Main characters ; : : : Kanami is a second-year student in the middle school division of Minoseki Academy. She is a friend of Mai. She is a cheerful and positive girl who has many friends, and is a kenjutsu enthusiast. Her fighting style is the
Yagyū Shinkage-ryū style. Wields the katana, Chidori. She later helps stab Princess Tagitsu with Hiyori, and gets stuck in the netherworld for two months before she manages to return following a reunion with her mom. ; : : :Hiyori is a 14-year-old girl who studies in Heijou Institute as a third-year middle school student. As a Toji, she is often seen wearing the uniform of Heijou Institute. She has a serious, cool and stoic personality, has a strong sense of duty and will do anything to achieve what she has decided to do. Her mother, former Toji Kagari Juujou, died when she was small, and she has since carried a grudge against the Origami Family. Her fighting style is the
Kashima Shintō-ryū style. Wields the katana, Kogarasumaru. ; : : :Mai is a middle school second year student from Minoseki Academy as well as Kanami's friend. She has purple hair and green eyes and she is from a rich family. She possesses an older-sister like tendency to take care of others, and always thinks about her friends. At school, she possesses great skill in swordsmanship. Her fighting style is the
Hokushin Ittō-ryū style. Wields the katana, Magoroku Kanemoto. ; : : :Sayaka is a first year student in the middle division of Renpu Girls' School. Despite being young, she is a genius Toji. She handles her duties with ease, but she has a hard time communicating with the people around her. Her fighting style is the
Ono-ha Itto-ryū style. Wields the katana, Myoho Muramasa. ; : : :Kaoru is a first year high school student of Osafune Girls' Academy. She is 15 years old – among the oldest of the group in the first season. She is typically seen as a sluggish girl that always conserves her energy, which is later explained due to being overworked. In combat, she is a power fighter who effortlessly uses a
large sword despite her petite build. She relies on Ellen a lot. Her fighting style is the
Yakumaru Jigen-ryū style. Wields the katana, Nenekirimaru. ; : : :Ellen is a first year high school student of Osafune Girls' Academy, and like Kaoru, she is also 15 years old. She is half-Japanese, with a Japanese father and an American mother. She has a good relationship with Kaoru as a partner. She immediately acts friendly to people she meets, and has a tendency to make up nicknames to anyone she meets in combat. Her fighting style is the
Taisha-ryū style. Wields the katana, Echizen Yasutsugu.
Original Video Animation Several new characters are introduced in this ova, where they are the main characters. This OVA adapts the game entitled "Toji No Miko: Kizamishi Issen no Tomoshibi" which has many differences from the anime including the character who plays the main character and this OVA is also referred to as the anime sequel although there are clear contradictions between the story and the end of season 1 of the anime with this OVA. ; : :Mihono is a first year high student from Minoseki Academy. An apprentice to Kanami, she is one of the duelist in the competition, which she lost. She later promises to Kanami for a rematch. She is the first to see Kanami and Hiyori return from the other world back to the current reality. Wields the kanata, Kashuu Kiyomitsu. (This is the story of the game version which is of course different from the anime) ; : :A second year student and an apprentice to Hiyori. The daughter of a noble family, she is a talented swordswoman with a promising future, but she is in fact shy and timid, and also dislikes fighting, hence she does not like becoming a Toji, only enters it because of the family's pressure. She likes romance novels and magazines. Wields the katana, Renge Fudou Teruhiro. ; : :A third year student from Renpu Girls' School. She is a girl with a straightforward manner of speaking and a tendency to move according to what she wants. She likes to exterminate Aradama, and takes delight in the act itself. She is one of the school's top student, but she has a tendency of going alone, thus she is inexperienced in teamwork tactics. She is special for wielding not just one, but two types of katana, Chatan Nakiri and Niou Kiyotsuna. ; : :A second year high school student from Ayanokouji Martial Arts School. Of Nordic origin, she is 16 years old. She is a commander figure who shows great ability in analyzing situations and devising the most suitable strategies in combat. She is also a cool beauty whose devotion serves as a sharp contrast to her duties. On the other hand, she is also an addicted otaku who knows Toji's signature traits from memory and will talk about it with sparkling eyes when it becomes the topic. Wields the katana, Jikkyuu Mitsutada. ; : :A third year high school student from Osafune Girls' Academy and of 17 years old, making her the oldest of her group. She is Mihono's childhood friend and acts as a sister-like figure. Originally from Gifu, she moved to Okayama before her middle school year. Wields the katana, Sohayanotsurugi.
Origami Family staff ; : : :Yukari is the current head of the Origami Family and the chief of the National Police Agency Special Sword Administration Bureau. She wields two katana, Okanehira and Dojigiri Yasutsuna and her fighting style is the
Niten Ichi-ryū style. During the Tragedy of Sagami Bay she served as the commanding officer of the special duty team and defeated the great Aradama, later becoming the great hero. ; : :Maki is the first-seat member of the Origami Family Elite Guard and Yukari's bodyguard. She graduated from Heijou Institute. She is the commander of Aradama operations. Her fighting style is the
Shindō Munen-ryū style. Wields the katana, Usumidori (Hoemaru). ; : :Suzuka is the second-seat member of the Origami Family Elite Guard. Her fighting style is the Kurama-ryū style. Wields the katana, Kujikanesada. ; : :Yomi is the third-seat member of the Origami Family Elite Guard. Her fighting style is the Shinjin-ryū style. ; : :Yume is the fourth-seat member of the Origami Family Elite Guard. Yume possesses the highest proficiency in swordsmanship. She is a genius Toji whose ability exceeds that of Maki, a two-time successive tournament champion. Her fighting style is the
Tennen Rishin-ryū style. Wields the katana, Nikkari Ao'e. ; : :Yukina is the President of Renpu Girls School. A woman with a sharp tongue and an impatient personality, Yukina lashes out at anyone who displeases her or the head of the Origami Family. In the end she will do something she will probably regret for the rest of her life ; : :One part of the great Aradama that possessed Yukari Origami. She wants to destroy all humans.
Supporting characters ; : :Ema is the President of Minoseki Academy. ; : :Iroha is the President of Heijou Institute. ; : :She is the President of Osafune Girl's Academy. She is a member of Mokusa, an organization that opposes Yukari Origami. ; : :Yukari's younger sister. She is the leader of Mokusa. ; : :Ellen's grandfather and inventor of the S-Equipment. Like Sana and Akane, he is also a member of Mokusa. He also reveals about the mysterious Project S following the end of
World War II. ; : :Rui is a former Toji and an acquaintance of the Ema Hashima. She works at Yahata Electronics, a company that works in the development of S-Equipment, as a system developer. She is also a member of Mokusa, and during the pursuit of Kanami Etou and Hiyori Juujou, Rui warmly welcomes the two girls into her house by request of President Hashima.
Other characters ; : :The pet of Kaoru Mashiko, a tamed aradama. ; : :A middle school girl who looks up to Kanami and desires to be a strong Toji. ; : :Another part of the great Aradama that possessed Yukari Origami. She wants to rule over all humans. ; : :A third part of the great Aradama that possessed Yukari Origami. Soft-spoken and self-depreciating, she feels inferior to Tagitsu and Takiri. ; : :Yuzuki is President of Ayanokouji Martial Arts School. ; : :Hiyori's mother. Before she died, she told Hiyori the truth of Yukari's possession by a great aradama. ; : :Kanami's mother who passes away prior to the main series. Her younger self often appears in Kanami's dreams to provide advice and training. ==Media==