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Kazuto Kirigaya

Kazuto Kirigaya

桐ヶ谷 和人
Kirito The Black Swordsman Beater Kazu

❓ Kazuto Kirigaya Full Character Profile

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How old is this character?
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14 (Beginning of Aincrad arc), 16 (End of Aincrad arc, Fairy Dance arc), 17 (Phantom Bullet arc) 18 (Mother's Rosario) 18 (Alicilization)

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When is this character's birthday?
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October 7, 2008

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How tall is this character?
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172

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How much does this character weigh?
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59

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What is this character's blood type?
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AB Weapon(s)

📜 About Kazuto Kirigaya

Birthday: October 7, 2008 Age: 14 (Beginning of Aincrad arc), 16 (End of Aincrad arc, Fairy Dance arc), 17 (Phantom Bullet arc) 18 (Mother's Rosario) 18 (Alicilization) Height: 172 cm Weight: 59 kg Blood type: AB Weapon(s) of choice: Anneal Blade (1st Level), Queen's Knightblade (9th Level), Elucidator (50th level), Dark Repulser (forged by Lisbeth), and Holy Sword Excalibur (obtained from the "Calibur Quest"). Kirito is the protagonist of Sword Art Online. He is a "solo" player, a player who hasn't joined a guild and usually works alone. He is also one of the very few people to have had the privilege to play in the beta testing period of Sword Art Online. His game alias, Kirito, is created by taking the syllables of the first and last Kanji of his real last and first names respectively: (Kirigaya Kazuto). In the real world, he lives with his aunt and younger cousin in a family of 3. When Kayaba announced the start of the death game, he is surprised, but unlike everyone else, he quickly gets over it and accepts it to an extent. He invited his friend Klein to go with him but Klein had to find his friends in the game. He was invited to join them but he declined as he couldn't take the pressure of protecting them even with his beta testing knowledge of the game. Kirito tends to use a single handed straight sword. The blade that he uses most often is the Elucidator. Later on, he acquires a second blade called Dark Repulser that was made by his blacksmith friend, Lisbeth.

💬 Comments (6)

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DakimakuraJudge
Kazuto Kirigaya is the character that made me realize strength isn't about never breaking—it's about choosing to put yourself back together every single time. I went through a period where I genuinely modeled my resilience after them, and it genuinely helped.
MelonBreadFan
The voice actor for Kazuto Kirigaya has said in interviews that they played the character with a specific hidden emotion that's never directly stated in the dialogue. Once you know what that emotion is, every scene plays completely differently.
YOASOBIListener
Kazuto Kirigaya's design isn't just aesthetic—every element references their core conflict. The creators embedded their entire character arc into visual details that most viewers never catch on first watch. That level of storytelling craft is rare.
GothLoliEnthusiast
The detail most people miss about Kazuto Kirigaya is hidden in the source material's early chapters. There are foreshadowing clues that completely recontextualize their motivations once you know the ending. Re-reading those scenes hits completely different.
BestGirlDebater
I've been analyzing Kazuto Kirigaya's fighting style frame by frame and there are techniques they only use once that foreshadow their entire power development. The animation team buried clues years in advance that nobody caught.
WatchlistOverflow
Most discussions about Kazuto Kirigaya miss the crucial background detail from the official databook. Their stated age and actual experience don't line up, which suggests there's a hidden period in their backstory that was never explicitly shown but explains everything.