Cut/Slice

Cut/Slice (Japanese: カット/スライス Hepburn: Katto/Suraisu) is a Japanese action-adventure comedy manga series published in Shonen Jump and translated into English by Viz Media. The manga follows a delinquent who commits minor crimes named Makoto Ito, who gets his hand on a sword known as the Blade of Angels. Since then, Makoto's life has taken a turn for the strange and surreal.

Main

 * Makoto Ito - the main protagonist of the series who has an incredibly boring life until he is handed a mystic sword is chased by many enemies who wish to take it from him.
 * Ken-Ko - a young girl who only the wielder of the blade can see.

Recurring

 * Eiji Diago - Ito's best friend who has a love for women and serves as the comic relief of the series. Despite also being considered a delinquent, Diago has an unbreakable moral fiber.
 * Kaho Chiaki - Ito's girlfriend who enjoys cooking and wishes to be a chef one day. She cares for Makoto quite a bit but isn't afraid to point out when he is being stupid or annoying.
 * Gin Fujio - one of the many owners of the Blade of Angels who gave up the sword to Ito and now serves as his teacher and master in the series.

Antagonists

 * God's Fist, a group of ninjas out to capture the Blade of Angels.
 * Goro - the leader of God's Fist and the largest of them all who wields a massive sword.
 * Daiji - a member of God's Fist who is almost always smiling and uses his very long sleeves as weapons.
 * Junko - the only female member of God's Fist who has a pet snake that can transform into a katana.
 * Banri - a very short, very creepy member of God's Fist who has a third eye that grants him psychic powers.
 * Fujio - the most traditionally ninja-like member of God's Fist who can summon weapons from nowhere.

Trivia

 * The title of the series is pronounced "cut-slash-slice."