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A guide for the Funimation series “Wonder Egg Priority.” Noted are the cast members, information about their character(s), and details about the series (with spoilers) throughout its run.
Please Note: This content contains pertinent spoilers, descriptions are updated as new information is presented, images changed as better ones are captured, and this is not an exhaustive list of every cast member, guest star, or reoccurring role.
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General Information
| Network(s) | Funimation |
| Created or Developed By | CloverWorks |
| First Aired | 1/12/2021 |
Groups & Organizations
- Seeno Evils (1.1): Little demonic-looking things that chase Kurumi and Ai in the first episode
- Haters (1.6): The evolved form of Seeno evils that don’t just go after the people who hatch from the eggs, but those trying to save them as well.
- BlueCorp (1.8): A subsidiary of the Aonuma Group Company that is run by Neiru.
Notable Locations & Items
- Pomanders (1.6): Introduced in episode 6, Pomanders are assistants given to each hero, Ai, and her friends, to assist due to the rise of the Haters. Ai’s Pomander is an iguana, Rika’s a turtle (Mannen), Neiru a snake, and Momoe a crocodile.
Other Noteworthy Information
- The Cost of an Egg (1.3): Is 500 Yen
- How Are Eggs Made (1.8): After a girl commits suicide, they are put into this weird incubator where they exist until bought.
- Wonderkillers (1.8): The name of the monsters who are born out of obsession, discord, or trauma.
- Plati (1.9): The name for really high IQ members of society
Ai Ohto (Kanata Aikawa)
Since the death of her friend, Ai doesn’t go to school. Not to imply she was necessarily a social butterfly before that, for it took Koito quite a bit of effort to win over Ai. However, while she enjoyed the opportunity to have a friend, Ai wasn’t consistently there when Koito needed her most. So when given the opportunity to possibly bring her back to life, she takes it.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1 Episode 1 “The Domain of Children”
- Unique feature (1.1): Has heterochromia
- Age and Grade (1.8): 14 and in her second year of middle school
Quotes & Gifs
Kurumi (Chika Anzai)
A girl Ai meets in a dream who is being chased by bullies and the demonic-looking Seeno Evils.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1 Episode 1 “The Domain of Children”
Quotes & Gifs
Koito (Tadokoro Azusa)
One of Ai’s few, if only friends, who she made work hard to befriend her. Mind you, Koito was the new girl and Ai established, so it was awkward for Koito, but she pushed through it and did eventually win her over. However, thanks to their classmates, Koito was eventually pushed to commit suicide, which Ai has carried the guilt of.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1 Episode 1 “The Domain of Children”
- Reason Koito Was Bullied (1.2): From what we’re told, it wasn’t because of Ai she got bullied but her close relationship with the teacher Mr. Sawaki.
Quotes & Gifs
Neiru (Tomori Kusunoki)
Like Ai, Neiru is trying to save someone, specifically her sister, who died due to circumstances not revealed in episode 2
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 2 “The Terms of Friendship”
- Ai’s Sister (1.5): For reasons not explained, Ai’s sister stabbed her, leaving a mark on her back, then ran away and jumped off a bridge.
- Day Job (1.8): Is the 14-year-old vice president of the BlueCorp, an Aonuma Group Company
- The Reason She Fights (1.8): Neiru more so collects and does the Wonder Egg Project for it makes her think of her little sister, which relieves the pain of the scar she left, than wanting to save her.
Quotes & Gifs
Minami Suzuhara (Satou Satomi)
The young woman who Ai saves in episode 2 from her, Minami’s, gymnastic coach.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 2 “The Terms of Friendship”
Quotes & Gifs
Rika Kawai (Saitou Shuka)
Rika is a former pop idol who was raised on the idea beautiful women don’t, and shouldn’t, pay for anything. But, despite her claims of beauty and seeming confidence, based on previous self-harm, and other issues, a lot of it might be a facade.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 3 “A Bare Knife”
- Her Parents (1.3): Her dad is divorced, and she doesn’t speak about her mom much.
- Rika’s Mother (1.5): The way Rika makes it seem, her mom is toxic, outright awful, and if you believe Momoe, based on what she says in episode 6, may have left Rika in vulnerable positions with her, Rika’s mom’s, boyfriends.
