The main SSS-Class Revival Hunter characters are Kim Gong-ja, the hunter who copies the skill of whoever kills him, and Geom-je, the Sword Emperor, the only other character AniList lists as a lead. The strongest hunter when the story opens is Yoo So-ha, the Flame Emperor: the #1 ranker Gong-ja envies, and the one who kills him first. Five guild leaders, a demon-faction head and a few tower bosses make up the rest of the named cast, each with a title that fans use more often than the name. Every name and title below comes from AniList's character list for the manhwa.
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SSS-Class Revival Hunter
Recent updates:
- November 3, 2026: Added the anime's full announced Japanese cast and staff from the official site and Crunchyroll, a table of Tapas episodes titled after characters, an FAQ, and fresh Tapas numbers (still on hiatus at 154 episodes).
- October 19, 2026: Where to read now notes that Season 5 started in Korean on September 26, 2026; the English edition on Tapas is still paused.
- October 16, 2026: Full fact check. Fixed the guild count (five guild leaders, plus Baek-hyang Seo, who leads the Demonic Faction), added the anime's voice cast and Crunchyroll teaser, and removed claims we couldn't source: the chapter where season 4 ended, a novel chapter count, and chapter ranges for the Inquisitor arc. The hero image alt now describes the actual cover.
- October 15, 2026: Tapas closing note added.
SSS-Class Revival Hunter Korean volume 1 cover. © Sin No-a, Neida, Bill K. Via AniList.
SSS-Class Revival Hunter characters at a glance
| Character | Korean | Title (AniList) | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kim Gong-ja | 김공자 | Zombie, The King of Death | Lead |
| Geom-je | 검제 | Sword Emperor | Lead |
| Yoo So-ha | 유소하 | Flame Emperor | #1 ranked hunter |
| Anastasia Zelenska | 아나스타샤 젤렌스카 | Black Witch | Guild Leader, Black Dragon |
| Patricia | 파트리시아 | Paladin | Guild Leader, City Security |
| Nisha | 니샤 | Countess | Guild Leader, United Merchants |
| Liaofan | 랴오판 | Viper | Guild Leader, Heavenly Order |
| Bambollina | 밤볼리나 | Heresy Inquisitor | Guild Leader, Pantheon |
| Baek-hyang Seo | 서백향 | Heavenly Demon (Cheon Ma) | Leader of the Demonic Faction |
| Hamustra | 하무스트라 | Corner Librarian | Constellation, floors 21 to 30 |
| Preta | 프레타 | The Demon King of Fall Rain | Boss of floor 20 |
| Hellfire Maiden | 헬파이어 메이든 | none listed | Boss of floor 10 |
| Raviel Ivansia | 라비엘 이반시아 | Lady Silverlily | Villainess of an in-story novel |
Kim Gong-ja
Kim Gong-ja's character portrait. © Bill K, Neida, Sin No-a. Via AniList.
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AniList: "Gong-Ja Kim is an aspiring hunter who is jealous of the #1 ranker: the Flame Emperor." He grew up an orphan, and was "a below-average hunter who adored and worshipped higher rankers," until "this admiration later turned into envy." Then he received an S-rank skill card that "allowed him to receive the power of those who killed him." Tapas tells the rest: he's "killed by the #1 hunter, the Flame Emperor!" and copies "the ability to travel back in time upon death." Anime Corner's summary of the anime puts the reset at 24 hours.
His two AniList nicknames, Zombie and The King of Death, both come from that loop. Our SSS-Class Revival Hunter review covers how the mechanic plays out.
The two Emperors
Geom-je (Sword Emperor, left) and Yoo So-ha (Flame Emperor, right). Portraits via AniList.
Geom-je, the Sword Emperor. His name is the title: AniList gives the hanja 劍帝 and "Sword Emperor" as his other names. Anime Corner describes him as "a former top-class Hunter who becomes Gongja's ghostly companion through his copy skill." Readers argue about how much the story uses him. One novel reader posted "I feel that the sword emperor is really really neglected," and the top reply pushed back: used poorly, "he could trivialize the entire story, since he's been through all the floors."
