The following is a list of characters who very minor roles in Darker than Black's various anime or manga series.

Tatsuya Ishido[]

Tatsuya Ishido
Gender	Male
Race	Human
Final Status	Deceased
Professional Status
Affiliation	KRC
Occupation	Chief Executive
Behind The Scenes
First Seen	Chapter 1. Dark Clouds
Last Seen	Chapter 1. Dark Clouds

Tatsuya Ishido was formerly the chief executive officer of a company based in Japan called KRC.

Appearance[]

Yaysuya has short black hair and a receding hairline.

Part in the Story[]

Shikkoku No Hana[]

Tatsuya is killed during a battle between two Contractors on the sixth floor of the KRC building. He was crushed to death by his documents, with the weight of thirty sheets of paper being amplified to the point that it crushed him. When Misaki Kirihara of the Public Security Bureau investigates his death, she notes that his skin is peeling off.^[1]

Toshiko Katsuragi[]

Toshiko Katsuragi
Gender	Female
Race	Human
Birthplace	Japan
Relatives	Yuzuki Sakutarō (Ex-Husband)
Final Status	Deceased
Professional Status
Affiliation	Fiore Perfume Company
Behind The Scenes
First Seen	Season 1, Episode 7 (mentioned only)
Last Seen	Season 1, Episode 8
Japanese Voice	N/A

Toshiko Katsuragi was the first wife of Yuzuki Sakutarō.

Background[]

Toshiko married Yuzuki, but later approached the woman who would go on to be Yusuki's second wife to tell her that she is washing her hands of him. According to the second wife, she also demanded a large sum of money and the mansion where Yuzuki grew up in compensation.^[2][3] According to a police report, she had a chronic heart illness, which is believed to have been a factor in her death. She likely suffered a heart attack and fell over a balcony in her house, killing her. Her body was found by the second wife and left there for six months before being discovered by Gai Kurusawa.^[3]

Appearance[]

Toshiko was an elderly lady with long grey hair. She wore ball earrings.^[3]

Personality[]

She was a refined and elegant lady who did not wear any perfume. She placed plastic bottles full of water around her house to ward off cats. After losing Yuzuki, she began hoarding garbage due to the shock of losing her husband.^[3]

Appearances[]

Season One Appearances
The Star of a Contract Fell...	The New Star Twinkles...	The Red Dream of a Calamity...	The Gardenia Gives Off Fragrance... †	The Pure White Dress Is Stained...	Within the Wall...
On a Silver Night...	The Memory of Betrayal...	I'll Sing a Love Song...	Without Dreaming Shallow Dreams...	The City of Regulations...	God's in His Heaven...
Meteor Shower	Is the Dream That a God of Death Has...	Beneath Cherry Blossoms...

Richard Lau[]

Richard Lau
Gender	Male
Race	Human
Final Status	Deceased
Professional Status
Affiliation	Wang Shao Tang
Occupation	Criminal, Informant
Behind The Scenes
First Seen	Season 1, Episode 9
Last Seen	Season 1, Episode 9
Japanese Voice	Atsushi Miyauchi
English Voice	J. Paul Slavens

Richard Lau is the right-hand man of Wang Shao Tang, as well as a source for police officer Misaki Kirihara.

Appearance[]

He has short, dark hair and eyebrows. He has a scar on his right cheek. He wears a suit and octagonal sunglasses.^[4]

Part in the Story[]

The Black Contractor[]

A clearly agitated and nervous Richard meets with Misaki Kirihara under a bridge, claiming to have information on the man she has been searching for across the city. Misaki asks if he meant VI-952. She promises to place him under police protection with a new identity, but before he can reveal the information, he is killed by the Contractor VI-952.^[4]

Appearances[]

Season One Appearances
The Star of a Contract Fell...	The New Star Twinkles...	The Red Dream of a Calamity...	The Gardenia Gives Off Fragrance...	The Pure White Dress Is Stained...	Within the Wall...
On a Silver Night...	The Memory of Betrayal...	I'll Sing a Love Song...	Without Dreaming Shallow Dreams...	The City of Regulations...	God's in His Heaven...
Meteor Shower	Is the Dream That a God of Death Has...	Beneath Cherry Blossoms...

