Shino Kuribayashi

Shino Kuribayashi is a character from the Gate: Thus the JSDF Fought There! series.
== Charactah Account ==
A member of Third Recon Team of the JSDF, one of the two female members in the team. She is noted for her veteran badge in hand-to-hand combat to excel against the soldier in the Special Area. Doesn't respect Itami as much as the others for his otaku status, which makes her distraught when she learns that Itami is a Ranger and in Special Forces.
Shino has a short temper and can get easily angered when someone gets on her nerves. She is also sadistic and enjoys fighting, preferably charging headlong into melee combat. This recklessness is often frowned upon by her fellow members, and often results in getting her equipment damaged beyond repair. She does not kill without reason (i.e. in self-defense or upon a superior's order), but relishes in cutting loose whenever she gets the chance.
In spite of her violent nature, Shino also longs for a man in her life, once asking Itami to introduce her to single men in the Special Forces. It is revealed that she has dated before, but said "dates" inevitably involved going to a martial arts dojo for a "friendly spar", and any boyfriend who failed to beat - or at worst, match - her was summarily dumped, on the spot showing that her man must be the ones that can beat the crap out of her. Because of her tomboyish nature, however, she ironically makes herself more popular with the women in the Special Region, particularly the Warrior Bunnies; Maminaadmires Shino's battle moves at Italica, and in the novels Delilah and Shino become best friends, as both are violent and reckless in battle. She is also shown to be friendly with Rory Mercury, having apparently gained her respect after they fought along side each other in the Siege of Italica, and two are seen drinking together in the manga, and retrieving the boys together in the video. Shino is the shortest compared to the rest of Third Recon, but undoubtedly the most ferocious.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Gate: Thus the JSDF Fought There!
* Gate: Thus the JSDF Fought There! Part 2 - Fire Dragon Arc
=== Light Novels ===
* Gate: Thus the JSDF Fought There!
=== Manga ===
* Gate: Thus the JSDF Fought There!
== Trivia ==
* If one compares her manga depiction to her anime one, Shino went from a muscular party girl to a petite, younger-looking one. Although her LN design is more attractive and closer to the anime one.
* In the manga, Shino shows off really huge and muscular arms, and some of the boys like Itami and Kurata describe her as a muscle-head. She still has a few admirers and fanservice scenes.
* Later in the novels, Shino falls in love with Akira Tomita and asks him to marry her, even though she knows he is in a relationship with Bozes. Even when he refuses, she stays by his side.
* Shino shares her surname with Tadamichi Kuribayashi who was the commanding Japanese general of the Battle of Iwo Jima.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Shino Kuribayashi at Gate - Thus the JSDF Fought There! Wiki
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