Character of the Day (8)

Character: Kuro

Anime: Blue Exorcist

Age: 121

Role: Supporting

         Kuro is a Cat Sidhe (Demon that possess cats) and the familiar of Okumura Rin. He was the familiar of Fujimoto Shiro before he dies.

        Kuro had lived peacefully with humans protecting their silkworms. He'd receive offerings of food and festivals, held in his name, in return. As time passes, silk cultivation becomes outdated and Kuro is not worshipped anymore. Then, people attempt to demolish Kuro's shrine to use the land. As a result, Kuro was outraged and he attacked them. That;s when they contact True Cross Academy for help. They send them a group of exorcists led by Fujimoto Shiro. However, Shiro doesn't rescolve to violence, and instead he talks to Shiro and shares Catnip wine with him. That's when he becomes Fujimoto's familiar and a guardian of the True Cross Academy.

         When we see Kuro for the first time, Fujimoto is already dead, killed by Satan, to protect Rin. Kuro was ignorant of Fujimoto's death, until he heard one of the human guars talking about it. Kuro is shocked by the news, and he turns to his former violent self. A group of exorcists among which was Yukio and Rin is called to stop Kuro. That's when Rin , unknowingly follows Fukimoto's steps. Rin realizes he can understand Kuro. He understand that his rage is caused by his shock at Fujimoto's death and his loneliness. So, he stops Yukio from using poison that was given to him by Fujimoto to use with Kuro, had he caused trouble, in the case of his death. Rin talks to Kuro and he calms down, and accepts Fujimoto's death with sorrow. It also turns out that the claimed poison was nothing but catnip wine that Kuro liked. Because of the incident Kuro takes a liking to Rin , as he sees Fujimoto Shiro in him, and becomes his familiar. Since then, we usually see him with Rin sleeping on his back, playing around him and asking him to play with him.

            Kuro has the ability to change into a nekomata, a giant demon cat. That's the form we see him in when he's enraged at the news of Fujimoto's death. He can change to it willingly, it doesn't only come with rage.

            As to why I like kuro .. well, with the exception of Chopper (One Piece) I don't like animals at in anime , expecially if they can talk. However, Kuro is so kawaiii! I liked his seiyu. I liked that he, especially liked Rin. Rin is one of the few anime main characters that I felt like pitying (I will not be talking about that now, since this is about Kuro). So, that fact that's there's someone, even a cat, that especially likes him appealed to me.