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Kirito (Sword Art Online)

Kirito (Sword Art Online) is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Kirito (Sword Art Online) rather than just read about it. In short: Kazuto Kirigaya (桐ヶ谷和人, Kirigaya Kazuto), born as Kazuto Narusaka (鳴坂和人, Narusaka Kazuto), is the main protagonist of the Sword Art Online series of light novels written by Reki Kawahara. Known by a portmanteau of his name, Kirito (キリト, Kirito) is his user name in the Sword Art Online video game, which the series is partially set in.

Key takeaways

Kirito (Sword Art Online) belongs to engineering; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Kirito (Sword Art Online) to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Kirito (Sword Art Online) from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Kazuto Kirigaya (桐ヶ谷和人, Kirigaya Kazuto), born as Kazuto Narusaka (鳴坂和人, Narusaka Kazuto), is the main protagonist of the Sword Art Online series of light novels written by Reki Kawahara. Known by a portmanteau of his name, Kirito (キリト, Kirito) is his user name in the Sword Art Online video game, which the series is partially set in. Kirito is a teenager who was chosen as one of 1,000 beta testers for a virtual reality massively multiplayer online role-playing game (VRMMORPG) for the NerveGear: Sword Art Online. After the game is released to the general public, he and the rest of the 10,000 players discover that they are unable to log out and are trapped in the simulation unless they manage to beat the game. In the anime adaptation, Kirito is voiced in Japanese by Yoshitsugu Matsuoka and in English by Bryce Papenbrook.

Creation and conception

In an interview with Sword Art Online series creator Reki Kawahara, he wrote the series to change popular opinion of online gaming; viewing it not a social ill or just an escape from real life, and thus decided to show games in a more positive light in his light novels. He stated that he does not usually put aspects of himself into his characters, he did note that "neither of us are good at forming parties. We [both] tend to play solo in these games a lot." When asked about Kirito using a sword in a gun-based game during the Gun Gale Online arc, Kawahara responded that the energy sword in Halo can be the most powerful weapon if used properly. In the anime adaptation, Kirito is voiced in Japanese by Yoshitsugu Matsuoka and in English by Bryce Papenbrook. In an interview with Matsuoka on the similarities between him and his character, Matsuoka opinioned that "there's only one chance" for success in both acting and for Kirito in the game universe. He also noted that he wanted to be a good example through his acting.

Appearances

Sword Art Online

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Illustrations

Kirito (Sword Art Online): Character design by abec [ja] for the light novels, which include his dual swords, Elucidator and Dark Repulser — Character design by abec [ja] for the light novels, which include his dual swords, Elucidator and Dark Repulser

Kirito (Sword Art Online): The popularity of the character has made him a popular subject of cosplay. — The popularity of the character has made him a popular subject of cosplay.

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Kirito (Sword Art Online)

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Kirito (Sword Art Online) claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In engineering, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Kirito (Sword Art Online) before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Kirito (Sword Art Online) ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Kirito (Sword Art Online)

In research: Kirito (Sword Art Online) appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Kirito (Sword Art Online) in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Kirito (Sword Art Online) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Adoptee characters in anime and manga, Anime and manga characters introduced in 2012, Anime and manga characters who use magic, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Kirito (Sword Art Online) outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Kirito (Sword Art Online) in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Kirito (Sword Art Online) means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Kirito (Sword Art Online) in simple terms?

Why does Kirito (Sword Art Online) matter?

Because it connects several engineering ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Kirito (Sword Art Online)?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Kirito (Sword Art Online).