Niwa Daisuke: Daisuke is one of the two main characters in DN

 Angel. He transformed into Dark during his 14th birthday while

 thinking about him and Harada Risa (he confronted her and told

 her he likes her).

 

:: Dark Mousy is the entity passed on from the Niwa generation

 to each new male once he reaches the age of 14 and

 experiences love. He was dormant for 40 years because

 Daisuke's grandfather (who was Dark's host before Daisuke)

 had a daughter, Emiko Niwa. Being female, it is impossible for

 Dark to appear at that time. He is the phantom thief who

 constantly steals art pieces made by the Hikari family (although

 the length of time he has done so differs, in the anime, it says

 300 years, while it is four in the Manga). Unlike Daisuke who

 likes Risa, Dark fell in love with Riku, the older twin sister.

 However, he is constantly being pursued by Risa, who fell in

 love with him from the first time she saw him on TV. It is not

 apparent yet whether Dark might return her feelings, or

 whether he is merely toying with her. She does; however, seem

 to have an impact on him, shown when he says that he can

 "feel" her words "right here" in his heart. He uses Wiz as his

 wings, because using his actual black wings would harm

 Daisuke severely. In the English version, Dark is known as the

 Phantom Thief Dark, while in Japanese, he is Kaitou Dark. His

 real name, however, is Kokuyoku, and he is one-half of the

 exalted Black Wings, with Krad, being the other half. It is

 apparent that they once belonged to the same artwork and were

 enjoined, but were awakened and separated.

With the family pet of the Niwa family and Dark Mousy's familiar spirit, responding to Dark's call no matter where he is and transforming into a black, winged creature that becomes Dark's wings by clinging to his back. He can also perform other transformations, for example impersonating Dark or Daisuke, but is not very adept at communicating and does not like learning new words. When he says Daisuke, it comes out as "Daisuki" which means, "I really like you". With normally says "Kyuu." With resembles a hybrid of a dog and a bunny (the closest animal Daisuke could compare it to was a lop-eared rabbit), and it is unknown how old he is. He hates water, is afraid of scary movies, and hates Krad. In the English Manga translation, With is known as "Wiz".". . . .

Risa Harada is the younger of twin sisters of whom Daisuke is in love

 with. However, she rejected him when he confessed to her on his 14th

 birthday. She sees him as nothing more than a friend, and thinks he is

 far too normal to be a potential boyfriend. She falls in love with Dark

 Mousy when she first viewed him on the television and continues to be

 smitten with him despite his blatant indifference to her. She is

 supposedly cuter than her sister Riku, and has an ongoing friendly

 rivalry with her. She wears her hair much longer, and acts more

 feminine than tomboy Riku. There is a subtle intimacy between herself

 and Satoshi Hiwatari, although she still at present loves Dark. Later on

 in the series however, prior to her original rather shallow, self-

 absorbed personality; Risa grows into a more mature and stronger

 character, as her 'shallow' love for Dark evolves.

 In the Manga, Risa pursues Dark, coming up with insane schemes to

 get him to go out with her, which eventually work. However, Dark

 states that he cannot be with her, but that for one day he will be hers

 alone. As in the Manga, there seems to be a very subtle attraction

 between her and Satoshi Hiwatari, signified by little occurrences, such

 as him saving her when she falls off a building, or just simply touching a

 lock of her hair after Daisuke saves her from drowning.

 

 

 

 

 Riku Harada is Risa's older down-to-earth twin sister; she is

 assertive, brazenly stubborn, and outspoken. Unlike her feminine

 sister, Riku's hair is cut much shorter, and she holds an intense dislike

 for Dark Mousy ever since she caught him outside her window, right

 after taking a shower. The fact that he stole her first kiss as well, during

 their second encounter, contributed to her dislike of him. She falls in

 love with Daisuke and is very insecure about her feelings for him, as

 one of the greatest reasons being that she thinks he likes her only

 

 because of her similarities to her twin, Risa. She is a very independent

 

 

 

and selfless person and learns to get over matters quickly, rather than

 make a large fuss.

Hiwatari Satoshi: Satoshi is the cutie in Dai-Chan’s class. He is the

one with the glasses and is often found writing in a small notepad. He is a

smart boy. He acts as the police commander in charge of capturing

Dark, and due to his family legacy, he is almost obsessive in his

attempts to capture Dark. He is the sole living member of the Hikari

family, whose artworks are usually Dark's targets for stealing. He was

adopted by a 26-year-old police officer by the name of Hiwatari, and

so his named was changed to reflect his adoption. During the course of

the story, he begins to care more about Daisuke's safety. It appears

that Daisuke is the trigger for Satoshi's other personality, Krad, to

appear. Satoshi opposes Krad taking control of his body greatly, and

has taken on an uncaring personality to 'seal his heart,' and thus, Krad.

