diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/V4DB/SearchController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/V4DB/SearchController.php
index 6393086..56cd772 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/V4DB/SearchController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/V4DB/SearchController.php
@@ -3,14 +3,17 @@
 namespace App\Http\Controllers\V4DB;
 
 use App\Anime;
+use App\Character;
 use App\Club;
 use App\Http\Middleware\Throttle;
 use App\Http\QueryBuilder\SearchQueryBuilderAnime;
+use App\Http\QueryBuilder\SearchQueryBuilderCharacter;
 use App\Http\QueryBuilder\SearchQueryBuilderClub;
 use App\Http\QueryBuilder\SearchQueryBuilderManga;
 use App\Http\QueryBuilder\SearchQueryBuilderPeople;
 use App\Http\QueryBuilder\SearchQueryBuilderUsers;
 use App\Http\Resources\V4\AnimeCollection;
+use App\Http\Resources\V4\CharacterCollection;
 use App\Http\Resources\V4\ClubCollection;
 use App\Http\Resources\V4\MangaCollection;
 use App\Http\Resources\V4\PersonCollection;
@@ -143,15 +146,39 @@ class SearchController extends Controller
         );
     }
 
-    public function character(int $page = 1)
+    public function character(Request $request)
     {
-        $search = $this->jikan->getCharacterSearch(
-            SearchQueryBuilder::create(
-                (new CharacterSearchRequest())->setPage($page)
-            )
+        $page = $request->get('page') ?? 1;
+        $limit = $request->get('limit') ?? self::MAX_RESULTS_PER_PAGE;
+
+        if (!empty($limit)) {
+            $limit = (int) $limit;
+
+            if ($limit <= 0) {
+                $limit = 1;
+            }
+
+            if ($limit > self::MAX_RESULTS_PER_PAGE) {
+                $limit = self::MAX_RESULTS_PER_PAGE;
+            }
+        }
+
+        $results = SearchQueryBuilderCharacter::query(
+            $request,
+            Character::query()
         );
 
-        return response($this->filter($search));
+        $results = $results
+            ->paginate(
+                $limit,
+                ['*'],
+                null,
+                $page
+            );
+
+        return new CharacterCollection(
+            $results
+        );
     }
 
     public function users(Request $request)
diff --git a/app/Http/QueryBuilder/SearchQueryBuilderCharacter.php b/app/Http/QueryBuilder/SearchQueryBuilderCharacter.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba02485
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/QueryBuilder/SearchQueryBuilderCharacter.php
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\QueryBuilder;
+
+use App\Http\HttpHelper;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Jenssegers\Mongodb\Eloquent\Builder;
+
+
+class SearchQueryBuilderCharacter implements SearchQueryBuilderInterface
+{
+
+    const MAX_RESULTS_PER_PAGE = 50;
+
+    const ORDER_BY = [
+        'mal_id', 'name', 'member_favorites'
+    ];
+
+    public static function query(Request $request, Builder $results) : Builder
+    {
+        $query = $request->get('q');
+        $orderBy = $request->get('order_by');
+        $sort = self::mapSort($request->get('sort'));
+        $letter = $request->get('letter');
+
+        if (!empty($query) && is_null($letter)) {
+
+            $results = $results
+                ->where('name', 'like', "%{$query}%")
+                ->where('name_kanji', 'like', "%{$query}%")
+                ->where('nicknames', 'like', "%{$query}%");
+        }
+
+        if (!is_null($letter)) {
+            $results = $results
+                ->where('name', 'like', "{$letter}%");
+        }
+
+        if (empty($query)) {
+            $results = $results
+                ->orderBy('mal_id');
+        }
+
+
+        if (!is_null($orderBy)) {
+            $results = $results
+                ->orderBy($orderBy, $sort ?? 'asc');
+        }
+
+        return $results;
+    }
+
+    public static function mapSort(?string $sort = null) : ?string
+    {
+        $sort = strtolower($sort);
+
+        return $sort === 'desc' ? 'desc' : 'asc';
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/routes/web.v4.php b/routes/web.v4.php
index c49166f..e1568b9 100755
--- a/routes/web.v4.php
+++ b/routes/web.v4.php
@@ -157,8 +157,9 @@ $router->group(
 );
 
 $router->get('/characters', [
-    'uses' => 'SearchController@characters'
+    'uses' => 'SearchController@character'
 ]);
+
 $router->group(
     [
         'prefix' => 'characters/{id:[0-9]+}'