This is a list of characters of the Japanese manga and anime series Seraph of the End.
Main characters
Yuichiro Hyakuya (anime), Romi Park (comic) is sixteen years old. When he was twelve years old, he accompanies the children of the Hyakuya Orphanage. Ferid Bathory kills the others, except Mikaela staying at the vampire captivity and Yu escaping from there. One of Yu's driving forces is his burning grudge to destroy all vampires for what they did to his family and Mikaela, yet he forbids revenge to consume him and instead chooses to become strong for his new family's sake. He joins the Japanese Imperial Demon Army for vampire extermination, the Moon Demon Company in which he learns about teamwork. He is bit stubborn, but when it comes to others he is kind-hearted and genuinely cares for them. Upon finding that Mika is alive as a vampire, he is overjoyed and immediately swore to save him. After deciding that his new reason to live is to reclaim Mikaela from the vampires, he started to be less vengeful and places more value in friends and companionship. In the Battle of Nagoya, Yuichiro reunites with the badly wounded Mikaela, and he urges him to drink his blood to help his recovery and to keep living with him, stating that he does not care about Mikaela becoming a vampire. His Cursed Gear is , a possession-type demon weapon which takes the form of a katana. He possesses a mysterious power that causes him to try to attack everyone calling them 'sinners' though he seemed to have more control over it as shown in the finale battle of Nagoya, when he attacks only his enemies and saves Mirai, Kimizuki's sister. It is suggested this power may be called "Seraph of the End" and gives superhuman speed, strength, reflexes and flight. He is called the after gaining a new ability in the season finale; the ability to control salt, turn people and 'Horsemen of John' into salt and create weapons with salt. Three months after the Battle in Nagoya and Yuichiro along with his comrades quit the Moon Demon Company, they were on the run from both the vampires and the humans but due to his transformation into the 'Seraph of the End' and Asuramaru's help in suppressing it in the Battle in Nagoya. He later becomes a after removing the curses restricting Asuramaru. His demon personality is exceptional violent, hateful and seductive, and often screams to be freed from his confinement. His friends therefore are diligent on keeping him restrained in this state. It is later revealed that and Asuramaru had originally met 1000 years ago, when Asuramaru was a human. Later, he and Mika fight Guren. After Mika's death and his transformation into a demon, he wanted to die, but escaped with Krul to save Mika. After Guren arrives, he decides to make Mika his demon. Fights with black demons to get to Mika, and later with the demon Mika. It is revealed that it was created by Shikama Doji in order to resurrect Mika in the past and present. In addition to this, it was shown that all of Yu's clones were strongly attached to Mikaela and could hear his voice. His bodies were created from some kind of eyeballs. In the present, he merges with Mika, absorbs his power and allows him to use his body, thereby Mika becomes his demon. After that, he leaves for Akihabara with Guren's team, where he tries to get answers from Guren. After learning that Mika can be resurrected at the same cost as all of humanity, Yu chooses Mika and betrays Guren and his friends. Despite Mika's persuasion, Yu is shown to have begun to regard squad as enemies. He decides to run away with Mika and uses the powers of both demons. While getting rid of Asuramaru, he manages to escape. A little later, it turns out that Yuichiro chose two options for himself: either save everyone along with Mika, or die with Mika. He does not return to the squad, but works with Mika.
Mikaela Hyakuya (anime), Daisuke Kishio (vomic) is Yuichiro's former best friend and the other survivor of the Hyakuya Orphanage. Mikaela hatched a plan to escape from the vampire capitol with his fellow orphans. The attempt ended in a tragedy and he sacrificed himself in order for Yu to escape from the city of vampires, but then he was saved by Krul and turned into a vampire. For the next four years, he was forced to live with the vampires and in process, learning the truth about the experiments done to him and his fellow Hyakuya orphans by humans, causing him to hate both humans and vampires. He fights to meet Yu and rescue him from the humans who are manipulating and experimenting on him and from the vampires who wish to enslave humans. Refusing to drink human blood, Mika drinks from Krul's blood instead and thus is an incomplete vampire. He and Yu care deeply about each other. In the battle of Nagoya, he drinks Yu's blood, with the latter's consent, causing him to turn into a complete vampire. He becomes an unofficial member of Shinoa Squad following the battle of Nagoya. Knowing of humanity's experimentation, he is reluctant to trust the team, but tolerates them at Yu's urging and slowly comes to see them as comrades despite his emotionless demeanor. At one point, Ferid calls Mika "Angel Mikaela". He later dies trying to protect Yu from Guren. He transforms into a Demon after his death. Confesses his love to Yu before dying. It is revealed the Mikaela's father is Shikama Doji. The demons call him "The King" and "Child of Shikama". According to Guren, he is the most powerful demon and more powerful than Asuramaru, so he is not a Black Demon. Remembers nothing of his past before become a demon. Fights Yuichiro and defeats him. It falls into Yu's heart, where he learns about he's past with Yu. Later fights with Shikama and becomes Yu's demon. After becoming the demon Yu, he takes on the appearance of a teenager again. For some unknown reason, the angels call him "Cursed Child". He leaves with the others for Akihakabra, where he learns that he is Shikama Doji's child. He also have a Mikaela's soul in his body. After learning that Yu wants to choose him instead of all of humanity, Mika tries to convince Yu, but Yu still chooses Mika, taking away his power. After learning that Yuichiro has other plans, he reluctantly agrees to help Yuichiro. He is one of the seraph and has six wings.
