Keiji Kiriya

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Keiji Kiriya is the Japanese soldier protagonist of the military science fiction novel "All You Need Is Kill," who becomes trapped in a time loop while fighting an alien invasion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
novel protagonist
adaptationMedium film Edge of Tomorrow
adaptationRelationship William Cage is the film counterpart of Keiji Kiriya NERFINISHED
adaptedAs William Cage NERFINISHED
ageInStory early twenties
appearsIn All You Need Is Kill NERFINISHED
basedIn Japan (military base at story start)
centralPlotDevice time loop
characterCreatedBy Hiroshi Sakurazaka NERFINISHED
characterDevelopment becomes an elite fighter through repeated loops
closeAlly Rita Vrataski NERFINISHED
conflict war against the Mimics
countryOfCitizenship Japan
familyName Kiriya NERFINISHED
fightsAgainst Mimics
firstAppearance novel All You Need Is Kill NERFINISHED
firstPublicationYearOfWork 2004
gender male
genreOfWorkAppearedIn military science fiction
time loop fiction
givenName Keiji NERFINISHED
hasAbility time loop reset upon death
hasThemeAssociated fatalism and repetition
personal growth through combat experience
languageSpoken Japanese
loveInterest Rita Vrataski NERFINISHED
mediumOfOrigin light novel
militaryBranch United Defense Force NERFINISHED
narrativePerspective first-person narrator in the novel
narrativeRole protagonist
occupation soldier
originalWorkLanguage Japanese
primaryGoal defeat the Mimics and break the time loop
publisherOfOriginalWork Shueisha NERFINISHED
servesIn Jacket unit
settingOfStory near-future Earth under alien invasion
trainingStatusAtStart rookie soldier
usesWeapon powered exoskeleton suit

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All You Need Is Kill mainCharacter Keiji Kiriya
Rita Vrataski (All You Need Is Kill light novel character) trained Keiji Kiriya
subject surface form: Rita Vrataski
Rita Vrataski (All You Need Is Kill light novel character) ally Keiji Kiriya
subject surface form: Rita Vrataski
Rita Vrataski (All You Need Is Kill light novel character) sharesExperienceWith Keiji Kiriya
subject surface form: Rita Vrataski
William Cage basedOn Keiji Kiriya
Mimics associatedWithCharacter Keiji Kiriya