Shenmue Dojo - Shenmue Characters (Yamanose)

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Main Characters

Characters working on Dobuita Street

Non-working characters in Dobuita

Characters who can be found at the harbor

Characters who work at the harbor

Mad Angels

Yamanose Residents

Sakuragaoka Residents

Animals

Arihiro Sato

Role: Office Worker
Gender: Male
Age: 38
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 132 lbs
Blood Type: B
Birth Date: 7th February
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
Where: Residential District--Dobuita

He is an able reporter of local news for the Yokosuka Press. He used to belong to a major paper publishing company as an on-scene reporter but lost his job after he got into trouble over his scoop on a big-name politician and was sent to a loan on his position. While he pledges to make his name in the world some day, he thinks that Yokosuka has its own little charms.

Ichiro Sakurada

Role: Ryo's Friend
Gender: Male
Age: 18
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 150 lbs
Blood Type: A
Birth Date: 12th April
Zodiac Sign: Aries
Where: Residential District--Dobuita

He has been Ryo's playmate since childhood and is his classmate now. He is one of the few people who knew Ryo's mother. After Naoyuki joined them when they were in the second grade, the threesome often played together. He has a rather shallow, idle personality, does things at his own pace and is indecisive. He is scared of heights and hates green peppers. He is very shy and tries to be funny when talk gets serious to hide his shyness. He says he gets tense when he talks with girls. His grades are above average. He is thinking of going on to college after graduation but doesn't have a specific goal in mind.

Kenji Aoyama

Role: Second Grade Elementary School Student
Gender: Male
Age: 8
Height: 3'9"
Weight: 71 lbs
Blood Type: A
Birth Date: 1st June
Zodiac Sign: Gemini
Where: Residential District--Dobuita

Though he acts cheerful, he has a very sad past. When he was five years old, he was adopted by a couple, but they later died in a car accident. He was readopted by new parents, but already at the age of eight, he knows how harsh reality can be. Does this mean he won't ever find happiness?

Noriko Nakamura

Role: Student and Ryo's Childhood Friend
Gender: Female
Age: 18
Height: 5'3"
Weight: 106 lbs
Blood Type: O
Birth Date: 19th June
Zodiac Sign: Gemini
Where: Residential District--Dobuita

A close friend of Nozomi Harasaki and Eri Tajima, Noriko has known Ryo since they were children. She looks gentle, but sometimes reacts quickly to something nobody else has noticed. Her friends consiter her unusual and her grades are in the upper ranks of her class. However, she is weak at science and math and nearly failed physical education. On the other hand, she is very good at Japanese and Englsh and ranked in the top three percentile of the school in these two subjects. She loves children and has planned to become a kindergarden teacher since she was very young. Presently she is attending a preparatory school and studying with Nozomi and Eri for the college entrance exams.

Rika Sato

Role: Second Grade Elementary School Student
Gender: Female
Age: 8
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 66 lbs
Blood Type: B
Birth Date: 25th June
Zodiac Sign: Cancer
Where: Residential District--Dobuita

She is an odd girl who likes to undress dolls more than anything, which makes people worry about her future. Everytime her birthday or Christmas comes, she pursuades her parents to buy her more dolls. She likes to display the undressed dolls on the bookshelf. When her father gave her a teddy bear once, she became very angry and nobody could handle her for days.