lisa refers to the absent mediators by the districts they represent:
 * Sugamo and Shinagawa's mediators are absent because they only accept jobs that are exclusively asked of them (i.e. they have not been asked to kill Polka)
 * Nerima and Akabane's mediators are too busy dealing with Crazy Bones Kagura to take on any new jobs.


 * Chapter 101/Chapter 103: Male friend that Shino Security client's daughter went to hospital with is named "Kura."


 * Chapter 107 has a couple names:
 * When Kana advises Yumeji not to pursue Lemmings because the Agakuras, unlike the Hei Lei or Crazy Bones Kagura groups, prioritize their family's survival above all else, Dahlia remarks that "Romilio or Satsu-nee's families might be better matches."
 * The two young werewolves, the older boy and younger girl, were No. 36 and No. 37 respectively under Higuro. Katashiro decides to (nick)name them Trix and Teven.

Places/Orgs

 * Shakuzawa Building (where fire breaks out)
 * I recall being confused at first as to whether the spelling was Shakuzawa or Shakusawa thanks to YP using both in early simulpub chapter releases; have gone with Shakuzawa ever since Volume 1 came out and used the 'z' spelling.
 * Abandoned Building (former torture/execution body-dumping site owned by Clarissa where Corpse God lives)
 * I've alternatively referred to this building as the 'abandoned building' and the 'torture building' in articles. I hope this hasn't thrown readers off...
 * Also where he runs his fortunetelling business. The YP blurb for Ch42 calls his business the Fortuneteller Shop so I guess we can use that as a shop name for the time being.
 * Materials Compiling Group No.3 (also known as Comps-3) usually works out of Shinjuku station
 * Clarissa's Bar/Club (again, seems to actually have a name now: Youtoukorou)
 * Agakura...is connected to the "Bastard Children of Sabaramond" group? I thought for a hot second there that they might be the same thing, i.e. certain scenes gave me the impression 'bastard ___ Sabaramond" was referring to Agakura. Higuro invokes protection of Sabaramond, for that matter. But in retrospect there doesn't seem to be enough that specifically suggests they are one and the same—albeit perhaps enough to support a link between the two. Higuro himself is one of those connections he likes so much. The snipers skip out on Agakura → Agakura dispatches Momoya to help Higuro w/the Nishida affair → Nishida affair requires Habaki's involvement → Habaki is BCoS. Meanwhile, FBB despises the BCoS, and Majiri clearly possesses both knowledge and ~opinions~ on FBB and their "revenge" quest—so where does that place Agakura?
 * "Weekly Dry" = tabloid/newspaper Eightport works for.
 * Shinoyama Group — conglomerate of Shinoyama Clan; not sure if "Shinoyama Financial Group" is a distinct sub-group or effectively the same thing. "Shinoyama Security" run by Takeru.
 * This article could probably double as info for clan and group unless we get enough history on Shinoyama Clan to justify its own page. 'Shinoyama Security' can get its own section.
 * "Dragon King's Palace Agency" —name of shady people group working for Takeru; he didn't choose the name itself.
 * 'Yougangumi' sign was in the office FBB burns in Ch23; not sure if Yougangumi is name of the crime syndicate subsidiary or what.
 * Chapter 82: Hospital called both 'Ataraya' and 'Arataya' General Hospital a few pages apart.
 * Chapter 94: Arataya.
 * Chapter 101: Ataraya.
 * The fictional Mediterranean country where the seat of the Bastards is apparently held is spelled [the Republic of] "Lignisasse" and as "Lignisse" in Chapter 82. The "Lugnisas" spelling is used in Chapter 90. Help!

Misc
(Shark movie names, etc)


 * Ryouma Kannagiri = actor-idol who stars in the Sharkborg series
 * "Ryouma Kannagiri" spelling used in Chapter 36. However...
 * ...Chapter 66 spells his name as "Ryouma Kannagi." Future chapters also use this spelling.


