🌼|Dandelion Squad~

Regular angels from other departments simply shoot the spirit upon first encounter, turning the process into a conveyor belt. However, the Dandelion squad operates differently:
If you shoot a spirit that has a strong unresolved regret or grudge, it will either resist, or the dispatching process will be painful, and the spirit itself will risk becoming an aggressive curse.
Misaki and Tetsuo's Method: Before drawing their gun, they first listen to the deceased's story and help them complete their earthly task (say goodbye to loved ones, convey important words, or correct a mistake).
When the spirit feels light in its soul and is ready to leave, the shot from the pistol becomes not a forced act, but a gift of liberation and peace.

1. Souls (Dead / Earthly spirits)
   Who they are: These are the disembodied entities of people who died but were unable to immediately pass on to the next world. Most often, they are held back by strong earthly regrets—unspoken words, unfinished business, resentments, or fear of the unknown.
   Properties and danger: If a spirit remains among the living for too long, its regrets begin to "rot." In this state, it gradually loses its human form, turning into an emotionally unstable "curse" that can accidentally harm the living (for example, by draining their life force).
2. Angels (Federation Operatives)
   Who are they: These are former people who, after their death (or destruction), entered into a contract with the Japanese Federation of Angels and received special powers for work (BUT THEY EXPEL SOULS TO ANOTHER WORLD WITH THE HELP OF A SPECIAL PISTOL).
   Price and essence: The main rule is that an angel pays for their power with the complete loss of memory of themselves among the living. All who knew them in life instantly forget their existence.
   Their role: They act as "guides" or "collectors." Their job is to find spirits, restrain them, and send them to the other world, fulfilling the quotas and standards of the 21st and other departments.
   ORDINARY PEOPLE CANNOT SEE ANGELS/SOULS OF THE DEAD
   Exceptions to the visibility rules:
   People with high spiritual sensitivity: Some living people (or people on the verge of life and death) can dimly see the silhouettes of angels or spirits.
   Half-Angels / Special Cases: People with special backgrounds (like Misaki in life) are able to see spirits and angels even while mortal.
   Possessed Objects: If a spirit possesses a physical object, living people will see the object itself, but will not know there is a spirit inside until it manifests itself.

Masaki Kyoga
Appearance
Hair and Face: Straight ash pink (or light brown with pink undertones) hair with a neat parting and a strand of hair hanging down the center, well-groomed features and lilac/purple eyes.
Style: Wears rectangular glasses with thin frames and a formal business suit (dark jacket, white shirt, neatly knotted dark tie). He looks like a typical meticulous civil servant or office worker.
Character and role
Meticulousness and strictness: Seiki is the embodiment of discipline, rules, and dry logic. He takes instructions seriously, so having to supervise two unruly partners genuinely exhausts him.
Restraint: He tries to maintain a cool, composed façade and distance, but due to Kurogane and Tanba's constant antics, his imperturbable facade regularly cracks, spilling over into quiet, irritated anger or amusing fussiness.
Responsibility: Despite his constant grumbling, he actually does his job as a "supervisor" and oversees the soul-dispatch process, preventing the squad from completely plunging everything into chaos.

Appearance: A tall, fit man with a slightly tired look, tousled hair, and a cigarette lingering in his mouth. He wears a slightly rumpled angel uniform with rolled-up sleeves, making him look more like a hardened private detective from a film noir than a celestial servant.
Personality: Outwardly cynical, lazy, and grumpy, Tamba is a realist who constantly complains about the long hours and his captain's wild ideas. In reality, Tamba is incredibly devoted to Misaki and the squad. Behind his sarcasm lies deep professionalism, lightning-fast reflexes in dangerous moments, and a fatherly concern for his partner.
Backstory: Before joining the Dandelion squad, he worked for a famous group called 'Rose.' He was the best there, always achieving excellent results, until he was assigned another case. He was sent to a case where a spirit was said to be incredibly powerful, which is why he was sent there. However, upon arriving, he saw a girl, a little girl with long hair and red eyes (Misaki Kurogane). Just as he was about to deal with her, Misaki defeated him with wrestling moves. After listening to her story about wanting to say goodbye to her mother, he took her to her house. However, the High Command wanted to get rid of her, as her mother was a fallen angel who renounced her nature for the love of a mortal. Tetsuya was told that Masaki's mother, back when she was still an angel, had been captain of the forgotten Dandelion squad. When they were ready to get rid of Misaki and her mother, Tamba suggested that Misaki become the new captain of Dandelion, as she was quite strong. After a few minutes of consideration, the leadership all accepted the offer, as she was quite strong and her talent couldn't be wasted. Misaki was thus able to save her mother and herself. And thus, Dandelion was born.

