Shiroe

Kei Shirogane, also known Shiroe, The Machiavelli in Glasses, The Villain in Glasses, Shiroe the Strategist, Black Heart Glasses, Dark Kuroe, Dark Shiroe, Chronicler of the East, Geki of the East, Scrivener of the East and Arch Mage, is one of the main protagonist from the Log Horizon series.
== Charactah Account ==
Shiroe, a 23-year-old engineering graduate, got trapped in the world of Elder Tale while trying out its latest version after a long hiatus. He is an alumnus of Debauchery Tea Party (DTP), a legendary (though informal) dungeon raiding team, having earned a reputation as one of its strategist.
Shiroe was a graduate student majoring in engineering when he was trapped in the game Elder Tale. Naturally a cautious and thoughtful introvert, he has played the game since middle school and is a veteran with a near-encyclopaedic knowledge of the game, which is known for its depth and complexity. Even as a child, he disliked playing outdoors and from middle school-on preferred to stay indoors, where he used computers to explore virtual reality. Shiroe remained somewhat of a hikikomori through college, and he notes upon regaining consciousness in Akiba that it's been awhile since he was last outside.
Although Shiroe is socially awkward and tends to be asocial, he does not actually dislike other people. Instead, he is fiercely independent and wary of others who approach him with ulterior motives. He is not above helping people who are really in need, and he appears to have a soft spot for beginners, such as Tohya and Minori. In addition, he can be quite protective of people he cares for, a trait that Nyanta used to tease him about.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Log Horizon
* Log Horizon 2nd Season
* Log Horizon Recap
* Log Horizon: Destruction Of The Round Table
=== Light Novels ===
* Log Horizon
=== Manga ===
* Log Horizon
* Log Horizon Side Story: Honey Moon Logs
* Log Horizon: The West Wind Brigade
=== Video Games ===
* Chain Chronicle
* Log Horizon: New Adventure Land
* Summons Board
== Trivia ==
* In the Let's Go to Summer Camp! manga short written and illustrated by Hara Kazuhiro, Shiroe states that he cannot swim. Whether this is true, or a lie made up to avoid wearing the swimsuit sent to him by the Roderick Firm (the one Rudy later wears), is yet unknown.
* Shiroe placed second in the first official popularity poll with 852 votes, with Akatsuki in first place. He fell to third place in the second poll with 1,802 votes, losing his spot to Nyanta.
** Yen On held their own version of the popularity poll online, where Shiroe placed first with 122 votes.
* Takuma Terashima voices both Shiroe and Merchant Youngster from Mamare's previous work, Maoyu. Both start of being introverted and shy, but become more self-confident and outspoken after being (sometimes forcefully) put into positions of power.
* Shiroe's full birthdate is November 27, 1994, based on the Catastrophe occurs (May 3, 2018) and his age as of Volume 5 (23), which takes place roughly between September and October in Theldesian time.
* The meaning of Shiroe's name is intentionally ambiguous. Phonetically, it's a combination of the first character of his real last name ("shiro") and his first name (kei, can be read as "e"). Put together, they make "Shiro-e," which would mean something like a "fortress of wisdom." However "shiro" is also a homophone with, which mean "white" or sometimes "innocent." Henrietta often pokes fun of Shiroe by calling him Kuroe ("Kuro" = Black), playing on the alternate, more common meaning of the word "shiro".
* In the Taiwanese translation, Shiroe's official name was changed to (Chéng Huì, transliterates to "City Benefactor"), instead of transliterating Shiroe's Japanese name. The Taiwanese version's translator, Haniwa, chose to use a localized name that held meaning to Chinese readers, although he said he wished there was a way to place the white/black symbolism in the Chinese name.
* Yen On's translation calls Shiroe the "Machiavelli in Glasses" instead of the "Villain in Glasses," in reference to both Niccolò Machiavelli and Machiavellianism. Ironically, although Machiavellianism is often regarded as being predominantly in favor of self-interest and personal gain, most if not all of Shiroe's schemes are for the greater good, and he rarely takes self-interest into account unless he believes that it is for the better. For that reason, the name "Black-Heart Glasses" is also rather ironic; he appears to be a ruthless schemer on the outside, but he is actually kind-hearted on the inside.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Shiroe at Log Horizon Wiki
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