Kyōko Esumi

Kyōko Esumi (江角 京子 Esumi Kyōko) is a student of Hanazuka Prefectural High School.

Appearance
Like her old street name (Messiah-chan), Esumi has waist-length flame-like orange hair (it only reached her upper back in her gangster days) that has long bangs covering her left eye (but it is still seen in the anime, although with less opacity than her right eye) and light brown eyes.

Personality
Esumi has a rough personality. During one of the episodes while Kana Uehara was talking about them being childhood friends, she picked her up by the collar, adding an additional statement that she wasn't what others thought she was. However, when Kenta Yamada asked her if she feared humans or ghosts, he was surprised when she said that she was afraid of ghosts saying that she looked so calm and laid-back.

Background
Esumi used to be a gangster who "protected the weak and put down the strong". During one of her 'rescue missions', she had a spiritual encounter. A hand reached out to her, asking for help. She didn't think twice before she grabbed the hand and ran out of the ally. When she got out and turned around, the hand was the only visible part of the earth-bound soul.

Soon, a police officer named Masaki Yamada (Kenta Yamada's older brother) encountered her and she found out that he was a big fan of her, stating that "whenever he heard that she was near the station, he rushed to the scene." Rather than arresting her, he took a picture of them together before "Esumi was glad that humans could be punched." However, even after than incident, when they met again on the beach, he was still a fan of her, much to Esumi's dismay. Kana Uehara suggested that she should just ignore him but Esumi told her that if she didn't reply, he would meet her in person.

Kana Uehara
Kana is Esumi's childhood friend where Hibiki Amami admitted that she was envious of their bond that Esumi even said that they knew each other's dark pasts.

Trivia

 * The name Kyōko means "capital city" (京) (kyo) and "child" (子) (ko).
 * Kyoko's zodiac sign is Leo.