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A guild who is composed of driven members who focus on artistic pursuits. Professions include mangaka, tailor, music producer, etc. that shows diversity of art-forms; showing how artists are welcome.

A Day in the Limelight: After some members starring in various holiday events, the whole guild finally gains the focus in Chapter 12.

True Neutral: While the guild doesn't fully announce that they and their territory are neutral toward every other teams like the Kamata Crafter, the Creators don't go on guild war and are courteous toward everyone that appreciate art and alike, which is the reason the protagonist chooses to take refuge there during the Invaders Arc.

Kuniyoshi[]

World: Tokyo
Origin: Japanese History
Rarity: 3*(Wood),4*(Wood),5*(Nether)
Artist: Amamiya
Voiced by: Yoshihito Oonami
A doujinshi high school student that loves Therians and often draws them at every moment. He is sociable and cheerful but has a bad habit of running his mouth off on his favorite topic whenever it comes up. Kuniyoshi's drawing board Sacred Artifact has the Rule of Automatism which make his illustrations real enough to others on an almost hypnotic level for a short time.

Audience Surrogate: For the players who are fans of furry-type characters, obviously.
Named After Somebody Famous: His named after Kuniyoshi Utagawa, a famous 19th century Japanese woodblock painter. Kuniyoshi's Sacred Artifact may be reference to the painter and possibly the original owner.
Vitriolic Best Buds: With Benten

Arachne[]

World: Olympus
Origin: Classical Mythology
Rarity: 3*(Infernal), 4*(Infernal)
Artist: Zhuzi
Voiced by: Naoko Matsui
An Olympian Transient that attends a Taito school who specilizes in fashion design. She has a very strong artistic spirit who has been molded from the shadows of the world and is a famed expert in fabrics. Arachne had a certain incident that turned her into a spider. She is often looking for new inspiration for her designs while also belonging to a guild of expressionists known as the Akihabara Creators. Her raison d'etre is constant improvement for personal bests and continuing to make great masterpieces. Arachne is very self-assured but can be seen as haughty and often dresses those with little interest in fashion thus faces problems with bringing out their charm. Her Thread Sacred Artifact can bring the spotlight to Shadows of people caught with it and this ability had incurred the wrath of a certain person in Olympus. She can also make clothes and accessories with it, too.

Religious and Mythological Theme Naming: She shares the same name of the talented maiden weaver who was turned into a spider by the Goddess, Athena, when challenged to a weaving contest in Greek Mythology.

Itzamna[]

World: El Dorado
Origin: Mayan Mythology
Rarity: 3*/4*(Fire)
Artist: Dera Kimidori
Voiced by: Banjo Ginga
An El Dorado Transient that looks like a lizard and is versed in art and literature along with a plethora of knowledge and experience. In Tokyo, he is a teacher for a certain art class with quirk students and is happy with responding to those who seek his teachings. Itzamna at his core like to look after others. Due to his reptilian nature suggests that he's sensitive to the cold thus stays at home during the winter. He empathizes with people who like taking care of other people, too. His current state doesn't show his Role and strength as a High Dragon who can wrap around the world. Itzamna is also the System for El Dorado which give great honor to one who sacrifices with their bodies.

Religious and Mythological Theme Naming: He shares the same name as the Mayan creator deity of the sky who is depicted as an old man.

Leanan Sidhe[]

World: Tir Na Nog
Origin: Leanan Sidhe - Irish Mythology
Rarity: 3*(Water), 4*(Water)
Artist: Takako Shimura, Zhuzi
Voiced by: Junko Iwao
A transient from the world of Tir Na Nog that love being immersed in beautiful music. She's a legend for being the most popular live video broadcaster online, the Skillful On Duty High School Girl P (Producer). When it comes to visual and audio production, she can do it all. Her most notable trait is her ability to draw out all the talents of her partners who falls in love with her at first sight. Leanan believes she will never be her partner's favorite while holding the temperament of a mistress. She pushes to beocme a producer for other people when it comes to those she wants to become out of her reach. Leanan Sidhe is based in Akihabara while having ties with theater types in Yurakucho. Her Sacred Artifact is a musical score that she uses as a notebook for production plans. It can make things not visible to the naked eye like hidden talent to whomever she can see.

