Kirishima (桐島 Kirishima?), also known as Miyamoto, is one of Kuwabara's friends. He is an ally of Yusuke Urameshi and a member of Kuwabara's Gang.
Appearance[]
Kirishima has light brown hair and brown eyes, his skin is a tan peach color, and wears the same color school uniform of the other members of his gang. Kirishima is one of the few characters whose appearance changed drastically in the anime. However, in the manga, Kirishima is a bishōnen with somewhat fairer (presumably blond) hair, making him stand out from the other members of Kuwabara's gang, while in the anime he is given a relatively generic appearance with a simpler face and messier hair. He is the tallest of Kuwabara's gang members.
Personality[]
He seems to be the most intelligent member of Kuwabara's gang, though not by much (he received a 50 on his chemistry test while the others received far lower scores, Sawamura at 48, Okubo at 39, Yusuke at 12, and Kuwabara at 7).
In Episode 26, Kirishima was also able to (somewhat) correctly guess that Kuwabara was depressed due to the fact that he was "dumped" by a girl, since it was in fact Yukina who had gone back to the Ice Maiden village in Demon World.
Synopsis[]
Spirit Detective Saga[]
Okubo, Sawamura and Kirishima.
Strangely, in the manga, when Kuwabara's gang first appeared in the manga, Okubo and Sawamura appeared, but Kirishima was strangely absent but appeared when Kuwabara was extorted by Sakamoto (though there were a few generic members who never appeared again)[1].
Kirishima is not frequently featured in the series, but when he is, he is portrayed as being very loyal to and respectful to Kuwabara. He seems to be the most impulsive and reckless, and is annoyed or excited much more easily than the others.
Along with the rest of his gang, he attempts to save Keiko Yukimura from rival gangsters, but was knocked out by their leader in the ensuing street brawl. He was also badly injured by a group of half breed demons in the manga who were masquerading as members of a rival school (while also impersonating Yusuke and Kuwabara). In both cases, Yusuke and Kuwabara avenge their defeats.
Chapter Black Saga[]
Kuwabara's gang and Botan at Sarayashiki.
In Episode 67, a month has passed after the Dark Tournament competition and all was back to normal. Kuwabara's Gang appeared when Yusuke and Kuwabara are up to their normal antics at Sarayashiki, where Botan was also present, disguised as a female student.
The attack of Seaman
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Kuwabara's gang as huge fans of Megallica.
Some episodes later, Yusuke and Kuwabara part ways after the latter decides to attend a concert with his friends. In fact, Kuwabara and the whole gang are great fans of the heavy metal band, Megallica and were waiting for a whole year for this concert. After leaving the stadium where the concert was held, it started to heavily rain. Sawamura was suddenly abducted and Kuwabara defended Kirishima from a fatal attack from a mysterious psychic.
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Seaman's Water Monster captures Kuwabara's Gang.
In fact, Kuwabara is unable to access his powers during his fight against Kiyoshi Mitarai (aka Seaman), a human teenager gifted with the ability to create indestructible monsters made of water.
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Kuwabara carries Mitarai and all his friends on his back.
Faced with the possible death of his friends, Kuwabara's powers awaken and he gains the power to slice through dimensional barriers with the powerful Dimension Sword. With it, he slices through the monster and wounds Seaman, saving himself and his friends. Out of kindness, Kuwabara also spares the life of Seaman, causing the teenager to turn good.
Then, Sarayashiki's number-one delinquent carried all the troupe and his enemy on his back, till Yusuke and Botan found them all.
The morning after, at Yusuke's apartment, all of Kuwabara's Gang's memories of the event were erased, so they wouldn't be burdened with it by the darker truths involving Sensui and then Kirishima, Okubo and Sawamura were sent back home.
All or Nothing[]
In this OVA special, Kirishima and all of Kuwabara's Gang make a cameo appearance where Kuwabara told the gang to leave Sarayashiki town and seek refuge.
Trivia[]
- In the English version of the anime and the Trading Card Game dub, Kirishima was named as "Miyamoto", while Sawamura was named as "Komada".
- He ranked 9th in the manga's first popularity poll.
References[]
- ↑ Yu Yu Hakusho manga; chapter 18