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Kiroranke (キロランケ, Kiroranke) is an old friend of Asirpa's father and a former revolutionary in Russia. Being a Tatar-Ainu, he fought alongside Wilk for the independence of minorities in Hokkaido, Karafuto and Russian Far East.

Appearance[]

Kiroranke is a tall muscular man. He has a typical male Ainu haircut, with his hair reaching his shoulders and only the top of his head and the area around his ears being cut short. Satoru Noda said he based it on an old photograph of a Sakhalin Ainu of that time.[4]

Kiroranke has blue eyes with defined eyelashes, angular eyebrows, and a thick beard. He has a muscular physique and a hairy chest. He wears a traditional Japanese army uniform with an Ainu garment called ruunpe on top of it. Kiroranke also wears swirling earrings in both of his ears.

Personality[]

Kiroranke is a person who upholds strong ideals. While typically laidback and easy to approach, Kiroranke is a man of conviction who greatly cares about the ethnic minorities of Far East of Russia, as well as the future of the Ainu. Believing in his goal being just, Kiroranke is ready to take extreme measures to achieve what he deems necessary for the liberation of the oppressed nations. He is shown to be capable of lying and deceit, manipulating Asirpa into remembering the code to the Ainu gold.

However, Kiroranke is never cruel and instead shows hesitation when it comes to directly hurting or killing others. Some time after their first meeting, Hasegawa compared Kiroranke to Takayoshi Kido, who he described as "...cheerful, rational, and flexible man who stood up against a massive political power."[5]

Kiroranke has a soft spot for horses and enjoys caring for them. When he found out that the horses at Naganuma Racetrack were abused by the yakuza, Kiroranke decided to forsake his agreement with the bandits and win the race, even though it meant risking his own life. Kiroranke often displays bravery, rescuing Shiraishi from drowning[6] and coming to his aid when the latter was captured by the 7th Division[7], as well as saving an Orok man at the risk of being shot by a sniper[8].

Kiroranke expresses a lot of admiration and love for his guerilla comrades, Wilk and Sofia. While Kiroranke had romantic feelings for Sofia, she always saw him as a younger brother. Still, years later Kiroranke continues to care for Sofia. After discovering that Wilk had changed, Kiroranke was greatly distressed and upset with his friend, who he thought abandoned their ideals. However, when seeing Wilk's dead body, Kiroranke broke up in tears, mourning his comrade, showing that he still cared deeply about Wilk. Years later, Kiroranke once again showed Wilk kindness by killing him, comparing it to how the wolves that Wilk admired so much would kill their weak[9].

Abilities[]

  • Combat engineer: While in the army, Kiroranke was a skilled sapper who created improvise grenades and built tunnels to get close to enemies pillboxes.
  • Foreign languages: Kiroranke is well-versed in several languages, including Japanese, Ainu and its dialects (Hokkaido and Karafuto Ainu), Orok, and Russian.
  • Horse-riding: Kiroranke grew up riding horses, he is an experienced rider who can win a race against professional jockeys.

Equipment[]

  • Grenades
  • Hunting knife (tasiro)
  • Short knife (makiri)
  • Tobacco box (tanpakuop)
Kiroranke's Equipment

Kiroranke's equipment as shown in Chapter 60

Chapter Appearances[]

Appearances
Kazuo Henmi Arc
30. Legend Absent
31. 203 Hill Absent
32. Attack of the Mysterious Winged Terror! Absent
33. Run Like Hell Absent
34. Contact Absent
35. Courtship Absent
36. Useless Absent
37. Start of Spring Absent
38. Hunpe Absent
39. Fishermen and Killers Absent
40. Herring Mansion Absent
41. Shine Absent
42. Repun Kamuy Absent
43. Sinna Kisar Absent
44. Sniper Absent
45. Tanigaki the Matagi Absent
46. Punishment Absent
47. Huchen Flower Debut
48. Kiroranke Appears
49. Companion Appears

Trivia[]

Kiroranke stats

Kiroranke's stats from the fanbook

  • Kiroranke's name comes from the words kiro ("strength") and ranke ("to grant").[10]
    • Kiroranke's real name, Yulbars (Юлбарс), means "tiger" in Tatar or Uighur, and other Turkic languages.
  • Kiroranke is from the Amur basin.[11]
  • Kiroranke likes fish more than meat, especially river fish, and refuses to eat horse meat.[12]
  • Kiroranke was likely based on Nikolai Rysakov and Andrei Zhelyabov, who both participated in assassination of Alexander II of Russia.
  • In 2018 Golden Kamuy All-Stars popularity poll Kiroanke ranked 18th, gaining 2,290 votes.[13]
  • When asked what occupation Golden Kamuy characters would have if they lived in the present time, Satoru Noda said Kiroranke would be a building construction management engineer.[14]
  • The song ラストページ (Last Page) by the band THE SIXTH LIE was written as a tribute to Kiroranke.[15]
  • Kiroranke is shorter than Tanigaki and Ariko, but taller than Kikuta.[16]
  • Kiroranke is lighter than Ariko and heavier than Kikuta.[17]
  • According to Satoru Noda, Kiroranke has one of the biggest penises in the manga; the other listed characters are Tanigaki, Ushiyama, and Kikuta.[18]
  • According to Golden Kamuy anime character reference sheet, Kiroranke's height is 184 cm (6'0).[19]

References[]

Site Navigation[]

v  e Sugimoto's Group
Main Group AsirpaSaichi SugimotoYoshitake Shiraishi
Former Members CikapasiFusatarou OosawaGenjirou TanigakiInkarmatKirorankeRetarRyuVasily
Associates Hajime TsukishimaHyakunosuke OgataOtonoshin KoitoTatsuma Ushiyama
v  e Hijikata's Group
Main Group Anji ToniKantarou OkuyamaKirawusRikimatsu ArikoShinpachi NagakuraTatsuma UshiyamaToshiyuki KadokuraToshizou Hijikata
Former Members Hyakunosuke OgataKamezouKano Ienaga
Associates Kenzou TamotoKirorankeTakuboku IshikawaYoshitake Shiraishi
v  e Kiroranke's Group
Main Group AsirpaHyakunosuke OgataKirorankeYoshitake Shiraishi
Allies Sofia
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