Mr. Ryougi is the head of the Ryougi family in Kara no Kyoukai.
Profile[]
Background[]
Mr. Ryougi was the leader of the then reviled "23 Districts Gang" and a cheering squadWP captain in his youth. He eventually started walking Mrs. Ryougi home every day to protect her from being harassed by a group of delinquents.[1] He eventually became a yakuzaWP leading the Ryougi Group, publicly "managing a diverse portfolio of companies." He has many subordinates on retainer at the Ryougi household.[2] They had two children, Kaname Ryougi and Shiki Ryougi. Kaname was passed over as the next family head in favor of Shiki due to her multiple personalities taking root.[3]
Appearance[]
Personality[]
Mr. Ryougi is "old-fashioned," not hesitating to use violence when necessary.[2] In his youth, he began to silently walk Mrs. Ryougi home each day, eventually leading to their relationship.[1] They typically do not do things together as a family like eating meals together, but Mr. and Mrs. Ryougi often go on walks together.[4] He's a member of the Gourmet Club.[2]
Role[]
Kara no Kyoukai[]
Mikiya Kokutou's actions while stalking the Ryougi household were ultimately dangerous to him due to Mr. Ryougi's line of work.[2] By the time of Shiki's accident, Akitaka Suzurigi had already informed them of Shiki acting strangely, so they understood that the cause of the incident was their daughter even without knowing all the details.[5]
One possible future for Mikiya upon losing his job with Touko Aozaki is "entering one of the accounting personnel starved companies affiliated with the Ryougi Group, where he would strike out on his own, eventually becoming one of Papa Ryougi's most trusted Fixers."[6]
The Adventures of Lord El-Melloi II[]
When Akira Yakou went missing, the Yakou family contacted Mr. Ryougi for help since their two families are related. Mr. Ryougi in turn asked Mikiya to look into it.[7]
Abilities[]
Mr. Ryougi is skilled in swordsmanship. Despite being of the Ryougi lineage, he does not possess the multiple personality trait of his father or daughter.[8]
Development[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
[] Kara no Kyoukai - Chapter 4: “The Hollow Shrine” Movies Q & A Pamphlets
Q: Shiki’s mom is incredibly beautiful. I’m actually envious of Shiki’s dad. Tell me, how did those two meet and fall in love?Q: Shiki’s mom is incredibly beautiful. I’m actually envious of Shiki’s dad. Tell me, how did those two meet and fall in love? <Humanity>
Nasu: Shiki’s mom was an aloof beauty that had a certain elegance like the setting sun. Shiki’s dad was a leader in the reviled 23 Districts Gang (and also the cheerleading captain). Eventually, in order to protect Shiki’s mom, who was being harassed by a group of delinquents, Shiki’s dad started silently walking her home every day. And after that… Well? What do you think? No good?
Takeuchi: There have been a lot of questions about Shiki’s mom. Everybody must have felt a pretty big impact from her. Well, I had a pretty big impact, too. Also, self-reflection. She isn’t something you should cram your dreams into. - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3
[] Kara no Kyoukai - Chapter 2: “A Study in Murder (Part 1)” Movies Q & A Pamphlets
Q: Shiki’s father seems like a really scary person. What does he do for a living?Q: Shiki’s father seems like a really scary person. What does he do for a living?
Nasu: Naturally, he’s Yaku――*cough*, I mean, he manages a diverse portfolio of companies. He occasionally acts as a “consultant” for rival organizations, and has a large number of “freelance employees” on retainer in his home. And he’s a bit old-fashioned, so he won’t hesitate to resort to violence when the occasion calls for it.
Takeuchi: I see. Basically, you’re saying it was a really dangerous thing that Mikiya did.
Nasu: Oh, and he’s also a member of the Gourmet Club.Ｑ：式のお父さんはとっても怖そうな人ですが、普段は何をしている人なんですか？
奈：そりゃ当然ヤク――ごほんごほん、複数の会社を多角的に経営し、時には競争相手の企業の相談役にもなり、自宅にフリーランスな構成員を何人も抱え持ち、時に暴力も辞さない、昔ながらの名十です。
武：なるほど。幹也がどんだけやばい行動をしていたのかって話ですね。
奈：あと美食クラブの会員です。 - ↑
[] Kara no Kyoukai Special Pamphlet - Encyclopedia: Ryougi Shiki [Person's name], p.042-043 [T] Ryougi Shiki [Person's name]
A girl in her late teens. One of the main characters of the story, possessing the characteristic of Yin. A killer who could not kill.
She used a coarse male speech pattern, and used Ore as her first person pronoun. She had a cold personality and appeared to care about nothing.
She had only worn kimono up to the age of 16, but due to the comment of her high school peers, she bought a leather jacket. After that, she began this strange getup of wearing a leather jacket over a kimono during winter.
Although it seemed that she was concerned about her attire, but really she did not care.
She just wore what she wanted, but the result was consistently "always kimono", "laced-up boots or geta", "...red leather jacket".
Mean, heartless, and merciless, but occasionally she would react in a surprisingly feminine way. Like Mikiya said, it you want to compare her to an animal, it would be a rabbit or something like that.
