mutou tooru

Age: 18 Natsuno's best friend. He has a slight crush on the nurse, Ritsuko. He dies in episode 5 after being bitten by Shimizu Megumi and resurrects as a shiki. He is then forced to turn Natsuno into a shiki against both of their wills. When Natsuno returns as a Shiki, Tooru begs for his forgiveness. Although he doesn't tell anyone about Natsuno, he remains at Sunako's side, doing everything to survive, even knowing that Natsuno is their enemy, slowly distancing himself from his best friend. When Ritsuko also dies and becomes a Shiki, she refuses to drink blood. Tatsumi kidnaps her co-worker Yasuyo and throws her into Ritsuko's cell, while Tooru is forced to witness and make sure Ritsuko attacks Yasuyo. When the Shiki extermination breaks out, Ritsuko begs Tooru to release Yasuyo, and after much internal struggle, Tooru eventually complies. Afterwards, they stay together in the cell and get staked by the villagers when they are asleep, next to each other.