 * YouTubers


 * Proppen = "cosplay-tuber" who Takumi watches discover the invisible hands; dressed up as the Orcadroid girl 'Kirawell' from "Sharkborg from Hell."
 * Now, the Kirawell spelling comes from Ch35—but one of the insert bonus comics in Volume 2 writes her name as "Killer Whale." I'm not sure whether Dashiell forgot about "Killer Whale" or if she decided "Kirawell" would better encapsulate the original JP's intentions.
 * Chapter 36 names Ryouma's fellow co-stars in the upcoming sixth installment of The Sharkborg from Hell movie franchise, The Shark Six, as Mana Kikimura and Rudy Wong.
 * "Great General Eaves:" virtual content creator whose video offering a reward for info re: missing content creator kickstarts corpse hunt challenges (Chapter 90)
 * Hosts of the Zukuzuku Bonbon YouTube channel are the young men Zukutan and Bontsuku (also Chapter 90).

Other World
Characters, Places, Magic, etc to be added ('Sabaramond' from Ch31 probably goes here).

The Character Summary from Vol 4, Ep 4 refers to the Other World as "Alternate Universe." It's more often called the "Other Side of the Sky" in the text itself.

Characters

 * Sir Shagrua Edith Lugrid the Calamity Crusher
 * Volume 4, Ep 4: religious folks have started referring to him as simply 'Calamity' post-excom
 * Romelka Rimelka: a wood nymph (?) whose full name and title ("Roaming Woodlands") are revealed in Chapter 33. Vol 3, Ep3 has the line "...sorcerer "Woods Mage" Romelka Rimelka's voice..." though, and later she is called a Wood Mage. Not clear on whether "Wood Mage" is a personal moniker, a specific type of magic user, or both; V3E3 putting WM in quotes really left me confused.
 * Is a Wood Mage something you can become or something you are?
 * Vol. 5, Ep. 5 writes "the Necromancer Izliz and Wood Mage Romelka," making Wood Mage analogous to Necromancer. The volume makes a similar comparison in Ch36 when Corpse God, while talking about lifespans, refers to 'Necromancers who can halt all life processes' and 'Wood Mages who fuse with trees' (Romelka is pictured as an example).
 * V8E8 affirms that "Roaming Woodlands" is her moniker by distinguishing it from Wood Mage; it says her instructor, the gardener husband of Myrcadia, is a Wood Mage himself in addition to being a vampire. Right, so in principle Romelka could be a wood nymph Wood Mage like Panan is a vampire Wood Mage and CG is a half-Viveenyan necromancer.
 * "Court's seventh-highest sorcerer" stated in Vol 2, Episode 2. V2E2 also has a bit where Shagrua wonders if the writhing forest is the work of "wood nymphs? No, not quite. Their energy is closer to that of a soul." Hmm. Where else did I see 'wood nymph', though? This is why we cite, people.
 * Corpse God's necromancer mentor Izliz Swordflail or Easlies Swordfrail please stick with one
 * Romelka calls her "Easlies" in Vol 2, Episode 2. Finally, a name??
 * Chapter 33: formal introduction box writes name as "Izliz Swordflail" (though Romelka calls her Easlies-san on next page...?) and her title as "Wandering Lookout"
 * Update: Vol 3, Ep 3 committed to Easlies but changed her surname from Swordflail to Swordfrail. Also changed her moniker: Easlies Swordfrail the "Wandering Balcony" (and sometimes also known as the Demon of the Peninsula). I guess the wiki will use Easlies Swordfrail until YP changes the spelling on us again.
 * Update: Take a guess. YP has just released Vol 4, and not only does Ch33 retain the Izliz Swordflail spelling, it's used in the Vol's "character summary" and 'Izliz' is used in Episode 4. Now what?
 * YP forgetting to update 'Izliz Swordflail' to the Easlies spelling doesn't explain why they use Izliz in the character summary and Ep 4.
 * Chapter 57 (individual release) uses Easlies.
 * Jokes' on me, Chapter 66 (individual release) goes right back to Izliz.
 * "Sabaramond" mentioned by FBB in Chapter 31—could be Other World related. (Note to self: stop mistyping Sabaramond as Sarabamond.)
