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 |
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.
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.
Flag[admin]#45 - Posted by Joy on Tuesday, March 27th, 2012 at 6:10pm:
Kilala rocks
Flag[admin]#44 - Posted by Richelle on Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011 at 8:00pm:
That was rude Naomi! If u don't have anything nice to say don't say anything at all!
To: Fati - Her name is Kilala but in the Japanese version(the original)
her name is Kirara.
Flag[admin]#43 - Posted by Orihime555 on Saturday, August 20th, 2011 at 6:32pm:
Kilala is THE MOST adorable feline demon yet out of all the other animes I've watched so far!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Flag[admin]#42 - Posted by kilala 4ever on Saturday, June 25th, 2011 at 1:31pm:
OOO I LUV HER SO MUCH!!!
Flag[admin]#41 - Posted by Naomi on Monday, April 18th, 2011 at 8:15am:
her name in (stupid) english dub is Kilala (see? stupid) but her original name is Kirara, in the japanese version (the original one)
Flag[admin]#40 - Posted by fati on Tuesday, September 14th, 2010 at 1:59am:
I think her name's kirara :/
Or is it kilala?
btw wats mica -_-
Flag[admin]#39 - Posted by mystery da cat on Tuesday, August 17th, 2010 at 4:27pm:
kirara
a sweet,two tailed kitty cat,a demon who's original owner,Midoriku,a priestiss,had Kirara(kelala)as a partner,companion,and pet that became sango's,a demon slayer who's brother died,and lives again because of one of the many Sacred Shikon Jewel shards to be found with the ones with kagome,naraku,koga,and his foes,the birds. ... show more »
Flag[admin]#38 - Posted by Richelle on Sunday, August 8th, 2010 at 4:21am:
Ya Kilala is adorable :D
Flag[admin]#37 - Posted by kogaisMINE on Saturday, July 31st, 2010 at 1:11pm:
I so wish I owned Kirara!
She's sooo adorable! (even in her big form!!!)
Flag[admin]#36 - Posted by Kianna on Monday, July 12th, 2010 at 11:36pm:
Kilala IS SUPER CUTE IN HER KITTEN FORM!!!!! ^_^