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Mitsuru Kirijo
Persona character
Mitsuru Kirijo, as she appears in Persona 3.
First appearancePersona 3 (2006)
Portrayed byAsami Tano (musical)
Voiced by
In-universe information
RelativesTakeharu Kirijo (father)
NationalityJapanese

Mitsuru Kirijo (桐条 美鶴, Kirijō Mitsuru) is a fictional character in the Persona series, appearing as a main character in Persona 3. She is the unofficial leader of an organization called SEES (Special Extracurricular Execution Squad), which the main characters of the game participate in to fight creatures called Shadows.

Concept and creation

Mitsuru Kirijo is the only child of the head of the Kirijo Group, Takeharu Kirijo and a top-ranking valedictorian and student council president. In battle, she wields one-handed swords such as rapiers and sabers and Ice-based magic. Her Personas are Penthesilea (ペンテシレア, Penteshirea) and Artemisia (アルテミシア, Arutemishia) of The Empress Arcana. She is voiced by Rie Tanaka in Japanese and Tara Platt in English.[1][2] Shigenori Soejima created Mitsuru to be a tough-looking woman on the exterior, but with a weak side in the interior.[3] She is portrayed by Asami Tano in Persona 3: The Weird Masquerade, the Persona 4 Arena stage play, and the Persona 4 Arena Ultimax Song Project stage play.

Appearances

Mitsuru appears in Persona 3. She has been battling Shadows since she was a little girl, as the unofficial leader of SEES (Special Extracurricular Execution Squad). At the beginning of the game she avoids battle and acts as a support character, offering analysis and advice. She joins the party in combat only after the discovery of Fuuka Yamagishi, whose Persona's analysis power is much stronger. Throughout the story, Mitsuru hides many details about Tartarus and the Dark Hour from the group, due to feelings of guilt over her family's involvement in the accident that created them. Since her grandfather was responsible for everything, she believes that she alone bears the burden of setting the world right. Her Persona was artificially induced to allow her to participate in the battle against the Shadows. Mitsuru is the only SEES member that had her ability to summon a Persona forced on her. Mitsuru loses all will to fight after Ikutsuki kills her father, since restoring the family honor is meaningless without a family. She regains her resolve thanks to some intervention from Yukari. She decides to take over leadership of the Kirijo Group after the conflict with Nyx is finished and she graduates high school.

Mitsuru appears as a playable character in Persona 4 Arena, which takes place over two years after the events of "The Answer". Now 20 years old, Mitsuru is a university student and the leader of the Shadow Operatives, a group composed of Persona users that fights Shadows. She joins Aigis and Akihiko to search for the Anti-Shadow weapon Labrys that disappeared from her plane. Her Persona is Artemisia.[4]

Reception

Mitsuru has received generally positive reception. She was named one of the 10 best Persona characters by Kimberley Wallace of Game Informer. She praised Mitsuru for being a self-actualizing person and for how caring she is.[5] Wallace also regarded her as the best female character in role-playing games and noted the relationship between the Persona 3 protagonist and her as "thoroughly enjoy[able]."[6][7] Sam Marchello of RPGamer called her a "babe," while Chris Moyse of Destructoid called her "the coolest character" in Persona, praising her for her fashion sense.[8][9] Meghan Sullivan of IGN also ranked her among the best Persona characters, similarly praising her for being a caring and strong character.[10] When playing as a male character in Persona 3, Cassandra Khaw of USGamer found her "accomplished and elegant"; however, when she played as a girl, she found her "too distant."[11] Ben lee of Digital Spy called her the "standout" member of the cast due to her being "intelligent, tough-minded" and knowing "what she wants."[12] Mike Fahey of Kotaku called her the series "greatest heroine," identifying her "power" and "confidence" as two of her strong qualities.[13] Kotaku writer Leigh Alexander discussed how her perspective changed between playing Persona 3 as a guy to a girl regarding Mitsuru; where she found Mitsuru admirable when playing as a male character, she found her "irritatingly perfect."[14] Destructoid Steven Hansen, who was reluctant about the chibi art style of Persona Q, felt less so after seeing Mitsuru, who he felt was cute and was convincing.[15]

Her portrayal in the Persona 4 Arena musical received praise from Richard Eisenbeis of Kotaku, calling her portrayal "perfect" and praising the chemistry between her and Akihiko.[16] VentureBeat expressedd similar comments calling her "like a sword-wielding Emma Peel".[17]

References

  1. ^ Ashcraft, Brian (April 13, 2011). "The Voice Actress Capturing The Hearts Of Otaku Everywhere". Kotaku. Archived from the original on October 8, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  2. ^ Shea, Brian (September 23, 2015). "A Look At The Voices Behind Gaming's Iconic Characters". Game Informer. Archived from the original on August 28, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  3. ^ Soejima, Shigenori (2007). Art of Persona 3. Atlus. p. 27.
  4. ^ Spencer (November 20, 2011). "Mitsuru and Akihiko have an edge in In Persona 4: The Ultimate In Mayonaka Arena". Siliconera. Archived from the original on January 24, 2012. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
  5. ^ Wallace, Kimberley (May 4, 2017). "The 10 Best Persona Characters". Game Informer. Archived from the original on August 23, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  6. ^ Wallace, Kimberley. "Best Female RPG Characters". RPGFan. Archived from the original on October 8, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  7. ^ Wallace, Kimberley (June 5, 2016). "Can Romance Be Portrayed Well In Games?". Game Informer. Archived from the original on October 8, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  8. ^ Marchello, Sam. "Sam Marchello's Top Ten Quirky-ZOMG-Must Play Games That Will Make You Smile (Shut up! Titles Are Hard!)". RPGamer. Archived from the original on October 8, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  9. ^ Moyse, Chris (October 18, 2018). "Persona Q2 finally heralds the coolest character in the series, Mitsuru Kirijo". Destructoid. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
  10. ^ Sullivan, Meghan (July 22, 2015). "Top 10 Persona Characters". IGN. Archived from the original on May 24, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  11. ^ Khaw, Cassandra (January 8, 2014). "2014 in Preview: Want Emancipation? No, We Want Persona 5". USGamer. Archived from the original on October 8, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  12. ^ Lee, Ben (February 15, 2014). "Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 retrospective - Atlus's JRPG masterpiece". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on October 9, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  13. ^ Fahey, Mike (October 23, 2013). "Persona's Greatest Heroine Is Also One Of Persona's Coolest Models". Kotaku. Archived from the original on October 9, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  14. ^ Alexander, leigh (July 28, 2010). "What I Discovered From Gaming Like A Girl". Kotaku. Archived from the original on April 7, 2020. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  15. ^ Hansen, Steven (January 10, 2014). "Tres bien! Mitsuru leads this new Persona Q trailer". Destructoid. Archived from the original on April 3, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  16. ^ Eisenbeis, Richard (December 26, 2014). "The Persona 4 Arena Musical is an Uneven Mess". Kotaku. Archived from the original on October 8, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  17. ^ "Persona 4 Arena proves that role-playing games and arcade fighters can mix (review)". Venture Beat. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
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