 * Yep: Lord Arius Sabaramond, first-rank court sorcerer of Byandy Empire.
 * Sabaramond's title is provided in Volume 3, Episode 3 as "Shiranui Sky Tower" (不知火天楼); I have a sneaking suspicion it's no coincidence that 'shiranui' is an actual term in Japanese. Check out its Wikipedia article--shiranui/shiranuhi is an 'atmospheric optical phenomenon' that occurs in Kyushu; used to be considered ghostly lights/lamps of the Dragon God (hence the meaning unknown fire). Moving additional thoughts to musings post.
 * "Recuria" is a hieromancer from offshoot of Geldwood; Shagrua was friends with her and perhaps "something more" according to Volume 2.
 * Pretty sure she's the priestess from the opening chapter of Vol 1; Fujimoto drew a short comic about the priestess for Twitter/Pixiv (and another comic about Shagrua), and the priestess he features has the same design as the priestess from Vol 1. Yeah, Recuria seems likely.
 * Volume 4, Episode 4 provides full name: Recuria Lofilardo. Also calls her a 'Head Priestess'. Guess it's about time she gets her own wiki article.
 * "Utsuro Juuza" or "Utsurojuza" (latter seems to be the latest spelling)—third-rank Byandy court sorcerer said to have been Easlies's rival at once point (could be hearsay but could also be true).
 * Turns out the French version translates Utsurojuza as 'Barbette Vide' rather than write it as such. Means something to the effect of 'hollow turret'...
 * Volume 4, Episode 4 uses "Utsurojuza." More importantly, it also debuts Utsurojuza himself--and Utsurojuza introduces himself with a different name: "My name is Shula Zoozolozo Cramplamp Lampton. I'm an ally of the alchemist Pani [...] Utsurojuza."
 * Well, well. If "Shula etc" is his real name, it remains to be seen whether Zoozolozo and Cramplamp are two middle names or if Cramplamp is a surname (among other possibilities). If he's to have a wiki page, it might be better off with the name 'Utsurojuza' since he's been primarily referenced as such so far.
 * Described as "androgynous, beautiful boy with facial tattoos" at a glance, though in actuality he's deviated from "what one could call a human."
 * Chapter 56 for some reason spells his name as "Utsorojuza" and I guess we'll just have to wait and see if this turns out to be the new default spelling or a typo. Edit: Oh, I think they've stealth-edited the chapter? It's now "Utsurojuza."
 * Daryl (general)—said to have been "carried off by the homewrecker dragon" in Chapter 31
 * Ohhh, which was a direct reference/callback to that anecdote CG tells in Chapter 22 of "Malfy the homewrecker dragon," who became 'much tamer' after falling in love with the general of the "empire's Gorgeous Unit" and later "dragged the general with her in her flight to safety" when the empire collapsed. I knew it sounded familiar...
 * "Lord Domdaal" from Vol 4, Ep 4. From what I understand, he's a Nyanild aristocrat who also has a position as a Geldwood Church enforcer.
 * Well, he was. Utsurojuza went and killed him. I guess if anyone nearby is a necromancer (haven't seen indication Utsurojuza is a necromancer) we could end up seeing undead!Domdaal in a future story... oh. If some or all of Domdaal 100 soldiers have died (see below), then a necromancer who happens to be in the borderlands could, with enough magic, raise an undead army.
 * Utsurojuza mentions a 'Radiall' in Vol 4, Ep 4 ("...eaten up by Radiall's pet"). Possible ally of Pani and Utsurojuza?
 * See 'enemies of the state' section below: apparently Radiall is the 'sticky witch' mentioned in Ch.20. Perhaps the 'sticky beast' is the 'pet' alluded to in Ep 4?
 * Chapter 64 introduces Leuf Vellize, Byandy chancellor. We've seen her before in the Chapter 56 color art, and her silhouette once or twice.
 * Volume 5, Episode 5: Elsia Sabaramond, Saint of the Geldwood Church, is introduced. She refers to Arius as "brother."
 * Volume 8, Episode 8 reveals that the fifth rank ICS is the vampire youth "Scorching Nightwalker" Lake Bardish.

