Shadowverse (anime)

Hiiro Ryūgasaki is an ordinary middle school student at Tensei Academy. Through a strange occurrence, Hiiro obtains a mysterious smartphone with the popular digital card game "Shadowverse" app installed. Through the game, Hiiro meets rivals, meets new friends, participates in tournaments, and forms bonds with others. Later, Hiiro and his friends discover that the true purpose of Shadowverse is to save the world from an impending doomsday event.

Hiiro Ryugasaki (竜ヶ崎ヒイロ)

Voiced by: Gakuto Kajiwara

Hiiro is a 2nd-year middle school student at Tensei Academy. He is extremely perseverant and has a strong genuine love for the game. He lives with his grandfather and had long believed that his parents died during an accident while he was young, however it was later revealed his parents are trapped inside the Tree of Woe, an invention developed by his father's company that backfired and was destined to destroy the world. He plays the Dragoncraft class.

Lucia Yonazuki (夜那月ルシア)

Voiced by: Junya Enoki

Lucia is a middle school student at a different school than Hiiro's. At a young age, a truck killed his parents and badly injured his sister, Shiori, who lives in a rehabilitation hospital. Lucia plays Shadowverse with the goal to raise enough money for Shiori to recover. He is rarely happy due to Shiori's condition, much to Shiori's chagrin who just wants to see her older brother smile. He plays the Bloodcraft class.

Mimori Amamiya (天宮ミモリ)

Voiced by: Kaede Hondo

Mimori is Hiiro's classmate and one of his best friends. She plays the Forestcraft class.

Kazuki Shindo (進藤カズキ)

Voiced by: Hayato Taya

Kazuki is Hiiro's classmate and one of his best friends. He plays the Swordcraft class.

Kai Ijuin (伊集院カイ)

Voiced by: Atsumi Tanezaki

Kai is a 1st-year middle school student at Tensei Academy. He became part of Hiiro's group of friends after hearing about him beating the school bully Takuma and challenging him to a Shadowverse duel. He is extremely analytical and proclaims himself as a "genius among geniuses". He plays the Runecraft class.

Alice Kurobane (黒羽アリス)

Voiced by: Yui Ogura

Alice is a child idol with millions of fans. She enjoys Shadowverse but it gives her mixed feelings as her managers force her to play "cute" cards which prevent her from playing and enjoying Shadowverse to her full potential. She became part of Hiiro's group of friends when bumping into Mimori at a mall and challenging her to a game of Shadowverse. She plays the Shadowcraft class.

Maura Aberald (マウラ・アベラルド)

Voiced by: Yuichi Iguchi

Maura is a teenager whom Hiiro first met at the semi-finals of the National Shadowverse Tournament, but appeared to mysteriously already know Hiiro and his father. Later it's revealed he was alone and homeless as a child, so Leon adopted him, with the sole purpose of developing Maura's Shadowverse skills so he can eventually sacrifice his life to save the world from the Tree of Woe. He plays the Havencraft class.

Leon Auransh (レオン・オーランシュ)

Voiced by: Toshiyuki Morikawa

Leon is the CEO of Genesis, the creator of Shadowverse. Originally his company was inventing the Tree of Blessings which was designed to bring good fortune to the world, only for it to backfire and become the Tree of Woe which will eventually destroy the world. Leon then invented the Shadowverse game with the purpose of shutting down the Tree of Woe and saving the world. Formerly plays the Havencraft class, he currently plays the Portalcraft class.

Malgrit Valoa (マルグリット・ヴァロワ)

Voiced by: Satomi Akesaka

Malgrit is Leon's secretary who sometimes accuses Leon of being impulsive.