Kazuto Kirigaya

桐ヶ谷和人

Kazuto Kirigaya (桐ヶ谷和人) is a main character in Sword Art Online (2012). He has a listed age of 14-18 and stands 172 cm tall. His birthday is October 7. He is voiced by Yoshitsugu Matsuoka in Japanese and Bryce Papenbrook in English.

Kazuto Kirigaya quick facts

Full name: Kazuto Kirigaya
Japanese name: 桐ヶ谷和人
Also known as: Kirito (キリト), The Black Swordsman, Papa (パパ), Daddy
Gender: Male
Age: 14-18
Height: 172 cm
Birthday: October 7
Weapon(s) of choice: Anneal Blade (1st Level), Queen's Knightblade (9th Level), Elucidator (50th level) and Dark Repulser (forged by Lisbeth)
First anime: Sword Art Online (2012)
First manga: Sword Art Online (2009)

Who is Kazuto Kirigaya?

Kirito 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 mother and younger sister 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.

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