Chapter 20 mentions several enemies of the state, many of whom are again referred to as independent entities in Volume 6, Episode 6 along with other names. These include:


 * The "Alchemy Scholar" Pani Guldmarg
 * I don't think Ch.20 is the only time Pani has been namedropped? Will have to double-check to see whether she was mentioned in previous chapters.
 * She's been brought up again in Vol 4, Ep 4. Utsurojuza claims to be Pani's ally; Pani may be more important than previously thought.
 * The "Clear Bright Doll" Medeon I, one of Pani's out-of-control reject golems who could turn himself invisible and create multiples of himself.
 * Volume 8, Episode 8: Medeon or one of his copies drives a stake through Easlies' heart, apparently at the bidding of Geldwood. Somehow, Geldwood captured and tamed him...?
 * (Vol6Ep6): "Scarlet-Colored Blessing" Poe is a ghost who possessed low-ranking soldiers on battlefields and changed the battles' momentum.
 * Silk, the gloomy aristocratic vampire who has a side job as an assassin
 * "Crimson Snow" Silk Malacougar, according to Volume 6, is the older sister of Riddhe "Godhead Restorer" Malacougar (c.f. Chapters 85 through 87 for Majiri reveal). Volume 7, Episode 7 reveals she has accepted a job to kill Shagrua, so, between that and the Riddhe-Majiri reveal, it's likely we'll be seeing more of her later.
 * V6E6: the Deep Valley Company is an arms dealer unaffiliated with any nation that traded in armor, charms, and even wide-area annihilation ordinances.
 * "Pirate Mayor" Delgar Banbarban seized all the the sailing ships that comprised the pirates' paradise through sheer brute strength.
 * Traveling gang with 20k bandits in its ranks; one of these bandits was probably (c.f. Vol6Ep6) the girl "Unlucky Fang" Dotty, who survived the below slime mold encounter and grasped her own potential.
 * ...until a "Sticky Witch" fed most of the bandits to her 'sticky beast'.
 * According to User:Fishie9635, the sticky witch is actually named as Radiall (粘着魔女ラディアル」), a name that we hear elsewhere, e.g. in Vol 4, Ep 4. The English translation for Ch.20 just says 'sticky witch'--who knows why it didn't include Radiall's name!
 * Vol6Ep6 clarifies that this is "The Sticky Witch" Radiall Shia, who raised giant slime molds (sticky beasts) capable of swallowing large armies and practically anything else whole.
 * V6E6: the Federation of Latham is an organization consisting of just five revolutionaries: The Shrine Maiden, the Queen, the Musician, the Artisan, and the Secret Agent.
 * V7E7, however, says that The Artisan is the Federation's sixth member.
 * V6E6: "Thunder Wind" Inavi is an aeromancer who could control the weather and cause fragments of stars to fall from the skies.
 * V6E6: The "Desert Ogre" Jamlugia Aramegia can control all deserts as easily as his limbs.
 * V6E6: "Skeptical God" Shasha, the witch of the giants, is rumored to have power equal to all of the Imperial Court Sorcerers put together.


 * More names:


 * The "Three Grimrope Sisters" aka "Deep Sea Wizards" who could manipulate schools of saltwater fish (Ch28)
 * "Myrcadia Lulula"—local feudal lord of the principality of Djadjamnyl; vampire aged 234 (Chapter 44)
 * Her husband is a 326-year-old gardener vampire (Ch44). Update: V8E8 discloses that he—"Gardener Panan"—is a Wood Mage who taught Romelka. To be exact, it says that he "is also a Wood Mage" on top of being a vampire. There we have it.


