Wild Life (manga) - Characters

Characters

Tesshou Iwashiro (岩城 鉄生, Iwashiro Tesshou?)

A high school delinquent with a perfect pitch. He does not care for his future until he saves a dog and decides he wants to become a vet. He adopts the dog and names it inu. Currently he is a vet at R.E.D and is in Section 2, meaning he cares for wild life. Sometimes he is misunderstood as being incompetent because of his blond hair.Thus his nickname is "Blond Haired #1 Idiot Vet in Japan". However, he is a very capable vet and has treated a human in one case. He is also afraid of ghosts.

Mika Senou (瀬能 みか, Senou Mika?)

A nurse at R.E.D hospital. She is Tesshou's assistant and accompanies him on worldwide missions. She often thinks that Tesshou is an idiot but respects him very much. It is hinted that she might like him.

Tsukasa Ryotou (陵刀 司, Ryotou Tsukasa?)

The head of Section 2 who has a sense of absolute insight of animals. Since he was young, he was taken on worldwide trips with his father to gain knowledge and experience to become a vet. Because of this, he can now see through symptoms within seconds. His father is a world famous vet and is known as "Professor Ryotou". He wants Tsukasa to become his successor even though Tsukasa wants to stay a vet at R.E.D. His real age is unknown but compared to the recent storyline, he still retains his youthfulness from 20 years ago. He is rumoured to be bisexual and appears to like Tesshou. He also has a beautiful mother who recently had her 100th birthday but still looks like a 25-year-old.

Hisataka Kurachi

He is a member of Section 2 who had been assigned from Section 3. He graduated from Teito Veterinary College Doctorate Program but he works in R.E.D because of his admiration for Ryotou and his father. At first, his way of thinkingis quite like the "regular vets" who don't work at R.E.D. However, after he is told that Tesshou is more capable than him, he strives to outshine Tesshou and become a better vet. From Tesshou and Ryotou he learns that a vet also needs to treat the heart and soul of the patient and their owners. From this, he tries hard to smile and care for his patients but ends up scaring them away.