Kojiro Mitsurugi

Kojiro Mitsurugi is a character featured in Re:DanganVirtual 2 - Absentia.

He is known as the Prestigious Super High School Level Poet.

Public Backstory
Only a few months ago, a collection of poems called “The Shadow of Tsukiyomi” took the literary world by storm. This compilation of 1008 poems consists primarily of haiku, though its influences are taken from all kinds of traditional Japanese poetry. The Shadow of Tsukiyomi circulated the web before finding a publisher to bring it to print, and was soon followed by two more collections; “The Mirror of Tsukiyomi” and “The Rise of Tsukiyomi”. Like its predecessor, each contained 1008 poems, and the esoteric meaning of each verse was hotly debated amongst poetry fans online. Eventually, though, its anonymous authorship was traced to an unlikely source; one Kojiro Mitsurugi.

The name of Kojiro Mitsurugi is unknown in literary circles, but internet archives display an interesting tidbit. The name of Mitsurugi appears as a rising star in the field of kendo, one of the Two Titans of Ganryu Academy in Kyoto. This prodigy of the blade came out of nowhere, fighting the school’s undefeated kendo captain to a draw, and then joining the team. In fifty battles throughout his first year of school, he never once lost a match. He came to be known by many nicknames, such as the “Fastest Draw in the East”, and “One-Cut Man”.

Records on Kojiro Mitsurugi’s background are spotty, but references to samurai by that family name appear in Japanese history from the battle of Sekigahara to the end of the shogunate. It would seem like Mitsurugi comes from true, blue samurai stock. The youth, it was noted, even looked the part; as if he had stepped out of a Kurosawa film.

However, just under a year after his meteoric rise, Mitsurugi suddenly disappears from the public record. It is unclear what happened; but sources point to an incident known as the Ganryu Tragedy. An explosion, believed to be a gas leak, ripped through the Ganryu Academy gymnasium during a finals match between the Two Titans of the academy. Nine people were killed, and countless more were injured.

But then that name, believed to be among the casualties, resurfaced with the publication of the “Shadow of Tsukiyomi”. This attracted the attention of HPA’s sister school, the Ultimate Academy of Gifted Juveniles, who invited Mitsurugi to cultivate his talent as the Super High School Level Poet.

For the moment, Kojiro seems to have hung up his sword in favor of the pen, content with his reawakening as a poet. When asked whether he’s considered returning to the kendo field at the Ultimate Academy, his response is… enigmatic.