 * Creatures/Entities
 * In Comic insert between Chapters 13 and 14, CG mentions having several bodyguards while on the battlefield: disaster snake skeletons; giant fairy vampires; and "nunudoro pompom pal zombies." (EDIT: GFV's name is "Palomy")
 * The arachnid-reminiscent spirit who alongside Palomy pitched in during Shinjuku battle is called "Rakabenia" by CG in Chapter 94.
 * Chapter 60: CG summons a 'dual-fanged tiger' to fight Xiaoyu. Dual-fanged in this instance means two heads, not one head with a double set of fang. The heads are named Gufa and Rafa. (EDIT: or, according to Vol. 7's super guide, "Rwafa and Gwafa." THEY DIDN'T EVEN UPDATE THE NAMES IN THE CHAPTER THEY ACTUALLY APPEAR IN IN THE VOLUME WHOOP
 * Dragons, aka 'wyverns' and 'firedrakes' per Vol. 5, Ep. 5, will likely need their own article:
 * "Ordom" the "destructive wyvern" is mentioned in chapter 52.
 * Putting aside "Malfy, the Home-wrecker Dragon," CG mentions in Chapter 22: "Goronzon the Vapor Dragon" and "Marm the Round Blade Dragon."
 * In Chapter 60, CG gives Xiaoyu the right arm of Urdwigia, the "colossal lightning dragon that used to bathe the world in electricity."
 * Also c.f. Chapter 20 where CG talks about "Pirawizzo, the Venomous Dragon of Destruction" alongside other "notorious enemies of the state." (NOTE: V5E5 uses 'Poisonous' rather than 'Venomous'. To be far to Dashiell, these are often confused. Also, Pirawizzo has other epithets). Pirawizzo is the calamity-class (I think calamity-level?) dragon Shagrua slew. CG claimed such venomous dragons were only the size of bicycles? Edit: Well, thought slain. Vol 4, Ep 4 presents Pirawizzo (seemingly) alive and well. And V5E5 presents more information on him and others, including...
 * The "Sand Destroyer Dragon, Giralzigul"
 * The "Burning Armor Dragon, Zari"
 * The "Insect Master Dragon, Gremjarno"
 * The "Bedroom Tower Dragon, Alaphon"
 * The "Widower Dragon, Halyvon"
 * The "Hell Killer Dragon, Lala"
 * The "Jester Dragon, Norda"
 * The "Holy Dragon Nirai"
 * The "Mother Dragon Frenes Larx"

Norda is brought up again in V8E8. The end of that Episode also mentions that the Geldwood "Church's protégé, Dragon..." is en route to Shagrua et al. Not sure if this is actually a dragon or a being named Dragon. (If a dragon, which one? Ordom?)

If these count...


 * Veytoelka vs Almuelka in Chapter 83 (compare to Terran concepts of homunculi, though they definitely differ)

Still more namedrops to collect; I know Vol. 3 also names the Imperial Gorgeous Unit's vice captain who carries out duties similar to a internal police inspector.


 * Yes, Chapter 25: Jangrad Dimorigh XIV, vice captain of the assessment bureau.
 * Chapter 101 spelling: Jangrad Diromorigh the 14th. Also calls it the "Imperial Glamor Unit." Also reveals Jangrad is a werewolf (panel is an altered version of Chapter 20 panel!). Speaking of werewolves...
 * Chapter 103 and Chapter 104 introduce the term 'roavold,' which Corpse God uses in reference to a werewolf chasing him (103) and which he calls Dotty (104) ("the roavold"). He and Fram don't use it in place of the word 'werewolf,' which they use freely.
 * Thus, rather than being a 1:1 term for werewolf, 'roavold' might refer to a higher species of werewolf? Fram says, "If this truly is a roavold... This is my first time seeing a higher species of werewolf too" (104).
 * Fram's 103 remark "Roavold...? You mean the throwback to that werewolf clan—" gives me pause. Maybe 'Roavold' refers to whatever particular werewolf clan that Fram was thinking of, and Dotty belonged to said clan? Or...maybe that clan's members were all "higher (werewolf) species?" The use of 'throwback' here is puzzling.

More people/creature names to scrape together but also spell names and cultural elements, etc.


 * Elementals
 * Evil Eye
 * Elemental Eye? Does this get its own page? Curiously, V8E8 makes reference to "long-lived peoples such as [Pani Guldmarg] and the Elemental Eye races." We knew that CG's mom's family line was more predisposed to having the Elemental Eye, but is it an attribute of race? Pani and CG's mother have the Viveenyan race in common.

Places + Organizations?
This is where I feel a bit helpless since YP keeps changing up the spellings and I can't be certain which I should use.


 * "Byandy Peninsula," later nicknamed the "Abandoned Peninsula"
 * The empire Corpse God served was based on this peninsula.
 * In volume one, CG asks about the "empire of Byady#rig" with the # implying the name isn't truly pronounceable in Japanese...
 * ...but the last many chapters have referred to the empire as Byandy Empire pretty consistently. Is this an official shortening of the full name? Or...?
 * Utsurojuza in Vol 4, Ep 4 also calls it "the Empire of Byandy."
 * "Imperial Gorgeous Unit"
 * Somewhere in the manga (?), "Byadian(s)" is used as an adjective regarding either (a) citizen(s) of the Empire or something belonging to the Empire, I can't remember which one. Ergo: "a Byadian general," like "a Roman senator."

