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Childhood friend of Kenji and his band, Konchi is a character who prominently features in the 1970s flashbacks but remains secondary as we never see him as an adult. We know he was part of the childhood band and close to Kenji and the others. However, he moved during his final year of primary school to live in Hokkaido, which explains his minimal presence in the story.

In 2000, he received a letter from Kenji asking for help, but Konchi did not meet his childhood friend, a decision he seems to regret by the year 3 Ami. It is in this year that we (re)discover this character, who broadcasts Kenji's song on loop from his position in Hokkaido as a mysterious DJ.

We first learn of his true identity in Volume 21. Since 2015, he has lived alone and appears to embrace a lifestyle reminiscent of the 1970s peace and love movement. This connection stems from a chance encounter with Kenji during his travels across Japan, where he heard the song and decided to share it. However, he did not recognize Kenji during this meeting, which is understandable given they had not seen each other since childhood.

Characters

Endo Kanna

Main

Kenji's niece, she serves as the protagonist for the events in the aftermath of the "Bloody New Year's Eve". She is shown to have ESP at an advanced level, and is capable of predicting the future (To a small extent), bend spoons with her mind, and even on...
Endou Kenji

Main

Endou Kenji grew up in late-1960s/early-1970s Japan, at a time when American phenomena, notably the space race and the era of Woodstock, were resounding around the world. An avid reader of manga who often saw apocalyptic scenarios playing out, he always r...
Friend

Main

Friend is the main antagonist of the series, and his true identity is the main mystery of the story. Friend is an mysterious and charismatic cult leader who seems to possess otherworldly powers such as flight. His followers and Friend himself use an uniqu...
Chono Shohei

Supporting

Chono is the grand-son of the "legendary" Inspector Cho. The latter was murdered by his colleague, Yama, in 1997, because he had discovered the identity of his friend and projects....
Chou-san

Supporting

A legendary, revered detective. With one week to retirement, he passes on all the info hes collected on Friend to a colleague. Unfortunately, said colleague turns out to be working for Friend....
Endo Kiriko

Supporting

Kiriko is Kenji's older sister and Kanna's mother. For the vast majority of the manga, Kiriko is only seen in flashbacks, where she is shown to have a strong sense of justice and an interest in biology. She was also an important mother figure for Kenji du...
Fukuda Keitaro

Supporting

Kenji's childhood friend nicknamed Froggy. He has been hiding out in America when he discovers that Kanna's mother has gone there to try to manufacture the vaccine for the outbreak of 2015....
Hattori Fukubei

Supporting

Fukube is one of Kenjis childhood friends. His wife was abducted by "Friend" s sect, and he has to take care of their three children alone. In 2000, he will join his old comrades to fight "Friend" and try to get rid of the giant robot destroying Shinjuku....
Imano Yûichi

Supporting

Childhood friend of Kenji and his band, Konchi is a character who is very present in the flashbacks of the 70s, but which is secondary because we never see adulthood. We know he was part of the band child and he was close to Kenji and others. However, he ...