HeavenMieko Kawakami

Characters in Heaven

4 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

Kojima
A bullied classmate who befriends the narrator and holds a philosophy that reframes their suffering.
Eyes (Heaven)
The unnamed fourteen-year-old narrator, mocked for his lazy eye, who befriends Kojima.

Antagonists

Ninomiya (Heaven)
The top-of-the-class, popular lead bully who torments the narrator.

Supporting characters

Momose
One of the tormentors, who argues a coldly rational view of cruelty.