Hajime Shibata

A former journalist who now earns money by blackmailing celebrities with evidence of their scandals. He began to investigate Jigoku Tsuushin merely out of interest, but becomes more heavily involved once he realizes that it's more than just a rumor and people are actually being dragged into Hell. Furthermore, his daughter Tsugumi seems to have a mysterious connection with Enma Ai that allows her to see anything significant that Ai sees. Hajime is shown to be a caring and kind man who has a good sense of humor and cares a lot about Tsugumi Shibata (Hajime's daughter), despite his shady dealings with celebrities. He holds a feeling of guilt for Ayumi Shibata's (Hajime's wife) death as he believes he was responsible for it. One of his most prominent traits is his firm belief that vengeance is wrong and shouldn't be acted on; this belief is what motivates him to try to stop people from acting through the Hell Correspondence.