A mountain range exists as a natural border between this kingdom and CG's home base.
 * Kingdom of Nyanild
 * Volume 1 spells this kingdom's name as Nywandil, but subsequent volumes spell it as Nyanild.


 * Geldwood
 * Geldwood considers itself a church, but others might call it a cult...
 * "Art of Giplot" is one of the Geldwood religion's martial arts.


 * Principality of Djadjamnyl
 * Mentioned in Chapter 44; no details known about this principality at this time (save for who its local feudal lord is).


 * Northern Allied Powers
 * Mentioned in Vol 4, Ep 4; presumed northern to Nyanild.


 * Shagrua was raised in the "northern tip of the continent of Bol" according to V5E5, where many dragon-worshipping polytheistic countries exist. Also, "far to the north of the Byandy Peninsula was the continent's tallest mountain chain, which towered over the Kingdom of Nyanild, the Principality of Djadjamnyl, and two other small countries." The Geldwood cathedral 'holy site' in which Elsia works is carved into Sacred Mount Boldorazo, located in the Central Bol Continent.


 * V6E6: The Republic of Zurodakka is located northeast of the Kingdom of Nyanild; a mountain range separates the two countries.


 * Rot
 * V8E8, if I'm reading it right, states that Myrcadia, Panan, and Lake Bardish together comprise the mercenary group 'Rot,' which can "upset the balance on any battlefield."


 * Planets


 * V5E5: Pirawizzo refers to [Earth] as "Terra Mater," which is obviously Latin for "Mother Earth." Repeated again in V6E6.
 * Earth's moon, mentioned as Earth's satellite in V7E7, is compared to the Other World's own satellites Zaji and Ruvu. So: these are the names of the Other World's presumed two moons.

Other World: Necromancy, Magic, Undead
In the early days of the wiki I'd been red-linking to articles titled 'Necromancy', 'Necromancers', 'The Undead', Magic, and the 'Other World' on the assumption all these concepts would warrant articles (and/or have enough info provided to fill an article). Dropped 'Necromancers' early on since a general 'Necromancy' article should be able to cover necromancers just fine. Have been phasing out 'The Undead' and 'Other World' for now.

It's not that I don't think an article on the Other World/Alternate Universe doesn't have a decent chance of being warranted or useful, but two issues remain at present: the world/article name (or lack thereof); and amount of + what kind of information would be included therein. Not so sure about a Magic article, even less sure about an Undead article. Necromancy 'magic' seems to be different to 'magic'—unique enough to be considered different, I think—so they shouldn't be conflated; I guess the main issue is lack of robust information.

Right, current stance is that information about spirits & undead can go in the Necromancy article for now. I think vampires still count as 'undead' in the Other World, so we'll include vampires alongside zombies and spirits. Still a bit unclear on vampire origins, though; Corpse God evolves Misaki from Zombie to Vampire Larva, but is that how all vampires 'come to be' in the Other World? Or are there other methods? Is there a distinction between Vampire and Vampire Larva?)

Thing is, all this talk about the Undead neglects to factor in all the...er, non-Undead extraordinary races (races?) and animals in the other World. Dragons, mermaids, wood nymphs... Maybe a master 'Other World' [name TBD] article could be used as an all-purpose information hub until the time when separate articles would become useful? Sections on places, fauna, races, named individuals...

Family vs Clan names
In a similar vein, I think I once red-linked to "Shinoyama Clan" once or twice on a vague notion it might eventually be worth having an article on the family alone and thus separate to the yet-to-but-likely-will-be-created Shinoyama Group article. Probably just a Shinoyama Group article can suffice for the conglomerate and family, in the end--though I might not rule out a Clan article if we get enough distinct family info that would be a bit 'too' out of place on a conglomerate page.

Been holding out for more info on the Heilei Clan/Family before making a Heilei page--probably will sooner or later, though, and the Heilei Clan is an organization where its status as a 'family' is just as if not even more synonymous/conflated with its status as an 'assassin order', so yeah--probably in both cases it would be doable to cover both sides of each organization in one group article.