Mai's Friend[]

Mai's Friend
Gender	Female
Race	Human
Birthplace	Japan
Professional Status
Affiliation	Nishi Toutama Junior High School
Behind The Scenes
First Seen	Season 1, Episode 3
Last Seen	Season 1, Episode 3
English Voice	Jad Saxton

She is a student of the Nishi Toutama Junior High School and is one of Mai's friends.

Appearance[]

She has short black hair and wears a traditional school uniform.

Part in the Story[]

The Black Contractor[]

She and Yuka spot Mai being driven by Hei. Mai asks them where they are going and joins them in the restaurant where they discuss Mai's unusual lifestyle due to not having parents at home. Yuka invites Mai to dinner that night, which prompts her to ask if she about an invitation for herself. Yuka tells her that they would be eaten out of the house if she came over for dinner. When Mai declines the offer, she continues to walk home with Yuka while Mai heads off to her own home.^[5]

Appearances[]

Season One Appearances
The Star of a Contract Fell...	The New Star Twinkles in the Dawn Sky...	The Red Dream of a Calamity...	The Gardenia Gives Off Fragrance...	The Pure White Dress Is Stained...	Within the Wall...
On a Silver Night...	The Memory of Betrayal...	I'll Sing a Love Song...	Without Dreaming Shallow Dreams...	The City of Regulations...	God's in His Heaven...
Meteor Shower	Is the Dream That a God of Death Has...	Beneath Cherry Blossoms...

Mai's Mother[]

Mai's Mother
Gender	Female
Race	Human
Birthplace	Japan
Relatives	Kōzō Tahara (Husband), Mai Kashiwagi (Daughter)
Final Status	Deceased
Professional Status
Affiliation	None
Behind The Scenes
First Seen	Season 1, Episode 3
Last Seen	Season 1, Episode 3
English Voice	Amy Rosenthal

She is the wife of Kōzō Tahara, and the deceased mother of Mai Kashiwagi.

Background[]

When Mai was three years old, she and Kōzō found her in the garden watching as a beetle was burnt to death by Mai's ability. This shocked both parents.^[6] She died when Mai was a little girl.^[7]

Appearance[]

She has shoulder length brown hair and brown eyes.

Appearances[]

Season One Appearances
The Star of a Contract Fell...	The New Star Twinkles... †	The Red Dream of a Calamity...	The Gardenia Gives Off Fragrance...	The Pure White Dress Is Stained...	Within the Wall...
On a Silver Night...	The Memory of Betrayal...	I'll Sing a Love Song...	Without Dreaming Shallow Dreams...	The City of Regulations...	God's in His Heaven...
Meteor Shower	Is the Dream That a God of Death Has...	Beneath Cherry Blossoms...

Mayuko[]

Mayuko
Real Name	Mayuko
Gender	Female
Race	Human
Birthplace	Japan
Professional Status
Partner	Kiko Kayanuma
Behind The Scenes
First Seen	Season 1, Episode 13
Last Seen	Season 2, Episode 9
Japanese Voice	Erino Hazuki (葉月 絵理乃)
English Voice	Meg Bauman (Darker than Black) Carli Mosier (Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor)

Mayuko is a friend of Kiko Kayanuma.

Appearance[]

Mayuko has long black hair, dark eyes and wears glasses.

Personality[]

Mayuko is interested in anime and manga. She and Kiko tease each other.

Part in the Story[]

The Black Contractor[]

Mayuko meets with Kiko and goes to see a film. Afterward they complain about the character being different from the source material. When Kiko brings Yin to eat with them at a cafe, she notes that Yin is very gloomy and asks if that is part of her character, believing her to be engaging in cosplay due to her outfit and behavior.^[8] She later goes to a hot spring with Kiko where they pose for photographs while bathing.^[9]

Gemini of the Meteor[]

While returning home, Mayuko and Kiko encounter a sick Suou Pavlichenko and July. Noticing Suou's resemblance to a character they like, they take the pair home and dress them in costumes.^[10]

Appearances[]

Season One Appearances
The Star of a Contract Fell...	The New Star Twinkles...	The Red Dream of a Calamity...	The Gardenia Gives Off Fragrance...	The Pure White Dress Is Stained...	Within the Wall...
On a Silver Night...	The Memory of Betrayal...	I'll Sing a Love Song...	Without Dreaming Shallow Dreams...	The City of Regulations...	God's in His Heaven...
Meteor Shower	Is the Dream That a God of Death Has...	Beneath Cherry Blossoms...

