Amano has referred to most of her characters as 'weirdos', and mentioned that though she changed the storyline's style starting from volume 8 of the manga, she still kept adding the weirdo characters. The Reborn! characters have also appeared in Akira Amano's early versions of the series that were meant for adult readers due to the violence that it contained. The story's shift into a darker and more serious tone by volume eight garnered even more praise, with some finding the characters being no longer simply used for slapstick comedy pleasing, and that the characters' evolving maturity is gratifying. Some attribute the story's humor to the peculiar characters, with one reviewer positively describing it is as an insane collection of characters. Various publications that review manga series have mostly praised the eccentric cast of characters in Reborn!. The characters transported from the past into this future are joined by adult versions of the ones who have yet to be replaced with their younger. When the story later shifts into an alternate future, nine years and ten months later, in which some of the characters are transported into, they have to adapt to a world where every Vongola member, as well as their allies, is being hunted down by a powerful rival family of that era, the Millefiore. Enemies such as the Kokuyo Gang, a group of Mafia criminals, and The Varia, an elite team of assassins, prove to be formidable challenges for Tsuna's new 'family'. Though they encounter new allies in the form of other hitmen and mafiosi, they also attract attention from those who want to annihilate the future boss of the Vongola Family. Tsuna gradually becomes a more confident person and leader, while Reborn slowly recruits members into Tsuna's own Mafia family, which mostly includes Tsuna's schoolmates. The current Vongola boss thus sends his most trusted member, the titular character and infant hitman, Reborn, to train the future boss. The story centers on middle school student Tsunayoshi 'Tsuna' Sawada, who finds out that he is the heir to the most powerful Mafia family, the Vongola. However, their connection to an Italian Mafia family results in a majority of other characters introduced being mainly of Italian descent, including most of its antagonists. Set in a fictional town called Namimori in modern Japan, the series' main protagonists are of Japanese descent. The characters of the Reborn! manga and anime series, known in Japan as Katekyō Hitman Reborn!, are created by Akira Amano. Row 4 - Basil, Futa, Dino, and Kyoya Hibari.

Row 3 - Bianchi, Kyoko Sasagawa, Hayato Gokudera, and Ryohei Sasagawa.

Row 2 - Haru Miura, Takeshi Yamamoto, Tsuna Sawada, Reborn, and Dr. From left to right (from the top): Row 1 - Belphegor, Xanxus, Superbia Squalo, Mukuro Rokudo, Ken Joshima, and Chikusa Kakimoto. A collage of several of the series' characters as they appear in the anime.

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