- Rika’s Mother’s Age (1.7): Is 38 years old
- Rika’s Mother’s Job (1.7): Owns and runs a bar
- Daddy Wasn’t There (1.7): Rika’s mother is unsure who is Rika’s father, but she has narrowed it down to 5 or so men
- Rika’s Mother (1.5): The way Rika makes it seem, her mom is toxic, outright awful, and if you believe Momoe, based on what she says in episode 6, may have left Rika in vulnerable positions with her, Rika’s mom’s, boyfriends.
Suichiro Sawaki (Nakazawa Masatomo)
Mr. Sawaki is Ai’s school counselor, who was rather close to Koito.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 3 “A Bare Knife”
- Hobbies (1.5): Mr. Sawaki likes to draw in his spare time. He has even drawn Ai and Koito.
- Gallery Opening (1.10): Decides to quit his job and become an artist, and their first solo exhibition is called “Latent Heat”
Quotes & Gifs
Cheimi (TBD)
When Rika was a junior idol, Cheimi was one of her biggest fans! She’d even steal and sell things just to maintain the ability to hang out with Rika, in the form of fan meet events. But, with Rika making fun of her weight, Cheimi became anorexic and eventually died. Thus, she is the person Rika is trying to save.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 3 “A Bare Knife”
Quotes & Gifs
Momoe Sawaki (Yano Hinaki)
Momoe, despite their comfort in masculine attire, is a girl, and it seems they have a bit of a complex when people think they are a guy.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 4 “Colorful Girls”
- The Person They’re Trying To Save (1.5): They’re trying to save Haruka who, like many of the girls who confess to Momoe, had feelings for them that weren’t requited.
- Career Aspirations (1.9): She notes she wants to become a dietitian
- Switch It Up (1.10): Despite generally wearing more masculine attire, when she gets asked out by a guy for the first time, she does show that wearing more feminine clothes, she isn’t against that.
- Pet Name (1.10): Her crocodile is named Panic
Quotes & Gifs
Miwa (TBD)
Miwa is the first girl who we see Momoe save, who hints that one of Momoe’s struggles might be that they are queer and, at one time, struggled with accepting the affections of another girl.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 4 “Colorful Girls”
Quotes & Gifs
Acca (Uchida Yuuya) & Ura-Acca (Takahashi Hiroki)
These two are the guiding force behind the “Wonder Egg” project as they both recruit the girls and seem to have some realm of power over the scenarios.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 6 “Punch Drunk Day”
Quotes & Gifs
Those who stand out pay for it.
— Acca
Tae (Shiraishi Haruka)
Tae is Ai’s mother who has had a career working in fashion and has been divorced for some time now.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 6 “Punch Drunk Day”
Quotes & Gifs
Misaki (Takeda Hana)
The first secretary of the BlueCorp division of the Aonuma Group Company, Misaki’s day-to-day mainly is to assist Neiru.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 9 “A Story No One Knows”
Quotes & Gifs
Kotobuki Awano (Yume Miyamoto)
Like Neiru, Kotobuki was a Plati. However, unlike Neiru, Kotobuki’s focus wasn’t in business but rather psychology. Specifically, Kotobuki’s focus was on death. Hence why the albino young lady is in a vegetative state, after a near-death experiment.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 9 “A Story No One Knows”
Quotes & Gifs
Kaoru (TBD)
One of Momoe’s rescues who are a trans man.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 10 “Confession”
Quotes & Gifs
Haruka (Hondo Kaede)
Momoe’s friend that killed herself after being rejected by Momoe.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 10 “Confession”
Quotes & Gifs
Dot (Ikue Ôtani)
Dot is one of the three minions of Frill we meet in Wonder Egg Priority.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 11 “An Adult Child”
Quotes & Gifs
Azusa (Umeka Shôji)
Acca’s wife, and mother of his daughter, who was murdered while pregnant with Himari.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 11 “An Adult Child”
Quotes & Gifs
Frill (Megumi Yamaguchi)
Originally, Frill was a shared child between Acca and Ura-Acca who was supposed to be based on a semi-perfect 14-year-old girl. However, while once cheerful, intelligent, and funny, she soon devolved into being insecure and jealous as Azusa came onto the scene.
Now she is treated as the potential reason for the death of many in Acca and Ura-Acca’s minds, but they can’t prove it yet.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 11 “An Adult Child”
Quotes & Gifs
Himari (Umeka Shôji)
Acca’s daughter, and Ura-Acca’s niece, who died on her birthday.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 11 “An Adult Child”
- Age? (1.11): While her age isn’t made clear, we are told she was in junior high.
Quotes & Gifs
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