Yoo So-ha, the Flame Emperor. AniList lists the character as So-Ha Yu, also romanized Soo-Ha Yoo, with "Flame Emperor" as the title. Gong-ja's own entry links "the #1 ranker: the Flame Emperor" straight to that entry. Per Tapas, the Flame Emperor is who kills Gong-ja at the start, which sets off the copy skill. Raviel Ivansia is a different character (see below).
Guild leaders and faction heads
AniList names five guild leaders, each with a title:
- Anastasia Zelenska, Black Witch (흑색마녀): "the Guild Leader of Black Dragon."
- Patricia, Paladin (성기사): "the Guild Leader of City Security."
- Nisha, Countess (백작): "the Guild Leader of the United Merchants."
- Liaofan, Viper (독사): "the Guild Leader of the Heavenly Order."
- Bambollina, Heresy Inquisitor (이단심문관): "the Guild Leader of Pantheon."
Baek-hyang Seo is the sixth power player but not a guild leader. AniList: "The leader of the Demonic Faction from the story chosen for Floor 22," with the title Heavenly Demon (Cheon Ma).
Tower bosses and the constellation
- Hamustra, the Corner Librarian: "the constellation who manages from tower's 21st floor until 30th floor."
- Preta, The Demon King of Fall Rain, also listed as Ester and Saintess of the Outskirts: "the enemy boss of Tower's 20th floor."
- Hellfire Maiden: "the boss monster on the 10th floor."
Tapas episodes titled after characters and places
If you're trying to find where a name comes in, the English episode titles on Tapas do some of the work. These are the early episodes named after a character, a title or a location from the table above:
| Tapas episode | Title | Who or what it names |
|---|---|---|
| Episode 3 | 2. The Real Flame Emperor | Yoo So-ha, the Flame Emperor |
| Episode 6 | 5. Blade Saint | The Blade Saint (AniList's Sword Saint, Marcus Calenbury) |
| Episode 9 | 8. The United Merchants | Nisha's guild |
| Episode 11 | 10. The Alchemist | The Master Alchemist, Yakjesa |
| Episode 15 | 14. The 10th Floor | The floor whose boss is the Hellfire Maiden |
Tapas numbers the Prologue as Episode 1, so the chapter number in each title runs one behind the episode number.
Other SSS-Class Revival Hunter characters AniList names
- Raviel Ivansia (Lady Silverlily) isn't a hunter. AniList: "She is the villainess of the story named 'The Tale of Sormwyn Academy'": a novel inside the series' world.
- Marcus Calenbury is a Sword Saint (검성), a different title from Geom-je's.
- Yakjesa (약제사) is listed with the title Master Alchemist.
- Ai-gim Repanta, also listed as Lefanta Aegim, carries the titles Constellation Killer and Salcheonseong (살천성). A separate entry, Bohoui Yeosin (The Goddess of Protection), is listed as "Lefanta Aegim's Holy Sword of Protection."
- Sarbast Aegim is listed only as an NPC. AniList doesn't say whether the shared name means they're related.