Season Two Appearances
The Black Cat Doesn't Have a Dream of the Star...	The Fallen Meteor...	Vanishing Into the Snow Field...	The Ark Trembles on the Lake...	Gunpowder Smoke Drifts Away, Life Drifts Away...	The Smell is Sweet, the Heart is Bitter...
The Doll Sings to the Wind Flower...	On Summer Days, the Sun Sways...	A Sudden Meeting On A Certain Day...	Your Smile in the Street of Lies...	The Water Bottom Dries, the Moon is Full...	The Ark of Stars

Nakazawa Group Oyabun[]

Nakazawa Group Oyabun
Gender	Male
Race	Human
Final Status	Deceased
Professional Status
Affiliation	Nakazawa Group
Occupation	Oyabun of the Nakazawa Group
Team	Nakazawa Group
Behind The Scenes
First Seen	Season 1, Episode 17
Last Seen	Season 1, Episode 18
Japanese Voice	Jun Hazumi
English Voice	Cole Brown

Nakazawa Group Oyabun was the leader of the Nakazawa yakuza group in Tokyo.

Appearance[]

He was an old man with grey hair and sunken cheeks. He wore a grey suit and brown shirt with yellow tie.^[11]

Part in the Story[]

The Black Contractor[]

When Hitotsubashi began to encroach on Ōshita's territory, the oyabun calls them both to a meeting. While expressing praise for Hitotsubashi, he states that he will not tolerate infighting and asks Hitotsubashi to stop.^[11] Hitotsubashi responds by arranging the oyabun's murder, and he is promptly shot dead along with his guards.^[12]

Appearances[]

Season One Appearances
The Star of a Contract Fell...	The New Star Twinkles...	The Red Dream of a Calamity...	The Gardenia Gives Off Fragrance...	The Pure White Dress Is Stained...	Within the Wall...
On a Silver Night...	The Memory of Betrayal...	I'll Sing a Love Song... †	Without Dreaming Shallow Dreams...	The City of Regulations...	God's in His Heaven...
Meteor Shower	Is the Dream That a God of Death Has...	Beneath Cherry Blossoms...

Ōshita[]

Ōshita
Gender	Male
Race	Human
Professional Status
Affiliation	Nakazawa Group[11]
Occupation	Criminal
Behind The Scenes
First Seen	Season 1, Episode 17
Last Seen	Season 1, Episode 17
English Voice	Peter Hawkinson

Ōshita is member of a criminal gang in Tokyo.

Appearance[]

Ōshita is a bald man with a scar on the right side of his forehead. He wears a business suit.^[11]

Part in the Story[]

The Black Contractor[]

When Hitotsubashi begins to operate on his territory, Ōshita attends a meeting with Hitotsubashi and their yakuza oyabun. The oyabun tells Hitotsubashi that he will not tolerate infighting. Hitotsubashi denies knowing what the oyabun is referring to, prompting an outburst from Ōshita. The oyabun silences him and he listens as the oyabun tells Hitotsubashi to lay low for a while.^[11]

Following the murders of the oyabun and Hitotsubashi, Ōshita stands to take over the organization.^[12]

Appearances[]

Season One Appearances
The Star of a Contract Fell...	The New Star Twinkles...	The Red Dream of a Calamity...	The Gardenia Gives Off Fragrance...	The Pure White Dress Is Stained...	Within the Wall...
On a Silver Night...	The Memory of Betrayal...	I'll Sing a Love Song...	Without Dreaming Shallow Dreams...	The City of Regulations...	God's in His Heaven...
Meteor Shower	Is the Dream That a God of Death Has...	Beneath Cherry Blossoms...

Sascha[]

Sascha
Gender	Female
Race	Human
Professional Status
Occupation	Student
Behind The Scenes
First Seen	‎Season 2, Episode 1
Last Seen	Season 2, Episode 2
Japanese Voice	Yoriko Nagata
English Voice	Hilary Couch

Sascha is a Russian schoolgirl and friend of Suou Pavlichenko.

