Kiriya Ubuyashiki
Kanji
産屋敷 輝利哉
Rōmaji
Ubuyashiki Kiriya
Characteristics
Race
Human
Gender
Male
Age
8
Affiliation
Affiliation
Demon Slayer Corps
Occupation
Head of the Ubuyashiki Family
Leader of the Demon Slayer Corps
Debuts
Anime Debut
Episode 4
Manga Debut
Chapter 6
Portrayal
Japanese VA
Aoi Yūki
English VA
Christine Marie Cabanos
Kiriya Ubuyashiki (産屋敷 輝利哉 Ubuyashiki Kiriya) is the only son and middle child of Kagaya Ubuyashiki and the head of the Ubuyashiki Household. After his father's passing, he leads the Demon Slayer Corps as the 98th and final leader.
Appearance
Kiriya has light, pale skin and large eyes. He has the same hairstyle as the rest of his siblings; a blunt bob with a fringe covering his eyebrows, colored black. As he was raised as a girl, he takes on a more feminine appearance during his first appearance.
During the Final Selection test, Kiriya wears a purple uchikake kimono with patterned flowers and a green obi, supported with a white obiage and indigo obijime along with a white juban under everything. His head is adorned with a wisteria headpiece.
Later on in the manga, after he becomes the leader of the Demon Slayer Corps, he wears a black kimono with a long white haori that's reminiscent of his father.
Personality
During his first appearance in the series during the Final Selection test, Kiriya portrays himself to be polite, competent, and somewhat emotionally detached having calmly and politely greeted the trainees in sync with his sister, professionally explaining the details regarding the test. He is somewhat unfazed when Genya Shinazugawa roughly manhandles his sister.
Later, upon his father, mother and sisters' deaths, Kiriya shows an entirely different side to himself, displaying his capabilities as a leader. He immediately jumps into his new position and organizes himself to monitor and command the Demon Slayers on their attack against Muzan Kibutsuji and his Twelve Kizuki,[4] despite just losing half of his family and not even properly having the time to mourn them. He shows more mental fortitude and emotional strength in comparison to his younger sisters, who momentarily broke into tears in grief.
However, once his plan results in the slaughter of many Demon Slayers, Kiriya breaks under stress and stops giving orders, much to his sisters' dismay. He is able to pull himself back together after Kanata slaps him.
History
Kiriya was born to Kagaya Ubuyashiki and Amane Ubuyashiki as their third child and only son of five children. He was born after his two older quintuplet sisters and before his two younger quintuplet sisters. As the sole son of the family, he becomes the male heir, the next head of the Ubuyashiki family and the first in line to inherit his father's position as commander of the Demon Slayer Corps.
From the time he was born, his parents raised him up as a girl because he was weak and frail.
