Kiyoshi Harai (Japanese: 祓清 Harai Kiyoshi) is the protagonist of the manga series Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi. After training for a couple of years he came back to Naraku City to join Tenma Sakaki's Exorcist Branch. He wants to protect all humans from any kind of demon.
Appearance[]
Kiyoshi has short red hair and light blue eyes. Kiyoshi's face is filled with piercings, two above his left eyebrow, one on his right eyebrow and two on his left ear.
Kiyoshi also has crest xr-cism tattoos all over his body, from his back to his throat. His back in particular is tattooed with triple 7's in Roman numerals, though he intended on it to be three 6's for the devil's number.[1] The front of his body is tattooed with a cross.
He has two cross tattoos on his arms, with each one having a different symbol in the center (Left: Sun, Right: Moon).
Personality[]
Kiyoshi is extremely shy and has a fear of demons in spite of his strength. He desires to protect people from demons as an exorcist, but it is sometimes misplaced when he tried to protect a demon from being exorcised. He also desires to make friends, but his demeanor makes him rather unapproachable.
Kiyoshi carries around a small spiral-bound notebook listing the top 100 things he wants to achieve in high school, showcasing his desire to grow while in high school.[2]
Background[]
Prior to the start of the story, Kiyoshi's parents were killed by a demon [3] named Rushihara. Since then, Kiyoshi underwent intense training under his grandmother, eventually mastering overwhelming powers.[4][5]
He later became an exorcist and was the valedictorian and the youngest to ever graduate from the Exorcist Academy.[6]
Relationships[]
Naraku Branch[]
- Tenma Sakaki: Prior to the start of the story, Tenma Sakaki saved Kiyoshi when Kiyoshi was a young boy. As repayment, Kiyoshi works under Tenma as a chef and exorcist at the Gates of Hell Chinese restaurant. Tenma has also protected Kiyoshi before Hijiri could further hurt Kiyoshi. He has served as a mentor for Kiyoshi.
- Akari Jogasaki: To be added...
- Nehan Sanzugawa: To be added...
- Jack Joe:To be added...
Others[]
- Sosuke Hitsugi: Sosuke thinks of Kiyoshi as a nuisance, especially since Kiyoshi was found to be much stronger than Sosuke himself. After Sata's defeat, Sosuke saw Kiyoshi as his rival to surpass. However, he cares enough about Kiyoshi to provide some assistance in healing Jack Joe. In contrast, Kiyoshi thinks of Sosuke as a friend.
- Zangi Tosaka: To be added...
- Tsurugi Hijiri: To be added...
Abilities[]
Despite only being ranked as a Grand Cross exorcist, Kiyoshi is known as "The Ultimate Exorcist".[7][8] Tenma Sakaki stated that he is already as strong as a Cross Paladin.[9] His Crest Xr-Cism techniques are based on the sun and moon, Little Miss Sunshine on his right arm & Moonrise Kingdom on his left arm.
Enhanced Strength: As seen in his fight against the Demon Lord Meto, Kiyoshi was able to stop his Triple Black Ball with his bare hand.
Enhanced Speed: Kiyoshi was able to outspeed the Demon Lord Sata.
Moonrise Kingdom[]
Little Miss Sunshine[]
Chapter Appearances[]
1. The Exorcist Kiyoshi Harai | Debut |
2. Maybe I'll Make A Bunch Of Friends! | Appears |
3. Gates Of Hell Chinese Restaurant | Appears |
4. Kiyoshi & Akari | Appears |
5. Kiyoshi the High Schooler | Appears |
6. Nehan & Jack Joe | Appears |
7. Cross Paladin | Appears |
8. Savior | Appears |
9. Determined Kiyoshi | Appears |
10. Let's Go Bowling | Appears |
11. The Exorcist Sosuke | Appears |
12. The CG Test | Appears |
13. Battling in Memento Forest | Appears |
14. The Ferocious Beast of Memento Forest | Appears |
15. The Final Test | Appears |
16. GC Material | Appears |
17. Grand Cross | Appears |
18. The Naraku High School Occult Investigation Club | Appears |
19. Sakaki VS Yuda | Appears |
20. The Great Demon Lord's Descent | Appears |
21. Kiyoshi and the Great Demon Lord | Appears |
22. Asuta Roth | Appears |
23. Kiyoshi's Tears | Appears |
24. Let's Go to the Hot Spring | Appears |
25. Let's Play Precept Power Ping-Pong | Appears |
26. A Hot Spring Promise | Appears |
27. Kiyoshi and Sakaki's Training Time | Appears |
28. The Prince on a White Horse at the Gates of Hell | Appears |
29. June 6, 2 a.m. | Appears |
30. Welcome to the Black Parade | Appears |
31. The Demon Lords Take the Field | Appears |
32. The Fifth Demon Lord, Bakku Yoraku | Absent |
33. Fight, Nehan & JJ! | Appears |
34. Jack Joe's Past | Flashback |
35. See You Later | Appears |
Fights[]
- Kiyoshi vs Meto: Win
- Kiyoshi vs Sata: Win
- Kiyoshi & Akari Jogasaki vs Kobayashi: Win
- Kiyoshi vs Tsurugi Hijiri: Interrupted
- Kiyoshi & Sosuke Hitsugi vs Memmy: Win
- Kiyoshi vs Senpei Yana: Win
- Kiyoshi vs Asuta Roth: Loss
- Kiyoshi vs Tenma Sakaki: Loss
Etymology[]
- The name Kiyoshi is written as the character (祓) which means"pure, purify, cleanse, exorcise".
- Kiyoshi's surname Harai is written as the character (清) which means "exorcism, purification".
Trivia[]
- The ID Number on his Exorcist License is: 77777777
References[]
- ↑ Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi Manga — Vol. 1 Chapter 1 (p. 13-14).
- ↑ Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi Manga — Vol. 2 Chapter 10 (p. 3).
- ↑ Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi Manga — Vol. 1 Chapter 1 (p. 19).
- ↑ Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi Manga — Vol. 1 Chapter 1 (p. 20).
- ↑ Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi Manga — Vol. 1 Chapter 3 (p. 10-11).
- ↑ Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi Manga — Vol. 1 Chapter 1 (p. 1).
- ↑ Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi Manga — Vol. 1 Chapter 1 (p. 16).
- ↑ Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi Manga — Vol. 2 Chapter 9 (p. 20).
- ↑ Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi Manga — Vol. 2 Chapter 9 (p. 10).
- ↑ Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi Manga — Vol. 3 Chapter 22 (p. 9).
- ↑ Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi Manga — Vol. 3 Chapter 21 (p. 16).
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Exorcists | Naraku Branch | Kiyoshi Harai • Tenma Sakaki • Akari Jogasaki • Nehan Sanzugawa • Jack Joe • Hi-Stakes |
Knights of Light | Sosuke Hitsugi • Tsurugi Hijiri • Mako Kusakari • Ginzan Tetsuyama • Karuta Jogasaki • Winchester Matagi | |
Deep Green Knights | Kohei Yana • Senpei Yana | |
Iron-Blooded Knights | Kyoka Kurogane • Yohko Ono | |
The Demon Realm Special Forces | Toji Shuten • Zangi Tosaka | |
Demons | The Three Great Demon Lords | Asuta Roth |
The Thirteen Demon Lords | Meto • Sata • Jack Joe | |
Other Demons | Yamada • Hi-Stakes | |
Other | Yuda |