Guren Ichinose (anime), Kenji Hamada (comic) is Lieutenant Colonel, captain of the Guren Squad and the leader of the Moon Demon Company. He is wise, values teamwork and cooperation, scolding Yuichiro for always acting on his own. He is part of the Ichinose family, a lower branch of the Hiragi family, and is thus belittled by the high-ranking members of the Hiragis, however Guren secretly holds plans on dethroning them. He was formerly Mahiru Hiragi's lover, but when her experiments led to her become insane and transform into a demon, she killed herself in order to become his Cursed Gear , a possession-type demon weapon which takes the form of a katana and Mahiru herself. Eight years ago, Guren used the forbidden 'Seraph of the End' power to revive his dead squad and Shinya for another ten years after being killed, which was one of the main triggers to the apocalypse. It is revealed that he also collaborates with vampires, in particular with Ferid. Teams up with the Shinoa squad and tells them about his goal to resurrect humanity. It is also revealed that he wants to kill Shikama. He and Mahiru betray a few other soldiers, and kills Mika to make him a demon. Guren locks Mika and ties him up with Yu to prevent Shikama from finding Mika. After that, he takes everyone to Akihabara. On the way there, he refuses to tell the rest of his plans. Guren says that the price of resurrection is the sinful keys, the lives of all vampires, and immortality for the one who resurrected humans. Guren forces Yu to return to the military and side with them, but they decide to turn against him, after Yu reunites with Mika.
Shinoa Hiragi (anime), Aki Toyosaki (vomic) is the main female character of the story. She is Guren's sergeant and squad leader of the Shinoa Squad of the Moon Demon Company. She was sent by Guren in the beginning of the story to watch Yuichiro when he was tasked with making friends. She is sarcastic and enjoys teasing others, especially Yuichiro. Shinoa able to resist any demon she comes into contact with, due to the lack of desire in her heart. Her sister Mahiru Hiragi developed the Cursed Gear and she was her messenger. Despite being part of the Hiragi family, she is uninterested in their power struggle, and was constantly overshadowed by her older siblings. Additionally, she is loyal to Guren and later develops feelings for Yuichiro. Her Cursed Weapon is , a manifestation-type demon weapon which takes the form of a large scythe, but can be condensed into a pen-like object. Shinoa becomes the vessel for Shikama Doji to save Yuichiro, but is freed from its presence by Guren, Mahiru, and Noya bе using the sinful keys. Together with the squad, she finds Yu and cooperates with Krul. She later fights Shikama Doji and confesses that she loves Yu, but loses to Shikama. Shikama abandons her, claiming that staying in her heart would be risky. Helps Yu fight against Shikama. After Yu chooses Mika over humanity, Shinoa is surprised and confronts him. She reveals her true feelings to Yuichiro, but he rejects and leaves her.
Yoichi Saotome (anime), Chikahiro Kobayashi (vomic) , is a small and frail boy and Yuichiro's first real friend and his best friend. Yoichi is kind and gentle, but decided to join the army in order to avenge his older sister, who died trying to protect him from a vampire, later revealed to be Lacus Welt. After he helped Yuichiro defeat a vampire who attacked their school, they both earned a position in the Moon Demon Company. He has high psychic resistance, but he is very weak physically. Hidden away from his friends, Yoichi has an extremely dark, violent side, and a massive grudge against Lacus, and wishes to kill him brutally for murdering his sister. His Cursed Gear is , a manifestation-type demon weapon which takes the form of a large bow. He later learns that his sister's corpse is kept by Guren and Yoichi is trying to kill Guren. Together with the squad, he finds Yu and cooperates with Krul. When Guren returns, he does not trust him and tries to find out information about his sister. When Gekkoin betrays him, he shows his dark side again. Learns that his sister's body is stored in Akihabara. After Yu chooses Mika over all of humanity, Yoichi confronts Yu. He is one of the seraph.
Shiho Kimizuki (anime) Jun Fukuyama (vomic) is the same as Yuichiro in that he also belongs to the Moon Demon Company. He is clear headed with an excellent combat ability, but is cynical and looks like a troublemaker. He is shown to have a bad temper, but does actually care about his teammates more than he lets on. He has a sister ill in bed, and he enlisted in the army in order to get money for her to undergo the treatment for recovery. His Cursed Weapon is , a possession-type demon weapon which takes the form of twin short swords. His sister is later killed by Guren. Later, together with the squad, he finds Yu and cooperates with Krul. When he fights Yu, he confesses to his demon that he wants to live peacefully and dislikes losing to Yu. When Guren returns, he does not trust him. After Yu chooses Mika over all of humanity, Shiho confronts Yu. He is one of the seraph.
Mitsuba Sangu (anime), Suzuko Mimori (vomic)