Edit: Article names should really be standardized, so I need to decide whether family articles' titles should include Clan or not. "Agakura" or "Agakura Clan" / "Heilei" or the "Lei Family" / "Shinoyama" or "Shinoyama Clan"—

Edit continued: Ooh, er, Shinoyama on its own doesn't...work, which makes one wonder if 'Agakura' and 'Heilei' on their own actually 'work'. I'd actually argue they do, since characters have repeatedly referred to the Heilei and (the) Agakura as "the Heilei" (e.g. Clarissa) and "(the) Agakura" (e.g. Higuro); in contrast, characters only refer to the Shinoyama Clan as "the Shinoyama Clan/Family" or "the Shinoyamas." Though, it's worth noting that "the Heilei" is technically a...sobriquet; the family name is Lei, so it's really the "Lei Family" or "Lei Clan."

Edit continued: Now I'm thinking the title choice should really be between "The Agakura" and "Agakura Clan" / "The Heilei vs "Lei Clan" ...or choice C) forgo standardization and use whatever term the subject is most commonly referred to by. The Heilei are more often called the Heilei than the Lei Family... Hold that thought, the "Heilei Clan" is used in Chapter 36. Agakura Clan, Heilei Clan, Shinoyama Clan, hm...

As for Dragon King's Palace Agency... I may have created a red-link for it once, but we've learned next to nothing about the organization since its introduction; nothing that would warrant a dedicated article at this time.

Category Names
A user created the category "Imperial Court" without asking. It is intended for and is being used for members of the Byandy Imperial Court, which is all well and good unless we start seeing characters belonging to Nyanild's court (Lord Domdaal is a Nyanild aristocrat...). I suppose "Royal Court" would suffice, since Nyanild is a monarchy, but personally I feel that specifically including 'Byandy' in the imperial court category might be better.

The main debate topic regarding categories is definitely what sub-categories to include with respect to species and alive/dead states and the Other World. Honestly, this might need to be its own blog post or Forum/Discussion topic so that wiki users can properly discuss the subject.

We have a category for humans, and this category applies to humans both on Earth and from/in the Other World. We do not yet have an Other World (Alternate Universe) category--not for characters specifically, or even in general. An Other World category certainly seems reasonable, and a category for Other Worlders (Otherworlders?) doesn't seem unreasonable; after all, this isn't an isekai situation where only one character is from World A and literally everyone else is from World B. We not only know (of) multiple characters in the Other World, many of them are still alive and progressing their own plot-lines.

We don't yet have a general 'Deceased' category, and at a glance such a category seems obvious for a wiki about a necromancy-heavy series. However, a Deceased category can't be considered without considering the characters who exist as spirits or other undead states. The question is, how do we handle such characters?

'Undead' characters like Misaki probably are the easiest to resolve. She's not a spirit nor deceased, but she's no longer a mortal 'alive' human. She's a Vampire Larva. Making a Vampire (Larva) category would be pointless right now, but an 'Undead' category would work as more of a catch-all term.

With that established, we can now move on to consider the problem of spirits. They are certainly not alive alive, but they haven't entirely left the mortal plane. Would Category:Deceased be redundant here? I'd argue no, since we could encounter characters who die but either do not linger in spirit form...or are spirits at first that are later exorcised. An existing 'character' like Kanon Shinoyama would be a good example here; we've seen no sign or suggestion that she has lingered in spirit form, but she is certainly deceased. Same goes for Know. So, Category:Deceased makes sense.

But this brings us back to the spirit problem. Can the wiki simply categorize spirits as Undead, or is Category:Spirits necessary? The fact that I've previously phrased things like, "spirits and the undead" suggests there is a difference in my mind, and I can't deny that. There's a clear difference between Misaki and Hosorogi, right? Misaki has been 'reborn' in her bodily resurrection, but you can't equate this existence to spirits' existence along the lines of Hosorogi and Nishida.

So if we concede a distinction between Undead and Spirits, and if we decide Category:Deceased and Category:Spirits can/should both exist, then we need to also decide if Category:Undead and Category:Spirits ought to be sub-categories of Sub-category:Deceased or sub-categories of Category:Characters. Well, 'Undead' means un-deceased so probably not Undead, but Spirits? Trickier.