Coppelion (コッペリオン) is a Japanese seinen manga series written and illustrated by Tomonori Inoue. The story follows three high school girls who were genetically engineered to be impervious to radioactivity and sent to Tokyo after the city was contaminated by a nuclear accident. An anime adaption by GoHands aired from October 2, 2013 to December 25, 2013 in Japan with a simulcast airing on the same day in Asia on Animax Asia.
Characters
- Ibara Naruse (成瀬荊 Naruse Ibara)
- Voiced by: Haruka Tomatsu
- The leader of the Coppelion Rescue unit who possesses super strength and enhanced athletic abilities. She is a very accurate shooter with guns. She is a kind person, as indicated by her ready desire to help people and her reckless usage of the panacea "Ether" in saving those affected by the radiation. Although she initially used to take nutrient injections in place of consuming food like Haruto, she tasted a rice cake and appreciated normal food, consuming normal food after that, again like Haruto. In episode 11 of the anime, it is hinted that there might be a relationship between her and Haruto.
- Aoi Fukasaku (深作葵 Fukasaku Aoi)
- Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa
- A happy go lucky member of the Coppelion Rescue unit. Aoi is a good listener, willing to hear other's problems. She used to be bullied by the Ozu sisters back in school, leading to her intense fear of them. She possesses an escapist mindset, locking herself up in a storeroom of the planet in her belief that she impedes everyone else's work. She takes a liking to the robot Nosense, a guide to The Planet. She apparently possesses psychic abilities to the extent of levitation and force field production, but cannot finely control it. Under such conditions, her physical strength is increased but doesn't remember it.
- Taeko Nomura (野村タエ子 Nomura Taeko)
- Voiced by: Satomi Akesaka
- A member of the Coppelion Rescue unit who possesses heightened senses, especially eyesight, so much so that she has to wear special spectacles to tune down her vision. She befriends a feral dog during their mission. She is medically trained to some extent and has performed surgeries on Naruse Ibara when she was injured and has also helped in delivering Ibuki's child, although she was walked through the process by
Granny Ayame.
- Haruto Kurosawa (黒澤遥人 Kurosawa Haruto)
- Voiced by: Kenichi Suzumura
- A member of the Clean-up crew, the Coppelion Combat unit. He is skilled with the use of guns and explosives and making new ones. He initially possesses an aversion to "normal" humans, after being counselled by Ibara and the other members of the Healthcare Team, he develops a curiosity towards humans. In the penultimate episode, when Gojiro asks him why he helps humans, he answers "... we need you", and near the end of episode 11, there is an indication of a relationship between him and Ibara he is thought to be dead.
- Kanon Ozu (小津歌音 Ozu Kanon)
- Voiced by: Yui Horie
- The elder sister of the Ozu Twins and member of the Coppelion Combat unit. Kanon possesses the DNA of electric eels which allows her to emit electricity from her body. The Ozu sisters are murderous psychopaths as the human they were cloned from was a famous actress who was also secretly a serial killer. She is afraid of going near water as she can get herself electrocuted.
- Shion Ozu (小津詩音 Ozu Shion)
- Voiced by: Maaya Sakamoto
- The younger sister of the Ozu Twins and member of the Coppelion Combat unit. She possesses strong bones and super strength, apparently even stronger than Ibara.
- Onihei Mishima (三島鬼兵 Mishima Onihei)
- Voiced by: Rikiya Koyama
- A JGSDF colonel and the Coppelion's vice-principal. He lost his wife and daughter from the nuclear meltdown.
- Mushanokōji (武者小路 Mushanokōji)
- Voiced by: Chafurin
- A scientist working with the JGSDF. He is portly and likes eating, to the extent that Vice-Principal Mishima can extract favours from him by bribing him with promises of sushi.
