Miharu Kiryu

**Miharu Kiryu** (霧 (きり) 生 (ゆう) 見 (み) 晴 (はる) , *Kiryu Miharu*?) is a major character in *Witch Watch* series.

He is the son of Masumi Kiryu who belongs to a clan of vampires who are dedicated to exorcism. Currently is a Nico's familiar alonside Morihito, Kanshi and Keigo

## Etymology

* The name **Miharu** means "*view*" (見晴) ('*miharu*).
* Miharu's surname **Kiryu** means "*fog/mist/haze*" (霧) (**kiri**) and "life/living" (生) (**yu**).

## Appearance

Miharu usually wears an ancient outfit, though he doesn't wear it often he wears a cape.

## Personality

Miharu is usually a very calm person, willing to help in any way he can.

Miharu usually says what he thinks.

Miharu usually uses his cuteness to get out of trouble, so when he tends to say something out of line, he usually apologizes by using a cute face or saying something cute to avoid trouble.

Due to his condition as a vampire, he usually distances himself from people, this caused him to isolate himself so as not to hurt others. When he moved to the otogi's house, this stopped being a problem since he usually absorbs the vital energy of his housemates, this has made him able to relate to people and became popular in his high school.

Sometimes he usually acts mature, being the most mature person in the room despite his age difference with the other members.

## History

Miharu belongs to a vampire clan, his father Masumi is a well-known exorcist.

Born in a small village far from the city, having the ability to absorb people's life force, Miharu isolated himself from people to avoid harming them.

After meeting Morihito and Otogi Family, he moved to the city to live with them and become a Nico's familiar.

## Relationships

### Family

#### Masumi Kiryu

Miharu has a good relationship with his father. Even though Miharu had to absorb his vitality to survive, Masumi doesn't seem to hold a grudge against him even letting him move out because it was in his best interest.

#### Unnamed Mother

Miharu has a good relationship with his mother.

### Friends

#### Nico Wakatsuki

Miharu usually sees Nico as an older sister despite often giving her advice about her love situation with Morihito.

#### Morihito Otogi

Miharu usually sees Morihito as an older brother and often respects him for his abilities. He usually calls him with the honorific *san* unlike the other members.

#### Kanshi Kazamatsuri

Miharu usually gets annoyed by Kanshi's attitude since he usually uses him for his interests or for money. Despite their differences, Miharu sees him as his older brother.

#### Keigo Magami

The two get along well, although Miharu often scolds him due to his pessimistic and depressing personality. Despite this, Miharu usually respects him more than Kanshi, even thinking that he was the second in charge of the otogi household after Morihito.

#### Rui Fujiki

Rui is Miharu's first friend excluding the Otogi family members. Miharu and Rui have a deal in which Miharu usually drains Rui's vitality causing Rui to calm his destructive instincts. Due to their rare bloodlines they both get along well, even Miharu would talk to him and introduce the other members. Currently Miharu considers Rui and Fran as his best friends.

#### Furan Tsugihagi

Fran is Miharu's second friend, because she is a robot, Miharu can touch her without worrying about hurting her. Because they share secrets, Miharu, Rui and Fran have become good friends, Miharu often trusts her when it comes to science or technology.

### Enemies

#### Rabuka

They both met during Ran's fight against Morihito, from that moment Miharu would try to bother her for running away from a fight. Some time later, both would meet again on route 2 of the mountain, having their confrontation, although Miharu would end up losing against her, she would end up winning thanks to the help of Rui and Fran, after learning about her power, Miharu would empathize with her since like him, she can't be with people.

## Abilities

* **Vitality Absorption**: Due to their weakening over the years, vampires evolved to absorb the vitality of people, this ability allows Miharu to heal from any wound as well as know the feelings and thoughts of the person he absorbed, he could also recognize people if he absorbed them before.

## Equipment

* **Umbrella**: Being a vampire, Miharu is unable to be in sunlight so he uses an umbrella to carry out her activities. He can also be used as a sword in an emergency.
* **Twilight Rose**: It is a kind of rose capable of absorbing the vitality or magic of the species. According to Miharu, this rose has been used on several generations of vampires.

## References

1. ↑ Twitter Official Account
2. ↑ Witch Watch Manga: Chapter 43, Page 14
3. ↑ Witch Watch Manga: Chapter 45, Page 2
4. ↑ Witch Watch Manga: Chapter 70, Page 14
5. ↑ Witch Watch Manga: Chapter 92, Page 2