Korekiyo Shinguji

Korekiyo Shinguji (真宮寺 是清 Shingūji Korekiyo) is a character featured in Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony and a participant of the New Killing School Life.

His title is Ultimate Anthropologist (超高校級の「民俗学者」chō kōkō kyū no “minzoku gakusha” lit. Super High School Level Folklorist). He has seen many places and people, and as a result, he has formed his pet theory of "humanity's unlimited beauty".

Name
His first kanji name 是清 korekiyo translated as "just and pure". Korekiyo's name is ironic because the meaning is contrary to his true self. His last name kanji is composed of the characters 真 - meaning "true", 宮 - meaning "palace" and 寺 - meaning "temple".

Interestingly, the word 宮 miya, aside from its literal meaning, is also used to refer to (usually larger and/or more significant) Shinto shrines, while the word 寺 tera is reserved for Buddhist temples. Considering how Shintoism and Buddhism are practiced side by side in Japan, and how Japanese folk culture draws heavily from both faiths, Korekiyo's last name could be said to imply at his field of expertise.

Appearance
Korekiyo is a tall, slim student with rather pale skin and long blackish blue hair. He has rather narrow golden eyes, and his mouth is covered by a black mask with a zipper on it, giving him an outlandish appearance. He wears a mask wherever he goes, and he even owns different masks for eating, showering, and other daily activities.

He wears a dark green military-style uniform with matching knee-high black boots. The uniform consists of a white shirt underneath it, a dark green button-up, a red band around his left arm, a dark green cap, and a decorative chain dangling from it. In his Free Time events, he states that his sister tailored the suit for him while she was sick. He wears what appears to be some kind of locket around his neck. Both of his hands are notably completely covered in bandages.

Personality
Korekiyo is an aloof and somewhat creepy person, but he is also very cool-headed and intelligent. He has the experience of having met to a huge variety of human beings for his cultural anthropology research and because of that, he can keep himself composed even under the confinement circumstances and believes in facing things with calm and rational approach rather than an emotional one. He has a vast knowledge of different cultures and ponders different subjects in deep and complex manner. He usually speaks in calm and polite manner, but he nevertheless comes across rather off and can make others uncomfortable. He also has an unique and somewhat creepy laugh, which sounds like "kukuku".

Korekiyo has formed a pet theory of "humanity's unlimited beauty" and he has a deep interest in it. He believes all human beings are great, and that even their ugly sides are extremely beautiful and beauty can be created from hardship. During the killing game, he observes other students with great interest in seeing what kind of beauty they will display as humans under such circumstances, seemingly not caring about their safety. His morals are stated to be a bit off and he can say unsettling things rather openly. He is even aware that his appearance and behavior cause him to come across as a potential murderer, but he does not appear to care what other people think of him.

As another strange trait, he is quite fixated on keeping his mask on. During his free time events, he claims he has a different mask for different activities, like eating, bathing, sleeping and exercising. However, they all appear exactly the same and do not seem to have any kind of hole in them, yet he is somehow capable of eating and drinking.

Ultimate Anthropologist
Korekiyo is an anthropologist, to be precise, a cultural anthropologist that researches customs, legends, folklore, poetry, etc. His particular field of study is culture and ethnical customs whose historical origins have yet to be made clear, like or. He tries to inspect and elucidate those kinds of traditional customs from a rational perspective and states that cultural anthropology is like a science that tries to observe humanity itself.

In other languages
Korekiyo's talent as it appears in official translations of Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony.

Relationships

 * Family:

Older sister

 * Ultimate Academy for Gifted Juveniles:

Quotes
New Danganronpa V3 - Trial Version (English)
 * "You wonder "Who is this?" Yes...I shall make that clear first. My name is Korekiyo Shinguji... I am called the $$." (Korekiyo introducing himself to Kaede Akamatsu and Makoto Naegi)
 * "I believe...that human beings are creatures who possess infinite beauty."
 * "I find all aspects of humanity, even the ugly parts, to be beautiful. Our present situation is rather...intriguing. What beauty will I be able to witness here?"
 * "As long as there is room for debate, it is rash to decide upon the culprit." (during the Class Trial)
 * "You wished to protect Makoto... There is beauty in such a wish..." (to Kaede during the Class Trial)

List of Appearances
Games=
 * Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
 * New Danganronpa V3 - Trial Version
 * -|Manga=
 * New Danganronpa V3: Everyone's New Semester of Killing Comic Anthology

Trivia

 * Korekiyo's voice actor, Kenichi Suzumura, is married to Maki Harukawa's voice actress Maaya Sakamoto.
 * In a poll hosted by MyNavi, fans voted Korekiyo the 13th most popular Danganronpa V3 student.
 * Korekiyo's design seems to strongly draw inspiration from a character from Japanese musician 's music video for his song . This was most likely intentional as series creator, Kazutaka Kodaka, is a fan of hide's music.

Navigation
Корекиё Шингуджи Korekiyo Shinguji Korekiyo Shinguji