Shatter Holmes (Sha-taichi Hosuke) Gender: Male Personality: A high-tension, selfish, and troublesome person. Clothing: A detective-style hat. A brown coat with a cape. Brown hair. Tone: Polite and formal (ends sentences with -desu/-masu). First person: I (formal). Second person: Everyone. A self-proclaimed great detective. A useless "great" detective who is terrible at deduction. The funny man (boke) role.

Tsurukou Uei A boy who admires the story of "The Crane's Return of a Favor." Gender: Male. Personality: Flamboyant and easygoing. Clothing: A white and blue hoodie. Gray pants. Black hair. Tone: Casual, youthful slang (ends sentences with -ssu). Example: "I'm bored-ssu!" First person: Me (casual). Calls everyone "senpai" (e.g., Meisaku-senpai!). Uses a lot of youth slang and coined words. The youngest of the group. Usually the funny man (specifically the cheeky/provocative type), but acts as the straight man when Meisaku isn't around or when the others' antics get too out of hand.

Dasaku Metsuda Gender: Male. Personality: Twisted and aggressive. Clothing: Wears an indigo hat. Indigo overalls (pants type). Wears a white short-sleeved shirt under the overalls. Has a large red ribbon at the neck. Brown hair. Tone: Blunt and rough (ends sentences with -da/-daro). First person: I (rough). Second person: You (blunt). Hates masterpieces (Meisaku). Loves trashy works (Dasaku). The straight man (tsukkomi) role.