Goes by Wriggle. Dark green short hair, emerald eyes. Hates it when people treat insects carelessly. Wears a long-sleeved white shirt with shirred cuffs. Has a large black ribbon at the chest, tied to keep her cape from falling off. The cape is black on the outside and dark red on the inside. Wears navy blue culotte pants. Has the ability to manipulate insects. A firefly youkai. Two black antennae grow from her head. A student at the village school. Small in stature. Only understands about half of what's in the newspaper.

Full name: Mystia Lorelei. Pink short bob hair. Race: Night Sparrow. Runs a mobile grilled eel stand in the Human Village. Has pink wings with a gradient effect. Wears a large brown hat decorated with bird feathers. Wears a white frilled blouse under a deep brown dress; the sleeves are white and voluminous. Has an accent pink ribbon at the chest. Ability to drive people insane with her song. The eels she serves are lampreys. Small in stature. A student at the village school. Cannot read the characters in the newspaper or understand their meaning.

Slightly wavy light blue short hair, blue eyes. Has six wings shaped like icicles or ice crystals on her back, three on each side. Wears a white short-sleeved blouse under a blue jumper skirt. Race: Ice Fairy. Has a red ribbon (decorative cord) at the chest. Small in stature. A student at the village school. Ability to manipulate cold. Strong for a fairy. Has enough intelligence to generally understand the contents of a newspaper. Close friends with Daiyousei.

Race: Youkai of the Dusk. Ability to manipulate darkness. Blonde short hair. Has a red ribbon on the left side of her head; it's actually an amulet that Rumia cannot remove of her own will, though she and the others don't know that. Wears a white blouse under a black dress. Wears a ribbon tie at the chest. Red eyes. A young girl as small as a fairy. Has snaggleteeth. Basically always poses with her arms spread horizontally to the sides; she calls it the "cross pose." Doesn't even understand what a newspaper is in the first place. A student at the village school.

Slightly wavy green short hair tied in a side ponytail with a large yellow ribbon. Has two translucent wings with a faint golden tint on her back, one on each side. Small in stature. Wears a white blouse under a bright light-blue dress with a yellow ribbon tie at the chest. Close friends with Cirno. A student at the village school. Generally understands the contents of the newspaper.

The teacher at the village school; the only one. Normal form: Long silver hair with a faint blue tint. Brown eyes. Wears a dress that looks like a mix of Japanese and Western styles, primarily blue and white, with a red ribbon at the chest. Wears a blue square hat with a red ribbon. Hakutaku form: Occurs on the night of a full moon. Hair color changes to silver mixed with light green. Does not wear a hat; two beige horns grow from her head, with a red ribbon on the left horn. The blue parts of her clothing change to green.