Appearance[]

Sascha has long black hair and green eyes.

Part in the Story[]

Gemini of the Meteor[]

After helping out with cleaning the classroom at the end of the school day, Sascha joins Suou and another friend in watching Tanya walk Nika home. The three friends then go to a cafe where Suou embarrasses them with her photography antics, which they both complain about. The next day, Sascha waves to Tanya as she arrives late to school, but Tanya ignores her. Worried, Sascha and her friends chase after Tanya once school is over, only to witness Tanya use her powers to attack Nika. A frightened Sascha comments that Tanya is a Contractor before running to get their teacher.^[13]

That night, Suou calls to Sascha's house to looking for a place to stay, but Sascha does not know who Suou is as her memory has been erased.^[14]

Appearances[]

Season Two Appearances
The Black Cat Doesn't Have a Dream of the Star...	The Fallen Meteor...	Vanishing Into the Snow Field...	The Ark Trembles on the Lake...	Gunpowder Smoke Drifts Away, Life Drifts Away...	The Smell is Sweet, the Heart is Bitter...
The Doll Sings to the Wind Flower...	On Summer Days, the Sun Sways...	A Sudden Meeting On A Certain Day...	Your Smile in the Street of Lies...	The Water Bottom Dries, the Moon is Full...	The Ark of Stars

Megumi Yamaki[]

Megumi Yamaki
Gender	Female
Race	Human
Professional Status
Behind The Scenes
First Seen	Chapter 10. Revenge
Last Seen	Chapter 10. Revenge

Megumi Yamaki is a girlfriend of Daisuke Mioka.

Appearance[]

Megumi has long dark hair.

Personality[]

She dislikes Daisuke calling her sensei as she lies in bed. Daisuke noted that she is "an easy woman."^[15]

Part in the Story[]

Shikkoku no Hana[]

Late one evening, Megumi sits up in bed and asks Daisuke what is wrong. He replies that it is nothing, referring to her as "sensei". She becomes annoyed at this, but soon falls asleep, having been drugged by Daisuke.^[15]

Yin's Mother[]

Miscellaneous Characters
Gender	Female
Race	Human
Birthplace	Scandinavia
Relatives	Yin (daughter) Unnamed husband
Final Status	Deceased
Professional Status
Occupation	Housewife
Behind The Scenes
First Seen	Season 1, Episode 13
Last Seen	Season 1, Episode 14
Japanese Voice	Yoshino Takamori
English Voice	Michele Specht

She is the mother of Yin, who was known as Kirsi at the time.

Background[]

She was married and had a daughter named Kirsi. She often listened as Eelis Kastinen taught Kirsi to play the piano. When her husband died in a plane crash, she became distraught. At the memorial for the crash's victims, she collapsed. At some point afterwards, Eelis began to get close to her. Realizing this, Kirsi ran out of the house and into the path of a lorry. Her mother pushed Kirsi out of the way, but was unable to get clear of the oncoming vehicle herself and was killed.^[8][9]

Appearance[]

She shares her daughter's long silver hair and purple eyes.

Appearances[]

Season One Appearances
The Star of a Contract Fell...	The New Star Twinkles...	The Red Dream of a Calamity...	The Gardenia Gives Off Fragrance...	The Pure White Dress Is Stained...	Within the Wall...
On a Silver Night... †	The Memory of Betrayal...	I'll Sing a Love Song...	Without Dreaming Shallow Dreams...	The City of Regulations...	God's in His Heaven...
Meteor Shower	Is the Dream That a God of Death Has...	Beneath Cherry Blossoms...

Yoshihiro[]

Yoshihiro
Gender	Male
Race	Human
Relatives	Yoshihiro's Mother
Education	Elementary school
Professional Status
Occupation	Student
Behind The Scenes
First Seen	Season 1, Episode 23
Last Seen	Season 1, Episode 23

Yoshihiro is a elementary school boy in Tokyo.