The anime cast
The anime premieres in January 2027 in Japan, and Crunchyroll will stream it as it airs in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, CIS, the Indian Subcontinent, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore. Hiroaki Sakurai directs at STUDIO fu, with Sayuri Oba writing the scripts and Takahiro Yoshimatsu designing the characters; THE SPELLBOUND x BOOM BOOM SATELLITES perform the ending theme. The official site and Crunchyroll name ten voices so far:
| Role in the anime | Character (AniList) | Japanese voice |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Gong-ja | Kim Gong-ja | Takeo Otsuka |
| Sword Emperor | Geom-je | Satoshi Hino |
| Flame Emperor | Yoo So-ha | Toshiki Masuda |
| Black Witch | Anastasia Zelenska | Megumi Han |
| Paladin | Patricia | Sayaka Kinoshita |
| Countess | Nisha | Risa Shimizu |
| Viper | Liaofan | Makoto Furukawa |
| Heresy Inquisitor | Bambollina | Natsumi Fujiwara |
| Master Alchemist | Yakjesa | Yuka Iguchi |
| Blade Saint | Marcus Calenbury | Shunsuke Sakuya |
The anime site lists roles by title, the way the guild leaders are known in the story, so the middle column matches each title to its AniList entry. Satoshi Hino's comment on the official site describes the Sword Emperor as staying behind Gong-ja as a guardian spirit and helping him with his experience and strength, which is the ghost-partner setup readers know. Crunchyroll's teaser:
*Crunchyroll's official teaser for the SSS-Class Revival Hunter anime (YouTube).*More on the date and staff in our SSS-Class Revival Hunter anime guide.
Where to read
The manhwa is by Neida (story) and Bill K (art), from Sin No-a's novel. In English it's on Tapas, which has 154 episodes; on February 27, 2026, Tapas announced that "Season 4 has come to a close" and that the series will return with season 5. When we checked on November 3, 2026, the Tapas page still carried its "Hiatus Announcement," with more than 7 million views and about 123,000 subscribers. Korea got there first: the publisher's KakaoPage notices put the Season 5 launch on September 26, 2026, and Tapas hasn't dated the English release. Tapas closes on March 31, 2027, and no other English web home is listed; Yen Press prints the volumes. (What the shutdown means)
Our take
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Get the two Emperors straight and the rest of the SSS-Class Revival Hunter characters fall into place. Yoo So-ha is the top-ranked hunter who kills Gong-ja at the start, and Geom-je is the former top hunter who stays with him as a ghost. Most guild leaders get a one-line AniList entry, so use the table as a cheat sheet when a new name shows up.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the strongest character in SSS-Class Revival Hunter?
At the start, Yoo So-ha, the Flame Emperor, who is the #1-ranked hunter and the one who kills Kim Gong-ja first. Geom-je, the Sword Emperor, is the other former top hunter, and he ends up as Gong-ja's ghostly partner.
Who is the Sword Emperor in SSS-Class Revival Hunter?
Geom-je (劍帝, literally "Sword Emperor"), the second lead on AniList. In the anime he's voiced by Satoshi Hino.
How does Kim Gong-ja's skill work?
His S-rank skill card gives him the power of whoever kills him. The first death, at the Flame Emperor's hands, copies the ability to travel back in time upon death, which is what lets him keep dying and coming back.
Is SSS-Class Revival Hunter on hiatus?
In English, yes: Tapas ended Season 4 at 154 episodes and still showed its hiatus notice on November 3, 2026. In Korean, Season 5 started on KakaoPage on September 26, 2026.
Who voices Kim Gong-ja in the anime?
Takeo Otsuka. The anime premieres in January 2027, and Crunchyroll will stream it in North America, Europe and the other regions listed above.
How we checked this: names, titles and roles come from AniList's character list, re-read on October 16, 2026; the release status from Tapas and the publisher's KakaoPage notices, checked on October 19, 2026. On November 3, 2026 we re-read the Tapas page and episode list, the anime's official STAFF&CAST page and Crunchyroll's two announcements for the cast table.
Last reviewed: November 3, 2026
Related Reading
- SSS-Class Revival Hunter Review: our verdict on the death-and-copy loop.
- SSS-Class Revival Hunter Reading Guide: seasons and where to start.
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References
- SSS-Class Revival Hunter on AniList (characters)
- SSS-Class Revival Hunter on Tapas
- SSS-Class Revival Hunter anime: official site, STAFF&CAST
- Crunchyroll News: teaser trailer and more cast (October 11, 2026)
- Crunchyroll News: January 2027 premiere announced (September 9, 2026)
- Anime Corner: SSS-Class Revival Hunter anime announcement
- Tapas end-of-service notice
- SSS급 죽어야 사는 헌터 on KakaoPage (publisher notices)