I Just Want to Be Loved: At her core, Leanan just wants to be loved by someone, but is unable to take the first step due to fearing that her power will hurt the person that she loves.
Making a Splash: Her element
Meganekko: Wears a pair of large round glasses, which emphasizes her soft features.
Mysterious Protector: Chapter 11 hints that she's one for Ikutoshi.
Our Fairies Are Different: She is based on a sprite for fairy of the same name from Irish Folklore.
Power Creep:
- Her 4*'s 1st skill Professional Producer gives her a passive that allows her to move in any direction up to 2 squares, an ability that has yet to be used by anyone except her. This allows her to be a good mover that can help setting up your party's positions on the board.
- Majority of her skills have her throwing multiple support buffs to an ally in front of her, for a grand total of 6, greatly increasing their damage output, CS charging, healing, and skill activation. 3* has lesser buffs, but is still powerful. Team her up with Jamboree Kagutsuchi and watch the enemies get slaughtered turn after turn with CSs.
- Finally, she also charges up her CS very quickly, allowing some additional ranged damage and Darkness debuff, as well as Guts and (4* only) Crit Buff.
Power At a Price: As per her legend, she grants talent and inspiration to those that she has chosen, but it comes at price of their life force. In game, this is reflected by some of her skills drain HP from the unit that she has buffed.
Religious and Mythological Theme Naming: She is named after the Celtic fairy with vampiric traits who chooses human lovers who live short but inspired lives. Her name is also a Gaelic term for lover, sweetheart, or concubine.
Token Good Teammate: She is one of the most pleasant members of the Entertainers, and the only one so far who doesn't turn against her Game Masters friends Alice and Jambavan.
Weaksauce Weakness: Due to her kits, she is extremely susceptible to immobilizing-type debuff such as Fear and Paralysis, locking down her skills for the duration and becoming free target for the enemy.
You Gotta Have Blue Hair: Has blue hair which gradients into lighter color toward the edge.

Akiha Gongen[]

World: Land of Wa
Origin: Japanese Buddhism
Rarity: 3*,5*(Water)
Artist: Usukuchi Potechi
Voiced by: Takuya Masumoto
A karasu tengu from the Land of Wa who is a mild gangster that attends Akihabara Academy with other creative types. He takes traditional craft classes on subjects like clothes making and sword-smiting unlike the other student who love courses involving anime, manga, illustrations, and game distribution. Akiha thinks highly of his friends' passions over their favorite ting but doesn't understand them much. He is also very assertive with doing somewhat risque cosplay with his close friends who dubbed him 'black crow who's nice to otaku'. Outside of school, Akiha works hard with training drills as part of his local youth firefighter team and enthusiastic for protecting the city of Tokyo. His Sacred Artifact takes the form of a rope that acts as a symbol of buddha's work to save people that he can manipulate at will. It can prevent fire by catching it then extinguishing them.

Religious and Mythological Theme Naming: Akihi Gongen is a kami that is believed to be an avatar for Avalokitesvara in the local area of Gongen.

Tindalos[]

World: Old Ones
Origin: Cthulhu Mythos
Rarity: 3*,5*(Nether)
Artist: Takemoto Arashi
Voiced by: Satoshi Hino
An Old Ones Transient who attend Akihabara Academy like other creative types as a Vtuber Creator. He run the Tindalo Channel that shows workout videos and streams games. Tindalos' catchphrase is 'Starting today, you're Tindalos, too!' and gets wildly sympathetic support from his fans who agree with his pointed subjects. There is also a rumor how the channel is the starting point for certain popular fad. He is also isolated due his popularity and forced to live as a shut-in inside a tiny space. The man constantly builds frustration from his strong desire to go outside but has a dislike for something that can block the spread of fads. Tindalos also shows gratitude to producers who can make him even more popular. His Sacred Artifact is the tip of his tongue that's as sharp as a needle that can prick a person then transform them into a being like Tindalos. He can also use the Rule through computer screens to create subordinates that can synchronize their actions.

Our Werewolves Are Different: His Rule allows him to transform others into a version of himself under his control.
Shout-Out Theme Naming: He is named after the creatures called the Hounds of Tindalos that can inhabit angles of time and safeguard the fabric of it thus hunting those who breech it like time travelers. Their appearance resembles a canine and they possess a long hollow tongue that can drain victim's bodily fluids plus are able to produce a blue ichor.

Catoblepas[]

World: ???
Origin: African Mythology
Rarity: 3*/4*(Wood)
Artist: wasp
Voiced by: Kazuhisa Nakayama
A Transient that is a part of the Creators who hangs his head down while covering his eyes with his bangs though it seems he fears eye contact with anyone. Because of this, Catoblepas became an otaku-spirited cosplayer who loves anything 2D that can't see him. He has ripped body that would get him scouted for being a model but doesn't realize this and wears off-sized clothes that makes him look like a mess. His cosplayer handle is Catoble, also called Catoble-san and made a friend he can enjoy cosplaying with currently. Catoblepas' Sacred Artifact is an evil eye that can force people stand in the same place and only look into it.