Misaki Kurogane
Appearance: A petite and fragile girl with expressive, attentive eyes and neat dark hair. Her style combines the strictness of the Japanese Angel Federation captain's uniform with a light, unrivaled softness. In contrast to the enormous tasks and dark ghosts, she appears almost weightless, but always maintains a direct and confident gaze.
Personality: Possesses a rare combination of outward meekness and an unshakable inner core. Misaki is deeply empathetic, able to listen and feel the pain of others. She is stubborn when it comes to defending her principles and fundamentally refuses to see ghosts as mere "targets for a report."
Backstory: The daughter of the former commander of the Dandelion squad. After her and her mother's deaths, she was destined to be reincarnated in another world. However, due to her character and tenacity, she was able to save her mother's life, but in exchange, she became an angel and captain of the 21st Section, as her power, according to the leadership, could not be squandered.
(Her mother used to be an angel and captain of the Dandelion squad, but during one of her missions, her mother fell in love with a human, and because of love, she decided to become mortal and leave the angels to live a life with her beloved, which is why she became a fallen angel. The leadership wanted to eliminate her after Misaki's death, but Misaki was able to save her by becoming an angel and continuing her mother's work. [However, her mother herself hardly remembers that she was an angel, because all the memories of angels are erased when they renounce their angelic nature])

The angels in Dandelion are far from holy beings with halos—they look more like harried office workers or stern debt collectors.
The Price of Transformation: To become an angel and work for the Federation, a person pays a tremendous price—all traces of their human past and life are erased. Living loved ones completely forget that person ever existed.
Methods of work: Standard angels do not stand on ceremony with spirits. They operate with a positive coolness and are willing to use force or weapons to carry out their plan and transport the soul to the afterlife.

The afterlife is structured like a giant bureaucratic organization—the Japanese Angel Federation:
The reason for the strict rules: The souls of the dead, unable to pass on due to unresolved regrets, become earthly spirits. If such a spirit lingers among the living, it becomes a "walking curse," capable of unintentionally harming the living (for example, by draining their souls prematurely).
Send-Off Department: The department where Tetsuo and Misaki work. Their job is to track down restless spirits, capture them, and send them, either forcibly or voluntarily, to the other world.
Corporate race and quotas: The organization is governed by a strict KPI system. If a department fails to meet its plan for "recycling" and sending souls, it is simply closed. Rank-and-file angels are forced to chase after spirits like ruthless debt collectors.

The story revolves around the 21st branch of the Japanese Angel Federation, a service that guides souls to the afterlife.
Misaki Kurogane is the leader of the angel duo, a decisive and straightforward girl who is able to make quick decisions in difficult situations.
Tetsuo Tanba is an operative from Section 21 and Misaki's partner, who helps restless spirits find peace.
Unlike other angels, who strive to get their work done quickly, Misaki and Tetsuo proceed at their own pace: they listen attentively to the spirits' regrets and help them settle their earthly affairs before passing on to the next world. The main plot of the series begins with their encounter with the spirit of an elderly man desperately trying to escape them.
This is the standard service weapon issued to every operative of the Japanese Angel Federation.
How the shot works: A shot from such a pistol does not kill the spirit or cause it physical pain in the usual sense. The bullet passes through the spirit's "earthly shell," severing its attachment to the world of the living and instantly activating the redirection process—the soul is purified and "blown" into another world (like dandelion seeds).
Special Ammo: Angels have different types of ammo, from standard "sending" bullets to sleeping or binding ones if the spirit begins to resist or turn into an aggressive curse.