She was the second child of House Ryougi, who artificially induced dual personalities in their offspring. Due to her confirmed multiple personality, her brother was abandoned as the heir in favour of her.
Because she was aware of her abnormality since childhood, Ryougi hated people as well as herself. Although she developed a cold personality as a result, secretly she wished to experience a normal person's happiness.
.... Ever since she encountered the materialization of that dream, her fate changed drastically.
She had a male personality known as "SHIKI", but he was lost due to an accident. Subsequently she developed the ability to perceive Lines of Death. Was it a compensation, or was it a sequelae of the accident?
After awakening from the coma, she did not have a realistic sense of living. Although in frustration she attempted to feel this sense of living through killing, due to various accidents and benevolent obstructions she never succeeded.
With a uncertain sense of living, this listless girl continued to come to Touko's office day in and day out.
By the way, Shiki's emotions towards people were quite animalistic.
Regardless of good or evil, Shiki first divided people into "those she can be with" and "those she cannot be with".
For those "she can be with", she would stay with them even if she hated them. Touko was "dislike", Azaka was "like", such were the categories.
As to Mikiya, in the words of Shiki, "I don't know".両儀式【りょうぎ―しき】【人名】
十代後半の少女。物語の主役の一人。陰性。人を殺せない殺人鬼。
男のような乱暴な口調で、一人称はオレ。冷めた性格で、万事がどうでもいいように振る舞う。
十六歳まで和服しか着てこなかったが、高校で出会った同級生のちょっとした台詞から皮のジャンパーを購入。以後、冬は着物の上に革ジャンを羽織《はお》る、という妙な服装になった。
服装に拘《こだわ》っているように見えるが、実は本人何も考えていない。
好きなものを着るだけという考えで、その結果として『いつも着物』『履物《はきもの》は編み上げブーツかゲタ』『……気に食わないけど赤い革ジャン』という格好になっている。
ぶっきらぼうで薄情《はくじょう》で容赦《ようしゃ》がないが、時折びっくりするほど少女らしい反応をする。幹也曰く、動物に例えるのならウサギだとか。
人為的に二重人格者を生み出す両儀家の次女として生まれ、多人格の素質を認められ、兄を差し置いて両儀家の跡取りとなった。
幼い頃から自分が異常だと知っていた為、極度の人間嫌い＆自分嫌い。それ故に冷めた性格になってしまったのだが、心のどこかで人並みの幸福を夢見ていた。
……その夢の具現に出会ってしまった事から、彼女の運命は大きく変動していく。
『識』という男性人格を持っていたが、事故によって失われた。その代償か事故の後遺症か、以後、死の線が視えてしまう体質になってしまった。
昏睡から目覚めた後は生の実感がなく、人を殺す事で生の実感を得ようと躍起《やっき 》になるが、色々な偶然とか善意の妨害とかで上手くいったためしがない。
不確かな生の実感を抱きながら、今日も今日として橙子の事務所に通いつめるアンニュイ少女。
余談ではあるが、式の対人感情は中々に動物的。
好き嫌いに関係なく、まず一緒にいていい人間と一緒にいたくない人間とに分かれるのだとか。
一緒にいていい人間なら嫌いだろうと付き合っていくらしく、橙子は嫌い、鮮花は好き、というカテゴリーらしい。
幹也はと言うと、本人曰く「知らない」だそうで。 - ↑
[] Kara no Kyoukai - Chapter 2: “A Study in Murder (Part 1)” Movies Q & A Pamphlets
Q: I noticed that there’s a bamboo grove near the Ryougi mansion. In the spring, do they ever do things like hunting bamboo shoots together as a family?Q: I noticed that there’s a bamboo grove near the Ryougi mansion. In the spring, do they ever do things like hunting bamboo shoots together as a family?
Takeuchi: …Probably not.
Nasu: But they at least go on walks, for sure! Though it’s really just Papa Ryougi and Mama Ryougi.
Occasionally, Shiki will see them spending time together out there from her room.Ｑ：両儀邸の傍にある竹林が気になります。やはり、春になると一家揃って竹の子狩りとかしているのですか？
武：いやだから、普通に考えたらないだろ、それ。
奈：でも散歩ぐらいはするよ、きっと！両儀父と両儀母の組み合わせだけだろうけど。
式はたまに、そういう両親を部屋から見かけたりしているんですよ。 - ↑
[] Kara no Kyoukai - Chapter 4: “The Hollow Shrine” Movies Q & A Pamphlets
Q: Mikiya accompanied Shiki when she was transported to the hospital. Afterward, was he interrogated by members of the Ryougi household?Q: Mikiya accompanied Shiki when she was transported to the hospital. Afterward, was he interrogated by members of the Ryougi household? <Ranma>
Takeuchi: What a scary question. Mikiya… right until the very end… you wouldn't give them your name…
Nasu: Mikiya really is insane! If it was me, I'd end up throwing up as soon as I was caught. …Setting that aside, Shiki's parents had already heard from Akitaka that Shiki was acting strangely. Even if they didn't know all the details, they at least understood that their daughter was the one causing trouble. - ↑
- ↑ The Adventures of Lord El-Melloi II Volume 2: The Devil of the Wandering Sea (Upper) - Chapter 2
- ↑ Kara no Kyoukai
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