Appearance[]

Yoshihiro has brown hair which is long on top and close cropped from the level of his ears down. He wears thick, black framed glasses. He wears a shirt, shorts held up by suspenders and a dickie bow.^[16]

Personality[]

Yoshihiro is quiet and allows his mother to do all the talking.^[16]

Part in the Story[]

The Black Contractor[]

Yoshihiro is given a homework assignment to interview people about the old stars from before the Hell's Gate appeared and the false sky replaced the real one. Yoshihiro and his mother go to the Gai Kurusawa Detective Agency to hire Gai and Kiko Kayanuma to conduct the questionnaire for him.^[16]

Appearances[]

Season One Appearances
The Star of a Contract Fell...	The New Star Twinkles...	The Red Dream of a Calamity...	The Gardenia Gives Off Fragrance...	The Pure White Dress Is Stained...	Within the Wall...
On a Silver Night...	The Memory of Betrayal...	I'll Sing a Love Song...	Without Dreaming Shallow Dreams...	The City of Regulations...	God's in His Heaven...
Meteor Shower	Is the Dream That a God of Death Has...	Beneath Cherry Blossoms...

Yoshihiro's Mother[]

Yoshihiro's Mother
Gender	Female
Race	Human
Relatives	Yoshihiro
Professional Status
Behind The Scenes
First Seen	Season 1, Episode 23
Last Seen	Season 1, Episode 23
English Voice	Allison Tolman

She is the mother of Yoshihiro, a Tokyo school boy, who employs Gai Kurusawa for a school assignment.

Appearance[]

She has brown eyes and short brown hair. She wears square-rimmed gold glasses, white earrings pearl necklace and a purple hair band. She wears a white blouse, purple jacket and wine skirt.^[16]

Personality[]

She has a very high opinion of her son and thinks that it is not good enough if Yoshihiro is only on the same level as other children.^[16]

Part in the Story[]

The Black Contractor[]

When Yoshihiro is given a homework assignment to interview people about the old stars from before the Hell's Gate appeared and the false sky replaced the real one, she takes Yoshihiro to Gai Kurusawa's detective agency to them to conduct the questionnaire for him. She calls the questions strange, which Kiko Kayanuma says is likely due to the rumour that the old stars will be visible that night. She tells Gai that as the other students would probably only have ten responses, she wants Yoshihiro to have a hundred. She dismisses Gai's concerns that it would be better for Yoshihiro to do the assignment himself and pays 100,000 yen up front.^[16]

Appearances[]

Season One Appearances
The Star of a Contract Fell...	The New Star Twinkles...	The Red Dream of a Calamity...	The Gardenia Gives Off Fragrance...	The Pure White Dress Is Stained...	Within the Wall...
On a Silver Night...	The Memory of Betrayal...	I'll Sing a Love Song...	Without Dreaming Shallow Dreams...	The City of Regulations...	God's in His Heaven...
Meteor Shower	Is the Dream That a God of Death Has...	Beneath Cherry Blossoms...

Yuka's Father[]

Yuka's Father
Gender	Male
Race	Human
Birthplace	Japan
Relatives	Yuka (Daughter), Unidentified daughter, Unidentified son
Final Status	Deceased
Professional Status
Behind The Scenes
First Seen	Season 1, Episode 4
Last Seen	Season 1, Episode 4
Japanese Voice	Junichi Sugawara
English Voice	Spencer Prokop

He is the father of junior high school pupil Yuka.

Background[]

He has three children - two girls and a boy.^[5]

Part in the Story[]

When the police are trying to find Mai, Yuka and her father are among those being evacuated from the area under the pretext of a gas pipeline explosion. They find Mai and try to get her to accompany them. However, Mai warns them away, but he insists and grabs her arm. Mai's out of control ability causes both of them to catch fire.^[17]

Appearances[]

Season One Appearances
The Star of a Contract Fell...	The New Star Twinkles... †	The Red Dream of a Calamity...	The Gardenia Gives Off Fragrance...	The Pure White Dress Is Stained...	Within the Wall...
On a Silver Night...	The Memory of Betrayal...	I'll Sing a Love Song...	Without Dreaming Shallow Dreams...	The City of Regulations...	God's in His Heaven...
Meteor Shower	Is the Dream That a God of Death Has...	Beneath Cherry Blossoms...

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