Koji Kiyoshi

**Koji Kiyoshi** (Japanese:**清(きよし)浩二(こうじ)** *Koji Kiyoshi*) is a character from Shuriken Rantō Cryptoverse, who first appeared in Chapter 1.

### The Marc Saga

In his debut, he has always dreamed of becoming a great Crystal Brawler. He was studying Crystal Monsters ever since he was younger, and now that he decided to apply to the Crystal Brawler Junior High School, he has to pass the entrance exam. However, by the time he took the entrance exam, he unexpectedly failed the exam, which has led him straight home afterwards. But he sees the power came out, and then he met Roakijushiku. Roakijushiku befriended Koji and he decided to go with Roakijushiku to see what was causing the power outage. They have encountered Darkslash, the strong Crystal Monster of them all, with Level 40. Roakijushiku gets Koji to use the Crystalrist to use the power given to him to fight Darkslash. However, eventually defeated, Daichi Kentaro, Koji's new mentor, and the principal of the Crystap Brawlers Junior High School, granted him a second chance due to his observation of the battle between the Crystal Monster and Darkslash.

In Chapter 2, he has started his first day of Crystal Brawler Junior High School. He met his health teacher, Takeshi Kenta, where he have entered the simulation to fight the Pacmans. Afterwards, after fusing to Kojiroara to fight the Pac-Mans around the school, Koji met Professor Shari who sometimes works around the school in order to pay her bills. Koji decided to be friends with Sora and Saburo.

In Chapter 3, Koji befriends the Furious Five, which they later trick him into handing the Crystal Balls to them. However, Koji was able to escape that situation. In Chapter 4, Koji and Roakijushiku ended up destroying the garden back in Justpip Town when they were racing to get the Crystal Ball. Fortunal, a new character, Aoha Atashino, decided to go easy on him instead of calling the police because she has a crush on him. To make up for destroying her garden, Koji have agreed to take care of her garden while she was gone. However, the human-trap plant captured Koji and Roakijushiku. Before they were digested, Aoha have saved them from the Plant trap.

In Chapter 5, he met Manama Yoko, a Water-type Crystal Brawler with Dolphlon who is a producer of the “God Water” company. In Chapter 6, he have also met Ryou Fumihito, a dropped-out Crystal Brawler who is also Shari’s assistant for her lab. He ended up taking care of the lab with him, unsuccessfully. In Chapter 7, he first met Marc, a Crystal Monster who appears in his dream every night, and gave him a story about why he appears in the cave. in Chapter 8, he met Riku Katashi, who would travel underground with him to find the Family Ball. In Chapter 9, he have also befriended Akimitsu Haruto, a kid who have destroyed the electrometer after a failure to the school gas. He and Akimitsu became friends quickly, even after they have formed a “Duo Move” against Shinju and the Marukas. In Chapter 11, he befriended three mean 9th graders, Pain, Death, and Blood, who destroyed his lunch, making him accept the challenge of defeating him, but he ended up being defeated himself. In Chapter 12, he met Makoto Minoru, a transfer student from Orbon, who also plays electric guitar, which is implied that he might have a crush on him as well once he asked for his phone number. In Chapter 14, he have been framed to fail biology class, in which case because of Shinju Kumiko, who blackmails him because of his entrance in school.

In Chapter 15, he dreamed that he was in the cave again, and Marc have warned him that the Furious Five is on the loose with the Crystal Balls again, also lead by Hunter Grai. However, in order to take on Hunter Grai himself, Koji plans to train with Makoto, Akimitsu, Riku, Aoha, and Saburo for 14 days before the arrival of the Furious Five (Chapters 16-18). However, by Chapter 18, Marc have sent him to a different task, where he must collect all 3 stones to form a cryptocrystalline. Koji got the blue stone from the tall mountain (Chapters 19-20), and he obtained the yellow stone and the red stone from the snake after he cured the snake’s Crystal Brawler from her illness (Chapters 21-23). Koji requested them to go get to the Furious Five tower to rescue his friends. Later in the story saga, he and Roakijushiku separated after being defeated by Hunter Grai, which have led to him being trained by Kozaki Ryuki's cousin, Yousuke Ryuki. In Chapter 36, he have came to the forest with Yousuke to practice his senses. At the end of Chapter 37, he relaxes in the antidote tub with Yousuke and Roakijushiku.

## Personality

Koji Kiyoshi is the main character of the Cryptoverse series, therefore he was introduced in the very first chapter. He is a determined ( but sometimes slightly foolish) boy with the dream of becoming the greatest Crystal Brawler. His element is Shuriken. Sadly he failed his test to get into the brawler's school, but he did not lose hope and got a special second chance because the teacher Daichi Kentaro saw his bond with Crystal Monster Roaracryst.

## Powers

Spoilers: after leveling up to level 16 Koji is able to become Super Kojiroara, a powered up form.

## Items Owned

* Crystalrist (obtained in chapter 1)
* Brawler's License (obtained in chapter 2)

## Relationships

### Sora Nijiko

They are good friends who met in the training simulation when Koji saved Sora from almost being defeated. Koji has shown to see that he thinks her Rainbow Ray attack is cool.

### Saburo Shinchiro

Saburo and Koji are friends, like with Sora Koji met him in the training simulation. They admire each other's powers and have formed a close friendgroup with Sora since chapter 2, and Aoha since chapter 4.

### Aoha Atashino

They met slightly after Koji befriended Sora and Saburo, she has now become apart of their group. Aoha actally has a crush on Koji although he does not notice. Koji says she is his best friend and they are often spend time together.

### Shinju Kumiko

Shinju is Koji's rival and has been against him since elementary school. She is often saying harsh insulting things to him, and Koji does not go to insult her back as harshly, but he does fight back to prove his strength.

## Name origin

The first name, Koji, came from Japanese 浩 (kō) meaning "prosperous", and 二 (ji) meaning "two". The last name, Kiyoshi, came from Japanese 清 (kiyoshi) meaning "pure"