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“ | If Kuga is the only member of the team who can hold his own on a duel... You'll be stuck in B-rank. You'll be in trouble as soon as Kuga is defeated. | ” |
–Shirō Kikuchihara to Osamu Mikumo and Chika Amatori in Shiori Usami (chapter)., |
Shirō Kikuchihara (菊地原 士郎, Kikuchihara Shirō ?) is an A-rank Attacker and a member of Kazama Squad.
Appearance[edit | edit source]
Kikuchihara is a young boy with messy, shoulder-length brown hair. He has black, slit irises.
In his Trion body, like the rest of his Squad, he wears a navy blue shirt and a black shrug jacket and a cross running through the front of his shirt (including the jacket), and black boot pants. It has a Border emblem on each sleeve.
Personality[edit | edit source]
Kikuchihara is one to bad-mouth others, and is disapproving of those who lose to people whom he deems weak. Despite his rude demeanor, his favorite things are buddies and friends.[8] He seems to find Osamu interesting since he personally talked to him, and according to Tokieda, he rarely privately chats with someone that's not from Kazama Squad.[9]
Quotes[edit | edit source]
- (To Hisato Sasamori) "Just retreat. You're weak, after all." [10]
- (To Shiori Usami) "There is the traitor who sold herself to Tamakoma." [11]
- (To Osamu Mikumo and Chika Amatori) "If Kuga is the only member of the team who can hold his own on a duel... You'll be stuck in B-rank. You'll be in trouble as soon as Kuga is defeated." [12]
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- "Kikuchihara" is made up of the symbols for Chrysanthemum, ground/earth, and field, while "Shiro" ( 士郎 ?) is made up of the symbols for Scholar, and the counter for sons.
- According to the Author, he likes "friends and buddies".[8][4]
- He hates tomatoes, capsicums, boiled fish, oysters, and people who look superior.[3]
- His Japanese voice actor, Hisayoshi Suganuma, also voices Fuku Arashiyama, while his English voice actor, Zach LeBlanc, also voices Fumifumi Saotome.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 4 Chapter 26 (p. 8) and Episode 14.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 4 Chapter 34 (p. 3) and Episode 17.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 World Trigger Manga — Vol. 4 Chapter 27 Kazama Squad Profile
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 World Trigger Manga — Border Briefing File (p. 54)
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — The Schools of Mikado City: Part 3, Vol. 21
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Border Briefing File (p. 276-277)
- ↑ World Trigger Manga — Border Briefing File (p. 55)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1
Daisuke Ashihara: Q: Does Kikuchihara actually like anything?
A: Friends and colleagues.
Source: Volume 8, Question Corner 7 - ↑ World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 12 Chapter 105 (p. 17) and Episode 65.
- ↑ World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 6 Chapter 46 (p. 3) and Episode 22.
- ↑ World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 11 Chapter 92 (p. 5) and Episode 41.
- ↑ World Trigger Manga and Anime — Vol. 11 Chapter 92 (p. 7) and Episode 41.
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