Krad is Dark's "evil twin", or opposite, a homicidal blonde-haired

person whose only motivation seems to be getting rid of Dark. He

seems to have developed some feelings for Risa Harada, but this has

not been fully expressed in the series.

Risa Harada

 

Emiko Niwa

Gender: Female

 Interests: I love PhantomThief Dark, my son Daisuke, and my

 husband Kosuke! Oh, and the Harada sisters!

 Expertise: Being a mom is my expertise!

 

 

 

Kosuke Niwa

 He is Daisuke father and Emiko husband

 

Daiki Niwa

 

Daiki Niwa is Daisuke's grandfather and Emiko's father. He was Dark 40 years ago. Unlike Daisuke, he took the task of stealing as though it was a job. He appears more in the Manga then he does in the anime and is more than often goofy and silly.

Takeshi Saehara

 

Takeshi Saehara is Daisuke's best friend in school; he serves as comedy relief at times and is the son of Police Inspector Saehara, who pursues Dark under the command of Hiwatari Satoshi. He is very excitable, friendly, rude and irresponsible. He is an enthusiastic reporter or journalist who uses his father's contacts to his advantage. However, he is rather reckless, proven in his plans, which Hiwatari often criticizes, calling them ineffective. Saehara also likes to dump his workload, such as homework and cleanup duty, on Daisuke, so he can get out early to find a good spot to get good shots of Dark.

of Dark.

KradKrad: is the complete opposite of Dark (with even Dark's name spelt backwards) and Dark's worst enemy. Krad is the homicidal blonde-haired person of the series who is the alter ego of Hiwatari Satoshi. Apparently, Daisuke was the reason that Satoshi first transformed into Krad. With (Wiz) absolutely despises Krad and always tries to attack him on sight. Krad can be called insanely obsessive as he attempts to kill Daisuke after their first encounter because he is very possessive over his host, Satoshi, and does not let him get close to anyone. He affectionately calls him, "My everything". Satoshi, however -- like his whole family generation -- despise Krad. On a side note, Krad does not care whether he hurts Satoshi's body physically by using his wings or using his energy. Although feelings of love are what cause Daisuke to transform into Dark, it seems that Krad can force his way out of Satoshi at any moment. Likewise, Satoshi can force Krad back inside his body. One very popular nickname for Krad: Homicidal Blonde.

Rio Hikari

Although only mentioned a few times in the Manga, Rio Hikari is an important part of the background story. Rio, the mother of Satoshi Hiwatari, was mentioned in the Manga, and shown only in an unrealized way. She was mentioned by Daiki Niwa when he was explaining to Daisuke Niwa that when he was a child, the Hikari was a woman, who gave birth to Rio, then vanished. Rio then had a son, Satoshi. According to Kosuke Niwa in an earlier chapter, Rio Hikari is dead, although there is something important about her thirteenth death anniversary.

Towa no Shirube

 

Towa no Shirube is known as Towa-Chan; she is one of the Hikari's creations but was later released of their services by their last descendant, Satoshi. She is the "symbol/guide of eternity" and was originally in the form of a pelican statue on the lighthouse. A very spunky and lively guardian, she can only maintain a human form at night, during the day is a bird-shaped statue or a small bird the size of With. Her first appearance is in volume five where she emerges to assist Daisuke. She appears to have some of her own powers as she can find magical things of power or else senses them and successfully guides Daisuke into the mirror of the Sleeping Sage. Later on, she begins living in the Niwa household and frequently helps Daisuke whenever she can.

 

Argentine

 

The newest character, Argentine only appears in the Manga. Like Towa, he is one of the Hikari's creations and a very powerful adversary. He takes on the form of a young boy with blonde hair and purple eyes and refers to Dark, as 'Black Wings'. He displays a large amount of power, as he cannot only levitate but can also create a power surge large enough to bring an entire area (specifically Azuma Joyland) into complete darkness. Not much is known about this enigmatic character yet except his ambiguous interest in Dark. He kidnaps Risa during her date with Dark and addresses her as, 'Black Wing's Holy Maiden' for reasons yet unknown. The only characters who appear to know him so far are Satoshi and Towa.