Shirahama Kenichi is good-natured, timid and polite person in his second year of high school who loves gardening and reading books. Kenichi was frequently treated as a friendless loser at the beginning of the series, however it all changed when he met Furinji Miu. After the fateful meeting, he decided to stand for himself and be truly strong; or at least, strong enough to protect those who are dear to him. Though he's constantly considered cowardly at the beginning of the series, he shows that when his loved ones lives are on the line, he's actually much braver than he appears.

Around 14 years ago, Brad and his little brother Luke were left by their father. They eventually found themselves in New York City, in the biggest slum in the world, The Five Points. There they met Gene McDowell, the founder of the Grave Diggers, a gang, who helped them. Now Brad is working for the Grave Diggers as their hitman known as "Grim Reaper" using a gunknife, while Luke don't know about his job and is searching information for his father Edward King.

"Bizarre Cooking" Tengu Buranchi is a genius chef and somewhat of a problem child, who, in the chef world, is a delinquent comparable to Zebra of the Bishokuya world. He has appeared only once in a Cooking Festival, but won it by a good margin. He currently holds the Number 3 spot in the IGO Chef Ranking, making him the third greatest chef in the world. He is from the "Bewitching Food World" located in the Gourmet World and is the head chef and owner of the Bizarre Dining Hall "Tengu Castle".

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