Butter
ButterAsako Yuzuki
Characters in Butter
3 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Rika Machida
A workaholic Tokyo journalist who becomes obsessed with the case and increasingly entangled with her subject.
Antagonists
Manako Kajii
An unrepentant gourmet cook imprisoned in connection with the deaths of several men she cooked for.
Supporting characters
Reiko
Rika's kitchen-savvy best friend, whose own life the case comes to touch.