Religious and Mythological Theme Naming: He has the same names the legendary creature originating from Ethiopia that is said to the the body of a buffalo and head of a hog. Its gaze can turn people into stone or just kill them.

Hekate[]

Hecate tokyoafterschoolsummoners — Author of Grimoires

World: Olympus?
Origin: Hecate - Greek Mythology
Rarity: 3*/4*
Artist: Kishibe
Voiced by: Nozomi Yamamoto
A Dog Therian is a member of the Akihabara Creators and attends Akihabara Academy. She is known for her obsession with shipping and often tries to find chemistry from anything that crosses from people. Hekate works as a witch skilled in pharmaceuticals but is also an indie author who publishes for a book market that carters to black magic. Hell's Bitch is her penname which she used proudly even in her home world, and her grimoires trailblaze new genres where fans flock to them. She is also a Vtuber who gained hits due to working with her guildmates. Despite being prone to romantic fantasies, her role makes her believe she will never pair with another person. Due to this, she reacts negatively when she gets involved with anyone romantically. Hekate's family are famous writers who have started from Barguest. Her Sacred Artifact is a knife that can help light a flame that can guide people to travel the world, which she uses for group activities and for creating her works.

Big Beautiful Woman: She is notably more heavyset than the other female characters, but it doesn't make her any less attractive than them.
Multicolored Hair: Probably the one of the most extreme examples: purple, indigo, blue, blond, and finally pink.
Religious and Mythological Theme Naming: She is named after the Greek Goddess of magic, crossroads, ghost and witchcraft. Two of her symbols are daggers and an animal related to her are hounds.
Rule of Three: She has three colored vials strapped to her belt, seemingly a nod to how the number 3 is the motif of the mythological Hecate.
Shipper on Deck: Her works' specialty, with her stating that love is capable of overcoming all and every boundaries.

Enigma[]

World: ???
Origin: English History
Rarity: 3*/4*(Nether)
Artist: MusouLuf
Voiced by: Tomoyuki Shimura

Enigma is a cypher life form that takes the form of a cyborg bear therian who doesn't come from the other 23 worlds. His form comes from the Creators' guildmaster and accommodates his tastes. He is a life form made of information, thus making him immaterial. He can make duplicates of himself so his services can be optimized for individuals' needs. The copy of Enigma for Turing is customized to help his necessities. Enigma acts as a secretary with an intellectual and polite personality while also wishing to take care of his master's incompetency and ego with his skills. His Sacred Artifact is a code wall given to him by Turing that takes the form of his armor and personality. Its Rule specializes in information manipulation, such as intelligence deception, useful in information wars.

Meaningful Name: He is named after the Enigma Machine created by Turing during WWII to send encrypted messages.

Turing[]

World: Tokyo?
Origin: English History
Rarity: 3*/5*(Aether)
Artist: Bochi
Voiced by: Aoi Yuki

The British-Japanese Guildmaster of the Akihabara Creators. He acts like an English gentleman due to his strict upbringing. However, he often uses toxic humor to keep his emotions hidden. He also has an excellent affinity for mathematics and computer technology while also able to see through deceptions. His greatest scientific achievement is making artificial intelligence known for his creativity. Turing shows an infatuation toward nonhuman beings such as Therians but still shows attachment to science. His Sacred Artifact is a logic bomb that comes in the form of a poisonous red apple. It has the power to delete deceptions and disguises while overwriting the information that it touches. There are also copies of these bombs littered in the Creator's information systems that can release information about invaders foolish enough to invade it.

Named After Somebody Famous: Named after Alan Turing, the English logician, cryptoanalyst, theoretical biologist, mathematician, and philosopher who helped decode Nazi communication by creating the cipher device called the Enigma machine. He also created the model for general-purpose computers, which has led to modern-day computers. Unfortunately, he was prosecuted for being gay, basically. He was punished by chemical castration, but thanks to a 2009 internet campaign, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown made an official public apology as a representative of the British government for this unjust punishment. Queen Elizabeth II also gave a posthumous pardon to Turing in 2013. The Alan Turing became law in 2017, which retroactively pardoned men who were convicted as historical legislation that outlawed homosexual acts.

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