Character Profile: Kirara
Fields |
USA Info |
Japanese Info |
Image |
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Name |
Kirara | Kirara(雲母) | |
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Kilala(phonetic spelling) | ||
Alias |
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Race |
Cat Demon | Nekomata(specific type of cat demon) | |
Gender |
Female | Female | |
Age |
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Hair |
Tan with black rings/stripes | Tan with black rings/stripes | |
Eyes |
Red | Red | |
Height |
About 0'10"(not transformed) | About 25 cm(not transformed) | |
Weight |
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Status |
Sango's pet cat demon | Sango's pet cat demon | |
Quote |
Pir | Pir | |
Voice |
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Debut |
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Anime |
InuYasha | InuYasha | |
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Inuyasha the Movie | Inuyasha: Toki wo Koeru Omoi |
Character Description: Kirara
Kirara is a fire neko-youkai who is used for transportation by Sango. She has two forms, one of a small kitten, and one of a large cat resembling a saber-toothed tiger. She is very cute and cuddly in her kitten form, but in her big form flames emerge from her feet and tails and she can take on even the most dangerous of demons. Also in her big form, she can fly, which is useful when Kagome wants to return home. She normally carries Sango and Miroku because they can't keep up with InuYasha as he runs.
Kirara is Sango's pet, but her original owner was priestess Midoriko, the creator of the Shikon no Tama.
Kirara appears in episode 24 (along with Sango) as the only one alive in the village Naraku destroyed. From then on, Kirara, along with Sango of course, helps InuYasha, Kagome, Miroku, Shippo, and Sango in their quest for the Shikon Jewel.
I'm told Kirara's name means "mica" in Japanese.
Pronunciation
There appears to be some controversy over how to spell this character's name. In Japanese, it is spelled 雲母. Using Hepburn romanization, this would be spelled as "Kirara". In Japanese, the "R" and "L" letters are pronounced the same way, and are written as the same alphabetic character. The pronunciation is a cross between the English "R" and "L" sounds, which is why picking one or the other for translations can be difficult.
In the English dubbed version, this character's name is pronounced "Kilala". And yet, episode 97 is titled "Kirara Come Home". So it's not hard to see where the controversy comes from.
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Flag[admin]#10 - Posted by Richelle on Sunday, November 15th, 2009 at 8:38pm:
She is soo freakin cute I just want to hug her so adorable ^.^
Flag[admin]#9 - Posted by jamie_baybeh on Saturday, November 7th, 2009 at 8:34am:
^.^ soo god damn cute
Flag[admin]#8 - Posted by Destiny on Saturday, November 7th, 2009 at 3:07am:
OMG SHE IS SO COOL *GO'S TO GET SKATBOARD*
Flag[admin]#7 - Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, October 31st, 2009 at 7:01pm:
Cute kitty... AHHH * kilala bites you* what the hell KILALA!!! WHY!!! *kilala explains she is sango's pet* lol
Flag[admin]#6 - Posted by Richelle on Monday, October 19th, 2009 at 7:03pm:
Oh so cute I just want to hug it!
Flag[admin]#5 - Posted by kogahot on Thursday, October 8th, 2009 at 5:16am:
she's so cute! and 4 the longest time i thought her name was spelled with l's instead of r's :D
Flag[admin]#4 - Posted by Brelin on Friday, July 31st, 2009 at 9:21pm:
I loove Kirara. Probably my favourite character in Inuyasha
Flag[admin]#3 - Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 16th, 2009 at 6:39pm:
kitty i like that kitty so cute/cool
Flag[admin]#2 - Posted by The EPIC Anime Addict on Wednesday, June 24th, 2009 at 7:59pm:
I love Kilala <3 I much rather spelling her name as "Kilala" instead of "Kirara" But either way, she's still a cute little kitty :)
Flag[admin]#1 - Posted by lillian on Sunday, May 17th, 2009 at 4:30pm:
u go girl Kirara .