Name: Mibu Kyoshiro
Age: 20 (in appearance)
Height: 178 cm
Weight: 65 kg
Blood Group: AB
Weapons: None,Formerly the Shibien
Master/teacher: Muramasa
First Appearance: Volume 01, Chapter 1
Voiced By: Katsuyuki Konishi (Japanese)

Special Skills: Making medicine
Interests: Sleeping
Likes: Helping others, girls
Dislikes: Studying, getting up early, killing people, humid days
Favourite Food: Everything, but especially grilled onigiri (rice balls)
Disliked Foods: Alcohol, tobacco herbs, chilli peppers

Powers & Abilities

Before he met Kyo, Mibu Kyoshiro was already a legendary swordsman, known as the one who slew thousands of men. In previous volumes, a puppeteer was able to completely copy Kyo's speed and power and input them into dozens of dolls, allowing the dolls to move as fast as Kyo. Kyoshiro, after having just regained control of his body, destroyed all the dolls without appearing to move a single muscle.

When Kyoshiro reawakened in volume 9, he easily defeated Oda Nobunaga, an enemy Kyo was having extreme trouble with.

When he gained control of Kyo's body, he showed that his swordsmanship and techniques far surpass those possessed by Kyo. In addition, his Yang sword is capable of nullifying any attack simply by exerting the same amount of power without actually countering.

Later on, Kyoshiro showed that is is capable of using the Shin Red Eyes, which allow him to increase his power many times over. Although he can fight evenly with Kyo, he cannot use the final ultimate attack of the Mumyojinpu, the Kouryu.

Biography

Mibu Kyoshiro is one of the 4 Red Cross Knights, created by the Shin Mibu to protect the first Aka no Ou. When Kyochiro, the former Aka no Ou, took over, Kyoshiro served as the Mibu Clan's greatest assassin. Over the ages, Kyoshiro has killed thousands of men. He killed so much that his sword, the Shibien, turned black from the amount of blood it spilled.

Mibu Kyoshiro is one of the strongest and fastest swordsman, topped only by the former Aka no Ou and Demon Eyes Kyo. He, like Kyo and the former Aka no Ou, is capable of activating the Shin Red Eyes. The Shin Red Eyes allows Mibu Kyoshiro to multiply his speed and power many times over.

Mibu Kyoshiro First met Sakuya when they were just children. Kyoshiro and the current Aka no Ou (Kyosaburo) were friends, along with Sakuya. As Kyoshiro grew up, he lost his playfulness and lived to serve the Mibu. He thought of his past as a disgrace for spending so much time goofing off. When Kyosaburo tried to escape the Mibu Clan, Kyoshiro captured and killed him, allowing the former Aka no U to once again gain complete control of the Mibu clan. After seeing what he had done, Kyoshiro and Sakuya escaped from the Mibu clan.